Anti-allergic flavones from Arthraxon hispidus

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013;61(9):920-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c13-00239.

Abstract

Bioactivity-guided fractionation for an EtOAc-soluble fraction of methanolic extract of Arthraxon hispidus, using primary cell assay with bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC), led to an isolation of six new flavones and nine known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were established by one dimensional (1D)- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data, as luteolin 8-C-β-kerriopyranoside (1), luteolin 8-acetic acid methyl ester (2), 7-methyl-luteolin 8-C-β-(6-deoxyxylo-3-uloside) (3), apigenin 8-C-α-fucopyranoside (4), apigenin 8-C-β-fucopyranoside (5) and luteolin 8-C-β-fucopyranoside (6). All the isolates were evaluated for inhibitory activities on interleukin-6 release in the primary cultures using BMMC. Of the tested compounds, compounds 2, 3 and 10 were found to inhibit interleukin-6 release. Furthermore, compound 2 displayed inhibitory activity against prostaglandin D2, leukotriene C4, and β-hexosaminidase releases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Allergic Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Allergic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Allergic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bone Marrow Cells / drug effects
  • Bone Marrow Cells / immunology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Flavones / chemistry*
  • Flavones / isolation & purification
  • Flavones / pharmacology*
  • Interleukin-6 / immunology
  • Leukotriene C4 / immunology
  • Male
  • Mast Cells / drug effects
  • Mast Cells / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Poaceae / chemistry*
  • Prostaglandin D2 / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Allergic Agents
  • Flavones
  • Interleukin-6
  • Plant Extracts
  • Leukotriene C4
  • Prostaglandin D2