RESUMO
Twenty-one chalcones were prepared via aldol condensation and subsequent reduction of these compound led to the corresponding dihydrochalcone and 1,3-diphenylpropane derivatives. The synthetic products were examined for their effects on NO inhibition in LPS-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages. Among the tested compounds, a 1,3-diarylpropane analog, 2-(3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propyl)-5-methoxyphenol (3p), displayed the most significant inhibitory effects against NO production. To investigate the mechanism of action, the effects of 3p on iNOS and COX-2 protein expression were studied by immunoblot. The results concluded that 3p is capable of inhibiting iNOS expression in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells via attenuation of NF-κB signaling by ERK, p38, and JNK.
Assuntos
Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/farmacologia , Chalconas/farmacologia , Fenóis/farmacologia , Propano/análogos & derivados , Propano/farmacologia , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/síntese química , Linhagem Celular , Chalconas/síntese química , Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/metabolismo , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Camundongos , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/metabolismo , Fenóis/síntese química , Fosforilação , Propano/síntese química , Transdução de Sinais , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismoRESUMO
Two new 5-deoxyflavones, 7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1) and 7,2',4'-trimethoxyflavone (2) together with a known flavone, 7,4'-dimethoxy-3'-hydroxyflavone (3) were isolated from the rootbark of Albizia odoratissima. The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and 1D and 2D-NMR spectral studies including (1)H-(1)H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC), heteronuclear multiple bond connectivity (HMBC) and nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY).
