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Wu Y, Rui Y, Ding C, Liu C, Zheng D, Zhang Z, Li Y, Song X, Zhang D. Two new pregnane alkaloids from Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. and their cytotoxic activities. Nat Prod Res 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38980258 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2377745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Pactermines E and F (1 and 2), two new pregnane alkaloids were isolated from the whole plant of Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. Their structures were determined by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods including 1D, 2D NMR, IR, HR-ESI-MS data. Cytotoxic activities against three human cancer A549, HCT116 and SW620 cell lines of the isolated compounds were evaluated by CCK8 method. However, all compounds showed no significant activity against the three cancer cells (IC50>100 μM) except for compound 1, which showed inhibitory effects against HCT116 cells with IC50 values of 84.6 μM.
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- Ying Wu
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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- Library of SHUTCM, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Library of SHUTCM, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Taibai Qi Yao, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, P.R. China
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Xiang ML, Hu BY, Qi ZH, Wang XN, Xie TZ, Wang ZJ, Ma DY, Zeng Q, Luo XD. Chemistry and bioactivities of natural steroidal alkaloids. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2022; 12:23. [PMID: 35701630 PMCID: PMC9198197 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-022-00345-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Steroidal alkaloids possess the basic steroidal skeleton with a nitrogen atom in rings or side chains incorporated as an integral part of the molecule. They have demonstrated a wide range of biological activities, and some of them have even been developed as therapeutic drugs, such as abiraterone acetate (Zytiga®), a blockbuster drug, which has been used for the treatment of prostate cancer. Structurally diverse natural steroidal alkaloids present a wide spectrum of biological activities, which are attractive for natural product chemistry and medicinal chemistry communities. This review comprehensively covers the structural classification, isolation and various biological activities of 697 natural steroidal alkaloids discovered from 1926 to October 2021, with 363 references being cited.
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- Mei-Ling Xiang
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang L, Zheng Y, Zeng L, Zhang F, Che D, Cao Z, Huang C, Xian L, Zhang X, Zhang H, Guo Z. 3-Epipachysamine B suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of breast cancer cell via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Life Sci 2021; 285:119995. [PMID: 34592228 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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3-Epipachysamine B is a natural steroidal alkaloid isolated from Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. (known locally as Kunxianqi). Kunxianqi contains numerous compounds with demonstrated activity against breast cancer (BRCA). However, it is unknown whether 3-epipachysamine B also has anti-BRCA efficacy. In the present study, we employed network pharmacology technology to search and find potential molecular targets of 3-epipachysamine B. We applied cell proliferation, apoptosis, and western blotting assays to test the predicted key targets and the effects of 3-epipachysamine B against BRCA. Network pharmacology disclosed 80 potential BRCA-related targets of 3-epipachysamine B and assigned them to 75 signaling pathways. Of these, the most highly enriched was the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. PIK3R1, AKT1, and mTOR had high degrees and betweenness centrality in protein-protein interaction network and are associated with PI3K/AKT signaling. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation indicated strong binding between 3-epipachysamine B and PIK3R1, AKT1, and mTOR. 3-Epipachysamine B repressed the proliferation and induced the apoptosis of BRCA cells, as well as downregulated P-AKT/AKT, P-mTOR/mTOR, and P-PI3K/PI3K in the cells. The PI3K inhibitor LY294002 augmented these changes. Hence, 3-epipachysamine could also prove effective as an anticancer agent in future animal tumor model and human clinical breast cancer trials. Successful validation results could lead to a safe and effective new breast cancer treatment that improves patient prognosis and quality of life.
