Title:A Comprehensive Review on the Anti-inflammatory Activity of Chalconesderived
Moieties
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Author(s): Roopal Mittal*, Shailesh Sharma, Ajay Singh Kushwah, Obaid Yaqoob and Deepika Kumari
Affiliation:
- RKSD College of Pharmacy, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kaithal (Haryana) 136027, India
Keywords:
Nrf2/NF-κB signals, physiochemical properties, inflammation, natural chalcones, narigenin, cardomonin.
Abstract:
Background: In recent decades, all-embracing research accounting for thousands of natural
bioactive compounds have been detailed on behalf of their origin, pharmacological activity, active
phytoconstituents, and therapeutic applications. Chalcones, secondary metabolites have shown
therapeutic potential against various forms of inflammation, pain, and cancer in multiple research
papers targeting their pathway inhibition and their significant therapeutic activity.
Area Covered: Diverse aspects of chalcones have been focused on with their biological source,
pathway inhibition, and pharmacological activity.
Objectives: This study aims to focus on the chalcones being the origin of ethnopharmacological, possess
extensive pharmacological activities, including anti-neoplastic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant, anti-acne, anti-aging, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, psychoactive, anti-parasitic,
and many others.
Methods: Chalcones display anti-inflammatory activity via COX-2, NO synthase, and TNF-α inhibition.
Furthermore, comprehensive studies will be discussed with a viewpoint of the chalcones’s role
in the alleviation of inflammation. According to recent advancements, chalcones clinically have been
used in the treatment of inflammation, anti-aging, oxidative stress reduction, autophagy, and apoptosis.
Conclusion: This article focuses on the molecular progression of inflammation and the chalcone
role in combating inflammation by targeting inflammatory mediators and pathways.