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Acquaviva R, Malfa GA, Loizzo MR, Xiao J, Bianchi S, Tundis R. Advances on Natural Abietane, Labdane and Clerodane Diterpenes as Anti-Cancer Agents: Sources and Mechanisms of Action. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27154791. [PMID: 35897965 PMCID: PMC9330018 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Extensive research over the past decades has identified numerous phytochemicals that could represent an important source of anti-cancer compounds. There is an immediate need for less toxic and more effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancer. Natural compounds are considered suitable candidates for the development of new anti-cancer drugs due to their pleiotropic actions on target events with multiple manners. This comprehensive review highlighted the most relevant findings achieved in the screening of phytochemicals for anticancer drug development, particularly focused on a promising class of phytochemicals such as diterpenes with abietane, clerodane, and labdane skeleton. The chemical structure of these compounds, their main natural sources, and mechanisms of action were critically discussed.
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- Rosaria Acquaviva
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy; (R.A.); (S.B.)
- CERNUT, Research Centre on Nutraceuticals and Health Products, Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy; (R.A.); (S.B.)
- CERNUT, Research Centre on Nutraceuticals and Health Products, Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.R.L.); (R.T.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain;
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy; (R.A.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.R.L.); (R.T.)
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Aimaiti S, Suzuki A, Saito Y, Fukuyoshi S, Goto M, Miyake K, Newman DJ, O'Keefe BR, Lee KH, Nakagawa-Goto K. Corymbulosins I-W, Cytotoxic Clerodane Diterpenes from the Bark of Laetia corymbulosa. J Org Chem 2018; 83:951-963. [PMID: 29286245 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The isolation studies of a crude MeOH/CH2Cl2 (1:1) extract (N005829) of the bark of Laetia corymbulosa yielded 15 new clerodane diterpenes, designated corymbulosins I-W (1-15), as well as four known diterpenes, 16-19. The structures of 1-15 were characterized on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR and HRMS analyses. The absolute configurations of newly isolated compounds 1-15, as well as known 16-19, which were reported previously with only relative configurations, were determined through ECD experiments, X-ray analysis, chemical methods, including Mosher esterification, and comparison of their spectroscopic data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines. Flow cytometric and immunocytochemical observations of cells treated with cytotoxic clerodanes demonstrated that the chromatin was fragmented and dispersed with formation of apoptotic microtubules.
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- Simayijiang Aimaiti
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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- Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences , 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- NIH Special Volunteer , Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087, United States
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States.,Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital , 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.,Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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Suzuki A, Saito Y, Fukuyoshi S, Goto M, Miyake K, Newman DJ, O’Keefe BR, Lee KH, Nakagawa-Goto K. Corymbulosins D-H, 2-Hydroxy- and 2-Oxo-clerodane Diterpenes from the Bark of Laetia corymbulosa. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:1065-1072. [PMID: 28290698 PMCID: PMC5516477 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b01151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A bioactive CH3OH-CH2Cl2 (1:1) extract of the bark of Laetia corymbulosa provided five new clerodane diterpenes with an isozuelanin skeleton, designated as corymbulosins D-H (1-5), as well as the known corymbulosins B (6) and C (7), for which the relative configurations were not previously determined. The structures of 1-5 were characterized on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic and HRMS analysis. The absolute configurations of all isolated compounds 1-7 were verified through chemical methods, including modified Mosher esterifications or oxidation of the hydroxy group at C-2, ECD experiments, and spectroscopic data comparison. The isolated compounds were evaluated for antiproliferative activity against a small panel of human cancer cell lines.
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- Airi Suzuki
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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- Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- NIH Special Volunteer, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087, United States
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- Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
- Molecular Targets Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NCI at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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Li R, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH. Clerodane diterpenes: sources, structures, and biological activities. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:1166-226. [PMID: 27433555 PMCID: PMC5154363 DOI: 10.1039/c5np00137d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Covering: 1990 to 2015The clerodane diterpenoids are a widespread class of secondary metabolites and have been found in several hundreds of plant species from various families and in organisms from other taxonomic groups. These substances have attracted interest in recent years due to their notable biological activities, particularly insect antifeedant properties. In addition, the major active clerodanes of Salvia divinorum can be used as novel opioid receptor probes, allowing greater insight into opioid receptor-mediated phenomena, as well as opening additional areas for chemical investigation. This article provides extensive coverage of naturally occurring clerodane diterpenes discovered from 1990 until 2015, and follows up on the 1992 review by Merritt and Ley in this same journal. The distribution, chemotaxonomic significance, chemical structures, and biological activities of clerodane diterpenes are summarized. In the cases where sufficient information is available, structure activity relationship (SAR) correlations and mode of action of active clerodanes have been presented.
