Quercetin Reduces Neutrophil Recruitment Induced by CXCL8, LTB4, and fMLP: Inhibition of Actin Polymerization

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• 作者：Fabricio O. Souto ; Ana C. Zarpelon ; Larissa Staurengo-Ferrari ; Victor Fattori ; Rubia Casagrande ; Maria J. V. Fonseca ; Thiago M. Cunha ; Sergio H. Ferreira ; Fernando Q. Cunha ; Waldiceu A. Verri ; Jr.
• 刊名：Journal of Natural Products
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：February 25, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：74
• 期：2
• 页码：113-118
• 全文大小：858K
• 年卷期：v.74,no.2(February 25, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-6025

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Recent in vitro data have suggested that the flavonoid quercetin (1) does not affect the functioning of neutrophils. Therefore, we evaluated in vivo and in vitro whether or not 1 affects neutrophil function, focusing on recruitment. The in vivo treatment with 1 inhibited in a dose-dependent manner the recruitment of neutrophils to the peritoneal cavity of mice induced by known chemotatic factors such as CXCL1, CXCL5, LTB₄, and fMLP. Furthermore, 1 also inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner the chemoattraction of human neutrophils induced by CXCL8, LTB₄, and fMLP in a Boyden chamber. In vitro treatment with 1 did not affect human neutrophil surface expression of CXCR1, CXCR2, BLT1, or FLPR1, but rather reduced actin polymerization. These results suggest that 1 inhibits actin polymerization, hence, explaining the inhibition of neutrophil recruitment in vivo and in vitro and highlighting its possible usefulness to diminish excessive neutrophil migration during inflammation.