Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim

Bulbs of Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim., usually known as Bulbus Fritillariae ussuriensis, (BFU) has been used as antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant in traditional herbal medicine. In this study, the aqueous extract of BFU (BFUE) was evaluated for its anti-inflammatory activity. Meanwhile, t...

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Autores principales: Huang, Li-jing, Gao, Wenyuan, Li, Xia, Man, Shuli, Zhang, Yanjun, Huang, Luqi, Liu, Changxiao
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/8078
http://www.latamjpharm.org/resumenes/29/8/LAJOP_29_8_1_18.pdf
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topic Farmacia
alkaloids; anti-inflammatory effects; bulbs; flavonoids; Fritillariae ussuriensis; Saponins
spellingShingle Farmacia
alkaloids; anti-inflammatory effects; bulbs; flavonoids; Fritillariae ussuriensis; Saponins
Huang, Li-jing
Gao, Wenyuan
Li, Xia
Man, Shuli
Zhang, Yanjun
Huang, Luqi
Liu, Changxiao
Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
topic_facet Farmacia
alkaloids; anti-inflammatory effects; bulbs; flavonoids; Fritillariae ussuriensis; Saponins
description Bulbs of Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim., usually known as Bulbus Fritillariae ussuriensis, (BFU) has been used as antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant in traditional herbal medicine. In this study, the aqueous extract of BFU (BFUE) was evaluated for its anti-inflammatory activity. Meanwhile, the content of PGE<sub>2</sub> and MDA in inflammatory exudates was measured to explore the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of BFUE. In order to identify the active components of BFU, the total alkaloids (TA), the total flavonoids (TF) and the total saponins (TS) were evaluated for their bioactivities. Results showed that BFUE inhibited carrageenin-induced paw edema, xylene-induced auricular edema and acetic acid-induced vascular permeation in a dose-dependent manner, and it revealed obvious inhibitory effects on the increase of PGE<sub>2</sub> and MDA. TF showed the highest anti-inflammatory effects on auricular edema induced by xylene in mice, and TS at a dose of 400 and 200 mg/kg also showed good effects (P < 0.01), but TA had no effect on this anti-inflammatory model. These results indicated that the Bulbus Fritillariae ussuriensis had good anti-inflammatory effects, which might be related to the reduction of PGE<sub>2</sub> and MDA levels, and TF and TS might be the active components for this activity.
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author Huang, Li-jing
Gao, Wenyuan
Li, Xia
Man, Shuli
Zhang, Yanjun
Huang, Luqi
Liu, Changxiao
author_facet Huang, Li-jing
Gao, Wenyuan
Li, Xia
Man, Shuli
Zhang, Yanjun
Huang, Luqi
Liu, Changxiao
author_sort Huang, Li-jing
title Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
title_short Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
title_full Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
title_fullStr Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
title_full_unstemmed Anti-inflammatory effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
title_sort anti-inflammatory effects of fritillaria ussuriensis maxim
publishDate 2010
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/8078
http://www.latamjpharm.org/resumenes/29/8/LAJOP_29_8_1_18.pdf
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