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- Rongtao Li
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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De Ford C, Calderón C, Sehgal P, Fedosova NU, Murillo R, Olesen C, Nissen P, Møller JV, Merfort I. Discovery of Tricyclic Clerodane Diterpenes as Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase Inhibitors and Structure-Activity Relationships. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:1262-1270. [PMID: 25993619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Tricyclic clerodane diterpenes (TCDs) are natural compounds that often show potent cytotoxicity for cancer cells, but their mode of action remains elusive. A computationally based similarity search (CDRUG), combined with principal component analysis (ChemGPS-NP) and docking calculations (GOLD 5.2), suggested TCDs to be inhibitors of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) pump, which is also the target of the sesquiterpene lactone thapsigargin. Biochemical studies were performed with 11 TCDs on purified rabbit skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes, which are highly enriched with the SERCA1a isoform. Casearborin D (2) exhibited the highest affinity, with a KD value of 2 μM and giving rise to complete inhibition of SERCA1a activity. Structure-activity relationships revealed that functionalization of two acyl side chains (R1 and R4) and the hydrophobicity imparted by the aliphatic chain at C-9, as well as a C-3,C-4 double bond, play crucial roles for inhibitory activity. Docking studies also suggested that hydrophobic interactions in the binding site, especially with Phe256 and Phe834, may be important for a strong inhibitory activity of the TCDs. In conclusion, a novel class of SERCA inhibitory compounds is presented.
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- Christian De Ford
- †Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 19, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- ‡Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Albertstrasse 19a, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- §Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- #Escuela de Química and CIPRONA, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica
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- ∥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- ⊥Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin), National Research Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
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- ∥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- ⊥Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin), National Research Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
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- #Escuela de Química and CIPRONA, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica
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- ∥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- ⊥Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin), National Research Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
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- ∥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- ⊥Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin), National Research Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
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- ∥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- ⊥Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin), National Research Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
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- †Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 19, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- ‡Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Albertstrasse 19a, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- §Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Usui K, Kanbe M, Nakada AM. Total Synthesis of (−)-Bucidarasin A Starting from an Original Chiral Building Block. Org Lett 2014; 16:4734-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol502129u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kenji Usui
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Bou DD, Tempone AG, Pinto ÉG, Lago JHG, Sartorelli P. Antiparasitic activity and effect of casearins isolated from Casearia sylvestris on Leishmania and Trypanosoma cruzi plasma membrane. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 21:676-681. [PMID: 24560122 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease are infectious diseases caused by parasite Leishmania sp. and Trypanosoma cruzi, respectively, and are included among the most neglected diseases in several underdeveloped and developing countries, with an urgent demand for new drugs. Considering the antiparasitic potential of MeOH extract from leaves of Casearia sylvestris Sw. (Salicaceae), a bioguided fractionation was conducted and afforded four active clerodane diterpenes (casearins A, B, G, and J). The obtained results indicated a superior efficacy of tested casearins against trypomastigotes of T. cruzi, with IC50 values ranging from 0.53 to 2.77 μg/ml. Leishmania infantum promastigotes were also susceptible to casearins, with IC50 values in a range between 4.45 and 9.48 μg/ml. These substances were also evaluated for mammalian cytotoxicity against NCTC cells resulting in 50% cytotoxic concentrations (CC50) ranging from 1.46 to 13.76 μg/ml. Additionally, the action of casearins on parasite membranes was investigated using the fluorescent probe SYTOX Green. The obtained results demonstrated a strong interaction of casearins A and B to the plasma membrane of T. cruzi parasites, corroborating their higher efficacy against these parasites. In contrast, the tested casearins induced no alteration in the permeability of plasma membrane of Leishmania parasites, suggesting that biochemical differences between Leishmania and T. cruzi plasma membrane might have contributed to the target effect of casearins on trypomastigotes. Thus, considering the importance of studying novel and selective drug candidates against protozoans, casearins A, B, G, and J could be used as tools to future drug design studies.
