Anti-Inflammatory Properties of a Colored Avocado Seed Extract
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https://doi.org/10.17140/aftnsoj-5-151Keywords:
Avocado seed, Colored avocado seed extract, Anti-inflammatory, Persea Americana, Cytokines, Phospholipase A2, Nitric oxide synthase, Cyclooxygenase-2Abstract
Objective: The anti-inflammatory potential of colored avocado seed extract (CASE) was explored based on the ethnobotanical use of avocado seed for inflammatory diseases.
Introduction: Chronic inflammation contributes to many diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and arthritis. Avo-cado seeds have been used ethnobotanically for their anti-inflammatory properties.
Methods: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 murine macrophage cells were treated with CASE for 24 h, after which the pro-inflammatory cytokines, Interleukin -6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-1β (Interleukin -1β) were measured along with NO production. Effect of CASE on Cyclooxygenase -2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was also observed. We also studied if CASE would inhibit the activity of secreted Phospholipase A2 (PLA2).
Results: Treatment of LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells with CASE for 24 h reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β. NO production was reduced in a dose-dependent manner, and the reduction was associated with a decrease in the protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Whereas PGE2 production was significantly reduced by CASE, no change in the protein expression of Cyclooxygenase -2 (COX-2) was observed. CASE did inhibit the activity of purified secreted PLA2 (IC50=36 μg/mL). Kinetic analysis indicated that the inhibition was non-competitive with respect to substrate concentration. Nuclear translocation of nuclear factor κB (NF-kB) to the nucleus was reduced by treatment with CASE, and this inhibition may underlie the effects of CASE on iNOS and cytokine expression.
Conclusion: These results suggest that the CASE may represent a source of anti-inflammatory compounds which can be ex-ploited as functional food ingredients or as lead compounds for pharmaceutical development.
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