Abstract
Ethnopharmacological relevance The rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker have been used in Thailand for treatment of gout, apthous ulcer, peptic ulcer and abscesses. Aim of the study In our previous study, the crude ethanol extract of Kaempferia parviflora and its compound ( 5, 5-hydroxy-3,7,3′,4′-tetramethoxyflavone), was reported to show nitric oxide (NO) inhibition in RAW 264.7 cells. The present study is thus investigated the anti-inflammatory mechanism of Kaempferia parviflora extract and compound 5 against inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA expressions. Materials and methods The extract of Kaempferia parviflora and its compound were tested against NO and prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2) releases using RAW264.7 cells as well as studied on anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and acute toxicity in mice. Results The results revealed that the ethanol extract of Kaempferia parviflora markedly inhibited PGE 2 release with an IC 50 value of 9.2 μg/ml. This plant extract and compound 5 also suppressed mRNA expression of iNOS in dose-dependent manners, whereas COX-2 mRNA expression was partly affected. According to the in vivo study, chloroform and hexane fractions greater decreased rat paw edema than ethanol, ethyl acetate and water fractions. Conclusion The mechanisms for anti-inflammatory activity of Kaempferia parviflora and compound 5 are mainly due to the inhibition of iNOS mRNA expression but partly through that of COX-2 mRNA.
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