An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum (
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Alum (AL) and Burnt Alum (BAL), which are commonly used as external ointments. Methods: Extracts of AL and BAL were classified into three groups: 20, 50, and 100 ㎎/㎕. The cytotoxicity was measured...
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| description | Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Alum (AL) and Burnt Alum (BAL), which are commonly used as external ointments.
Methods: Extracts of AL and BAL were classified into three groups: 20, 50, and 100 ㎎/㎕. The cytotoxicity was measured by using MTT assays in human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). The anti-oxidant effect was measured by using the DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) radical scavenger. The anti-inflammatory effect was measured by using the inhibitory efficacy for the amount of nitric-oxide (NO) produced in mouse macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7).
Results: BAL showed a higher level of cytotoxicity than AL. The AL groups showed a concentration-dependent scavenging effect on DPPH radicals, but no significant relevance was found. The BAL groups showed a concentration-dependent scavenging effect on DPPH radicals. The scavenging effects of the BAL groups were almost insignificant, but the values for the 20, 50, and 100 ㎍/㎖ trials were different. The BAL groups showed significant concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on NO production, but the AL groups did not.
Conclusions: AL showed an anti-oxidant effect more efficiently than BAL did, which demonstrated a superior anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, for external usage, AL must be distinguished from BAL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb7aec9bf8ee41ad8872536cacd07b892022-12-21T23:28:07ZengKorean Pharmacopuncture InstituteJournal of Pharmacopuncture2093-69662234-68562012-06-01152111410.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.011An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum (Seo Hyung-Sik 0Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Dermatology, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, KoreaObjectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Alum (AL) and Burnt Alum (BAL), which are commonly used as external ointments. Methods: Extracts of AL and BAL were classified into three groups: 20, 50, and 100 ㎎/㎕. The cytotoxicity was measured by using MTT assays in human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). The anti-oxidant effect was measured by using the DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) radical scavenger. The anti-inflammatory effect was measured by using the inhibitory efficacy for the amount of nitric-oxide (NO) produced in mouse macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7). Results: BAL showed a higher level of cytotoxicity than AL. The AL groups showed a concentration-dependent scavenging effect on DPPH radicals, but no significant relevance was found. The BAL groups showed a concentration-dependent scavenging effect on DPPH radicals. The scavenging effects of the BAL groups were almost insignificant, but the values for the 20, 50, and 100 ㎍/㎖ trials were different. The BAL groups showed significant concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on NO production, but the AL groups did not. Conclusions: AL showed an anti-oxidant effect more efficiently than BAL did, which demonstrated a superior anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, for external usage, AL must be distinguished from BAL.http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.011Alumanti-oxidationanti-inflammationBurnt Alumtherapeutic effectsexternal treatments |
| spellingShingle | Seo Hyung-Sik An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( Journal of Pharmacopuncture Alum anti-oxidation anti-inflammation Burnt Alum therapeutic effects external treatments |
| title | An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( |
| title_full | An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( |
| title_short | An Experimental Study of the Anti-oxidant and the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alum and Burnt Alum ( |
| title_sort | experimental study of the anti oxidant and the anti inflammatory effects of alum and burnt alum |
| topic | Alum anti-oxidation anti-inflammation Burnt Alum therapeutic effects external treatments |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.011 |
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