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Wada K, Takaguri A, Kaneda K, Mizukami M, Suzuki Y, Yamashita H. Rational design and structure-activity relationship studies reveal new esterified C 20-diterpenoid alkaloid analogues active against MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. J Nat Med 2023; 77:276-283. [PMID: 36477683 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-022-01667-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although various diterpenoid alkaloids have been evaluated recently for antiproliferative activity against human tumor cell lines, little information is available regarding the antiproliferative effects of C20-diterpenoid alkaloids against MCF-7 cells. Six new diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives (13, 14, 22, 23, 25, 26) were prepared by C-11 and 15 esterification of kobusine (6). The natural parent alkaloid 6 and all synthesized derivatives (7 - 27, 12a, 15a, 15b, 18a, 18b) were evaluated for antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 cells. The structure-based design strategy resulted in an initial lead derivative, 11,15-dibenzoylkobusine (7; IC50 8.6 µM). Subsequent synthesized 11,15-diacylkobusine derivatives (9, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, and 26) showed substantially increased suppressive effects against the MCF-7 cell line (IC50 2.3-4.4 µM). In contrast, parent alkaloid 6, two 11-acylkobusine derivatives (15a, 18a), and two 15-acylkobusine derivatives (15b, 18b) showed no effect. 11,15-Diacylation appears to be critical for producing antiproliferative activity in this alkaloid class and could introduce a new avenue in overcoming breast cancer cell proliferation using natural product derivatives. In a preliminary mechanism of action study, representative derivatives (5, 8, 9, and 17) decreased cyclin D1 mRNA expression.
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- Koji Wada
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
- Creation Research Institute of Life Science in KITA-No-DAICHI, Hokkaido University of Science, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
- Creation Research Institute of Life Science in KITA-No-DAICHI, Hokkaido University of Science, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-Jo 15-Choume, Teine-Ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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Wada K, Goto M, Tanaka H, Mizukami M, Suzuki Y, Lee KH, Yamashita H. Discovery of C 20-Diterpenoid Alkaloid Kobusine Derivatives Exhibiting Sub-G1 Inducing Activity. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:28173-28181. [PMID: 35990488 PMCID: PMC9386823 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although many diterpenoid alkaloids have been evaluated recently for antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines, little data have been offered relating to the antiproliferative effects of hetisine-type C20-diterpenoid alkaloids, such as kobusine (1), likewise as their derivatives. A total of 43 novel diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives (2-10, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6a-16a, 7b, 9b, 10b, 13, 15-26, 15b, 18a, 23a, 27a) were prepared by C-11 and -15 esterification of 1. Antiproliferative effects of the natural parent compound (1) and all synthesized kobusine derivatives against human cancer cell lines, including a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line as well as a P-glycoprotein overexpressing multidrug-resistant subline, were assessed. The structure-based design strategy resulted in the lead derivative 11,15-dibenzoylkobusine (3; average IC50 7.3 μM). Several newly synthesized kobusine derivatives (particularly, 5-8, 10, 13, 15-26) exhibited substantial suppressive effects against all tested human cancer cell lines. In contrast, kobusine (1), 11,15-O-diacetylkobusine (2), 11-acylkobusine derivatives (3a, 6a, 9a, 11a, 12a, 15a, 27a), and 15-acylkobusine derivatives (2b, 3b, 7b, 9b, 10b, 15b) showed no effect. The most active kobusine derivatives primarily had two specific substitution patterns, C-11,15 and C-11. Notably, 11,15-diacylkobusine derivatives (3, 6-10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 23) were more potent compared with 11- and 15-acylkobusine derivatives (3a, 3b, 6a-10a, 7b, 9b, 10b, 13a, 15a, 15b, 16a, 18a, 23a). Derivatives 13 and 25 induced MDA-MB-231 cells to the sub-G1 phase within 12 h. 11,15-Diacylation of kobusine (1) appears to be crucial for inducing antiproliferative activity in this alkaloid class and could introduce a new avenue to overcome TNBC using natural product derivatives.
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- Koji Wada
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8585, Japan
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- Division
of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of
Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8585, Japan
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- Division
of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of
Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8585, Japan
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Wada K, Goto M, Ohkoshi E, Lee KH, Yamashita H. Bioactivity inspired C 19-diterpenoid alkaloids for overcoming multidrug-resistant cancer. J Nat Med 2022; 76:796-802. [PMID: 35614289 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-022-01629-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The pharmacological activities of C19-diterpenoid alkaloids are related to their basic skeletons (e.g., aconitine-type or lycoctonine-type). Also, few studies have been reported on the chemosensitizing effects of diterpenoid alkaloids. Consequently, this study was aimed at determining the chemosensitizing effects of synthetic derivatives of lycoctonine-type C19-diterpenoid alkaloids on a P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-overexpressing multidrug-resistant (MDR) cancer cell line KB-VIN. The acyl-derivatives of delpheline and delcosine showed moderate cytotoxicity against chemosensitive cancer cell lines. Among non-cytotoxic synthetic analogs (1-14), several derivatives effectively and significantly sensitized MDR cells by interfering with the drug transport function of P-gp to three anticancer drugs, vincristine, paclitaxel, and doxorubicin. The chemosensitizing effect of derivatives 2, 4, and 6 on KB-VIN cells against vincristine were more potent than 5 μM verapamil, and derivatives 4 and 13 were more effective than 5 μM verapamil for paclitaxel. Among them, 2 in particular increased the sensitivity of KB-VIN cells to vincristine by 253-fold.
