scholarly journals Bromelain, a Group of Pineapple Proteolytic Complex Enzymes (Ananas comosus) and Their Possible Therapeutic and Clinical Effects. A Summary

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2249
Author(s):  
Carolina Varilla ◽  
Massimo Marcone ◽  
Lisete Paiva ◽  
Jose Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Cell ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ananas Comosus ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Pineapple Fruit ◽  
Stem Bromelain ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Bromelain is a complex combination of multiple endopeptidases of thiol and other compounds derived from the pineapple fruit, stem and/or root. Fruit bromelain and stem bromelain are produced completely distinctly and comprise unique compounds of enzymes, and the descriptor “Bromelain” originally referred in actuality to stem bromelain. Due to the efficacy of oral administration in the body, as a safe phytotherapeutic medication, bromelain was commonly suited for patients due to lack of compromise in its peptidase efficacy and the absence of undesired side effects. Various in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that they are anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous, anti-thrombotic, fibrinolytic, and facilitate the death of apoptotic cells. The pharmacological properties of bromelain are, in part, related to its arachidonate cascade modulation, inhibition of platelet aggregation, such as interference with malignant cell growth; anti-inflammatory action; fibrinolytic activity; skin debridement properties, and reduction of the severe effects of SARS-Cov-2. In this paper, we concentrated primarily on the potential of bromelain’s important characteristics and meditative and therapeutic effects, along with the possible mechanism of action.

scholarly journals Properties and Therapeutic Application of Bromelain: A Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Pavan ◽  
Sapna Jain ◽  
Shraddha ◽  
Ajay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Apoptotic Cell ◽  
The Body ◽  
Surgical Trauma ◽  
Therapeutic Application ◽  
Enhanced Absorption ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Pineapple Fruit ◽  
Stem Bromelain

Bromelain belongs to a group of protein digesting enzymes obtained commercially from the fruit or stem of pineapple. Fruit bromelain and stem bromelainare prepared differently and they contain different enzymatic composition. “Bromelain” refers usually to the “stem bromelain.” Bromelain is a mixture of different thiol endopeptidases and other components like phosphatase, glucosidase, peroxidase, cellulase, escharase, and several protease inhibitors. In vitro and in vivo studies demonstrate that bromelain exhibits various fibrinolytic, antiedematous, antithrombotic, and anti-inflammatory activities. Bromelain is considerably absorbable in the body without losing its proteolytic activity and without producing any major side effects. Bromelain accounts for many therapeutic benefits like the treatment of angina pectoris, bronchitis, sinusitis, surgical trauma, and thrombophlebitis, debridement of wounds, and enhanced absorption of drugs, particularly antibiotics. It also relieves osteoarthritis, diarrhea, and various cardiovascular disorders. Bromelain also possesses some anticancerous activities and promotes apoptotic cell death. This paper reviews the important properties and therapeutic applications of bromelain, along with the possible mode of action.

scholarly journals The drug likeness analysis of anti-inflammatory clerodane diterpenoids

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheling Feng ◽  
Jun Cao ◽  
Qingwen Zhang ◽  
Ligen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sponges ◽  
The Body ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Active Defense ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Clerodane Diterpenoids ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
External Stimuli

AbstractInflammation is an active defense response of the body against external stimuli. Long term low-grade inflammation has been considered as a deteriorated factor for aging, cancer, neurodegeneration and metabolic disorders. The clinically used glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are not suitable for chronic inflammation. Therefore, it’s urgent to discover and develop new effective and safe drugs to attenuate inflammation. Clerodane diterpenoids, a class of bicyclic diterpenoids, are widely distributed in plants of the Labiatae, Euphorbiaceae and Verbenaceae families, as well as fungi, bacteria, and marine sponges. Dozens of anti-inflammatory clerodane diterpenoids have been identified on different assays, both in vitro and in vivo. In the current review, the up-to-date research progresses of anti-inflammatory clerodane diterpenoids were summarized, and their druglikeness was analyzed, which provided the possibility for further development of anti-inflammatory drugs.

