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Thi Thu Hien T, Le Ba V, Quoc Huy N, Phuong Thao N, Young Yang S, Thi Kim Van L. Cytotoxic effects of aporphine alkaloids from the stems and leaves of Stephania dielsiana Y.C.Wu. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:1864-1873. [PMID: 38739563 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2227911] [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: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Phytochemical studies of the stems and leaves of Stephania dielsiana Y.C.Wu yielded two new aporphine alkaloids (1 and 5), along with six known alkaloids (2-4 and 6-8). Their structures were characterised based on analyses of spectroscopic data, including one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and high-resolution electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). The cytotoxic activities of the isolated compounds against a small panel of tumour cell lines were assessed by MTS assay. Interestingly, compound 2 exhibited particularly strong cytotoxic activities against HepG2, MCF7 and OVCAR8 cancer cell lines, with IC50 values of 3.20 ± 0.18, 3.10 ± 0.06 and 3.40 ± 0.007 µM, respectively. Furthermore, molecular docking simulations were carried out to explore the interactions and binding mechanisms of the most active compound (compound 2) with proteins. Our results contribute to understanding the secondary metabolites produced by S. dielsiana and provide a scientific rationale for further investigations of cytotoxicity of this valuable medicinal plant.
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Zhao P, Yu Z, Huang JP, Wang L, Huang SX, Yang J. Four unreported aporphine alkaloids with antifungal activities from Artabotrys hexapetalus. Fitoterapia 2024; 174:105868. [PMID: 38378133 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105868] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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In this study, the extract from Artabotrys hexapetalus showed strong antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro. Four unreported aporphine alkaloids, hexapetalusine A-D (1-4), were isolated from stems and roots of Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari, along with six known aporphine alkaloids (5-10). Their chemical structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of 1-3 were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffractions and ECD calculations. Hexapetalusine A-C (1-3) were special amidic isomers. Additionally, all isolated compounds were evaluated for their antifungal activity against four phytopathogenic fungi in vitro. Hexapetalusine D (4) exhibited weak antifungal activity against Curvularia lunata. Liriodenine (5) displayed significant antifungal activity against Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, which is obviously better than positive control nystatin, suggesting that it had great potential to be developed into an effective and eco-friendly fungicide.
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- Pei Zhao
- College of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; Yinchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yinchuan, China
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- College of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- College of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
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Teerapongpisan P, Suthiphasilp V, Kumboonma P, Maneerat T, Duangyod T, Charoensup R, Promnart P, Laphookhieo S. Aporphine alkaloids and a naphthoquinone derivative from the leaves of Phaeanthus lucidus Oliv. and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Phytochemistry 2024; 220:114020. [PMID: 38364883 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114020] [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: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Three previously undescribed aporphine alkaloids, phaeanthuslucidines E-G, one previously undescribed naphthoquinone derivative, phaeanthusnaphthoquinone, and three known compounds were isolated from an EtOAc extract of the leaves of Phaeanthus lucidus Oliv. The structures of all previously undescribed compounds were established through extensive spectroscopic investigations and high-resolution mass spectroscopy. The 6aR configuration of phaeanthuslucidines E-G was assigned by comparing their ECD spectra and specific rotation values with the reported known compounds. Some isolated compounds were evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Among these compounds, phaeanthuslucidine E showed the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 17.9 ± 0.4 μM. The molecular docking of phaeanthuslucidine E was further studied.
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- Passakorn Teerapongpisan
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Technology and Innovation Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.
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Wang H, Geng X, Ai F, Yu Z, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Lv C, Gao R, Yue B, Dou W. Nuciferine alleviates collagen-induced arthritic in rats by inhibiting the proliferation and invasion of human arthritis-derived fibroblast-like synoviocytes and rectifying Th17/Treg imbalance. Chin J Nat Med 2024; 22:341-355. [PMID: 38658097 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(24)60622-9] [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: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder marked by persistent synovial inflammation and joint degradation, posing challenges in the development of effective treatments. Nuciferine, an alkaloid found in lotus leaf, has shown promising anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects, yet its efficacy in RA treatment remains unexplored. This study investigated the antiproliferative effects of nuciferine on the MH7A cell line, a human RA-derived fibroblast-like synoviocyte, revealing its ability to inhibit cell proliferation, promote apoptosis, induce apoptosis, and cause G1/S phase arrest. Additionally, nuciferine significantly reduced the migration and invasion capabilities of MH7A cells. The therapeutic potential of nuciferine was further evaluated in a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rat model, where it markedly alleviated joint swelling, synovial hyperplasia, cartilage injury, and inflammatory infiltration. Nuciferine also improved collagen-induced bone erosion, decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines and serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgG1, IgG2a), and restored the balance between T helper (Th) 17 and regulatory T cells in the spleen of CIA rats. These results indicate that nuciferine may offer therapeutic advantages for RA by decreasing the proliferation and invasiveness of FLS cells and correcting the Th17/Treg cell imbalance in CIA rats.
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- Hao Wang
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, and the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai 201203, China.
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Xie W, Chen S, Wang W, Qin X, Kong C, Wang D. Nuciferine reduces vascular leakage and improves cardiac function in acute myocardial infarction by regulating the PI3K/AKT pathway. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7086. [PMID: 38528077 PMCID: PMC10963720 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57595-w] [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: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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The destruction of the microvascular structure and function can seriously affect the survival and prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Nuciferine has a potentially beneficial effect in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, albeit its role in microvascular structure and function during AMI remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect and the related mechanisms of nuciferine in microvascular injury during AMI. Cardiac functions and pathological examination were conducted in vivo to investigate the effect of nuciferine on AMI. The effect of nuciferine on permeability and adherens junctions in endothelial cells was evaluated in vitro, and the phosphorylation level of the PI3K/AKT pathway (in the presence or absence of PI3K inhibitors) was also analyzed. In vivo results indicated that nuciferine inhibited ischemia-induced cardiomyocyte damage and vascular leakage and improved cardiac function. In addition, the in vitro results revealed that nuciferine could effectively inhibit oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) stimulated breakdown of the structure and function of human coronary microvascular endothelial cells (HCMECs). Moreover, nuciferine could significantly increase the phosphorylation level of the PI3K/AKT pathway. Finally, the inhibitor wortmannin could reverse the protective effect of nuciferine on HCMECs. Nuciferine inhibited AMI-induced microvascular injury by regulating the PI3K/AKT pathway and protecting the endothelial barrier function in mice.
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- Wei Xie
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Cardiothoracic Vascular Disease, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Cardiothoracic Vascular Disease, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Cardiothoracic Vascular Disease, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
- Institute of Cardiothoracic Vascular Disease, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
- Institute of Cardiothoracic Vascular Disease, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Yan C, Zhan Y, Yuan S, Cao Y, Chen Y, Dong M, Zhang H, Chen L, Jiang R, Liu W, Jin W, Huang Y. Nuciferine prevents obesity by activating brown adipose tissue. Food Funct 2024; 15:967-976. [PMID: 38175708 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo03632d] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Increasing evidence suggests that brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in obesity and related diseases. Increasing the amount or activity of BAT could prevent obesity. Therefore, a safe and effective method of activating BAT is urgently required. Here, we evaluated the potential effects of lotus leaf extract (LLE) on BAT function. We found that LLE substantially increased UCP1 mRNA and protein levels as well as thermogenic protein expression in primary brown adipocytes. Additionally, LLE treatment reduced diet-induced obesity and improved glucose homeostasis owing to BAT activation and increased energy expenditure. We found that nuciferine, an active ingredient of LLE, could dose-dependently activate BAT in vitro and in vivo, alleviate diet-induced obesity, and improve glucose homeostasis by increasing energy expenditure. Mechanistically, we found that nuciferine induced PPARG coactivator 1 alpha (PGC1-α) expression, which is a key gene involved in mitochondrial biogenesis promoter activity, by directly binding to RXRA. Furthermore, RXRA knockdown abolished expression of the nuciferine-induced mitochondrial and thermogenesis-related gene in primary brown adipocytes. In summary, we found that LLE and nuciferine have a notable effect on BAT activation and highlight the potential applications of the main component of LLE in preventing obesity and treating metabolic disorders.
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- Chunlong Yan
- Yanbian University Agriculture College, Yanji, Jilin, China
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- Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Jiangxi, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital First Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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- Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
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Patel DK, Patel K. Therapeutic Potential and Pharmacological Activities of (+)-Nantenine in Medicine: An Aporphine Class Phytocomponent of Nandina domestica Thunberg. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2024; 24:e201023222495. [PMID: 37881077 DOI: 10.2174/0118715265244269231010090316] [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: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Plant material and their derived byproducts have been used in medicine for the treatment of human disorders and complications. Plants give us a distinct class of natural compounds, commonly called secondary metabolites and better examples are the flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, alkaloids, tannins, and carotenoids. Plant derived phytoproducts have been used for the treatment of human disorders in both traditional as well as modern medicine. Naturally occurring aporphines and their synthetic derivatives are well known in medicine for their pharmacological activities, including an affinity for dopaminergic, adrenergic and serotonergic receptors. (+)-nantenine is an aporphine alkaloid isolated from Nandina domestica and other plants. The aim of the present study is to analyze the biological potential and therapeutic effectiveness of nantenine in medicine. In the present work scientific information of nantenine for their medicinal uses and pharmacological activities have been collected from scientific databases such as Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct . Scientific information of nantenine was further analyzed to know their health beneficial aspects in medicine. However, the detail pharmacological activity of nantenine has been discussed in the present work with its analytical aspects. Scientific data analysis described the medicinal importance and pharmacological activities of nantenine. Nantenine revealed adrenergic response, behavioral response, cardiovascular effect, vasorelaxant effect, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory potential, cytotoxicity, and biphasic tracheal relaxation. Present work also signified the biological potential of nantenine for their anti-inflammatory activity, anticonvulsant effect, antiserotonergic activities, anti-MDMA effect, antileishmanial activity, effect on histamine and serotonin, human 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT(2A)) and h5-HT(2B) receptors and isolated tissues. Further, the analytical techniques used for the separation, isolation and identification of nantenine have also been described in this work. The present scientific data describes the therapeutic potential and pharmacological activities of (+)-nantenine in medicine.
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- Dinesh Kumar Patel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Xu JJ, Yin YP, Wei W, Tan QG. Aporphine and amide alkaloids from Illigera parviflora. Fitoterapia 2024; 172:105737. [PMID: 37939737 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105737] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Three undescribed alkaloids (+)-9-hydroxy-N-acetylnordicentrine (1), illigeparvinine (2), and deca-(2E,4Z)-2,4-dienoic acid 4-hydroxy-2-phenethyl amide (3), along with 19 known analogues (4-22), were isolated from the ethnic medicinal plant Illigera parviflora. Their structures were established using NMR, MS, and other spectroscopic analyses as well as X-ray diffraction. Moderate inhibition of human gastric carcinoma (MGC-803) and breast adenocarcinoma (T-47D) cell lines proliferation was observed for actinodaphnine (4) with IC50 values of 28.74 and 11.65 μM, respectively. These findings contribute new anticancer potential compounds and expand the chemical diversity known from the valuable traditional medicinal plant I. parviflora.
