title: Effect of flavonol derivatives on the carrageenin-induced paw edema in the rat and inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 and 5-lipoxygenase in vitro.
abstract: Alkoxyflavonols were synthesized by the Algar-Flynn-Oyamada (AFO) cyclization of chalcones. Hydroxyflavonols were prepared by dealkylation of methoxyflavonols by refluxing in hydroiodic acid. The alkoxyflavonols 3-hydroxy-2-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (6), 2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one (7), 2-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one (10), and 2-(3-n-butoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one (11) as well as the trihydroxy derivative 3-hydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (18) displayed high anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenin-induced rat paw edema. Additionally, the inhibition of enzymes of the arachidonic acid cascade by the derivatives was investigated in vitro. In contrast to the natural compound quercetin, the compounds were more potent inhibiting cyclooxygenase-1 than 5-lipoxygenase except for 3-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (5). No correlation between the anti-inflammatory activity in the rat paw edema test and the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase or cyclooxygenase-1 could be observed. In conclusion, the present results suggest that other effects than inhibition of these enzymes of the arachidonic acid cascade are important for the anti-inflammatory activity of the investigated alkoxyflavonols.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sobottka
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blaschke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nowe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dannhardt
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Schapoval
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Schenkel
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Scriba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D002351:Carrageenan; D002417:Cattle; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044948:Flavonols; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D044948:Flavonols; D007527:Isoenzymes; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D002351:Carrageenan; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; C496513:Ptgs1 protein, rat