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The extract of Barbados cherry (acerola fruit), a fruit of Malpighia emarginata DC., has been reported to display diverse biological activities such as prevention of age-related diseases. We investigated here the possible effect of Barbados cherry extract on nitric oxide (NO) production by activated macrophages. Barbados cherry was roughly separated into 4 or 5 fractions by two different methods, using various organic solvents such as hexane, acetone, methanol (70% and 100%) and water, and assayed for its ability to inhibit NO production by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated mouse macrophage-like Raw 264.7 cells. Among these fractions, AcOEt extracts (AE0) in Method I and acetone extract (A0) in Method II showed the highest inhibitory activity of NO production (SI > 20 and SI = 31, respectively). When these fractions were subjected to silica gel column chromatography, higher inhibitory activity for NO production was concentrated in AcOEt (AE6) (SI = 64) and benzene-AcOEt (1:4) (A10) fractions (SI > 59). Western blot analysis demonstrated that AE6 and A10 fractions reduced the intracellular concentration of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) by approximately one-third. ESR spectroscopy showed that these fractions scavenged various radical species such as superoxide anion (O2-) and NO radicals. These data suggest that the inhibitory effect on NO production by Barbados cherry extracts is partly due to the inhibition of iNOS expression, and scavenging of O2- and NO radicals.
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PMID:Inhibition of LPS-stimulated NO production in mouse macrophage-like cells by Barbados cherry, a fruit of Malpighia emarginata DC. 1292 58

The first metal carboxylatophosphate, NTHU-2, contains inorganic ZnHPO4 layers linked by BDC units (BDC = 1,4-benzene dicarboxylate or terephthalic anion); the three-dimensional anionic framework has large pores with the smallest diameter being 1.36 nm; N2 sorption isotherms reveal both micro- and mesoporosity; the new material is photoluminescent and disassembles in water wherein the discharged organic fragments form mixed crystals.
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PMID:A zeolitic organo-metallophosphate hybrid material with bimodal porosity. 1475 72

4-Methyl-N1-(3-phenyl-propyl)-benzene-1,2-diamine (JSH-23) is a novel chemically synthetic compound. The aromatic diamine JSH-23 compound exhibited inhibitory effect with an IC(50) value of 7.1 microM on nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB transcriptional activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages RAW 264.7, and interfered LPS-induced nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB without affecting IkappaB degradation. This mechanism of action is very rare for controlling NF-kappaB activation. Furthermore, the compound inhibited not only LPS-induced expressions of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6 and inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 but also LPS-induced apoptosis of the RAW 264.7 cells.
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PMID:Inhibitory action of novel aromatic diamine compound on lipopolysaccharide-induced nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB without affecting IkappaB degradation. 1528 16

The synthesis and structure of two yttrium benzene dicarboxylates, 1 is proportional to [[Y2(C12N2H8)2(C8H4O4)3].H2O], I and 3 is proportional to [[Y2(C12N2H8)2(C8H4O4)3]], II with one- and three-dimensional structure has been accomplished employing hydrothermal methods in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline. While I is formed with phthalic aid (1,2-BDC), II is formed using isophthalic acid (1,3-BDC). Both the structures appear to have comparable building units, an eight-membered ring and a paddle-wheel arrangement, connected through the carboxylic acid. The 1,10-phenanthroline, connected to Y as a secondary ligand, occupies the inter-chain spaces in I, and projects into the channels in II. The channels in II are inter-connected. Photoluminescence studies indicate that both I and II exhibit a bathochromic shift with respect to the acids (1,2-BDC and 1,3-BDC) and a hypsochromic shift with respect to 1,10-phenanthroline. Both the compounds exhibit reasonable pi...pi interactions.
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PMID:Synthesis, structure and luminescent properties of yttrium benzene dicarboxylates with one- and three-dimensional structure. 1534 68

1'S-1'-Acetoxychavicol acetate from the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages with an IC(50) value of 2.3 microM. To clarify the structure-activity relationship of 1'S-1'-acetoxychavicol acetate, various natural and synthetic phenylpropanoids and synthetic phenylbutanoids were examined, and the following structural requirements were clarified. (1) The para or ortho substitution of the acetoxyl and 1-acetoxypropenyl groups at the benzene ring was essential. (2) The S configuration of the 1'-acetoxyl group was preferable. (3) The presence of the 3-methoxyl group and disappearance of the 2'-3' double bond by hydrogenation reduced the activity. (4) The substitution of acetyl groups with propionyl or methyl groups reduced the activity. (5) Lengthening of the carbon chain between the 1'- and 2'-positions reduced the activity.
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PMID:Structure-activity relationships of 1'S-1'-acetoxychavicol acetate for inhibitory effect on NO production in lipopolysaccharide-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages. 1578 Jun 39

Exposure to cigarette smoke is known to increase the risk of the development of allergic disease associated with T helper type 2 (Th2)-mediated immune responses. IL-12 is known to suppress Th2 responses. In this study we investigated the effects of hydroquinone (HQ), a major metabolite of benzene present in large quantities in cigarette tar, on the production of IL-12 from mouse macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). HQ potently inhibited the LPS-induced IL-12 production in both primary mouse macrophages and RAW164.7 monocytic cells in a dose-dependent manner. The effect of HQ on IL-12 p40 promoter activation was analyzed by transfecting RAW264.7 monocytic cells with p40 promoter/luciferase constructs. The repressive effect mapped to a region in the p40 promoter containing a binding site for nuclear factor-kappaB (p40-kappaB). Furthermore, activation of macrophages by LPS resulted in markedly enhanced binding activity to the kappaB site, which significantly decreased upon addition of HQ. Pre-incubation with HQ significantly prevented degradation of IkappaB protein in LPS-stimulated macrophage cells, indicating that HQ suppressed NF-kappaB binding activity by inhibiting the degradation of IkappaB protein. These findings suggest that HQ may, at least in part, enhance allergic immune responses by inhibiting the production of IL-12 in macrophages.
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PMID:Inhibition of interleukin-12 production in mouse macrophages by hydroquinone, a reactive metabolite of benzene, via suppression of nuclear factor-kappaB binding activity. 1589 7

