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Chemistry and Pharmacology of Bergenin or Its Derivatives: A Promising Molecule. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13030403. [PMID: 36979338 PMCID: PMC10046151 DOI: 10.3390/biom13030403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Bergenin is a glycosidic derivative of trihydroxybenzoic acid that was discovered in 1880 by Garreau and Machelart from the rhizomes of the medicinal plant Bergenia crassifolia (currently: Saxifraga crassifolia—Saxifragaceae), though was later isolated from several other plant sources. Since its first report, it has aroused interest because it has several pharmacological activities, mainly antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. In addition to this, bergenin has shown potential antimalarial, antileishmanial, trypanocidal, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antinociceptive, antiarthritic, antiulcerogenic, antidiabetic/antiobesity, antiarrhythmic, anticancer, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective and cardioprotective activities. Thus, this review aimed to describe the sources of isolation of bergenin and its in vitro and in vivo biological and pharmacological activities. Bergenin is distributed in many plant species (at least 112 species belonging to 34 families). Both its derivatives (natural and semisynthetic) and extracts with phytochemical proof of its highest concentration are well studied, and none of the studies showed cytotoxicity for healthy cells.
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Madaan R, Singla RK, Kumar S, Dubey AK, Kumar D, Sharma P, Bala R, Singla S, Shen B. Bergenin - a biologically active scaffold: Nanotechnological perspectives. Curr Top Med Chem 2021; 22:132-149. [PMID: 34649489 DOI: 10.2174/1568026621666211015092654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bergenin, 4-O-methyl gallic acid glucoside, is a bioactive compound present in various plants belonging to different families. The present work compiles scattered information on pharmacology, structure activity relationship and nanotechnological aspects of bergenin, collected from various electronic databases such as Sci Finder, PubMed, Google scholar, etc. Bergenin has been reported to exhibit hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, antiviral and antimicrobial activities. Molecular docking studies have shown that isocoumarin pharmacophore of bergenin is essential for its bioactivities. Bergenin holds a great potential to be used as lead molecule and also as a therapeutic agent for development of more efficacious and safer semisynthetic derivatives. Nanotechnological concepts can be employed to overcome poor bioavailability of bergenin. Finally, it is concluded that bergenin can be emerged as clinically potential medicine in modern therapeutics.
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- Reecha Madaan
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University Punjab. India
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- Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala- Punjab. India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu. India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala- Punjab. India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University Punjab. India
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- iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation, New Delhi. India
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- Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan. China
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Espinoza JL, Inaoka PT. Gnetin-C and other resveratrol oligomers with cancer chemopreventive potential. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017; 1403:5-14. [PMID: 28856688 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Resveratrol has been extensively studied to investigate its biological effects, including its chemopreventive potential against cancer. Over the past decade, various resveratrol oligomers, both naturally occurring and synthetic, have been described. These resveratrol oligomers result from the polymerization of two or more resveratrol units to form dimers, trimers, tetramers, or even more complex derivatives. Some oligomers appear to have antitumor activities that are similar or superior to monomeric resveratrol. In this review, we discuss resveratrol oligomers with anticancer potential, with emphasis on well-characterized compounds, such as the dimer gnetin-C and other oligomers from Gnetum gnemon, whose safety, pharmacokinetic, and biological activities have been studied in humans.
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- J Luis Espinoza
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Keylor MH, Matsuura BS, Stephenson CRJ. Chemistry and Biology of Resveratrol-Derived Natural Products. Chem Rev 2015; 115:8976-9027. [PMID: 25835567 PMCID: PMC4566929 DOI: 10.1021/cr500689b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mitchell H Keylor
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Yan DB, Zhang DP, Li M, Liu WY, Feng F, DI B, Guo QL, Xie N. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of 3, 4, 11-trihydroxyl modified derivatives of bergenin. Chin J Nat Med 2015; 12:929-36. [PMID: 25556064 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(14)60136-9] [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: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To synthesize a series of 3-, 4-, and/or 11-trihydroxy modified bergenin derivatives and evaluated their cytotoxic activity in vitro. The phenolic hydroxyl groups of bergenin were protected by benzyl groups with benzyl bromide. Treatment of dibenzyl bergenin with the corresponding acid in the presence of EDC·HCl and DMAP in CH2Cl2, followed by hydrogenation over Pd/C catalysts, afforded derivatives of bergenin esters. All of the target compounds were identified by IR, MS, and (1)H NMR. Twenty-six novel and three known derivatives of bergenin esters were synthesized. Their cytotoxicity values were evaluated by the MTT assay on the inhibition of DU-145 and BGC-823 cells in vitro. Several triply-substituted (3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a) and doubly-substituted (8b, 9b) bergenin derivatives exhibited higher cytotoxic activity than bergenin. The result showed that the size of substituents and the lipophilicity of the bergenin esters displayed an important role on their cytotoxic activity.
