scholarly journals Cytotoxicity of Eurycomanone and Fargesin in RAW 264.7 Murine Macrophages

Author(s):  
Hanim Akmar Rosly ◽  
Amira Nabila Mat Roof ◽  
Salfarina Ramli ◽  
Visarut Buranasudja ◽  
Pornchai Rojsitthisak ◽  
...  

Bioactive natural compounds derived from plants are the source for the development of new drugs. Numerous in vitro studies have explored the anti-inflammatory effect of eurycomanone and fargesin, derived from Eurycoma longifolia and Flosmagnoliae, respectively. However, before anti-inflammatory investigation is conducted, it is important to obtain the safe doses of these compounds to ensure the validity of the anti-inflammatory results. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity of eurycomanone and fargesin towards macrophage RAW 264.7. cells to determine the safe doses of these compounds. Different concentrations of eurycomanone and fargesin were subjected to RAW 264.7 cells. The cytotoxicity of the compounds was evaluated by MTT assay and 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of these compounds was determined. Morphological changes of RAW 264.7 cells upon exposure to these compounds were also observed. Eurycomanone exhibited its cytotoxic effect by reducing RAW 264.7 cell viability dose-dependently with the IC50 of 94.17 µM. Meanwhile, fargesin had slight cytotoxicity towards RAW 264.7 cells with the IC50 of 173.5µM. Eurycomanone was more cytotoxic towards RAW 264.7 cells compared to fargesin. In conclusion, eurycomanone and fargesin at concentration up to 25 µM, was not toxic to the RAW 264.7 murine macrophages cells and the findings can be applied in the future anti-inflammatory study.

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1575-1579 ◽  
Author(s):  
FENG ZHAO ◽  
LEI CHEN ◽  
CHENCHEN BI ◽  
MENGLIN ZHANG ◽  
WEIHUA JIAO ◽  
...  

BMC Chemistry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murugesh Kandasamy ◽  
Kit-Kay Mak ◽  
Thangaraj Devadoss ◽  
Punniyakoti Veeraveedu Thanikachalam ◽  
Raghavendra Sakirolla ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The transcription factor Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and its principal repressive regulator, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), are perilous in the regulation of inflammation, as well as maintenance of homeostasis. Thus, NRF2 activation is involved in cytoprotection against many inflammatory disorders. N′-Nicotinoylquinoxaline-2-carbohdyrazide (NQC) was structurally designed by the combination of important pharmacophoric features of bioactive compounds reported in the literature. Methods NQC was synthesised and characterised using spectroscopic techniques. The compound was tested for its anti-inflammatory effect using Lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli (LPSEc) induced inflammation in mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells). The effect of NQC on inflammatory cytokines was measured using enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA). The Nrf2 activity of the compound NQC was determined using ‘Keap1:Nrf2 Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit’. To obtain the insights on NQC’s activity on Nrf2, molecular docking studies were performed using Schrödinger suite. The metabolic stability of NQC was determined using mouse, rat and human microsomes. Results NQC was found to be non-toxic at the dose of 50 µM on RAW 264.7 cells. NQC showed potent anti-inflammatory effect in an in vitro model of LPSEc stimulated murine macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells) with an IC50 value 26.13 ± 1.17 µM. NQC dose-dependently down-regulated the pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1β (13.27 ± 2.37 μM), IL-6 (10.13 ± 0.58 μM) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α] (14.41 ± 1.83 μM); and inflammatory mediator, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) with IC50 values, 15.23 ± 0.91 µM. Molecular docking studies confirmed the favourable binding of NQC at Kelch domain of Keap-1. It disrupts the Nrf2 interaction with kelch domain of keap 1 and its IC50 value was 4.21 ± 0.89 µM. The metabolic stability studies of NQC in human, rat and mouse liver microsomes revealed that it is quite stable with half-life values; 63.30 ± 1.73, 52.23 ± 0.81, 24.55 ± 1.13 min; microsomal intrinsic clearance values; 1.14 ± 0.31, 1.39 ± 0.87 and 2.96 ± 0.34 µL/min/g liver; respectively. It is observed that rat has comparable metabolic profile with human, thus, rat could be used as an in vivo model for prediction of pharmacokinetics and metabolism profiles of NQC in human. Conclusion NQC is a new class of NRF2 activator with potent in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and good metabolic stability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X2110076
Author(s):  
Sheng Pan ◽  
Zi-Guan Zhu

A new flavonol named 6-(2'',3''-epoxy-3''-methylbutyl)-resokaempferol (1), together with five known compounds (2-6) were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble extract of the aerial part of Saussurea involucrata. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. All compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory effects by measuring the production of nitric oxide (NO) and TNF-α in vitro. Among them, compound 1 showed potential inhibitory activity on the production of NO and TNF-α in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells with IC50 values of 48.0 ± 1.5 and 41.4 ± 1.7 µM, respectively.


