NF-kappaB inhibitory activity of compounds isolated from Cantharellus cibarius

Phytother Res. 2008 Aug;22(8):1104-6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2467.

Abstract

The inhibitory activities of the extracts of Cantharellus cibarius and isolated compounds were investigated in an enzyme-based ELISA NF-kappaB assay. Of the tested compounds, ergosterol, ergosterol peroxide and cerevisterol were noted to have the most potent inhibition of NF-kappaB activation. The ability of the active metabolites to inhibit the NF-kappaB translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus was assessed using a cell-based NF-kappaB assay. The isolated compounds were elucidated through the analysis of various spectroscopic methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Ergosterol / analogs & derivatives
  • Ergosterol / isolation & purification
  • Ergosterol / pharmacology
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • HeLa Cells / drug effects*
  • HeLa Cells / metabolism
  • HeLa Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Phytosterols / isolation & purification
  • Phytosterols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*

Substances

  • NF-kappa B
  • Phytosterols
  • Plant Extracts
  • cerevisterol
  • ergosterol-5,8-peroxide
  • Ergosterol