LPS로 유도된 RAW 264.7 대식세포에 대한 애기외톨개 모자반 (Myagropsis yendoi) 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 항염증 효과

An ethanolic extract from Myagropsis yendoi was fractionated using several solvents. Among these, an ethyl acetate fraction (Myagropsis yendoi ethyl acetate fraction: MYE) showed the highest anti-inflammatory activity based on inhibition of lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 cells. We thus investi-gated the molecular mechanisms underlying MYE’s inhibitory effects. Pretreatment of cells with up to 30 μg/mL of MYE significantly inhibited NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in a dose-dependent man-ner (P<0.05). Similarly, MYE markedly reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, as well as their mRNA levels. While the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) was strongly suppressed by MYE, the activation of a nuclear factor erythroid 2-re-lated factor (Nrf2) was increased. Moreover, MYE significantly reduced the phosphorylation of JNK, p38 MAPK, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt in LPS-stimulated cells. These results indicate that MYE contains anti-inflam-matory compounds, and that it might be used as a dietary supplement for the prevention of inflammatory diseases.