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- Juan-Juan Xu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650302, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Optimization, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China.
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Akotkar L, Aswar U, Ganeshpurkar A, Raj R, Pawar A. An Overview of Chemistry, Kinetics, Toxicity and Therapeutic Potential of Boldine in Neurological Disorders. Neurochem Res 2023; 48:3283-3295. [PMID: 37462836 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-023-03992-y] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Boldine is an alkaloid obtained from the medicinal herb Peumus boldus (Mol.) (Chilean boldo tree; boldo) and belongs to the family Monimiaceae. It exhibits a wide range of pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, and anti-diabetic properties. There is a dearth of information regarding its pharmacokinetics and toxicity in addition to its potential pharmacological activity. Boldine belongs to the aporphine alkaloid class and possesses lipophilic properties which enable its efficient absorption and distribution throughout the body, including the central nervous system. It exhibits potent free radical scavenging activity, thereby reducing oxidative stress and preventing neuronal damage. Through a variety of neuroprotective mechanisms, including suppression of AChE and BuChE activity, blocking of connexin-43 hemichannels, pannexin 1 channel, reduction of NF-κβ mediated interleukin release, and glutamate excitotoxicity which successfully reduces neuronal damage. These results point to its probable application in reducing neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, its effects on serotonergic, dopaminergic, opioid, and cholinergic receptors were further investigated in order to determine its applicability for neurobehavioral dysfunctions. The article investigates the pharmacokinetics of boldine and reveals that it has a low oral bioavailability and a short half-life, requiring regular dosage to maintain therapeutic levels. The review studies boldine's potential therapeutic uses and mode of action while summarizing its neuroprotective benefits. Given the favorable results for boldine as a potential neurotherapeutic drug in laboratory animals, more research is required. However, in order to optimise its therapeutic potential, it must be more bioavailable with fewer detrimental side effects.
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- Likhit Akotkar
- Department of Pharmacology, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Erandwane, Pune, 411038, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Erandwane, Pune, 411038, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411038, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411038, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411038, India
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Steimbach VMB, da Silva RCV, Mariano LNB, Zanovello M, Macarini AF, da Silva LM, de Souza P. Diuretic, Natriuretic, And Ca2+-Sparing Effect Of The Alkaloid Boldine In Rats. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2023; 73:513-519. [PMID: 37935203 DOI: 10.1055/a-2182-3665] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies indicate the renal vasodilating effects of boldine, an alkaloid found in Peumus boldus. However, its potential to induce diuresis still needs to be studied. METHODS Wistar rats were used and the urine volume was noted for 8 h and further studied. RESULTS The acute treatment at 0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg of boldine showed a diuretic, natriuretic, and Ca2+-sparing effect in rats without changing the urinary elimination of K+and Cl-. When boldine was given in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, there was an increase in urinary volume compared to the vehicle group. However, this was not different from the treatments in its isolated form. Urine Ca2+values remained low but were not enhanced by this association. The excretion of Na+and Cl- was significantly increased compared to the group that received only vehicle or boldine. On the other hand, although the association of amiloride plus boldine did not result in a diuretic effect, the increase in Na+and the reduction in K+excretion were significantly potentiated. Furthermore, in the presence of the non-selective muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine, boldine showed reduced capacity to increase urinary volume, maintaining the natriuretic and Ca2+-sparing effect, besides a very evident K+-sparing action. Similar results were obtained in the presence of the non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. Furthermore, boldine showed an ex vivo antiurolithiasis activity, reducing calcium oxalate's precipitation and crystallization. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the diuretic, natriuretic, Ca2+-sparing, and antiurolithiatic effects of boldine, an action possibly related to muscarinic receptor activation and prostanoid generation.
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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Graham ZA, Siedlik JA, Toro CA, Harlow L, Cardozo CP. Boldine Alters Serum Lipidomic Signatures after Acute Spinal Cord Transection in Male Mice. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:6591. [PMID: 37623175 PMCID: PMC10454893 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20166591] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in wide-ranging cellular and systemic dysfunction in the acute and chronic time frames after the injury. Chronic SCI has well-described secondary medical consequences while acute SCI has unique metabolic challenges as a result of physical trauma, in-patient recovery and other post-operative outcomes. Here, we used high resolution mass spectrometry approaches to describe the circulating lipidomic and metabolomic signatures using blood serum from mice 7 d after a complete SCI. Additionally, we probed whether the aporphine alkaloid, boldine, was able to prevent SCI-induced changes observed using these 'omics platforms'. We found that SCI resulted in large-scale changes to the circulating lipidome but minimal changes in the metabolome, with boldine able to reverse or attenuate SCI-induced changes in the abundance of 50 lipids. Multiomic integration using xMWAS demonstrated unique network structures and community memberships across the groups.
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- Zachary A. Graham
- Research Service, Birmingham VA Health Care System, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
- Healthspan, Resilience & Performance, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL 32502, USA
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA;
- School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; (C.A.T.); (L.H.); (C.P.C.)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; (C.A.T.); (L.H.); (C.P.C.)
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- Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; (C.A.T.); (L.H.); (C.P.C.)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Medical Service, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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Zhong L, Qin Y, Liu M, Sun J, Tang H, Zeng Y, Zhang J, Wang W, Liang G, Zhao X. Magnoflorine improves cognitive deficits and pathology of Alzheimer's disease via inhibiting of JNK signaling pathway. Phytomedicine 2023; 112:154714. [PMID: 36812746 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154714] [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: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive deficit is the main clinical feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the massive death of neuronal cells is the leading cause of cognitive deficits. So, there is an urgent clinical need to discover effective drugs to protect brain neurons from damage in order to treat AD. Naturally-derived compounds have always been an important source of new drug discovery because of their diverse pharmacological activities, reliable efficacy and low toxicity. Magnoflorine is a quaternary aporphine alkaloid, which naturally exist in some commonly used herbal medicines, and has good anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. However, magnoflorine has not been reported in AD. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE To investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of magnoflorine on AD. METHODS Neuronal damage was detected by flow cytometry, immunofluorescence and western blotting. Oxidative stress was measured by detection of SOD and MDA, as well as JC-1 and reactive oxygen species (ROS) staining. The APP/PS1 mice were given drugs by intraperitoneal injection (I.P.) every day for one month, and then the new object recognition and Morris water maze were used to detect the cognitive ability of the mice. RESULTS We demonstrated that magnoflorine reduced Aβ-induced PC12 cell apoptosis and intracellular ROS generation. Further studies found that magnoflorine significantly improved cognitive deficits and AD-type pathology. Most interestingly, the efficacy of magnoflorine was better than that of the clinical control drug donepezil. Mechanistically, based on RNA-sequencing analysis, we found that magnoflorine significantly inhibited phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in AD models. This result was further validated using a JNK inhibitor. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that magnoflorine improves cognitive deficits and pathology of AD through inhibiting of JNK signaling pathway. Thus, magnoflorine may be a potential therapeutic candidate for AD.
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- Lili Zhong
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China
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- Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Yongkang, Zhejiang 321399, China
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- Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Yongkang, Zhejiang 321399, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China; Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Yongkang, Zhejiang 321399, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China; Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Yongkang, Zhejiang 321399, China.
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Teerapongpisan P, Suthiphasilp V, Phukhatmuen P, Rujanapun N, Chaiyosang B, Tontapha S, Maneerat T, Patrick BO, Duangyod T, Charoensup R, Andersen RJ, Laphookhieo S. Dimeric aporphine alkaloids from the twigs of Trivalvaria costata (Hook.f. & Thomson) I.M.Turner. Phytochemistry 2023; 207:113586. [PMID: 36632950 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113586] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A phytochemical investigation of the twig extract of Trivalvaria costata (Hook.f. & Thomson) I.M.Turner has identified ten undescribed dimeric aporphine alkaloids, trivalcostatines A-J, one undescribed isoquinoline alkaloid, trivalcostaisoquinoline, and four known aporphine alkaloids. Their structures were elucidated by detailed analysis of NMR and HRESITOFMS data. Three of the dimeric aporphine structures were confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. All of the dimeric aporphine alkaloids were isolated as mixtures of atropisomers. Several of them were resolved by chiral-phase HPLC and the absolute configurations of the pure atropisomers were assigned by calculated and experimental ECD analysis. Bidebilines A and B, heteropsine, and urabaine showed α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values in the range of 4.1-11 μM.
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- Passakorn Teerapongpisan
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Technology and Innovation Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah, Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Natural Products Research Unit, Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Institute of Nanomaterials Research and Innovation for Energy, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah, Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah, Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah, Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada; Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS) and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand; Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah, Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.
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Xiao M, Xian C, Wang Y, Qi X, Zhang R, Liu Z, Cheng Y. Nuciferine attenuates atherosclerosis by regulating the proliferation and migration of VSMCs through the Calm4/MMP12/AKT pathway in ApoE (-/-) mice fed with High-Fat-Diet. Phytomedicine 2023; 108:154536. [PMID: 36395561 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis (AS) is the pathological basis of multiple cardiovascular diseases. The pathogenesis of AS is closely related to the abnormal proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Nuciferine, an aporphine alkaloid from lotus leaf, has various pharmacological activities. However, the effect and mechanism of nuciferine on regulating proliferation and migration of VSMCs against AS is still unclear. PURPOSE To elucidate the pharmacological effect and molecular mechanism of nuciferine on AS in ApoE(-/-) mice fed with High-Fat-Diet (HFD). STUDY DESIGN HFD-fed ApoE(-/-) mice and 3% fetal bovine serum (FBS) induced mouse aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (MOVAS) were used to investigate the protective effect and mechanism of nuciferine on AS. METHODS Oil red O staining was used to detect the atherosclerotic lesions. Western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to determine calmodulin 4 (Calm4) expression and localization. CCK-8 assay, transwell and wound-healing assays were used to measure the migration and proliferation of MOVAS cells. RESULTS Nuciferine at 40 mg/kg significantly ameliorated the aortic lesion and vascular plaque in AS model, which was equal to the effect of the positive control drug (atorvastatin). In addition, nuciferine attenuated the migration and proliferation of VSMCs in vivo and in vitro. Importantly, nuciferine down-regulated the increase of Calm4 induced by HFD-fed in ApoE(-/-) mice or 3% FBS induced MOVAS cells. However, the inhibitory effect of nuciferine on the migration and proliferation of MOVAS cells was blocked when Calm4 was overexpressed. Furthermore, we found that nuciferine suppressed MMP12 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathway via Calm4. CONCLUSION Our results illustrated that Calm4 promoted the proliferation and motility of MOVAS by activating MMP12/Akt signaling pathway in AS. Nuciferine has a significant anti-atherogenic effect by regulating the proliferation and migration of VSMCs through the Calm4/MMP12/AKT signaling pathway. Thus, Calm4 could potentially be a new target for AS therapy, and nuciferine could be a potential drug against AS.
