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Neuroprotective Potential of Biflavone Ginkgetin: A Review. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020562. [PMID: 36836918 PMCID: PMC9964866 DOI: 10.3390/life13020562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Neurological disorders are becoming more common, and there is an intense search for molecules that can help treat them. Several natural components, especially those from the flavonoid group, have shown promising results. Ginkgetin is the first known biflavonoid, a flavonoid dimer isolated from ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.). Later, its occurrence was discovered in more than 20 different plant species, most of which are known for their use in traditional medicine. Herein we have summarized the data on the neuroprotective potential of ginkgetin. There is evidence of protection against neuronal damage caused by ischemic strokes, neurotumors, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Parkinson's disease (PD). Beneficial effects in ischemic strokes have been demonstrated in animal studies in which injection of ginkgetin before or after onset of the stoke showed protection from neuronal damage. AD protection has been the most studied to date. Possible mechanisms include inhibition of reactive oxygen species, inhibition of β-secretase, inhibition of Aβ fibril formation, amelioration of inflammation, and antimicrobial activity. Ginkgetin has also shown positive effects on the relief of PD symptoms in animal studies. Most of the available data are from in vitro or in vivo animal studies, where ginkgetin showed promising results, and further clinical studies should be conducted.
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Wang LT, Huang H, Chang YH, Wang YQ, Wang JD, Cai ZH, Efferth T, Fu YJ. Biflavonoids from Ginkgo biloba leaves as a novel anti-atherosclerotic candidate: Inhibition potency and mechanistic analysis. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 102:154053. [PMID: 35567993 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ginkgo biloba L. is one of the oldest trees on earth, and its leaves have been used since ages as herbal medicine to treat cerebrovascular disorders. It is worth noting that in addition to the widely concerned flavonoids and terpenoids, it also contains various thus far neglected biflavonoids. In fact, biflavonoids are flavonoids consisting of apigenin or its derivatives as monomeric scaffold, and are linked via C-C or C-O-C bond. PURPOSE Based on the structural similarity of flavonoids, we hypothesized that biflavonoids may play a potential role in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Here, we describe the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis (AS) by biflavonoids. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Four main biflavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves were screened by oleic acid-induced lipid production in HepG2 cells. The non-covalent effects of biflavonoids on the potential targets of atherosclerosis were screened by reverse targeting and molecular dynamics simulation. The interactions between biflavonoids and potential targets were evaluated by an exogenous cell model, which verified the consistency of the simulation results. CONCLUSION Among all four biflavonoids, ginkgetin significantly inhibited oleic acid-induced lipid production in HepG2 cells and reduced total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The interaction of ginkgetin with CDK2 through π-alkyl and hydrogen bonds increased the binding of molecules and proteins. Ginkgetin arrested the cells in the G1-S phase, which significantly inhibited abnormal cell growth which closely related to the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. Biflavonoids could be a promising natural medicine for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Li-Tao Wang
- The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, PR China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, PR China
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- The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, PR China
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- The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, PR China
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- The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China; The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, PR China.
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Xiong X, Tang N, Lai X, Zhang J, Wen W, Li X, Li A, Wu Y, Liu Z. Insights Into Amentoflavone: A Natural Multifunctional Biflavonoid. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:768708. [PMID: 35002708 PMCID: PMC8727548 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.768708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Amentoflavone is an active phenolic compound isolated from Selaginella tamariscina over 40 years. Amentoflavone has been extensively recorded as a molecule which displays multifunctional biological activities. Especially, amentoflavone involves in anti-cancer activity by mediating various signaling pathways such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), and emerges anti-SARS-CoV-2 effect via binding towards the main protease (Mpro/3CLpro), spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, amentoflavone is considered to be a promising therapeutic agent for clinical research. Considering the multifunction of amentoflavone, the current review comprehensively discuss the chemistry, the progress in its diverse biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, anti-microorganism, metabolism regulation, neuroprotection, radioprotection, musculoskeletal protection and antidepressant, specially the fascinating role against various types of cancers. In addition, the bioavailability and drug delivery of amentoflavone, the molecular mechanisms underlying the activities of amentoflavone, the molecular docking simulation of amentoflavone through in silico approach and anti-SARS-CoV-2 effect of amentoflavone are discussed.
