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Teng X, Shi H, Cao L, Peng X, He L, Gu Q. Chemical Constituents of Ajuga Lupulina and their Anti-Ferroptosis Activity. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400244. [PMID: 38426640 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Five new compounds (1, 2, 7, 12, and 16), along with fifteen known ones, were isolated from Ajuga lupulina Maxim. Their structures were revealed by analysing spectroscopic data (MS, NMR), and experimental and calculated ECD spectra was used to deduce the absolute configuration. Compound 16, with eight carbon atoms, was firstly isolated from the nature. All the isolates were evaluated for their inhibitory effect on RSL3-induced ferroptosis in HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells. Among them, the abietane-type diterpenoids (7-11) significantly inhibited ferroptosis with EC50 values of 0.83 μM, 2.05 μM, 0.96 μM, 1.47 μM, and 1.19 μM, respectively.
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- Xifeng Teng
- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cosmetics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan, 528458, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cosmetics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan, 528458, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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Chen YL, Xiong LA, Ma LF, Fang L, Zhan ZJ. Natural product-derived ferroptosis mediators. Phytochemistry 2024; 219:114002. [PMID: 38286199 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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It has been 11 years since ferroptosis, a new mode of programmed cell death, was first proposed. Natural products are an important source of drug discovery. In the past five years, natural product-derived ferroptosis regulators have been discovered in an endless stream. Herein, 178 natural products discovered so far to trigger or resist ferroptosis are classified into 6 structural classes based on skeleton type, and the mechanisms of action that have been reported are elaborated upon. If pharmacodynamic data are sufficient, the structure and bioactivity relationship is also presented. This review will provide medicinal chemists with some effective ferroptosis regulators, which will promote the research of natural product-based treatment of ferroptosis-related diseases in the future.
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- Yi-Li Chen
- Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technologies and Related Equipment of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technologies and Related Equipment of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technologies and Related Equipment of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technologies and Related Equipment of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China.
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Zhang JF, Wu SF, Zhu L, Cai YX, Yu ZP, Kong LY, Luo JG. Withanolides from Physalis angulata var. villosa and the Relative Configurational Revision of Some Known Analogs. J Nat Prod 2024; 87:38-49. [PMID: 38207331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Physalis angulata var. villosa is a plant possessing abundant withanolides, but in-depth research is lacking. In our ongoing study of P. angulata var. villosa, 15 previously undescribed withanolides (1-15), along with 21 known analogs (16-36), were isolated from the whole plant. The structures of the withanolides (1-15) were elucidated based on analysis of their 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, and ECD data. Additionally, the application of γ-gauche effects with the help of ROESY correlations led to the formulation of empirical rules for withanolides with 14-OH/15-OAc to rapidly determine the 14-OH orientations, making it possible to propose configurational revisions of 19 previously reported analogs (1'-19'). Withanolides 1, 4-6, and 10 showed potent cytotoxic activities against three human cancer cell lines (HCT-116, MDA-MB-231, and A549).
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- Jian-Fei Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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Hao M, Guan Z, Zhang Z, Ai H, Peng X, Zhou H, Xu J, Gu Q. Atractylodinol prevents pulmonary fibrosis through inhibiting TGF-β receptor 1 recycling by stabilizing vimentin. Mol Ther 2023; 31:3015-3033. [PMID: 37641404 PMCID: PMC10556230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Pirfenidone and nintedanib are only anti-pulmonary fibrosis (PF) drugs approved by the FDA. However, they are not target specific, and unable to modify the disease status. Therefore, it is still desirable to discover more effective agents against PF. Vimentin (VIM) plays key roles in tissue regeneration and wound healing, but its molecular mechanism remains unknown. In this work, we demonstrated that atractylodinol (ATD) significantly inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition in vitro. ATD also reduces bleomycin-induced lung injury and fibrosis in mice models. Mechanistically, ATD inhibited TGF-β receptor I recycling by binding to VIM (KD = 454 nM) and inducing the formation of filamentous aggregates. In conclusion, we proved that ATD (derived from Atractylodes lancea) modified PF by targeting VIM and inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. Therefore, VIM is a druggable target and ATD is a proper drug candidate against PF. We prove a novel VIM function that TGF-β receptor I recycling. These findings paved the way to develop new targeted therapeutics against PF.
