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. 2022 Sep 5;14(17):3663. doi: 10.3390/nu14173663

Table 4.

Bioactive compounds from mamey, açaí, passion fruit, lychee, jackfruit, and their anti-inflammatory activity.

Source Compound Classification Activity Reference
Açaí Velutin Flavone Inhibit SEAP secretion
Inhibited the expression of TNF-α and IL-6
[91,96]
Açaí pulp Anthocyanins cyanidin-3-rutinoside and cyanidin-3-glucoside Anthocyanins ↓ IL-6 and IFN-γ [47]
Açaí seed extract Catechin, epicatechin, and polymeric procyanidins Polyphenols ↓ NF-κB and IL-6 [25]
Lychee Catechin-type monomers and oligomers of proanthocyanidins Flavanols and proanthocyanidins Suppression of NF-κB activation and ↓ IL-6 and TNF-α [97]
Lychee seed extract 21 compounds, including 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, procyanidin D, cianidanol, cinnamtannin B1, procyanidin A1, scopoletin, rutin, phlorizin and epicatechin–epicatechin– catechin Polyphenols ↓ mRNA levels of NF-κB [94]
Passion fruit peel flour Vicenin, isoorientin, orientin, vitexin and isovitexin C-glycosyl
flavonoids
↓ IL-1β, Il-6 and IL-17 [20]
Purple passion fruit peel Quercetin, luteolin, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside Flavonoid ↓ NO levels [98]
Yellow passion fruit peel flour Ferulic acid Hydroxycinnamic acid ↓ Lipid peroxidation
↑ GPx and GR in liver
↓ TNF-α and IL-1β
Inactivation of JNK
[88]
Jackfruit Artocarpesin Flavone Suppressed LPS-induced production of NO and PGE2, by downregulating inducible iNOS and COX-2 protein expressions [86]
Jackfruit Moracin C Arylbenzofurane Inhibited LPS-activated ROS and NO release, ↓ mRNA and protein expression of iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α [87]

SEAP: Secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; IL-6: interleukin-6; IFN-γ: interferon-gamma; PGE2: prostaglandin E2. GPx: glutathione peroxidase activity; GR: glutathione reductase; iNOS: inducible NO synthase; 12-HHT: 12(S)-hydroxy(5Z,8E,10E)-heptadecatrienoic acid; TXB2: thromboxane B2; 8- iso-PGF2α: 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α; 8-OHdG: 8-hydroxy-2′deoxyguanosine; MDA: malonaldehyde; JNKMAPK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase; COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2; IP-10: interferon gamma-induced protein-10; MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1; VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; MRP1: multidrug resistance protein 1.