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Lasalo M, Jauffrais T, Georgel P, Matsui M. Marine Microorganism Molecules as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutics. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:405. [PMID: 39330286 DOI: 10.3390/md22090405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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The marine environment represents a formidable source of biodiversity, is still largely unexplored, and has high pharmacological potential. Indeed, several bioactive marine natural products (MNPs), including immunomodulators, have been identified in the past decades. Here, we review how this reservoir of bioactive molecules could be mobilized to develop novel anti-inflammatory compounds specially produced by or derived from marine microorganisms. After a detailed description of the MNPs exerting immunomodulatory potential and their biological target, we will briefly discuss the challenges associated with discovering anti-inflammatory compounds from marine microorganisms.
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- Malia Lasalo
- Group Bioactivities of Natural Compounds and Derivatives (BIONA), Institut Pasteur of New Caledonia, Member of the Pasteur Network, Noumea 98845, New Caledonia
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- Ifremer, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de la Réunion, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE, 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, Noumea 98897, New Caledonia
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- Team Neuroimmunology and Peptide Therapy, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, UMR 7242, University of Strasbourg, 67085 Strasbourg, France
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- Group Bioactivities of Natural Compounds and Derivatives (BIONA), Institut Pasteur of New Caledonia, Member of the Pasteur Network, Noumea 98845, New Caledonia
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Chemical Review of Gorgostane-Type Steroids Isolated from Marine Organisms and Their 13C-NMR Spectroscopic Data Characteristics. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20020139. [PMID: 35200668 PMCID: PMC8878145 DOI: 10.3390/md20020139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gorgostane steroids are isolated from marine organisms and consist of 30 carbon atoms with a characteristic cyclopropane moiety. From the pioneering results to the end of 2021, isolation, biosynthesis, and structural elucidation using 13C-NMR will be used. Overall, 75 compounds are categorized into five major groups: gorgost-5-ene, 5,6-epoxygorgostane, 5,6-dihydroxygorgostane, 9,11-secogorgostane, and 23-demethylgorgostane, in addition to miscellaneous gorgostane. The structural diversity, selectivity for marine organisms, and biological effects of gorgostane steroids have generated considerable interest in the field of drug discovery research.
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Chemical Diversity and Biological Activity of Secondary Metabolites from Soft Coral Genus Sinularia since 2013. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19060335. [PMID: 34208171 PMCID: PMC8230912 DOI: 10.3390/md19060335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sinularia is one of the conspicuous soft coral species widely distributed in the world’s oceans at a depth of about 12 m. Secondary metabolites from the genus Sinularia show great chemical diversity. More than 700 secondary metabolites have been reported to date, including terpenoids, norterpenoids, steroids/steroidal glycosides, and other types. They showed a broad range of potent biological activities. There were detailed reviews on the terpenoids from Sinularia in 2013, and now, it still plays a vital role in the innovation of lead compounds for drug development. The structures, names, and pharmacological activities of compounds isolated from the genus Sinularia from 2013 to March 2021 are summarized in this review.
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Kolesnikova SA, Lyakhova EG, Kalinovsky AI, Popov RS, Yurchenko EA, Stonik VA. Oxysterols from a Marine Sponge Inflatella sp. and Their Action in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Cell Model of Parkinson's Disease. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:E458. [PMID: 30469397 PMCID: PMC6267020 DOI: 10.3390/md16110458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Four new oxysterols 1⁻4 along with previously known oxygenated sterols 5⁻14 were isolated from the sponge Inflatella sp., collected from the Sea of Okhotsk. Structures of 1⁻4 were elucidated by the detailed NMR spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric analyses as well as by comparison of the corresponding experimental data with those reported in literature. The influence of compounds 1⁻14 on the viability of neuronal Neuro2a cells treated by 6-hydroxydopamine and reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation in these cells was investigated.
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- Sophia A Kolesnikova
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC), Prospect 100-let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
- School of Natural Science, Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova St., 8, Vladivostok 690000, Russia.
