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Two previously undescribed steroidal compounds, 16, 23-epoxy-22, 26-epimino-cholest-22(N), 23, 25(26)-trien-3β-ol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside (1) and 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5α-furost-20(22)-en-3β, 26-diol (2), together with 7 known ones including 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5, 20(22)-dien-furost-3β, 26-diol (3), (25R)-5-en-spirost-3β-ol-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhmanopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-galactopyranoside (4), funkioside D (5), aspidistrin (6), tigogenin-3-O-β-D-lucotrioside (7), desglucolanatigonin II (8), and degalactotigonin (9), were isolated from Solanum lyratum Thunb. Their cytotoxic activities were tested in two cancer cell lines by MTT method. One of the steroidal glycosides (6) showed significant cytotoxic activity against gastric cancer SGC7901 and liver cancer BEL-7402 cells.
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Humans , Alkaloids , Chemistry , Toxicity , Antineoplastic Agents , Chemistry , Toxicity , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Glycosides , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Toxicity , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Molecular Structure , Phytosterols , Chemistry , Toxicity , Plant Extracts , Chemistry , Toxicity , Plants, Medicinal , Chemistry , Solanum , Chemistry , Sterols , Chemistry , Pharmacology , ToxicityABSTRACT
Two previously undescribed steroidal compounds, 16, 23-epoxy-22, 26-epimino-cholest-22(N), 23, 25(26)-trien-3β-ol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside (1) and 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5α-furost-20(22)-en-3β, 26-diol (2), together with 7 known ones including 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5, 20(22)-dien-furost-3β, 26-diol (3), (25R)-5-en-spirost-3β-ol-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhmanopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-galactopyranoside (4), funkioside D (5), aspidistrin (6), tigogenin-3-O-β-D-lucotrioside (7), desglucolanatigonin II (8), and degalactotigonin (9), were isolated from Solanum lyratum Thunb. Their cytotoxic activities were tested in two cancer cell lines by MTT method. One of the steroidal glycosides (6) showed significant cytotoxic activity against gastric cancer SGC7901 and liver cancer BEL-7402 cells.
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Humans , Alkaloids , Chemistry , Toxicity , Antineoplastic Agents , Chemistry , Toxicity , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Glycosides , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Toxicity , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Molecular Structure , Phytosterols , Chemistry , Toxicity , Plant Extracts , Chemistry , Toxicity , Plants, Medicinal , Chemistry , Solanum , Chemistry , Sterols , Chemistry , Pharmacology , ToxicityABSTRACT
AIM@#To study the chemical constituents of stems of Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) Schult.@*METHODS@#Chromatographic techniques using silica gel, C18 reversed phase silica gel, and prep-HPLC were used. The structures were elucidated on the basis of MS and spectroscopic analysis (1D and 2D NMR), as well as chemical methods.@*RESULTS@#Seven compounds were isolated and their structures were elucidated as conduritol A (1), stigmasterol (2), lupeol (3), stigmasterol-3-O-β-D-glucoside (4), the sodium salt of 22α-hydroxy-longispinogenin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glu-curono-pyranosyl-28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (5), oleanolic acid-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), and the sodium salt of 22α-hydroxy-longispinogenin 3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (7). The inhibition activities of compounds 1, 5-7 on non-enzymatic glycation of protein in vitro were evaluated.@*CONCLUSION@#Compound 7 is a new triterpenoid saponin. It was shown that compounds 1, 5-7 have weak inhibition activities for non-enzymatic glycation of protein in vitro.