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- Diego Dinis Bou
- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 09972-270 Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, 01246-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, 01246-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 09972-270 Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 09972-270 Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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Estork DM, Gusmão DF, Paciencia MLB, Díaz IEC, Varella AD, Younes RN, Reis LFL, Montero EFS, Bernardi MM, Suffredini IB. First chemical evaluation and toxicity of Casinga-cheirosa to Balb-c male mice. Molecules 2014; 19:3973-87. [PMID: 24699143 PMCID: PMC6271492 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19043973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Laetia suaveolens, known as “casinga-cheirosa”, crude extract EB719 has previously shown cytotoxic activity against prostate cancer and squamous cell carcinoma. For the first time, seven molecules were isolated from its apolar—α-tocopherol (1) and sitosterol (2)—and polar—3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3), 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4), 5-O-feruloylquinic acid (5), hyperoside (6), and isoquercitrin (7)—fractions. Acute toxicity was determined in a two-stage experiment: (1) a reduced number of Balb-c male mice received 5000 mg/kg of EB719 to allow evaluation of general activity and other 27 parameters, plus death, up to the establishment of non-lethal dose (NLD), as well as lethal dose 50% (LD50); (2) NLD was administered and diazepam introduced as reference drug. EB719 showed LD50 = 178.0 mg/kg, and NLD 156.3 mg/kg. In stage one EB719 did not influence general activity, but provoked impairment in grasp reflexes, tail squeeze and breathing; piloerection and cyanosis were increased. In stage two, alterations occurred in auricular reflex, piloerection and breathing after diazepam administration, but not in response to EB719. Intestinal hemorrhage caused by local bleeding was observed after necropsy, and may be the main cause of animals’ death other than a systemic effect of the extract. Although the isolated compounds are biologically and pharmacologically active in both men and animal systems, it is premature to relate their occurrence in EB719 to the observed intestine hemorrhage in mice.
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- Dirce M Estork
- Graduate Program in Veterinary, Graduate and Research Vice-Dean Office, Paulista University, R. Dr. Bacelar, 1212, Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary, Graduate and Research Vice-Dean Office, Paulista University, R. Dr. Bacelar, 1212, Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil.
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- Center for Research in Biodiversity, Botany Laboratory and Herbarium UNIP and Extraction Laboratory, Paulista University, Av. Paulista, 900, 1° andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01310-100, Brazil.
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- Center for Research in Biodiversity, Botany Laboratory and Herbarium UNIP and Extraction Laboratory, Paulista University, Av. Paulista, 900, 1° andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01310-100, Brazil.
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- Center for Research in Biodiversity, Botany Laboratory and Herbarium UNIP and Extraction Laboratory, Paulista University, Av. Paulista, 900, 1° andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01310-100, Brazil.
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- Center for Research in Biodiversity, Botany Laboratory and Herbarium UNIP and Extraction Laboratory, Paulista University, Av. Paulista, 900, 1° andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01310-100, Brazil.
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- Education and Research Center, Sírio Libanês Hospital, R. Adma Jafet, 91, Bela Vista, São Paulo 01308-000, SP, Brazil.
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- Medicine College, São Paulo University, LIM-62, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, Pinheiros, São Paulo 01246-000, SP, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary, Graduate and Research Vice-Dean Office, Paulista University, R. Dr. Bacelar, 1212, Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary, Graduate and Research Vice-Dean Office, Paulista University, R. Dr. Bacelar, 1212, Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil.
