ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CURCUMIN AND CAPSAICIN AUGMENTED IN COMBINATION

Authors

  • Thriveni Vasanth Kumar Department of PG Studies and Research in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta 577451, Shimoga, Karnataka, India
  • Manjunatha H. Department of PG Studies and Research in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta 577451, Shimoga, Karnataka, India
  • Rajesh Kp Biocon research centre, Biocon, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i6.18635

Keywords:

Curcumin, Capsaicin, Leukocyte mobilization, Vascular permeability, Human red blood cell membrane

Abstract

Objective: Dietary curcumin and capsaicin are well known for their health beneficial potencies. The current study was done to assess the anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin, capsaicin and their combination by employing in vitro and in vivo models.

Methods: We investigated the protective effect of curcumin, capsaicin and their combination using in vitro heat induced human red blood cell (HRBC) membrane stabilisation, in vivo 3% agar induced leukocyte mobilisation and acetic acid induced vascular permeability assay.

Results: Curcumin, capsaicin and their combination exhibited concentration dependent protective effect against heat-induced HRBC membrane destabilisation, while combined curcumin and capsaicin restored 87.0±0.64 % membrane stability and it is found to be better than curcumin, capsaicin and diclofenac sodium (75.0±0.25. 72±0.9 and 80.0±0.31 %) protective effect. In agar suspension induced leukocyte mobilization assay, the combined curcumin and capsaicin had shown 39.5±1.58 % of inhibition compared to individual curcumin and capsaicin, which showed moderate inhibition of 16.0±3.14 and 21.6±2.17 % respectively. Besides, the combined curcumin and capsaicin had shown highly significant inhibition of acetic acid-induced vascular permeability in rats (62.0±3.14 %), whereas individual curcumin and capsaicin showed moderate inhibition of vascular permeability with 36.0±2.41 and 43.0±1.92 % respectively.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the significant anti-inflammatory property of combined curcumin and capsaicin at half of the individual concentration of curcumin and capsaicin.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ferrero-Miliani L, Nielson OH, Andersen PS, Girardin SE. Chronic inflammation: the importance of NOD2 and NALP3 in an interleukin-1β generation. Clin Exp Immunol 2007;147:227-35.

Syed Ibrahim Rizvi, Prem PS. Protective effect of capsaicin on the osmotic fragility of human erythrocytes. Indian J Exp Biol 1999;37:835-6.

Chaitanya R, Sandhya S, David B, Vinod KR, Murali S. HRBC membrane stabilizing property of root, stem and leaf of Glochidion velutinum. Int J Res Pharm Biomed Sci 2011;4:256-9.

Todar K. Immune defence against bacterial pathogens: innate immunity. Todar’s online textbook of bacteriology; 2008.

Rebeiro RA, Flores CA, Cunha FQ, Ferreira SH. IL-8 causes in vivo neutrophil migration by a cell-dependent mechanism. Immunology 1991;73:472-7.

Kasama T, Miwa Y, Isozaki T, Odai T, Adachi M, Kunkel SL. Neutrophil-derived cytokines: potential therapeutic targets in inflammation. Curr Drug Targets Inflamm Allergy 2005;4:273-2.

Cattani F, Gallese A, Mosca M, Buanne P, Biordi L, Francavilla S, et al. The role of CXCR2 activity in the contact hypersensitivity response in mice. Eur Cytokine Netw 2006;17:42-8.

Palmer G, Gabay C, Imhof BA. Leukocyte migration to rheumatoid joints: enzymes take over. Arthritis Rheum 2006;54:2707-10.

Tanaka D, Kagari T, Doi H, Shimozato T. Essential role of neutrophils in anti-type II collagen antibody and lipopoly-saccharide-induced arthritis. Immunology 2006;119:195-202.

Kim ND, Chou RC, Seung E, Tager AM, Luster AD. A unique requirement for the leukotriene B4 receptor BLT1 for neutrophil recruitment in inflammatory arthritis. J Exp Med 2006;203:829-35.

Eyles JL, Roberts AW, Metcalf D, Wicks IP. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and neutrophiles-forgotten mediators of inflammatory disease. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2006;2:500-10.

Shehzad A, Rehman G, Lee YS. Curcumin in inflammatory diseases. Biofactors 2013;39:69-77.

Matucci Cerinic M, McCarthy G, Lombardi A, Pignone A, Partsch G. Neurogenic influences in arthritis: potential modification by capsaicin. J Rheumatol 1995;22:1447-9.

Shin YH, Namkoong E, Choi S, Bae JS, Jin M. Capsaicin regulates the NF-kappa-B pathway in salivary gland inflammation. J Dent Res 2013;92:547-52.

Karaman M, Firinci F, Cilaker S, Uysal P, Tugyan K. Anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin in a murine model of chronic asthma. Allergol Immunopathol 2012;40:210-4.

Beltran J, Ghosh AK, Basu S. Immunotherapy of tumors with neuroimmune ligand capsaicin. J Immunol 2007;178:326-4.

Yu J, Peng Y, Wu LC, Xie Z, Deng Y. Curcumin down-regulates DNA methyltransferase 1 and plays an anti-leukemic role in acute myeloid leukemia. PLOS One 2013;8:e55934.

Amruthraj NJ, Preetam Raj JP, Saravanan S, Antoine Lebel L. In vitro studies on the anticancer activity of capsaicinoids from Capsicum chinense against human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci 2014;6:254-8.