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Cường NX, Nhiệm NX, Thanh NV, Tài BH, Hương ĐTM, Cường PV, Nam NH, Long PQ, Kiệm PV, Minh CV. Điểm lại các nghiên cứu hóa học và hoạt tính sinh học một số loài sinh vật biển Việt Nam trong giai đoạn 2013-2017. VIETNAM JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.15625/vjc.2018-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Nguyễn Xuân Cường
- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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- Viện Hóa sinh biển, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST)
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Mayer AMS, Rodríguez AD, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Fusetani N. Marine Pharmacology in 2012-2013: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis, and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15090273. [PMID: 28850074 PMCID: PMC5618412 DOI: 10.3390/md15090273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2012 to 2013 was systematically reviewed, consistent with the 1998–2011 reviews of this series. Marine pharmacology research from 2012 to 2013, conducted by scientists from 42 countries in addition to the United States, reported findings on the preclinical pharmacology of 257 marine compounds. The preclinical pharmacology of compounds isolated from marine organisms revealed antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, antiviral and anthelmitic pharmacological activities for 113 marine natural products. In addition, 75 marine compounds were reported to have antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities and affect the immune and nervous system. Finally, 69 marine compounds were shown to display miscellaneous mechanisms of action which could contribute to novel pharmacological classes. Thus, in 2012–2013, the preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline provided novel pharmacology and lead compounds to the clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline, and contributed significantly to potentially novel therapeutic approaches to several global disease categories.
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- Alejandro M S Mayer
- Department of Pharmacology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, PR 00926, USA.
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Ngoc NT, Huong PTM, Thanh NV, Chi NTP, Dang NH, Cuong NX, Nam NH, Thung DC, Kiem PV, Minh CV. Cytotoxic Steroids from the Vietnamese Soft Coral Sinularia conferta. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2017; 65:300-305. [PMID: 28077809 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Twelve steroids, including five new compounds 1-5, were isolated and structurally elucidated from a methanol extract of the Vietnamese soft coral Sinularia conferta. Their cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell lines, lung carcinoma (A-549), cervical adenocarcinoma (HeLa), and pancreatic epithelioid carcinoma (PANC-1), were evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. Among isolated compounds, 10 exhibited potent cytotoxic effects on all three tested cell lines with IC50 values of 3.64±0.18, 19.34±0.42, and 1.78±0.69 µM, respectively.
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- Ninh Thi Ngoc
- Advanced Center for Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
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Ngoc NT, Huong PTM, Thanh NV, Cuong NX, Nam NH, Thung DC, Kiem PV, Minh CV. Steroid Constituents from the Soft Coral Sinularia nanolobata. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2016; 64:1417-9. [PMID: 27321426 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Six steroids (1-6), including the two new compounds 3β,4α-dihydroxyergosta-5,24(28)-diene (1) and 24(S),28-epoxyergost-5-ene-3β,4α-diol (2), were isolated from the methanol extract of the Vietnamese soft coral Sinularia nanolobata. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including one and two dimensional (1D- and 2D)-NMR, Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR)-MS, and circular dichroism (CD). Compound 2 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against the acute leukemia (HL-60) cell line with IC50 value of 33.53±4.25 µM and weak effect on the hepatoma cancer (HepG2) and colon adenocarcinoma (SW480) cell lines with IC50 values of 64.35±7.00 and 71.02±4.00 µM, respectively.
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- Ninh Thi Ngoc
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
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Kim JH, Morgan AMA, Tai BH, Van DT, Cuong NM, Kim YH. Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase activity by compounds isolated from the aerial parts of Glycosmis stenocarpa. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 31:640-4. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1057719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Jang Hoon Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea,
- Virology Unit, Department of Horticultural Environment, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA, Jeollabuk-Do, Republic of Korea,
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea,
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, and
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- Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea,
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This review covers the literature published in 2013 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 982 citations (644 for the period January to December 2013) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1163 for 2013), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that lead to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included.
