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Inhibition of In Vitro Leukotriene B-4 Biosynthesis in Human Neutrophil Granulocytes and Docking Studies of Natural Quinones

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    SYSNO ASEP0395042
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleInhibition of In Vitro Leukotriene B-4 Biosynthesis in Human Neutrophil Granulocytes and Docking Studies of Natural Quinones
    Author(s) Landa, Přemysl (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
    Kutil, Zsófia (UEB-Q)
    Temml, V. (AT)
    Malík, J. (CZ)
    Kokoška, L. (CZ)
    Widowitz, U. (AT)
    Přibylová, Marie (UEB-Q)
    Dvořáková, Marcela (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
    Maršík, Petr (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
    Schuster, D. (AT)
    Bauer, R. (AT)
    Vaněk, Tomáš (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleNatural Product Communications - ISSN 1934-578X
    Roč. 8, č. 1 (2013), s. 105-108
    Number of pages4 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywords5-Lipoxygenase ; Anti-inflammatory activity ; Dual COX/LOX inhibition
    Subject RIVGM - Food Processing
    R&D ProjectsGP525/09/P528 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    MEB061112 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    CEZAV0Z50380511 - UEB-Q (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000314617200027
    AnnotationQuinones are compounds frequently contained in medicinal plants used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Therefore, the impact of plant-derived quinones on the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway is worthy of investigation. In this study, twenty-three quinone compounds of plant origin were tested in vitro for their potential to inhibit leukotriene B-4 (LTB4) biosynthesis in activated human neutrophil granulocytes with 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) activity. The benzoquinones primin (3) and thymohydroquinone (4) (IC50 = 4.0 and 4.1 mu M, respectively) showed activity comparable with the reference inhibitor zileuton (IC50 = 4.1 mu M). Moderate activity was observed for the benzoquinone thymoquinone (2) (IC50 = 18.2 mu M) and the naphthoquinone shikonin (1) (IC50 = 24.3 mu M). The anthraquinone emodin and the naphthoquinone plumbagin (5) displayed only weak activities (IC50 > 50 mu M). The binding modes of the active compounds were further evaluated in silico by molecular docking to the human 5-LOX crystal structure. This process supports the biological data and suggested that, although the redox potential is responsible for the quinone's activity on multiple targets, in the case of 5-LOX the molecular structure plays a vital role in the inhibition. The obtained results suggest primin as a promising compound for the development of dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitors.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Experimental Botany
    ContactDavid Klier, knihovna@ueb.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 390 469
    Year of Publishing2014
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