• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1371-1378
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• 2009

The aim of this study is to elucidate the anti-inflammatory activities of chopi (Zanthoxylum piperitum A.P. DC.) essential oil. Essential oil (EO) of chopi was extracted by steam distillation method, and its major constituents were limonene and geranyl acetate. Chopi-EO decreased approximately 38% of nitrite production, as compared to the lipopolysaccharde (LPS)-induced nitrite production. However, chopi-EO and its components did not quench nitric oxide (NO) chemically in cellfree system, and markedly inhibited approximately 40.4% of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA transcription. In addition, the inhibition of E-selectin gene transcription by chopi-EO caused the suppression of cellular adhesion. These results suggest that chopi-EO may exert potential anti-immunological inflammatory activity.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.111-121
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• 2005

Human placental extract (HPE), which is prepared from the placenta of healthy pregnant females, has been widely used in clinical field. HPE is known to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-oxidative, anti-mutagenic, and analgesic properties. In this study, the effect of HPE against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation was investigated. From the present results, HPE was shown to suppress prostaglandin E2 synthesis (PGE2) and nitric oxide (NO) production by inhibition on the LPS-stimulated enhancement of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expressions in mouse BV2 microglial cells. These results suggest that HPE may offer a valuable mean of therapy for the treatment of brain inflammatory diseases by attenuating LPS-induced PGE2 and NO production.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.286.1-286.1
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• 2003

Chrysin, a natural flavone compound contained in plants. has anti-inflammatory activity. Its anti-inflammatory effect has been previously explained in part by the suppression of promoter activities of inducible pro-inflammatory enzymes (cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitrogen synthase (iNOS)). Nitrate production triggered by the activation of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) was most highly suppressed by the treatment of chrysin, follwed by 5-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone (Ch-2), 5,7-diacetylflavone (Ch-4) in cultured Raw 264.7 cells. (omitted)

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.313.1-313.1
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• 2002

Nitric oxide (NO) production through the inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) pathway has been implicated in inflammatory diseases and cellular injury. Inhibition of various genes related to inflammation, including iNOS is one of the major roles of well-known anti-inflammatory drugs. In the present study, the effects of ceramide analogs on iNOS expression and NO production were evaluated to investigate how ceramide and its structurally related analogs modulate NO-mecliated cellular signals and inflammation. (omitted)

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.213-221
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• 1988

Inducible MLS resistance gene of Bacillus licheniformis specified by erm K was subcloned in Bacillus subtilis and the DNA sequence corresponding to its control region was determined. The determinant erm K was in Pvu II=Hind III fragment, which was 1.3 kb. The leader region is capable of forming a complex series of inverted complementary repeat sequences (ICRS) centering on at least six axes of symmetry, some of them mutually exclusive, in a way that resulted ultimately in post-transcriptional unmasking of the ribosome loading site for methylase synthesis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.144-144
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• 2002

Ceramide, formed by sphingomyelinase, is involved in the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). This study examines the effect of C2-ceramide (C2), a cell-permeable ceramide analog, on the LPS-inducible COX-2 expression and signaling pathways.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.156.2-157
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• 2003

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages produced a large amounts of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). This is an important mechanism in macrophages-induced septic shock and inflammation. In the present study, we tested a synthetic propenone compound, l-furan-2-yl-3-pyridin-2-yl-propenone (FPP-3) for its ability to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-$\alpha$) and an inducible enzyme, iNOS, in the LPS-stimulated murine macrophage-like cell line, Raw264.7. FPP-3 consistently inhibited nitric oxide (NO) and TNF-$\alpha$ production in a dose dependent manner, with $IC_50$> values of 10.0 and 13.1 $\mu$M, respectively. (omitted)

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.181-186
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• 1993

The functions of n-alkane inducible genes, ALI1 and POX18Cm isolated from Canida maltosa were investigated, using it's distruptants. As a result, it is suggested that ALI1 is essential for n-alkane assimilation in C. mltosa and it regulates genes related to assimilation of n-alkane (ALI1, P450alk POX18Cm) at transcriptional level. Nuclear localization experiments indicated that ALI1 was located and functioned in the nucleus. POX18Cm is considered as a peroxisomal nonspecific lipid transfer protein gene related to n-alkane assimilation in C. maltosa also regulated by ALI1. But it had no significant effect on n-alkane assimilation in C. maltosa.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.139-139
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• 2001

Arctigenin and demethyltraxillagenin, dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans, are phenylpropanoid plant metabolites with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. The effects of arctigenin and demethyltraxillagenin on the nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB)-mediated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression were studied in Raw264.7 cells.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.31-32
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• 2001

A wide array of phenolic substances, particularly those present in dietary and medicinal plants, have been reported to possess substantial anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic activities. The majority of naturally occurring phenolics retain antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties which appear to contribute to their chemopreventive or chemoprotective activity. Inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) are important enzymes that mediate inflammatory processes.(omitted)