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Anti-inflammatory effects of secondary metabolites isolated from the marine-derived fungal strain Penicillium sp. SF-5629

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After the chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract of the marine-derived fungal strain Penicillium sp. SF-5629, the isolation and structural elucidation of eight secondary metabolites, including (3R,4S)-6,8-dihydroxy-3,4,7-trimethylisocoumarin (1), (3S,4S)-sclerotinin A (2), penicitrinone A (3), citrinin H1 (4), emodin (5), ω-hydroxyemodin (6), 8-hydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate (7), and 3,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate (8) were carried out. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activity of these metabolites showed that 4 inhibited nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 microglia, with IC50 values of 8.1 ± 1.9 and 8.0 ± 2.8 μM, respectively. The inhibitory function of 4 was confirmed based on decreases in inducible nitric oxide synthesis and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression. In addition, 4 was found to suppress the phosphorylation of inhibitor kappa B-α, interrupt the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B, and decrease the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.

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We acknowledge the financial support by grants from the Global R&D Center (GRDC, NRF-2010-00719) programs of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of Korea (MSIFP). This research was also supported by grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean Government (MSIP) (2008-0062484) (2015M3A9E3051054).

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      Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Tran Hong Quang, Kwan-Woo Kim, Hye Jin Kim, Youn-Chul Kim & Hyuncheol Oh

    2. Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

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    3. Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

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    4. College of Medical and Life Sciences, Silla University, Busan, 46958, Republic of Korea

      Jae Hak Sohn

    5. Hanbang Body-Fluid Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, Republic of Korea

      Dae Gill Kang, Ho Sub Lee, Youn-Chul Kim & Hyuncheol Oh

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    Ngan, N.T.T., Quang, T.H., Kim, KW. et al. Anti-inflammatory effects of secondary metabolites isolated from the marine-derived fungal strain Penicillium sp. SF-5629. Arch. Pharm. Res. 40, 328–337 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-017-0890-5

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