PMID- 30126158 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181105 LR - 20181207 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 8 DP - 2018 Aug 17 TI - Beneficial Effect of Herbal Formulation KM1608 on Inflammatory Bowl Diseases: A Preliminary Experimental Study. LID - 10.3390/molecules23082068 [doi] LID - 2068 AB - Aucklandia lappa DC., Terminalia chebula Retz and Zingiber officinale Roscoe have been traditionally used in east Asia to treat chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain. This study aimed to evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of KM1608, which is composed of three natural herbs in a mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis. The anti-inflammatory activity and underlying mechanism were assessed in vitro using LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells. The in vivo effect of KM1608 on DSS-induced colitis was examined after oral administration in mice. KM1608 significantly inhibited the inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide, interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells. The inhibitory effect of KM1608 was attributed to the reduction of Akt phosphorylation in the LPS-treated cells. In the mouse model, oral administration of KM1608 significantly improved DSS-induced colitis symptoms, such as disease activity index (DAI), colon length, and colon weight, as well as suppressed the expression of IL-6, TNF-alpha, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in the DSS-induced colitis tissues. Taken together, KM1608 improved colitis through the regulation of inflammatory responses, suggesting that KM1608 has potential therapeutic use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. FAU - Shin, Myoung-Sook AU - Shin MS AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea. ms.shin@gachon.ac.kr. FAU - Kim, Sang-Back AU - Kim SB AD - New Drug Research Team, Kolmar, Korea Co. Ltd, Sandan-gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong-si 30003, Korea. m302@kolmar.co.kr. FAU - Lee, Jaemin AU - Lee J AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea. jaemin.lee426@gmail.com. FAU - Choi, Han-Seok AU - Choi HS AD - New Drug Research Team, Kolmar, Korea Co. Ltd, Sandan-gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong-si 30003, Korea. fcosmos@kolmar.co.kr. FAU - Park, Jimin AU - Park J AD - New Drug Research Team, Kolmar, Korea Co. Ltd, Sandan-gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong-si 30003, Korea. jimpark@kolmar.co.kr. FAU - Park, Jun Yeon AU - Park JY AD - Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyonggi University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16227, Korea. rhemf@hanmail.net. FAU - Lee, Sullim AU - Lee S AD - Department of Life Science, College of Bio-Nano Technology, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea. sullimlee@gachon.ac.kr. FAU - Hwang, Gwi Seo AU - Hwang GS AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea. seoul@gachon.ac.kr. FAU - Koo, Bon Am AU - Koo BA AD - New Drug Research Team, Kolmar, Korea Co. Ltd, Sandan-gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong-si 30003, Korea. bakoo9@kolmar.co.kr. FAU - Kang, Ki Sung AU - Kang KS AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea. kkang@gachon.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180817 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Phytochemicals) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 9042-14-2 (Dextran Sulfate) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/analysis/*chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MH - Colitis/drug therapy/etiology/pathology MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Dextran Sulfate/adverse effects MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/drug therapy/pathology MH - Mice MH - Oxidation-Reduction/drug effects MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Phytochemicals/analysis MH - Plant Extracts/analysis/*chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - RAW 264.7 Cells PMC - PMC6222370 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aucklandia lappa DC. OT - Terminalia chebula Retz. OT - Zingiber officinale Roscoe OT - anti-inflammatory OT - ulcerative colitis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2018/08/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/06 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/17 CRDT- 2018/08/22 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules23082068 [pii] AID - molecules-23-02068 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules23082068 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2018 Aug 17;23(8):2068. doi: 10.3390/molecules23082068.