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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The goal of this study was to investigate the possible therapy mechanism of triterpene acids of Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Leaf (TAL) in alveolar macrophage (AM) of chronic bronchitis (CB) rats. CB model was established by injection of bacillus calmette guein (BCG) plus lipopolisacharide (LPS) in rats. TAL significantly inhibited the increased NO concentration, iNOS expression and phosphorylation of p38 MAPK in alveolar macrophages (AMs) of CB rats. Using in vivo test, we found that SB203580, a p38 MAPK inhibitor, (10 muM) significantly inhibited inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression in AM. This data indicate that TAL highly decreases excessive iNOS expression and NO induction, and p38 MAPK signal transduction participates in iNOS expression and NO induction in AM of CB rats. The effect of TAL on iNOS expression in AM may be related to its inhibition of p38 MAPK signal transduction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-415X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1099-111
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Bronchitis, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Eriobotrya, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Imidazoles, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Macrophages, Alveolar, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Mycobacterium bovis, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Phytotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Plant Leaves, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Pyridines, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-Triterpenes, pubmed-meshheading:19938219-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of triterpene acids of Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. leaf and MAPK signal transduction pathway on inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in alveolar macrophage of chronic bronchitis rats.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't