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Nimbidin is a mixture of tetranortriterpenes and is the major active principle of the seed oil of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae) possessing potent antiinflammatory and antiarthritic activities. The present study revealed that nimbidin significantly inhibited some of the functions of macrophages and neutrophils relevant to the inflammatory response following both in vivo and in vitro exposure. Oral administration of 5-25 mg/kg nimbidin to rats for 3 consecutive days significantly inhibited the migration of macrophages to their peritoneal cavities in response to inflammatory stimuli and also inhibited phagocytosis and phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) stimulated respiratory burst in these cells. In vitro exposure of rat peritoneal macrophages to nimbidin also inhibited phagocytosis and PMA stimulated respiratory burst in these cells. Nimbidin also inhibited nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated macrophages following in vitro exposure, whereas interleukin 1 (IL-1) was only weakly inhibited. Probing the mechanism of NO inhibition revealed that nimbidin ameliorated the induction of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) without any inhibition in its catalytic activity. In addition, nimbidin also attenuated degranulation in neutrophils assessed in terms of release of beta-glucuronidase, myeloperoxidase and lysozyme. The results suggest that nimbidin suppresses the functions of macrophages and neutrophils relevant to inflammation. Thus nimbidin can be valuable in treating inflammation/inflammatory diseases.
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PMID:Nimbidin suppresses functions of macrophages and neutrophils: relevance to its antiinflammatory mechanisms. 1517 5

Three new phloroglucinols, garcinielliptones K (1), L (2), and M (3), and two new terpenoids, garcinielliptones N (4) and O (5), have been isolated from the seeds of Garcinia subelliptica. The structures of 1-5 including their relative configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and supported by computer-generated molecular modeling. Compounds 2 and 3 showed potent inhibitory effects on the release of beta-glucuronidase, and on beta-glucuronidase and histamine, respectively, from peritoneal mast cells stimulated with p-methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine (compound 48/80) in a concentration-dependent manner. Compounds 2 and 3 showed potent effects on NO production in culture media of RAW 264.7 cells in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Compound 2 also showed a potent effect on NO production in culture media of N9 cells in response to LPS/interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma).
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PMID:Anti-inflammatory phloroglucinols and terpenoids from Garcinia subelliptica. 1556 64

In an effort to develop potent anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents, a series of chalcones were prepared by Claisen-Schmidt condensation of appropriate acetophenones with suitable aromatic aldehyde or prepared with appropriate dihydrochalcone reacted with appropriate alkyl bromide or prepared in one-pot procedure involving acetophenone and convenient aromatic aldehyde using ultrasonic agitation on basic alumina. The synthesized products were tested for their inhibitory effects on the activation of mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and microglial cells. The potent inhibitors of NO production in macrophages and microglial cells were further evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic effects against several human cancer cell lines. 2'-Hydroxychalcones 1-3, and 2',5'-dihydroxychalcone 7 exhibited potent inhibitory effects on the release of beta-glucuronidase or lysozyme from rat neutrophils stimulated with formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP)/cytochalasin B (CB). Two 2'-hydroxychalcones (1 and 3) showed potent inhibitory effects on superoxide anion generation in rat neutrophils in response to fMLP/CB. The previously reported chalcone, 5, 6, and 12, exhibited potent inhibitory effect on NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-activated N9 microglial cells or in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 macrophage-like cells. The potent inhibitors 5, 6, and 12 of NO production in macrophages or microglial cells revealed significant or marginal cytotoxic effects against several human cancer lines. Compound 12 manifested potent selective cytotoxicity against human MCF-7 cells and caused cell death by apoptosis. The present results demonstrated that 1-3, and 7 have anti-inflammatory effects and 5, 6, and 12 are potential anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents.
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PMID:Synthetic chalcones as potential anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents. 1564 15

The antiinflammatory activities of the isolated flavonoids, including cycloartomunin (1), cyclomorusin (2), dihydrocycloartomunin (3), dihydroisocycloartomunin (4), cudraflavone A (5), cyclocommunin (6), and artomunoxanthone (7), and cycloheterohyllin (8), artonins A (9) and B (10), artocarpanone (11), artocarpanone A (12), and heteroflavanones A (13), B (14), and C (15) from Artocarpus communis and A. heterophyllus, were assessed in vitro by determining their inhibitory effects on the chemical mediators released from mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages. Compound 4 significantly inhibited the release of beta-glucuronidase and histamine from rat peritoneal mast cells stimulated with P-methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine (compound 48/80). Compound 11 significantly inhibited the release of lysozyme from rat neutrophils stimulated with formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP). Compounds 8, 10, and 11 significantly inhibited superoxide anion formation in fMLP-stimulated rat neutrophils while compounds 2, 3, 5, and 6 evoked the stimulation of superoxide anion generation. Compound 11 exhibited significant inhibitory effect on NO production and iNOS protein expression in RAW 264.7 cells. The potent inhibitory effect of compound 11 on NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages, probably through the suppression of iNOS protein expression.
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PMID:Antiinflammatory flavonoids from Artocarpus heterophyllus and Artocarpus communis. 1588 9

