Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil

Essential oil obtained from Salvia sclarea L. leaves was tested for hepatoprotective, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene down regulation and cytotoxic activities. Histopathology of liver tissue showed severe inflammation and necrosis after treatment with 1.5 μg lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/30 g...

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Main Authors: Halan Durgha, Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan, Gunasekar Ramya, Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramanth
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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author Halan Durgha
Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan
Gunasekar Ramya
Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramanth
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Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramanth
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description Essential oil obtained from Salvia sclarea L. leaves was tested for hepatoprotective, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene down regulation and cytotoxic activities. Histopathology of liver tissue showed severe inflammation and necrosis after treatment with 1.5 μg lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/30 g body weight of BALB/c mice. A decrease in inflammation was observed with the treatment of different concentrations of essential oil. Necrosis and infiltration of hepatocytes were barely seen at 100 μg of oil. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis showed down regulation of iNOS at transcriptional level. Growth of HeLa cells was inhibited by the oil with an IC50 of 80.69 ± 0.01 μg/mL. Propidium iodide (PI) staining revealed the presence of apoptosis in oil treated cells. The findings indicate that S. sclarea essential oil is a promising natural source which may be useful for herbal medicine preparation.
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spelling doaj.art-874939da09da4f3882009c411a2ed7032022-12-22T02:52:27ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Science1018-36472016-10-0128439039510.1016/j.jksus.2015.11.001Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oilHalan DurghaRamaraj ThirugnanasampandanGunasekar RamyaMadhusudhanan Gogul RamanthEssential oil obtained from Salvia sclarea L. leaves was tested for hepatoprotective, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene down regulation and cytotoxic activities. Histopathology of liver tissue showed severe inflammation and necrosis after treatment with 1.5 μg lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/30 g body weight of BALB/c mice. A decrease in inflammation was observed with the treatment of different concentrations of essential oil. Necrosis and infiltration of hepatocytes were barely seen at 100 μg of oil. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis showed down regulation of iNOS at transcriptional level. Growth of HeLa cells was inhibited by the oil with an IC50 of 80.69 ± 0.01 μg/mL. Propidium iodide (PI) staining revealed the presence of apoptosis in oil treated cells. The findings indicate that S. sclarea essential oil is a promising natural source which may be useful for herbal medicine preparation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364715001007Essential oilLipopolysaccharideAntiinflammationCytotoxicityBlebbing
spellingShingle Halan Durgha
Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan
Gunasekar Ramya
Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramanth
Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
Journal of King Saud University: Science
Essential oil
Lipopolysaccharide
Antiinflammation
Cytotoxicity
Blebbing
title Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
title_full Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
title_fullStr Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
title_full_unstemmed Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
title_short Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression (iNOS) and cytotoxic activity of Salvia sclarea L. essential oil
title_sort inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression inos and cytotoxic activity of salvia sclarea l essential oil
topic Essential oil
Lipopolysaccharide
Antiinflammation
Cytotoxicity
Blebbing
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364715001007
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