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Inhibitory Effects of Licochalcone A and Isoliquiritigenin on Monocyte Adhesion to TNF-$\alpha$-activated Endothelium  

Kwon Hyang-Mi (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Lim Soon Sung (Silver Biotechnology Research Center, Hallym University)
Choi Yean-Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Jeong Yu-Jin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Kang Sang-Wook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Bae Ji-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Kang Young-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hallym University)
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Nutritional Sciences / v.8, no.3, 2005 , pp. 153-158 More about this Journal
Abstract
Numerous natural herbal compounds have been reported to inhibit adhesion and migration of leukocytes to the site of inflammation Licorice extracts, which have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicinal preparation, possess various pharmacological effects. Isoliquiritigenin, a biogenetic precursor of flavonoids with various pharmacological effects, is a natural pigment present in licorice. We attempted to explore whether licorice extracts and isoliquiritigenin mitigate monocyte adhesion to tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$)-activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). In addition, it was tested whether the inhibition of monocyte adhesion to the activated HUVEC accompanied a reduction in vascular cell adhesion molecule-l expression(VCAM-l). Dry-roasted licorice extracts in methylene chloride but not in ethanol markedly interfered with THP-l monocyte adhesion to INF-$\alpha$-activated endothelial cells. licochalcone A compound isolated from licorice extract in methylene chloride appeared to modestly inhibit the interaction of THP-l monocytes and activated endothelium. In addition, isoliquiritigenin abolished the monocyte adhesion with attenuating VCAM-l protein expression on HUVEC induced by INF-$\alpha$. These results demonstrated that non-polar components from dry-roasted licorice extracts containing licochalcone A as well as isoliquiritigenin were active in blocking monocyte adhesion to cytokine-activated endothelimn, which appeared to be mediated most likely through the inhibition of VCAM-l expression on HUVEC. Therefore, licorice may hamper initial inflammatory events on the vascular endothelium involving induction of endothelial cell adhesion molecules.
Keywords
Glycyrrhizae radix extract; Isoliquiritigenin; Licochalcone A; Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1;
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