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- Koji Wada
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan.
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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Zhang W, Lu C, Cai S, Feng Y, Shan J, Di L. Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata as Potential Anticancer Herb: Bioactive Compounds and Molecular Mechanisms. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:870282. [PMID: 35662730 PMCID: PMC9158441 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.870282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi in Chinese) is a traditional herbal medicine widely used in China and other Asian countries. In clinical practice, it is often used to treat heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, and different kinds of pains. Fuzi extract and its active ingredients exert considerable anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects. The main chemical substances of Fuzi include alkaloids, polysaccharides, flavonoids, fatty acids, and sterols. Among of them, alkaloids and polysaccharides are responsible for the anticancer efficacy. Most bioactive alkaloids in Fuzi possess C19 diterpenoid mother nucleus and these natural products show great potential for cancer therapy. Moreover, polysaccharides exert extraordinary tumor-suppressive functions. This review comprehensively summarized the active ingredients, antineoplastic effects, and molecular mechanisms of Fuzi by searching PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and CNKI. The anticancer effects are largely attributed to inducing apoptosis and autophagy, inhibiting proliferation, migration and invasion, regulating body immunity, affecting energy metabolism, as well as reversing multidrug resistance. Meanwhile, several signaling pathways and biological processes are mainly involved, such as NF-κB, EMT, HIF-1, p38 MAPK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, and TCA cycle. Collectively, alkaloids and polysaccharides in Fuzi might serve as attractive therapeutic candidates for the development of anticancer drugs. This review would lay a foundation and provide a basis for further basic research and clinical application of Fuzi.
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- Wen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing, China
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Luan S, Gao Y, Liang X, Zhang L, Wu Q, Hu Y, Yin L, He C, Liu S. Aconitine linoleate, a natural lipo-diterpenoid alkaloid, stimulates anti-proliferative activity reversing doxorubicin resistance in MCF-7/ADR breast cancer cells as a selective topoisomerase IIα inhibitor. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 395:65-76. [PMID: 34727218 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02172-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Aconitine linoleate (1) is a lipo-diterpenoid alkaloid, isolated from Aconitum sinchiangense W. T. Wang. The study aimed at investigating the anti-proliferative efficacy and the underlying mechanisms of 1 against MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells, as well as obvious the safety evaluation in vivo. The cytotoxic activities of 1 were measured in vitro. Also, we investigated the latent mechanism of 1 by cell cycle analysis in MCF-7/ADR cells and topo I and topo IIα inhibition assay. Molecular docking is done by Discovery Studio 3.5 and Autodock vina 1.1.2. Finally, the acute toxicity of 1 was detected on mice. 1 exhibited significant antitumor activity against both MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells, with IC50 values of 7.58 and 7.02 μM, which is 2.38 times and 5.05 times more active, respectively than etoposide in both cell lines, and being 9.63 times more active than Adriamycin in MCF-7/ADR cell lines. The molecular docking and the topo inhibition test found that it is a selective inhibitor of topoisomerase IIα. Moreover, activation of the damage response pathway of the DNA leads to cell cycle arrest at the G0G1 phase. Furthermore, the in vivo acute toxicity of 1 in mice displayed lower toxicity than aconitine, with LD50 of 2.2 × 105 nmol/kg and only slight pathological changes in liver and lung tissue, 489 times safer than aconitine. In conclusion, compared with aconitine, 1 has more significant anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells and greatly reduces in vivo toxicity, which suggests this kind of lipo-alkaloids is powerful and promising antitumor compounds for breast cancer.
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- Shangxian Luan
- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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Chan YT, Wang N, Feng Y. The toxicology and detoxification of Aconitum: traditional and modern views. Chin Med 2021; 16:61. [PMID: 34315520 PMCID: PMC8314510 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-021-00472-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Aconitum carmichaeli Debx.-derived herbal medicine has been used for anti-inflammation and anti-arrhythmia purpose for more than two thousand years. It is processed into Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti praeparata) and Fuzi (Radix Aconiti lateralis praeparata) in Traditional Chinese Medicine, which are two useful drugs but with toxic properties. There have been patients poisoned by accidental ingestion of Aconitum plants or misuse of the herbal drug, and this is of great concern to study in-depth. In this review, we provided the traditional and contemporary practice of using Aconitum herbs as medicine, from functions, processing methods to toxicity in ethnomedicine aspects to discuss the underlying connections of traditional and modern understanding on the toxicity of Aconitum plants. We summarized the functions and toxicology of the herbal drugs are analyzed from chemical and clinical aspects, with the help of traditional and modern knowledge of medicine. The medicinal doses and lethal doses determined by researches are summarized, and the usage and processing methods are updated and reviewed in the modern view. In addition, clinical management of poisoned cases using western medicine is discussed. This review provides insights and awareness of safety when using Aconitum-derived herbal medicine, and the application of modern scientific knowledge to optimize the detoxification processes. We suggest the possibility to renew the current standard processing method from the official Pharmacopoeia all over the world.
