PMID- 24626965 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141118 LR - 20211021 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 5 DP - 2014 May TI - Anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effect of herbal medicines (APR) in RAW264.7 cells. PG - 1569-74 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2033 [doi] AB - The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of a mixture of medicinal plants [Angelica gigas Nakai, Panax ginseng and Rhus verniciflua Stokes (APR)] on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in the murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7. Cells were treated with APR and LPS at various concentrations and indicated times. WST assay, trypan blue assay and quantification of activated cells demonstrated that APR suppressed cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. APR induced G1 cell cycle arrest and inhibited the LPS-induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) and necrosis factor kappaB (NF-kappaB). APR also suppressed nitric oxide synthase isoform (iNOS) and prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2 (Cox-2) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression induced by LPS. Furthermore, APR decreased LPS-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, mitochondrial membrane potential, as well as induced PARP and caspase-3 cleavage, suggesting that APR causes apoptosis. In conclusion, the present study indicated that APR may be advantageous in treating inflammatory disease. FAU - Choi, Han-Seok AU - Choi HS AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Seo, Hye Sook AU - Seo HS AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Soon Re AU - Kim SR AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Choi, Youn Kyung AU - Choi YK AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Shin, Yong-Cheol AU - Shin YC AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Ko, Seong-Gyu AU - Ko SG AD - Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140310 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 1.14.99.1 (Cyclooxygenase 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - *Herbal Medicine MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology MH - Plants, Medicinal/chemistry MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism PMC - PMC4020494 EDAT- 2014/03/15 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/19 06:00 PMCR- 2014/03/10 CRDT- 2014/03/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/03/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-09-05-1569 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2014 May;9(5):1569-74. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2033. Epub 2014 Mar 10.