Abstract
14-Deoxyandrographolide (14-DAP) is a labdane diterpene isolated from Andrographis paniculata with previously reported calcium channel blocking activity. Its potential platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonistic activity in bovine neutrophils was assessed. 14-DAP, in concentrations between 10 - 100 μM, reduced the extracellular acidification rate and the intracellular alkalinization in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, 14-DAP reduced PAF-induced calcium flux in the presence of extracellular calcium, and tyrosine phosphorylation of a 44 kDa protein corresponding to the MAPKERK1. However, 14-DAP reduced the 3H-PAF binding with a Ki of 7.8 × 10 - 9 M, and a Hill slope of 0.63, suggesting that there is more than one binding site for 14-DAP. We concluded that 14-DAP is an effective antagonist of PAF-mediated processes in bovine neutrophils, probably by virtue of its calcium channel blocking property.
Key words
PAF - calcium - pH - neutrophils - 14-deoxyandrographolide - MAPK -
Andrographis paniculata
- Acanthaceae
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Dr. Rafael A. Burgos
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology
Institute of Pharmacology
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia
P.O. box 567
Chile
Email: rburgos1@uach.cl