scholarly journals Salicylate, diflunisal and their metabolites inhibit CBP/p300 and exhibit anticancer activity

eLife ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotaro Shirakawa ◽  
Lan Wang ◽  
Na Man ◽  
Jasna Maksimoska ◽  
Alexander W Sorum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leukemia Cell ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Leukemia Cell Lines ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Lysine Acetyltransferase ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Salicylate and acetylsalicylic acid are potent and widely used anti-inflammatory drugs. They are thought to exert their therapeutic effects through multiple mechanisms, including the inhibition of cyclo-oxygenases, modulation of NF-κB activity, and direct activation of AMPK. However, the full spectrum of their activities is incompletely understood. Here we show that salicylate specifically inhibits CBP and p300 lysine acetyltransferase activity in vitro by direct competition with acetyl-Coenzyme A at the catalytic site. We used a chemical structure-similarity search to identify another anti-inflammatory drug, diflunisal, that inhibits p300 more potently than salicylate. At concentrations attainable in human plasma after oral administration, both salicylate and diflunisal blocked the acetylation of lysine residues on histone and non-histone proteins in cells. Finally, we found that diflunisal suppressed the growth of p300-dependent leukemia cell lines expressing AML1-ETO fusion protein in vitro and in vivo. These results highlight a novel epigenetic regulatory mechanism of action for salicylate and derivative drugs.

scholarly journals Hyperoside Suppresses Renal Inflammation by Regulating Macrophage Polarization in Mice With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialing Liu ◽  
Yanmei Zhang ◽  
Hongqin Sheng ◽  
Chunling Liang ◽  
Huazhen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Accumulating evidence reveals that both inflammation and lymphocyte dysfunction play a vital role in the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Hyperoside (HPS) or quercetin-3-O-galactoside is an active flavonoid glycoside mainly found in the Chinese herbal medicine Tu-Si-Zi. Although HPS has a variety of pharmacological effects, including anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic activities as well as podocyte-protective effects, its underlying anti-inflammatory mechanisms remain unclear. Herein, we investigated the therapeutic effects of HPS on murine DN and the potential mechanisms responsible for its efficacy. We used C57BLKS/6J Lepdb/db mice and a high glucose (HG)-induced bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) polarization system to investigate the potentially protective effects of HPS on DN. Our results showed that HPS markedly reduced diabetes-induced albuminuria and glomerular mesangial matrix expansion, accompanied with a significant improvement of fasting blood glucose level, hyperlipidaemia and body weight. Mechanistically, pretreatment with HPS effectively regulated macrophage polarization by shifting proinflammatory M1 macrophages (F4/80+CD11b+CD86+) to anti-inflammatory M2 ones (F4/80+CD11b+CD206+) in vivo and in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) in vitro, resulting in the inhibition of renal proinflammatory macrophage infiltration and the reduction in expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) while increasing expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine Arg-1 and CD163/CD206 surface molecules. Unexpectedly, pretreatment with HPS suppressed CD4+ T cell proliferation in a coculture model of IL-4-induced M2 macrophages and splenic CD4+ T cells while promoting their differentiation into CD4+IL-4+ Th2 and CD4+Foxp3+ Treg cells. Taken together, we demonstrate that HPS ameliorates murine DN via promoting macrophage polarization from an M1 to M2 phenotype and CD4+ T cell differentiation into Th2 and Treg populations. Our findings may be implicated for the treatment of DN in clinic.

scholarly journals Overview of Phytochemical Compounds and Pharmacological Activities of Ananas Comosus L. Merr

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4760-4766
Author(s):  
Hartati R ◽  
Suarantika F ◽  
Fidrianny I
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Ananas Comosus ◽  
Pharmacological Activities ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Vitro Analysis

