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Escobar-Ramírez JL, Santiago-Mejía J, Soto-Núñez M, Barrera-Vázquez OS, Vargas-Querea R, Magos-Guerrero GA. The Hypotensive and Vasodilatory Effects Observed in Rats Exposed to Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat Flowers Can Be Attributed to Cyanidin 3- O-Glucoside. Molecules 2023; 28:7698. [PMID: 38067429 PMCID: PMC10707424 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat is a tree native to southeastern Mexico and Guatemala. Its flower is used in Mexican folk medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including conditions of blood pressure. However, scientific information on its usefulness in this pathology is lacking. The present study evaluates the effect of a methanolic extract (ME) from the flower and its active constituents on heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in anesthetized rats (MAPHR). The study also analyzed the effects on rat-isolated aortic rings (RIAR) and the rat mesenteric arterial bed (MABR). Active fractions were chromatographed, which led to the isolation of cyanidin 3-O-glucoside (C3G) identified through HPLC. The Chiranthodendron pentadactylon flowers produced hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects associated with C3G. The vasorelaxant effect is a mechanism underlying the synthesis and release of nitric oxide (NO). Neither cholinergic receptors nor prostaglandins are involved. ME and C3G cause cardiovascular depression in anesthetized rats via cholinergic and prostanoid mechanisms. Our research expands the scientific understanding of the flowers on the rat cardiovascular system. This amplifies the appreciation of the flower's ethnomedicine employed to control blood pressure. However, researchers need to conduct toxicity studies to determine the safety of this plant.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University National Autonomous of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (J.L.E.-R.); (J.S.-M.); (M.S.-N.); (O.S.B.-V.); (R.V.-Q.)
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Ali SA, Kadry MO, Hammam O, Hassan SA, Abdel-Megeed RM. Ki-67 pulmonary immunoreactivity in silver nanoparticles toxicity: Size-rate dependent genotoxic impact. Toxicol Rep 2022; 9:1813-1822. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Ali SA, Arafa AF, Aly HF, Ibrahim NA, Kadry MO, Abdel-Megeed RM, Hamed MA, Farghaly AA, El Regal NS, Fouad GI, Khalil WKB, Refaat EA. DNA damage and genetic aberration induced via different sized silver nanoparticles: Therapeutic approaches of Casimiroa edulis and Glycosmis pentaphylla leaves extracts. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13398. [PMID: 32754950 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Potential of Casimiroa edulis and Glycosmis pentaphylla leaves extracts were investigated against the effect of two different particle sizes of silver nanoparticles induced toxicity in mice. Mice received silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) (100 mg/kg) with 20 and 100 nm for four weeks followed by daily oral dose of extracts (500 mg/kg) for three weeks. C. edulis leaves identified fourteen phenolic compounds while, G. pentaphylla leaves identified, twelve phenolic compounds. Additionally, biochemical, genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and histopathological investigations were carried out, revealed that liver function activities, lipid profile, hydrogen peroxide, and C-reactive protein were significantly elevate post AgNPs exposure. While, superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferases, and glutathione peroxidase significantly reduce. A marked amelioration in all detected biomarkers, improved histopathological changes and repair DNA damage after treated with C. edulis and G. pentaphylla leaves extracts. These extracts are used for the first time as promising candidate therapeutic agents against toxicity induced by AgNPs. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The potential applications of AgNPs make it necessary to investigate the possible toxicity associated with release of free silver ions in the biological system. AgNPs of varying particle sizes had toxic effects as evidenced by alterations in some cellular biochemical parameters, genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and histopathological indices on mice. Casimiroa edulis and Glycosmis pentaphylla leaves extracts are used for the first time as promising candidate therapeutic, where they are able to ameliorate the toxicity induced via AgNPs and record vacillate percentage of improvement in the selected biomarkers, as a result of the bioactive secondary metabolites especially flavonoids and other polyphenolic compounds.
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- Sanaa A Ali
- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Departments of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics and Cytology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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- Departments of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
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Tun KNW, Aminah NS, Kristanti AN, Aung HT, Takaya Y. Natural products isolated from Casimiroa. OPEN CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/chem-2020-0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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AbstractAbout 140 genera and more than 1,600 species belong to the Rutaceae family. They grow in temperate and tropical zones on both hemispheres, as trees, shrubs, and herbs. Casimiroa is one of the genera constituting 13 species, most of which are found in tropical and subtropical regions. Many chemical constituents have been derived from this genus, including quinoline alkaloids, flavonoids, coumarins, and N-benzoyltyramide derivatives. This article reviews different studies carried out on aromatic compounds of genus Casimiroa; their biological activities; the different skeletons of coumarins, alkaloids, flavonoids, and others; and their characteristic NMR spectral data.
