New lathyrane diterpenoid hybrids have anti-inflammatory activity through the NF-κB signaling pathway and autophagy

Autor: Wang Wang, Liangliang Xiong, Yanli Wu, Yirong Zhou, Yutong Li, Mengzhu Zheng, Zhuorui Song, Dejuan Sun, Lixia Chen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Acta Materia Medica, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 224-243 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2737-7946
DOI: 10.15212/AMM-2022-0008
Popis: In our ongoing work on the identification of potent anti-inflammatory agents, we designed and synthesized three series of lathyrane diterpenoid hybrids in which the lathyrane diterpenoid skeleton was hybridized with other anti-inflammatory pharmacophores. Unexpectedly, lathyrane diterpenoid/3-hydroxyflavone hybrids showed more potent anti-inflammatory activity in RAW264.7 cells than did the corresponding parent compounds. Compound 8d1 exhibited potent anti-inflammatory activity with low cytotoxicity (IC50 = 1.55 ± 0.68 μM), and downregulated LPS-induced expression of iNOS and COX-2, as well as IκBα phosphorylation. This compound also inhibited the expression and nuclear translocation of NF-κB, and stimulated autophagy induction. Thus, 8d1’s anti-inflammatory mechanism is associated with inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway and increasing autophagy. This compound may serve as a promising anti-inflammatory agent.
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