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- Title
Evaluation of some biological activities of Abelia triflora R Br (Caprifoliaceae) constituents.
- Authors
Fawzy, Ghada A.; Perveen, Shagufta; Al-Taweel, Areej M.; Orfali, Raha S.; Iqbal, Lubna; Lateef, Mehreen; Tareen, Rasool B.; Khan, Shabana I.
- Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, cardiovascular and cytotoxic activities of the leaf extract and major compounds isolated from Abelia triflora R. Br. (Caprifoliaceae). Methods: The chloroform soluble fraction of A. triflora leaves was subjected to several column chromatographic separations to isolate its constituents. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities were determined in terms of the ability to inhibit NF-κB, iNOS activity and lipoxygenase enzyme, and to decrease oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. Antidiabetic and cardiovascular activities were determined by screening for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARa) and PPARγ agonistic activities. In vitro cytotoxic activity was determined against a set of four human cancer cell lines (SK-MEL, KB, BT-549, SK-OV-3) and two non-cancerous kidney cell lines (LLC-PK1 and VERO). Cell viability was measured by neutral red assay. Results: Three triterpene acids were isolated from the chloroform fraction namely; ursolic acid (4), 2, 3-dihydroxy ursolic acid (5) and 2, 3, 21-trihydroxy ursolic acid (6). The results showed that ursolic acid exhibited potent inhibition of lipoxygenase enzyme and iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase) activity with IC50 (half-maximal inhibitory concentration) value of 13.0 μg/mL, compared to parthenolide positive standard (IC50, 0.3μg/mL); furthermore, it inhibited NF-kB (nuclear factor-kappa B) with IC50 of 25.0 μg/mL, compared to parthenolide (positive standard, (IC50, 0.5 μg/mL). Also, ursolic acid possessed the highest cytotoxic effect against the three cell lines, SK-MEL (IC50, 14.5 μg/mL), BT-549 (IC50, 16.0 μg/mL) and SK-OV-3 (IC50, 12.5 μg/mL). Only 2,3-dihydroxy ursolic acid activated PPARγ (1.5-fold at 25 μM), compared to rosiglitazone (positive standard, 3.7 fold at 10 μM). Conclusion: Among the investigated compounds, ursolic acid exhibited the highest anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities, while 2,3-dihydroxy ursolic acid demonstrated antidiabetic activity via activation of PPARγ.
- Subjects
ABELIAS; THERAPEUTIC use of antioxidants; CELL-mediated cytotoxicity; CHLOROFORM; COLUMN chromatography
- Publication
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2, p319
- ISSN
1596-5996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/tjpr.v16i2.9