Assays anti-inflammatory assay

Among five triterpenoids isolated from Calendula officinalis flowers, P-amyrin (119), faradiol (232), i /-taraxasterol (238), taraxasterol (239), and lupeol (238), the diol 232 was the most active. It showed a dose-dependent effect with a potency that equals that of indomethacin (5) in the topical anti-inflammatory assay with croton oil [33]. Esterification at C-3 of 232 with a fatty acid reduced the activity by more than 50% [33] consistent with our observation in the TPA-induced assay described above. The anti-inflammatory properties, as determined by croton oil-induced edema of mouse ear, of faradiol-3-O-myristate (233) and its 3-O-palmitate (234), the main components of lipophilic extracts of C. officinalis flowers, were shown to be contribute significantly to the pronounced antiphlogistic activity of the lipophilic extracts of C. officinalis flowers [34]. 

Tolmetin sodium is rapidly and almost completely absorbed on oral administration, with peak plasma levels being attained within the first hour of administration. It has a relatively short plasma half-life of approximately 1 hour because of extensive first-pass metabolism, involving hydroxylation of the p-methyl group to the primary alcohol, which is subsequently oxidized to the dicarboxylic acid shown below. This metabolite is inactive in standard in vivo anti-inflammatory assays. The free acid (pKa = 3.5) is highly bound to plasma proteins (99%), and excretion of tolmetin and its metabolites occurs primarily in the urine. 

Chapter 4 - Propolis has been used for as a traditional medicine in Eastern Europe as an antifungal, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticarcinogenic agent. The author isolated three cinamic acid derivatives and one flavanol derivative from Brazilian propolis and determined their structures by spectroscopic analysis. Results were assayed, the anticancer drug potential of these compounds to identify new drug candidates, by determining the... 

The toxic potential of metabolic intermediates, of the carrier moiety, or of a fragment thereof, should never be neglected. For example, some problems may be associated with formaldehyde-releasing prodrugs such as N- and 0-[(acyloxy)methy 1] derivatives or Mannich bases. Similarly, arylacetylenes assayed as potential bioprecursors of anti-inflammatory arylacetic acids proved many years ago to be highly toxic due to the formation of an intermediate ketene. 

Even more complex potential prodrugs of indomethacin were examined, namely its limonenyl, perillyl, bomyl, and menthyl esters, i. e., terpenoid derivatives [21]. These highly lipophilic esters showed rapid enzymatic hydrolysis, and the limonenyl prodrug assayed in humans had an interesting delayed and sustained cutaneous anti-inflammatory activity. 

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