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- Lei Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Flittner D, Kaiser M, Mäser P, Lopes NP, Schmidt TJ. The Alkaloid-Enriched Fraction of Pachysandra terminalis (Buxaceae) Shows Prominent Activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030591. [PMID: 33498621 PMCID: PMC7865568 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In the course of our studies on antiprotozoal natural products and following our recent discovery that certain aminosteroids and aminocycloartanoid compounds from Holarrhena africana A. DC. (Apocynaceae) and Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae), respectively, are strong and selective antitrypanosomal agents, we have extended these studies to another plant, related to the latter-namely, Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. and Zucc. (Buxaceae). This species is known to contain aminosteroids similar to those of Holarrhena and structurally related to the aminocycloartanoids of Buxus. The dicholoromethane extract obtained from aerial parts of P. terminalis and, in particular, its alkaloid fraction obtained by acid-base partitioning showed prominent activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr). Activity-guided fractionation along with extended UHPLC-(+)ESI QTOF MS analyses coupled with partial least squares (PLS) regression modelling relating the analytical profiles of various fractions with their bioactivity against Tbr highlighted eighteen constituents likely responsible for the antitrypanosomal activity. Detailed analysis of their (+)ESI mass spectral fragmentation allowed identification of four known constituents of P. terminalis as well as structural characterization of ten further amino-/amidosteroids not previously reported from this plant.
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- Dagmar Flittner
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry (IPBP), University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Corrensstr. 48, D-48149 Münster, Germany;
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Socinstrasse 57, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland; (M.K.); (P.M.)
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Socinstrasse 57, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland; (M.K.); (P.M.)
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Department of Biomolecular Sciences from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Do Café s/n CEP, 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil;
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry (IPBP), University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Corrensstr. 48, D-48149 Münster, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-251-83-33378
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A new C21 steroidal compound from the whole herb of Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2020.104056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhang Y, Li Y, Huang S, Cui Y, Zhang H, Huang W, Deng C, Wang W, Song X. Two new pregnane alkaloids from Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. Nat Prod Res 2020; 35:3888-3894. [PMID: 32208773 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1744143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Two new pregnane alkaloids, (20S)-20α-cinnamoylamino-3β-dimethylamino-5-en-pregnane (1) and (20S)-20α-cinnamoylamino-3β-dimethylamino-pregnane (2), and four known alkaloids (+)-(20S)-20-(dimethylamino)-3-(3'R-isopropyl)-lactam-5α-pregn-2-en-4-one (3), axillaridine A (4), pachysamine M (5) and 20α-dimethylamino-16β-hydroxy-3β-senecioylamino-pregn-5-ene (6) were obtained from the whole herb of Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. Their structures were determined by various spectral techniques and computed electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data. Compounds 1-4 were tested for cytotoxicity against three human tumor cell lines and a human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) line. Compound 4 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against MCF-7, U251 and A549 cells with IC50 values of 15.01 ± 0.47 μM, 20.13 ± 1.34 μM and 20.04 ± 1.16 μM, respectively; compounds 1-3 showed weak cytotoxic activity against three tumor cells.
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- Yangyang Zhang
- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.,The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resource Industrialization, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese, School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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Wu JC, Huo SJ, Du J. 4-dehydroxyepisarcovagine A, a new steroidal alkaloid from Sarcococca pruniformis Lindl. Nat Prod Res 2018; 33:169-173. [PMID: 29451012 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1440226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A new steroidal alkaloid, 4-dehydroxyepisarcovagine A (1), along with seven known alkaloids, sarcovagine D (2), sarcovagenine C (3), epoxysarcovagenine D (4), Pachysamine L (5), Pachysamine E (6), sarcovagine A (7) and sarcovagine B (8), was isolated from the roots and stems of Sarcococca pruniformis Lindl. The structure of compound 1 was elucidated by means of spectroscopic analysis.
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- J-C Wu
- a College of Pharmacy , Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Guiyang , China
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- a College of Pharmacy , Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Guiyang , China
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- a College of Pharmacy , Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Guiyang , China
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Li XY, Yu Y, Jia M, Jin MN, Qin N, Zhao C, Duan HQ. Terminamines K-S, Antimetastatic Pregnane Alkaloids from the Whole Herb of Pachysandra terminalis. Molecules 2016; 21:E1283. [PMID: 27681716 PMCID: PMC6273090 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21101283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nine new pregnane alkaloids (1-9), together with eight known alkaloids (10-17), were isolated from the whole herb of Pachysandra terminalis. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. In addition, the isolates were examined for their ability to inhibit the migration of MDA-MB-231 cells induced by the chemokine epidermal growth factor (EGF). Alkaloids 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 17 presented significant anti-metastasis activities compared with the positive reagent, LY294002.