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- Xifeng Xiong
- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Ethnopharmacology, chemodiversity, and bioactivity of Cephalotaxus medicinal plants. Chin J Nat Med 2021; 19:321-338. [PMID: 33941338 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(21)60032-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cephalotaxus is the only genus of Cephalotaxaceae family, and its natural resources are declining due to habitat fragmentation, excessive exploitation and destruction. In many areas of China, folk herbal doctors traditionally use Cephalotaxus plants to treat innominate swollen poison, many of which are cancer. Not only among Han people, but also among minority ethnic groups, Cephalotaxus is used to treat various diseases, e.g., cough, internal bleeding and cancer in Miao medicine, bruises, rheumatism and pain in Yao medicine, and ascariasis, hookworm disease, scrofula in She medicine, etc. Medicinal values of some Cephalotaxus species and compounds are acknowledged officially. However, there is a lack of comprehensive review summarizing the ethnomedicinal knowledge of Cephalotaxus, relevant medicinal phytometabolites and their bioactivities. The research progresses in ethnopharmacology, chemodiversity, and bioactivities of Cephalotaxus medicinal plants are reviewed and commented here. Knowledge gaps are pinpointed and future research directions are suggested. Classic medicinal books, folk medicine books, herbal manuals and ethnomedicinal publications were reviewed for the genus Cephalotaxus (Sanjianshan in Chinese). The relevant data about ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology were collected as comprehensively as possible from online databases including Scopus, NCBI PubMed, Bing Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). "Cephalotaxus", and the respective species name were used as keywords in database search. The obtained articles of the past six decades were collated and analyzed. Four Cephalotaxus species are listed in the official medicinal book in China. They are used as ethnomedicines by many ethnic groups such as Miao, Yao, Dong, She and Han. Inspirations are obtained from traditional applications, and Cephalotaxus phytometabolites are developed into anticancer reagents. Cephalotaxine-type alkaloids, homoerythrina-type alkaloids and homoharringtonine (HHT) are abundant in Cephalotaxus, e.g., C. lanceolata, C. fortunei var. alpina, C. griffithii, and C. hainanensis, etc. New methods of alkaloid analysis and purification are continuously developed and applied. Diterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, lignans, phenolics, and other components are also identified and isolated in various Cephalotaxus species. Alkaloids such as HHT, terpenoids and other compounds have anticancer activities against multiple types of human cancer. Cephalotaxus extracts and compounds showed anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, immunomodulatory activity, antimicrobial activity and nematotoxicity, antihyperglycemic effect, and bone effect, etc. Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies of Cephalotaxus are increasing. We should continue to collect and sort out folk medicinal knowledge of Cephalotaxus and associated organisms, so as to obtain new enlightenment to translate traditional tips into great therapeutic drugs. Transcriptomics, genomics, metabolomics and proteomics studies can contribute massive information for bioactivity and phytochemistry of Cephalotaxus medicinal plants. We should continue to strengthen the application of state-of-the-art technologies in more Cephalotaxus species and for more useful compounds and pharmacological activities.
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Adnan M, Rasul A, Hussain G, Shah MA, Zahoor MK, Anwar H, Sarfraz I, Riaz A, Manzoor M, Adem Ş, Selamoglu Z. Ginkgetin: A natural biflavone with versatile pharmacological activities. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 145:111642. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Feng X, Zhang X, Chen Y, Li L, Sun Q, Zhang L. Identification of bilobetin metabolites, in vivo and in vitro, based on an efficient ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry strategy. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:3408-3420. [PMID: 32573953 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bilobetin, a natural compound extracted from Ginkgo biloba, has various pharmacological activities such as antioxidation, anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and promoting osteoblast differentiation. However, few studies have been conducted and there are no reports on its metabolites owing to its low content in nature. In addition, it has been reported to have potential liver and kidney toxicity. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the metabolites of bilobetin in vitro and in vivo. Bilobetin was incubated with liver microsomes to determine metabolites in vitro, and faeces and urine were collected after oral administration to rats to determine metabolites in vivo. After the samples were processed, they were measured using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. As a result, a total of 21 and 9 metabolites were detected in vivo and in vitro, respectively. Demethylation, demethylation and loss of water, demethylation and hydrogenation, demethylation and glycine conjugation, oxidation, methylation, oxidation and methylation, and hydrogenation were the main metabolic pathways. This study is the first to identify the metabolites of bilobetin and provides a theoretical foundation for the safe use of bilobetin in clinical application and the development of new drugs.
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- Xue Feng
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, P. R. China
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- The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, P. R. China
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Son H, Kang W. Quantitative determination of bilobetin in rat plasma by HPLC-MS/MS and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 34:e4784. [PMID: 31853982 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Although bilobetin, a biflavone isolated from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba, represents a variety of pharmacological activities, to date there have been no validated determination methods for bilobetin in biological samples. Thus, we developed a liquid chromatographic method using a tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of bilobetin in rat plasma. After protein precipitation with acetonitrile including diclofenac (internal standard), the analytes were chromatographed on a reversed-phased column with a mobile phase of purified water and acetonitrile (3:7, v/v, including 0.1% formic acid). The ion transitions of the precursor to the product ion were principally deprotonated ions [M - H]- at m/z 551.2 → 519.2 for bilobetin and 296.1 → 251.7 for the IS. The accuracy and precision of the assay were in accordance with US Food and Drug Administration regulations for the validation of bioanalytical methods. This analytical method was successfully applied to monitor plasma concentrations of bilobetin over time following intravenous administration in rats.
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- Heebin Son
- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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Petersen MJ, de Cássia Lemos Lima R, Kjaerulff L, Staerk D. Immobilized α-amylase magnetic beads for ligand fishing: Proof of concept and identification of α-amylase inhibitors in Ginkgo biloba. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2019; 164:94-101. [PMID: 31103779 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is a widespread metabolic disorder that affects millions of people around the world. The disease is a major burden on both economic and social levels, and there is a need for improved drugs with fewer side effects in the management of the disease. Current methods for isolation of anti-diabetic lead compounds from complex mixtures suffer from low resolution and sensitivity, and there is a need for improved alternatives. In this work, magnetic ligand fishing combined with high-performance liquid chromatography - photodiode-array detection - high-resolution mass spectrometry - solid-phase extraction - nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR) was developed and validated, with the aim of accelerating discovery of natural products targeting α-amylase. The enzyme was successfully immobilized onto magnetic beads and retained its catalytic activity for a period of 75 days, and the specificity of this method was successfully validated by testing the N-terminus coupled α-amylase immobilized magnetic beads on an artificial mixture. A proof of concept experiment, using a crude ethyl acetate extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves, proved that it was possible to fish out four α-amylase ligands. HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR analysis confirmed the presence of bilobetin, isoginkgetin, ginkgetin and sciadopitysin in the solutions resulting from α-amylase ligand fishing with Ginkgo biloba. IC50 curves revealed a reversed relationship between concentration of sciadopitysin and inhibition of α-amylase activity, suggesting that this compound activated the enzyme instead of inhibiting it.
