Abstract
Novel bioactive constituents from natural sources are actively being investigated. The phytochemicals in these phenolic compounds are believed to have a variety of beneficial effects on human health. Several phenolic compounds have been found in plants. The antioxidant potential of phenols has been discussed in numerous studies along with their anti-inflammatory effects on pro-inflammatory cytokine, inducible cyclooxygenase-2, and nitric oxide synthase. Through current study, an attempt is made to outline and highlight a wide variety of inflammation-associated signaling pathways that have been modified by several natural compounds. These signaling pathways include nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-кB), activator protein (AP)-1, protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) transcription factors, tyrosine phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT, and the ubiquitin–proteasome system. In light of the influence of natural substances on signaling pathways, their impact on the production of inflammatory mediator is highlighted in this review.
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Abbreviations
- AKT:
-
RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase
- AP-1:
-
Activator protein-1
- APC:
-
Adenomatosis polyposis coli
- ARE:
-
Antioxidant response element
- ATF:
-
Activating transcription factor
- CAPE:
-
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester
- CCL:
-
Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand
- CK1:
-
Casein kinase 1
- CG:
-
Catechin gallate
- COX:
-
Cyclooxygenase
- CXCL:
-
Chemokine (C–X–C motif) ligand
- cPLA2:
-
Cytosolic phospholipase A2
- ECG:
-
Epicatechin gallate
- EGF:
-
Epidermal growth factor
- EGFR:
-
Epidermal growth factor receptor
- EGC:
-
Epigallocatechin
- EGCG:
-
Epigallocatechin gallate
- ELAM:
-
Endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule
- eNOS:
-
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- ERK:
-
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
- GC:
-
Gallocatechin
- GST:
-
Glutathione S-transferase
- GSK3:
-
Glycogen synthase kinase 3
- HETE:
-
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- HMC-1:
-
Human mast cell-1
- HMVEC:
-
Human microvascular endothelial cells
- HpETE:
-
Hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- HO:
-
Heme oxygenase
- HUVEC:
-
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
- ICAM:
-
Intercellular adhesion molecule
- IкB:
-
Inhibitor of kappa B
- IKK:
-
IкB kinase
- IL:
-
Interleukin
- iNOS:
-
Inducible nitric oxide synthase
- iPLA2:
-
Calcium-independent phospholipase A2
- JAK:
-
Janus tyrosine kinase
- JNK:
-
C-Jun N-terminal kinase
- Keap:
-
Kelch-like ECH-associated protein
- LOX:
-
Lipoxygenase
- LPS:
-
Lipopolysaccharide
- LT:
-
Leukotriene
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MAPKK:
-
MAPK kinase
- MAPKKK:
-
MAPK kinase kinase
- MDM2:
-
Murine double minute 2
- mTORC1:
-
Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
- NF-кB:
-
Nuclear factor-kappa B
- nNOS:
-
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
- NO:
-
Nitric oxide
- NOS:
-
Nitric oxide synthase
- NQO:
-
NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase
- Nrf2:
-
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
- PCA:
-
Protocatechuic acid
- PDG:
-
Prodelphinidin B-4 3'-O-gallate
- PG:
-
Prostaglandin
- PH:
-
Plekstrin homology
- PI3K:
-
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
- PIP3:
-
Phosphatidylinositol (3, 4, 5)-trisphosphate
- PLA2:
-
Phospholipase A2
- PP2A:
-
Protein phosphatase 2A
- PPAR:
-
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
- PPRE:
-
Peroxisome proliferator response element
- PTKs:
-
Protein tyrosine kinases
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- RTK:
-
Receptor tyrosine kinases
- RXR:
-
Retinoid X receptor
- SCF:
-
Stem cell factor
- Src:
-
Sarcoma
- STAT:
-
Signal transducers and activators of transcription
- Syk:
-
Spleen tyrosine kinase
- sPLA2:
-
Secretory phospholipase A2
- TGF-β:
-
Transforming growth factor-β
- TLR:
-
Tool-like receptor
- TNBS:
-
2, 4, 6-Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid
- TNF:
-
Tumor necrosis factor
- TPA:
-
12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
- TRE:
-
Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate responsive element
- TRX:
-
Thioredoxin
- VCAM:
-
Vascular cell adhesion molecule
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Prasad, S., Kumar, V., Singh, C. et al. Crosstalk between phytochemicals and inflammatory signaling pathways. Inflammopharmacol 31, 1117–1147 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-023-01206-z
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