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- Khun Nay Win Tun
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Komplek Kampus C UNAIR, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Chemistry, Taunggyi University, Taunggyi, Myanmar
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Komplek Kampus C UNAIR, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Komplek Kampus C UNAIR, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, 150 Yagotoyama, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8503, Japan
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Nagai H, Tanaka T, Goto T, Kusudo T, Takahashi N, Kawada T. Phenolic compounds from leaves of Casimiroa edulis showed adipogenesis activity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:296-300. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.877821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Casimiroa edulis is known as cochitzapotl, and it belongs to a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. In this study, we isolated two furocoumarins and two polymethoxyflavones from leaves of C. edulis and evaluated the functions of glucose and lipid metabolism activity with 3T3-L1 adipocytes. We discovered that the addition of furocoumarins increased glucose uptake and lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte. These results suggest that furocoumarin compounds can be used as functional food-derived compounds, to regulate adipocyte functioning for the management of metabolic syndrome, which is associated with dysfunctions of glucose and lipid metabolism.
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- Hiroyuki Nagai
- Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
- Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental Science, Kakamigahara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Resources, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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Zeggwagh NA, Michel JB, Eddouks M. Vascular Effects of Aqueous Extract ofChamaemelum nobile :In VitroPharmacological Studies in Rats. Clin Exp Hypertens 2012; 35:200-6. [DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2012.712179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Awaad AS, Al-Jaber NA, Soliman GA, Al-Outhman MR, Zain ME, Moses JE, El-Meligy RM. New biological activities of Casimiroa edulis leaf extract and isolated compounds. Phytother Res 2011; 26:452-7. [PMID: 22173732 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The phytochemical investigation of Casimiroa edulis Llave et Lex (Rotaceae) afforded four coumarins: umbelliferone (1), esculetin (2), imperatorin (3) and xanthotoxol (4). The identification of these compounds was achieved by using a combination of m.p., UV, EI-mass, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Essential oil extracts were analysed by GC/MS leading to the identification of 60 components. Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons accounted for the major make up of the oil. Microbiological screenings of the oil and successive plant fractions were performed, showing promising activity against a number of microorganisms with Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) comparable to the standard antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and kanamycin. The plant ethanol extract (400 mg/kg) and the isolated coumarins (60 mg/kg) showed anticoagulant activity. Analyses to determine the activity of the extracts on liver and kidney function were performed, revealing no negative or detrimental effects.
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- Amani S Awaad
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.
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Bertin R, Garcia-Argaéz A, Martìnez-Vàzquez M, Froldi G. Age-dependent vasorelaxation of Casimiroa edulis and Casimiroa pubescens extracts in rat caudal artery in vitro. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 137:934-936. [PMID: 21726621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Leaf and seed decoctions of Casimiroa spp. are used in Mexican traditional medicine to treat high blood pressure. Previous researches showed as Casimiroa extracts are able to induce relaxation of rat aortic and caudal arteries. To study the influence of the aging, we determined the vascular effect induced by extracts of Casimiroa edulis and Casimiroa pubescens in arterial tissues from young and old rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The activity of Casimiroa edulis extracts: hexanic-leaf (Ce5), methanolic-leaf (Ce6), hexanic-seed (Ce7) and methanolic-seed (Ce8), and Casimiroa pubescens: hexanic-leaf (Cp9), methanolic-leaf (Cp10), hexanic-seed (Cp11) and methanolic-seed (Cp12) were investigated in precontracted caudal arteries of young (4 months) and old (20 months) rats. RESULTS The Casimiroa extracts tested at 20 μg/ml induced vasorelaxation in phenylephrine-precontracted arterial tissues both in young and old arterial tissues. Methanolic seed extracts of Casimiroa edulis (Ce8) and Casimiroa pubescens (Cp12) caused a higher relaxation in young than in old arterial tissues. Nifedipine (0.01 μM) did not change the vasorelaxation induced by Casimiroa edulis extract either in young and old rat arterial tissues. CONCLUSIONS The vasorelaxation induced by Casimiroa edulis and Casimiroa pubescens extracts is decreased from aging since the effects were higher in young than in old rat arterial tissues. However, the methanolic-seed extracts of both plant species induced a relevant vasorelaxation also in old arterial tissues. Thus the results support the traditional use of Casimiroa decoctions as antihypertensive, also in elderly.
