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Chem Biodivers ; 21(5): e202301833, 2024 May.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38456582

Hispidin was initially discovered in basidiomycete Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst and this extraordinary compound possesses immense potency and can be extracted from the wild mushroom through specialized bioreactor cultivation techniques. In our study, we isolated it from Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst., with a yield of 3.6 %. We identified and characterized hispidin through the implementation of spectroscopic techniques such as FTIR, NMR, and MS. Additionally, we utilized Thermogravimetric Analysis for thermal characterization of the compound. Computational studies based on DFT were performed to investigate the molecular structure, electronic properties, and chemical reactivity of hispidin. PASS analysis for hispidin demonstrated that 19 of them are anti-neoplastic activities. The Pharmacology prediction of hispidin confirm that it is not toxic, non-carcinogenesis with a good human intestinal absorption. The effect of hispidin on the viability of bone cancer cells was evaluated by MTT assay. The results showed that hispidin significantly reduced SaoS2 cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Molecular docking was carried out using five targets related to bone cancer to determine the interactions between hispidin and the studied proteins. The results demonstrate that hispidin is a good inhibitor for the five targets. Dynamic simulation shows a good stability of the complex hispidin-protein.


Antineoplastic Agents , Cell Survival , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Molecular Docking Simulation , Osteosarcoma , Humans , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/isolation & purification , Osteosarcoma/drug therapy , Osteosarcoma/pathology , Osteosarcoma/metabolism , Cell Survival/drug effects , Density Functional Theory , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Molecular Structure , Pyrans/pharmacology , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Bone Neoplasms/drug therapy , Bone Neoplasms/pathology , Bone Neoplasms/metabolism , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Mar Drugs ; 20(3)2022 Mar 17.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35323510

Four new benzodipyran racemates, namely (±)-aspergiletals A-D (3-6), representing a rare pyrano[4,3-h]chromene scaffold were isolated together with eurotiumide G (1) and eurotiumide F (2) from the soft-coral-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. EGF 15-0-3. All the corresponding optically pure enantiomers were successfully separated by a chiral HPLC column. The structures and configurations of all the compounds were elucidated based on the combination of NMR and HRESIMS data, chiral separation, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, quantum chemical 13C NMR, and electronic circular dichroism calculations. Meanwhile, the structure of eurotiumide G was also revised. The TDP1 inhibitor activities and photophysical properties of the obtained compounds were evaluated. In the TDP1 inhibition assay, as a result of synergy between (+)-6 and (-)-6, (±)-6 displayed strong inhibitory activity to TDP1 with IC50 values of 6.50 ± 0.73 µM. All compounds had a large Stokes shift and could be utilized for elucidating the mode of bioactivities by fluorescence imaging.


Anthozoa/microbiology , Aspergillus , Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors , Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases/chemistry , Pyrans , Animals , Aspergillus/chemistry , Aspergillus/metabolism , Fluorescence , Models, Molecular , Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/chemistry , Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/isolation & purification , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/metabolism
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Molecules ; 26(6)2021 Mar 22.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33810014

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts play a pivotal role in maintaining bone homeostasis, of which excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts can cause osteoporosis and various bone diseases. However, current osteoporosis treatments have many side effects, and research on new treatments that can replace these treatments is ongoing. Therefore, in this study, the roles of ligustroside (LGS) and oleoside dimethylester (ODE), a natural product-derived compound isolated from Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata as a novel, natural product-derived osteoporosis treatments were investigated. In the results of this study, LGS and ODE inhibited the differentiation of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL)-induced RAW264.7 cells into osteoclasts without cytotoxicity, and down-regulated the activity of TRAP, a specific biomarker of osteoclasts. In addition, it inhibited bone resorption and actin ring formation, which are important functions and features of osteoclasts. Also, the effects of LGS and ODE on the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B (NF-κB) and phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K)/ protein kinase B (Akt)/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways that play important roles in osteoclast differentiation were evaluated. In the results, LGS and ODE downregulated the phosphorylation of RANKL-induced MAPK and PI3K/Akt/mTOR proteins in a concentration-dependent manner, translocation of NF-κB into the nucleus was inhibited. As a result, the compounds LGS and ODE isolated from S. oblate subsp. dilatata effectively regulated the differentiation of RANKL-induced osteoclasts and inhibited the phosphorylation of signaling pathways that play a pivotal role in osteoclast differentiation. Therefore, these results suggest the possibility of LGS and ODE as new natural product treatments for bone diseases caused by excessive osteoclasts.


