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BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
卷 78, 期 2, 页码 171-177出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.03.028
关键词
2-Styrylchromones; Cyclooxygenase; 5-Lipoxigenase; Leukotriene B-4; Dual inhibitors; Inflammation
资金
- FCT
- FEDER [POCI/QUI/59284/2004]
- Organic Chemistry Research Unit [62]
- FSE [SFRH/BD/23299/2005]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [POCI/QUI/59284/2004, SFRH/BD/23299/2005] Funding Source: FCT
Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are the key enzymes in the biosynthesis of prostanoids. COX-1 is a constitutive enzyme while the expression of COX-2 is highly stimulated in the event of inflammatory processes, leading to the production of large amounts of prostaglandins (PGs), in particular PGE(2) and PGI(2), which are pro-inflammatory mediators. Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are enzymes that produce hydroxy acids and leukotrienes (LTs). 5-LOX metabolizes arachidonic acid to yield, among other products, LTB4, a potent chemoattractant mediator of inflammation. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential of 2-styrylchromones (2-SC), a chemical family of oxygen heterocyclic compounds, vinylogues of flavones (2-phenylchromones), by studying their COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitory capacity as well as their effects on the LTB4 production by stimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL). Some of the tested 2-SC were able to inhibit both COX-1 activity and LTB4 production which makes them dual inhibitors of the COX and 5-LOX pathways. The most effective compounds in this study were those having structural moieties with proved antioxidant activity (3',4'-catechol and 4'-phenol substituted B-rings). This type of compounds may exhibit anti-inflammatory activity with a wider spectrum than that of classical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by inhibiting 5-LOX product-mediated inflammatory reactions, towards which NSAIDs are ineffective. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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