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- Malene J Petersen
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Li M, Li B, Xia ZM, Tian Y, Zhang D, Rui WJ, Dong JX, Xiao FJ. Anticancer Effects of Five Biflavonoids from Ginkgo Biloba L. Male Flowers In Vitro. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24081496. [PMID: 30995808 PMCID: PMC6514578 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ginkgo biloba L., an ancient dioecious gymnosperm, is now cultivated worldwide for landscaping and medical purposes. A novel biflavonoid—amentoflavone 7′′-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1)—and four known biflavonoids were isolated and identified from the male flowers of Ginkgo. The anti-proliferative activities of five biflavonoids were evaluated on different cancer lines. Bilobetin (3) and isoginkgetin (4) exhibited better anti-proliferative activities on different cancer lines. Their effects were found to be cell-specific and in a dose and time dependent manner for the most sensitive HeLa cells. The significant morphological changes validated their anticancer effects in a dose-dependent manner. They were capable of arresting the G2/M phase of the cell cycle, inducing the apoptosis of HeLa cells dose-dependently and activating the proapoptotic protein Bax and the executor caspase-3. Bilobetin (3) could also inhibit the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2. These might be the mechanism underlying their anti-proliferation. In short, bilobetin (3) and isoginkgetin (4) might be the early lead compounds for new anticancer agents.
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- Min Li
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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A sensitive and selective multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry method for simultaneous quantification of flavonol glycoside, terpene lactones, and biflavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 170:335-340. [PMID: 30986686 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In this study, an efficient and sensitive UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS (MRM) analytical strategy was established firstly for simultaneous determination of 11 components, including 3 original flavonol glycoside, 4 terpene lactones and 4 biflavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves. The validated strategy exhibited proper linearity (R2 ≥0.99) in the range of 0.5-125 μg/mL, and intra and inter-day precision were lower than 4.09% and 4.80%, respectively. Limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were calculated, ranging from 0.2-4.6 ng/mL, with repeatability values between 1.98% and 4.48%. The average recoveries were all in the range of 98.45-106.67% with RSD (n = 3) for the related compounds. Subsequently, the proposed method was used for the analysis of Ginkgo biloba leaves during leaf senescence. Results showed the dominant flavonol glycosides were kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside and isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside, the level of terpene lactones and biflavonoids reached the highest in the latest harvest samples. Compared with conventional detection method, the present method could directly analyze original flavonol glycoside without acid hydrolysis process and terpene lactones without the ELSD in a high sensitivity. Moreover, the biflavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves were also simultaneously quantified. The results demonstrated that the developed method was accurate, sensitive and reliable for simultaneous quantification of multi-components in Ginkgo biloba leaves, and this study should be significant for the comprehensive utilization and development of Ginkgo biloba resources.
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Wubshet SG, Liu B, Kongstad KT, Böcker U, Petersen MJ, Li T, Wang J, Staerk D. Combined magnetic ligand fishing and high-resolution inhibition profiling for identification of α-glucosidase inhibitory ligands: A new screening approach based on complementary inhibition and affinity profiles. Talanta 2019; 200:279-287. [PMID: 31036185 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Plants are well-recognized sources of inhibitors for α-glucosidase - a key target enzyme for management of type 2 diabetes. Recently, two advanced bioactivity-profiling techniques, i.e., ligand fishing and high-resolution inhibition profiling, have shown great promises for accelerating identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors from complex plant extracts. Non-specific affinities and non-specific inhibitions are major sources of false positive hits from ligand fishing and high-resolution inhibition profiling, respectively. In an attempt to minimize such false positive hits, we describe a new screening approach based on ligand fishing and high-resolution inhibition profiling for detection of high-affinity ligands and assessment of inhibitory activity, respectively. The complementary nature of ligand fishing and high-resolution inhibition profiling was explored to identify α-glucosidase inhibitory ligands from a complex mixture, and proof-of-concept was demonstrated with crude ethyl acetate extract of Ginkgo biloba. In addition to magnetic beads with a 3-carbon aliphatic linker, α-glucosidase was immobilized on magnetic beads with a 21-carbon aliphatic linker; and the two different types of magnetic beads were compared for their hydrolytic activity and fishing efficiency.
