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This work explored the anti-inflammatory potential of mangosteen in the form of tinctures. Methods: Tinctures were prepared from the pericarp and leaves, characterized for their major constituents, and evaluated for their in vitro, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential. Results: HPLC analysis revealed eight major isoprenylated xanthones whose concentrations increased with an increasing alcohol percentage. \u03b1-Mangostin and \u03b3-mangostin, two major xanthones present in the tinctures, were stable for 12 weeks at room and elevated (40 \u00b0C) temperatures, indicating stability of the tincture. In vitro luciferase reporter assays using HepG2-ARE revealed an alcohol concentration-dependent activation of Nrf2 by pericarp and leaf tinctures. The tinctures inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in RAW264.7 cells. Garcinone C (GarC) and garcinone D (GarD) caused significant inhibition of LPS-induced NO production and iNOS expression. GarC and GarD also induced nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and upregulated heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), and glutathione S-transferase Pi 1 (GSTP1) in RAW264.7 cells. Conclusions: Taken together, mangosteen tinctures are a significant source of prenylated xanthones with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu18030537","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]],"date-time":"2026-02-05T16:30:47Z","timestamp":1770309047000},"page":"537","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) Pericarp and Leaf Tinctures Inhibit LPS-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages and Activate Nrf2"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4850-977X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Restituto","family":"Tocmo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1339-4745","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mirielle C.","family":"Nauman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yunying","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pradeep","family":"Subedi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5489-2372","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jeremy James","family":"Johnson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1047","DOI":"10.1002\/ptr.2730","article-title":"Garcinia mangostana L.: A phytochemical and pharmacological review","volume":"23","author":"Obolskiy","year":"2009","journal-title":"Phytother. 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