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- Mingzhu Xiao
- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China; Shunde Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, Guangdong, 528333, China.
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangdong Key Laboratory for translational Cancer research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China; Shunde Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, Guangdong, 528333, China.
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Namballa HK, Madapa S, Sigalapalli DK, Harding WW. Semisynthetic Transformations on (+)-Boldine Reveal a 5-HT 2A/2CR Antagonist. J Nat Prod 2022; 85:2149-2158. [PMID: 36001775 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00365] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Aporphine alkaloids have shown affinity for serotonin receptors (5-HTRs), and there has been a recent upsurge of interest in aporphines as 5-HT2CR ligands. 1,2,9,10-Tetraoxygenated aporphine alkaloids in particular have demonstrated good affinity for 5-HTRs. In continued efforts to understand the impacts of structural modification of the 1,2,9,10-tetraoxygenated aporphine template on affinity, selectivity, and activity at 5-HT2R subtypes, we used (+)-boldine (8) as a semisynthetic feedstock in the preparation of C-2-alkoxylated (+)-predicentrine analogues. Compound 10n, which contains a benzyloxy group at C-2, has been identified as a novel 5-HT2CR ligand with strong affinity (4 nM) and moderate selectivity versus 5-HT2BR and 5-HT2AR (12-fold and 6-fold, respectively). Compound 10n functions as an antagonist at 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors. Computational experiments indicate that several hydrophobic interactions as well as strong H-bond and salt bridge interactions between the protonated amine moiety in 10n and Asp134 are responsible for the potent 5-HT2CR affinity of this compound. Furthermore, compound 10n displays favorable predicted drug-like characteristics, which is encouraging toward future optimization.
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- Hari K Namballa
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vignan Pharmacy College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Vadlamudi 522213, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Durmaz L, Kiziltas H, Guven L, Karagecili H, Alwasel S, Gulcin İ. Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Anticholinergic, and Antiglaucoma Effects of Magnofluorine. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185902. [PMID: 36144638 PMCID: PMC9502953 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Magnofluorine, a secondary metabolite commonly found in various plants, has pharmacological potential; however, its antioxidant and enzyme inhibition effects have not been investigated. We investigated the antioxidant potential of Magnofluorine using bioanalytical assays with 2,2-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS•+), N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (DMPD•+), and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) scavenging abilities and K3[Fe(CN)6] and Cu2+ reduction abilities. Further, we compared the effects of Magnofluorine and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), α-Tocopherol, and Trolox as positive antioxidant controls. According to the analysis results, Magnofluorine removed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals with an IC50 value of 10.58 μg/mL. The IC50 values of BHA, BHT, Trolox, and α-Tocopherol were 10.10 μg/mL, 25.95 μg/mL, 7.059 μg/mL, and 11.31 μg/mL, respectively. Our results indicated that the DPPH· scavenging effect of Magnofluorine was similar to that of BHA, close to that of Trolox, and better than that of BHT and α-tocopherol. The inhibition effect of Magnofluorine was examined against enzymes, such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE), α-glycosidase, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and human carbonic anhydrase II (hCA II), which are linked to global disorders, such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and glaucoma. Magnofluorine inhibited these metabolic enzymes with Ki values of 10.251.94, 5.991.79, 25.411.10, and 30.563.36 nM, respectively. Thus, Magnofluorine, which has been proven to be an antioxidant, antidiabetic, and anticholinergic in our study, can treat glaucoma. In addition, molecular docking was performed to understand the interactions between Magnofluorine and target enzymes BChE (D: 6T9P), hCA II (A:3HS4), AChE (B:4EY7), and α-glycosidase (C:5NN8). The results suggest that Magnofluorine may be an important compound in the transition from natural sources to industrial applications, especially new drugs.
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- Lokman Durmaz
- Department of Medical Services and Technology, Cayirli Vocational School, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan 24500, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Vocational School of Health Services, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van 65080, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Siirt University, Siirt 56100, Turkey
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +90-44-2231-4375
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Santos PD, Vieira TN, Gontijo Couto AC, Mesquita Luiz JP, Lopes Saraiva AL, Borges Linhares CR, Barbosa MF, Justino AB, Franco RR, da Silva Brum E, Oliveira SM, Dechichi P, Pivatto M, de Melo Rodrigues Ávila V, Espíndola FS, Silva CR. Stephalagine, an aporphinic alkaloid with therapeutic effects in acute gout arthritis in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2022; 293:115291. [PMID: 35427727 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115291] [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: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Gout is an inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) in the joints, leading to severe pain and inflammation. Stephalagine is a Brazilian Savanna aporphine alkaloid isolated from Annona crassiflora Mart. Fruit peel, that has been popularly used to treat rheumatism and have been described with antinociceptive properties. However, no studies evaluated the possible therapeutic properties of stephalagine in arthritic pain. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the possible antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of stephalagine in an acute gout attack in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male wild type C57BL/6/J/UFU mice (20-25 g) were used (process number 018/17). The treated group received stephalagine (1 mg/kg, by gavage) and the vehicle group received saline (10 mL/kg, by gavage), both 1 h before the MSU crystals (100 μg/ankle joint) administration. All groups were analyzed for mechanical allodynia, thermal hyperalgesia, overt pain-like behaviors, and edema development at 2, 4, 6 and 24 h after injections. Synovial fluid and the ankle articulation from the injected joint were collected 4 h after administrations for myeloperoxidase enzyme activity, IL-1β measurement, and histological analysis. RESULTS Stephalagine had a significant antinociceptive effect on mechanical allodynia, when compared to vehicle group at 2-24 h after intra-articular injection of MSU and 2 h for spontaneous and cold thermal sensitivity. Stephalagine was also able to significantly reduce the articular edema (45 ± 1%), the activity of the myeloperoxidase enzyme (37 ± 6%), and IL-1β levels (43 ± 3%). The histological analysis confirms that stephalagine dramatically reduced the number of infiltrating inflammatory cells (75 ± 6%) in MSU injected animals. Also, stephalagine treatment did not alter the uric acid levels, xanthine oxidase activity, AST and ALT activities, urea and creatinine levels, neither cause any macroscopic changes in the mice's weight, deformations, changes in the coat, or feces. CONCLUSION Stephalagine may be an alternative for the management of gout, once it was able to induce antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects without causing adverse effects on the evaluated parameters.
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- Priscilla Dias Santos
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, (SP), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Nucleus of Research on Bioactive Compounds (NPCBio), Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, (RS), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, (RS), Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Nucleus of Research on Bioactive Compounds (NPCBio), Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100, Uberlândia, (MG), Brazil.
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Han Y, Hou T, Zhang ZH, Zhu YH, Cheng JX, Zhou H, Wang JX, Feng JT, Liu YF, Guo ZM, Liang XM. Corybungines A-K: Isoquinoline alkaloids from Corydalis bungeana with dopamine D2 receptor activity. Phytochemistry 2022; 199:113209. [PMID: 35430251 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Eleven undescribed isoquinoline alkaloids corybungines A-K including a protoberberine-type alkaloid, an isoquinoline alkaloid with a unique 6-norprotoberberine skeleton, one 13,14-seco-protoberberine-type alkaloid, two 1a,14-seco-protoberberine-type alkaloids with a 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy moiety and six aporphine alkaloids, together with seven known alkaloids, have been isolated from the whole herb extract of Corydalis bungeana Turcz. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated based on an analysis of spectroscopic data and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. (R)-stephanine displayed high antagonistic activity against the dopamine D2 receptor with an IC50 value of 0.85 ± 0.09 μM in CHO-D2 cells. Additionally, corybungines D, F, H, (R)-roemerine, (R)-vireakine and (R)-tuduranine showed moderate D2 antagonism (IC50 5.20-26.07 μM). The preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) of aporphine alkaloids were discussed.
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- Yang Han
- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Pharmacodynamic Material Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganjiang Chinese Medicine Innovation Center, Nanchang, 330000, People's Republic of China
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- DICP-CMC Innovation Institute of Medicine, Taizhou, 225300, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Pharmacodynamic Material Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganjiang Chinese Medicine Innovation Center, Nanchang, 330000, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Pharmacodynamic Material Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganjiang Chinese Medicine Innovation Center, Nanchang, 330000, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Pharmacodynamic Material Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganjiang Chinese Medicine Innovation Center, Nanchang, 330000, People's Republic of China
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality rates. Food therapy is a common adjuvant treatment for lung cancer due to its safety and painlessness. Developing new functional food and exploring novel drug targets is important for lung cancer adjuvant therapy. This study confirmed that the active ingredient nuciferine of the lotus leaf was a novel TMEM16A inhibitor by whole-cell patch clamp experiments and site-directed mutagenesis experiments. CCK8 assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, and Annexin-V assay were combined to prove that nuciferine inhibited the proliferation and migration of lung cancer cells and promoted cancer cell apoptosis by targeting TMEM16A. Moreover, the combination of nuciferine and cisplatin significantly enhanced the anti-cancer effect of cisplatin. In addition, the signal transduction pathway of nuciferine regulating LA795 cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis was confirmed by western blot experiments. In vivo experiments showed that nuciferine was a safe and effective natural anti-cancer product for lung cancer. Tissue section pathological detection and pharmacokinetic experiments verified that intragastric administration of nuciferine significantly enhanced the cancer therapy effect of cisplatin and counteracted the toxicity of high concentrations of cisplatin. Therefore, nuciferine is an ideal functional food for adjuvant lung cancer treatment.
