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EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
卷 2011, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2011/248592
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- Korean government (MOST) [2009-0084454]
- Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family affairs, Republic of Korea [0820050]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2009-0084454] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Citrus fruits have been used as an edible fruit and a traditional medicine since ancient times. In particular, the peels of immature citrus fruits are used widely in traditional herbal medicine in Korea, as they are believed to contain bioactive components exerting anti-inflammatory activity. This study examined whether the crude methanol extract of Citrus aurantium L. (CME) has a suppressive effect on inducible enzymes and proinflammatory cytokines by inhibiting the NF-kappa B pathway in LPS-stimulated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. The cells were pretreated with the indicated concentrations of CME (5, 10, 20, and 50 mu g/mL) and then treated with LPS (1 mu g/mL). The results showed that CME (10, 20, and 50 mu g/mL) inhibited the LPS-(1 mu g/mL) induced mRNA and protein expression of iNOS in macrophage Raw 264.7 cells. In addition, the expression of COX-2 was inhibited at the mRNA and protein levels by CME in a dose-dependent manner. The mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-alpha and IL-6, were markedly reduced by CME (10, 20, and 50 mu g/mL). Moreover, CME clearly suppressed the nuclear translocation of the NF-kappa B p65 subunits, which was correlated with its inhibitory effect on I-kappa B phosphorylation. These results suggest that CME has anti-inflammatory properties by modulating the expression of COX-2, iNOS, and proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-alpha and IL-6, in macrophage RAW264.7 cells via the NF-kappa B pathway.
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