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ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH
卷 40, 期 10, 页码 1129-1134出版社
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC KOREA
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-015-0612-9
关键词
Flavonoids; 15-Lipoxygenase; Nitric oxide production inhibition; Anticholinesterase
资金
- University of Pretoria
- National Research Foundation (NRF)
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
This study was aimed at investigating the anti-inflammatory and anticholinesterase activity of six naturally occurring flavonoids: (-) pinostrobin (1), 2',4'-dihydroxy-3',6'-dimethoxychalcone (2), 6-8-diprenyleriodictyol (3), isobavachalcone (4), 4-hydroxylonchocarpin (5) and 6-prenylapigenin (6). These compounds were isolated from Dorstenia and Polygonum species used traditionally to treat pain. The anti-inflammatory activity was determined by using the Griess assay and the 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity was determined with the ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange assay. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition was determined by the Ellman's method. At the lowest concentration tested (3.12 A mu g/ml), compounds 2, 3 and 4 had significant NO inhibitory activity with 90.71, 84.65 and 79.57 % inhibition respectively compared to the positive control quercetin (67.93 %). At this concentration there was no significant cytotoxicity against macrophages with 91.67, 72.86 and 70.86 % cell viability respectively, compared to 73.1 % for quercetin. Compound 4 had the most potent lipoxygenase inhibitory activity (IC50 of 25.92 A mu g/ml). With the exception of (-) pinostrobin (1), all the flavonoids had selective anticholinesterase activity with IC50 values ranging between 5.93 and 8.76 A mu g/ml compared to the IC50 4.94 A mu g/ml of eserine the positive control. These results indicate that the studied flavonoids especially isobavachalcone are potential anti-inflammatory natural products that may have the potential to be developed as therapeutic agents against inflammatory conditions and even Alzheimer's disease.
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