Chunlian Wu1, Dongru Feng, Hongling Ma, Heng Xie, Hongbin Wang, Jinfa Wang. 1. The State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, PR China.
Abstract
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Pinus massoniana bark extract (PMBE) with known anti-oxidant activity is comprised of various flavonoids including several bioactive compounds. We found that PMBE contains 1.27% taxifolin, a well-studied compound with known anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the effects of PMBE and taxifolin on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PMBE and taxifolin were prepared. After HaCaT cells were pre-treatmented with PMBE and taxifolin, HaCaT cells were treatmented with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h. RESULTS: Treatment of HaCaT cells with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h markedly increased ICAM-1 expression. However, PMBE pre-treatment (40 microg/ml for 24 h) significantly inhibited IFN-gamma-induced ICAM-1 expression. In equal concentrations of taxifolin, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA and protein expression was greater than taxifolin mediated-inhibition, and the front on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.24-2.30-fold of the latter. When cells were treated with both compounds at a concentration of 40 microg/ml, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA was also greater than taxifolin-mediated inhibition and PMBE on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.60-3.00-fold the inhibition mediated by taxifolin. CONCLUSIONS: PMBE including additional bioactive compounds may possibly synergize to inhibit transcription and translation of inducible ICAM-1expression and PMBE was greater than monomeric flavonoid taxifolin. These results indicate that PMBE exhibits great potential as a therapeutic treatment for inflammatory skin diseases.
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Pinus massoniana bark extract (PMBE) with known anti-oxidant activity is comprised of various flavonoids including several bioactive compounds. We found that PMBE contains 1.27% taxifolin, a well-studied compound with known anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the effects of PMBE and taxifolin on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PMBE and taxifolin were prepared. After HaCaT cells were pre-treatmented with PMBE and taxifolin, HaCaT cells were treatmented with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h. RESULTS: Treatment of HaCaT cells with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h markedly increased ICAM-1 expression. However, PMBE pre-treatment (40 microg/ml for 24 h) significantly inhibited IFN-gamma-induced ICAM-1 expression. In equal concentrations of taxifolin, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA and protein expression was greater than taxifolin mediated-inhibition, and the front on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.24-2.30-fold of the latter. When cells were treated with both compounds at a concentration of 40 microg/ml, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA was also greater than taxifolin-mediated inhibition and PMBE on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.60-3.00-fold the inhibition mediated by taxifolin. CONCLUSIONS:PMBE including additional bioactive compounds may possibly synergize to inhibit transcription and translation of inducible ICAM-1expression and PMBE was greater than monomeric flavonoidtaxifolin. These results indicate that PMBE exhibits great potential as a therapeutic treatment for inflammatory skin diseases.
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