Cell Differentiation/drug effects , Glucosides , Osteoclasts/metabolism , Pyrans , RANK Ligand/metabolism , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Syringa/chemistry , Animals , Glucosides/chemistry , Glucosides/isolation & purification , Glucosides/pharmacology , Mice , Osteoclasts/cytology , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/pharmacology , RAW 264.7 Cells , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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Mar Drugs ; 19(4)2021 Apr 15.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33921137

2,5-Bis-[8-(4,8-dimethyl-nona-3,7-dienyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-methyl-3-keto-1,2,7,8-teraahydro-6H-pyran[a]isoindol-2-yl]-pentanoic acid (FGFC1) is a marine pyran-isoindolone derivative isolated from a rare marine microorganism Stachybotrys longispora FG216, which showed moderate antithrombotic(fibrinolytic) activity. To further enhance its antithrombotic effect, a series of new FGFC1 derivatives (F1-F7) were synthesized via chemical modification at C-2 and C-2' phenol groups moieties and C-1″ carboxyl group. Their fibrinolytic activities in vitro were evaluated. Among the derivatives, F1-F4 and F6 showed significant fibrinolytic activities with EC50 of 59.7, 87.1, 66.6, 82.8, and 42.3 µM, respectively, via enhancement of urokinase activity. Notably, derivative F6 presented the most remarkable fibrinolytic activity (2.72-fold than that of FGFC1). Furthermore, the cytotoxicity of derivative F6 was tested as well as expression of Fas/Apo-1 and IL-1 on HeLa cells. The results showed that, compared to FGFC1, derivative F6 possessed moderate cytotoxicity and apoptotic effect on HeLa cells (statistical significance p > 0.1), making F6 a potential antithrombotic agent towards clinical application.


Fibrinolysis/drug effects , Fibrinolytic Agents/pharmacology , Isoindoles/pharmacology , Pyrans/pharmacology , Stachybotrys/metabolism , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Fibrinolytic Agents/chemical synthesis , Fibrinolytic Agents/isolation & purification , Fibrinolytic Agents/toxicity , HeLa Cells , Humans , Isoindoles/chemical synthesis , Isoindoles/isolation & purification , Isoindoles/toxicity , Molecular Structure , Pyrans/chemical synthesis , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/toxicity , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Molecules ; 26(4)2021 Feb 18.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33670784

The fungus strain SCSIO 40433 was isolated from an Arctic-derived glacier sediment sample and characterized as Tolypocladium cylindrosporum. A new compound, cylindromicin (1), and seven known secondary metabolites (2-8) were isolated from this strain. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. Cylindromicin (1) featured a 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran skeleton. The absolute configuration of compound 1 was assigned via interpretation of key Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy (NOESY) correlations and Electronic Circular Dichroism (ECD) calculation. Cylindromicin (1) exhibited significant tyrosinase inhibition activity. This study highlights Polar fungi as a potential resource for new bioactive natural products.


Hypocreales/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Arctic Regions , Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/pharmacology , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/pharmacology , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Molecules ; 26(3)2021 Feb 02.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33540504

Counter-current chromatography (CCC) is a unique liquid-liquid partition chromatography and largely relies on the partition interactions of solutes and solvents in two-phase solvents. Usually, the two-phase solvents used in CCC include a lipophilic organic phase and a hydrophilic aqueous phase. Although a large number of partition interactions have been found and used in the CCC separations, there are few studies that address the role of water on solvents and solutes in the two-phase partition. In this study, we presented a new insight that H2O (water) might be an efficient and sensible hydrophobic agent in the n-hexane-methanol-based two-phase partition and CCC separation of lipophilic compounds, i.e., anti-cancer component mollugin from Rubia cordifolia. Although the n-hexane-methanol-based four components solvent systems of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (HEMWat) is one of the most popular CCC solvent systems and widely used for natural products isolation, this is an interesting trial to investigate the water roles in the two-phase solutions. In addition, as an example, the bioactive component mollugin was targeted, separated, and purified by MS-guided CCC with hexane-methanol and minor water as a hydrophobic agent. It might be useful for isolation and purification of lipophilic mollugin and other bioactive compounds complex natural products and traditional Chinese medicines.


