Flavonoid combinations cause synergistic inhibition of proinflammatory mediator secretion from lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 cells.
Objectives: We evaluated several flavonoid combinations for synergy in the inhibition of proinflammatory mediator synthesis in the RAW 264.7 cellular model of inflammation. Methods: The inhibitory effect of chrysin, kaempferol, morin, silibinin, quercetin, diosmin and hesperidin upon nitric...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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Springer Verlag
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14777/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14777/1/Flavonoid%20combinations%20cause%20synergistic%20inhibition%20of%20proinflammatory%20mediator%20secretion%20from%20lipopolysaccharide.pdf |
| Summary: | Objectives:
We evaluated several flavonoid combinations for synergy in the inhibition of proinflammatory mediator synthesis in the RAW 264.7 cellular model of inflammation.
Methods:
The inhibitory effect of chrysin, kaempferol, morin, silibinin, quercetin, diosmin and hesperidin upon nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) secretion from the LPS-induced RAW 264.7 monocytic macrophage was assessed and IC50 values obtained. Flavonoids that showed reasonable inhibitory effects in at least two out of the three assays were combined in a series of fixed IC50 ratios and reassessed for inhibition of NO, PGE2 and TNF-α. Dose-response curves were generated and interactions were analysed using isobolographic analysis.
Results:
The experiments showed that only chrysin, kaempferol, morin, and silibinin were potent enough to produce dose-response effects upon at least two out of the three mediators assayed. Combinations of these four flavonoids showed that several combinations afforded highly significant synergistic effects. Conclusions: Some flavonoids are synergistic in their anti-inflammatory effects when combined. In particular chrysin and kaempferol significantly synergised in their inhibitory effect upon NO, PGE2 and TNF-α secretion. These findings open further avenues of research into combinatorial therapeutics of inflammatory-related diseases and the pharmacology of flavonoid synergy. |
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