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- Sileshi G Wubshet
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Nofima AS-Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, PB 210, N-1431 Ås, Norway.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; College of Chemistry and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua 061100, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Nofima AS-Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, PB 210, N-1431 Ås, Norway.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Li M, Li B, Hou Y, Tian Y, Chen L, Liu S, Zhang N, Dong J. Anti-inflammatory effects of chemical components from Ginkgo biloba L. male flowers on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Phytother Res 2019; 33:989-997. [PMID: 30693991 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ginkgo biloba L., well known as living fossil, have various pharmacological activities. Eighteen compounds were isolated from Ginkgo male flowers including a novel matsutake alcohol glycoside, Ginkgoside A (1), and 17 known compounds-calaliukiuenoside (2), benzylalcohol O-α-l-arabinopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucopyranoside (3), amentoflavone (4), sciadopitysin (5), bilobetin (6), isoginkgetin (7), olivil 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (8), dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol-4-O-β-d-glucoside (9), (+)-cyclo-olivil-6-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (10), (-)-isolariciresinol 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (11), coniferin (12), trans-cinnamic acid-4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (13), p-coumaryl alchol glucoside (14), stroside B (15), methylconiferin (16), cis-p-coumaric acid 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (17), and cis-coniferin (18). Thirteen of these compounds had not previously found in Ginkgo. All extractive fractions and isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory ability in the lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. The ethanol extract of Ginkgo flowers and the chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions can significantly decrease nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 ) production at 100 μg/ml. The most effective compounds, bilobetin (6) and isoginkgetin (7), elevated the NO inhibition ratios to 80.19% and 82.37% at 50 μM, respectively. They also exhibited significant dose-dependent inhibitory effects on tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-6, PGE2 , inducible NO synthase mRNA, and cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA levels. So they can be promising candidates for the development of new anti-inflammatory agents.
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- Min Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China.,School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijng, China
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Suh KS, Chon S, Choi EM. The protective effects of sciadopitysin against methylglyoxal-induced cytotoxicity in cultured pancreatic β-cells. J Appl Toxicol 2018; 38:1104-1111. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Kwang Sik Suh
- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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Raghuvanshi A, Kumar A, Tyagi AM, Kureel J, Awasthi P, Purohit D, Mansoori MN, Shukla P, Srivastava K, Gautam AK, Saxena R, Dwivedi A, Singh D, Goel A. 3-Piperidylethoxypterocarpan: A potential bone anabolic agent that improves bone quality and restores trabecular micro-architecture in ovariectomized osteopenic rats. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 448:41-54. [PMID: 28288902 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A series of new 6H-benzofuro[3, 2-c]chromenes (BFC, pterocarpans) with structure-activity relationships were investigated for their potential use in osteoporosis treatment. One of the BFCs 3-piperidylethoxypterocarpan 20 promotes osteoblast differentiation and mineralization at a dose as low as 1 pM via activation of ER/P38MAPK/BMP-2 pathway. When evaluated for in-vivo osteogenic activity in female Sprague-Dawley rats, BFC 20 increased bone mineral density and new bone formation, compared with control at 1.0 and 10.0 mg/kg/body weight by oral gavage for 30 days. The compound was devoid of any uterotrophic effect and led to the new bone formation in adult ovariectomized osteopenic rats. BFC 20 compound also inhibited bone resorption by reducing Ovx induced increase in urinary CTx, thus exhibiting both bone anabolic and anti-catabolic action. Finally, BFC 20 treatment to Ovx rats led to improved trabecular microarchitectural restoration and exhibited therapeutic potential as a dual acting anti-osteoporotic agent for the management of osteoporosis.
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- Ashutosh Raghuvanshi
- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.
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Yu S, Yan H, Zhang L, Shan M, Chen P, Ding A, Li SFY. A Review on the Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Pharmacokinetics of Amentoflavone, a Naturally-Occurring Biflavonoid. Molecules 2017; 22:E299. [PMID: 28212342 PMCID: PMC6155574 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Amentoflavone (C30H18O10) is a well-known biflavonoid occurring in many natural plants. This polyphenolic compound has been discovered to have some important bioactivities, including anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-diabetes, and anti-senescence effects on many important reactions in the cardiovascular and central nervous system, etc. Over 120 plants have been found to contain this bioactive component, such as Selaginellaceae, Cupressaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Podocarpaceae, and Calophyllaceae plant families. This review paper aims to profile amentoflavone on its plant sources, natural derivatives, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics, and to highlight some existing issues and perspectives in the future.
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- Sheng Yu
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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Bioactive Phytochemicals: Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active Substituted Flav-3-enes and Flav-3-en-3-o-R Derivatives. J CHEM-NY 2017. [DOI: 10.1155/2017/3971253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The structural core of flavene (2-phenyl-2H-chromene) is commonly found in plant flavonoids, which exhibit a wide range of biological activities and diverse pharmacological profiles (e.g., antioxidant and anticancer activities). Flavonoids have attracted significant interest in medicinal and synthetic chemistry. Substituted flav-3-ene 13 was exclusively synthesized by the stereoselective elimination of the O-mesyl moiety on C-3 of 5,7,3′,4′-tetramethoxyflavan-3-mesylate 12 with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene. The reaction of 5,7,3′,4′-tetramethoxyflavan-3-one 15 with ytterbium trifluoromethanesulfonate in methanol afforded a novel 3-O-substituted flav-3-ene derivative (3,5,7,3′,4′-pentamethoxyflav-3-ene) 17. The reduction of 4-(1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene)-5,7,3′,4′-tetra-O-benzylflavan-3-one 19b with hydrogen afforded a new compound: 3-hydroxy-4-(1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene)-5,7,3′,4′-tetrahydroxyflavan-3-en-3-ol 21 in good yield (95%), while the acetylation of 19a and 21 afforded the expected novel flav-3-en-3-acetoxy derivatives 20 (92%) and 22 (90%), respectively.
