Isolation and Immunomodulatory Effect of Flavonoids from Syzygium samarangense

Abstract

Sixteen flavonoids were isolated from the acetone extract of the leaves of Syzygium samarangense Merr. et Perry. The isolated flavonoids were evaluated for immunopharmacological activity. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were used as target cells, and cell proliferation was determined by ³ H-thymidine uptake. Among them, (-)-strobopinin (2), myricetin 3-O-(2′′-O-galloyl)-α-rhamnopyranoside (8), (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate (10) and myricetin 3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside (11) showed inhibitory potency on PBMC proliferation activated by phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The IC₅₀ values of compounds 2, 8, 10, and 11 on activated PBMC proliferation were 36.3, 11.9, 28.9, and 75.6 μM, respectively. The inhibitory mechanisms may involve the blocking of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production, since compounds 2, 8, 10 and 11 reduced IL-2 and IFN-γ production in PBMC in a dose-dependent manner.

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