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- Yau-Tuen Chan
- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Ali S, Chouhan R, Sultan P, Hassan QP, Gandhi SG. A comprehensive review of phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of the genus Aconitum L. ADVANCES IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13596-021-00565-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Heinrich M, Mah J, Amirkia V. Alkaloids Used as Medicines: Structural Phytochemistry Meets Biodiversity-An Update and Forward Look. Molecules 2021; 26:1836. [PMID: 33805869 PMCID: PMC8036335 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Selecting candidates for drug developments using computational design and empirical rules has resulted in a broad discussion about their success. In a previous study, we had shown that a species' abundance [as expressed by the GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)] dataset is a core determinant for the development of a natural product into a medicine. Our overarching aim is to understand the unique requirements for natural product-based drug development. Web of Science was queried for research on alkaloids in combination with plant systematics/taxonomy. All alkaloids containing species demonstrated an average increase of 8.66 in GBIF occurrences between 2014 and 2020. Medicinal Species with alkaloids show higher abundance compared to non-medicinal alkaloids, often linked also to cultivation. Alkaloids with high biodiversity are often simple alkaloids found in multiple species with the presence of 'driver species' and are more likely to be included in early-stage drug development compared to 'rare' alkaloids. Similarly, the success of an alkaloid containing species as a food supplement ('botanical') is linked to its abundance. GBIF is a useful tool for assessing the druggability of a compound from a certain source species. The success of any development programme from natural sources must take sustainable sourcing into account right from the start.
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- Michael Heinrich
- Research Group ‘Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy’, UCL School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29–39 Brunswick Sq., London WC1N 1AX, UK; (J.M.); (V.A.)
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, No. 100, Section 1, Jingmao Road, Beitun District, Taichung 406040, Taiwan
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- Research Group ‘Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy’, UCL School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29–39 Brunswick Sq., London WC1N 1AX, UK; (J.M.); (V.A.)
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- Research Group ‘Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy’, UCL School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29–39 Brunswick Sq., London WC1N 1AX, UK; (J.M.); (V.A.)
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Luan S, Gao Y, Liang X, Zhang L, Yin L, He C, Liu S, Yin Z, Yue G, Zou Y, Li L, Song X, Lv C, Zhang W, Jing B. Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of lipo-diterpenoid alkaloids with potential target of topoisomerase IIα for breast cancer treatment. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104699. [PMID: 33611138 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aconitine linoleate (11) isolated from the Aconitum sinchiangense W. T. Wang exhibited significant anti-tumor activity. Based on this, a series of novel lipo-diterpenoid alkaloids were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activities against MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cell lines. Seventeen compounds, including 18-20, 22, 24-32, 36, 39, 41-42 possessed higher anti-proliferative activities (IC50 < 20 μM) against MCF-7 cell lines, which were better than the reference drug etoposide (IC50 = 18.01 ± 1.64 μM), among which compound 24 (IC50 = 4.00 ± 0.30 μM) was found to be the most potent derivative, being 4.5-fold more active than etoposide. Meanwhile, eighteen compounds, including 18-22, 24, 26-32, 36, 38-39, 41-42 presented excellent activities (IC50 < 20 μM) against MCF-7/ADR cell lines, better than etoposide (IC50 = 35.48 ± 0.29 μM) and doxorubicin (IC50 = 67.61 ± 6.5 μM). The most potent compound (19) was 13.5- and 25.7-fold more active than etoposide and doxorubicin against MCF-7/ADR cell lines, respectively. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies indicated that the 3-OH, 8-lipo, 14-benzene ring, and nitrogen atom with proper alkaline are crucial elements for anti-proliferative activity of target lipo-diterpenoid compounds. The proper length, the double bonds or di-fluoro-substituted at C-8 fatty acid chain, the para-donating electron group on 14-benzene group, and 13-OH are all favorable for the enhancement of anti-proliferative activities. In conclusion, the introduction of the 8-lipo group into aconitine leads to significant increase of anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells, which suggests these kinds of lipo-alkaloids are powerful and promising antitumor compounds for breast cancer, especially for drug-resistant breast cancer.
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- Shangxian Luan
- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China
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Jiang GY, Qin LL, Gao F, Huang S, Zhou XL. Fifteen new diterpenoid alkaloids from the roots of Aconitum kirinense Nakai. Fitoterapia 2020; 141:104477. [PMID: 31927015 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Extensive phytochemical investigation from the roots of Aconitum kirinense Nakai led to the identification of fifteen new compounds, including four ranaconitine type C18-diterpenoid alkaloids (kirisines A-D, 1-4), one lappaconitine type C18-diterpenoid alkaloid (kirisine E, 5), seven denudatine type C20-diterpenoid alkaloids (kirisines F-L, 6-12), and three napelline type C20-diterpenoid alkaloids (kirisines M-O, 13-15), together with 25 known ones. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Among them, compounds 1 and 2 are rare diterpenoid alkaloid with 9,14-methylenedioxy group, and the latter also has a rare chloro-substituent. The diterpenoid alkaloids isolated were C18, C19 and C20-category, which might provide further clues for understanding the chemotaxonomic significance of this plant. The isolated compounds were tested for neuroprotective activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity. Compounds 7, 18, 30 and 40 which exhibited moderate activity at 80 μM against acetylcholinesterase.
