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Inhibitory Effects of Secoiridoids from the Roots of Gentiana straminea on Stimulus-induced Superoxide Generation, Phosphorylation and Translocation of Cytosolic Compounds to Plasma Membrane in Human Neutrophils

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:Wei, S, Chen, G, He, W, Chi, H, Abe, H, Yamashita, K, Yokoyama, M, Kodama, H
Journal:Phytotherapy Research
Volume:26
Issue:2
Date Published:2012
ISBN Number:1099-1573
Keywords:cytosolic compounds, Gentiana, Gentiana straminea Maxim., human neutrophils, phosphorylation, secoiridoids, superoxide
Abstract:

Gentiana straminea Maxim. has been used widely as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of rheumarthritis, icterepatitis, constipation, pain and hypertension. Five secoiridoids, gentiopicroside (GTP), 6′-O-(2-hydroxy-3-O-β-d–glucopyranosyl-benzoyl)-sweroside (HGBS), 6′-O-β-d-glucosylgentiopicroside (GGTP), sweroside (SW) and swertiamarin (STM) were isolated from the roots of G. straminea. The effect of these secoiridoids on stimulus-induced superoxide generation in human neutrophils was assayed by measuring the reduction of ferricytochrome c. Tyrosyl or serine/threonine phosphorylation of neutrophil proteins, and translocation of the cytosolic compounds to the cell membrane were also investigated using specific monoclonal antibodies. The five secoiridoids used in the present experiment suppressed N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced superoxide generation in a concentration dependent manner. GTP and HGBS also suppressed phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced superoxide generation. However, the other three secoiridoids showed no effect on PMA- and AA-induced superoxide generation. fMLP-, PMA- and AA-induced tyrosyl or serine/threonine phosphorylation and translocation of the cytosolic proteins to the cell membrane were suppressed in parallel with the suppression of the stimulus-induced superoxide generation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.3496
Short Title:Phytotherapy Research
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