Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 3701-3712Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16053701
Keywords
neobavaisoflavone; anti-inflammatory activity; RAW264.7 macrophages
Funding
- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) [KNW-1-087/10, KNW-1-124/10]
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Flavonoids and coumarins are the major bioactive constituents identified in Psoralea corylifolia. The active fraction isolated from fruits, seeds and roots possesses antibacterial, antioxidative and immunomodulatory properties. Neobavaisoflavone is one of the flavonoids found in Psoralea corylifolia. In the present study we investigated in vitro the anti-inflammatory activity of neobavaisoflavone. Macrophages play an important role in inflammation through the release of inflammatory mediators involved in the immune response. Inappropriate and prolonged macrophage activation is largely responsible for the pathology of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. Neobavaisoflavone significantly inhibited the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and cytokines: IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, TNF-alpha in LPS+IFN-gamma- or PMA- stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.
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