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- Guang-You Jiang
- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biodiversity, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biodiversity, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biodiversity, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biodiversity, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biodiversity, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China.
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Wada K, Yamashita H. Cytotoxic Effects of Diterpenoid Alkaloids Against Human Cancer Cells. Molecules 2019; 24:E2317. [PMID: 31234546 PMCID: PMC6630653 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Diterpenoid alkaloids are isolated from plants of the genera Aconitum, Delphinium, and Garrya (Ranunculaceae) and classified according to their chemical structures as C18-, C19- or C20-diterpenoid alkaloids. The extreme toxicity of certain compounds, e.g., aconitine, has prompted a thorough investigation of how structural features affect their bioactivities. Therefore, natural diterpenoid alkaloids and semi-synthetic alkaloid derivatives were evaluated for cytotoxic effects against human tumor cells [A549 (lung carcinoma), DU145 (prostate carcinoma), MDA-MB-231 (triple-negative breast cancer), MCF-7 (estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer), KB (identical to cervical carcinoma HeLa derived AV-3 cell line), and multidrug-resistant (MDR) subline KB-VIN]. Among the tested alkaloids, C19-diterpenoid (e.g., lipojesaconitine, delcosine and delpheline derivatives) and C20-diterpenoid (e.g., kobusine and pseudokobusine derivatives) alkaloids exhibited significant cytotoxic activity and, thus, provide promising new leads for further development as antitumor agents. Notably, several diterpenoid alkaloids were more potent against MDR subline KB-VIN cells than the parental drug-sensitive KB cells.
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- Koji Wada
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8590, Japan.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-8590, Japan.
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Wada K, Goto M, Shimizu T, Kusanagi N, Mizukami M, Suzuki Y, Li KP, Lee KH, Yamashita H. Structure-activity relationships and evaluation of esterified diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives as antiproliferative agents. J Nat Med 2019; 73:789-799. [PMID: 31222559 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-019-01331-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Diterpenoid alkaloids with remarkable chemical properties and biological activities are frequently found in plants of the genera Aconitum, Delphinium, and Garrya. However, little information has been reported on the antiproliferative effects of the diterpenoid alkaloid constituents of Aconitum and Delphinium plants. C-1 and 14 esterifications of delcosine (1) were carried out to provide 39 new diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives (3-14, 16-29, 3a-7a, 9a, 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, 16a, 17a, 24a, 35a). Selected compounds (3-14, 16-29, 3a-7a, 9a, 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, 16a, 17a, 24a, 35a) were evaluated for antiproliferative activity against three to five human tumor cell lines including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpressing multidrug-resistant (MDR) subline. Several newly synthesized delcosine derivatives (6, 7, 13, 13a, 13b) showed substantial suppressive effects against all human tumor cell lines tested. In contrast, the natural alkaloids (1, 31, 33) showed no effect. Most of the active compounds were delcosine derivatives with two specific substitution patterns-C-1 and C-1,14. In particular, 1-acyldelcosine derivative (5-7) displayed more potency than 1,14-diacyldelcosine derivatives (5a-7a). These acylated alkaloid derivatives caused accumulation of TNBC cells at sub-G1 within 24 h. 1-Acylation of 1 appears to be critical for producing antiproliferative activity in this alkaloid class and a means to provide promising new leads for further development into antitumor agents.
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- Koji Wada
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7568, USA.,Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science, 4-1, Maeda 7-jo 15-choume, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8585, Japan
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Sutan NA, Manolescu DS, Fierascu I, Neblea AM, Sutan C, Ducu C, Soare LC, Negrea D, Avramescu SM, Fierascu RC. Phytosynthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles enhance in vitro antioxidant and mitostimulatory activity of Aconitum toxicum Reichenb. rhizomes alcoholic extracts. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 93:746-758. [PMID: 30274108 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Extracts obtained from different plant species proved to be a valuable tool in various biomedical applications. In the same time, the phytosynthesis of noble metal nanoparticles represents an already well-established route for obtaining nanoparticles with biological activity. The present paper studies the antioxidant activity and the cytogenetic effects of the alcoholic extracts from rhizomes of Aconitum toxicum Rchb., before and after the phytosynthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles, on the meristematic root cells of Allium cepa L., and on the general mitotic index and the progression rate through the mitotic phases, respectively, as well as on the genetic material organized in chromosomes. The extracts were characterized in terms of total polyphenolics content (1.49% and, respectively, 2.29%) and aconitine content (by HPLC - 4.891 mg/L and, respectively, 18.211 mg/L), while the phytosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles was monitored by UV-Vis spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and electron microscopy. Both the extracts and the obtained nanoparticles were evaluated for antioxidant potential (the antioxidant activity ranging between 78% and 84.32%) and cytogenetic effects. The obtained results prove the phytosynthesis of AgNPs and AuNPs with dimensions ranging from 9 nm to 15 nm for AuNPs, respectively from 53 nm to 67 nm for AgNPs. The extracts obtained from rhizomes of A. toxicum Rchb. induced mitotic stress, as well as a series of nuclear and mitotic aberrations. The biosynthesis of AgNPs and AuNPs intensified the antioxidant and mitostimulatory activity of the extracts.
