Variegatic acid from the edible mushroom Tylopilus ballouii inhibits TNF-α production and PKCβ1 activity in leukemia cells

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2020 Feb 15;30(4):126886. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126886. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Abstract

Variegatic acid, isolated from Tylopilus ballouii dry fruiting bodies, is an inhibitor of β-hexosaminidase release and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α secretion from rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells, with IC50 values of 10.4 μM and 16.8 μM, respectively. On the other hand, it inhibits PKCβ1 activity with an IC50 value of 36.2 μM.

Keywords: Allergy; Chemokine; Inflammatory response; Variegatic acid.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Basidiomycota / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Leukemia / metabolism
  • Leukemia / pathology
  • Mast Cells / cytology
  • Mast Cells / drug effects
  • Mast Cells / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase C beta / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Kinase C beta / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Staurosporine / pharmacology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism*

Substances

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Protein Kinase C beta
  • Staurosporine

Supplementary concepts

  • Tylopilus balloui