Antineoplastic Agents/isolation & purification , Chromatography, Liquid/methods , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Mass Spectrometry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Rubia/chemistry , Water/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Hexanes/chemistry , Methanol/chemistry , Pyrans/chemistry , Solvents/chemistry
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 32: 115994, 2021 02 15.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33477019

The styrylpyrone dehydrogoniothalamin (1) and two of its dimers (2 and 3) were isolated from the leaves of Aniba heringeri (Lauraceae). Compound 3 is new, while 1 and 2 are being reported for the first time in this species. Structures were determined by 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and optical rotation data. Cytotoxic effects and selectivity indices were evaluated in five neoplastic cell lines-PC-3 (prostate), 786-0 (renal), HT-29 (colon), MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231 (breast)-and a non-neoplastic cell line, (NIH/3T3, murine fibroblast). Compound 1 inhibited cell growth by 50% (GI50) at concentrations in the 90.4-175.7 µM range, while 2 proved active against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cells (GI50 = 12.24, and 34.22 µM, respectively). Compound 3 showed strong cytotoxicity (GI50 = 4.4 µM) against MDA-MB-231 (an established basal triple-negative breast carcinoma (TNBC) cell line), with a high selective index of 35. This compound was subsequently evaluated for apoptosis induction in MDA-MB-231 cells, using GI50 and 50% lethal concentrations (LC50). Flow cytometry analysis showed that at LC50 compound 3 induced cell death with phosphatidylserine externalization and caspase-3 activation. Apoptotic genes were measured by RT-qPCR, revealing an upregulation of BAX, with an increase in expression of the BAX/BCL2 ratio in treated cells. Fluorescence microscopy disclosed morphological changes related to apoptosis. Overall, these findings showed compound 3 to be a promising prototype against TNBC cells that tend to respond poorly to conventional therapies.


Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Lauraceae/chemistry , Pyrans/pharmacology , Styrenes/pharmacology , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Female , Humans , Molecular Structure , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Structure-Activity Relationship , Styrenes/chemistry , Styrenes/isolation & purification , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/metabolism , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology
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Nat Prod Res ; 35(4): 556-561, 2021 Feb.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30908081

A new pyrano coumarin, identified as excavatin A (1) together with two known compounds nordentatin (2) and binorpocitrin (3) was isolated from the 95% EtOH extract of Clausena excavata. All structures were elucidated by using spectroscopy methods such as extensive NMR and HR-FAB-MS spectrometry. All the isolated compounds were tested on antidiabetes activity by using α-glucosidase inhibition assay and the antioxidant activity by DPPH assay. Compounds 1-3 showed antioxidant activity with IC50 values 0.286, 0.02, 0.278 mM. Among them, 2 exhibited inhibition activity against maltase (IC50 5.45 µM) and sucrase (IC50 43.57 µM). However, compounds (1) and (3) displayed inhibition on yeast α-glucosidase with IC50 values 1.92 and 5.58 mM.[Figure: see text].


Clausena/chemistry , Coumarins/isolation & purification , Free Radicals/antagonists & inhibitors , Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Plant Roots/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Carbazoles/chemistry , Coumarins/chemistry , Coumarins/pharmacology , Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Pyrans/chemistry , alpha-Glucosidases/metabolism
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Prep Biochem Biotechnol ; 51(4): 395-404, 2021.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32940554