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Thao NP, Luyen BTT, Koo JE, Kim S, Koh YS, Cuong NX, Nam NH, Van Kiem P, Kim YH, Van Minh C. Anti-inflammatory components of the Vietnamese starfish Protoreaster nodosus. Biol Res 2015; 48:12. [PMID: 25762127 PMCID: PMC4347916 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-015-0002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the present study, we examined the inhibitory effects of a methanolic extract, dichloromethane fraction, water layer, and polyhydroxylated sterols (1-4) isolated from the Vietnamese starfish Protoreaster nodosus on pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-12 p40, IL-6, and TNF-α) production in LPS-stimulated bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). RESULTS The methanolic extract and dichloromethane fraction exerted potent inhibitory effects on the production of all three pro-inflammatory cytokines, with IC50 values ranging from 0.60 ± 0.01 to 26.19 ± 0.64 μg/mL. Four highly pure steroid derivatives (1-4) were isolated from the dichloromethane fraction and water layer of P. nodosus. Potent inhibitory activities were also observed for (25S) 5α-cholestane-3β,4β,6α,7α,8β,15α,16β,26-octol (3) on the production of IL-12 p40 and IL-6 (IC50s = 3.11 ± 0.08 and 1.35 ± 0.03 μM), and for (25S) 5α-cholestane-3β,6α,8β,15α,16β,26-hexol (1) and (25S) 5α-cholestane-3β,6α,7α,8β,15α,16β,26-heptol (2) on the production of IL-12 p40 (IC50s = 0.01 ± 0.00 and 1.02 ± 0.01 μM). Moreover, nodososide (4) exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on IL-12 p40 and IL-6 production. CONCLUSION This is the first report of the anti-inflammatory activity from the starfish P. nodosus. The main finding of this study is the identification oxygenated steroid derivatives from P. nodosus with potent anti-inflammatory activities that may be developed as therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases.
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- Nguyen Phuong Thao
- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
- />College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764 Republic of Korea
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- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
- />College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764 Republic of Korea
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- />School of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Program and Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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- />School of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Program and Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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- />School of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Program and Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
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- />College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764 Republic of Korea
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- />Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay Hanoi, Vietnam
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NF-κB inhibitory activity of polyoxygenated steroids from the Vietnamese soft coral Sarcophyton pauciplicatum. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:2834-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Thao NP, No JH, Luyen BTT, Yang G, Byun SY, Goo J, Kim KT, Cuong NX, Nam NH, Van Minh C, Schmidt TJ, Kang JS, Kim YH. Secondary metabolites from Vietnamese marine invertebrates with activity against Trypanosoma brucei and T. cruzi. Molecules 2014; 19:7869-80. [PMID: 24962391 PMCID: PMC6271609 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19067869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Marine-derived natural products from invertebrates comprise an extremely diverse and promising source of the compounds from a wide variety of structural classes. This study describes the discovery of five marine natural products with activity against Trypanosoma species by natural product library screening using whole cell in vitro assays. We investigated the anti-trypanosomal activity of the extracts from the soft corals and echinoderms living in Vietnamese seas. Of the samples screened, the methanolic extracts of several marine organisms exhibited potent activities against cultures of Trypanosoma brucei and T. cruzi (EC50 < 5.0 μg/mL). Among the compounds isolated from these extracts, laevigatol B (1) from Lobophytum crassum and L. laevigatum, (24S)-ergost-4-ene-3-one (2) from Sinularia dissecta, astropectenol A (3) from Astropecten polyacanthus, and cholest-8-ene-3β,5α,6β,7α-tetraol (4) from Diadema savignyi showed inhibitory activity against T. brucei with EC50 values ranging from 1.57 ± 0.14 to 14.6 ± 1.36 μM, relative to the positive control, pentamidine (EC50 = 0.015 ± 0.003 μM). Laevigatol B (1) and 5α-cholest-8(14)-ene-3β,7α-diol (5) exhibited also significant inhibitory effects on T. cruzi. The cytotoxic activity of the pure compounds on mammalian cells was also assessed and found to be insignificant in all cases. This is the first report on the inhibitory effects of marine organisms collected in Vietnamese seas against Trypanosoma species responsible for neglected tropical diseases.
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- Nguyen Phuong Thao
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
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- Chemical Biology of Pathogens Group, Institute Pasteur Korea, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-400, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
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- Chemical Biology of Pathogens Group, Institute Pasteur Korea, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-400, Korea.
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- Chemical Biology of Pathogens Group, Institute Pasteur Korea, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-400, Korea.