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- Xue Bai
- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, Hebei Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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Yang J, Zhang Y, Jiang L, Li C, Sun Z, Zhang Y, Lin T, Jiang Y, Liu B. A triple combination strategy of UHPLC-MS n, hypolipidemic activity and transcriptome sequencing to unveil the hypolipidemic mechanism of Nelumbo nucifera alkaloids. J Ethnopharmacol 2022; 282:114608. [PMID: 34517059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Nelumbo nucifera (N. nucifera), a kind of edible Chinese herbal, has been studied in treating hyperlipidemia. However, the hypolipidemic mechanism of N. nucifera remains unknown. Aims of this review: We aimed to screen the effective constituent of N. nucifera alkaloids and elucidated the potential mechanism for treating hyperlipidemia. A triple combination strategy of UHPLC-MSn, hypolipidemic activity and transcriptome sequencing was built to unveil the hypolipidemic mechanism of Nelumbo nucifera alkaloid. MATERIALS AND METHODS We comprehensively investigated the characterization of N. nucifera alkaloids by using UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MSn. And the hypolipidemic activity of candidate active ingredients were evaluated on sodium oleate-induced HepG2 cell. Finally, O-nornuciferine and N. nucifera alkaloid extraction were analyzed by RNA sequence (RNA-seq) to decipher the underlying hypolipidemic mechanism and were verified by qRT-PCR. RESULTS 35 compounds were identified from N. nucifera alkaloid extraction by UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MSn. Among them, O-nornuciferine and N. nucifera alkaloid extraction which showed significant hypolipidemic activity were analyzed by transcriptome sequencing. After the intervention of O-nornuciferine and N. nucifera alkaloid extraction, 1 and 158 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, severally. The enrichment analysis indicated that the hypolipidemic effect was adjusted by the expression of numerous key DEGs involved in bile secretion, glycerolipid and sphingolipid metabolism, PPAR signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS O-nornuciferine and N. nucifera alkaloids had exibited significant effects in hyperlipidemia. The candidate genes were LDLR, LPL and ANGPTL4, etc. It was most likely that they adjusted lipid metabolism by modulating expression levels of various key factors which were involved in bile secretion, glycerolipid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism and PPAR signaling pathway, and so on. This study clarified the hypolipidemic mechanism of the alkaloids in N. nucifera, and laid a foundation for the subsequent development of clinical application and better quality of N. nucifera.
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- Jiaying Yang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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Wang FX, Zhu N, Zhou F, Lin DX. Natural Aporphine Alkaloids with Potential to Impact Metabolic Syndrome. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26206117. [PMID: 34684698 PMCID: PMC8540223 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The incidence and prevalence of metabolic syndrome has steadily increased worldwide. As a major risk factor for various diseases, metabolic syndrome has come into focus in recent years. Some natural aporphine alkaloids are very promising agents in the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome and its components because of their wide variety of biological activities. These natural aporphine alkaloids have protective effects on the different risk factors characterizing metabolic syndrome. In this review, we highlight the activities of bioactive aporphine alkaloids: thaliporphine, boldine, nuciferine, pronuciferine, roemerine, dicentrine, magnoflorine, anonaine, apomorphine, glaucine, predicentrine, isolaureline, xylopine, methylbulbocapnine, and crebanine. We particularly focused on their impact on metabolic syndrome and its components, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia and obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hyperuricemia and kidney damage, erectile dysfunction, central nervous system-related disorder, and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis. We also discussed the potential mechanisms of actions by aporphine alkaloids in metabolic syndrome.
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- Fei-Xuan Wang
- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-13505140525
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
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Zheng YK, Su BJ, Wang YQ, Wang HS, Liao HB, Liang D. New Tyramine- and Aporphine-Type Alkamides with NO Release Inhibitory Activities from Piper puberulum. J Nat Prod 2021; 84:1316-1325. [PMID: 33822610 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Three new tyramine-type alkamides (1-3), three new natural products (4-6), five new N-acylated/formylated aporphine alkamides with different ratios of rotational isomers (7-11), and 20 known alkamides (12-31) were isolated from an EtOH extract of the stems and leaves of Piper puberulum. The absolute configurations of compounds 7, 8, and 10 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the biological activity assay, compounds 3, 5, and 10-23 displayed inhibitory effects against lipopolysaccharide-induced NO release in BV-2 microglial cells, exhibiting IC50 values of 0.93-45 μM.
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- Yuan-Kun Zheng
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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Yu L, Han S, Lang L, Song H, Zhang C, Dong L, Jia S, Zhang Y, Xiao D, Liu J, Xu Y, Zhang X. Oxocrebanine: A Novel Dual Topoisomerase inhibitor, Suppressed the Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells MCF-7 by Inducing DNA Damage and Mitotic Arrest. Phytomedicine 2021; 84:153504. [PMID: 33611211 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA topoisomerase (Topo) inhibition plays key role in breast cancer treatment. Stephania hainanensis H. S. Lo et Y. Tsoong (S. hainanensis), a Li nationality plant that has abundant aporphine alkaloids, can inhibit Topo. PURPOSE To identify a dual Topo inhibitor, a deep and systematic study of active aporphine alkaloids in S. hainanensis and their mechanisms of inhibiting breast cancer proliferation and Topo activity are essential. STUDY DESIGN This study aimed to assess the anti-breast cancer and Topo inhibitory activities of oxocrebanine and explore the underlying mechanisms. METHODS The growth inhibitory activities of 12 compounds in S. hainanensis were screened by MTT assay in MCF-7, SGC-7901, HepG-2 cells, and compared with the effects on human normal mammary epithelial MCF-10A cells as non cancer control cells. The Topo inhibitory activity was assessed by DNA relaxation and unwinding assays, kDNA decatenation assay and western blot. Cell cycle and autophagy analyses were carried out with flow cytometry and staining. Acridine orange staining and α-tubulin morphology were observed by fluorescence microscopy. Western blot was used to examine microtubule assembly dynamics and the expression levels of key proteins associated with DNA damage, autophagy and mitotic arrest. RESULTS Oxocrebanine was the anti-breast cancer active alkaloid in S. hainanensis. It exhibited the best inhibitory effect on MCF-7 cells with an IC50 of 16.66 μmol/l, and had only weak effect on the proliferation of MCF-10A cells. Oxocrebanine inhibited Topo I and II α in a cell-free system and in MCF-7 cells. The DNA unwinding assay suggested that oxocrebanine intercalated with DNA as a catalytic inhibitor. Oxocrebanine regulated the levels of Topo I and IIα and DNA damage-related proteins. Oxocrebanine led to the mitotic arrest, and these effects occurred through both p53-dependent and p53-independent pathways. Oxocrebanine induced autophagy, abnormal α-tubulin morphology and stimulated enhanced microtubule dynamics. CONCLUSION Oxocrebanine was the anti-breast cancer active aporphine alkaloid in S. hainanensis. Oxocrebanine was a Topo I/IIα dual inhibitor, catalytic inhibitor and DNA intercalator. Oxocrebanine caused DNA damage, autophagy, and mitotic arrest in MCF-7 cells. Oxocrebanine also disrupted tubulin polymerization. Accordingly, oxocrebanine held a great potential for development as a novel dual Topo inhibitor for effective breast cancer treatment.
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- Lei Yu
- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China; Engineering Research Center of Natural Anticancer Drugs, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 57199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 57199, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China; Engineering Research Center of Natural Anticancer Drugs, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China; Engineering Research Center of Natural Anticancer Drugs, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Engineering Research Center for Medicine, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 57199, China.
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Yadav A, Singh A, Phogat J, Dahuja A, Dabur R. Magnoflorine prevent the skeletal muscle atrophy via Akt/mTOR/FoxO signal pathway and increase slow-MyHC production in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 267:113510. [PMID: 33141056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Tinospora cordifolia (TC) is being used as a blood purifier in Ayurveda since ancient time. It is a very popular immunomodulator and holds anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative potential, hence anti-aging properties. Therefore, it is also known as 'Amrita' in Ayurveda and is widely used to treat diabetes mellitus type II (T2DM) and its secondary complications; however, its underlying mechanism was not expedited to date. AIM-: To explore the in vivo therapeutic efficiency and mechanism of action of TC and its secondary constitute magnoflorine on the skeletal muscle atrophy in the rat model of T2DM. METHOD Animal model of T2DM was developed using streptozotocin (STZ) injection followed by intervention with TC, metformin, and magnoflorine for three weeks. Confirmation of T2DM and abrogation of atrophic markers and possible mechanisms on supplementation of TC and magnoflorine were explored using histology, bio-assays, Western blotting, and q-PCR. RESULT TC and Magnoflorine supplementations significantly (p ≤ 0.05) decreased the fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels in T2DM rats. Both treatments prevented the lean body, individual skeletal muscle mass, and myotubes diameter loss (p ≤ 0.05). Magnoflorine significantly reduced the degradation of the protein indicated by biochemical markers of atrophy i.e. decreased serum creatine kinase (CK) levels and increased myosin heavy chain-β (MyHC-β) levels in muscles. Q-PCR and western blotting supported the findings that magnoflorine significantly increased the mRNA and protein abundances (~3 fold) of MyHC-β.TC and magnoflorine efficiently decreased the expression of ubiquitin-proteasomal E3-ligases (Fn-14/TWEAK, MuRF1, and Atrogin 1), autophagy (Bcl-2/LC3B), and caspase related genes along with calpains activities in T2DM rats. Both TC and magnoflorine also increased the activity of superoxide dismutase, GSH-Px, decreased the activities of β-glucuronidase, LPO, and prevented any alteration in the catalase activity. In contrast, magnoflorine increased expression of TNF-α and IL-6 whereas TC and metformin efficiently decreased the levels of these pro-inflammatory cytokines (p ≤ 0.05). However, magnoflorine was found to increase phosphorylation of Akt more efficiently than TC and metformin. CONCLUSION TC, and magnoflorine are found to be effective to control fasting blood glucose levels significantly in T2DM rats. It also promoted the Akt phosphorylation, suppressed autophagy and proteolysis that might be related to blood glucose-lowering efficacy of magnoflorine and TC. However, increased muscle weight, specifically of the soleus muscle, expression of IL-6, and slow MyHC indicated the increased myogenesis in response to magnoflorine and independent from its hypoglycemic activity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology
- Aporphines/pharmacology
- Autophagy/drug effects
- Blood Glucose/drug effects
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Male
- Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle, Skeletal/enzymology
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy/enzymology
- Muscular Atrophy/etiology
- Muscular Atrophy/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy/prevention & control
- Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Phosphorylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Rats, Wistar
- Signal Transduction
- Streptozocin
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Rats
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- Aarti Yadav
- Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India.