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Sum TH, Sum TJ, Collins S, Galloway WRJD, Twigg DG, Hollfelder F, Spring DR. Divergent synthesis of biflavonoids yields novel inhibitors of the aggregation of amyloid β (1–42). Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:4554-4570. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob00804j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Biflavonoids inhibit the aggregation of Aβ42, the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, with an IC50 of 16 μM.
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- Tze Han Sum
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
- Department of Biochemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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Microbial and Natural Metabolites That Inhibit Splicing: A Powerful Alternative for Cancer Treatment. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:3681094. [PMID: 27610372 PMCID: PMC5004037 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3681094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In eukaryotes, genes are frequently interrupted with noncoding sequences named introns. Alternative splicing is a nuclear mechanism by which these introns are removed and flanking coding regions named exons are joined together to generate a message that will be translated in the cytoplasm. This mechanism is catalyzed by a complex machinery known as the spliceosome, which is conformed by more than 300 proteins and ribonucleoproteins that activate and regulate the precision of gene expression when assembled. It has been proposed that several genetic diseases are related to defects in the splicing process, including cancer. For this reason, natural products that show the ability to regulate splicing have attracted enormous attention due to its potential use for cancer treatment. Some microbial metabolites have shown the ability to inhibit gene splicing and the molecular mechanism responsible for this inhibition is being studied for future applications. Here, we summarize the main types of natural products that have been characterized as splicing inhibitors, the recent advances regarding molecular and cellular effects related to these molecules, and the applications reported so far in cancer therapeutics.
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2,4,5-Trimethoxyldalbergiquinol promotes osteoblastic differentiation and mineralization via the BMP and Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1819. [PMID: 26181200 PMCID: PMC4650732 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dalbergia odorifera has been traditionally used as a medicine to treat many diseases. However, the role of 2,4,5-trimethoxyldalbergiquinol (TMDQ) isolated and extracted from D. odorifera in osteoblast function and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and possible underlying mechanisms of TMDQ on osteoblastic differentiation of primary cultures of mouse osteoblasts as an in vitro assay system. TMDQ stimulated osteoblastic differentiation, as assessed by the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, ALP staining, mineralized nodule formation, and the levels of mRNAs encoding the bone differentiation markers, including ALP, bone sialoprotein (BSP), osteopontin, and osteocalcin. TMDQ upregulated the expression of Bmp2 and Bmp4 genes, and increased the protein level of phospho-Smad1/5/8. Furthermore, TMDQ treatment showed the increased mRNA expression of Wnt ligands, phosphorylation of GSK3, and the expression of β-catenin protein. The TMDQ-induced osteogenic effects were abolished by Wnt inhibitor, Dickkopf-1 (DKK1), and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist, noggin. TMDQ-induced runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) expression was attenuatted by noggin and DKK1. These data suggest that TMDQ acts through the activation of BMP, Wnt/β-catenin, and Runx2 signaling to promote osteoblast differentiation, and we demonstrate that TMDQ could be a potential agent for the treatment of bone loss-associated diseases such as osteoporosis.
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Choi EM, Suh KS, Rhee SY, Kim YS. Sciadopitysin alleviates methylglyoxal-mediated glycation in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells by enhancing glyoxalase system and mitochondrial biogenesis. Free Radic Res 2014; 48:729-39. [DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.903562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most clinical nursing research is limited to funded study periods. However, if clinical research data can be linked to population databases, researchers can study relationships between study measures and poststudy long-term outcomes. OBJECTIVES The objective was to describe the feasibility of linking research participant data to data from population databases in order to study long-term poststudy outcomes. As an exemplar, participants were linked from a completed oncology nursing research trial to outcomes data in two state population databases. METHODS Participant data from a previously completed symptom management study were linked to the Utah Population Database and the Utah Emergency Department Database. The final data set contained demographic, cancer diagnosis and treatment and baseline data from the oncology study linked to poststudy long-term outcomes from the population databases. RESULTS One hundred twenty-nine of 144 (89.6%) study were linked to their individual data in the population databases. Of those, 73% were linked to hospitalization records, 60% were linked to emergency department visit records, and 28% were identified as having died. DISCUSSION Study participant data were successfully linked to population databases data to describe poststudy emergency department visit and hospitalization numbers and mortality. The results suggest that data linkage success can be improved if researchers include linkage and human subjects protection plans related to linkage in the initial study design.
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Sciadopitysin protects osteoblast function via its antioxidant activity in MC3T3-E1 cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 58:220-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Shim KS, Kang JS, Lee MH, Ma JY. Selaginella tamariscina water extract inhibits receptor activator for the nuclear factor-κB ligand-induced osteoclast differentiation by blocking mitogen-activated protein kinase and NF-κB signaling. Pharmacogn Mag 2012; 8:184-91. [PMID: 23060691 PMCID: PMC3466452 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.99282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background: Selaginella tamariscina has been traditionally used in Korea for treating hematochezia, hematuria, and prolapse of the anus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of Selaginella tamariscina water extract (ST-WE) on osteoclast differentiation, and to determine the underlying molecular mechanism. Materials and Methods: RAW264.7 cells were used as a model to examine receptor activator for the nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast differentiation. Expression of osteoclastic genes and transcription factors was evaluated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR). Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38, and NF-κB were determined by Western blot analysis. Results: ST-WE significantly inhibited RANKL-induced tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity and formation of multinucleated osteoclasts in RAW264.7 cells. ST-WE also significantly inhibited the RANKL-induced mRNA expression of TRAP, cathepsin K, and the d2 isoform of vacuolar ATPase V(0) domain (ATPv0d2) gene. In addition, ST-WE inhibited the RANKL-induced phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and p38, phosphorylation of I-κBα and NF-κB p65, and the expression of transcription factors c-fos, Fra-2, and nuclear factor of activated T cells 1. Furthermore, ST inhibited the bone resorptive activity of osteoclasts. Conclusion: ST-WE might have beneficial effects on bonedisease by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and osteoclastic activity.