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- Chemical Biology of Pathogens Group, Institute Pasteur Korea, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-400, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry (IPBP), University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Corrensstrasse 48, Münster D-48149, Germany.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
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Thao NP, Luyen BTT, Ngan NTT, Dat LD, Cuong NX, Nam NH, Kiem PV, Song SB, Minh CV, Kim YH. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor transactivational effects in HepG2 cells of cembranoids from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum Von Marenzeller. Arch Pharm Res 2014; 38:769-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0382-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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New anti-inflammatory cembranoid diterpenoids from the Vietnamese soft coral Lobophytum crassum. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 24:228-32. [PMID: 24314396 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Four new cembranoid diterpenes lobocrasols A-D (1-4), were isolated from the methanol extract of the soft coral Lobophytum crassum. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and by comparison of the spectroscopic data with those of similar compounds previously reported in literature. The anti-inflammatory effects of isolated compounds were evaluated using NF-κB luciferase and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Compounds 1 and 2 significantly inhibited TNFα-induced NF-κB transcriptional activity in HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 6.30±0.42 and 6.63±0.11μM, respectively. Furthermore, the transcriptional inhibition of these compounds was confirmed by a decrease in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression levels in HepG2 cells.
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Thao NP, Cuong NX, Luyen BTT, Quang TH, Hanh TTH, Kim S, Koh YS, Nam NH, Kiem PV, Minh CV, Kim YH. Anti-inflammatory components of the starfish Astropecten polyacanthus. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:2917-26. [PMID: 23945602 PMCID: PMC3766873 DOI: 10.3390/md11082917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammation is important in biomedical research, because it plays a key role in inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, allergies, asthma, and even cancer. In the present study, we describe the inhibitory effect of crude extracts and steroids isolated from the starfish Astropecten polyacanthus on pro-inflammatory cytokine (Interleukin-12 (IL-12) p40, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α)) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs). Among those tested, compounds 5 and 7 showed potent inhibitory effects on the production of all three pro-inflammatory cytokines with IC50 values ranging from 1.82 ± 0.11 to 7.00 ± 0.16 μM. Potent inhibitory activities were also observed for compound 1 on the production of IL-12 p40 and IL-6 with values of 3.96 ± 0.12 and 4.07 ± 0.13 μM, respectively, and for compounds 3 and 4 on the production of IL-12 p40 with values of 6.55 ± 0.18 and 5.06 ± 0.16 μM, respectively. Moreover, compounds 2 (IC50 = 34.86 ± 0.31 μM) and 6 (IC50 = 79.05 ± 2.05 μM) exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on the production of IL-12 p40, whereas compounds 3 (IC50 = 22.80 ± 0.21 μM) and 4 (IC50 = 16.73 ± 0.25 μM) moderately inhibited the production of TNF-α and IL-6, respectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nguyen Phuong Thao
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Bui Thi Thuy Luyen
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
| | - Tran Hong Quang
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Tran Thi Hong Hanh
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Sohyun Kim
- School of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Program, and Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea; E-Mails: (S.K.); (Y.-S.K.)
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- School of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Program, and Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea; E-Mails: (S.K.); (Y.-S.K.)
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Phan Van Kiem
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Chau Van Minh
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghiado, Caugiay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mails: (N.P.T.); (N.X.C.); (B.T.T.L.); (T.H.Q.); (T.T.H.H.); (N.H.N.); (P.V.K.); (C.V.M.)
| | - Young Ho Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +82-42-82-5933; Fax: +82-42-823-6566
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Inhibition of NF-κB transcriptional activation in HepG2 cells by diterpenoids from the soft coral Sinularia maxima. Arch Pharm Res 2013; 37:706-12. [PMID: 23934574 PMCID: PMC4047482 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0230-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
Anti-inflammatory transcriptional effects of nineteen compounds (1–19) from the soft coral Sinularia maxima were evaluated using NF-κB luciferase and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Compounds 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 17, and 18 significantly inhibited TNFα-induced NF-κB transcriptional activity in HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, with IC50 values ranging from 15.81 ± 2.29 to 29.10 ± 1.54 μM. Furthermore, the transcriptional inhibitory function of these compounds was confirmed by a decrease in intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression levels in HepG2 cells. These results provide a scientific rationale for the use of the soft coral S. maxima warrant further studies to develop new agents for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory.
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