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Kumatia EK, Ayertey F, Appiah-Opong R, Bagyour GK, Asare KO, Mbatcho VC, Dabo J. Intervention of standardized ethanol leaf extract of Annickia polycarpa, (DC.) Setten and Maas ex I.M. Turner. (Annonaceae), in Plasmodium berghei infested mice produced anti-malaria action and normalized gross hematological indices. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 267:113449. [PMID: 33129949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Malaria is a global public health burden due to large number of annual infections and casualties caused by its hematological complications. The bark of Annickia polycarpa is an effective anti-malaria agent in African traditional medicine. However, there is no standardization parameters for A. polycarpa. The anti-malaria properties of its leaf are also not known. AIM OF THE STUDY To standardize the ethanol leaf extract of A. polycarpa (APLE) and investigate its anti-malaria properties and the effect of its treatment on hematological indices in Plasmodium berghei infected mice in the Rane's test. MATERIALS AND METHODS Malaria was induced by inoculating female ICR mice with 1.0 × 107P. berghei-infected RBCs in 0.2 mL (i.p.) of blood. Treatment was commenced 3 days later with APLE 50, 200, 400 mg/kg p.o., Quinine 30 mg/kg i.m. (Standard drug) or sterile water (Negative control) once daily per group for 4 successive days. Anti-malarial activity and gross malaria indices such as hyperparasitemia, mean change in body weight and mean survival time (MST) were determined for each group. Changes in white blood cells (WBCs), red blood cells (RBCs), platelets (PLT) counts, hemoglobin (HGB) concentration, hematocrit (HCT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were also measured in the healthy mice before infection as baseline and on day 3 and 8 after inoculation using complete blood count. Standardization was achieved by UHPLC-MS chemical fingerprint analysis and quantitative phytochemical tests. RESULTS APLE, standardized to its total alkaloids, phenolics and saponin contents, produced significant (P < 0.05) dose-dependent clearance of mean hyperparasitemia of 22.78 ± 0.93% with the minimum parasitemia level of 2.01 ± 0.25% achieved at 400 mg/kg p.o. on day 8. Quinine 30 mg/kg i.m. achieved a minimum parasitemia level of 6.15 ± 0.92%. Moreover, APLE (50-400 mg/kg p.o.) evoked very significant anti-malaria activity of 89.22-95.50%. Anti-malaria activity of Quinine 30 mg/kg i.m. was 86.22%. APLE also inverse dose-dependently promotes weight gain with the effect being significant (P < 0.05) at 50 mg/kg p.o. Moreover, APLE dose-dependently increased the MST of malaria infested mice with 100% survival at 400 mg/kg p.o. Quinine 30 mg/kg i.m. also produce 100% survival rate but did not promote (P > 0.05) weight gain. Hematological studies revealed the development of leukocytopenia, erythrocytosis, microcytic anemia and thrombocytopenia in the malaria infected mice which were reverted with the treatment of APLE 50-400 mg/kg p.o. or Quinine 30 mg/kg i.m. but persisted in the negative control. The UHPLC-MS fingerprint analysis of APLE led to identification of one oxoaporphine and two aporphine alkaloids (1-3). Alkaloids 1 and 3 are being reported in this plant for the first time. CONCLUSION These results indicate that APLE possessed significant anti-malaria, immunomodulatory, erythropoietic and hematinic actions against malaria infection. APLE also has the ability to revoke deleterious physiological alteration produced by malaria and hence, promote clinical cure. These properties of APLE are due to its constituents especially, aporphine and oxoaporphine alkaloids.
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- Emmanuel Kofi Kumatia
- Phytochemistry Department, Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana.
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- Phytochemistry Department, Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana
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- Chemical Pathology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry Department, University of Development Studies, Navrongo-Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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- Clinical Resaerch Department, Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana
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- Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry Department, University of Development Studies, Navrongo-Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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- Biodiversity Conservation and Ecoservices Division, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Kumasi, Ghana
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Yu Y, Lu J, Sun L, Lyu X, Chang XY, Mi X, Hu MG, Wu C, Chen X. Akkermansia muciniphila: A potential novel mechanism of nuciferine to improve hyperlipidemia. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 133:111014. [PMID: 33246225 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [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: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intestinal microbiota is a novel drug target of metabolic diseases, especially for those with poor oral bioavailability. Nuciferine, with poor bioavailability, has an anti-hyperlipidemic effect at low dosages. PURPOSE In the present study, we aimed to explore the role of intestinal microbiota in the anti-hyperlipidemic function of nuciferine and identify the key bacterial targets that might confer the therapeutic actions. METHODS The contribution of gut microbes in the anti-hyperlipidemic effect of nuciferine was evaluated by conventional and antibiotic-established pseudo-sterile mice. Whole-metagenome shotgun sequencing was used to characterize the changes in microbial communities by various agents. RESULTS Nuciferine exhibited potent anti-hyperlipidemic and liver steatosis-alleviating effects at the doses of 7.5-30 mg/kg. The beneficial effects of nuciferine were substantially abolished when combined with antibiotics. Metagenomic analysis showed that nuciferine significantly shifted the microbial structure, and the enrichment of Akkermansia muciniphila was closely related to the therapeutic effect of nuciferine. CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed that gut microbiota played an essential role in the anti-hyperlipidemic effect of nuciferine, and enrichment of Akkermansia muciniphila represented a key mechanism through which nuciferine exerted its therapeutic effects.
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- Yue Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China.
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China.
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Liu RM, Xu P, Chen Q, Feng SL, Xie Y. A multiple-targets alkaloid nuciferine overcomes paclitaxel-induced drug resistance in vitro and in vivo. Phytomedicine 2020; 79:153342. [PMID: 32992085 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the major barrier to the successful treatment of chemotherapy. Compounds from nature products working as MDR sensitizers provided new treatment strategies for chemo-resistant cancers patients. METHODS We investigated the reversal effects of nuciferine (NF), an alkaloid from Nelumbo nucifera and Nymphaea caerulea, on the paclitaxel (PTX) resistance ABCB1-overexpressing cancer in vitro and in vivo, and explored the underlying mechanism by evaluating drug sensitivity, cell cycle perturbations, intracellular accumulation, function and protein expression of efflux transporters as well as molecular signaling involved in governing transporters expression and development of MDR in cancer. RESULTS NF overcomes the resistance of chemotherapeutic agents included PTX, doxorubicin (DOX), docetaxel, and daunorubicin to HCT-8/T and A549/T cancer cells. Notably, NF suppressed the colony formation of MDR cells in vitro and the tumor growth in A549/T xenograft mice in vivo, which demonstrated a very strong synergetic cytotoxic effect between NF and PTX as combination index (CI) (CI<0.1) indicated. Furthermore, NF increased the intracellular accumulation of P-gp substrates included DOX and Rho123 in the MDR cells and inhibited verapamil-stimulated ATPase activity. Mechanistically, inhibition of PI3K/AKT/ERK pathways by NF suppressed the activation of Nrf2 and HIF-1α, and further reduced the expression of P-gp and BCRP, contributing to the sensitizing effects of NF against MDR in cancer. CONCLUSION This novel finding provides a promising treatment strategy for overcoming MDR and improving the efficiency of chemotherapy by using a multiple-targets MDR sensitizer NF.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/metabolism
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2/metabolism
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Aporphines/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Docetaxel/pharmacology
- Doxorubicin/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Female
- Humans
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Paclitaxel/pharmacology
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Rui-Ming Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau (SAR)
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- Department of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau (SAR)
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau (SAR)
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau (SAR).
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Conceição RS, Reis IMA, Cerqueira APM, Perez CJ, Junior MCDS, Branco A, Ifa DR, Botura MB. Rapid structural characterisation of benzylisoquinoline and aporphine alkaloids from Ocotea spixiana acaricide extract by HPTLC-DESI-MS n. Phytochem Anal 2020; 31:711-721. [PMID: 32291820 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Lauraceae alkaloids are a structurally diverse class of plant specialised secondary metabolites that play an important role in modern pharmacotherapy, being useful as well as model compounds for the development of synthetic analogues. However, alkaloids characterisation is challenging due to low concentrations, the complexity of plant extracts, and long processes for accurate structural determinations. OBJECTIVE The use of high-performance thin layer chromatography coupled with desorption electrospray ionisation multistage mass spectrometry (HPTLC DESI-MSn ) as a fast tool to identify alkaloids present in Ocotea spixiana extract and evaluate the extract's acaricide activity. METHODS Ocotea spixiana twigs were extracted by conventional liquid-liquid partitioning. HPTLC analysis of the ethyl acetate extract was performed to separate isobaric alkaloids prior to DESI-MSn analysis, performed from MS3 up to MS7 . The extract's acaricide activity against Rhipicephalus microplus was evaluated by in vitro (larval immersion test) and in silico tests. RESULTS HPTLC-DESI-MSn analysis was performed to identify a total of 13 aporphine and four benzylisoquinoline-type alkaloids reported for the first time in O. spixiana. In vitro evaluation of the extract and the alkaloid boldine showed significant activity against R. microplus larvae. It was established in silico that boldine had important intermolecular interactions with R. microplus acetylcholinesterase enzyme. CONCLUSION The present study demonstrated that HPTLC-DESI-MSn is a useful analytical tool to identify isoquinoline alkaloids in plant extracts. The acaricide activity of the O. spixiana ethyl acetate extract can be correlated to the presence of alkaloids.
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- Rodrigo S Conceição
- Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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Okon E, Luszczki JJ, Kukula-Koch W, Halasa M, Jarzab A, Khurelbat D, Stepulak A, Wawruszak A. Synergistic or Additive Pharmacological Interactions between Magnoflorine and Cisplatin in Human Cancer Cells of Different Histological Origin. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082848. [PMID: 32325867 PMCID: PMC7215826 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Magnoflorine is an aporphine alkaloid present in plant species belonging to the Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Menispermaceae, or Papaveraceae botanical families. The interest of magnoflorine has increased recently due to its multiplicity of pharmacological properties. The aim of this study was the analysis of combined anti-proliferative effect of magnoflorine and cisplatin and the assessment of drug–drug pharmacological interaction between these agents using isobolographic method in MDA-MB-468 human breast, NCIH1299 lung, TE671 rhabdomyosarcoma, or T98G glioblastoma cancer cell lines. Magnoflorine in combination with cisplatin at a fixed ratio of 1:1 augmented their anticancer action and yielded synergistic or additive pharmacological interactions by means of isobolographic method, therefore combined therapy using these two active agents can be a promising chemotherapy regimen in the treatment of some types of breast, lung, rhabdomyosarcoma, and glioblastoma cancers.
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- Estera Okon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (M.H.); (A.J.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (M.H.); (A.J.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (M.H.); (A.J.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig St., Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (M.H.); (A.J.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (M.H.); (A.J.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81-448-63-50
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Okon E, Kukula-Koch W, Jarzab A, Halasa M, Stepulak A, Wawruszak A. Advances in Chemistry and Bioactivity of Magnoflorine and Magnoflorine-Containing Extracts. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041330. [PMID: 32079131 PMCID: PMC7072879 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The review collects together some recent information on the identity and pharmacological properties of magnoflorine, a quaternary aporphine alkaloid, that is widely distributed within the representatives of several botanical families like Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Papaveraceae, or Menispermaceae. Several findings published in the scientific publications mention its application in the treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases including inflammatory ones, allergies, hypertension, osteoporosis, bacterial, viral and fungal infections, and some civilization diseases like cancer, obesity, diabetes, dementia, or depression. The pharmacokinetics and perspectives on its introduction to therapeutic strategies will also be discussed.
