Anti-inflammatory activities of furanoditerpenoids and other constituents from Fibraurea tinctoria

Bioorg Med Chem. 2008 Nov 1;16(21):9603-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.09.023. Epub 2008 Sep 12.

Abstract

Five new furanoditerpenoids, epi-8-hydroxycolumbin (1), fibaruretin B (2), C (3), E (5), and F (6), were isolated from the stems of Fibraurea tinctoria, as well as fibaruretin D (4) from the natural source for the first time, and 39 known compounds. The structures (1-6) were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. All the isolated furanoditerpenoids (1-16) were examined for their in vitro activity and some were in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. Compounds 8 and 9 showed significant anti-inflammatory action administered at a dose of 100mg/kg of reducing carrageenan mice paw edema, whereas compound 7, 9, 10, 14, and 16 were more potent to inhibit NO production. The inhibitory effects of these compounds are dose-dependent (1-4 microg/ml).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Edema / drug therapy*
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Menispermaceae / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Nitric Oxide