3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid (3,5-DCQA) is a natural phenolic compound that has been found in
L. japonica,
I. kaushue, and other plants.
1,2 It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral biological activities.
2,3,4 3,5-DCQA scavenges 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH; Item No.
14805) radicals in a cell-free assay (IC
50 = 71.8 μM) and inhibits superoxide production in human neutrophils activated by N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLF) and cytochalasin B (IC
50 = 1.92 μM).
2,3 It inhibits HIV-1 integrase 3''-end processing, strand transfer, and disintegration in a cell-free assay (IC
50s = 0.33, 0.34, and 0.66 μg/ml, respectively) and inhibits HIV-1-induced cytotoxicity in MT-2 cells (ED
50 = 1 μg/ml).
4 In vivo, 3,5-DCQA (25 mg/kg) protects mice from acute lung injury induced by LPS and decreases neutrophil count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).
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