This chapter focuses on deglucuronidation by beta-glucuronidase in inflammation. We investigated whether glucuronides were converted to free parent compounds by beta-glucuronidase released from human-stimulated neutrophils in inflammation. Beta-glucuronidase activity was assayed using 4-methylumbelliferyl-glucuronide and methanol extracts of rat plasma containing luteolin monoglucuronide as a substrate. The released 4-methylumbelliferone, a fluorescent molecule, was quantitated on a microplate fluorometer. Deglucuronidation of luteolin monoglucuronide was examined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. The beta-glucuronidase activity in mouse plasma after iv injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased with time, as did the levels of inflammation marker, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1. Four kinds of human cell (neutrophils, human umbilical vein endothelial cells, IMR-90, and Caco-2) possess beta-glucuronidase activity. Among these, Caco-2 cells showed the highest level of beta-glucuronidase activity. Supernatants obtained from neutrophils stimulated with cytochalasin B and ionomycin showed higher levels of beta-glucuronidase activity than those of nonstimulated neutrophils. HPLC analyses also showed that supernatants obtained from stimulated neutrophils hydrolyzed luteolin monoglucuronide to free luteolin. As reported previously (Shimoi et al., 1998), two main peaks (free luteolin and luteolin monoglucuronide) were observed in plasma of rats administered with luteolin. In LPS-treated rats, the peak of luteolin monoglucuronide decreased to about half and the ratio of luteolin to luteolin monoglucuronide increased. These results suggest that beta-glucuronidase released from neutrophils or certain injured cells may hydrolyze glucuronide conjugates to free aglycones at the site of inflammation.
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PMID:Glucuronidase deconjugation in inflammation. 1639 54

The antiinflammatory properties of triterpenoids and steroids from both Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae were studied. Twelve compounds, including ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-ol (1), ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-yl palmitate (2), ergosta-7,22-dien-3-one (3), ergosta-7,22-dien-2beta,3alpha,9alpha-triol (4), 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol (5), ganoderal A (6), ganoderal B (7), ganoderic aldehyde A (8), tsugaric acid A (9), 3-oxo-5alpha-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-oic acid (10), 3alpha-acetoxy-5alpha-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-oic acid ester beta-d-glucoside (11), and tsugaric acid B (12), were assessed in vitro by determining their inhibitory effects on the chemical mediators released from mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages. Compound 10 showed a significant inhibitory effect on the release of beta-glucuronidase from rat neutrophils stimulated with formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP)/cytochalasin B (CB) whereas compound 9 significantly inhibited superoxide anion formation in fMLP/CB-stimulated rat neutrophils. Compound 10 also exhibited a potent inhibitory effect on NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-stimulated N9 microglial cells. Moreover, compound 9 was also able to protect human keratinocytes against damage induced by ultraviolet B (UV B) light, which indicated 9 could protect keratinocytes from photodamage.
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PMID:Antiinflammatory triterpenoids and steroids from Ganoderma lucidum and G. tsugae. 1765 89

Some biological effects of chronic cigarette smoking (two cigarettes for 2 h, daily for 4 months) in rats were evaluated. During the smoking period, body weight of smoker rats was always significantly lower than that of control rats. Immediately after the last smoking session the carboxyhaemoglobin concentration in the blood was about 8.5% and the polymorphonuclear cells in the bronchoalveolar fluid increased significantly. At the same time, enzymatic analyses on the supernatants of bronchoalveolar fluid revealed a significant increase of beta-glucuronidase in the smoker group. Alveolar macrophages, collected 0, 8 and 24 h after the last smoking session, significantly increased the generation of superoxide anion and, after incubation for 24 h at 37( degrees ) C in a humidified atmosphere, released significantly high amounts of TNF-alpha. When challenged with lipopolysaccharide, alveolar macrophages of smoker rats released much more TNF-alpha but, in such a case, TNF-alpha release was about one half of that observed in the control group. Peritoneal macrophages of both control and smoker rats were unable either to generate high levels of superoxide anion or to release significant amounts of TNF-alpha. The results clearly demonstrated the activated state of alveolar macrophages and the resting state of peritoneal macrophages.
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PMID:Chronic cigarette smoking enhances spontaneous release of tumour necrosis factor-alpha from alveolar macrophages of rats. 1847 58

Inflammatory reactions to microbial infections may cause male infertility. The mechanisms of inhibition of spermatogenesis can be studied in vitro using rat Sertoli cells. Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) induce acute inflammations. So LPS treated Sertoli cells can be used to test for new therapeutic compounds. The present study aimed to investigate the protective efficacy of dl-alpha-lipoic acid (LA) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced oxidative stress in adult rat Sertoli cells. Sertoli cells were divided into 4 groups. Group I served as a control incubated with water (vehicle). Groups II and IV were incubated with 100 microM LA for 24h before incubating Groups III and IV with 50 microg/ml lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 12h. In Group III cells (LPS-treated, no LA) the lactate concentration was decreased whereas hydrogen peroxide production and lipid peroxidation were significantly increased. Moreover, the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione reductase were reduced. The concentrations of antioxidant molecules such as reduced glutathione and vitamin C were significantly decreased. The activities of enzymes normally elevated in Sertoli cells, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and beta-glucuronidase, were significantly decreased. Treatment with LA (100 microM) for 24h before LPS-treatment (Group IV), prevented these changes in enzyme activities and metabolite concentrations. Therefore, LA may have a cyto-protective role during LPS-induced inflammation in adult rat Sertoli cells.
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PMID:Modulatory role of lipoic acid on lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative stress in adult rat Sertoli cells in vitro. 1969 28


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