Effect of the essential oil from the flowers of Magnolia sieboldii on the lipopolysaccharide-induced production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 by rat peritoneal macrophages
Effect of the essential oil from the flowers of Magnolia sieboldii on the lipopolysaccharide-induced production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 by rat peritoneal macrophages
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DOI:
10.1055/s-2002-32085
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发表时间:
2002-05-01
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2.7
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Ohuchi, K
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作者:
Lim, SS;Shin, KH;Ohuchi, K
The essential oil from the flowers of Magnolia sieboldii was tested for its effects on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) by rat peritoneal macrophages. It was shown to induce the production of NO and PGE(2) in a concentration-dependent manner (3-30 mug/ml). Gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) led to the identification of sixty compounds, of which beta-elemene (18.0%), alpha-terpinene (14.83%) and beta-myrcene (12.72%) were the major constituents, Among these three compounds, alpha-terpinene was found to be the most effective one with inhibitory activity on NO and PGE(2) production by LPS-stimulated rat peritoneal macrophages.