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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 76, 期 1, 页码 59-64出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00221-5
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nitric oxide; NO synthase; superoxide; Cyperus rotundus rhizomes
The rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus (C. rotundus) have been used in oriental traditional medicines for the treatment of stomach and bowel disorders, and inflammatory diseases. Nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide (O-2(-)) are important mediators in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. This study was undertaken to address whether the metanol (MeOH) extract of rhizomes of C. rotundus could modulate NO and O-2(-) productions by murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7 cells. The MeOH extract of rhizomes of C. rotundus showed the inhibition of NO production in a dose-dependent manner by RAW 264.7 cells stimulated with interferon-gamma plus lipopolysaccharide. The inhibition of NO production by the extract was due to the suppression of iNOS protein, as well as iNOS mRNA expression. determined by Western and Northern blotting analyses, respectively. In addition. the MeOH extract suppressed the production of O-2(-) by phorbol ester-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells in dose- and time-dependent manners. Collectively, these results suggest that the MeOH extract of rhizomes of C. rotundus could be developed as anti-inflammatory candidate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases mediated by overproduction of NO and O-2(-). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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