title: Inhibition of prostaglandin production by a structurally-optimized flavonoid derivative, 2',4',7-trimethoxyflavone and cellular action mechanism.
abstract: Flavonoids possess anti-inflammatory activity in vitro and in vivo. In order to find the anti-inflammatory flavone derivatives having optimum chemical structures, various flavones were previously synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated mouse macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7 cells. Through this screening procedure, 2',4',7-trimethoxyflavone (TMF) was selected for further pharmacological study. From the present investigation, it was found that TMF potently inhibited PGE(2) production from LPS-treated RAW cells with an IC(50) of 0.48 microM, compared to the IC(50) values of 0.07 and 1.09 microM for NS-398 and wogonin. TMF, however, did not inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity or COX-2 expression level. Instead, TMF was proved to be a phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) inhibitor. The IC(50) values of TMF against secretory PLA(2)-IIA (sPLA(2)-IIA) and cytosolic PLA(2) (cPLA(2)) were 70.5 and 70.4 microM, respectively. At doses of 10-250 microg/ear, TMF also showed in vivo anti-inflammatory activity by topical application against mouse croton oil-induced ear edema assay, suggesting a potential for new anti-inflammatory agent.
authors.affiliation: SK Chemical Inc., Suwon-si, Kyungki-do 440-301, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Kyun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Hyeun Wook
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yeon Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Haeil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyun Pyo
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D047309:Flavones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: C505684:2',4',7-trimethoxyflavone; D017931:DNA Primers; D047309:Flavones; D010741:Phospholipases A; D015232:Dinoprostone