Dehydrohispanolone Derivatives Attenuate the Inflammatory Response through the Modulation of Inflammasome Activation

J Nat Prod. 2020 Jul 24;83(7):2155-2164. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00200. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Abstract

The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a critical role in inflammation-mediated human diseases and represents a promising drug target for novel anti-inflammatory therapies. Hispanolone is a labdane diterpenoid isolated from the aerial parts of Ballota species. This diterpenoid and some derivatives have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects in classical inflammatory pathways. In the present study, a series of dehydrohispanolone derivatives (1-19) was synthesized, and their anti-inflammatory activities toward NLRP3 inflammasome activation were evaluated. The structures of the dehydrohispanolone analogues produced were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Four derivatives significantly inhibited IL-1β secretion, with 15 and 18 being the most active (IC50 = 18.7 and 13.8 μM, respectively). Analysis of IL-1β and caspase-1 expression revealed that the new diterpenoids 15 and 18 are selective inhibitors of the NLRP3 inflammasome, reinforcing the previously demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties of hispanolone derivatives.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Inflammasomes / drug effects*
  • Inflammation / prevention & control*
  • Molecular Structure
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Inflammasomes
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • hispanolone