Figure 1.
(A) Structure of myrtucommuacetalone 1 (MCA-1). (B) Effect of myrtucommuacetalone 1 (MCA-1) on nitric oxide (NO) release by activated THP1 monocytes. THP Cells (2 × 105) were incubated in the presence (25, 5, 0.5, 0.25 µg/mL) or absence of the compound (control) for 48 h, and (C) the effects of the compound at 25 µg/mL on the basal level of neuronal NO in U 138MG neuronal cells were observed. The supernatant was analyzed for the presence of nitrite using the Griess method. Values are expressed as mean ± SD for triplicate experiments. The results were compared with NG Monomethyl L arginine (LNMA), a known inhibitor of NO. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005.