Stachys sieboldii MiQ (SSM) is an important food and medicinal herb in Korea, used to improve memory of patients with senile dementia and cardiovascular diseases. However, little information on bioactive components from SSM or standardized extraction methods for these components is available. This study isolated and purified major components from SSM for the first time, and assessed their ability to inhibit soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). The results showed that acteoside is the most potent inhibitor of sEH, with an IC50 of 33.5 ± 0.5 µM. Additional active components, including harpagide, tryptophan, and 8-acetate-harpagide, along with acteoside, were tentatively identified using high-performance liquid chromatography photodiode array tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-PDA-MS/MS) and quantified using an ultraviolet detector at 210 nm. Further, an ultrasonic-assisted extraction technique for extraction of four bioactive compounds in SSM was developed and optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). The optimal extraction conditions were: extraction time, 30.46 minutes; extraction temperature, 67.95 °C, and methanol concentration 53.85%. The prediction model of RSM was validated with laboratory experiments. The similarity between predicted and actual values was 97.84%. The extraction method is thus a rapid, environment-friendly, energy-saving method can be applied to extract bioactive components from SSM in large quantities.


Epoxide Hydrolases/antagonists & inhibitors , Epoxide Hydrolases/chemistry , Liquid-Liquid Extraction/methods , Models, Statistical , Phytochemicals/isolation & purification , Phytochemicals/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Stachys/chemistry , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Glucosides/isolation & purification , Glucosides/pharmacology , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Iridoid Glycosides/isolation & purification , Iridoid Glycosides/pharmacology , Methanol/chemistry , Phenols/isolation & purification , Phenols/pharmacology , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/pharmacology , Solubility , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Temperature , Tryptophan/isolation & purification , Tryptophan/pharmacology , Ultrasonic Waves
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 267: 113543, 2021 Mar 01.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33152429

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Chilean population relies on medicinal plants for treating a wide range of illnesses, especially those of the gastrointestinal system. Junellia spathulata (Gillies & Hook.) Moldenke var. spathulata (Verbenaceae), called as "verbena-azul-de-cordilleira", is a medicinal plant native to Argentina and Chile traditionally used for treating digestive disorders. Although the species of the genus are important as therapeutic resources for the Andean population, the plants are very scarcely studied. AIMS OF THE STUDY: The purpose of the present study was to find out the main constituents and investigate the protective effect of J. spathulata against oxidative stress induced by the potent oxidant 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) in human hepatoblastoma cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The crude methanol extract of J. spathulata and an iridoid obtained by chromatographic processes were tested to access the hepatoprotective effect and cytotoxicity in HepG2 cell. In addition, the reducing power of the samples and their ability to scavenge free radicals were evaluated using FRAP and ORAC assay systems. RESULTS: The iridoid asperuloside, the main compound of the crude methanol extract of J. spathulata, was isolated and identified by means of NMR analysis. The crude methanol extract of J. spathulata and asperuloside protected HepG2 cells against oxidative damage triggered by AAPH-derived free radicals. This effect can be credited to the ability of the extract and asperuloside to protect the liver cells from chemical-induced injury, which might be correlated to their free radical scavenging potential. CONCLUSIONS: This study experimentally evidenced the ethnopharmacological usefulness of J. spathulata as a treatment of digestive disorders. Our result could stimulate further investigations of hepatoprotective agents in other Chilean Junellia species.


Cyclopentane Monoterpenes/pharmacology , Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacology , Glucosides/pharmacology , Hepatocytes/drug effects , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Pyrans/pharmacology , Verbenaceae , Cell Survival/drug effects , Chile , Cyclopentane Monoterpenes/isolation & purification , Free Radical Scavengers/isolation & purification , Glucosides/isolation & purification , Hep G2 Cells , Hepatocytes/metabolism , Hepatocytes/pathology , Humans , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Verbenaceae/chemistry
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Fitoterapia ; 147: 104764, 2020 Nov.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33122133

In this review article, the occurrence of harpagide in the plant kingdom and its associated biological activities are presented and detailed for the first time. The presence of harpagide has been reported in several botanical families within Asteridae, and harpagide has been observed to exert a wide number of biological activities such as cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective. These results show how harpagide can be recovered from several natural sources for several pharmacological purposes even if there is a lot to still be studied. Nowadays, the interest is related to its presence in phytomedicines. Threfore, these studies are useful to support and validate the large use of several plants in the folklore medicine.


