Anti-inflammatory Flavanones and Flavones from Tephrosia linearis

J Nat Prod. 2020 Apr 24;83(4):996-1004. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00922. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

Abstract

Phytochemical analysis of a methanol-dichloromethane (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Tephrosialinearis led to the isolation of 18 compounds. Seven of these, namely, lineaflavones A-D (1-4), 6-methoxygeraldone (5), 8″-acetylobovatin (6), and 5-hydroxy-7-methoxysaniculamin A (7) are new compounds. The compounds were characterized based on their NMR and HRMSn data. The anti-inflammatory effects of the crude extract and isolated compounds were evaluated by measuring the levels of interleukins (IL-1β, IL-2, and IL-6), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The crude extract inhibited the release of all cytokines except IL-1β, which slightly increased in comparison to the LPS control. All the tested compounds suppressed the production of IL-2, GM-CSF, and TNF-α. Whereas compounds 1, 2, 4-8, 10-15, 17, and 18 decreased production of IL-6, compounds 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 13-15, and 17 inhibited the release of IL-1β. It is worth noting that most of the compounds tested showed a superior reduction in cytokines release compared to the reference drug ibuprofen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
  • Cytokines / drug effects
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Fabaceae / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Flavanones / chemistry
  • Flavanones / pharmacology*
  • Flavones / chemistry
  • Flavones / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Ibuprofen / pharmacology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Molecular Structure
  • Monocytes / drug effects
  • Monocytes / metabolism
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Cytokines
  • Flavanones
  • Flavones
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Ibuprofen