Anti-inflammatory and anticholinesterase activity of six flavonoids isolated from Polygonum and Dorstenia species

dc.contributor.authorDzoyem, Jean Paul
dc.contributor.authorNkuete, Antoine H.L.
dc.contributor.authorNgameni, Barthelemy
dc.contributor.authorEloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
dc.contributor.emailkobus.eloff@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-01T05:08:51Z
dc.date.available2015-07-01T05:08:51Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractThis study was aimed at investigating the anti-inflammatory and anticholinesterase activity of six naturally occurring flavonoids: (-) pinostrobin (1), 2’,4’-dihydroxy-3’,6’-dimethoxychalcone (2), 6-8-diprenyleriodictyol (3), isobavachalcone (4), 4-hydroxylonchocarpin (5) and 6- prenylapigenin (6). These compounds were isolated from Dorstenia and Polygonum species used traditionally to treat pain. The anti-inflammatory activity was determined by using the Griess assay and the 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity was determined with the ferrous oxidationxylenol orange assay. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition was determined by the Ellman’s method. At the lowest concentration tested (3.12 μg/mL), compounds 2, 3 and 4 had significant NO inhibitory activity with 90.71%, 84.65 and 79.57% inhibition respectively compared to the positive control quercetin (67.93%). At this concentration there was no significant cytotoxicity against macrophages with 91.67%, 72.86 and 70.86% cell viability respectively, compared to 73.1% for quercetin. Compound 4 had the most potent lipoxygenase inhibitory activity (IC50 of 25.92 μg/mL). With the exception of (-) pinostrobin (1), all the flavonoids had selective anticholinesterase activity with IC50 values ranging between 5.93 and 8.76 μg/mL compared to the IC50 4.94 μg/mL of eserine the positive control. These results indicate that the studied flavonoids especially isobavachalcone are potential anti-inflammatory natural products that may have the potential to be developed as therapeutic agents against inflammatory conditions and even Alzheimer’s disease.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2016-05-08en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (NRF) and Medical Research Council (MRC).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/12272en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDzoyem, J.P., Nkuete, A.H.L., Ngameni, B. et al. Anti-inflammatory and anticholinesterase activity of six flavonoids isolated from Polygonum and Dorstenia species. Archives of Pharmacal Research. (2017) 40: 1129-1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-015-0612-9.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0253-6269 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1976-3786 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s12272-015-0612-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45827
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea 2015. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/12272en_ZA
dc.subjectFlavonoidsen_ZA
dc.subject15-Lipoxygenaseen_ZA
dc.subjectNitric oxide production inhibitionen_ZA
dc.subjectAnticholinesteraseen_ZA
dc.titleAnti-inflammatory and anticholinesterase activity of six flavonoids isolated from Polygonum and Dorstenia speciesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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