Anti-inflammatory property of the urinary metabolites of nobiletin in mouse

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Sep 15;17(18):5177-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.06.096. Epub 2007 Jul 7.

Abstract

Nobiletin, a major component of polymethoxyflavones in citrus fruits, has a broad spectrum of health beneficial properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic activities. The metabolite identification of nobiletin in mouse urine has concluded that it undergoes mono-demethylation (3'- and 4'-demethylnobiletin) and di-demethylation (3',4'-didemethylnobiletin) metabolic pathway. Biological screening of nobiletin and its metabolites has revealed that the metabolites possess more potent anti-inflammatory activity than their parent compound. Therefore, this letter reports the identification of nobiletin metabolites and their anti-inflammatory activity against LPS-induced NO production and iNOS, COX-2 protein expression in RAW264.7 macrophage.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / urine
  • Cell Line
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Flavones / pharmacology*
  • Flavones / urine
  • Mice
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Flavones
  • nobiletin