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  3. Disposition, Metabolism and Histone Deacetylase and Acetyltransferase Inhibition Activity of Tetrahydrocurcumin and Other Curcuminoids

Disposition, Metabolism and Histone Deacetylase and Acetyltransferase Inhibition Activity of Tetrahydrocurcumin and Other Curcuminoids

  • Pharmaceutics. 2017 Oct 12;9(4):45. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics9040045.
Júlia T Novaes 1,  Ryan Lillico 2,  Casey L Sayre 3,  Kalyanam Nagabushnam 4,  Muhammed Majeed 5,  Yufei Chen 6,  Emmanuel A Ho 7,  Ana Luísa de P Oliveira 8,  Stephanie E Martinez 9,  Samaa Alrushaid 10,  Neal M Davies 11,  Ted M Lakowski 12
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Affiliations

  • 1 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. juliatnovaes@gmail.com.
  • 2 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. umLillic@myumanitoba.ca.
  • 3 College of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences, South Jordan, UT 84096, USA. csayre@roseman.edu.
  • 4 Sabinsa Corporation, 20 Lake Drive, East Windsor, NJ 08520, USA. kalyanam@sabinsa.com.
  • 5 Sabinsa Corporation, 20 Lake Drive, East Windsor, NJ 08520, USA. mmjd52@hotmail.com.
  • 6 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. umche355@myumanitoba.ca.
  • 7 Faculty of Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON N2G 1C5, Canada. emmanuel.ho@uwaterloo.ca.
  • 8 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. analuisapoliv@gmail.com.
  • 9 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA. smartinez@vetmed.wsu.edu.
  • 10 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. umalrush@myumanitoba.ca.
  • 11 Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada. ndavies@ualberta.ca.
  • 12 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5, Canada. ted.lakowski@umanitoba.ca.
PMID: 29023392 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics9040045
Abstract

Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), curcumin and calebin-A are curcuminoids found in turmeric (Curcuma longa). Curcuminoids have been established to have a variety of pharmacological activities and are used as natural health supplements. The purpose of this study was to identify the metabolism, excretion, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and Anticancer properties of these curcuminoids and to determine disposition of THC in rats after oral administration. We developed a UHPLC-MS/MS assay for THC in rat serum and urine. THC shows multiple redistribution phases with corresponding increases in urinary excretion rate. In-vitro antioxidant activity, histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, Histone Acetyltransferase (HAT) activity and anti-inflammatory inhibitory activity were examined using commercial assay kits. Anticancer activity was determined in Sup-T1 lymphoma cells. Our results indicate THC was poorly absorbed after oral administration and primarily excreted via non-renal routes. All curcuminoids exhibited multiple pharmacological effects in vitro, including potent antioxidant activity as well as inhibition of CYP2C9, CYP3A4 and Lipoxygenase activity without affecting the release of TNF-α. Unlike curcumin and calebin-A, THC did not inhibit HDAC1 and PCAF and displayed a weaker growth inhibition activity against Sup-T1 cells. We show evidence for the first time that curcumin and calebin-A inhibit HAT and PCAF, possibly through a Michael-addition mechanism.

Keywords

HAT; HDAC; UHPLC–MS/MS; anti-inflammatory; anticancer; antioxidant; calebin-A; curcumin; pharmacokinetics; tetrahydrocurcumin.

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