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KMID : 0363319990200010073
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
1999 Volume.20 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.82
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Nitric Oxide Production in Brain Microglial Cells by Taraxacum officinale
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Im Mi-Yang
Moon Seok-Jae
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Abstract
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Nitric oxide (NO) is now recognized as a mediator of several biological and immunological functions, but unlike classical neurotransmitters. NO simply diffuse of the postsynaptic cells and around affecting cells. Taraxacum officinale (Compositae) has been used for maintenance of vitality, and they still occupy an important place in the traditional Korean medicine. We have examined that the effect of Taraxacum officinale water extract on NO synthesis in microglial cells of murine’s brain, using the Griess method. And this study was evident that Taraxacum officinale did not induce NO production without recombinant interferon gamma (), whereas Taraxacum officinale (10-1000 g/ml) with effectively produced NO in microglial cells of brain. As result. NO production in microglial cells increased most significantly in dose of 100 g/ml of the Taraxacum officinale and the production of NO was dependent on the dose of Taraxacum officinale, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine, competitive inhibitor of NO synthase, reduced the NO production by Taraxacum officinale stimulation with in microglial cells of murine. The effect of Taraxacum officinale was mainly dependent on Taraxacum officinale-induced tumor necrosis factor- secretion. Conclusively, this study suggested that Taraxacum officinale stimulate NO production at microglial cells in brain, which may be an important factor for mediating immune and neuroendocrinologic regulation in nervous system.
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KEYWORD
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Taraxacum officinale, Nitric oxide(NO), Microglial Cells
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