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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12213780
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Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Mull. Arg.; anti-inflammatory activity; NO inhibition; campesteryl palmitate; n-heptyl ferulate; palmitic acid; mixture of sterols
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Compounds extracted from Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Mull. Arg. show potential anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting nitric oxide production.
Medicines for chronic inflammation can cause gastric ulcers and hepatic and renal issues. An alternative treatment for chronic inflammation is that of natural bioactive compounds, which present low side effects. Extracts of Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Mull. Arg. have been evaluated for their cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity; however, testing pure compounds would be of greater interest. Campesteryl palmitate, n-heptyl ferulate, palmitic acid, and a mixture of sterols, i.e., brassicasterol, campesterol, beta-sitosterol, and stigmasterol, were obtained from an ethyl acetate extract from J. cordata (Ortega) Mull. Arg. bark using column chromatography. The toxicity and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated using RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cells. None of the products assessed exhibited toxicity. The sterol mixture exhibited greater anti-inflammatory activity than the positive control, and nitric oxide (NO) inhibition percentages were 37.97% and 41.68% at 22.5 mu g/mL and 30 mu g/mL, respectively. In addition, n-heptyl ferulate decreased NO by 30.61% at 30 mu g/mL, while campesteryl palmitate did not show anti-inflammatory activity greater than the positive control. The mixture and n-heptyl ferulate showed NO inhibition; hence, we may conclude that these compounds have anti-inflammatory potential. Additionally, further research and clinical trials are needed to fully explore the therapeutic potential of these bioactive compounds and their efficacy in treating chronic inflammation.
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