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Nogueira KM, de Souza LKM, de Oliveira AP, Pacheco G, Iles B, Alencar MS, Nicolau LAD, Silva RO, da Nóbrega FR, Sousa DP, de Souza MHLP, Medeiros JVR. Efficacy of a phenol derivative, isopropyl vanillate, as an anti-inflammatory agent: A new small molecule inhibitor of COX and neutrophil migration. Drug Dev Res 2019; 80:666-679. [PMID: 31112325 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Inflammation is the response of the body to noxious stimuli such as infections, trauma, or injury. Experimental studies have shown that vanillic acid has anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of the derivative of vanillic acid, isopropyl vanillate (ISP-VT), in mice. The results of this study indicated that ISP-VT reduced paw edema induced by carrageenan, dextran sulfate (DEX), compound 48/80, serotonin, bradykinin (BK), histamine (HIST), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Furthermore, ISP-VT reduced recruitment of leukocytes and neutrophils and reduced its adhesion and rolling, and decreased myeloperoxidase enzyme activity (MPO), cytokine levels (tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6), and vascular permeability. ISP-VT also significantly reduced the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in subplantar tissue of mice. ISP-VT inhibited COX-2 selectively compared to the standard drug. Our results showed that although ISP-VT binds to COX-1, it is less toxic than indomethacin, as evidenced by MPO analysis of gastric tissue. Treatment with the ISP-VT significantly reduced rectal temperature in yeast-induced hyperthermia in mice. Our results showed that the main mechanism ISP-VT-induced anti-inflammatory activity is by inhibition of COX-2. In conclusion, our results indicate that ISP-VT has potential as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic therapeutic compound.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kerolayne M Nogueira
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
| | - Ana P de Oliveira
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
| | - Gabriella Pacheco
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
| | - Bruno Iles
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
| | - Matheus S Alencar
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
| | - Lucas A D Nicolau
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
| | - Renan O Silva
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center of Biosciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
| | - Flávio R da Nóbrega
- Department of Pharmaceutics Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
| | - Damião P Sousa
- Department of Pharmaceutics Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
| | - Marcellus H L P de Souza
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
| | - Jand V R Medeiros
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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