Halo-Substituted Chalcones and Azachalcones Inhibited Lipopolysaccharited-Stimulated Pro-Inflammatory Responses through the TLR4-Mediated Pathway
作者:Tzenge-Lien Shih、Ming-Hwa Liu、Chia-Wai Li、Chia-Feng Kuo
DOI:10.3390/molecules23030597
日期:——
A series of B-ring, halo-substituted chalcones and azachalcones were synthesized to evaluate and compare their anti-inflammatory activity. Mouse BALB/c macrophage RAW 264.7 were pre-treated with 10 μg/mL of each compound for one hour before induction of inflammation by lipopolysaccharide (1 μg/mL) for 6 h. Some halo-chalcones and -azachalcones suppressed expression of pro-inflammatory factors toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), IκB-α, transcription factor p65, interleukine 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). The present results showed that the synthetic halo-azachalcones exhibited more significant inhibition than halo-chalcones. Therefore, the nitrogen atom in this series of azachalcones must play a more crucial role than the corresponding C-2 hydroxyl group of chalcones in biological activity. Our findings will lay the background for the future development of anti-inflammatory nutraceuticals.
为了评估和比较它们的抗炎活性,我们合成了一系列 B 环、卤代查尔酮和氮杂查尔酮。小鼠 BALB/c 巨噬细胞 RAW 264.7 在脂多糖(1 μg/mL)诱导炎症 6 小时之前,用每种化合物 10 μg/mL 预处理一小时。一些卤代茶醛和氮杂茶醛抑制了促炎因子toll样受体4(TLR4)、IκB-α、转录因子p65、白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)、IL-6、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和环氧化酶2(COX-2)的表达。本研究结果表明,合成的卤代氮杂查耳酮比卤代查耳酮具有更显著的抑制作用。因此,在生物活性方面,该系列氮杂查耳酮中的氮原子一定比相应的查耳酮 C-2 羟基发挥着更关键的作用。我们的发现将为未来抗炎保健品的开发奠定基础。