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Anti-inflammatory effect of Geranium thunbergii on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Kwon, Tae-Hyung Kim, You-Jeong Park, Jung-Ja Kim, Tae-Wan Park, Nyun-Ho |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Geranium thunbergii is a perennial plant commonly used as an oriental medicine for prevention of diarrhea, constipation, and gastrointestinal disorders. However, its anti-inflammatory effect has not been evaluated thus far. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of G. thunbergii. In this study, G. thunbergii extracted with methanol; this methanol extract was further partitioned using various solvents, and G. thunbergii ethyl acetate fraction (GTEF) was obtained. To determine the anti-inflammatory activity of G. thunbergii, the effects of GTEF on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were evaluated. GTEF suppressed NO production in a dose-dependent manner without any toxic effects. In addition, western blotting was performed to examine the effect of GTEF on expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. These results suggest that GTEF as a phytoextract may be useful for the prevention or treatment of inflammation. |
| Starting Page | 618 |
| Ending Page | 621 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.9721/KJFST.2016.48.6.618 |
| Volume Number | 48 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/crosscheck/ksfst1/JAKO201608259724675.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2016.48.6.618 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |