ANTIASTHMATIC EFFECTS OF ONIONS - INHIBITION OF 5-LIPOXYGENASE AND CYCLOOXYGENASE INVITRO BY THIOSULFINATES AND CEPAENES

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作者
WAGNER, H [1 ]
DORSCH, W [1 ]
BAYER, T [1 ]
BREU, W [1 ]
WILLER, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FRANKFURT,CHILDRENS HOSP,W-6000 FRANKFURT,GERMANY
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PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS | 1990年 / 39卷 / 01期
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10.1016/0952-3278(90)90173-I
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Nine thiosulfinates (TS) and four "Cepaenes" (CS) isolated from onions and/or synthetized by us showed dose dependent (0,25 to 100 μM) marked inhibitory effects on both cyclooxygenase (CA, tested on sheep seminal vesicle microsomes) and 5-lipoxygenase activity (LO, tested on porcine leukocytes). The following rank order of activity was observed: saturated aliphatic TS < aromatic TS ≈ α,β-unsaturated TS < CS. CS inhibited both CA and LO by more than 75% at 10 and 1 μM concentrations respectively. Most likely, these in vitro effects are responsible for antiinflammatory and antiasthmatic properties of onion extracts observed in vivo, at least in part. © 1990.
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