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- Xiang-Yu Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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Jiang QW, Chen MW, Cheng KJ, Yu PZ, Wei X, Shi Z. Therapeutic Potential of Steroidal Alkaloids in Cancer and Other Diseases. Med Res Rev 2015; 36:119-43. [PMID: 25820039 DOI: 10.1002/med.21346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Steroidal alkaloids are a class of secondary metabolites isolated from plants, amphibians, and marine invertebrates. Evidence accumulated in the recent two decades demonstrates that steroidal alkaloids have a wide range of bioactivities including anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, etc., suggesting their great potential for application. It is therefore necessary to comprehensively summarize the bioactivities, especially anticancer activities and mechanisms of steroidal alkaloids. Here we systematically highlight the anticancer profiles both in vitro and in vivo of steroidal alkaloids such as dendrogenin, solanidine, solasodine, tomatidine, cyclopamine, and their derivatives. Furthermore, other bioactivities of steroidal alkaloids are also discussed. The integrated molecular mechanisms in this review can increase our understanding on the utilization of steroidal alkaloids and contribute to the development of new drug candidates. Although the therapeutic potentials of steroidal alkaloids look promising in the preclinical and clinical studies, further pharmacokinetic and clinical studies are mandated to define their efficacy and safety in cancer and other diseases.
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- Qi-Wei Jiang
- Department of Cell Biology & Institute of Biomedicine, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, 519000, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Lishui, 323000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Cell Biology & Institute of Biomedicine, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cell Biology & Institute of Biomedicine, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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Avilés E, Prudhomme J, Le Roch KG, Rodríguez AD. Structures, semisyntheses, and absolute configurations of the antiplasmodial α-substituted β-lactam monamphilectines B and C from the sponge Svenzea flava. Tetrahedron 2015; 71:487-494. [PMID: 26494928 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bioassay-guided fractionation of the Caribbean sponge Svenzea flava collected near Mona Island, off the west coast of Puerto Rico, led to the isolation of two isocyanide amphilectane-type diterpenes named monamphilectines B and C (2 and 3). Attached to the backbone of each of these compounds is the first α-substituted monocyclic β-lactam ring to be isolated from a marine organism. The molecular structures of 2 and 3 were established by spectroscopic methods and then confirmed unequivocally by chemical correlation and comparison of physical and chemical data with the natural products. The new β-lactams were successfully synthesized in one step, starting from the known diisocyanide 4, via parallel Ugi four-center three-component reactions (U-4C-3CR) that also established their absolute stereostructures. Interestingly, compounds 2 and 3 exhibited activities in the low nanomolar range against the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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- Edward Avilés
- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 23346, U.P.R. Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3346
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, California 92521
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside, California 92521
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 23346, U.P.R. Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3346
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Origins of the β-lactam rings in natural products. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:401-10. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Takemura T, Sakuno E, Kamo T, Hiradate S, Fujii Y. Screening of the Growth-Inhibitory Effects of 168 Plant Species against Lettuce Seedlings. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2013.45136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hamed RB, Gomez-Castellanos JR, Henry L, Ducho C, McDonough MA, Schofield CJ. The enzymes of β-lactam biosynthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2013; 30:21-107. [DOI: 10.1039/c2np20065a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Zhai HY, Zhao C, Zhang N, Jin MN, Tang SA, Qin N, Kong DX, Duan HQ. Alkaloids from Pachysandra terminalis inhibit breast cancer invasion and have potential for development as antimetastasis therapeutic agents. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2012; 75:1305-11. [PMID: 22804108 DOI: 10.1021/np300207c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to identify potentially useful natural compounds for the development of novel therapeutic agents to inhibit metastasis. A phytochemical investigation of Pachysandra terminalis resulted in the isolation of seven new pregnane alkaloids, terminamines A-G (1-7), and seven known alkaloids (8-14). The structures of 1-7 were elucidated by 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric methods. Compounds 1-5 and 8-14 inhibited the migration of MB-MDA-231 breast cancer cells induced by the chemokine epithelial growth factor. In addition, compound 1 inhibited phosphorylation of integrin β(1), which plays an important role in MB-MDA-231 cell adhesion and metastasis.
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- Hui-Yuan Zhai
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University , Tianjin 300070, People's Republic of China
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