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- De-Biao Yan
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Intervention, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Intervention, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Ltd., Ganzhou 341008, China
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Davis RA, Beattie KD, Xu M, Yang X, Yin S, Holla H, Healy PC, Sykes M, Shelper T, Avery VM, Elofsson M, Sundin C, Quinn RJ. Solving the supply of resveratrol tetramers from Papua New Guinean rainforest anisoptera species that inhibit bacterial type III secretion systems. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:2633-2640. [PMID: 25405587 DOI: 10.1021/np500433z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The supply of (-)-hopeaphenol (1) was achieved via enzymatic biotransformation in order to provide material for preclinical investigation. High-throughput screening of a prefractionated natural product library aimed to identify compounds that inhibit the bacterial virulence type III secretion system (T3SS) identified several fractions derived from two Papua New Guinean Anisoptera species, showing activity against Yersinia pseudotuberculosis outer proteins E and H (YopE and YopH). Bioassay-directed isolation from the leaves of A. thurifera, and similarly A. polyandra, resulted in three known resveratrol tetramers, (-)-hopeaphenol (1), vatalbinoside A (2), and vaticanol B (3). Compounds 1-3 displayed IC50 values of 8.8, 12.5, and 9.9 μM in a luminescent reporter-gene assay (YopE) and IC50 values of 2.9, 4.5, and 3.3 μM in an enzyme-based YopH assay, respectively, which suggested that they could potentially act against the T3SS in Yersinia. The structures of 1-3 were confirmed through a combination of spectrometric, chemical methods, and single-crystal X-ray structure determinations of the natural product 1 and the permethyl ether analogue of 3. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the β-glycoside 2 to the aglycone 1 was achieved through biotransformation using the endogenous leaf enzymes. This significantly enhanced the yield of the target bioactive natural product from 0.08% to 1.3% and facilitates ADMET studies of (-)-hopeaphenol (1).
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- Rohan A Davis
- Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University , Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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Liu NN, Bao FK, Chen JB, Zeng XH, Chi SJ, Liu JP. Synthesis and cytotoxic activities of novel bergenin derivatives. Med Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-014-1050-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In vitro antioxidant, antiproliferative, and phytochemical study in different extracts of Nyctanthes arbortristis flowers. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:291271. [PMID: 24967346 PMCID: PMC4055216 DOI: 10.1155/2014/291271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nyctanthes arbortristis L. (Oleaceae) is widely used in the Indian system of traditional medicine and is reported to have various biological activities. The present study was intended to evaluate the antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of flower extracts of Nyctanthes arbortristis. The shade dried flowers were extracted with 95% ethanol under sonication and the antioxidant activities were investigated using in vitro assays along with the determination of phytochemical constituents (total polyphenol and total flavonoid). Arborside C and β-monogentiobioside ester of α-Crocetin were identified in crude active extracts through LCMS/MS analysis. The antiproliferative activity was carried out by MTT assay by employing different human cancer cell lines. The lowest IC50 value of 24.56 ± 6.63 μg/mL was observed against Colo 205 cell line. The extract exhibited significant antioxidant and antiproliferative properties and the observed biological activities in this study provide scientific validation of ethnomedicinal use of this plant.
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Zhao L, Qian X, Li W, Lv L, Zhang H, Chai Y, Zhang G. An LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetic studies of bergenin, chlorogenic acid and four flavonoids in rat plasma after oral administration of a QingGanSanJie decotion extract. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 28:1670-8. [PMID: 24828095 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Liang Zhao
- Department of Pharmacy; Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200438 China
- School of Pharmacy; Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200438 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200433 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolite Research; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200438 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200433 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolite Research; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University; Shanghai 200438 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolite Research; Shanghai 200433 China
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Resveratrol oligomers for the prevention and treatment of cancers. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:765832. [PMID: 24799982 PMCID: PMC3988857 DOI: 10.1155/2014/765832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Resveratrol (3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene) is a naturally derived phytoalexin stilbene isolated from grapes and other plants, playing an important role in human health and is well known for its extensive bioactivities, such as antioxidation, anti-inflammatory, anticancer. In addition to resveratrol, scientists also pay attention to resveratrol oligomers, derivatives of resveratrol, which are characterized by the polymerization of two to eight, or even more resveratrol units, and are the largest group of oligomeric stilbenes. Resveratrol oligomers have multiple beneficial properties, of which some are superior in activity, stability, and selectivity compared with resveratrol. The complicated structures and diverse biological activities are of significant interest for drug research and development and may provide promising prospects as cancer preventive and therapeutical agents. This review presents an overview on preventive or anticancer properties of resveratrol oligomers.