Ananas comosus L. Merr, known as pineapple, belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. This plant has been used as traditional medicine and continues until now in conventional herbal medicine. The pineapple was distributed in some countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and originated from South America. This article delved the scientific work about Ananas comosus focussing their usage as traditional medicine, chemical compounds and biological activities. All of the pieces of information were obtained from the scientific literature such as Science Direct, Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed. Based on the literature survey,different parts of pineapple (Ananas comosus) are used in traditional medicine, used asan anti-inflammatory agent,anti-oedema, digestive disorder, antimicrobial, vermicide, and purgative. Phytochemical compounds from A. comosus have been provided, including ascorbic acid, quercetin, flavones-3-ol, flavones, and ferulic acid. The crude extracts of A. comosus have many pharmacological activities such as anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial. This discovery becomes possible due to scientific isolation and in vivo or in vitro analysis of A.comosus.

An Appraisal of Current Pharmacological Perspectives of Sesamol: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 988-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bellamkonda Bosebabu ◽  
Sri Pragnya Cheruku ◽  
Mallikarjuna Rao Chamallamudi ◽  
Madhavan Nampoothiri ◽  
Rekha R. Shenoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Hepatoprotective Activity ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Pharmacological Effects ◽  
Bioactive Constituents ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds have been authenticated for its medicinal value in both Chinese and Indian systems of medicine. Its numerous potential nutritional benefits are attributed to its main bioactive constituents, sesamol. As a result of those studies, several molecular mechanisms are emerging describing the pleiotropic biological effects of sesamol. This review summarized the most interesting in vitro and in vivo studies on the biological effects of sesamol. The present work summarises data available from Pubmed and Scopus database. Several molecular mechanisms have been elucidated describing the pleiotropic biological effects of sesamol. Its major therapeutic effects have been elicited in managing oxidative and inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome and mood disorders. Further, compelling evidence reflected the ability of sesamol in inhibiting proliferation of the inflammatory cell, prevention of invasion and angiogenesis via affecting multiple molecular targets and downstream mechanisms. Sesamol is a safe, non‐toxic chemical that mediates anti‐inflammatory effects by down‐regulating the transcription of inflammatory markers such as cytokines, redox status, protein kinases, and enzymes that promote inflammation. In addition, sesamol also induces apoptosis in cancer cells via mitochondrial and receptor‐mediated pathways, as well as activation of caspase cascades. In the present review, several pharmacological effects of sesamol are summarised namely, antioxidant, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, radioprotective, anti-aging, anti-ulcer, anti-dementia, anti-depressant, antiplatelet, anticonvulsant, anti-anxiolytic, wound healing, cosmetic (skin whitening), anti-microbial, matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) inhibition, hepatoprotective activity and other biological effects. Here we have summarized the proposed mechanism behind these pharmacological effects.

Comparison of the Therapeutic Effects of Gold Nanoclusters and Gold Nanoparticles on Rheumatoid Arthritis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2281-2290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Zhao ◽  
Zhesheng He ◽  
Ruoping Wang ◽  
Pengju Cai ◽  
Xiangchun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Au Nanoparticles ◽  
Type Ii Collagen ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Au Clusters ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Inflammatory Effect

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by synovial inflammation and progressive cartilage and bone damage. In our previous studies, we found that Au clusters using glutathione as a template (GACs) produced profound anti-inflammatory effects in vitro on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells and type II collagen-induced rat RA in vivo. In this study, we examined whether the template for Au clusters synthesis has an effect on its anti-inflammatory effect and whether Au nanoparticles with larger particle diameter produce the same anti-inflammatory effect. We synthesized Au clusters with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a template (BACs), Au clusters with glutathione (GSH) as a template (GACs), and Au nanoparticles with glutathione as a template (GANs) and compared their anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and in vivo. These three Au nanomaterials can inhibit the production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced proinflammatory mediators and ameliorate type II collagen-induced rat RA. However, although the three Au nanomaterials produced similar anti-inflammatory effects, the GANs with larger particle sizes were less stable in vivo and accumulated in the peritoneum after intraperitoneal injection, resulting in poor absorption in vivo. The BACs showed relatively high liver accumulation due to the larger molecular weight of the outer shell. Therefore, we believe that the GACs are potential reliable nanodrugs for the treatment of RA.