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- Estera Okon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (A.J.); (M.H.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: (W.K.-K.); (A.W.); Tel.: +48-81448-6350 (W.K.-K.); +48-81448-7087 (A.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (A.J.); (M.H.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (A.J.); (M.H.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (A.J.); (M.H.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (E.O.); (A.J.); (M.H.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: (W.K.-K.); (A.W.); Tel.: +48-81448-6350 (W.K.-K.); +48-81448-7087 (A.W.)
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Silva AG, Vila L, Marques P, Moreno L, Loza M, Sanz MJ, Cortes D, Castro M, Cabedo N. 1-(2'-Bromobenzyl)-6,7-dihydroxy- N-methyl-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1,2-Demethyl-nuciferine as Agonists in Human D 2 Dopamine Receptors. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:127-133. [PMID: 31933369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Certain D2-like dopamine receptor (DR) agonists are useful therapeutically as antiparkinsonian drugs, whereas D2-like DR antagonists or partial agonists are proven effective as antipsychotics. Two isoquinoline derivatives, 1-(2'-bromobenzyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-N-methyl-tetrahydroisoquinoline (Br-BTHIQ, 1) and 1,2-demethyl-nuciferine (aporphine, 2), were herein synthesized, and their dopaminergic affinity in cloned human D2R, D3R, and D4R subtypes and their behavior as agonists/antagonists were evaluated. They showed affinity values (Ki) for hD2, hD3, and hD4 DR within the nanomolar range. The trends in affinity were hD4R ≫ hD3R > hD2R for Br-BTHIQ (1) and hD2R > hD4R > hD3R for 1,2-demethyl-nuciferine (2). The functional assays of cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling at human D2R showed a partial agonist effect for Br-BTHIQ (1) and full agonist behavior for aporphine (2), with half maximal effective concentration values of 2.95 and 10.2 μM, respectively. Therefore, both isoquinolines 1 and 2 have emerged as lead molecules for the synthesis of new therapeutic drugs that ultimately may be useful to prevent schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease, respectively.
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- Andrea G Silva
- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS), Department of Pharmacology , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Institute of Health Research (INCLIVA) , University Clinic Hospital of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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- Institute of Health Research (INCLIVA) , University Clinic Hospital of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Valencia , 46100 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Valencia , 46100 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS), Department of Pharmacology , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Institute of Health Research (INCLIVA) , University Clinic Hospital of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Valencia , 46100 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Valencia , 46100 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS), Department of Pharmacology , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Institute of Health Research (INCLIVA) , University Clinic Hospital of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Valencia , 46100 Valencia , Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Valencia , 46010 Valencia , Spain
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Justino AB, Barbosa MF, Neves TV, Silva HCG, Brum EDS, Fialho MFP, Couto AC, Saraiva AL, Avila VDMR, Oliveira SM, Pivatto M, Espindola FS, Silva CR. Stephalagine, an aporphine alkaloid from Annona crassiflora fruit peel, induces antinociceptive effects by TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels modulation in mice. Bioorg Chem 2020; 96:103562. [PMID: 31981911 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pain relief represents a critical unresolved medical need. Consequently, the search for new analgesic agents is intensively studied. Annona crassiflora, a native species of the Brazilian Savanna, represents a potential source for painful treatment. This study aimed to investigate the antinociceptive potential of A. crassiflora fruit peel, focusing on its major alkaloid, stephalagine, in animal models of pain evoked by the activation of transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels. Male C57BL/6/J mice were submitted to formalin-, cinnamaldehyde-, and capsaicin-induced nociception tests to assess nociceptive behavior, and to the open-field and rotarod tests for motor performance analyses. Moreover, the stephalagine's effect was tested on capsaicin- and cinnamaldehyde-induced Ca2+ influx in spinal cord synaptosomes. In silico assessments of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and central nervous system permeability of stephalagine were carried out. The ethanol extract and alkaloidal fraction reduced the nociception induced by formalin. When administered by oral route (1 mg/kg), stephalagine reduced the spontaneous nociception and paw edema induced by TRPV1 agonist, capsaicin, and by TRPA1 agonists, cinnamaldehyde- and formalin, without altering the animals' locomotor activity. The prediction of in silico pharmacokinetic properties of stephalagine suggests its capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier. Furthermore, this alkaloid reduces the capsaicin- and cinnamaldehyde-mediated Ca2+ influx, indicating a possible modulation of TRPV1 and TRPA1 channels, respectively. Together, our results support the antinociceptive and anti-edematogenic effects of the A. crassiflora fruit peel and suggest that these effects are triggered, at least in part, by TRPV1 and TRPA1 modulation by stephalagine.
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- Allisson Benatti Justino
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38408-100 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Haque MA, Jantan I, Harikrishnan H, Abdul Wahab SM. Magnoflorine Enhances LPS-Activated Pro-Inflammatory Responses via MyD88-Dependent Pathways in U937 Macrophages. Planta Med 2018; 84:1255-1264. [PMID: 29906814 DOI: 10.1055/a-0637-9936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Magnoflorine, a major bioactive metabolite isolated from Tinospora crispa, has been reported for its diverse biochemical and pharmacological properties. However, there is little report on its underlying mechanisms of action on immune responses, particularly on macrophage activation. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of magnoflorine, isolated from T. crispa on the pro-inflammatory mediators generation induced by LPS and the concomitant NF-κB, MAPKs, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways in U937 macrophages. Differentiated U937 macrophages were treated with magnoflorine and the release of pro-inflammatory mediators was evaluated through ELISA, while the relative mRNA expression of the respective mediators was quantified through qRT-PCR. Correspondingly, western blotting was executed to observe the modulatory effects of magnoflorine on the expression of various markers related to NF-κB, MAPK and PI3K-Akt signaling activation in LPS-primed U937 macrophages. Magnoflorine significantly enhanced the upregulation of TNF-α, IL-1β, and PGE2 production as well as COX-2 protein expression. Successively, magnoflorine prompted the mRNA transcription level of these pro-inflammatory mediators. Magnoflorine enhanced the NF-κB activation by prompting p65, IκBα, and IKKα/β phosphorylation as well as IκBα degradation. Besides, magnoflorine treatments concentration-dependently augmented the phosphorylation of JNK, ERK, and p38 MAPKs as well as Akt. The immunoaugmenting effects were further confirmed by investigating the effects of magnoflorine on specific inhibitors, where the treatment with specific inhibitors of NF-κB, MAPKs, and PI3K-Akt proficiently blocked the magnoflorine-triggered TNF-α release and COX-2 expression. Magnoflorine furthermore enhanced the MyD88 and TLR4 upregulation. The results suggest that magnoflorine has high potential on augmenting immune responses.
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- Md Areeful Haque
- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Cai Z, Feng Y, Li C, Yang K, Sun T, Xu L, Chen Y, Yan CH, Lu WW, Chiu KY. Magnoflorine with hyaluronic acid gel promotes subchondral bone regeneration and attenuates cartilage degeneration in early osteoarthritis. Bone 2018; 116:266-278. [PMID: 30149068 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate efficacy of Chinese medicine magnoflorine combined with hyaluronic acid (HA)-gel in promoting subchondral bone (SCB) regeneration and attenuating cartilage degeneration in early osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS MC3T3-E1 under magnoflorine treatment was assayed by XTT to determine cell viability. Cell proliferation was reflected through cell cycle. Osteoblast mineralization was stained by Alizarin Red. Standardized bone canal of 1 mm in diameter and 4 mm in depth was made on tibial medial plateau of 4-month-old Dunkin-Hartley spontaneous knee OA guinea pigs. Guinea pigs (n = 5/group) were treated once intra-bone canal injection of 2 μl HA-gel, 2 μl HA-gel+50 ng magnoflorine and null (Defect) respectively, except sham group. The left hind limbs were harvested for μCT scan and histopathological staining 2-month post-surgery. RESULTS 25 μg/ml magnoflorine treatment significantly increased cell viability, S-phase and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells. In vivo, HA-gel + magnoflorine treatment significantly altered SCB microstructure; changes included increase in bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular number (Tb.N), connectivity density (Conn.Dn), and decrease in degree of anisotropy (DA), which implied trabecular bone regeneration. Treatment also resulted in a decrease in modified Mankin's scores, and an increase in volume ratio of hyaline cartilage (HC)/calcified cartilage (CC) and fractal dimension (FD, roughness indicator of osteochondral conjunction), compared to Defect and HA groups. Furthermore, FD was positively associated with volume ratio of HC/CC and negatively associated with modified Mankin's scores. Finally, histological results showed that due to a faster regeneration of SCB with the HA-gel + magnoflorine treatment, the reduction of cartilage matrix and the decreased expression of chondrogenic signals were attenuated. CONCLUSION Our study elucidated the potential benefits of HA-gel + magnoflorine in promoting SCB regeneration and revealed a protective effect of stimulating recovery of the SCB integrity on attenuating cartilage degradation to prevent OA progression.
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- Zhe Cai
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Traumatology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Zhang C, Deng J, Liu D, Tuo X, Yu Y, Yang H, Wang N. Nuciferine Inhibits Proinflammatory Cytokines via the PPARs in LPS-Induced RAW264.7 Cells. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102723. [PMID: 30360404 PMCID: PMC6222486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inflammation is important and has been found to be an underlying cause in many acute and chronic human diseases. Nuciferine, a natural alkaloid containing an aromatic ring, is found in the nelumbo nucifera leaves. It has been shown to have potential anti-inflammatory activities, but the molecular mechanism has remained unclear. In this study, we found that nuciferine (10 μM) significantly inhibited the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and TNF-α production in RAW 264.7 cells. In addition, the luciferase reporter assay results of different subtypes of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) showed that nuciferine dose-dependently activated all the PPAR activities. Specific inhibitors of PPARα and PPARγ significantly abolished the production of inflammatory cytokines as well as IκBα degradation. However, PPARδ inhibitor did not show this effect. Our results suggested a potential molecular mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuciferine in LPS-induced inflammation, at least in part, by activating PPARα and PPARγ in RAW 264.7 cells.