Iridoid Glycosides/pharmacology , Magnoliopsida/chemistry , Phytochemicals/pharmacology , Pyrans/pharmacology , Iridoid Glycosides/isolation & purification , Phytochemicals/isolation & purification , Pyrans/isolation & purification
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Molecules ; 25(20)2020 Oct 20.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33092217

Antimicrobial bioassay-guided fractionation of Microcera larvarum led to the isolation of a γ-lactone with a furo[3,4-b]pyran-5-one bicyclic ring system (1) and three known compounds, (3S,4R)-4-hydroxymellein (2), (3S,4S)-4-hydroxymellein (3) and 7-hydroxy-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (4). Structure elucidation was conducted by NMR spectroscopic methods. Absolute configuration of 1 (2R, 3S, 5S, 7S, 8R) was established using the chiral derivatizing agent MPA and was fully supported by calculated specific rotation and ECD spectra. The spectroscopic data observed for 1 were identical to those previously reported for theissenolactone A (7), necessitating a correction of the latter (from C-5/C-8 trans ring fusion to cis). Compounds 1-4 were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against a panel of pathogens.


Hypocreales/chemistry , Lactones/chemistry , Pyrans/chemistry , Lactones/isolation & purification , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Structure , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Stereoisomerism
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Molecules ; 25(18)2020 Sep 15.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32942678

Enhancing drug extraction from human plasma is a challenging approach that critically affects pharmacokinetic and any further clinical studies based on the drug Cmin and Cmax values. It also has a serious impact on the sensitivity and the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) value of the bio-analytical methods. An advanced liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) bio-analytical method of omarigliptin (25-1000 nM) was established in human plasma using one-step liquid-liquid extraction. Alogliptin was used as an internal standard (IS) to attain good recovery and reproducibility while reducing the effects of the matrix. Enhanced plasma extraction of omarigliptin was successfully achieved with tertiary butyl methyl ether-diethyl ether (TBME-DEE) mixture as the extracting solvent, while using acetonitrile as the diluent solvent for the IS to effectively decrease the formed emulsion. Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) of the transition pairs of m/z 399.2 to 153.0 for omarigliptin and m/z 340.2 to 116.0 for alogliptin was employed in positive Electro Spray Ionization (ESI) mode. Human plasma samples were collected after 1.5 h (tmax) of Marizev® (12.5 mg) tablets administration to healthy human volunteers showing average concentration of 292.18 nM. Validation results were all satisfactory including successful stability studies with bias below 12%. The proposed study will be valuable for ethnicity comparison studies that will be commenced on omarigliptin in Egypt by the authors in prospective study, following the FDA recommends, to evaluate possible sub-group dissimilarities that include pharmacokinetic parameters.


Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring/blood , Pyrans/blood , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Half-Life , Healthy Volunteers , Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring/isolation & purification , Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Limit of Detection , Liquid-Liquid Extraction , Piperidines/analysis , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/pharmacokinetics , Reproducibility of Results , Tandem Mass Spectrometry , Uracil/analogs & derivatives , Uracil/analysis
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Environ Toxicol ; 35(6): 714-721, 2020 Jun.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32149473

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the most commonly seen trauma leading to disability in people worldwide. The purpose of current study was to determine the protective effect of methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl benzoate (HMPB) on SCI in rat model. TUNEL staining was used to examine apoptotic changes in spinal cord of SCI rats. The ELISA kits were employed to assess inflammatory processes and oxidative factors in the spinal cord tissues. Behavioral changes in SCI rats were assessed using Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scoring system. Western blotting was used for assessment of proteins. The HMPB treatment of SCI rats reduced apoptotic cell number based on the concentration of dose administered. Treatment of SCI rats with HMPB enhanced BBB score and decreased accumulation of water content in SCI rats significantly. On treatment with HMPB the TNF-α and interleukin-6/1ß/18 levels were suppressed in SCI rats. Treatment with HMPB induced excessive release of SOD, CAT, and GSH molecules and decreased overproduction of MDA. The SCI induced upregulation of caspase-3/9 activity was completely alleviated by HMPB at 2 mg/kg dose. The HMPB treatment of SCI rats promoted peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ) expression, reduced cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 production and increased expression of p-Akt and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (p-PI3K). The study demonstrated that HMPB suppressed apoptosis, raised BBB score and inhibited inflammation in SCI rats. Moreover, activation of PI3K/Akt in the spinal cord tissues of SCI rats was promoted by HMPB. Therefore, HMPB has protective effect on SCI in the rat model.


