Anti-inflammatory activity of essential oils from Tunisian aromatic and medicinal plants and their major constituents in THP-1 macrophages

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In this study, the capacity of eight essential oils (EOs), sage (Salvia officinalis), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), black cumin (Nigella sativa), prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), oregano (Origanum vulgare) and wormwood (Artemisia herba-alba), on the inhibition of NF-κB activation was screened at concentrations up to 0.25 µL/mL using THP-1 human macrophages bearing a NF-κB reporter. This screening selected coriander, geranium, and wormwood EOs as the most active, which later evidenced the ability to decrease over 50 % IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α and COX-2 mRNA expression in LPS-stimulated THP-1 macrophages. The chemical composition of selected EOs was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The two major constituents (>50 % of each EO) were tested at the same concentrations presented in each EO. It was demonstrated that the major compound or the binary mixtures of the two major compounds could explain the anti-inflammatory effects reported for the crude EOs. Additionally, the selected EOs also inhibit>50 % caspase-1 activity. However, this effect could not be attributed to the major components (except for β-citronellol/geranium oil, 40 %/65 % caspase-1 inhibition), suggesting, in addition to potential synergistic effects, the presence of minor compounds with caspase-1 inhibitory activity. These results demonstrated the potential use of the EOs obtained from Tunisian flora as valuable sources of anti-inflammatory agents providing beneficial health effects by reducing the levels of inflammatory mediators involved in the genesis of several diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:167

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Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) - 167(2023) vom: 22. Mai, Seite 112678

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira, Renato B [VerfasserIn]
Rahali, Fatma Zohra [VerfasserIn]
Nehme, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
Falleh, Hanen [VerfasserIn]
Jemaa, Mariem Ben [VerfasserIn]
Sellami, Ibtissem Hamrouni [VerfasserIn]
Ksouri, Riadh [VerfasserIn]
Bouhallab, Said [VerfasserIn]
Ceciliani, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Abdennebi-Najar, Latifa [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, David M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-Pinene
α-Thujone
β-Citronellol
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Camphor
Caspase-1-inflammasome
Caspases
EC 3.4.22.-
Geraniol
Journal Article
Linalool
NF-κB signalling
NF-kappa B
Oils, Volatile
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.04.2023

Date Revised 25.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112678

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NLM355909359