Inhibitory Effects of Natural Plant Extracts on Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase $A_2$, Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase

자생식물 추출물의 Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase $A_2$, Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase 저해활성

  • Yu, Ha-Na (Lipid Metabolism Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Cho, Kyung-Hyun (Lipid Metabolism Research Laboratory Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Sok, Dai-Eun (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Tae-Sook (Lipid Metabolism Research Laboratory Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
  • 유하나 (한국생명공학연구원 지질대사연구실) ;
  • 조경현 (한국생명공학연구원 지질대사연구실) ;
  • 석대은 (충남대학교 약학대학) ;
  • 정태숙 (한국생명공학연구원 지질대사연구실)
  • Published : 2003.03.30

Abstract

The regulation of plasma lipid level, particularly LDL cholesterol, represents the focus of current therapy for atherosclerosis. And $Lp-PLA_2$ is able to hydrolyse oxidized phosphatidylcholine within LDL into lyso-PC and oxidized fatty acids. $Lp-PLA_2$ is a potential biomarker of coronary heart disease and plays an important proinflammatory role in the progression of atherosclerosis. We investigated the inhibitory effects of methanol extracts of 224 natural plants on $Lp-PLA_2$ activity. Seven kinds of methanol extracts of tested plants showed above 50% inhibitory effect with the concentration of $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. The concentrated aqueous suspensions of each methanol extract were partitioned with n-hexane, $CHCl_3$, and EtOAc. Among them, EtOAc extracts of Astilbe chinensis var. davidii (root) and Pourthiaea villosa var. brunnea (leaf) significantly inhibited $Lp-PLA_2$ activity at the same concentration.

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