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KMID : 0613820160260030338
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Journal of Life Science
2016 Volume.26 No. 3 p.338 ~ p.345
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Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Extracts from the Flowers of Weigela subsessilis on RAW 264.7 Macrophages
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Yoo Yung-Choon
Lee Gye-Won
Cho Young-Ho
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Abstract
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This study investigated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of ethanol extract from the flowers of Weigela subsessilis (WS-E) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. The total polyphenol and flavonoid content was 719.19±0.04 μg tannic acid equivalents/ml and 644.87±0.02 μg quercetin equivalents/ml, respectively. The antioxidant activities of WS-E were measured by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity. The antioxidant activities of WS-E increased markedly, in a dose-dependent manner. To screen for anti-inflammatory agents, the inhibitory effects of WS-E on the production of proinflammatory cytokines in the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages was examined. WS-E had no effect on cell viability at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. Nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin (IL)-6 production were inhibited in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05). WS-E had no effect on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α at a concentration of 0.16?20 μg/ml but induced TNF-α at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression was also inhibited at lower concentrations (p<0.05). In addition, WS-E reduced the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB by inhibition of inhibitoy (I) κB phosphorylation in RAW 264.7 macrophages upon stimulation with LPS (100 ng/ml) for 24 h but not that of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). These results suggest that WS-E may be a useful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent in functional cosmetics.
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KEYWORD
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Anti-inflammation, antioxidant, nitric oxide, nuclear factor-κB, Weigela subsessilis
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