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Idaira Hueso-Falcón1, Irene Cuadrado, Florencia Cidre
1Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda Astrofísico Fco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Abstract:
A series of kaurene derivatives (1-63) were prepared and evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity. Thirteen of the tested compounds were able to inhibit NO production with an IC(50) between 2 and 10 μM. Compounds 11, 12, 14 and 23 showed low percentage of cell viability, whereas compounds 9, 10, 17, 28, 37, 48, 55, 61 and 62 were non-cytotoxic at the concentration up to 25 μM. Some structure-activity relationships were outlined. Compounds 28, 55 and 62, were selected as representative compounds and they potently inhibited the protein expression of NOS-2. We also determined that inhibition of NF-κB activation might be the mechanism involved in anti-inflammatory effects of these kaurene derivatives. As expected, cytokines IL-6, IL-1α, TNF-α and IFN-γ were downregulated in the presence of compound 28, 55 and 62 after stimulation with LPS. These results indicate that kaurene derivatives might be used for the design of new anti-inflammatory agents.
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