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Calderón C, De Ford C, Castro V, Merfort I, Murillo R. Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from Zuelania guidonia. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:455-463. [PMID: 24484281 DOI: 10.1021/np400672g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The leaves of Zuelania guidonia yielded eight new clerodane diterpenes, namely, zuelaguidins A-H (1-8), and the known clerodane diterpene esculentin A (9). Some of these structures contained a 3,6-dihydro-1,2-dioxin moiety. The new compounds were isolated and identified using 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments. All compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against the CCRF-CEM (human acute lymphocytic leukemia), CEM-ADR5000 (human acute lymphocytic leukemia resistant to doxorubicin), and MIA-PaCa-2 (human pancreatic carcinoma) cell lines as well as for their selectivity against peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy human subjects. Zuelaguidins B, C, and E were the most potent compounds against the CCRF-CEM cell line, with IC50 values ranging from 1.6 to 2.5 μM.
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- Carlos Calderón
- Escuela de Quimica and CIPRONA, Universidad de Costa Rica , 2060 San José, Costa Rica
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Ramabharathi V, Schuehly W. How to Deal with Nomenclatoral Ambiguities of Trivial Names for Natural Products? – A Clarifying Case Study Exemplified for “Corymbosin”. Nat Prod Commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1400900118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Many names of plant secondary compounds that have been isolated and identified in the course of phytochemical investigations are based either on the vernacular or Latin names of the source plants, are constructed according to rules of chemical nomenclature, or consist of in-between forms. Trivial names, based on the specific epithets of biological organisms, occasionally create confusion because such epithets are used in numerous combinations and, therefore, could potentially be used when naming chemical entities from radically different sources. Such an example of ambiguous naming is represented with the case of corymbosin, a name that was assigned to two chemically distinct compounds that were isolated and reported simultaneously in 1967 from two different spermatophyte taxa: a terpene glucoside from Turbina corymbosa and a flavone from Webera corymbosa. The flavone is more widespread and has been reported so far from 15 taxa, whereas the glucoside has thus far only been isolated from the original source species. Furthermore, glycosides named corymbosins K1-K4were isolated in 2006 from Knoxia corymbosa. This article emphasizes the need to adhere to strict principles when naming secondary constituents and suggests that a practice should be applied that is similar to the application of the priority rules used in botanical nomenclature for homonyms. The use of the trivial name, corymbosin, should be applied only to the more widespread tricetin-7,3′,4′,5′-tetramethyl ether by rules of conservation.
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- Vatsavaya Ramabharathi
- Blue Birds College of Pharmacy, Bheemaram, Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh 506 009, India; currently at Koringa College of Pharmacy, Koringa, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 533 461, India
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Vieira-Júnior GM, Dutra LA, Ferreira PMP, de Moraes MO, Costa Lotufo LV, Pessoa CDÓ, Torres RB, Boralle N, Bolzani VDS, Cavalheiro AJ. Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from Casearia rupestris. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:776-781. [PMID: 21381705 DOI: 10.1021/np100840w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Four new clerodane diterpenes, casearupestrins A-D (1-4), were isolated from the leaves of Casearia rupestris. Compounds 1 and 4 were acetylated to yield 2,7-di-O-acetylcasearupestrin A (5) and 2,6-di-O-acetylcasearupestrin D (6). All compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against a small panel of human cancer cell lines. Casearupestrin A (1) exhibited the most potent activity against MDA/MB-435 (human melanoma) and SF-295 (human glioblastoma) cells, superior to that of the standard drug doxorubicin.
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- Gerardo M Vieira-Júnior
- Institute of Chemistry, Nucley of Bioassay, Biosynthesis and Ecophysiology of Natural Products (NuBBE), São Paulo State University, UNESP, C.P. 14801-970, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Whitson EL, Thomas CL, Henrich CJ, Sayers TJ, McMahon JB, McKee TC. Clerodane diterpenes from Casearia arguta that act as synergistic TRAIL sensitizers. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:2013-8. [PMID: 21067210 PMCID: PMC3058848 DOI: 10.1021/np1004455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Casearia arguta was investigated as part of the ongoing search for synergistic TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-α-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) sensitizers. As a result of this study, argutins A-H, eight new highly oxygenated clerodane diterpenes, were isolated from the plant Casearia arguta collected in Guatemala. The modified Mosher ester method was utilized to establish the absolute configuration of argutins A and F. Each of the argutins showed varying levels of synergy with TRAIL. Argutin B showed the highest TRAIL sensitization; the synergistic effect of argutin B and TRAIL together was 3-fold greater than argutin B alone.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: (301) 846-1943. Fax: (301) 846-6851.
