title: Anti-inflammatory action of legume isoflavonoid sophoricoside through inhibition on cyclooxygenase-2 activity.
abstract: Soy is a main source of isoflavonoids which are of high dietary intake for the oriental population. In this study, the anti-inflammatory action of sophoricoside, an isoflavone glycoside isolated from immature fruits of Sophora japonica L. (Leguminosae), has been demonstrated. When administered orally at > 100 mg/kg or injected intravenously at > 10 mg/kg, sophoricoside showed significant reduction of carrageenin-induced paw edema in mice. Sophoricoside has been identified as a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 activity with an IC50 value of 3.3 microM.
authors.forename: Byung Hak
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Yong
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Bo-Kyung
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Seung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi-Kyeong
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung Rak
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Youngsoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002351:Carrageenan; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000187:drug effects; D029909:Sophora
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001578:Benzopyrans; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007529:Isoflavones; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C120642:sophoricoside; D002351:Carrageenan; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases