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Zou D, Li X, Zhou X, Luo B, Faruque MO, Hu S, Chen J, Hu X. The interaction of anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor components in the traditional Chinese medicine Solanum lyratum Thunb. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:4239-4243. [PMID: 36794855 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2174538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Solanum lyratum Thunb is a traditional Chinese medicinal with a significant clinical outcome for tumor treatment; however, chemicals or fractions separated from the herb did not exhibit strong and comparable efficacy. To investigate the potential synergy or antagonism among chemicals in the extract, we obtained the compounds solavetivone (SO), tigogenin (TI) and friedelin (FR) from the herb. The anti-tumor effects of these three monomer compounds alone or in combination with the anti-inflammatory compound DRG were also tested in this study. SO, FR and TI used alone did not inhibit the proliferation of A549 and HepG2 cells, but the combination of the three achieved 40% inhibition. In vitro anti-inflammatory analysis showed that DRG had a stronger anti-inflammatory effect than TS at the same concentration, and the combination of DRG with SO, FR or TI inhibited the anti-tumor effect of DRG. This is the first study that documented the synergistic and antagonistic interactions between different compounds in a single herb.
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- Dian Zou
- Intitute of Medicinal Plants, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plant Breeding and Cultivation, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plants, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Science and technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Intitute of Medicinal Plants, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plant Breeding and Cultivation, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plants, Wuhan, China
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- Intitute of Medicinal Plants, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plant Breeding and Cultivation, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plants, Wuhan, China
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- Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Lab, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Intitute of Medicinal Plants, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plant Breeding and Cultivation, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Plants, Wuhan, China
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Liu X, Wang F, Chen Y, An Y, Cheng L, Wang L, Kong D, Zhao W, Tian J, Niu Y, Cui W, Zhang W, Xu Y, Ba Y, Zhou H. Research progress on chemical components and pharmacological action of Solanum lyratum Thunb. J Pharm Pharmacol 2023; 75:328-362. [PMID: 36632823 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgac099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Solanum lyratum Thunb (SLT) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae family, and is extensively used in the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine. Malaria, oedema, gonorrhoea, cancer, wind and fever, jaundiced hepatitis, cholecystitis and rheumatoid arthritis are among the diseases that it is used to treat. To offer a foundation for further development and usage of SLT, the pieces of literature about the chemical composition and pharmacological action of SLT were reviewed and analysed. KEY FINDINGS The chemical constituents of SLT mainly included steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, anthraquinones, phenylpropanoids and others. Pharmacological action mainly contains anti-tumour, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and other pharmacological actions, among them, the anti-tumour effect is particularly outstanding. SUMMARY At present, studies on the pharmacological effects of SLT mainly focus on alkaloids and steroidal saponins. In the follow-up studies, studies on the pharmacological activities of other chemical components in SLT, such as flavonoids and terpenoids, should be strengthened. It has the potential to pave the way for more research and development of novel SLT medicines.
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- Xue Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- The Third Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Jinan Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, PR China
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Zhao Y, Gao WK, Wang XD, Zhang LH, Yu HY, Wu HH. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on Solanum lyratum: a review. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2022; 12:39. [PMID: 36348127 PMCID: PMC9643311 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-022-00361-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Solanum lyratum is one of the temperate plants, broadly distributed in Korea, China, Japan, India, and South-East Asia and well-documented in those oriental ethnic medicine systems for curing cancers, jaundice, edema, gonorrhea, cholecystitis, phlogosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. This review systematically summarized the research progress on S. lyratum respecting the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to increase people's in-depth understanding of this plant, by data retrieval in a series of online or off-line electronic databases as far as we can reach. Steroidal saponins and alkaloids, terpenoids, nitrogenous compounds, and flavonoid compounds are the main chemical constituents in S. lyratum. Among them, steroidal alkaloids and saponins are the major active ingredients ever found in S. lyratum, exerting activities of anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-microbial, anti-allergy, and anti-oxidation in vivo or in vitro. As a result, S. lyratum has been frequently prescribed for the abovementioned therapeutic purposes, and there are substantial traditional and modern shreds of evidence of its use.
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- Yue Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China.
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Kowalczyk T, Merecz-Sadowska A, Rijo P, Mori M, Hatziantoniou S, Górski K, Szemraj J, Piekarski J, Śliwiński T, Bijak M, Sitarek P. Hidden in Plants—A Review of the Anticancer Potential of the Solanaceae Family in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14061455. [PMID: 35326606 PMCID: PMC8946528 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary The Solanaceae family is one of the most important arable and economic families in the world. In addition, it includes a wide range of valuable active secondary metabolites of species with biological and medical properties. This literature review focuses on the assessment of the anticancer properties of the extracts and pure compounds, and the synergistic effects with chemotherapeutic agents and nanoparticles from various species of the Solanaceae family, as well as their potential molecular mechanisms of action in in vitro and in vivo studies in various types of tumours. Abstract Many of the anticancer agents that are currently in use demonstrate severe side effects and encounter increasing resistance from the target cancer cells. Thus, despite significant advances in cancer therapy in recent decades, there is still a need to discover and develop new, alternative anticancer agents. The plant kingdom contains a range of phytochemicals that play important roles in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. The Solanaceae family is widely used in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer, due to its bioactive ingredient content. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the antitumour activity of Solanaceae extracts—single isolated compounds and nanoparticles with extracts—and their synergistic effect with chemotherapeutic agents in various in vitro and in vivo cancer models. In addition, the biological properties of many plants of the Solanaceae family have not yet been investigated, which represents a challenge and an opportunity for future anticancer therapy.
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- Tomasz Kowalczyk
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Genetics, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Computer Science in Economics, University of Lodz, 90-214 Lodz, Poland;
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- CBIOS—Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal;
- iMed.ULisboa—Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University in Lodz, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, 93-513 Lodz, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland;
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- Biohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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Yin X, Liu Y, Pan J, Ye HL, Sun Y, Zhao DY, Kuang HX, Yang BY. Melongenaterpenes A-L, Vetispirane-Type Sesquiterpenoids from the Roots of Solanum melongena. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:3242-3248. [PMID: 31742403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Melongenaterpenes A-L (1-12), 12 new sesquiterpenoids with rare spiro[4.5]decane skeletons, were isolated from the roots of Solanum melongena. Their 2D structures and relative configurations were determined based on NMR and HRESIMS data. The absolute configuration of melongenaterpene A (1) was defined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The absolute configurations of the remaining compounds were determined by comparison of their NMR data with 1 and consideration of the biosynthetic pathway. This is the first report of the crystal structure of a vetispirane-type sesquiterpenoid. None of the compounds exhibited cytotoxic activity against the three human cancer cell lines HepG2, HeLa, and MCF-7.
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- Xin Yin
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Guiyang 550000 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica , Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine , Harbin 150040 , People's Republic of China
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Li SS, Cheng ZY, Zhang YY, Guo R, Wang XB, Huang XX, Li LZ, Song SJ. Sesquiterpenoids from the herbs of Solanum lyratum and their cytotoxicity on human hepatoma cells. Fitoterapia 2019; 139:104411. [PMID: 31705951 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2019.104411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eleven sesquiterpenoids including four new eudesmane sesquiterpenoids, solanoids A-D (1-4), and seven known compounds (5-11) were isolated from the herbs of Solanum lyratum. By analyzing the UV, MS and NMR data, the gross structures of all isolates were established. The absolute configurations of these new compounds were determined by comparison of the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. The in vitro cytotoxicity of all isolates against the hepatocellular carcinoma Hep3B and HepG2 cell lines was evaluated. Among them, compounds 7 and 11 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against two cell lines.
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- Shuang-Shuang Li
- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Chinese People's Liberation Army Logistics support force No.967 Hospital, Dalian 116021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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Chen H, Du K, Sun YJ, Hao ZY, Zhang YL, Bai J, Wang QH, Hu HY, Feng WS. Solanrubiellin A, a hydroanthraquinone dimer with antibacterial and cytotoxic activity from Solanum lyratum. Nat Prod Res 2019; 34:3176-3181. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1553173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Hui Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Scineces and Perking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Scineces and Perking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Scineces and Perking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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Song QL, Zhang L, Li GS, Xiao K, Han QT, Dai SJ. Cytotoxic Sesquiterpenoid Derivatives from the Whole Plant of Solanum septemlobum. Chem Nat Compd 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-018-2261-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chen M, Wu J, Zhang XX, Wang Q, Yan SH, Wang HD, Liu SL, Zou X. Anticancer activity of sesquiterpenoids extracted from Solanum lyratum via the induction of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Oncol Lett 2016; 13:370-376. [PMID: 28123569 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Sesquiterpenoids are a major type of compound found in Solanum lyratum (S. lyratum). The present study aimed to investigate whether sesquiterpenoids from S. lyratum demonstrated cytotoxicity against the MCF-7, HCT-8, A-549, SGC-7901 and BEL-7402 cell lines, and the mechanism of solajiangxin H and lyratol D, which exhibited high cytotoxicity against SGC-7901 cells (half maximal inhibitory concentration, IC50=4.8 and 5.9 µg/ml), was associated with mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. The results of the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay indicated that 15 sesquiterpenoids had cytotoxicity against the aforementioned cultured cells. The results of DAPI staining and western blot analysis, used to study the anticancer mechanisms of solajiangxin H and lyratol D in SGC-7901 cells, suggested that solajiangxin H and lyratol D induced the apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells significantly (P<0.01), downregulated the expression of the antiapoptotic proteins B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2 and survivin, and upregulated the expression of the proapoptotic proteins Bcl-2-like protein 4, second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase, cleaved (c)-caspase-3 and c-caspase-9. The present study therefore demonstrated that 15 sesquiterpenoids from S. lyratum exhibited anticancer activity in MCF-7, HCT-8, A-549, SGC-7901 and BEL-7402 cells, and that the anticancer mechanisms of solajiangxin H and lyratol D may be associated with mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Additionally, the present study provides evidence in support of the hypothesis that S. lyratum may be a promising candidate for the development of novel cancer therapies.
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- Min Chen
- General Internal Medicine Department, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Digestive Department, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Basic Pharmacology Laboratory, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Basic Pharmacology Laboratory, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Basic Pharmacology Laboratory, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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