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Valla A, Valla B, Le Guillou R, Cartier D, Dufossé L, Labia R. New Syntheses of Retinal and Its Acyclic Analogγ-Retinal by an Extended Aldol Reaction with a C6 Building Block That Incorporates a C5 Unit after Decarboxylation. A Formal Route to Lycopene andβ-Carotene. Helv Chim Acta 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.200790053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Henry GE, Adams LS, Rosales JC, Jacobs H, Heber D, Seeram NP. Kaurene diterpenes from Laetia thamnia inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro. Cancer Lett 2006; 244:190-4. [PMID: 16448743 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2005] [Revised: 12/06/2005] [Accepted: 12/07/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Four ent-kaurene diterpenes were isolated from the leaves of Laetia thamnia L.: ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (1a), ent-3beta-hydroxykaur-16-ene (2), ent-kaur-16-en-3alpha,19-diol (3a), and ent-17-hydroxykaur-15-en-19-oic acid (4). The methyl ester (1b) of compound 1a and the acetate diester (3b) of compound 3a were prepared, and all compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against human prostate (22Rv1, LNCaP), colon (HT29, HCT116, SW480, SW620), and breast (MCF-7) tumor cells at concentrations ranging from 6 to 50microg/mL. The kaurenes showed activity in all cell lines tested, with the prostate cells demonstrating the most sensitivity as follows: 22 Rv1 cells towards 1a (IC(50) 5.03microg/mL) and 1b (IC(50) 6.81microg/mL), and LNCaP towards 2 (IC(50) 12.83microg/mL) and 4 (IC(50) 17.63microg/mL).
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- Geneive E Henry
- Department of Chemistry, Susquehanna University, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, USA.
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Cragg GM, Newman DJ, Yang SS. Natural product extracts of plant and marine origin having antileukemia potential. The NCI experience. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2006; 69:488-98. [PMID: 16562862 DOI: 10.1021/np0581216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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While effective treatments exist for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), particularly in the case of children, and for chronic mylogenous leukemia (CML), more efficacious treatments for other forms of acute and chronic forms of the disease are still needed. The National Cancer Institute has tested over 90,000 extracts of terrestrial plants and marine plants and invertebrates in its human cancer one-dose/60-cell-line prescreen, and the results for plants and marine organisms meeting criteria established for activity against selected leukemia cell lines are presented. Taxonomic data are limited to family and genus in the case of plants, and phylum for marine organisms, and those groups of organisms exhibiting significant activity (so-called "hot" families and genera) are discussed. The "hot" terrestrial plant families Myrsinaceae and Sapindaceae have not been studied to any extent and appear to merit special attention, although leukemia cell line selectivity is also noted for other families.
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- Gordon M Cragg
- Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, NCI-Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA
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Jullian V, Bonduelle C, Valentin A, Acebey L, Duigou AG, Prévost MF, Sauvain M. New clerodane diterpenoids from Laetia procera (Poepp.) Eichler (Flacourtiaceae), with antiplasmodial and antileishmanial activities. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:5065-70. [PMID: 16168652 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.07.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Revised: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 07/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Extracts of Laetia procera (Flacourtiaceae) displayed significant in vitro activity against Plasmodium falciparum. P. falciparum bioassay guided fractionation of a trunk bark extract of this plant led to the isolation of six clerodane diterpenoids (1-6) and a butanolide (7). Five of these compounds are new and called Laetiaprocerine A-D (3-6) and Laetianolide A (7). Their structures were established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR experiments. Absolute configurations of 1 and 2 were determined by a modified Mosher's method and the absolute configuration of 5 by chemical correlation. The clerodane diterpenoids displayed activities against P. falciparum with an IC50 down to 0.5 microM on FCb1 and F32 strains, and also cytotoxicity toward human tumor cell line MCF7. The most active compound showed a selectivity index of 6.8. Some of these compounds also displayed activities against Leishmania amazonensis amastigote axenic stages and promastigote.
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- Valérie Jullian
- UMR 152 (IRD-UPS) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement-Université Paul Sabatier, Faculté de Pharmacie, 35 chemin des Maraîchers, 31062 Toulouse cedex 04, France.
