title: Anti-anaphylactic and anti-inflammatory effects of ternatin, a flavonoid isolated from Egletes viscosa Less.
abstract: Ternatin, a tetramethoxy flavone isolated from Egletes viscosa Less (Compositae), was tested for its efficacy in modulating mouse passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) and rat carrageenan-induced pleurisy. Ternatin (12.5, 25 and 50 mg/kg, ip) caused a dose-dependent inhibition of IgG antibody-mediated 1.5-h homologous PCA as well as IgE antibody-mediated 48-h homologous PCA in 2-month old mice (N = 5 per group). The inhibitory activity of ternatin was more potent on IgE-mediated PCA (47-79%) than on IgG (45-59%). In the rat carrageenan pleurisy test, ternatin (25 and 50 mg/kg, ip) reduced the response to carrageenan at 5 h both by decreasing exudate volume (33-40%) and leukocyte number (60%) in 5-6-month old rats (N = 6 per group). In contrast, indomethacin (2 mg/kg, po), a known cyclooxygenase inhibitor, showed greater potency in the inhibition of exudate volume (57%) and leukocyte number (77%). These results show that ternatin has both anti-inflammatory and anti-anaphylactic properties and suggest that it may be a useful alternative to anti-allergic drugs of the disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) type for use in bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Silveira
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002351:Carrageenan; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010323:Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis / Q000187:drug effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005419:Flavonoids; C051080:ternatin (flavonoid); D002351:Carrageenan; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium; D007213:Indomethacin