PPAR gamma/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Pyrans/therapeutic use , Spinal Cord Injuries/drug therapy , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Behavior, Animal/drug effects , Crataegus , Cytokines/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , In Situ Nick-End Labeling , Inflammation , Male , Molecular Structure , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism , Spinal Cord Injuries/pathology
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Molecules ; 25(4)2020 Feb 22.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32098439

A method for the simultaneous determination of robenidine, halofuginone, lasalocid, monensin, nigericin, salinomycin, narasin, and maduramicin residues in eggs by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed. The sample preparation method used a combination of liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and solid-phase extraction (SPE) technology to extract and purify these target compounds from eggs. The target compounds were separated by gradient elution using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Tandem mass spectrometry was used to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the target compounds via electrospray ionization (ESI+) and multiple reaction monitoring mode. The HPLC-MS/MS and UPLC-MS/MS methods were validated according to the requirements defined by the European Union and the Food and Drug Administration. The limits of detection and limits of quantification of the eight coccidiostats in eggs were 0.23-0.52 µg/kg and 0.82-1.73 µg/kg for HPLC-MS/MS, and 0.16-0.42 µg/kg and 0.81-1.25 µg/kg for UPLC-MS/MS, respectively. The eggs were spiked with four concentrations of the eight coccidiostats, and the HPLC-MS/MS and UPLC-MS/MS average recoveries were all higher than 71.69% and 72.26%, respectively. Compared with the HPLC-MS/MS method, utilizing UPLC-MS/MS had the advantages of low reagent consumption, a short detection time, and high recovery and precision. Finally, the HPLC-MS/MS and UPLC-MS/MS methods were successfully applied to detect eight coccidiostats in 40 eggs.


Coccidiosis/diagnosis , Eggs/parasitology , Food Analysis/methods , Poultry/parasitology , Animals , Chickens/metabolism , Chickens/parasitology , Chromatography, Liquid , Coccidiosis/metabolism , Coccidiosis/parasitology , Coccidiosis/veterinary , Humans , Lactones/isolation & purification , Lactones/metabolism , Lasalocid/isolation & purification , Lasalocid/metabolism , Liquid-Liquid Extraction , Monensin/isolation & purification , Monensin/metabolism , Nigericin/isolation & purification , Nigericin/metabolism , Piperidines/isolation & purification , Piperidines/metabolism , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Pyrans/metabolism , Quinazolinones/isolation & purification , Quinazolinones/metabolism , Robenidine/isolation & purification , Robenidine/metabolism , Tandem Mass Spectrometry , United States , United States Food and Drug Administration
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 253: 112614, 2020 May 10.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32007630

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Harpagide is the main ingredient in Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl which is used for the therapeutic purpose of treating encephalopathy. Harpagide has shown promise in the treatment of oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/R)-induced brain injury. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. AIM OF STUDY: In this study, we aimed to determine the neuroprotective effect of harpagide on rat cortical neurons under OGD/R conditions that induce the development of ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R). MATERIALS AND METHODS: To explore the biological function of harpagide in cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI), The CIRI model was established by oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/R) on rat cortical neurons. It tested cell survival rate by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, apoptosis by flow cytometry, intracellular Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+] i by cofocal laser, and expressions related to endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) by RT-PCR and Western blot. RESULTS: We found that pretreatment with harpagide (50 µM) prevented OGD/R-induced apoptotic cell death. Harpagide also significantly decreased the gene expression levels and protein production of ERS-related proteins. We found that harpagide also exerted a neuroprotective effect on TG-induced apoptosis in rat cortical neurons and decreased the gene expression levels and protein production of GRP78, caspase-12 and CHOP. We also measured the intracellular calcium ion concentration ([Ca2+]i) in neurons and found that harpagide significantly decreased the [Ca2+]i induced by OGD/R and TG. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that harpagide protects against OGD/R-induced cell apoptosis, likely by decreasing ERS. Collectively, harpagide was demonstrated to be a prominent suppressor of ERS and prevented the apoptosis of rat cortical neurons. Based on the results, harpagide could potentially serve as a therapeutic agent of ischaemia-like injury associated with excessive ERS and apoptosis.


