Abstract |
Inflammatory responses by kidney mesangial cells play a critical role in the glomerulonephritis. The anti-inflammatory potential of nineteen mono-, di- and polyhydroxylated flavones including fisetin, quercetin, morin, tricetin, gossypetin, apigenin and myricetin were investigated on rat mesangial cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as the inflammatory stimuli. 6-Hydroxyflavone and 4',6-dihydroxyflavone exhibited high activity with IC50 in the range of 2.0 μM, a much better inhibition potential in comparison to the well-studied polyhydroxylated flavones. Interestingly, the anti-inflammatory activity was not due to direct quenching of NO radicals. Investigation on derivatives with methylation, acetylation or sulfation of 6-hydroxyl group revealed that 6-methoxyflavone was the most potent with an IC50 of 192 nM. Mechanistic study indicated that the anti-inflammatory activity of 6-methoxyflavone arose via the inhibition of LPS-induced downstream inducible NO synthase in mesangial cells. The identification of 6-hydroxyflavone and 6-methoxyflavone with potent anti-inflammatory activity in kidney mesangial cells provides a new flavone scaffold and direction to develop naturally derived products for potential nephritis prevention and treatment.
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Authors | Xing Wang, Zhiwei Wang, Preetpal Singh Sidhu, Umesh R Desai, Qibing Zhou |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 10
Issue 3
Pg. e0116409
( 2015)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25790236
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- 6-methoxyflavone
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Flavones
- Flavonoids
- Lipopolysaccharides
- 6-hydroxyflavone
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(pharmacology)
- Flavones
(pharmacology)
- Flavonoids
(pharmacology)
- Lipopolysaccharides
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Mesangial Cells
(drug effects)
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Rats
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