Myrrh mediates haem oxygenase-1 expression to suppress the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 macrophages.
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Cheng YW, Cheah KP, Lin CW, Li JS, Yu WY, Chang ML, Yeh GC, Chen SH, Choy CS, Hu CM
Myrrh mediates haem oxygenase-1 expression to suppress the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 macrophages.
J Pharm Pharmacol. 2011 Sep;63(9):1211-8. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01329.x. Epub 2011 Jul 15.
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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate a novel anti-inflammatory mechanism of myrrh against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. METHODS: RAW264.7 macrophages were cultured in DMEM and then cells were treated with LPS or LPS plus a myrrh methanol extract (MME) for 24h. The culture medium was collected for determination of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (PG)E(2) , interleukin (IL)-1beta, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and cells were harvested by lysis buffer for Western blot analysis. KEY FINDINGS: Our data showed that treatment with the MME (1 approximately 100microg/ml) did not cause cytotoxicity or activate haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein synthesis in RAW264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, the MME inhibited LPS-stimulated NO, PGE(2) , IL-1beta and TNF-alpha release and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 protein expression. Zn(II) protoporphyrin IX, a specific inhibitor of HO-1, blocked the inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 expression by the MME. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that among mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory response, the MME inhibited the production of NO, PGE(2) , IL-1beta and TNF-alpha by downregulating iNOS and COX-2 gene expression in macrophages and worked through the action of HO-1.
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