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ISSN : 1225-0171(Print)
ISSN : 2287-545X(Online)
ISSN : 2287-545X(Online)
무당벌레(Harmonia axyridis) 추출물에 의한 BV-2 세포주의 Nitric Oxide 생성 저해 활성
초록
Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production by ladybug extracts(Harmonia axyridis) in LPS-activated BV-2 cells
Abstract
Inflammation in the brain has known to be associated with the development of a various neurologiacal diseases. The hallmark of neuro-inflammation is the activation of microglia, brain macrophage. Pro-inflammatory compounds including nitric oxide(NO) are the main cause of neuro-degenerative disease such as Alzheimer"s disease. In the study, we examined whether Harmonia axyridis extracts inhibit the NO production by a direct method using Griess reagent, western blotting and by RT-PCR(Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reactionin) the gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS). Distilled water(H₂O) and methanol(MeOH) extracts of H. axyridis inhibited the protein expression of TNF-α(Tumor Necrosis Factor) and IL-6(Interleukin) in LPS (Lipo-polysaccharide) stimulated BV -2 cells at the concentration of 100 ng/㎖. Incubation of BV-2 cells with the extracts of H₂O of MeOH inhibited the LPS induced NO and iNOS protein. And this inhibition of iNOS protein is concordant with the inhibition of iNOS mRNA expression. These data suggested that H. axyridis extracts may play a crucial role in inhibiting the NO production.
Reference
Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)
Frequency Quarterly
Doi Prefix 10.5656/KSAE
Year of Launching 1962
Publisher Korean Society of Applied Entomology
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KSAE
The Korean Society of Applied Entomology
