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ArticleScientific reports2016

Neovestitol, an isoflavonoid isolated from Brazilian red propolis, reduces acute and chronic inflammation: involvement of nitric oxide and IL-6.

Marcelo Franchin, David F Colón, Marcos G da Cunha, Fernanda V S Castanheira, André L L Saraiva, Bruno Bueno-Silva, Severino M Alencar, Thiago M Cunha, Pedro L Rosalen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marcelo FranchinDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, 13414 903, Brazil.
David F ColónDepartment of Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, Brazil.
Marcos G da CunhaDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, 13414 903, Brazil.
Fernanda V S CastanheiraDepartment of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, Brazil.
André L L SaraivaDepartment of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, Brazil.
Bruno Bueno-SilvaDental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, CEP: 07023-070, Brazil.
Severino M AlencarDepartment of Agri-Food industry, Food and Nutrition, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13418-900, Brazil.
Thiago M CunhaDepartment of Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, Brazil.
Pedro L RosalenDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, 13414 903, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRGuarulhos University · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isoflavonoids have been largely studied due to their distinct biological activities identified thus far. Herein, we evaluated the activity of neovestitol, an isoflavonoid isolated from Brazilian red propolis, in acute and chronic inflammation. As for acute inflammation, we found that neovestitol reduced neutrophil migration, leukocyte rolling and adhesion, as well as expression of ICAM-1 in the mesenteric microcirculation during lipopolysaccharide-induced acute peritonitis. No changes were observed in the levels of TNF-α, CXCL1/KC and CXCL2/MIP-2 upon pretreatment with neovestitol. The administration of an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor abolished the inhibitory effects of neovestitol in neutrophil migration and ICAM-1 expression. Nitrite levels increased upon treatment with neovestitol. No effects of neovestitol were observed on the chemotaxis of neutrophils in vitro. As for chronic inflammation, neovestitol also reduced the clinical score and joint damage in a collagen-induced arthritis model. There was no change in the frequency of IL-17-producing TCD4+ cells. In addition, pretreatment with neovestitol reduced the levels of IL-6. These results demonstrate a potential anti-inflammatory activity of neovestitol, which may be useful for therapeutic purposes and/or as a nutraceutical.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, ExperimentalBrazilCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineCell MovementCell SurvivalChronic DiseaseCytokinesFlavonoidsGuanidinesInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesMesenteric VeinsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesFlavonoidsGuanidinesInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesneovestitolNitric OxidepimagedinePropolis

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PMCPMC5098247
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