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- Nicoleta Anca Sutan
- University of Piteşti, Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, Department of Natural Sciences, 1 Targu din Vale Str., 110040 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Piteşti, Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, Department of Natural Sciences, 1 Targu din Vale Str., 110040 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry - ICECHIM Bucharest, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- University of Piteşti, Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, Department of Natural Sciences, 1 Targu din Vale Str., 110040 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Piteşti, Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, Department of Natural Sciences, 1 Targu din Vale Str., 110040 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Pitesti, Regional Research & Development Center for Innovative Materials, Products and Processes from Automotive Industry, 11 Doaga Str., 110440 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Piteşti, Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, Department of Natural Sciences, 1 Targu din Vale Str., 110040 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Pitesti, Regional Research & Development Center for Innovative Materials, Products and Processes from Automotive Industry, 11 Doaga Str., 110440 Pitesti, Arges, Romania
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- University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, 59 Mărăşti Bvd, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry - ICECHIM Bucharest, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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Liang X, Gao Y, Luan S. Two decades of advances in diterpenoid alkaloids with cytotoxicity activities. RSC Adv 2018; 8:23937-23946. [PMID: 35540251 PMCID: PMC9081856 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03911a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The important pharmacological activities and structural complexity of diterpenoid alkaloids have long stimulated strong scientific interest; some of these naturally abundant compounds have been reported to be highly promising for treating cancer.
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- Xiaoxia Liang
- Natural Medicine Research Center
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Sichuan Agricultural University
- Chengdu 611130
- P. R. China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Sichuan Agricultural University
- Chengdu 611130
- P. R. China
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- Natural Medicine Research Center
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Sichuan Agricultural University
- Chengdu 611130
- P. R. China
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Anticancer Activities of C 18-, C 19-, C 20-, and Bis-Diterpenoid Alkaloids Derived from Genus Aconitum. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22020267. [PMID: 28208826 PMCID: PMC6155828 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the most common lethal diseases, and natural products have been extensively studied as anticancer agents considering their availability, low toxicity, and economic affordability. Plants belonging to the genus Aconitum have been widely used medically in many Asian countries since ancient times. These plants have been proven effective for treating several types of cancer, such as lung, stomach, and liver cancers. The main effective components of Aconitum plants are diterpenoid alkaloids—which are divided into C18-, C19-, C20-, and bis-diterpenoid alkaloids—are reportedly some of the most promising, naturally abundant compounds for treating cancer. This review focuses on the progress of diterpenoid alkaloids with different structures derived from Aconitum plants and some of their derivatives with potential anticancer activities. We hope that this work can serve as a reference for further developing Aconitum diterpenoid alkaloids as anticancer agents.
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Hao DC, He CN, Shen J, Xiao PG. Anticancer Chemodiversity of Ranunculaceae Medicinal Plants: Molecular Mechanisms and Functions. Curr Genomics 2016; 18:39-59. [PMID: 28503089 PMCID: PMC5321773 DOI: 10.2174/1389202917666160803151752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, comprising more than 2,200 species in at least 62 genera, mostly herbs, has long been used in folk medicine and worldwide ethnomedicine since the beginning of human civilization. Various medicinal phytometabolites have been found in Ranunculaceae plants, many of which, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, and polysaccharides, have shown anti-cancer activities in vitro and in vivo. Most concerns have been raised for two epiphany molecules, the monoterpene thymoquinone and the isoquinoline alkaloid berberine. At least 17 genera have been enriched with anti-cancer phytometabolites. Some Ranunculaceae phytometabolites induce the cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of cancer cells or enhance immune activities, while others inhibit the proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis, or reverse the multi-drug resistance of cancer cells thereby regulating all known hallmarks of cancer. These phytometabolites could exert their anti-cancer activities via multiple signaling pathways. In addition, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion/toxicity properties and structure/activity relationships of some phytometabolites have been revealed assisting in the early drug discovery and development pipelines. However, a comprehensive review of the molecular mechanisms and functions of Ranunculaceae anti-cancer phytometabolites is lacking. Here, we summarize the recent progress of the anti-cancer chemo- and pharmacological diversity of Ranunculaceae medicinal plants, focusing on the emerging molecular machineries and functions of anti-cancer phytometabolites. Gene expression profiling and relevant omics platforms (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) could reveal differential effects of phytometabolites on the phenotypically heterogeneous cancer cells.
