Anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and anti-nociceptive activities of an ethanol extract of Salvia plebeia R. Brown

作者：Jung Hyun Joo; Song Yuri Seon; Lim Chang Jin^*; Park Eun Hee

来源：Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2009, 126(2): 355-360.

DOI：10.1016/j.jep.2009.08.031

• Salvia plebeia
• Angiogenesis
• Anti-angiogenic
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-nociceptive
• Chorioallantoic membrane
• Medicinal herb
• Reactive oxygen species

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Salvia plebeia R. Brown has been used for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases, cold and tumors in many countries, including Korea and China.
Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess anti-inflammatory and related activities of an ethanol extract (SPEE) prepared from the dried whole parts of Salvia plebeia. Materials and methods: Anti-angiogenic and anti-nociceptive activities of SPEE were analyzed using the chick choriciallantoic membrane (CAM) assay and acetic acid-induced writhing response, respectively. Anti-inflammatory activity of SPEE was evaluated using acetic acid-induced vascular permeability, carrageenan-induced inflammation in the air pouch and analyses of nitrite content and induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) level in the macrophage cells.
Results: SPEE gave rise to a significant inhibition in chick choriciallantoic membrane angiogenesis. SPEE exhibited anti-inflammatory activities in vascular permeability and air-pouch models. In the air-pouch model, SPEE was able to diminish exudate volume, number of polymorphonulcear leukocytes and nitrite content. SPEE also displayed anti-nociceptive activity in the writhing response model in mice. SPEE significantly decreased nitrite content and induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells, while it could not modulate cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels in the stimulated phages. SPEE decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in the stimulated macrophages.
Conclusion: The ethanol extract (SPEE) of Salvia plebeia possesses anti-inflammatory and related anti-angiogenic, anti-nociceptive and antioxidant activities, which offers partial support to its folkloric use.

• 出版日期2009-11-12