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Qiao H, Chen X, Xu L, Wang J, Zhao G, Hou Y, Ge HM, Tan RX, Li E. Antitumor effects of naturally occurring oligomeric resveratrol derivatives. FASEB J 2013; 27:4561-71. [PMID: 23925653 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-231613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study was designed to evaluate and characterize the molecular basis of antitumor activity of naturally occurring resveratrol (RES; 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) derivatives. The compounds were isolated from plants in previous studies and characterized spectroscopically. The antitumor activities of 31 RES derivatives, including dimers, trimers, and tetramers of RES, were evaluated using cell-based assays and validated on a murine model. Several trimeric and a tetrameric stilbenoids induced tumor cell apoptosis or growth arrest of several tumor cell lines with IC50 values (2.8-19.7 μM), significantly lower than that of RES (IC50>70 μM). Using pauciflorol B (PauB) as an example, we showed that the compound induced apoptosis p53 dependently, inducing p53 accumulation and p53-modulated gene expression in cells with wild-type p53, but not in those with nonfunctional p53. Reexpression of p53 in p53-null cells rescued cell death response. In parallel, the MAPK/p38 was activated and critical for PauB-induced killing. Interestingly, activation of p38 in p53 deficient cells was sufficient to drive cells into senescence via the p16-pRb pathway. Finally, PauB dose-dependently inhibited tumor growth on nude mice. Naturally occurring trimeric and tetrameric stilbenoids are potent antitumor agents. Those compounds exert antitumor effect through p53-dependent induction of apoptosis or senescence.
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- Haishi Qiao
- 1Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, China, 210093. E.L.,
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Kuete V, Seo EJ, Krusche B, Oswald M, Wiench B, Schröder S, Greten HJ, Lee IS, Efferth T. Cytotoxicity and pharmacogenomics of medicinal plants from traditional korean medicine. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2013; 2013:341724. [PMID: 23935662 PMCID: PMC3725712 DOI: 10.1155/2013/341724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Aim. The present study was designed to investigate the cytotoxicity of a panel of 280 Korean medicinal plants belonging to 73 families and 198 species against human CCRF-CEM leukemia cells. Selected phytochemicals were investigated in more detail for their mode of action. Methods. The resazurin assay was used to determine cytotoxicity of the plant extracts. Microarray-based mRNA expression profiling, COMPARE, and hierarchical cluster analyses were applied to identify which genes correlate with sensitivity or resistance to selected phytochemicals of the Korean plants. Results. The results of the resazurin assay showed that cytotoxicity extracts tested at 10 μ g/mL from 13 samples inhibited proliferation more than 50% (IC50 < 10 μ g/mL) and the most active plants are Sedum middendorffianum (15.33%) and Lycoris radiata (17.61%). Out of 13 selected phytochemicals from these plants, hopeaphenol and deoxynarciclasine were the most cytotoxic ones. Genes from various functional groups (transcriptional or translational regulation, signal transduction, cellular proliferation, intracellular trafficking, RNA metabolism, endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum function, etc.) were significantly correlated with response of tumor cell lines to these two compounds. Conclusion. The results provide evidence on the possible use of selected Korean medicinal plants and chemical constituents derived from them for the treatment of tumors.
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- Victor Kuete
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Cameroon
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- HanseMerkur Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Biomedical Sciences Institute Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal
- Heidelberg School of Chinese Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Jung JC, Lim E, Kim SH, Kim NS, Jung M, Oh S. Practical Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Bergenin Analogs. Chem Biol Drug Des 2011; 78:725-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kinghorn AD, Pan L, Fletcher JN, Chai H. The relevance of higher plants in lead compound discovery programs. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:1539-55. [PMID: 21650152 PMCID: PMC3158731 DOI: 10.1021/np200391c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Along with compounds from terrestrial microorganisms, the constituents of higher plants have provided a substantial number of the natural product-derived drugs used currently in Western medicine. Interest in the elucidation of new structures of the secondary metabolite constituents of plants has remained high among the natural products community over the first decade of the 21st century, particularly of species that are used in systems of traditional medicine or are utilized as botanical dietary supplements. In this review, progress made in the senior author's laboratory in research work on naturally occurring sweeteners and other taste-modifying substances and on potential anticancer agents from tropical plants will be described.
