Extracts of Bacopa monnieri (L) Pennell Down-Regulate the Expression of Leukotriene C₄ Synthase mRNA in HL-60 Cells and Suppress OVAInduced Inflammation in BALB/c Mice

Title:Extracts of Bacopa monnieri (L) Pennell Down-Regulate the Expression of Leukotriene C₄ Synthase mRNA in HL-60 Cells and Suppress OVAInduced Inflammation in BALB/c Mice

Volume: 10 Issue: 1

Author(s): Kapil K. Soni, P.N. Shrivastava, Tristesse Jones, Laura J. Mahady, Udeshi Patel, Pulok Mukherjee and Gail. B. Mahady

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Keywords: Asthma, Ayurveda, Brahmi, cathepsins, cyclooxygenase-2, inflammation, leukotriene-A₄-hydrolase, leukotriene- C₄-synthase, 2-D imaging.

Abstract: Aims: To investigate the in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of Bacopa monnieri extracts in HL-60 cells and in OVA-induced airway inflammation in BALB/C mice.

Materials and Methods: Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi) leaves and stems were collected in Vidisha (M.P.), India, identified and air-dried. The dried plant materials were pulverized to a powder, extracted in methanol to exhaustion, dried and fractionated. The extracts and fractions were tested for their effects on leukotriene C₄ synthase, leukotriene A4hydrolase and cyclooxygenase-2 in HL-60 cells. The active dried methanol extract of B. monnieri was then tested in vivo in an OVAinduced asthma mouse model and inflammation was assessed using 2-D imaging.

Results: Bacopa monnieri extracts and partitions inhibited leukotriene-C₄-synthase, leukotriene-A₄-hydrolase and/or cyclooxygenase- 2 (COX-2) activities in cultured HL-60 cells. The EtOAc partition of the extracts inhibited the activity of leukotriene-C₄-synthase by 69%, and down-regulated the expression of the mRNA of this enzyme in HL-60 cells. The results demonstrated significant inhibition of leukotriene-C₄-synthase, leukotriene-A₄-hydrolase and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activities by the EtOAc fraction of B. monnieri, suggesting a plausible mechanism of action for the management of asthma. Intragastric administration of the B. monnieri extract led to a reduction of OVA-induced lung inflammation as determined by 2-D in vivo imaging using a Xenogen IVIS imaging system. Two compounds were isolated from the active fraction, namely quercetin and isochlorogenic acid A.

Conclusions: Extracts of B. monnieri exhibited significant anti-inflammatory effects both in vitro and in vivo, which supported its traditional use for the treatment of inflammatory lung disease and asthma.

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K. Soni Kapil, Shrivastava P.N., Jones Tristesse, J. Mahady Laura, Patel Udeshi, Mukherjee Pulok and B. Mahady Gail., Extracts of Bacopa monnieri (L) Pennell Down-Regulate the Expression of Leukotriene C₄ Synthase mRNA in HL-60 Cells and Suppress OVAInduced Inflammation in BALB/c Mice, Current Bioactive Compounds 2014; 10 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340721001140724152101