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- Chao Zhang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
- The Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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Ge YC, Zhang HJ, Wang KW, Fan XF. Aporphine Alkaloids from Illigera aromatica from Guangxi Province, China. Phytochemistry 2018; 154:73-76. [PMID: 30006090 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Three undescribed aporphine alkaloids laurodionine B (1), illigerine A (2), and N-formyl-laurolitsine (3) were isolated from the methanolic extracts of the Chinese medicinal plant, Illigera aromatica, together with three known analogues (4-6). The chemical structures of 1-6 were identified by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC) and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRESIMS). Compounds 1-3 showed moderate inhibitory activities in vitro against two cultured tumor cell lines, Hela and SMMC7721, with IC50 values of 32.42-62.90 μM. Only compound 1 had in vitro cytotoxic activity against Bcap37 cells, with the IC50 value of 90.61 μM.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Aporphines/chemistry
- Aporphines/isolation & purification
- Aporphines/pharmacology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- China
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Hernandiaceae/chemistry
- Humans
- Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- Molecular Structure
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Yi-Chao Ge
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, PR China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
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- Office of Public Affairs Management, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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Two new aporphine alkaloids, semiimmersumines A (1) and B (2), along with 20 known compounds, were isolated from the aerial parts of Piper semiimmersum (Piperaceae). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated based on the analysis of 1D and 2D NMR, MS, and CD data. The absolute configuration of semiimmersumine A (1) was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis using anomalous dispersion with copper radiation. The effects of all compounds from the plant on rabbit platelet aggregation induced by thrombin (IIa) or PAF were also evaluated.
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- Dong-Dong Zhang
- a Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , China
- b Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yezin 05282, Myanmar
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- a Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , China
- b Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yezin 05282, Myanmar
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- a Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , China
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- c 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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- a Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , China
- d College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China , Beijing 100081 , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , China
- b Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yezin 05282, Myanmar
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Zhang L, Gao J, Tang P, Chong L, Liu Y, Liu P, Zhang X, Chen L, Hou C. Nuciferine inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory response in BV2 cells by activating PPAR-γ. Int Immunopharmacol 2018; 63:9-13. [PMID: 30056259 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nuciferine, a bioactive component extracted from the lotus leaf, has been reported to have various anti-inflammatory effects. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects and mechanism of nuciferine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglia cells. The anti-inflammatory activity of nuciferine was measured by ELISA to detect the inflammatory mrdiators secretion in LPS-simulated BV2 microglia cells. The results demonstrated that nuciferine significantly inhibited LPS-induced TNF-α, IL-1β, PGE2 and NO secretion. LPS-induced NF-κB activation was also suppressed by nuciferine. Further studies showed that nuciferine increased the expression of PPAR-γ. Functional aspects were analyzed using PPAR-γ specific inhibitor GW9662, which attenuated the LPS-induced secretion of proinflammatory mediators, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, PGE2, and NO. In conclusion, these results suggested that nuciferine activated PPAR-γ, which subsequently inhibited LPS-induced inflammation in BV2 cells.
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- Lina Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, and the Third Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Kazemi Noureini S, Kheirabadi M, Masoumi F, Khosrogerdi F, Zarei Y, Suárez-Rozas C, Salas-Norambuena J, Kennedy Cassels B. Telomerase Inhibition by a New Synthetic Derivative of the Aporphine Alkaloid Boldine. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041239. [PMID: 29671783 PMCID: PMC5979471 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Telomerase, the enzyme responsible for cell immortality, is an important target in anti-cancer drug discovery. Boldine, an abundant aporphine alkaloid of Peumus boldus, is known to inhibit telomerase at non-toxic concentrations. Cytotoxicity of N-benzylsecoboldine hydrochloride (BSB), a synthetic derivative of boldine, was determined using the MTT method in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 cells. Aliquots of cell lysates were incubated with various concentrations of BSB in qTRAP (quantitative telomere repeat amplification protocol)-ligand experiments before substrate elongation by telomerase or amplification by hot-start Taq polymerase. The crystal structure of TERT, the catalytic subunit of telomerase from Tribolium castaneum, was used for docking and molecular dynamics analysis. The qTRAP-ligand data gave an IC50 value of about 0.17 ± 0.1 µM for BSB, roughly 400 times stronger than boldine, while the LD50 in the cytotoxicity assays were 12.5 and 21.88 µM, respectively, in cells treated for 48 h. Although both compounds interacted well with the active site, MD analysis suggests a second binding site with which BSB interacts via two hydrogen bonds, much more strongly than boldine. Theoretical analyses also evaluated the IC50 for BSB as submicromolar. BSB, with greater hydrophobicity and flexibility than boldine, represents a promising structure to inhibit telomerase at non-toxic concentrations.
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- Sakineh Kazemi Noureini
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 1058, Chile.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 1058, Chile.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 1058, Chile.
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Yang X, Yu MF, Lei J, Peng YB, Zhao P, Xue L, Chen W, Ma LQ, Liu QH, Shen J. Nuciferine Relaxes Tracheal Rings via the Blockade of VDLCC and NSCC Channels. Planta Med 2018; 84:83-90. [PMID: 28817840 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms of nuciferine (a main aporphine alkaloid of lotus leaf extract), which can induce relaxation in contracted tracheal rings. Under Ca2+-free and 2 mM Ca2+ conditions, we found that nuciferine had no effect on the resting muscle tone of tracheal rings. In contrast, nuciferine relaxed high K+-contracted mouse tracheal rings in a dose-dependent manner and inhibited both Ca2+ influx and voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channel currents induced by high K+. Similarly, nuciferine also inhibited acetylcholine-induced contractions in mouse tracheal rings in a dose-dependent manner. Meanwhile, both acetylcholine-induced intracellular Ca2+ influx and whole-cell currents of nonselective cation channels were blocked by nuciferine. Together, the results indicate that nuciferine-induced relaxation in tracheal rings mainly occurred due to the inhibition of extracellular Ca2+ influx through the blockade of voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels and/or nonselective cation channels. These results suggest that nuciferine has a therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases associated with the aberrant contraction of airway smooth muscles and/or bronchospasm.
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- Xiao Yang
- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Medical Biology and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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Costa EV, Soares LN, Pinheiro MLB, Maia BHLNS, Marques FA, Barison A, Almeida JRGS, Sousa IL, Galaverna RS, Heerdt G, Morgon NH, Acho LDR, Lima ES, da Silva FMA, Koolen HHF. Guaianolide sesquiterpene lactones and aporphine alkaloids from the stem bark of Guatteria friesiana. Phytochemistry 2018; 145:18-25. [PMID: 29059536 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Three guaianolide sesquiterpenes, denoted guatterfriesols A-C, and four aporphine alkaloid derivatives were isolated from the stem bark of the Amazonian plant Guatteria friesiana. Thus far, sesquiterpene lactones have not been described in Annonaceae. Structures of the previously undescribed compounds were established by using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy in combination with MS. The absolute stereochemistry was assigned via NOE NMR experiments, ECD spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations using the TDDFT approach. Among the isolated compounds, the alkaloid guatterfriesidine showed anti-glycation activity by inhibiting the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) through the prevention of oxidation in both BSA/methylglyoxal and BSA/fructose systems.
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- Emmanoel V Costa
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69080-900, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69080-900, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69080-900, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, 80060-000, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, 80060-000, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, 80060-000, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Center for Study and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco - UNIVASF, 56304-205, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69077-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69077-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM, 69080-900, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Research Group, Amazonas State University - UEA, 690065-130, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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Li DH, Li JY, Xue CM, Han T, Sai CM, Wang KB, Lu JC, Jing YK, Hua HM, Li ZL. Antiproliferative Dimeric Aporphinoid Alkaloids from the Roots of Thalictrum cultratum. J Nat Prod 2017; 80:2893-2904. [PMID: 29131616 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Inspired by the intriguing structures and bioactivities of dimeric alkaloids, 11 new thalifaberine-type aporphine-benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, thalicultratines A-K, a tetrahydroprotoberberine-aporphine alkaloid, thalicultratine L, and five known ones were isolated from the roots of Thalictrum cultratum. Their structures were defined on the basis of NMR and HRESIMS data. The antiproliferative activities of compounds 1-17 were evaluated against human leukemia HL-60 and prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Most alkaloids showed potent cytotoxicity against selected cancer cells. Preliminary SARs are discussed. The most active new compound (3), with an IC50 value of 1.06 μM against HL-60 cells, was selected for mechanism of action studies. The results revealed that compound 3 induced apoptosis and arrested the HL-60 cell cycle at the S phase with the loss of mitochondria membrane potential. The nuclear morphological Hoechst 33258 staining assay was also carried out, and the results confirmed apoptosis.
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- Da-Hong Li
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and ‡School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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Tripathi SK, Xu T, Feng Q, Avula B, Shi X, Pan X, Mask MM, Baerson SR, Jacob MR, Ravu RR, Khan SI, Li XC, Khan IA, Clark AM, Agarwal AK. Two plant-derived aporphinoid alkaloids exert their antifungal activity by disrupting mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:16578-16593. [PMID: 28821607 PMCID: PMC5633121 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.781773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Eupolauridine and liriodenine are plant-derived aporphinoid alkaloids that exhibit potent inhibitory activity against the opportunistic fungal pathogens Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans However, the molecular mechanism of this antifungal activity is unknown. In this study, we show that eupolauridine 9591 (E9591), a synthetic analog of eupolauridine, and liriodenine methiodide (LMT), a methiodide salt of liriodenine, mediate their antifungal activities by disrupting mitochondrial iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster synthesis. Several lines of evidence supported this conclusion. First, both E9591 and LMT elicited a transcriptional response indicative of iron imbalance, causing the induction of genes that are required for iron uptake and for the maintenance of cellular iron homeostasis. Second, a genome-wide fitness profile analysis showed that yeast mutants with deletions in iron homeostasis-related genes were hypersensitive to E9591 and LMT. Third, treatment of wild-type yeast cells with E9591 or LMT generated cellular defects that mimicked deficiencies in mitochondrial Fe-S cluster synthesis including an increase in mitochondrial iron levels, a decrease in the activities of Fe-S cluster enzymes, a decrease in respiratory function, and an increase in oxidative stress. Collectively, our results demonstrate that E9591 and LMT perturb mitochondrial Fe-S cluster biosynthesis; thus, these two compounds target a cellular pathway that is distinct from the pathways commonly targeted by clinically used antifungal drugs. Therefore, the identification of this pathway as a target for antifungal compounds has potential applications in the development of new antifungal therapies.
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
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- the Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, and
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- the Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, and
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- the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, Mississippi 38677
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- the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, Mississippi 38677
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
- the Divisions of Pharmacognosy and
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
- the Divisions of Pharmacognosy and
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
- the Divisions of Pharmacognosy and
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research
- the Divisions of Pharmacognosy and
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- From the National Center for Natural Products Research,
- Pharmacology, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677
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Ebrahimi SN, Bagheri-Zomorrodi Z, Shakeri A, Iranshahy M, Masullo M, Piacente S, Iranshahi M. The Absolute Configuration and Cytotoxic Properties of Roehybridine β-N-oxide. Nat Prod Commun 2016; 11:1813-1816. [PMID: 30508340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Roehybridine β-N-oxide (RNO) is a proaporphine-tryptamine dimer alkaloid froti Roemeria hybrida. RNO possesses five stefeogenic centers and so far. its absolute configuration has not been determined. In this study, the absolute configuration of RNO was established as 6aS,7aR,6R,9S,1OR by comparing experimental and TDDFT calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. In addition, we have reported an amendment indicating exact (1)H and (13)C chemical shifts of RNO. RNO exhibited cytotoxic activity when tested in vitro against prostate cancer cell lines including PC3 and DU145. The IC(50) values of RNO against PC3 and DU145 were 13.3 and 15.1 μg/mL, respectively.
