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10096854

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Flavonoids isolated from citrus were evaluated for their ability to affect the inflammation response through suppression of cytokine expression by human monocytes. Several polymethoxylated flavones inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced monocyte expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNFalpha). Subsequent studies centered on the compound 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-heptamethoxyflavone (HMF) which produced the highest inhibition (IC50 = 5 microM). HMF was also a potent inhibitor of macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) production, but not of IL-1beta, IL-6, or IL-8 production. Suppression of TNFalpha production was at the level of mRNA induction as determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). HMF was also a potent inhibitor of human phosphodiesterase activity and was shown to induce a substantial elevation of cAMP levels in monocytes. The similarity of these results to the inhibition profile of the known phosphodiesterase inhibitor, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, suggests that the polymethoxylated flavones inhibit cytokine production in part by suppression of phosphodiesterase activity. The ability of HMF to also inhibit IL-10 production suggests the additional existence of a phosphodiesterase-independent mechanism for this compound.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0163-3864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
441-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Polymethoxylated flavones derived from citrus suppress tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression by human monocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SAA, U.S. Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, 600 Avenue S, NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881, USA. jamwh@juno.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro