To reveal the anti-inflammation mechanism of koumine,we determined effects of different concentrations of koumine(100,200,400 mg/L) on the secretion of NO, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-a by nitrate reductase and ELISA as well as the mRNA of iNOS, IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α. Western blot was used to detect iNOS protein expression. The results showed that 100,200,400 mg/L of koumine can significantly inhibit the secretion of NO,IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α of RAW264.7 cell (P〈0.01). Koumine can dose-dependently down-regulate the mRNA of iNOS, IL-1β, IL-6 an...