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- Riccardo Bertin
- Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Largo E. Meneghetti 2, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Esposito F, Zinzula L, Maxia A, Tramontano E, Sanna C. Inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase associated activities by the hydroalcoholic extract of Casimiroa edulis seeds. Nat Prod Res 2011; 25:1067-73. [PMID: 21726129 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.508896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the seeds of Casimiroa edulis cultivated in Sardinia (Italy) have been assayed on the two enzymatic-associated activities of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT), the RNA-dependent DNA polymerase (RDDP) and the ribonuclease H. In biochemical assays, the extract inhibited both activities in a dose-dependent manner, showing a 10-fold more potent inhibition of the HIV-1 RT RDDP activity. Furthermore, the extract was cytotoxic on K562 cell replication.
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- Francesca Esposito
- Department of Applied Sciences in Biosystems, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Froldi G, Bertin R, Secchi E, Zagotto G, Martínez-Vázquez M, García-Argaéz A. Vasorelaxation by extracts of Casimiroa spp. in rat resistance vessels and pharmacological study of cellular mechanisms. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 134:637-643. [PMID: 21236328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Casimiroa spp. are Mexican plants traditionally used for treatment of hypertension. To study their antihypertensive action, we determined the arterial dilatation induced by extracts from leaves and seeds of Casimiroa calderoniae F. Chiang & Medrano, Casimiroa edulis Llave et Lex, and Casimiroa pubescens Ramirez. MATERIALS AND METHODS The vascular effects of Casimiroa spp. extracts were investigated on rat caudal and aortic arteries. In addition, the extracts were characterized by HPLC using heraclenol, isopimpinellin, heraclenin and phellopterin as external standards. The methanolic extract of Casimiroa pubescens seeds (Cp12) was also studied by H-NMR and LC-MS (ESI-TOF) for the determination of casimiroin and zapotin. RESULTS The hexanic and methanolic extracts of Casimiroa spp. (20 μg/ml) showed vasorelaxation in arterial tissues precontracted by phenylephrine (0.5 μM); the extracts from seeds always caused a greater relaxation in comparison to those from leaves. The most active were the methanolic seed extracts of Casimiroa edulis (Ce8) and Casimiroa pubescens (Cp12). To study the pharmacological mechanisms of vasodilatation we used various inhibitors selective to different receptor subtypes or intracellular enzymes. The vasorelaxant effect of Ce8 (20 μg/ml) remained unaffected by the pretreatment with pyrilamine (10 μM), an antagonist of histamine H(1) receptors, but was inhibited by atropine (0.1 μM), a muscarinic receptor antagonist. Therefore, to determine muscarinic receptor subtypes, we used pirenzepine (1 μM), a selective inhibitor of M(1) receptor, and 4-diphenylacetoxyl-N-methylpiperidine methiodide (DAMP, 0.01 μM), a selective inhibitor of M(3) receptor. Only the latter reduced the vasodilatation by Ce8 and Cp12. To investigate the role of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS), we used N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME, 10 μM), a selective NOS inhibitor, which decreased the dilatation induced by Ce8 and Cp12. Finally, we studied the action of (1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one) (ODQ, 3 μM), a selective guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, which inhibited the dilatation by Casimiroa extracts. CONCLUSION The data show that methanolic seed extracts of Casimiroa edulis (Ce8) and Casimiroa pubescens (Cp12) induce vasorelaxation by M(3) receptor through the activation of cGMP-dependent NO signaling. These results support the traditional use of Casimiroa decoctions for antihypertensive treatments in the Mexican ethnomedicine.
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- Guglielmina Froldi
- Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Largo E. Meneghetti 2, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Ponce-Monter H, Campos MG, Pérez S, Pérez C, Zavala M, Macías A, Oropeza M, Cárdenas N. Chemical composition and antispasmodic effect of Casimiroa pringlei essential oil on rat uterus. Fitoterapia 2008; 79:446-50. [PMID: 18538506 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Accepted: 04/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The Casimiroa pringlei essential oil was analyzed to determine its chemical composition. Its effect on rat uterine smooth muscle was studied and compared with verapamil. Pure commercial piperitone, eucalyptol, and alpha-terpineol, the major constituents of C. pringlei essential oil, were tested on the uterine tonic contraction induced by high-potassium depolarizing solution (KCl 60 mM).
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- Héctor Ponce-Monter
- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico.
