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The inhibitory effect of magnolol on cutaneous permeability in mice is probably mediated by a nonselective vascular hyporeactivity to mediators

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In the present study, we demonstrated the inhibitory effect of magnolol on the plasma leakage in passive cutaneous anaphylactic (PCA) reaction, neurogenic inflammation, dorsal skin and ear edema in mice. Hind-paw skin plasma extravasation caused by antidromic stimulation of the saphenous nerve was reduced in mice pretreated with magnolol, diphenydramine or methysergide, but not with indomethacin. Ear edema formation in the PCA reaction was reduced by magnolol in dose-dependent manner. In addition, histamine-, serotonin-, compound 48/80-, bradykinin- and substance P-induced ear edema in mice was also suppressed by magnolol. A dose- and time-dependency of the inhibitory effect of magnolol was demonstrated in histamine- and compound 48/80-induced dorsal skin edema. The maximal inhibitory effect produced by a single dose of magnolol (10 mg/kg) persisted for 1 h, and significant suppression lasted for at least 3 h. In compound 48/80-pretreated mice, the histamine content of the ear was greatly reduced. Bradykinin- and substance P-induced ear edema in compound 48/80-pretreated mice was less severe than that seen in normal mice, but was still significantly reduced by magnolol pretreatment. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of magnolol was more marked than that of diphenhydramine combined with methysergide. These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of magnolol on local edema formation probably occurs through a nonselective inhibition on vascular tissue to prevent the permeability change caused by various mediators.

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    Jih-Pyang Wang, Shue-Ling Raung & Jon-Son Kuo

  2. National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chien-Chih Chen

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Wang, JP., Raung, SL., Chen, CC. et al. The inhibitory effect of magnolol on cutaneous permeability in mice is probably mediated by a nonselective vascular hyporeactivity to mediators. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 348, 663–669 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00167245

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