Potential Anti-inflammatory Sesquiterpene Lactones from Eupatorium lindleyanum

Planta Medica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (02) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Huanhuan Zhong ◽  
Shiqi Fang ◽  
Yunfeng Zheng ◽  
Cunyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sesquiterpene Lactones ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
2D Nmr ◽  
In Vitro Assays ◽  
Raw 264.7 Cells ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
In Vivo Experiments ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Abstract Eupatorium lindleyanum has traditionally been used as folk medicine in Asian countries for its therapeutic effects on tracheitis and tonsillitis. Investigation of the anti-inflammatory active constituents from E. lindleyanum led to the isolation of two novel sesquiterpene lactones, named eupalinolide L (1) and eupalinolide M (2), and seven known sesquiterpene lactones (3–9). The structures and configurations of the new compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, especially 2D NMR techniques. In vivo experiments showed that the sesquiterpenes fraction significantly reduced mouse ear edema induced by xylene (18.6%, p < 0.05). In in vitro assays, compounds 1–9 showed excellent anti-inflammatory activities, as they lowered TNF-α and IL-6 levels in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells (p < 0.001). The above results suggest that the sesquiterpene lactones from E. lindleyanum can be developed as novel potential natural anti-inflammatory agents.

scholarly journals Olive Polyphenols: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1044
Author(s):  
Monica Bucciantini ◽  
Manuela Leri ◽  
Pamela Nardiello ◽  
Fiorella Casamenti ◽  
Massimo Stefani
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Virgin Olive Oil ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Molecular Signaling ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Oxidative stress and inflammation triggered by increased oxidative stress are the cause of many chronic diseases. The lack of anti-inflammatory drugs without side-effects has stimulated the search for new active substances. Plant-derived compounds provide new potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant molecules. Natural products are structurally optimized by evolution to serve particular biological functions, including the regulation of endogenous defense mechanisms and interaction with other organisms. This property explains their relevance for infectious diseases and cancer. Recently, among the various natural substances, polyphenols from extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), an important element of the Mediterranean diet, have aroused growing interest. Extensive studies have shown the potent therapeutic effects of these bioactive molecules against a series of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. This review begins from the chemical structure, abundance and bioavailability of the main EVOO polyphenols to highlight the effects and the possible molecular mechanism(s) of action of these compounds against inflammation and oxidation, in vitro and in vivo. In addition, the mechanisms of inhibition of molecular signaling pathways activated by oxidative stress by EVOO polyphenols are discussed, together with their possible roles in inflammation-mediated chronic disorders, also taking into account meta-analysis of population studies and clinical trials.

scholarly journals The role of the angiotensins in the pathogenesis of inflammatory joint disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 635-639
Author(s):  
Andrei V. Gordeev ◽  
Elena A. Galushko ◽  
Natalia M. Savushkina
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Joint Disease ◽  
Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System ◽  
Renin Angiotensin ◽  
In Vivo Experiments ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The significant humoral effect of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system on the regulation of the cardiovascular system and blood pressure has long been widely known. However, the identification and interpretation of new components of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in recent years can significantly expand the range of its potential effects on the body. The anti-inflammatory effect of drugs that block angiotensin II and its receptors, including in rheumatic diseases, can become practically significant for General therapists by their effect on reducing the concentration of inflammatory mediators and angiogenesis processes. The organoprotective and anti-inflammatory potentials of drugs that reduce the production of at demonstrated in vitro and in vivo experiments allow us to consider them as first-line angiotropic agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, especially in the presence of pathology of the cardiovascular system and kidneys.

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