Inhibition of mouse osteoblast proliferation and prostaglandin E2 synthesis by Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae)

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• 作者：Un-Ho Jin ; Seok-Jong Suh ; Sang-Dong Park ; Kap-Sung Kim ; Dae Young Kwon ; Cheorl-Ho Kim
• 关键词：Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) ; Prostaglandin ; Cyclooxygenase
• 刊名：Food and Chemical Toxicology
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：June 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：46
• 期：6
• 页码：2135-2142
• 全文大小：178 K

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Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) (UD) is a widely used Korean herbal medicine that has been used historically in anti-inflammatory and anticancer therapy. Since UD has been known to have anti-inflammatory and protective effects on damaged tissue, inflammation and bone among other functions, this study was undertaken to address whether the water extract of the bark of UD could modulate proliferation of mouse osteoblasts in vitro and to investigate its effect on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Mouse osteoblasts were tested in vitro for growth inhibition, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression, and COX-2 activity and expression after treatment with UD extract. Its effects were compared with those of indomethacin (a nonselective COX inhibitor) and celecoxib (a selective COX-2 inhibitor). UD demonstrated a strong growth inhibition in tested mouse osteoblasts. The IC50s were 10 μg/ml for UD, 6 μM for celecoxib and 42 μM for indomethacin. UD, as well as celecoxib and indomethacin, suppressed PCNA expression and PGE2 synthesis in osteoblasts. UD inhibited COX-2 expression, whereas celecoxib inhibited COX-2 activity directly. UD selectively and effectively inhibits osteoblasts cell growth in vitro. Inhibition of PGE2 synthesis via suppression of COX-2 expression may be responsible for its anti-inflammatory activity.