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Chemistry , Gymnema sylvestre , Chemistry , Molecular Structure , Plant Stems , ChemistryABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of cytoskeleton integrity on the expression of c-fos gene in osteoblasts induced by fluid shear stress.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>BALB/c mouse primary osteoblasts were divided into four groups (according to fluid shear stress loaded or not and cytochalasin D used or not). The Tagman probe real-time PCR and immunofluorescence were performed to detect the expression levels of c-fos mRNA, c-fos protein and cytoskeleton, respectively. The data were analysed using two-way ANOVA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In control group and cytochalasin D group, fluid shear stress could significantly increase the expression levels of c-fos mRNA (0.1637 +/- 0.0303 and 0.0104 +/- 0.0070, respectively) and protein (177.14 +/- 9.37 and 150.95 +/- 6.17, respectively) in osteoblasts, compared with the unloaded osteoblasts of the control group and the cytochalasin D group (0.0057 +/- 0.0021 and 0.0032 +/- 0.0014, respectively for c-fos mRNA, and 117.96 +/- 4.11 and 119.77 +/- 5.19, respectively for protein, P < 0.05). Induced by the fluid shear stress, the expression levels of c-fos mRNA and protein in cytochalasin D group were lower than control group, and the difference had statistical significance (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The cytoskeleton integrity in osteoblasts was essential to the expression of c-fos gene induced by fluid shear stress.</p>
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Animals , Mice , Analysis of Variance , Cells, Cultured , Cytochalasin D , Pharmacology , Cytoskeleton , Physiology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Osteoblasts , Metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos , Metabolism , RNA, Messenger , Metabolism , Rheology , Stress, MechanicalABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the effect of the extracts from Decoction for resuscitation (DRE) and its component herbs on prostacyclin (PGI2), thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and nitric oxide (NO) release from rat vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>After treatment with the extracts from DRE and its component herbs, the contents of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha(6-keto-PGF1alpha), thromboxane B2 (TXB2) as well as nitrite (NO), which were degradation products of PGI2, TXA2 and NO respectively, in culture medium of rat vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia were measured with radioimmunoassay and Griess Reaction.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Compared with the control group, the results indicated that DRE, prepared licorice root extract (LE), dried ginger extract (GE), aconite root extract (AE), extracts of aconite root and prepared licorice root (ALE), extracts of aconite root and dried ginger (AGE) increased significantly the content of 6-keto-PGF1alpha and the ratio of 6-keto-PGF1alpha/TXB2, but had no effect on the content of TXB2 in culture medium of rat vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia. The content of 6-keto-PGF1alpha in the DRE group was higher than that in the groups of LE, GE, AE, ALE, AGE. The ratio of 6-keto-PGF1alpha/TXB2 in the DRE group was higher than that of the groups of GE, AE, ALE. Compared with the control group, DRE, LE, GE, AE, ALE, AGE increased significantly the content of NO2- in culture medium of rat vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia. Moreover, the content of NO2- in the DRE group was higher than that of the groups of GE, AE, ALE.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results suggested that DRE increased significantly the content of PGI2 and the ratio of PGI2/TXA2 as well as the content of NO. The effect of DRE on the parameters in culture medium of rat vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia was better than that of the extracts from its component herbs.</p>
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Animals , Rats , 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha , Metabolism , Aconitum , Chemistry , Aorta, Abdominal , Cell Biology , Cell Hypoxia , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Pharmacology , Endothelial Cells , Metabolism , Zingiber officinale , Chemistry , Glycyrrhiza uralensis , Chemistry , Nitric Oxide , Metabolism , Plants, Medicinal , Chemistry , Rats, Wistar , Thromboxane B2 , MetabolismABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents of Ginseng Sini Tang.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were identified by physico-chemical properties and spectral analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The 12 compounds were identified as ginsenoside-Rb1,-Rb2,-Rb3,-Rc,-Rd,-Re,-Rg1,Rg2,Rg3,Rf,Ra1,Ra2. The 10 compounds were identified as benzoylmesaconitine(BM), benzoylaconitine(BA), benzoylhypaconitine(BH), neoline (NL), fuziline (FL), 14-ethyl-talatisamine14-acetyl-talatisamine (AT), 14-benzoylhypaconine-8-linoleate (HAL),14-benzoyldeoxyaconine-8-oleate(HAO), 14-benzoylhypaconine-8-palmitate(HAP), talatisamine(TS).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All these compounds were obtained from Ginseng Sini Tang for first times.</p>