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- Da-Cheng Hao
- 1Biotechnology Institute, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; 2Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- 1Biotechnology Institute, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; 2Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- 1Biotechnology Institute, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; 2Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- 1Biotechnology Institute, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; 2Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Bioactive heterocyclic alkaloids with diterpene structure isolated from traditional Chinese medicines. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1026:56-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ding R, Jian Y, Kan H, Liu ZY, Liu S, Liu ZQ, Zhou J. Studies on the intestinal absorption of the alkaloids in the Gancaofuzi decoction in a Caco-2 cell culture system by UPLC–MS/MS analysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Predicting potential antitumor targets of Aconitum alkaloids by molecular docking and protein–ligand interaction fingerprint. Med Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-016-1553-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Dong Y, Du N, Li X, Zheng L, Liu G. Tandem Chloropalladation/Cyclization and Dearomative Cyclization toward Functionalized Tricyclic Bridged [3.2.1] Skeleton Compounds. Org Lett 2015; 17:4110-3. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yi Dong
- Tsinghua-Peking
Center for Life Sciences, Handian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Peking
Center for Life Sciences, Handian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Peking
Center for Life Sciences, Handian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian Dist., Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Cai S, Chen Y, Deng L, Zhou X, Liu J, Xu X, Xia Q, Lin M, Zhang J, Huang W, Wang W, Xiang C, Cui G, Du L, He H, Qi B. Separation and purification of five alkaloids from Aconitum duclouxii by counter-current chromatography. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:2320-6. [PMID: 25907585 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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C19 -diterpenoid alkaloids are the main components of Aconitum duclouxii Levl. The process of separation and purification of these compounds in previous studies was tedious and time consuming, requiring multiple chromatographic steps, thus resulted in low recovery and high cost. In the present work, five C19 -diterpenoid alkaloids, namely, benzoylaconine (1), N-deethylaconitine (2), aconitine (3), deoxyaconitine (4), and ducloudine A (5), were efficiently prepared from A. duclouxii Levl (Aconitum L.) by ethyl acetate extraction followed with counter-current chromatography. In the process of separation, the critical conditions of counter-current chromatography were optimized. The two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water/NH3 ·H2 O (25%) (1:1:1:1:0.1, v/v) was selected and 148.2 mg of 1, 24.1 mg of 2, 250.6 mg of 3, 73.9 mg of 4, and 31.4 mg of 5 were obtained from 1 g total Aconitum alkaloids extract, respectively, in a single run within 4 h. Their purities were found to be 98.4, 97.2, 98.2, 96.8, and 96.6%, respectively, by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography analysis. The presented separation and purification method was simple, fast, and efficient, and the obtained highly pure alkaloids are suitable for biochemical and toxicological investigation.
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- Yarong Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University Chenggong New City, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of English, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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Wada K, Ohkoshi E, Zhao Y, Goto M, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH. Evaluation of Aconitum diterpenoid alkaloids as antiproliferative agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:1525-31. [PMID: 25770782 PMCID: PMC4374035 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Little information has been reported on the antitumor effects of the diterpenoid alkaloid constituents of Aconitum plants, used in the herbal drug 'bushi'. This study was aimed at determining the antitumor activities of Aconitum C19-and C20-diterpenoid alkaloids and synthetic derivatives against lung (A549), prostate (DU145), nasopharyngeal (KB), and vincristine-resistant nasopharyngeal (KB-VIN) cancer cell lines. Newly synthesized C20-diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives showed substantial suppressive effects against all human tumor cell lines tested. In contrast, natural and derivatized C19-diterpenoid alkaloids showed only a slight or no effect. Most of the active compounds were hetisine-type C20-diterpenoid alkaloids, specifically kobusine and pseudokobusine analogs with two different substitution patterns, C-11 and C-11,15. Notably, several C20-diterpenoid alkaloids were more potent against multidrug-resistant KB subline KB-VIN cells. Pseudokobusine 11-3'-trifluoromethylbenzoate (94) is a possible promising new lead meriting additional evaluation against multidrug-resistant tumors.
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- Koji Wada
- School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University, 7-1, Katsuraoka-cho, Otaru 047-0264, Japan; Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA; Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Lee KH, Morris-Natschke S, Qian K, Dong Y, Yang X, Zhou T, Belding E, Wu SF, Wada K, Akiyama T. Recent Progress of Research on Herbal Products Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine: the Herbs belonging to The Divine Husbandman's Herbal Foundation Canon ( Shén Nóng Běn Cǎo Jīng). J Tradit Complement Med 2014; 2:6-26. [PMID: 24716110 PMCID: PMC3943012 DOI: 10.1016/s2225-4110(16)30066-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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This article will review selected herbal products from Chinese Materia Medica that are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The herbs come from the upper, middle, and lower class medicines as listed in The Divine Husbandman's Herbal Foundation Canon (神農本草經 Shén Nóng Běn Cǎo Jīng). The review will focus on the active constituents of the herbs and their bioactivities, with emphasis on the most recent progress in research for the period of 2003 to 2011.
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- Kuo-Hsiung Lee
- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA ; Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568 USA
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Lin CZ, Xie SM, Zhu CC, Bairu ZD, Kangsa SQ, Zhu D. Simultaneous determination of five diterpenoid alkaloids in Herba Delphinii by HPLC/ELSD. J Pharm Anal 2013; 3:447-451. [PMID: 29403853 PMCID: PMC5761006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A HPLC-ELSD method was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of five Hetisane-type diterpenoid alkaloids in a Tibetan traditional herbal medicine, "Gebu Dilu" (Herba Delphinii), using a Kromasil C18 column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) with the mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.1% triethylamine in gradient (detected by evaporative light scattering detector). The linear ranges of five compounds were determined and method validation was evaluated completely. The established method is rapid and accurate with high repeatability, and can be applied for the quality control of Herba Delphinii.
