Description
RutaecarpineisanindoloquinazolinealkaloidoriginallyfoundinEvodia;itexhibitsanti-inflammatory,anti-atherosclerotic,cardioprotective,anorexigenic,andanti-obesityactivities.RutaecarpineinhibitsCOX-2andalsodecreasesfoodintake,weightgain,andserumglucose,leptin,andinsulinlevelsinvivobyinhibitingexpressionofneuropeptideYandAgRP.Rutaecarpinealsoinhibitsaccumulationofmacrophagesandcholesterolinatheroscleroticlesionsandincreasescholesterolexcretioninotheranimalmodels.Additionally,rutaecarpineinhibitshypoxia-inducedproductionofROSandlactatedehydrogenaseandsuppressesapoptosisinmyocardiocytes.Inothercellularmodels,rutaecarpinedecreasescorticosteroneproduction,potentiallythroughinhibitionofcAMP,3β-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase,and11β-hydroxylaseactivity.RutaecarpinealsoinhibitsproductionofROS,NO,andiNOS,potentiallythroughinhibitionofNADPHoxidase.Inmacrophages,rutaecarpineinhibitsarachidonicacidreleaseanddecreasesproductionofprostaglandinE2(PGE2);inotherinvitromodels,itinhibitscollagen-stimulatedformationofthromboxaneB2andinosinemonophosphate.