Suppression of Lipopolysaccharide-induced Inflammatory Responses in RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Aqueous Extract of Clinopodium vulgare L. (Lamiaceae)

Burk, David

dc.contributor.author	Burk, David
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-30T20:01:49Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-30T20:01:49Z
dc.date.issued	2012-04-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/221271
dc.description	A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.	en
dc.description.abstract	ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The wild basil Clinopodium vulgare L. is commonly used in Bulgarian folk medicine for treatment of irritated skin, mastitis- and prostatitis-related swelling, as well as for some disorders accompanied with significant degree of inflammation (e.g. gastric ulcers, diabetes, and cancer). AIM OF STUDY: To determine the effect of aqueous extract of Clinopodium vulgare L. on LPS-induced inflammatory responses of murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cell cytotoxicity was evaluated by MTT assay. Protein expression levels were monitored by Western blot analysis. Production of NO and PGE(2) was measured by the Griess colorimetric method and enzyme immunoassay, respectively. Activation of MMP-9 was visualized by gelatin zymography. Cytokine levels were determined by BioPlex assay. Intracellular ROS and free radical scavenging potential were measured by DCFH-DA and DPPH method, respectively. Xanthine oxidase activity was evaluated spectrophotometrically.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en_US
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dc.subject.mesh	Lipopolysaccharides	en
dc.subject.mesh	Macrophages	en
dc.subject.mesh	Lamiaceae	en
dc.title	Suppression of Lipopolysaccharide-induced Inflammatory Responses in RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Aqueous Extract of Clinopodium vulgare L. (Lamiaceae)	en_US
dc.type	text; Electronic Thesis	en
dc.contributor.department	The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix	en
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the College of Medicine - Phoenix Scholarly Projects 2012 collection. For more information, contact the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Library at pbc-library@email.arizona.edu.	en_US
dc.contributor.mentor	Daskalova, Sasha	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-18T06:31:23Z
html.description.abstract	ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The wild basil Clinopodium vulgare L. is commonly used in Bulgarian folk medicine for treatment of irritated skin, mastitis- and prostatitis-related swelling, as well as for some disorders accompanied with significant degree of inflammation (e.g. gastric ulcers, diabetes, and cancer). AIM OF STUDY: To determine the effect of aqueous extract of Clinopodium vulgare L. on LPS-induced inflammatory responses of murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cell cytotoxicity was evaluated by MTT assay. Protein expression levels were monitored by Western blot analysis. Production of NO and PGE(2) was measured by the Griess colorimetric method and enzyme immunoassay, respectively. Activation of MMP-9 was visualized by gelatin zymography. Cytokine levels were determined by BioPlex assay. Intracellular ROS and free radical scavenging potential were measured by DCFH-DA and DPPH method, respectively. Xanthine oxidase activity was evaluated spectrophotometrically.