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Awaad AS, Maitland DJ, Moneir SM. New alkaloids from Casimiroa edulis fruits and their pharmacological activity. Chem Nat Compd 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-007-0196-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Murillo G, Hirschelman WH, Ito A, Moriarty RM, Kinghorn AD, Pezzuto JM, Mehta RG. Zapotin, a Phytochemical Present in a Mexican Fruit, Prevents Colon Carcinogenesis. Nutr Cancer 2007; 57:28-37. [PMID: 17516860 DOI: 10.1080/01635580701268097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zapotin (5,6,2',6'-tetramethoxyflavone), found in the tropical fruit zapote blanco (Casimiroa edulis), is consumed in many parts of the world, including Central America and Asia. Previously, we have demonstrated in vitro chemopreventive activity of extracts derived from the seeds of C. edulis. In the present study, we examined the effects of natural and synthetic zapotin in SW480, SW620, and HT-29 colon cancer cell lines and on the generation of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) using mice. Zapotin treatment (IC50=2.74x10(-7 M)) resulted in a marked suppression of cell proliferation in the HT-29 cells. Cell cycle analysis demonstrated a significant accumulation of cells in the G2-M phase, with a concomitant decrease of cells in the G0-G1 phase, after treatment with zapotin (molecular weight=342.35 g/mol; 1 microM for 18, 24, and 48 h). Zapotin treatment enhanced apoptosis in all of the colon cancer cell lines studied. For the study of ACF, 5-wk-old CF-1 mice were given subcutaneous injections of azoxymethane (AOM; 10 mg/kg body weight, BW) weekly for 2 wk, and zapotin (5 or 10 mg/kg BW; 46 or 92 pmol/kg BW) or vehicle was administered intragastrically 7 days/wk. The mean number of ACF for the control group was 14.0+/-2.3, whereas the mean numbers of ACF in the zapotin-treated groups were 6.2+/-1.7 and 4.6+/-1.4 at doses of 5.0 and 10.0 mg/kg BW, respectively. Loss of hexosaminidase, a lysosomal enzyme active in normal colonic crypts but decreased in up to 95% of ACF, was used as a second biomarker for colon carcinogenesis. Zapotin was found to significantly (P<0.01) prevent loss of hexosaminidase in the colon of AOM-treated mice. The present study is the first to report the potent anticancer activity of zapotin and suggests a role for zapotin both as a chemopreventive and a chemotherapeutic agent against colon cancer.
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- Genoveva Murillo
- Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Division, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Maiti A, Cuendet M, Kondratyuk T, Croy VL, Pezzuto JM, Cushman M. Synthesis and Cancer Chemopreventive Activity of Zapotin, a Natural Product fromCasimiroaedulis. J Med Chem 2007; 50:350-5. [PMID: 17228877 PMCID: PMC2523270 DOI: 10.1021/jm060915+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An efficient method has been developed to synthesize zapotin (5,6,2',6'-tetramethoxyflavone), a component of the edible fruit Casimiroa edulis, on a multigram scale. The synthesis utilizes a regioselective C-acylation of a dilithium dianion derived from a substituted o-hydroxyactophenone to afford a beta-diketone intermediate that can be cyclized to zapotin in good overall yield, thus avoiding the inefficient Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement pathway. Zapotin was found to induce both cell differentiation and apoptosis with cultured human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60 cells). In addition, the compound inhibits 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity with human bladder carcinoma cells (T24 cells), and TPA-induced nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) activity with human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells (HepG2 cells). These data suggest that zapotin merits further investigation as a potential cancer chemopreventive agent.
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel. 765-494-1465, Fax 765-494-6790, email
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Mora S, Diaz-Veliz G, Lungenstrass H, García-González M, Coto-Morales T, Poletti C, De Lima TCM, Herrera-Ruiz M, Tortoriello J. Central nervous system activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of Casimiroa edulis in rats and mice. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2005; 97:191-197. [PMID: 15707751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2003] [Revised: 08/01/2004] [Accepted: 10/01/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In order to evaluate the effects produced by the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves from Casimiroa edulis on the central nervous system, different behavioral tests and animal models of depression and anxiety were performed. The extract was administered intraperitoneally in male and female rats and tested on spontaneous motor activity, locomotor activity, exploration of an elevated plus-maze (EPM) and in the forced swimming test (FST). In addition, the extract was administered orally in male and female mice and evaluated in the following tests: general observation, pentobarbital-induced hypnosis, EPM, rota-rod, hole-board, and marble-burying. The results revealed that, in rats, the extract caused considerable reduction of locomotor and exploratory activities and increased the exploration of the EPM open arms in a similar way that diazepam. In the FST, the extract was as effective as fluoxetine in inducing shortening of immobility, along with a significant increase on climbing duration. On the other hand, in mice, the extract prolonged pentobarbital-induced hypnosis, increased exploration of the EPM open arms and partially protected from the pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions. No significant effect was evident on motor coordination, hole-board and marble-burying tests. These results suggest that the hydroalcoholic extract of Casimiroa edulis may contain sedative principles with potential anxiolytic and antidepressant properties, which need further investigation.