Steroids ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 108830
Author(s):  
Xiaorui Cai ◽  
Fei Sha ◽  
Chuanyi Zhao ◽  
Zhiwei Zheng ◽  
Shulin Zhao ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murugesh Kandasamy ◽  
Kit-Kay Mak ◽  
Thangaraj Devadoss ◽  
Punniyakoti Veeraveedu Thanikachalam ◽  
Raghavendra Sakirolla ◽  
...  

Abstract The transcription factor Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and its principal repressive regulator, the E3 ligase adaptor Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), are critical in the regulation of inflammation, as well as maintenance of homeostasis. Thus, NRF2 activation provides cytoprotection against numerous inflammatory disorders. N-nicotinoylquinoxaline-2-carbohdyrazide (NQC) was designed by combining the important pharmacophoric features of bioactive compounds reported in the literature. NQC was synthesised and characterised using spectroscopic techniques. The compound was tested for its anti-inflammatory effect using LPSEc induced inflammation in mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells). The effect of NQC on inflammatory cytokines was measured using ELISA. The Nrf2 activity of the compound NQC was determined using ‘Keap1:Nrf2 Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit’. To obtain the insights on NQC’s activity on Nrf2, molecular docking studies were performed using Schrodinger suite. The metabolic stability of NQC was determined using mouse, rat and human microsomes. NQC was found to be non-toxic until the dose of 50 µM on RAW 264.7 cells. The NQC showed potent anti-inflammatory effect in an in vitro model of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated murine macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells) with an IC50 value 26.13 ± 1.17 µM. The NQC dose-dependently down regulated the pro-inflammatory cytokines (Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α) and inflammatory mediator, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) with IC50 values 13.27 ± 2.37, 10.13 ± 0.58, 14.41 ± 1.83 and 15.23 ± 0.91 µM respectively. Molecular docking studies confirmed the favourable binding of NQC at Kelch domain of Keap-1. It disrupts the Nrf2 interaction with kelch domain of keap 1 and its IC50 value was 4.21 ± 0.89 µM. The metabolic stability studies of NQC in human, rat and mouse liver microsomes revealed that it is quite stable with half-life values; 59.78 ± 6.73, 52.93 ± 7.81, 28.43 ± 8.13 minutes; microsomal intrinsic clearance values; 22.1 ± 4.31, 26.0 ± 5.17 and 47.13 ± 6.34 µL/min/mg protein; respectively. So, rat has comparable metabolic profile with human, thus, rat could be used for predicting the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of NQC in human. NQC is a new class of NRF2 activator with potent in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and good metabolic stability.


Author(s):  
Chun Whan Choi ◽  
Ju Young Shin ◽  
Changon Seo ◽  
Seong Su Hong ◽  
Eun-Kyung Ahn ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (04) ◽  
pp. 891-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Young Song ◽  
Hyo Won Jung ◽  
Seok Yong Kang ◽  
Kyung-Ho Kim ◽  
Yong-Ki Park

The root bark of Lycium barbarum (Lycii radicis cortex, LRC) is used as a cooling agent for fever and night sweats in East Asian traditional medicine. The inhibitory effect of LRC water extract on inflammation is unknown. In this study, the anti-inflammatory effect of LRC was investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated mouse macrophage, RAW 264.7 cells. LRC extract significantly decreased the LPS-induced production of inflammatory mediators, nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (PG) E2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 in the cells. In addition, LRC extract inhibited the LPS-induced expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mRNA and protein, and inflammatory cytokines mRNA in the cells. The action mechanism of LRC underlies the blocking of LPS-mediated p38 and Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and the nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway. These results indicate that LRC extract inhibits the inflammatory response in activated macrophages by down-regulating the transcription levels of inflammatory mediators and blocking the MAPKs and NF-κB pathway.


Gene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 675 ◽  
pp. 94-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Dong ◽  
Lei Yin ◽  
Rong Chen ◽  
Yuanbin Zhang ◽  
Shiyao Hua ◽  
...  

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