The present study describes the preliminary evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activities of Phellinus linteus (PL) and Phellinus linteus Grow in Germinated Brown Rice (BRPL). In order to effectively screen for anti-inflammatory agents, we first examined the extracts' inhibitory effects on the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines activated with lipopolysaccharide. Moreover, we examined the inhibitory effects of the PL and BRPL extracts on pro-inflammatory factors such as NO, iNOS, TNF-α and IFN-γ in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. NO production and iNOS expression was significantly augmented in LPS treated cell, the production of NO and iNOS was greater in the BRPL than in the PL group. In addition, protein and mRNA levels of TNF-α and IFN-γ in BRPL showed relatively more potent pro-inflammatory-activity inhibition compared to that of PL. These results suggest that BRPL may have significant effects on inflammatory factors, and may be a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic materials.
To search for immunoactive natural products exerting anti-inflammatory activity, we have evaluated the effects of the ethanol extracts of Rubus coreanus Miq. (ERC) on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production by RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line. Our data indicate that this extract is a potent inhibitor of NO production and it also significantly decreased IFN-γ and TNF-α production. Consistent with these results, the protein level of inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) was inhibited by ethanol extracts of ERC in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that ERC may exert anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects possibly by suppressing the inducible NO synthase and COX-2 expressions.
신이는 전통적으로 비염 등의 치료에 사용되어 왔는데, 신이 에탄올 추출물은 그람 양성균인 Staphylococcus aureus 그람 음성균인 Pseudomonas fluorescens균 및 곰팡이균인 Aspergillus niger에 대하여 모두 항균활성을 보였으며, proteinase로 활성화된 receptor-2에 의한 흰쥐 뒷발바닥 부종모델에서 신이 에탄올 추출물을 경구투여한 경우 typsin이나 tc-NH2로 유발된 발바닥 부종, 혈관투과성, myoloperoxidase 활성도에서 유의성 있는 억제율을 보여 항염증 활성이 뚜렷함을 나타냈다.