Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To comparative the antipyretic effect of
n-butanol,ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extract of Folium Isatidis on lipopolysaccharide induced fever model in rats and to preliminarily discuss its mechanism.
METHODS Seventy-two SPF SD healthy rats were randomly divided into 6 groups according to the basal body temperature of the rats,namely,negative control group,model group,positive control group,
n-butanol extract group of Folium Isatis,ethyl acetate extract group of Folium Isatis,and petroleum ether extract group of Folium Isatis,with 12 rats in each group.After 7 d of continuous administration,30 min after the last administration rats in all groups except the negative control group were given 20 μg·kg
-1 lipopolysaccharide solution to model.The changes of body temperature within 4 h after model establishment were observed,and the serum levels of interleukin-1β(IL-1β),interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),hypothalamic prostaglandin E2(PGE2),cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the abdominal septum of the hypothalamus were also compared at the highest point of body temperature in each group.
RESULTS The increase of body temperature at 3 and 4 h after model establishment was significantly different from that of the model group (
P<0.05 or
P<0.01).The levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the
n-butanol extract group of Folium Isatidis were significantly lower than those in the model group (
P<0.01),and the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the ethyl acetate extract group of Folium Isatidis were significantly lower than those in the model group (
P<0.05 or
P<0.01),and the levels of TNF-α in the petroleum ether extract group of Folium Isatidis were significantly lower than that in the model group (
P<0.01).The levels of cAMP and AVP in the
n-butanol extract group of Folium Isatidis were significantly lower than that in the model group (
P<0.01).
CONCLUSION The
n-butanol extract and ethyl acetate extract of Folium Isatidis have a certain antipyretic effect,of which the
n-butanol extract has the best effect,and each extract shows a strong anti-inflammatory effect.The antipyretic mechanism in the
n-butanol extract of Folium Isatidis may be related to the decrease of TNF-α and IL-6 and IL-1β,and the inhibition of hypothalamic cAMP and the decrease of AVP content in ventral septal area,while the antipyretic mechanism in the ethyl acetate extract of Folium Isatidis may be related to the decrease of TNF-α and IL-1β.