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EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
卷 2011, 期 -, 页码 1-11出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep126
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- Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [B080031]
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) [RTI04-01-04]
- Korea Health Promotion Institute [B080031] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Vascular inflammation has been implicated in the progression of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. In the present study, we found that HMC05, an extract from eight different herbal mixtures, dose-dependently inhibited tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells. Such inhibitory effect of HMC05 correlated with suppressed expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, CC chemokine receptor 2, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1. In addition, HMC05 significantly inhibited production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B activation by TNF-alpha. Those inhibitory effects of HMC05 (1-10 mu g mL(-1)) on the TNF-alpha-induced inflammatory event was similar to those of berberine (1-10 mu M), which is a major component of HMC05 and one of herbal compounds known to have vasorelaxing and lipid-lowering activities. However, berberine significantly reduced the viability of HUVECs in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, HMC05 (1-10 mu g ml(-1)) did not affect the cell viability for up to 48 h treatment. In conclusion, we propose that HMC05 may be a safe and potent herbal formula against vascular inflammation, and its action may be attributable to the inhibition of ROS- and NF-kappa B-dependent expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines.
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