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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2017

Identification of anti-inflammatory constituents in Phellodendri Cortex and Coptidis Rhizoma by monitoring the suppression of nitric oxide production.

Airi Fujii, Tetsuya Okuyama, Koji Wakame, Tadayoshi Okumura, Yukinobu Ikeya, Mikio Nishizawa

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Airi FujiiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Tetsuya OkuyamaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Koji WakameDepartment of Pharmacology, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University School of Pharmacy, 7-Jo 15-4-1 Maeda, Teine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 006-8590, Japan.
Tadayoshi OkumuraResearch Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Yukinobu IkeyaDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan. y-ikeya@daiichi-cps.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-4801
Mikio NishizawaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Ritsumeikan University · JPHokkaido Pharmaceutical University · JPKansai Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phellodendri Cortex (Obaku in Japanese) and Coptidis Rhizoma (Oren), both of which contain berberine, have been used to prepare the kampo formula orengedokuto to treat inflammatory diseases, including dermatitis, gastric ulcers, and gastritis. These drugs are blended differently in other formulas, such as the use of Phellodendri Cortex in shichimotsukokato to treat hypertension and Coptidis Rhizoma in hangeshashinto to treat diarrhea and stomatitis. However, the differences in their medicinal properties are not well characterized. We prepared extracts from Phellodendron amurense bark (PAB) and Coptis chinensis rhizome (CCR) and separated them into alkaloid and non-alkaloid fractions. Anti-inflammatory effects were examined by monitoring the production of nitric oxide (NO), which is a pro-inflammatory mediator. A non-alkaloid fraction of the PAB extract suppressed NO production in hepatocytes more efficiently than that of the CCR extract. When each non-alkaloid fraction of the PAB and CCR extracts was administered to mice, the fractions of both extracts decreased the levels of mRNAs encoding inducible NO synthase and molecules in the interleukin-1β signaling pathway. Limonin and obakunone identified in the PAB non-alkaloid fraction suppressed NO production, exhibiting IC

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCoptisMiceNitric OxidePhellodendronPlant ExtractsRhizomeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsNitric OxidePlant ExtractsAnti-inflammatory effectCoptidis RhizomaHepatocyteLimonoidNitric oxidePhellodendri Cortex

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