Comparative study on pro-inflammatory toxicity of Pinellia pedatiecta before and after being processed with alum.
- Author:
Hong-Li YU
1
;
Qian ZHANG
2
;
Hao WU
2
;
Cheng SHAO
2
;
Teng-Fei ZHAO
2
;
Zhuo LI
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Alum Compounds; chemistry; Animals; Drug Compounding; methods; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; chemistry; toxicity; Female; Inflammation Mediators; chemistry; toxicity; Interleukin-6; immunology; Macrophages; drug effects; immunology; Male; Mice, Inbred ICR; Pinellia; adverse effects; chemistry; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; immunology
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(22):3893-3897
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the pro-inflammatory toxicity of Pinellia pedatiecta, as well as the alum processing method on its pro-inflammatory effect.
METHODRaphide and agglutinin (PPA) proteins were isolated from fresh P. pedatiecta. The overall animal and cellular level models were applied to investigate the pro-inflammatory effect of raphide and PPA in P. pedatiecta, as well as the impact of the alum processing method on the pro-inflammatory effect, with inflammatory mediators as the index.
RESULTIntraperitoneal injection with P. pedatiecta raphide suspension could significantly increase the content of inflammatory mediators PGE2 and NO. After the alum processing method was adopted, fresh P. pedatiecta and raphide-induced PGE2 and NO release significantly reduced. The stimulation of mice macrophages with P. pedatiecta agglutinin protein could cause the content of dose-dependent inflammatory mediators TNF-alpha and IL-6. After the alum processing method was adopted, PGE2 content in P. pedatiecta agglutinin protein-induced mice peritoneal exudate notably decreased.
CONCLUSIONThe irritation and toxicity of P. pedatiecta were inflammatory responses in organisms. Its raphide and agglutinin proteins were toxic components, both could cause significant the release of inflammatory medium. The alum processing method could help significantly reduce the pro-inflammatory toxicity of P. pedatiecta.
