Sesquiterpene lactone containing Mexican Indian medicinal plants and pure sesquiterpene lactones as potent inhibitors of transcription factor NF-kappa B
Sesquiterpene lactone containing Mexican Indian medicinal plants and pure sesquiterpene lactones as potent inhibitors of transcription factor NF-kappa B
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(96)01502-5
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发表时间:
1997-01-27
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3.5
通讯作者:
Heinrich, M
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作者:
Bork, PM;Schmitz, ML;Heinrich, M
The potential inhibitory effect of 54 Mexican Indian medicinal plants on the activation of transcription factor NF-kappa B was studied, Band-shift experiments identified the ethanolic leaf extracts of Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana, Calea zacatechichi, and Polymnia maculata (all rich in sesquiterpene lactones) as inhibitors of NF-kappa B down to a concentration of 25 mu g/ml. The sesquiterpene lactones isohelenin and parthenolide prevented NF-kappa B activation completely as low as 5 mu M. Treatment of HeLa cells with leaf extract of A. ludoviciana ssp. mexicana, isohelenin and parthenolide prevented the induction of transcription on the IL-6 promoter, These experiments identify the eudesmanolide and germacranolide type of sesquiterpene lactones as potent non-antioxidant inhibitors of NF-kappa B, All plants active in the NF-kappa B assay also showed a delay in the onset of capillary reactions of the allantois membrane in a physiological model for anti-inflammatory activity - the HET-CAM assay.