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- Ki-Shuk Shim
- KM-Based Herbal Drug Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea
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Yeh PH, Shieh YD, Hsu LC, Kuo LMY, Lin JH, Liaw CC, Kuo YH. Naturally Occurring Cytotoxic [3'→8″]-Biflavonoids from Podocarpus nakaii. J Tradit Complement Med 2012; 2:220-6. [PMID: 24716136 PMCID: PMC3942899 DOI: 10.1016/s2225-4110(16)30103-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bioassay-guided fractionation of the EtOH extract of the dried twigs of Podocarpus nakaii Hayata (Podocarpaceae), endemic plant in Taiwan has resulted in isolation of four [3′→8″]-biflavonoid derivatives, amenotoflavone (AF), podocarpusflavone-A (PF), II-4″,I-7-dimethoxyamentoflavone (DAF), and heveaflavone (HF). Their structures were determined by physical and extensive spectroscopic analyses such as 1H, 13C, 1H-1H COSY, HMQC, and HMBC, as well as comparison with literature values. Compounds PF and DAF showed significant inhibitions against DLD, KB, MCF-7, HEp-2 tumor cell lines (ED50ca. 4.56-16.24 μg/mL) and induced cell apoptosis in MCF-7 via mainly sub-G1/S phase arrest. Furthermore, these compounds exhibited moderate Topoisomerase I inhibitory activity.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan ; National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan ; Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan ; School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan ; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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Moirangthem DS, Talukdar NC, Kasoju N, Bora U. Antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activity of stem bark extracts of Cephalotaxus griffithii Hook. f. Altern Ther Health Med 2012; 12:30. [PMID: 22469333 PMCID: PMC3364904 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Cephalotaxus spp. are known to possess various therapeutic potentials. Cephalotaxus griffithii, however, has not been evaluated for its biological potential. The reason may be the remoteness and inaccessibility of the habitat where it is distributed. The main aim of this study was to: (1) evaluate multiple biological potentials of stem bark of C. griffithii, and (2) identify solvent extract of stem bark of C. griffithii to find the one with the highest specific biological activity. Methods Dried powder of stem bark of C. griffithii was exhaustively extracted serially by soaking in petroleum ether, acetone and methanol to fractionate the chemical constituents into individual fractions or extracts. The extracts were tested for total phenolic and flavonoid content, antioxidant (DPPH radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, and reducing power models), antibacterial (disc diffusion assay on six bacterial strains), cytotoxic (MTT assay on HeLa cells), and apoptotic activity (fluorescence microscopy, DNA fragmentation assay, and flow cytometry on HeLa cells). Results Among the three extracts of stem bark of C. griffithii, the acetone extract contained the highest amount of total phenolics and flavonoids and showed maximum antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic (IC50 of 35.5 ± 0.6 μg/ml; P < 0.05), and apoptotic (46.3 ± 3.6% sub-G0/G1 population; P < 0.05) activity, followed by the methanol and petroleum ether extracts. However, there was no significant difference observed in IC50 values (DPPH scavenging assay) of the acetone and methanol extracts and the positive control (ascorbic acid). In contrast, superoxide radical scavenging assay-based antioxidant activity (IC50) of the acetone and methanol extracts was significantly lower than the positive control (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis suggested that phenolic and flavonoid content present in stem bark of C. griffithii extracts was responsible for the high antioxidant, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activity (P < 0.05). Conclusions Stem bark of C. griffithii has multiple biological effects. These results call for further chemical characterization of acetone extract of stem bark of C. griffithii for specific bioactivity.
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Abdelkafi H, Nay B. Natural products from Cephalotaxus sp.: chemical diversity and synthetic aspects. Nat Prod Rep 2012; 29:845-69. [DOI: 10.1039/c2np20037f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dao TT, Lee KY, Jeong HM, Nguyen PH, Tran TL, Thuong PT, Nguyen BT, Oh WK. ent-Kaurane diterpenoids from Croton tonkinensis stimulate osteoblast differentiation. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:2526-2531. [PMID: 22085418 DOI: 10.1021/np200667f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Four new ent-kaurane diterpenoids (1-4) were isolated from the leaves of Croton tonkinensis by bioactivity-guided fractionation using an in vitro osteoblast differentiation assay. Their structures were identified as ent-11β-acetoxykaur-16-en-18-ol (1), ent-11α-hydroxy-18-acetoxykaur-16-ene (2), ent-14β-hydroxy-18-acetoxykaur-16-ene (3), and ent-7α-hydroxy-18-acetoxykaur-16-ene (4). Compounds 1-4 significantly increased alkaline phosphatase activity and osteoblastic gene promoter activity. Compounds 1-3 also increased the levels of ALP and collagen type I alpha mRNA in C2C12 cells in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that ent-kaurane diterpenoids from C. tonkinensis have a direct stimulatory effect on osteoblast differentiation and may be potential therapeutic molecules against bone diseases such as osteoporosis.
