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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
The protective effects of pine (Pinus morrisonicola Hay.) needle on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and nitric oxide production in macrophages as well as its bioactive compounds were investigated. Of the four solvent extracts, the ethyl acetate extract of pine needle (EAE-PN) exhibited the strongest scavenging action on free radicals. EAE-PN significantly inhibited copper-induced LDL oxidation through prolonging the lag phase of conjugated dienes formation and decreasing the relative electrophoretic mobility of LDL. Lipid accumulation and foam cell formation were significantly reduced when EAE-PN (75 microg/mL) was added to the medium co-incubated with macrophages cells and copper-induced LDL. EAE-PN also markedly inhibited reactive oxygen species production in RAW 264.7 cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). As regards NO production in cells, EAE-PN showed dose-dependent inhibitory effect on nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) protein expressions in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were inhibited by EAE-PN. RT-PCR analysis indicated that the iNOS and COX-2 mRNA expression were suppressed by EAE-PN. The major phenolic compounds in EAE-PN were epicatechin and p-coumaric acid by HPLC analysis. The presence of epicatechin and p-coumaric acid in EAE-PN may be partially responsible for the biological action of EAE-PN. Taken together, these results suggest that EAE-PN may provide potential protective effects against LDL oxidation and attenuating excessive NO generation at inflammatory sites; consequently, this may contribute to anti-atherosclerotic and anti-inflammatory effects of EAE-PN.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0278-6915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Biphenyl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Chromans, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Cyclooxygenase 2, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Flavonoids, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Lipoproteins, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Phenols, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Picrates, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Pinus, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Polyphenols, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Tetrazolium Salts, pubmed-meshheading:17804140-Thiazoles
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Protective effect of pine (Pinus morrisonicola Hay.) needle on LDL oxidation and its anti-inflammatory action by modulation of iNOS and COX-2 expression in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuokuang Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. gcyen@nchu.edu.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't