Honnalagere RP, Sharada AC. Antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects of curcumin pyrazole derivatives. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci 2015;7:244-9.

Srinivasan K. Dietary spices as beneficial modulators of lipid profile in conditions of metabolic disorders and diseases. Food Funct 2013;4:503-21.

Ahuja KD, Kunde DA, Ball MJ, Geraghty DP. Effects of capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin and curcumin on copper-induced oxidation of human serum lipids. J Agric Food Chem 2006;54:6436-9.

Joe B, Vijaykumar M, Lokesh BR. Biological properties of curcumin-cellular and molecular mechanisms of action. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2004;44:97-111.

Joe B, Lokesh BR. Effect of curcumin and capsaicin on arachidonic acid metabolism and lysosomal enzyme secretion by rat peritoneal macrophages. Lipids 1997;32:1173-80.

Kempaiah RK, Srinivasan K. Influence of dietary curcumin, capsaicin and garlic on the antioxidant status of red blood cells and the liver in high-fat-fed rats. Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:314-20.

Hussain MS, Chandrasekhara N. Biliary proteins from the hepatic bile of rats fed curcumin or capsaicin inhibit cholesterol crystal nucleation in supersaturated model bile. Indian J Biochem Biophys 1994;31:407-12.

Manjunatha H, Srinivasan K. Protective effect of dietary curcumin and capsaicin on induced oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, iron induced hepatotoxicity and carrageenan-induced inflammation. FEBS J 2006;273:4528-37.

Manjunatha H, Srinivasan K. Hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of dietary curcumin and capsaicin in induced hypercholesterolemic rats. Lipids 2007;42:1133-42.

Sadique J, Al-Rqobah NA, Bughaith MF, El-Gindy AR. The bioactivity of certain medicinal plants on the stabilization of RBC membrane system. Fitoterapia LX; 1989. p. 525-32.

Sakat S, Juvekar AR, Gambhire MN. In vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of methanol extract of Oxalis corniculata Linn. Indian J Pharm Sci 2010;2:146-55.

Shinde UA, Phadke AS, Nari AM, Mungantiwar AA, Dikshit VJ, Saraf MN. Studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) loud. Wood oil. J Ethnopharmacol 1999;70:251-7.

Suresh D, Srinivsan K. Tissue distribution and elimination of capsaicin, piperine and curcumin following oral intake in rats. Indian J Med Res 2010;131:682-91.

Morgana RG, Sabrina GA, Leila SC, Luis CS, Keith LK, Carlos RJ. Curcumin modulates the immune response associated with LPS-induced periodontal disease in rats. Innate Immunity 2010;18:155-63.

Whittle BA. The use of changes in capillary permeability in mice to distinguish between narcotic and non-narcotic analgesics. Br J Pharmacol 1964;22:246-53.

Hamidi H, Tajerzadeh H. Carrier erythrocytes: an overview. Drug Delivery 2003;10:9-20.

Feirrali M, Signormi C, Ciccolili L, Comporti M. Iron release and membrane damage in erythrocytes exposed to oxidizing agents, phenylhydrazine, devicene and iso-uranil. Biochem J 1992;285:295-301.

Cooper GM. The cell: a molecular approach. 2nd ed. Bookshelf ID: NBK9953; 2000.

Mounnissamy VM, Kavimani S, Balu V, Drlin QS. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of ethanol extract of Canjera rehedi. Iranian J Pharmacol Ther 2008;6:235-7.

Aloni B, Eitan A, Livne A. The erythrocyte membrane site for the effect of temperature on osmotic fragility. Biochim Biophys Acta 1977;465:46-53.

Hillman RS, Finch CA. Red cell manual. 7th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 1996. p. 58.

Loverde SM. Molecular simulation of the transport of drugs across model membranes. J Physical Chem Lett 2014;5:1659-65.

Arnab B, Kunwar A, Mishra B, Priyadarsini KI. Concentration-dependent antioxidant/pro-oxidant activity of curcumin studies from AAPH induced hemolysis of RBCs. Chem Biol Interact 2008;174:134-9.

Saowanee N, Upa K, Poungrat P, Wanida D, Veerapol K, Bunkerd K, et al. Antioxidant and vascular protective effects of curcumin and tetrahydro curcumin in rats with L-NAME-induced hypertension. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 2011;383:519-29.

Jancso G, Kiraly E, Jancso GA. Pharmacologically induced selective degeneration of chemosensitive primary sensory neuron. Nature (London) 1977;270:741-3.

Lembeck F, Holzer P. Substance P as a neurogenic mediator of antidromic vasodilation nd neurogenic plasma extravasation. Naunyn Schmiedeberg’s Arch Pharmacol 1979;310:175-83.

Moghaddam SJ, Barta P, Mirabolfathinejad SG, Ammar AZ, Torres GN, Vo TT, et al. Curcumin inhibits COPD-like airway inflammation and lung cancer progression in mice. Carcinogenesis 2009;30:1949-56.

Francis A, Jean CS, Denis G. Curcumin inhibits agent-induced human neutrophil functions in vitro and lipopolysaccharide-induced neutrophil infiltration in vivo. Int Immunopharmacol 2013;17:1101-7.

Published

01-06-2017

How to Cite

Kumar, T. V., M. H., and R. Kp. “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CURCUMIN AND CAPSAICIN AUGMENTED IN COMBINATION”. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 9, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 145-9, doi:10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i6.18635.

Issue

Section

Original Article(s)