title: Anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer properties of hypolaetin-8-glucoside, a novel plant flavonoid.
abstract: The anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-ulcer activities of a novel flavonoid, hypolaetin-8-glucoside, obtained from Sideritis mugronensis, have been tested in the rat. The flavonoid was more potent than phenylbutazone in suppressing the acute phase of adjuvant-carrageenan-induced inflammation, but had less effect in the prolonged inflammatory phase. However, unlike phenylbutazone, it did not cause gastric erosions. Both compounds were equiactive in inhibiting the development of carrageenan-induced abscesses, whereas phenylbutazone had greater analgesic activity in tests on pressure pain threshold. The flavonoid and cimetidine both prevented the formation of cold-restraint induced gastric lesions, but cimetidine was more potent. These results show that hypolaetin-8-glucoside combines both anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer properties and suggest that it may offer useful alternatives to anti-inflammatory drugs of the aspirin type.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D002927:Cimetidine; C044475:hypolaetin-8-glucoside; D010653:Phenylbutazone