Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of synthetic 1,5-bis(4-acetoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one, HB2.

This work describes the synthesis and anti-inflammatory properties of a pentadienone derivative, HB2. The treatment with HB2 produced anti-oedematogenic, anti-inflammatory and antinociception without change locomotors performance. Finally, HB2 reduced the nitric oxide and prostaglandin E(2) production on RAW 264.