Oridonin

Pharmacokinetics

The anti-inflammatory property of oridonin has been well documented in various immunological diseases. The compound is able to counteract the expression of COX-2 and NOS-2 in the murine RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line activated with LPS. The mechanism underlies the direct interference of the compound with the active region of NF-κB, thereby blocking its nuclear localisation and reducing inflammation (Leung et al., 2005). Shang et al. (2016) observed the efficacy of oridonin against RA-FLS proliferation. They found that oridonin inhibited cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis in IL-1β–treated FLS through phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK in a dose-dependent manner. Oridonin is also reported to restrict the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in LPS-activated RAW264.7 macrophages (Shang et al., 2016).