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- Chao-Zhan Lin
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, PR China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, PR China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, PR China
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 20 36585303; fax: +86 20 36588015.
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- Tibet College of Tibetan Medicines, Lasa 850000, PR China
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Cai Y, Gao Y, Tan G, Wu S, Dong X, Lou Z, Zhu Z, Chai Y. Myocardial lipidomics profiling delineate the toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine Aconiti Lateralis radix praeparata. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 147:349-356. [PMID: 23541933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The lateral root of Aconitum has been popularly used in traditional Chinese medicine (TMC) known as Fuzi which is beneficial for the treatment of various diseases, such as rheumatism, painful joints, syncope and bronchial asthma. However, it has a potential carditoxicity with a relatively narrow margin of safety. AIM OF THE STUDY This paper was designed to explore the mechanisms of Fuzi's toxicity and find out potential tissue-specific biomarkers of toxic effects. MATERIAL AND METHODS A myocardial lipidomics based on ultraperformance lipid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q-TOF MS) was developed to compare three cardiac lipid extraction methods and investigate the changes of lipids in mice heart of three different dosage groups. In addition, we concurrently inspected the biochemical parameters in plasma, observed the histology of the heart and recorded the electrocardiogram (ECG). RESULTS The cardiotoxicity of Fuzi was dose-dependent, and the high-dose group obviously manifested the heart damage in histology and a certain degree of arrhythmia. Significant changes of 14 lipid metabolites which primarily involved in phospholipid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, saturated fatty acid oxidation and unsaturated fatty acid peroxidation were identified and considered as the potential biomarkers of Fuzi toxicity. CONCLUSION The lipidomics approach is helpful to search potential tissue-specific biomarkers and understand the underlying mechanisms of Fuzi toxicity on the heart.
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- Yamei Cai
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Zhang SY, Jiang Y, Bi YF, Yan WJ, Zhang YB. Diterpenoid alkaloids from Aconitum kirinense. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2013; 15:78-83. [PMID: 23323717 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2012.744212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new C(18)-diterpenoid alkaloid, kirinenine A (1), was isolated from the root of Aconitum kirinense, along with eight known diterpenoid alkaloids. The structures of all compounds were characterized on the basis of extensive NMR and MS analyses and by comparison with literature values, and the new one was further confirmed by X-ray crystallographic diffraction. All the compounds were isolated from the title plant for the first time.
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- Sai-Yang Zhang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & New Drug Research and Development Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Chodoeva A, Bosc JJ, Guillon J, Costet P, Decendit A, Mérillon JM, Léger JM, Jarry C, Robert J. Hemisynthesis and antiproliferative properties of mono-[O-(14-benzoylaconine-8-yl)]esters and bis-[O-(14-benzoylaconine-8-yl)]esters. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 54:343-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hazawa M, Wada K, Kashiwakura I. Aconitum C₂₀-diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives regulate the growth and differentiation of cord blood derived human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Phytother Res 2012; 26:1262-4. [PMID: 22228457 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The pharmacological activity of Aconitum alkaloids depends on their fundamental structure. While C₁₉-norditerpenoid alkaloids present significant toxicity to the central nervous system, C₂₀-diterpenoid alkaloids have reduced toxicities. However, there is little information regarding the precise pharmacological properties of C₂₀-diterpenoid alkaloids. C₂₀-diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives have explicit structure-activity relationships targeting various tumor cells, which depend on the C11-substrate. However, the present study showed that C6-derivatives additively or synergistically sustained proliferation of CD34⁺ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells derived from the placental/umbilical cord blood. It revealed that identical structures belonging to C₂₀-diterpenoid alkaloids surprisingly have opposing proliferative effects depending on the derivatization sites (C6 versus C11).
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- Masaharu Hazawa
- Department of Radiological Life Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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Wada K, Ohkoshi E, Morris-Natschke SL, Bastow KF, Lee KH. Cytotoxic esterified diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives with increased selectivity against a drug-resistant cancer cell line. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:249-52. [PMID: 22142543 PMCID: PMC3248953 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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C-6 Esterifications of delpheline (1) were carried out to provide 20 new diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives (4-22, 24). Three natural alkaloids (1-3) and all synthesized compounds (4-25) were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against lung (A549), prostate (DU145), nasopharyngeal (KB), and vincristine-resistant nasopharyngeal (KB-VIN) cancer cell lines and interestingly, showed an improved drug resistance profile compared to paclitaxel. Particularly, 6-(4-fluoro-3-methylbenzoyl)delpheline (22) displayed 2.6-fold greater potency against KB-VIN cells compared with the parental non-drug resistant KB cells. 6-Acylation of 1 appears to be critical for producing cytotoxic activity in this alkaloid class and a means to provide promising new leads for further development into antitumor agents.
