Chinese Medicine

Volume 12, Issue 1 (March 2021)

ISSN Print: 2151-1918   ISSN Online: 2151-1926

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Cytotoxicity of Mongolian Medicine Aconitum kusnezoffii

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DOI: 10.4236/cm.2021.121002    359 Downloads   1,208 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Aconitum kusnezoffii used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory. It is often used not only in Mongolian medicine but also in traditional Chinese medicine. However, there are few studies on its impact of inflammatory cytokines. This study explored the effects of Aconitum kusnezoffii in vitro used human colon cancer (Caco-2) cells. Cytotoxicity was assessed by measuring effects on expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In vitro study demonstrated that incubation of Caco-2 cells with some kinds of Aconitum kusnezoffii at some concentrations inhibit secretion of TNF-α and FAXIU ACONITUM KUSNEZOFFII could inhibit the secretion of IL-1β. While IL-6 and IL-8 levels were unaffected after 24 h of treatment with Aconitum kusnezoffii, qujian Aconitum kusnezoffii, faxiu Aconitum kusnezoffii.

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Su, X. , Gao, X. , Shang, L. , Li, Z. , Zhao, W. , Chi, B. , Wang, S. , Zhang, H. , Sun, D. and Sun, J. (2021) Cytotoxicity of Mongolian Medicine Aconitum kusnezoffii. Chinese Medicine, 12, 10-18. doi: 10.4236/cm.2021.121002.

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