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- A Douglas Kinghorn
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Pieme CA, Penlap VN, Ngogang J, Costache M. In vitro cytotoxicity and antioxidant activities of five medicinal plants of Malvaceae family from Cameroon. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2010; 29:223-228. [PMID: 21787606 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2010.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The potential antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of extracts from five medicinal plants from Cameroon were evaluated in vitro on HepG-2 cells. The results showed the significant decrease of the viability of the cells in a concentration-dependent manner. According to the IC(50) obtained, the extracts of S. acuta (461.53±0.23) and U. lobata (454.93±0.12) showed significant antiproliferative activity. At fixed concentration (250μgmL(-1)), extracts demonstrated higher antiproliferative activity (67.05%; 65.42%), (52.62%; 56.64%) and (32.98%; 36.85%) respectively during 24, 48 and 72h. Extracts of S. cordifolia and V. album demonstrated significant antiproliferative property after 48h while S. rhombifolia exhibited weak cytotoxicity. The results of the antioxidant properties showed that theses extracts induced significantly increase of SOD, CAT and GsT activity after 48h. Taken together, the results extracts showed that of S. acuta and U. lobata may be a promising alternative to synthetic substances as natural compound with high antiproliferative and antioxidant activities.
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- C A Pieme
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiological Science, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 1364 Yaoundé, Cameroon; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Romania
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Yu W, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Lan J, Liu Z, Gu J, Fawcett JP. Quantitation of bergenin in human plasma by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009; 877:33-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Revised: 10/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ito T, Abe N, Masuda Y, Nasu M, Oyama M, Sawa R, Takahashi Y, Iinuma M. Two Novel Resveratrol Derivatives from the Leaves ofVateria indica. Helv Chim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.200800048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Seya K, Kanemaru K, Sugimoto C, Suzuki M, Takeo T, Motomura S, Kitahara H, Niwa M, Oshima Y, Furukawa KI. Opposite effects of two resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) tetramers, vitisin A and hopeaphenol, on apoptosis of myocytes isolated from adult rat heart. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008; 328:90-8. [PMID: 18927354 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.143172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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It has been reported that resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) from Vitis plants has various cardioprotective effects. Vitis plants also include various resveratrol tetramers. The aim of our study is to clarify the pharmacological properties of resveratrol tetramers. We isolated two resveratrol tetramers as major products of Vitis plants. One is vitisin A, a complex of two resveratrol dimers, (+)-epsilon-viniferin and ampelopsin B, and the other is hopeaphenol, composed of 2 mol ampelopsin B. Vitisin A (30-300 nM) unexpectedly dose-dependently facilitated swelling and depolarization of mitochondria and cytochrome c release from mitochondria, which are indices of cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Furthermore, vitisin A induced apoptosis in the primary culture of adult rat ventricular myocytes. On the other hand, hopeaphenol (1-10 microM) dose-dependently inhibited Ca(2+) (30 microM)-induced mitochondrial depolarization and cytochrome c release from mitochondria but had not affected mitochondrial swelling. Moreover, hopeaphenol inhibited vitisin A-induced apoptosis. In structural and functional studies, we further confirmed that vitisin B, one of the resveratrol tetramers having (+)-epsilon-viniferin unit, induces mitochondrial swelling and cytochrome c release from mitochondria like vitisin A and that vitisifuran A, one of the resveratrol tetramers having the ampelopsin B unit, inhibits Ca(2+)-induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria like hopeaphenol. These results show that resveratrol tetramers have at least two opposite effects on cardiomyocytes; the one having the (+)-epsilon-viniferin unit induces cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and the other having ampelopsin B but not (+)-epsilon-viniferin unit inhibits it.
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- Kazuhiko Seya
- Department of Pharmacology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
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Pezzuto JM. Grapes and human health: a perspective. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:6777-6784. [PMID: 18662007 DOI: 10.1021/jf800898p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Grapes are a valuable source of numerous phytonutrients, including the intensively studied constituent, resveratrol. A question worth addressing is the potential of dietary grape consumption to positively modulate human health. Many studies have suggested cardiovascular benefits, and some work has indicated cancer chemopreventive activity. Data are particularly compelling in the area of skin cancer prevention. With financial support provided by the California Table Grape Commission, novel and exciting preliminary data are emerging from independent research suggesting beneficial activity against other less prevalent but devastating illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease and urinary bladder dysfunction. It is further suggested that some of the copious amounts of data obtained with resveratrol may be relevant to grape consumption, especially responses that can be mediated by low concentrations of the substance. Whether future specific health claims will be sought from or allowed by regulatory authorities is not known, but based on existing data, it is clear that grapes should be considered an integral component of fruit and vegetable enriched diets that are recommended by health authorities and widely accepted as beneficial for human health and disease prevention.
