국내자생식물 추출물의 항산화 및 항염 활성 탐색

181 kinds of local native plants were selected by its anti-inflammatorial folk medicinal uses and evaluated it anti-oxidative and inhibitory activity of nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced 264.7 macrophage cells, Among the 181 kinds of plants, 99 species showed potent antioxidative activities and 20 extracts showed inhibitory activity towards nitric oxide production by more than 70% at a concentration of 100 ug/mL, Therefore, these plants should be considered promising candidates for the treatment of inflammatory diseases accompanying overproduction of NO.