Some chalcones, such as hydroxychalcones have been reported previously to inhibit major pro-inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and reactive oxygen species production by suppressing inducible enzyme expression via inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and nuclear translocation of critical transcription factors. In this report, the effects of cardamonin (2',4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxychalcone), a chalcone that we have previously isolated from Alpinia rafflesiana, was evaluated upon two cellular systems that are repeatedly used in the analysis of anti-inflammatory bioactive compounds namely RAW 264.7 cells and whole blood. Cardamonin inhibited NO and PGE(2) production from lipopolysaccharide- and interferon-gamma-induced RAW cells and whole blood with IC(50) values of 11.4 microM and 26.8 microM, respectively. Analysis of thromboxane B(2) (TxB(2)) secretion from whole blood either stimulated via the COX-1 or COX-2 pathway revealed that cardamonin inhibits the generation of TxB(2) via both pathways with IC(50) values of 2.9 and 1.1 microM, respectively. Analysis of IC(50) ratios determined that cardamonin was more COX-2 selective in its inhibition of TxB(2) with a ratio of 0.39. Cardamonin also inhibited the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species and secretion of TNF-alpha from RAW 264.7 cells in a dose responsive manner with IC(50) values of 12.8 microM and 4.6 microM, respectively. However, cardamonin was a moderate inhibitor of lipoxygenase activity when tested in an enzymatic assay system, in which not a single concentration tested was able to cause an inhibition of more than 50%. Our results suggest that cardamonin acts upon major pro-inflammatory mediators in a similar fashion as described by previous work on other closely related synthetic hydroxychalcones and strengthens the conclusion of the importance of the methoxyl moiety substitution on the 4' or 6' locations of the A benzene ring.
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PMID:Cardamonin, inhibits pro-inflammatory mediators in activated RAW 264.7 cells and whole blood. 1665 Aug 43

The solvothermal synthesis of four two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks containing linear dicarboxylic acids as ligands for Zn(II) centres is described. Zn(BDC)(DMF) [(1) where BDC = benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid; DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide] adopts a common paddlewheel motif leading to a 4(4) grid network, whereas Zn(3)(BDC)(3)(EtOH)(2) (2), Zn(3)(BDC)(3)(H(2)O)(2) * 4DMF (3) and Zn(3)(BPDC)(3)(DMF)(2) * 4DMF (4) each form networks with the relatively uncommon 3(6) topology based upon Zn(3)(O(2)CR)(6) secondary building units. All contain coordinated solvent molecules, namely DMF [(1) and (4)], ethanol (2) or H(2)O (3). Comparison of structures (2) and (3) illustrates a clay-like flexibility in interplanar spacing which sheds light on the ability of the Zn(3)(BDC)(3) framework to undergo desolvation and uptake of small solvent and gas molecules.
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PMID:Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks containing linear dicarboxylates. 1698 62

Neoandrographolide, one of the principal diterpene lactones, isolated from a medicinal herb Andrographis paniculata Nees, was tested in vivo and in vitro for its anti-inflammatory activities and mechanism. Oral administration of neoandrographolide (150 mg/kg) significantly suppressed ear edema induced by dimethyl benzene in mice. Oral administration of neoandrographolide (100-150 mg/kg) also reduced the increase in vascular permeability induced by acetic acid in mice. In vitro studies were performed using the macrophage cell line RAW264.7 to study the effect of neoandrographolide on suppressing phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated respiratory bursts and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Respiratory bursts were quantified by chemiluminescence (CL) measurements. Results showed that neoandrographolide suppressed PMA-stimulated respiratory bursts dose-dependently from 30 muM to 150 muM. Neoandrographolide also inhibited NO and TNF-alpha production in LPS-induced macrophages, contributing to the anti-inflammatory activity of A. paniculata. These results indicate that neoandrographolide possesses significant anti-inflammatory effects, which implies that it would be one of the major contributing components to participate in the anti-inflammatory effect of A. paniculata. and a potential candidate for further clinical trial.
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PMID:In vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of neoandrographolide. 1743 71

Three indium-oxide organic frameworks, In(2)O(1,3-BDC)(2), 1; In(OH)(2,6-NDC)(H(2)O), 2; and In(OH)(2,7-NDC)(H(2)O), 3 (BDC = benzene dicarboxylic acid and NDC = naphthalene dicarboxylic acid), were synthesized and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Previously, we reported the structure of In(OH)(1,4-BDC).(0.75H(2)BDC), 0, where the framework is built by interconnecting In-OH-In chains with the BDC anions to form large diamond-shaped one-dimensional channels filled with guest molecules. Compounds 0-3 all contain In-O(H) chains, but the coordination and geometry depend on the nature of the dicarboxylate ligand. Compound 0 contains In-O octahedral centers that connect to form a single trans octahedral chain, while in compound 1, they connect to form a more complex double chain of octahedra. Both compounds 2 and 3 contain chains of connected pentagonal bipyramidal InO(6)(OH(2)) units. In 2, these units share trans vertices that are cross-linked by chelating 2,6-NDC anions, whereas in compound 3, cis vertices are shared to form chains that are linked by the 2,7-NDC anions.
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PMID:Influence of ligand geometry on the formation of In-O chains in metal-oxide organic frameworks (MOOFs). 1788 66


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