TY - JOUR AU - Fei Rui AU - Fei Yu AU - Zheng Sheng AU - Gao Yan-guang AU - Sun Hong-xia AU - Zeng Xian-lu PY - 2016 TI - Purified polysaccharide from Ginkgo biloba leaves inhibits P-selectin-mediated leucocyte adhesion and inflammation JF - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica; Vol 29, No 4 (April 2008): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - Aim: To investigate the anti-inflammatory mechanism of the polysaccharides of Ginkgo biloba leaves (PGBL) by inhibiting leucocyte adhesion. Methods: The rough PGBL were isolated and purified. The anti-inflammatory effects of purified PGBL (p-PGBL) were assayed by ear edema induced by xylol and the acute peritonitis model in mice. The effect of p-PGBL on inhibiting the interaction between P-selectin and its ligands was investigated by flow cytometry and flow chamber. Results: p-PGBL could effectively inhibit the acute inflammation in mice and interfere with the adhesion of HL-60 cells, a human leukaemia cell line, or neutrophils to P-selectin in static conditions, as well as the adhesion of neutrophils to Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing human P-selectin and human umbilical vein endothelial cells in flow conditions in a dose-dependant manner. Conclusions: p-PGBL can inhibit the inflammatory process through interfering with the interaction between P-selectin and its ligands. UR - http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/6376