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- John M Pezzuto
- College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA.
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Characterization of Interaction Between Bergenin and Human Serum Albumin in Membrane Mimetic Environments. J Fluoresc 2008; 18:661-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-008-0347-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2007] [Accepted: 02/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Xiao K, Zhang HJ, Xuan LJ, Zhang J, Xu YM, Bai DL. Stilbenoids: Chemistry and bioactivities. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART N) 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(08)80032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yu BB, Han XZ, Lou HX. Oligomers of resveratrol and ferulic acid prepared by peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation and their protective effects on cardiac injury. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:7753-7. [PMID: 17696480 DOI: 10.1021/jf0711486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Peroxidase extracted from Momordica charantia was used for the oligomerization of trans-resveratrol and ferulic acid on a preparative scale. One new heterocoupling oligomer, trans-3 E-3-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylene]-4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)tetrahydro-2-franone (6), and six resveratrol dimers, leachianol G (1), restrytisol B (2), parthenostilbenins A (3) and B (5), 7- O-acetylated leachianol G (4), and resveratrol trans-dehydrodimer (8), and one known ferulic acid dehydrodimer, (3alpha,3aalpha,6alpha,6aalpha)tetrahydro-3,6-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1 H,4 H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-dione (7) were obtained. Bioactive experiments showed that compounds 6- 8 have strong free radical scavenging effects and also have protective effects on doxorubicin-induced cardiac cell injury when tested in vitro.
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- Bei-Bei Yu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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Nichenametla SN, Taruscio TG, Barney DL, Exon JH. A review of the effects and mechanisms of polyphenolics in cancer. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2006; 46:161-83. [PMID: 16431408 DOI: 10.1080/10408390591000541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This paper is a comprehensive review of the effects of bioactive polyphenolic compounds commonly found in many fruits and vegetables on cancer. These include the pheniolic acids, anthocyanins, catechins, stilbenes and several other flavonoids. We have attempted to compile information from most of the major studies in this area into one source. The review encompasses the occurrence and bioavailability of the polyphenolics, the in vitro and in vivo evidence for their effects on cancer, both positive and negative, and the various mechanisms by which the chemicals may exert their effects. Although most of the work done to date indicates a chemopreventative activity of these compounds, there are some studies that show cancer-inducing or no effects. There are several common mechanisms by which these chemicals exert their effects that could be conducive to additive, synergistic, or antagonistic interactions. These include effects on cellular differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, effects on proteins and enzymes that are involved in these processes at a molecular level, and other various effects through altered immune function and chemical metabolism.
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Shi YB, Shi YP, Meng QG. Determination and pharmacokinetic study of bergenin in rat plasma by RP-HPLC method. Biomed Chromatogr 2006; 20:1065-70. [PMID: 16583451 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A validated reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was developed for the determination of bergenin in rat plasma. Bergenin in rat plasma was extracted with methanol, which also acted as a deproteinization agent. Chromatographic separation of bergenin was performed on a C(18) column, with a mobile phase of methanol-water (22:78, v/v) at a flow-rate of 0.8 mL/min and an operating temperature of 40 degrees C, and UV detection was set at 220 nm. The calibration curve was linear over the range 0.25-50 microg/mL (r = 0.9990) in rat plasma. The limit of quantification was 0.25 microg/mL using a plasma sample of 100 microL. The extraction recoveries were 83.40 +/- 6.02, 81.49 +/- 2.40 and 72.51 +/- 2.64% at concentrations of 0.5, 5 and 50 microg/mL, respectively. The intra-day and inter-day precision and accuracy were validated by relative standard deviation (RSD%) and relative error (RE%), which were in the ranges 3.74-9.91 and -1.6-8.0%. After intravenous administration to rats at the dose of 11.25 mg/kg, the plasma concentration-time curve of bergenin was best conformed to a two-compartment open model. The main pharmacokinetic parameters indicated that bergenin exhibited a wide distribution and moderate elimination velocity in rat.
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- Yan-Bin Shi
- Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Reverse pharmacognosy: a new concept for accelerating natural drug discovery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-557x(05)02001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Inayat-Hussain SH, Thomas NF. Recent advances in the discovery and development of stilbenes and lactones in anticancer therapy. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2005. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.14.6.819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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