A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Approach to Evaluate the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Major Metabolites of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Waste in Human Bronchial Epithelium.

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serval:BIB_72759580BF19
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Approach to Evaluate the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Major Metabolites of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Waste in Human Bronchial Epithelium.
Journal
Molecules
Author(s)
Crescenzi M.A., Gallart-Ayala H., Stellato C., Popolo A., Ivanisevic J., Piacente S., Montoro P.
ISSN
1420-3049 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1420-3049
Publication state
Published
Issued date
21/03/2025
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Number
7
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Fennel waste is rich in compounds that may have beneficial effects on human health. For this reason, the most abundant metabolites in fennel were isolated as the following: quercetin-3-O-glucoside, quinic acid, 1,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, kaempferol-3-O-glucuronide, and quercetin-3-O-glucuronide. After inducing inflammation in human bronchial epithelial cells by stimulating them with IL-1β, the cells were treated with the specialized Foeniculum vulgare metabolites at different concentrations to assess their anti-inflammatory effect. Eicosanoids, fatty acids, and sphingolipids were extracted from the cell medium and quantified by UPLC-ESI-QTRAP-MS/MS analysis. The anti-inflammatory activity of the metabolites isolated from fennel waste was demonstrated. They were able to alleviate the inflammatory state in human bronchial epithelium by modulating the metabolic expression of both pro- and anti-inflammatory eicosanoids, fatty acids, and sphingolipids. These findings suggest the potential use of fennel waste in the production of dietary supplements to alleviate the symptoms of chronic inflammatory diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), where the continuous use of antiphlogistics may have significant side effects.
Keywords
Humans, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemistry, Foeniculum/chemistry, Foeniculum/metabolism, Bronchi/drug effects, Bronchi/cytology, Bronchi/metabolism, Plant Extracts/pharmacology, Plant Extracts/chemistry, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Epithelial Cells/drug effects, Epithelial Cells/metabolism, Cell Line, cell metabolomic, inflammation, vegetable waste
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Web of science
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Yes
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