Functional components in Scutellaria barbata D. Don with anti-inflammatory activity on RAW 264.7 cells

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H.-L. Liu
T.-H. Kao
C.-Y. Shiau
B.-H. Chen

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine the variety and amount of various functional components in Scutellaria barbata D. Don as well as study their anti-inflammatory activity on RAW 264.7 cells. Both ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts were shown to contain the functional components including phenolics, flavonoids, chlorophylls, and carotenoids, with the former mainly composed of phenolics and flavonoids, and the latter of carotenoids and chlorophylls. Both extracts could significantly inhibit (p < 0.05) the production of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide, prostaglandin E 2 , interlukin-6, and interlukin-1β, as well as the expressions of phosphor extracellular signal-regulated kinase and phosphor-c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK), but failed to retard tumor necrosis factor-α expression. Both ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts had a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity on RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory efficiency can be varied for both ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts, which can be attributed to the presence of different varieties and amounts of functional components, as mentioned above. This finding suggested that S. Barbata extract may be used as an anti-inflammatory agent for possible future biomedical application. © 2017

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10.1016/j.jfda.2016.11.022

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Liu, H.-L.; Kao, T.-H.; Shiau, C.-Y.; and Chen, B.-H. (2018) "Functional components in Scutellaria barbata D. Don with anti-inflammatory activity on RAW 264.7 cells," Journal of Food and Drug Analysis: Vol. 26 : Iss. 1 , Article 34.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfda.2016.11.022

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