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- S Mora
- Laboratorio de Farmacología del Comportamiento, Programa de Farmacología Molecular y Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 16038, Santiago, Chile.
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Wang HX, Ng TB. Natural products with hypoglycemic, hypotensive, hypocholesterolemic, antiatherosclerotic and antithrombotic activities. Life Sci 2000; 65:2663-77. [PMID: 10622276 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00253-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This article reviews compounds of botanical origin which are capable of lowering plasma levels of glucose and cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as compounds inhibiting atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Hypoglycemic natural products comprise flavonoids, xanthones, triterpenoids, alkaloids, glycosides, alkyldisulfides, aminobutyric acid derivatives, guanidine, polysaccharides and peptides. Hypotensive compounds include flavonoids, diterpenes, alkaloids, glycosides, polysaccharides and proteins. Among natural products with hypocholesterolemic activity are beta-carotene, lycopene, cycloartenol, beta-sitosterol, sitostanol, saponin, soybean protein, indoles, dietary fiber, propionate, mevinolin (beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor) and polysaccharides. Heparins, flavonoids, tocotrienols, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins), garlic compounds and fungal proteases exert antithrombotic action. Statins and garlic compounds also possess antiatherosclerotic activity.
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- H X Wang
- Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing
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Garzón-De la Mora P, García-López PM, García-Estrada J, Navarro-Ruíz A, Villanueva-Michel T, Villarreal-de Puga LM, Casillass-Ochoa J. Casimiroa edulis seed extracts show anticonvulsive properties in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1999; 68:275-282. [PMID: 10624888 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(99)00125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A single dose of 5, 10 and 100 mg/kg of Casimiroa edulis aqueous extract (AQ); 10, 100 and 1000 mg/kg of C. edulis ethanolic extract (E-OH); in addition, 10, 30 and 12 mg/kg of propyleneglycol (Pg), phenytoin (Phen) and phenobarbital (Phb) was orally given to adult male Wistar rat groups. Thereafter, all groups were assayed for protection against maximal electroshock (MES) and pentylenetetrazole (METsc) seizure inducing tests at hourly intervals throughout 8 h. For MES, a maximal protection of 70% at the 2nd and 4th h with 10 mg/kg AQ and 100 mg/kg E-OH doses, occurred. That of Phen, Phb and Pg was 80, 90 and 10% at the 8th, 6th and 2nd h, respectively. The averaged values of the MES unprotected rats under 10 and 100 mg/kg of AQ and E-OH extracts, showed that a shortened reflex duration as well as a delayed latency and uprising times occurred. On the other hand, just an enlarged latency and no protection against METsc device in AQ and EOH was observed. Phen and Phb maximal protection was 80 and 100% at the 4th and 6th hour against METsc. Thus, AQ is tenfold more potent anticonvulsive extract than E-OH against MES.
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Magos GA, Vidrio H, Reynolds WF, Enríquez RG. Pharmacology of Casimiroa edulis IV. Hypotensive effects of compounds isolated from methanolic extracts in rats and guinea pigs. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1999; 64:35-44. [PMID: 10075120 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00101-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bioassay-directed fractionation of the methanolic extract of seeds of Casimiroa edulis led to the isolation of seven constituents with cardiovascular activity, namely the new compound synephrine acetonide and the known compounds N-monomethylhistamine, N,N-dimethylhistamine, proline, N-methylproline, gamma-aminobutyric acid and casimiroedine. In anesthetized rats, both histamine derivatives produced transient hypotension mediated via H1-histaminergic receptors and in the case of N,N-dimethylhistamine, via nitric oxide release. Synephrine acetonide produced transient hypertension and tachycardia, mediated via alpha- and alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptores, respectively. The chromatographic zone containing N-methyproline, proline and gamma-aminobutyric acid elicited marked and prolonged hypotension. Finally, casimiroedine did not modify the blood pressure of anesthetized rats, but lowered it persistently in anesthetized guinea pigs. It was concluded that hypotension produced by C. edulis is due to several active components. The immediate effect can be attributed to the histamine derivatives acting on H1-receptors. More prolonged hypotension would be produced by the mixture of amino acids through an unknown mechanism, as well as by casimiroedine, possibly by activation of H3-receptors. Hypotension is partially offset by synephrine acetonide through adrenergic mechanisms.
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- G A Magos
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, DF, Mexico
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