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- Mengjiao Hao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Tea Resources Innovation & Utilization, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
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Peng X, Tan Q, Zhang Z, Wu D, Xu J, Zhou H, Gu Q. Discovery of neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Ajuga campylantha as Neuroprotective Agents against Ferroptosis and Neuroinflammation. J Nat Prod 2023; 86:2006-2021. [PMID: 37566645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Twelve new neo-clerodane diterpenoids, eight undescribed methoxy/ethoxy acetal analogues, and one new nor-iridane monoterpenoid were isolated from Ajuga campylantha. Their structures were elucidated using a combination of spectroscopic data, quantum chemical calculations, and X-ray crystallography. This research reveals the distinctive structural features of A. campylantha diterpenes, including distinct C rings and 4,18-double bonds, distinguishing them from diterpenes of other plants in the Ajuga genus. Compound 2 represents the first example of a 19(5→6)-abeo-clerodane formed through a Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement. The isolated compounds were assessed for their neuroprotective effects against RSL3-induced ferroptosis in HT22 cells and LPS-induced neuroinflammation in BV-2 cells. Notably, compound 7 inhibits ferroptosis (EC50 = 10 μM) with a potentially new mechanism of action. The preliminary structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the furan-clerodane diterpenoids possess potential ferroptosis inhibitory activity, while the lactone-clerodanes do not. This study represents the first report of furan-containing clerodanes within the Ajuga genus, providing fresh insights into the phytochemistry and pharmacological potential of A. campylantha.
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- Xing Peng
- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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Jiang HY, Li YH, Zhang QR, Teng D, Li MM, Yang R, He HP. Chemical constituents from Ajuga macrosperma Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) and their chemotaxonomic significance. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2023.104637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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Hao YJ, Zou ZB, Xie MM, Zhang Y, Xu L, Yu HY, Ma HB, Yang XW. Ferroptosis Inhibitory Compounds from the Deep-Sea-Derived Fungus Penicillium sp. MCCC 3A00126. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21040234. [PMID: 37103373 PMCID: PMC10144380 DOI: 10.3390/md21040234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Two new xanthones (1 and 2) were isolated from the deep-sea-derived fungus Penicillium sp. MCCC 3A00126 along with 34 known compounds (3-36). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of 1 was validated by comparison of experimental and calculated ECD spectra. All isolated compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity and ferroptosis inhibitory activities. Compounds 14 and 15 exerted potent cytotoxicity against CCRF-CEM cells, with IC50 values of 5.5 and 3.5 μM, respectively, whereas 26, 28, 33, and 34 significantly inhibited RSL3-induced ferroptosis, with EC50 values of 11.6, 7.2, 11.8, and 2.2 μM, respectively.
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- You-Jia Hao
- College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Hucheng Ring Road, Shanghai 201306, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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Jiang X, Teng X, Shi H, Cao L, He L, Gu Q. Discovery and optimization of olanzapine derivatives as new ferroptosis inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2023; 133:106393. [PMID: 36731296 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a new type of cell death associated with many human diseases. It is a new strategy to discover ferroptosis inhibitors for the treatment of ferroptosis-related diseases. Here the FDA-approved drug library containing 1160 molecules was screened for ferroptosis inhibitors in RSL3-induced HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells. As a result, olanzapine showed potent ferroptosis inhibitory activity (EC50 = 1.18 μM). Structural optimization and the structure-activity relationships (SARs) analysis led to the synthesis of 41 new derivatives (4-44) and one known compound 45. Comparing with olanzapine, its derivative 36 showed nearly sixteen-folds improved ferroptosis inhibition and low cytotoxicity (EC50 = 0.074 μM, CC50 = 18.8 μM). Further mechanistic studies revealed that compound 36 specifically inhibited ferroptosis by its antioxidative ability. This work demonstrates that olanzapine protected RSL3-induced ferroptosis in HT22 cell, and its derivative 36 having nanomolar ferroptosis inhibitory activity merit to be developed for drugs against ferroptosis-related neurological diseases.
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- Xiufen Jiang
- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Lingnan Medicinal Materials Production and Development, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cosmetics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan 528458, People's Republic of China.
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China.
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Shi H, Jiang X, Cao L, Peng X, Tan Q, Teng X, Gu Q, He L. Chemical constituents of Ajuga forrestii and their anti-ferroptosis activity. Fitoterapia 2023; 166:105461. [PMID: 36804655 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Six new neoclerodane diterpenoids (1-6), along with ten known compounds (7-16), were isolated from Ajuga forrestii. Their structures were elucidated by HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR, ECD calculation, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The structure of a known neoclerodane diterpene ajudecunoid C (6) was revised based on the reported NMR empirical rules. All the isolates were evaluated for their inhibitory effect on RSL3-induced ferroptosis in HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells. Among them, compounds 8, 9, and 12 significantly inhibited RSL3-induced ferroptosis with EC50 values of 0.45 μM, 0.076 μM, and 0.14 μM.
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- Huiwen Shi
- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Key Laboratory of Lingnan Medicinal Materials Production and Development, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cosmetics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan 528458, PR China.
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