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Rosselli S, Maggio A, Piozzi F, Simmonds MSJ, Bruno M. Extremely potent antifeedant neo-clerodane derivatives of scutecyprol A. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2004; 52:7867-7871. [PMID: 15612769 DOI: 10.1021/jf048532c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two known neo-clerodane diterpenoids, scutecyprol A (1) and scutalbin C (2), have been isolated from the acetone extract of the aerial parts of Scutellaria sieberi. The antifeedant activity of scutecyprol A (1), of its 15-oxo derivative (3), and of several halohydrins (4-9), synthesized starting from compounds 1 and 3, against Spodoptera littoralis have been determined and structure-antifeedant relationships are discussed.
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- Sergio Rosselli
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica E. Paterno, Università di Palermo, viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Anazetti MC, Melo PS, Durán N, Haun M. Dehydrocrotonin and its derivative, dimethylamide-crotonin induce apoptosis with lipid peroxidation and activation of caspases-2, -6 and -9 in human leukemic cells HL60. Toxicology 2004; 203:123-37. [PMID: 15363588 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2003] [Revised: 06/03/2004] [Accepted: 06/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A variety of stimuli can induce cells to undergo apoptosis, with one of the most reproducible inducers being mild oxidative stress following exposure to anticancer agents. Apoptosis involves events mediated by cysteine proteases (caspases) that are classified as initiators (-8, -9 and -12) or executors (-2, -3, -6 and -7). In this study, we examined the mechanisms of apoptosis induced by dehydrocrotonin (DHC), a diterpene lactone isolated from the Amazonian plant Croton cajucara, and its synthetic derivative, dimethylamide-crotonin (DCR), in human HL60 promyelocytic leukemia cells. Flow cytometric analysis of HL60 cells after treatment for 72 h showed that DCR- and DHC-induced apoptosis, with maximum cell death at a concentration of 250 microM for both compounds. DCR and DHC were effective in triggering the activation of caspases-2, -6 and -9. The level of reduced glutathione (GSH) decreased, whereas there was an increase in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) production and in mitochondrial swelling. These effects on mitochondrial swelling, GSH content and lipid peroxidation were abolished by cyclosporine A, an inhibitor of the membrane permeability transition. The cytotoxicity of DHC and DCR was prevented by a high concentration of GSH (15 mM) in the culture medium. These results indicate that DCR and DHC produced apoptosis partly by oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation, which triggered the caspase cascade, that lead to apoptotic cell death in HL60 cells. Based on the pattern of caspase activation, on the increase in mitochondrial swelling and on the inhibitory action of cyclosporine A, we conclude that DCR and DHC triggered apoptosis in HL60 cells probably through cytochrome c release and apoptosome formation.
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- Maristella C Anazetti
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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Anazetti MC, Melo PS, Durán N, Haun M. Comparative cytotoxicity of dimethylamide-crotonin in the promyelocytic leukemia cell line (HL60) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Toxicology 2003; 188:261-74. [PMID: 12767696 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(03)00089-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dehydrocrotonin (DHC) is a diterpene lactone obtained from Croton cajucara (Sacaca). Dimethylamide-crotonin (DCR), a DHC derivative, has a similar inhibitory effect on leukemic HL60 cells than its parent compound evaluated by different endpoints of cytotoxicity. No cytotoxicity or morphological alterations associated with apoptosis were detected in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) after treatment with up to 400 micro M DCR in presence of phytohemaglutinin (5 micro g/ml). Based on morphological changes and the pattern of DNA fragmentation, DHC and DCR were found to induce apoptosis and terminal differentiation (assessed by nitro blue tetrazolium reduction) in HL60 cells, but these compounds did not show any toxic effect in PBMC. Thus, DCR and DHC inhibit HL60 cell growth in vitro partly by inducing apoptosis and cell differentiation, but does not cause serious damage to immune cells according to our experimental conditions.
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- Maristella Conte Anazetti
- Departamento de Bioqui;mica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), CP 6109, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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Ferreira M, Alvarenga S, Macari P, Rodrigues G, Emerenciano V. A program for terpenoid skeleton prediction based on botanical information. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0305-1978(02)00066-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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