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- Trong-Tuan Dao
- BK21 Project Team, College of Pharmacy, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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Paulsen BS, Souza CS, Chicaybam L, Bonamino MH, Bahia M, Costa SL, Borges HL, Rehen SK. Agathisflavone Enhances Retinoic Acid-Induced Neurogenesis and Its Receptors α and β in Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1711-21. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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- Bruna S. Paulsen
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Laboratório Nacional de Células-Tronco Embrionárias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Laboratório Nacional de Células-Tronco Embrionárias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Divisão de Medicina Experimental, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Recôncavo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Laboratório Nacional de Células-Tronco Embrionárias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Laboratório Nacional de Células-Tronco Embrionárias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Allen JG, Fotsch C, Babij P. Emerging Targets in Osteoporosis Disease Modification. J Med Chem 2010; 53:4332-53. [PMID: 20218623 DOI: 10.1021/jm9018756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- John G. Allen
- Chemistry Research and Discovery, Amgen, Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320
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- Chemistry Research and Discovery, Amgen, Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320
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- Metabolic Disorders, Amgen, Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320
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Wang S, Zhang Z, Xia L, Zhao J, Sun X, Zhang X, Ye D, Uludağ H, Jiang X. Systematic evaluation of a tissue-engineered bone for maxillary sinus augmentation in large animal canine model. Bone 2010; 46:91-100. [PMID: 19761881 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2009] [Revised: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 09/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate the effects of a tissue-engineered bone complex for maxillary sinus augmentation in a canine model. Twelve sinus floor augmentation surgeries in 6 animals were performed bilaterally and randomly repaired with the following 3 groups of grafts: group A consisted of tissue-engineered osteoblasts/beta-TCP complex (n=4); group B consisted of beta-TCP alone (n=4); group C consisted of autogenous bone obtained from iliac crest as a positive control (n=4). All dogs had uneventful healings following the surgery. Sequential polychrome fluorescent labeling, maxillofacial CT, microhardness tests, as well as histological and histomorphometric analyses indicated that the tissue-engineered osteoblasts/beta-TCP complex dramatically promoted bone formation and mineralization and maximally maintained the height and volume of elevated maxillary sinus. By comparison, both control groups of beta-TCP or autologous iliac bone showed considerable resorption and replacement by fibrous or fatty tissue. We thus conclude that beta-TCP alone could barely maintain the height and volume of the elevated sinus floor, and that the transplantation of autogenous osteoblasts on beta-TCP could promote earlier bone formation and mineralization, maximally maintain height, volume and increase the compressive strength of augmented maxillary sinus. This tissue engineered bone complex might be a better alternative to autologous bone for the clinical edentulous maxillary sinus augmentation.
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- Shaoyi Wang
- Oral Bioengineering Lab (Oral Tissue Engineering Lab), Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai, China
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Biochemical pharmacology of biflavonoids: Implications for anti-inflammatory action. Arch Pharm Res 2008; 31:265-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-001-1151-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rahman M, Riaz M, Desai UR. Synthesis of biologically relevant biflavanoids--a review. Chem Biodivers 2008; 4:2495-527. [PMID: 18027351 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200790205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Recent investigations show that naturally occurring biflavanoids possess anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, antimicrobial, vasorelaxant, and anticlotting activities. These activities have been discovered from the small number of biflavanoid structures that have been investigated, although the natural biflavanoid library is likely to be large. Structurally, biflavanoids are polyphenolic molecules comprised of two identical or non-identical flavanoid units conjoined in a symmetrical or unsymmetrical manner through an alkyl or an alkoxy-based linker of varying length. These possibilities introduce significant structural variation in biflavanoids, which is further amplified by the positions of functional groups--hydroxy, methoxy, keto, or double bond--and stereogenic centers on the flavanoid scaffold. In combination, the class of biflavanoids represents a library of structurally diverse molecules, which remains to be fully exploited. Since the time of their discovery, several chemical approaches utilizing coupling and rearrangement strategies have been developed to synthesize biflavanoids. This review compiles these synthetic approaches into nine different methods including Ullmann coupling of halogenated flavones, biphenyl-based construction of biflavanoids, metal-catalyzed cross-coupling of flavones, Wessely-Moser rearrangements, oxidative coupling of flavones, Ullmann condensation with nucleophiles, nucleophilic substitutions for alkoxy biflavanoids, and dehydrogenation-based or hydrogenation-based synthesis. Newer, more robust synthetic approaches are necessary to realize the full potential of the structurally diverse class of biflavanoids.