Iridoid Glycosides/pharmacology , Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology , Pyrans/pharmacology , Reperfusion Injury/drug therapy , Scrophularia/chemistry , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cerebral Cortex/drug effects , Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/drug effects , Glucose/metabolism , Iridoid Glycosides/isolation & purification , Neurons/drug effects , Neurons/pathology , Neuroprotective Agents/isolation & purification , Oxygen/metabolism , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Reperfusion Injury/physiopathology
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Nat Prod Res ; 34(15): 2202-2207, 2020 Aug.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30887832

A new phenanthropyran, dioscorone B (1), and a new phenanthrene (2), together with seven known compounds (3-9), were isolated from the 75% ethanol extract of Dioscorea septemloba rhizomes. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic methods including NMR, HRESIMS, IR, and UV spectra. Compounds 1-5 were first isolated from genus Dioscorea. The proton and carbon chemical shifts of compounds 1-9 were unambiguously assigned based on the 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR data. Compounds 1-5 and 8-9 were first tested for their antioxidant activities. Compounds 1 and 2 showed excellent activities with IC50 values of 0.07 ± 0.10 µM and 0.13 ± 0.09 µM, respectively.


Antioxidants/pharmacology , Dioscorea/chemistry , Phenanthrenes/isolation & purification , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Rhizome/chemistry , Antioxidants/analysis , Antioxidants/isolation & purification , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Structure , Phenanthrenes/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Pyrans/pharmacology , Spectrum Analysis
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Nat Prod Res ; 34(2): 300-304, 2020 Jan.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30375259

A phytochemical study was carried out on Ajuga multiflora, and obtained a novel ursane-type triterpene saponin, i.e., 3-epi-ursolic acid 3-O-palmitoyl 28-O-α-L-arabinofuranosyl ester (1), named ajugoside. Its structure and relative configuration were identified mainly by spectroscopic methods including 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques as well as HR-MS analysis. This paper described the isolation and structural elucidation of ajugoside (1) for the first time.


Ajuga/chemistry , Glucosides/chemistry , Pyrans/chemistry , Saponins/isolation & purification , Triterpenes/isolation & purification , Glucosides/isolation & purification , Molecular Conformation , Molecular Structure , Plant Extracts/analysis , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Saponins/chemistry , Triterpenes/chemistry , Ursolic Acid
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Biosens Bioelectron ; 150: 111849, 2020 Feb 15.
Article En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31733999

An innovative electrochemical nanoprobe, for analysis of salinomycin (SAL), was proposed. The nanoprobe based on decoration of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with 3D rose like La3+@ ZrO2 supported on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets. The 3D rose like La3+@ ZrO2 was synthesized via sintering process. The successful decoration of 3D rose like La3+@ ZrO2 on the surface of RGO was characterized using different spectroscopic and analytical techniques. The obtained voltammetric results confirmed the good electrochemical performance of 3D rose like La3+@ ZrO2 in terms of lower peak potential (Epc) and higher cathodic current (Ipc). Moreover, the modified nanoprobe showed wide linearity range (0.34-115 × 10-8 M), lower detection limit (0.11 × 10-8 M) and higher selectivity. Besides, the nanocomposite showed good applicability for analysis of SAL in biological fluids and during pharmacokinetic evaluation in rabbit plasma. The obtained results opens a new venue for the determination of futuristic drug, SAL, during pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies.


Biosensing Techniques , Electrochemical Techniques , Graphite/chemistry , Pyrans/isolation & purification , Catalysis , Electrodes , Humans , Lanthanum/chemistry , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Pyrans/pharmacokinetics , Zirconium/chemistry
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