Protective effect of 4-methoxy-5-hydroxycanthin-6-one, a natural alkaloid, on dextran sulfate sodium-induced rat colitis.

Abstract

In the present study, we evaluated the effect of 4-methoxy-5-hydroxycanthin-6-one (CAN), a natural alkaloid isolated from Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn., on ulcerative colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in rats in comparison with the positive control drug, sulfasalazine (SASP). Given orally for several days, CAN significantly reduced the severity of colitis and mitigated changes in colon length, colon mucosa myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in serum. The effect of CAN was similar to that of SASP. These results suggest that CAN treatment might be an effective therapeutic intervention against ulcerative colitis induced by DSS.

• Authors: Jun-Feng Liu, Meng Shao, Da-Wei Zhai, Ke Liu, Li-Jun Wu
• Journal: Planta medica (Planta Med) Vol. 75 Issue 2 Pg. 142-5 (Feb 2009) ISSN: 0032-0943 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 19085815 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Letter)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Indoles
• Naphthyridines
• Plant Extracts
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
• Sulfasalazine
• Dextran Sulfate
• Peroxidase
• nigakinone

Topics

• Animals
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Colitis, Ulcerative (chemically induced, drug therapy)
• Colon (drug effects, pathology)
• Dextran Sulfate
• Disease Models, Animal
• Indoles (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Intestinal Mucosa (drug effects, pathology)
• Naphthyridines (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Peroxidase (metabolism)
• Phytotherapy
• Picrasma (chemistry)
• Plant Extracts (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Sulfasalazine (therapeutic use)
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (blood, metabolism)