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. 2022 Jan 8;20(1):58. doi: 10.3390/md20010058

Table 7.

Anti-inflammatory marine xanthone.

Name Activity Source Ref.
Norlichexanthone (17) COX-2 (IC50 = 34.3 µM) Stachybotry sp. (ZSDS1F1-2) isolated from a sponge collected at Xisha Island [34]
Yicathin C (18) NO inhibition (27.0 ± 3.2%); NF-κB inhibition (56.8 ± 5.7%) Aspergillus europaeus (WZXY-SX-4-1) isolated from Xestospongia testudinaria [99]
IL-6 cytokine % at 1 µM: 78.37 ± 7.78% Aspergillus wentii isolated from Gymnogongrus flabelliformis collected at Pingtan Island [4]
Yicathin B (19) IL-6 cytokine % at 10 µM: 95.65 ± 17.21%
NO inhibition (35.3 ± 3.9%); NF-κB inhibition (81.2 ± 8.3%) Aspergillus europaeus (WZXY-SX-4-1) isolated from Xestospongia testudinaria [99]
1,3,6-trihydroxy-8-methylxanthone (45) COX-2 (IC50 = 12.2 µM) Arthrinium sp. (ZSDS1-F3) isolated from a sponge collected at Xisha Islands [100]
Calyxanthone (46) NO inhibition (17.6 ± 5.1)
NF-κB: 63.7 ± 5.6
Aspergillus europaeus (WZXY-SX-4-1) isolated from Xestospongia testudinaria [99]
Yicathin A (47) NO inhibition (23.7 ± 4.8%); NF-κB inhibition (13.0 ± 9.8%)
Euroanthone A (166) NO inhibition (42.2 ± 2.3%); NF-κB inhibition (68.8 ± 7.0%)
Euroanthone B (167) NO inhibition (23.4 ± 3.3%); NF-κB inhibition (52.3 ± 10.6%)

COX: Cyclooxygenase; IC50: Half maximal inhibitory concentration; NF-κΒ: factor nuclear kappa B; NO: nitric oxide.