Anti-inflammatory Effects of Limonene from Yuzu (Citrus junos Tanaka) Essential Oil on Eosinophils

  1. Ryoji Hirota,
  2. Ngatu Nlandu Roger,
  3. Hiroyuki Nakamura,
  4. Hee-Sun Song,
  5. Masayoshi Sawamura,
  6. Narufumi Suganuma

Article first published online: 11 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01541.x

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Journal of Food Science

Journal of Food Science

Volume 75, Issue 3, pages H87–H92, April 2010

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Hirota, R., Roger, N. N., Nakamura, H., Song, H.-S., Sawamura, M. and Suganuma, N. (2010), Anti-inflammatory Effects of Limonene from Yuzu (Citrus junos Tanaka) Essential Oil on Eosinophils. Journal of Food Science, 75: H87–H92. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01541.x

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  1. Authors Hirota, Roger, and Suganuma are with Dept. of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. Author Nakamura is with Dept. of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa Univ. Graduate School of Medical Science. Author Song is with Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kwang Ju Health College. Author Sawamura is with Major of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi Univ. Direct inquiries to author Hirota (E-mail: hirotar@kochi-u.ac.jp).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 11 MAR 2010
  3. MS 20090713 Submitted 7/26/2009, Accepted 1/10/2010.

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Keywords:

  • limonene;
  • monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1);
  • nuclear factor (NF) kappa B;
  • p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK);
  • reactive oxygen species (ROS);
  • yuzu (Citrus junos Tanaka) essential oil

ABSTRACT:  Yuzu (Citrus junos Tanaka) has been used as a traditional medicine in Japan. We investigated in vitro anti-inflammatory effects of limonene from yuzu peel on human eosinophilic leukemia HL-60 clone 15 cells. To examine anti-inflammatory effects of limonene on the cells, we measured the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), nuclear factor (NF) kappa B, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). We found that low concentration of limonene (7.34 mmol/L) inhibited the production of ROS for eotaxin-stimulated HL-60 clone 15 cells. 14.68 mmol/L concentration of limonene diminished MCP-1 production via NF-kappa B activation comparable to the addition of the proteasomal inhibitor MG132. In addition, it inhibited cell chemotaxis in a p38 MAPK dependent manner similar to the adding of SB203580. These results suggest that limonene may have potential anti-inflammatory efficacy for the treatment of bronchial asthma by inhibiting cytokines, ROS production, and inactivating eosinophil migration.

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