Evaluating the anti-neuroinflammatory capacity of raw and steamed garlic as well as five organosulfur compounds

Molecules. 2014 Oct 31;19(11):17697-714. doi: 10.3390/molecules191117697.

Abstract

The anti-neuroinflammatory capacities of raw and steamed garlic extracts as well as five organosulfur compounds (OSCs) were examined in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglia. According to those results, steaming pretreatment blocked the formation of alliinase-catalyzed OSCs such as allicin and diallyl trisulfide (DATS) in crushed garlic. Raw garlic, but not steamed garlic, dose-dependently attenuated the production of LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). DATS and diallyl disulfide at 200 and 400 μM, respectively, displayed significant anti-neuroinflammatory activity. Meanwhile, even at 1 mM, diallyl sulfide, S-allyl cysteine and alliin did not display such activity. Inhibition of nuclear factor-κB activation was the mechanism underlying this protective effect of raw garlic and DATS. Analysis results indicated that the anti-neuroinflammatory capacity of raw garlic is due to the alliin-derived OSCs. Importantly, DATS is a highly promising therapeutic candidate for treating inflammation-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allium / chemistry*
  • Allyl Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Chemokine CCL2 / metabolism
  • Cysteine / analogs & derivatives
  • Cysteine / pharmacology
  • Disulfides / pharmacology
  • Garlic / chemistry*
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Microglia / drug effects*
  • Microglia / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / drug therapy
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Sulfides / pharmacology
  • Sulfur Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Allyl Compounds
  • Chemokine CCL2
  • Disulfides
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • NF-kappa B
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sulfides
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • diallyl trisulfide
  • Nitric Oxide
  • diallyl disulfide
  • allyl sulfide
  • alliin
  • S-allylcysteine
  • Cysteine