Phlorotannins in Ecklonia Cava Extract Inhibit Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity.
From: Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea.
Life sciences
- Publish Date: Sep 2006
- ISSN: 0024-3205
- Volume: 79
- Issue: 15
- Pages: 1436-43
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Kim Moon-Moo, Ta Quang Van, Mendis Eresha, et al. Phlorotannins in Ecklonia Cava Extract Inhibit Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity.. Life Sci. Sep 2006;79:1436-43
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors have been identified as potential therapeutic candidates for metastasis, arthritis, chronic inflammation and wrinkle formation. For the first time here we report a detailed study on the inhibitory effects of phlorotannins in brown algae, Ecklonia cava (EC) on MMP activities in cultured human cell lines. A novel gelatin digestion assay could visualize complete inhibition of bacterial collagenase-1 activity at 20 microg/ml of EC extract during preliminary screening studies. Sensitive fluorometric assay revealed that EC extract can specifically inhibit both MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities significantly (P < 0.001) at 10 microg/ml. In addition, artificially induced activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human dermal fibroblasts and HT1080 cells were inhibited by EC extract in a more or less similar manner to the positive control doxycycline. Even though the expression levels of MMPs differ from one cell type to the other, gelatin zymography clearly revealed that both MMP expression and activity in cells can be inhibited by EC extract. More interestingly, EC extract did not exert any cytotoxic effect even at 100 microg/ml anticipating its potential use as a safe MMP inhibitor.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Algae, Brown, Biological Assay, Cells, Cultured, Collagenases, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Fibroblasts, Fluorometry, Humans, Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Plant Extracts, Tannins
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