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- Mohammed Rahman
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 N. 12th Street, Suite 542, Richmond, VA 23298-0540, USA
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Saeed MK, Deng Y, Dai R. Attenuation of Biochemical Parameters in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats by Oral Administration of Extracts and Fractions of Cephalotaxus sinensis. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2008; 42:21-8. [PMID: 18231626 PMCID: PMC2212347 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn2008004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cephalotaxus sinensis (C. sinensis) large size, evergreen tree common in China and utilized for numerous effective pharmacological applications in Chinese traditional medicine. The hepato-renal effects of C. sinensis were evaluated in vivo using Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats as an tentative model. Animals were orally treated with 80% EtOH extract (aq.EE), H(2)O extract (WtE) and ethylacetate (EaF)/butanol fractions (BtF) of C. sinensis (200 mg/kg, b.w.) for 28 days whereas control received vehicle merely. The degree of fortification was measured by using biochemical parameters like serum transaminases (ALT and AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatinine, urea and urine sugar. Meanwhile, the histopathological studies were conducted out to support the above parameters. Administration of C. sinensis aq.EE/BtF (p<0.05) and EaF (p<0.01) patently prevented STZ-induced elevation levels of serum ALT, AST, ALP, creatinine, urea, urine sugar and increase body weight respectively, which were comparable with the standard drug tolbutamide, while WtE did not show any significant effect (p>0.05). Phytochemical studies revealed the presence of saponins, terpenes, sterols and flavonoids in C. sinensis which could be responsible for the possible hepato-renal protective action. The results sustain the fact that the extract/fractions of C. sinensis have an immense potential to be developed further into a phytomedicine.
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing 100081, China
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Saeed MK, Deng Y, Dai R. Attenuation of Biochemical Parameters in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats by Oral Administration of Extracts and Fractions of Cephalotaxus sinensis. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2008. [DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Muhammad K. Saeed
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)
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Yoon KD, Jeong DG, Hwang YH, Ryu JM, Kim J. Inhibitors of osteoclast differentiation from Cephalotaxus koreana. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2007; 70:2029-2032. [PMID: 17994703 DOI: 10.1021/np070327e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Three new flavonoid glycosides ( 1- 3), 11-hydroxyhainanolidol ( 4), and a new dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan glycoside ( 5) were isolated from the aerial parts of Cephalotaxus koreana Nakai, along with 19 known flavonoids. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic evidence, primarily NMR and MS. Twenty-four compounds were isolated, and among these isoscutellarein 5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside ( 3), apigenin ( 6), kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1'''-->6'')-beta-D-glucopyranoside ( 7), tamarixetin 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1'''-->6'')-beta-D-glucopyranoside ( 8), quercetin 3-O-[6''-O-acetyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside ( 9), and quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside ( 10) showed significant inhibitory activities against osteoclast differentiation at concentrations of 0.1 and 1.0 microg/mL.
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- Kee Dong Yoon
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Li W, Deng Y, Dai R, Yu Y, Saeed MK, Li L, Meng W, Zhang X. Chromatographic fingerprint analysis of Cephalotaxus sinensis from various sources by high-performance liquid chromatography–diodearray detection–electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007; 45:38-46. [PMID: 17651936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Revised: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Selective and efficient analytical methods are required not only for quality assurance but also for authentication of Chinese herbal medicine. A simple, rapid and valid fingerprint method has been first carried out for the quality control of Cephalotaxus sinensis by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with photodiode array detection (DAD) and electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The characteristic analytical fingerprints of this plant extract showed 18 common peaks, and out of these, 10 compounds involving 2 new compounds were identified by comparing the retention time, UV and ESI-MS/MS spectrum of each standard with those of each peak separated by on-line HPLC-DAD-MS/MS. Moreover, the effects of collecting locations, harvesting time, storage time, drying methods, and medicinal portions on herbal chromatographic fingerprints were examined by similarity analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) along with markers. Using the reference fingerprint along with markers, the best harvesting time, cultivation location and medicinal part were determined. The results obtained suggest that the chromatographic fingerprint combining similarity evaluation and PCA along with markers or pharmacologically active constituents can efficiently identify raw herb of Cephalotaxus sinensis from different sources, which provide helpful clues to the study of plant's secondary metabolites and benefit quality control.
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- Wei Li
- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Beijing BIT&GY Pharmaceutical R&D, Beijing 100081, PR China
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Li W, Dai RJ, Yu YH, Li L, Wu CM, Luan WW, Meng WW, Zhang XS, Deng YL. Antihyperglycemic Effect of Cephalotaxus sinensis Leaves and GLUT-4 Translocation Facilitating Activity of Its Flavonoid Constituents. Biol Pharm Bull 2007; 30:1123-9. [PMID: 17541165 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.30.1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of Cephalotaxus sinensis leaves and to identify the active components. The antihyperglycemic effect of various fractions (FA, FB, FC, FD) of the 80% ethanol extract of the leaves was evaluated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Among the tested fractions, FC was the most active. FC (0.48 g/kg) given orally for 10 d reduced significantly (p<0.001) the blood glucose of STZ-induced diabetic rats. The food and water intakes of FC (0.48 g/kg)-treated diabetic rats were reduced significantly (p<0.001) when compared to the 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-treated diabetic rats. The activity-guided fractionation of the ethanol extract of C. sinensis leaves furnished three flavonoid compounds, apigenin-5-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-6-O-beta-D-acetylglucopyranoside] (1), apigenin (2), and apigenin-5-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-6-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside] (3). The elevation of GLUT-4 protein level in membrane preparations from mice adipocytes was detected by Western blot analysis after adipocytes were pre-incubated with FC (0.1, 1, 10 mg/ml), apigenin (0.1, 2 mg/ml) and apigenin-5-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-6-O-beta-D-acetylglucopyranoside] (0.1, 2 mg/ml), respectively. Phytochemical investigation and HPLC-DAD analysis of FC indicated that the flavonoids were the major constituents in this fraction. These results suggest that the fraction from C. sinensis leaves is a promising drug for the treatment of diabetes, and that the flavonoids from this plant are the active constituents.
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- Wei Li
- School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, PR China
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