Abstract |
Pseudopterosin E (PSE), a C-10 linked fucose glycoside and pseudopterosin A (PSA), a C-9 xylose glycoside isolated from the marine gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae were both effective in reducing PMA-induced mouse ear edema when administered topically (ED50 (microg/ear) PSE(38), PSA(8)) or systemically (ED50 (mg/kg, i.p.) PSE (14), PSA (32)). Both compounds exhibited in vivo analgesic activity in phenyl-p-benzoquinone-induced writhing (ED50 (mg/kg, i.p.) PSE(14), PSA(4). PSE inhibited zymosan-induced writhing (ED50 = 6 mg/kg, i.p.), with a concomitant dose-dependent inhibition of peritoneal exudate 6-keto- prostaglandin F1alpha (ED50 = 24 mg/kg) and leukotriene C4 (ED50 = 24 mg/kg). In vitro, the pseudopterosins were inactive as inhibitors of phospholipase A2, cyclooxygenase, cytokine release, or as regulators of adhesion molecule expression. PSA inhibited prostaglandin E2 and leukotriene C4 production in zymosan-stimulated murine peritoneal macrophages (IC50 = 4 microM and 1 microM, respectively); however, PSE was much less effective. These data suggest that the pseudopterosins may mediate their anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting eicosanoid release from inflammatory cells in a concentration and dose-dependent manner.
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Authors | A M Mayer, P B Jacobson, W Fenical, R S Jacobs, K B Glaser |
Journal | Life sciences
(Life Sci)
Vol. 62
Issue 26
Pg. PL401-7
( 1998)
ISSN: 0024-3205 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 9651113
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Cytokines
- Diterpenes
- Eicosanoids
- Glycosides
- pseudopterosins
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Cell Line
- Cnidaria
(chemistry)
- Cytokines
(metabolism)
- Diterpenes
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Edema
(chemically induced, prevention & control)
- Eicosanoids
(metabolism)
- Glycosides
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Humans
- Macrophages, Peritoneal
(drug effects)
- Mice
- Neutrophils
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Pain Measurement
(drug effects)
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