Effects of the extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata and its biphenolic constituents magnolol and honokiol on histamine release from peritoneal mast cells in rats. |
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Authors: | Y Ikarashi M Yuzurihara I Sakakibara Y Nakai N Hattori Y Maruyama |
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Institution: | Department of Neuropsychopharmacology (Tsumura), Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. ikarashi_yasushi@mail.tsumura.co.jp |
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Abstract: | We have previously reported that saiboku-to, an Oriental herbal remedy composed of a mixture of 10 different herbal extracts, possesses anti-histamine release effect on mast cells in rats. This effect may be due mainly to the extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata (M. obovata), a constituent herb of saiboku-to. In the present study, it was demonstrated that the bark extract inhibited compound 48/80 (C48/80)-induced histamine release from mast cells in a concentration-dependent manner (50 % inhibitory concentration, IC(50) = 56.98 microg/ml). Furthermore, the inhibitory activity was found in the methanol fraction, but not in water and 50 % aqueous methanol fractions derived from the bark extract. Magnolol and honokiol isolated from the methanol fraction inhibited C48/80-induced histamine release from mast cells. The potency of magnolol (IC(50) = 1.04 microg/ml) was greater than that of honokiol (IC(50) = 2.77 microg/ml). Furthermore, the actual amount of magnolol (49.76 +/- 1.14 mg) contained in the bark of M. obovata (5 g) was greater than that (8.58 +/- 0.19 mg) of honokiol. Taken together, the present results suggest that magnolol may be responsible for the biological efficacy of the bark extract of M. obovata. |
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