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Wang H, Cheng X, Kong S, Yang Z, Wang H, Huang Q, Li J, Chen C, Ma Y. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of a Series of Aporphine Derivatives with Antiarrhythmic Activities and Acute Toxicity. Molecules 2016; 21:E1555. [PMID: 27916812 PMCID: PMC6273934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21121555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Some aporphine alkaloids, such as crebanine, were found to present arrhythmic activity and also higher toxicity. A series of derivatives were synthesized by using three kinds of aporphine alkaloids (crebanine, isocorydine, and stephanine) as lead compounds. Chemical methods, including ring-opening reaction, bromination, methylation, acetylation, quaternization, and dehydrogenation, were adopted. Nineteen target derivatives were evaluated for their antiarrhythmic potential in the mouse model of ventricular fibrillation (VF), induced by CHCl₃, and five of the derivatives were investigated further in the rat model of arrhythmia, induced by BaCl₂. Meanwhile, preliminary structure-activity/toxicity relationship analyses were carried out. Significantly, N-acetamidesecocrebanine (1d), three bromo-substituted products of crebanine (2a, 2b, 2c), N-methylcrebanine (2d), and dehydrostephanine (4a) displayed antiarrhythmic effects in the CHCl₃-induced model. Among them, 7.5 mg/kg of 2b was able to significantly reduce the incidence of VF induced by CHCl₃ (p < 0.05), increase the number of rats that resumed sinus rhythm from arrhythmia, induced by BaCl₂ (p < 0.01), and the number of rats that maintained sinus rhythm for more than 20 min (p < 0.01). Therefore, 2b showed remarkably higher antiarrhythmic activity and a lower toxicity (LD50 = 59.62 mg/kg, mice), simultaneously, indicating that 2b could be considered as a promising candidate in the treatment of arrhythmia. Structural-activity analysis suggested that variationsin antiarrhythmic efficacy and toxicity of aporphines were related to the C-1,C-2-methylenedioxy group on ring A, restricted ring B structural conformation, N-quaternization of ring B, levoduction of 6a in ring C, and the 8-, 9-, 10-methoxy groups on ring D on the skeleton.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Science, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076#, Yuhua road, Chenggong, Kunming 650000, China.
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Rayanil KO, Prempree C, Nimgirawath S. The first total syntheses of (±)-norphoebine, dehydrophoebine, oxophoebine, dehydrocrebanine, oxocrebanine and uthongine and their cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2016; 18:1042-1056. [PMID: 27146697 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2016.1177025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The first total syntheses of (±)-norphoebine, dehydrophoebine, oxophoebine, dehydrocrebanine, oxocrebanine and uthongine have been achieved. The crucial step involved the formation of ring C by a microwave-assisted direct biaryl coupling to produce the aporphine skeleton in high yields. The synthetic alkaloids were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines MCF7, KB and NCI-H187. The results showed that uthongine was the best candidate of the series and it exhibited cytotoxicity against a human breast cancer MCF7 line with an IC50 = 3.05 μM.
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- Kanok-On Rayanil
- a Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry , Silpakorn University , Nakorn Pathom , Thailand
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- a Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry , Silpakorn University , Nakorn Pathom , Thailand
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- a Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry , Silpakorn University , Nakorn Pathom , Thailand
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Tomšík P, Mičuda S, Muthná D, Čermáková E, Havelek R, Rudolf E, Hroch M, Kadová Z, Řezáčová M, Ćmielová J, Živný P. Boldine Inhibits Mouse Mammary Carcinoma In Vivo and Human MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro. Planta Med 2016; 82:1416-1424. [PMID: 27611982 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-113611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Boldine is an aporphine alkaloid widely consumed in the folk medicine of some regions. Its anticancer potential has been shown but not yet elucidated. We compared the antitumor effect of orally and parenterally applied boldine in mice bearing solid Ehrlich tumor. We also explored the effects of boldine on breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells in vitro. Repeated i. p. injections of 30, 60, or 90 mg boldine/kg, either alone or combined with doxorubicin, slowed tumor growth in vivo. The latter two doses also prolonged the post-therapeutic survival of the mice. When fed food supplemented with boldine at a dose of 90 mg/kg, the tumor-bearing mice survived significantly longer, but there was no effect on tumor size. Interestingly, continuous p. o. administration did not produce detectable levels of boldine in plasma or tissue samples, in contrast to high but short-lived concentrations after i. p. injections. There was neither antagonism nor synergism between boldine and doxorubicin, except a possible synergism of i. p. boldine 90 mg/kg combined with doxorubicin when compared with doxorubicin alone.Boldine was cytotoxic to MCF-7 cells and reduced their viability and proliferation in vitro. Exposure to boldine decreased bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and histone H3 phosphorylation but did not induce apoptosis. Boldine treatment resulted in p38, ERK, and JNK activation in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in a dose-dependent manner. Since bioavailability in mice seems to be different from that reported in rats, pharmacokinetic studies in humans are needed to evaluate the role of boldine in the beneficial effects of Boldo infusions.
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- Pavel Tomšík
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Computer Technology Center, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Shono T, Ishikawa N, Toume K, Arai MA, Masu H, Koyano T, Kowithayakorn T, Ishibashi M. Cerasoidine, a Bis-aporphine Alkaloid Isolated from Polyalthia cerasoides during Screening for Wnt Signal Inhibitors. J Nat Prod 2016; 79:2083-2088. [PMID: 27490091 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new bis-aporphine alkaloid, cerasoidine (1), was isolated from the root extract of Polyalthia cerasoides together with the known bis-aporphine bidebiline E (2) during screening for compounds with Wnt signal inhibitory activities. The structure of cerasoidine (1) was established by X-ray analysis and shown by chiral HPLC analyses and electronic circular dichroism to be a 57:43 mixture of R(-)- and S(+)-atropisomers. Bidebiline E (2) exhibited inhibition of transcriptional activity of TCF/β-catenin with an IC50 value of 20.2 μM and was also found to inhibit Wnt signaling by decreasing nuclear β-catenin.
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- Takumi Shono
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Center for Analytical Instrumentation, Chiba University , 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Temko Corporation , 4-27-4 Honcho, Nakano, Tokyo 164-0012, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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Menezes LRA, Costa CODS, Rodrigues ACBDC, Santo FRDE, Nepel A, Dutra LM, Silva FMA, Soares MBP, Barison A, Costa EV, Bezerra DP. Cytotoxic Alkaloids from the Stem of Xylopia laevigata. Molecules 2016; 21:E890. [PMID: 27399666 PMCID: PMC6273342 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21070890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Xylopia laevigata (Annonaceae), known locally as "meiú" or "pindaíba", is widely used in folk medicine in Northeastern Brazil. In the present work, we performed phytochemical analyses of the stem of X. laevigata, which led to the isolation of 19 alkaloids: (-)-roemerine, (+)-anonaine, lanuginosine, (+)-glaucine, (+)-xylopine, oxoglaucine, (+)-norglaucine, asimilobine, (-)-xylopinine, (+)-norpurpureine, (+)-N-methyllaurotetanine, (+)-norpredicentrine, (+)-discretine, (+)-calycinine, (+)-laurotetanine, (+)-reticuline, (-)-corytenchine, (+)-discretamine and (+)-flavinantine. The in vitro cytotoxic activity toward the tumor cell lines B16-F10 (mouse melanoma), HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), K562 (human chronic myelocytic leukemia) and HL-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia) and non-tumor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was tested using the Alamar Blue assay. Lanuginosine, (+)-xylopine and (+)-norglaucine had the highest cytotoxic activity. Additionally, the pro-apoptotic effects of lanuginosine and (+)-xylopine were investigated in HepG2 cells using light and fluorescence microscopies and flow cytometry-based assays. Cell morphology consistent with apoptosis and a marked phosphatidylserine externalization were observed in lanuginosine- and (+)-xylopine-treated cells, suggesting induction of apoptotic cell death. In addition, (+)-xylopine treatment caused G₂/M cell cycle arrest in HepG2 cells. These data suggest that X. laevigata is a potential source for cytotoxic alkaloids.
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- Leociley R A Menezes
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
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- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IGM-FIOCRUZ), Salvador 40000-000, Bahia, Brazil.
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- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IGM-FIOCRUZ), Salvador 40000-000, Bahia, Brazil.
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- NMR Center, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80000-000, Paraná, Brazil.
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- NMR Center, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80000-000, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69000-000, Amazonas, Brazil.
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- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IGM-FIOCRUZ), Salvador 40000-000, Bahia, Brazil.
- Center of Biotechnology and Cell therapy, Hospital São Rafael, Salvador 40000-000, Bahia, Brazil.
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- NMR Center, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80000-000, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69000-000, Amazonas, Brazil.
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- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IGM-FIOCRUZ), Salvador 40000-000, Bahia, Brazil.
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Costa EV, Pinheiro MLB, Maia BHLNS, Marques FA, Ruiz ALTG, Marchetti GM, Carvalho JED, Soares MBP, Costa COS, Galvão AFC, Lopes NP, Koolen HHF, Bezerra DP, Barison A. 7,7-Dimethylaporphine and Other Alkaloids from the Bark of Guatteria friesiana. J Nat Prod 2016; 79:1524-1531. [PMID: 27300257 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phytochemical investigation of the bark of Guatteria friesiana afforded 12 new aporphines (1-12), along with nine known alkaloids (13-21). The structures of the new alkaloids were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data interpretation. The cytotoxic activity of the isolated compounds against a small panel of tumor cell lines was assessed using the Alamar blue assay.
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- Emmanoel V Costa
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas , Manaus 69077-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná , Curitiba 81531-990, Brazil
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- Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Center/CPQBA, University of Campinas , Paulínia 13083-970, Brazil
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- Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Center/CPQBA, University of Campinas , Paulínia 13083-970, Brazil
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- Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Center/CPQBA, University of Campinas , Paulínia 13083-970, Brazil
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/CPqGM-FIOCRUZ , Salvador 40296-710, Brazil
- Biotechnology and Cell Therapy Center, São Rafael Hospital , Salvador 41253-190, Brazil
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/CPqGM-FIOCRUZ , Salvador 40296-710, Brazil
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/CPqGM-FIOCRUZ , Salvador 40296-710, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil
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- DeMpSter Mass Spectrometry Group, Amazonas State University , Manaus 69050-010, Brazil
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/CPqGM-FIOCRUZ , Salvador 40296-710, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná , Curitiba 81531-990, Brazil
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