Semisynthesis, an Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Derivatives of 1β-Hydroxy Alantolactone from Inula Britannica

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2017 Oct 28

PMID 29077042

Citations 7

Authors

Lin Chen

Jian-Ping Zhang

Xin Liu

Jiang-Jiang Tang

Ping Xiang

Xing-Ming Ma

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Abstract

1β-hydroxy alantolactone, a sesquiterpene lactone mainly isolated from genus plants, exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. In this work, 1β-hydroxy alantolactone was isolated and five derivatives were prepared through different reactions at the C1-OH and C13-methylene motifs. The structure-activity relationships (SAR) of anti-inflammatory effects against NO production in RAW264.7 cells showed that the α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone motif was essential for NO production suppression and that retaining the C1-OH group can remarkably improve this effect. The NF-κB signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in the regulation of NO expression. Moreover, the levels of p65 and p50 phosphorylation were investigated and active compound inhibited phosphorylation of p65 and p50 in TNF-α-induced NF-κB signaling. Further molecular docking suggested that may target the p65 of NF-κB.

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