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- Koji Wada
- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
- School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University, 7-1, Katsuraoka-cho, Otaru 047-0264, Japan
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Caspase-independent apoptosis induction of quorum-sensing autoinducer analogs against chronic myeloid leukemia K562. Invest New Drugs 2011; 30:862-9. [PMID: 21207239 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-010-9623-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Quorum sensing is defined as the ability of microorganisms to sense their population density via the release of signaling molecules called autoinducers (AIs). Various types of AI analogs were prepared and their antitumor properties against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) K562 cells were investigated. Two AI analogs induced progressive apoptosis with JNK activation and p21 induction. In addition, this induction of apoptosis is not related to bcr-abl kinase, which sustains CML proliferation. However, the progression of apoptosis was not inhibited by a caspase family inhibitor. These results suggested that AI analogs could induce caspase-independent apoptosis in CML K562.
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Takahashi Y, Hazawa M, Takahashi K, Sagisaka M, Kashiwakura I, Yoshizawa A. Supramolecular assembly composed of different mesogenic compounds possessing a ω-hydroxyalkyl unit exhibits suppressive effects on the A549 human lung cancer cell line. MEDCHEMCOMM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0md00126k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Srivastava N, Sharma V, Kamal B, Dobriyal A, Singh Jado V. Advancement in Research on Aconitum sp. (Ranunculaceae) under Different Area: A Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2010.411.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wada K, Hazawa M, Takahashi K, Mori T, Kawahara N, Kashiwakura I. Structure-activity relationships and the cytotoxic effects of novel diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives against A549 human lung carcinoma cells. J Nat Med 2010; 65:43-9. [PMID: 20706796 PMCID: PMC2999725 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-010-0452-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The cytotoxicity of three alkaloids from the roots of Aconitum yesoense var. macroyesoense as well as 36 semi-synthetic C(20)-diterpenoid atisine-type alkaloid derivatives against A549 human lung carcinoma cells was examined. Ten acylated alkaloid derivatives, pseudokobusine 11-veratroate (9), 11-anisoate (12), 6,11-dianisoate (14), 11-p-nitrobenzoate (18), 11,15-di-p-nitrobenzoate (22), 11-cinnamate (25) and 11-m-trifluoromethylbenzoate (27), and kobusine 11-p-trifluoromethylbenzoate (35), 11-m-trifluoromethylbenzoate (36) and 11,15-di-p-nitrobenzoate (39), exhibited cytotoxic activity, and 11,15-dianisoylpseudokobusine (16) was found to be the most potent cytotoxic agent. Their IC(50) values against A549 cells ranged from 1.72 to 5.44 μM. In the occurrence of cytotoxic effects of atisine-type alkaloids, replacement by an acyl group at both C-11 and C-15 resulted in the enhancement of activity of the parent alkaloids compared to that from having hydroxy groups at this position, and the presence of a hydroxy group at the C-6 position was required for the cytotoxic effects. These acylated alkaloid derivatives inhibit cell growth through G1 arrest.
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- Koji Wada
- School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University, 7-1 Katsuraoka-cho, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0264, Japan.
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Fukushi Y, Hazawa M, Takahashi K, Yoshizawa A, Kashiwakura I. Liquid crystal-related compound-induced cell growth suppression and apoptosis in the chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cell line. Invest New Drugs 2010; 29:827-32. [PMID: 20422253 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-010-9430-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Liquid crystals are the state of matter existing between the liquid and the crystalline phase, and there is a recent surging interest in its biological effects. Our previous study showed that liquid crystal-related compounds (LCRCs), which are precursors of the liquid crystal, enhanced hematopoietic differentiation at a relatively low concentration (Biol Pharm Bull, 32, 2009). However, biological potentials of LCRCs on tumor cells are unclear. In this study, the biological activity of 16 LCRCs to a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line, K562, was evaluated. As a result, two compounds, 2-(4-butoxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine (compound 7) and 2-{4-(4-hexyloxyphenyl)phenyl}-5-hydroxypyrimidine (compound 9) showed marked growth suppression of K562 cells at μM range. These compounds are similar in structure with a core of three aromatic rings including a pyrimidine ring and residues of one alkyl chain and one hydroxide on either side. In addition, only compound 7 induced the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and apoptosis of K562 cells. The contrasting results between compounds 7 and 9 indicate different mechanisms to suppress the cell proliferation between the two compounds. These results suggest the possibility of LCRCs for application as new antitumor drugs.
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- Yukako Fukushi
- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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The lasting attention that researchers have devoted to diterpenoid alkaloids is due to their various bioactivities and toxicities, structural complexity, and intriguing chemistry. From 1998 to the end of 2008, more than 300 new diterpenoid alkaloids were isolated from Nature. This review focuses on their structural relationships, and investigations into their chemical reactions, synthesis, and biological activities. A table that lists the names, plant sources, and structural types is given along with 363 references.
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- Feng-Peng Wang
- Department of Chemistry of Medicinal Natural Products, West China College of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China.
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Wang FP, Chen QH. The C19-Diterpenoid Alkaloids. THE ALKALOIDS: CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2010; 69:1-577, xi. [DOI: 10.1016/s1099-4831(10)69001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Structure-activity relationships between the Aconitum C20-diterpenoid alkaloid derivatives and the growth suppressive activities of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Raji cells and human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Invest New Drugs 2009; 29:1-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9327-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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