RESUMO
Three new coumarin derivatives, 8-formylalloxanthoxyletin (1), avicennone (2), and (Z)-avicennone (3), have been isolated from the stem bark of Zanthoxylum avicennae (Z. avicennae), together with 15 known compounds (4-18). The structures of these new compounds were determined through spectroscopic and MS analyses. Compounds 1, 4, 9, 12, and 15 exhibited inhibition (half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values ≤7.65 µg/mL) of superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils in response to formyl-l-methionyl-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine/cytochalasin B (fMLP/CB). Compounds 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 inhibited fMLP/CB-induced elastase release with IC50 values ≤8.17 µg/mL. This investigation reveals bioactive isolates (especially 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12 and 15) could be further developed as potential candidates for the treatment or prevention of various inflammatory diseases.
Assuntos
Cumarínicos/farmacologia , Inflamação/patologia , Neutrófilos/imunologia , Casca de Planta/química , Caules de Planta/química , Zanthoxylum/química , Adulto , Cumarínicos/química , Cumarínicos/isolamento & purificação , Citocalasina B/farmacologia , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , N-Formilmetionina Leucil-Fenilalanina/análogos & derivados , N-Formilmetionina Leucil-Fenilalanina/farmacologia , Neutrófilos/efeitos dos fármacos , Superóxidos/metabolismo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Two new pterosin sesquiterpenes, (2S)-13-hydroxypterosin A (1) and (2S,3S)-12-hydroxypterosin Q (2), were isolated from the whole plants of Pteris ensiformis, together with six known compounds. The structures of 1 and 2 were determined through extensive 1D/2D-NMR and MS analyses. Compound 2 exhibited antitubercular activity (MIC 6.25â µg/ml) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 Rv in vitro.