Cytoprotective activities of hydroxycinnamic acid amides of serotonin against oxidative stress-induced damage in HepG2 and HaCaT cells.

abstract：:The effects of the essential oil of Eucalyptus tereticornis (EOET), especially the effects of its constituents alpha- and beta-pinene, were studied on rat trachea in vitro. In tracheal rings, EOET, alpha- or beta-pinene potentiated the contractions induced by acetylcholine (ACh). Contractions induced by K(+) (60mM) we...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lima FJ,Brito TS,Freire WB,Costa RC,Linhares MI,Sousa FC,Lahlou S,Leal-Cardoso JH,Santos AA,Magalhães PJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first chemical examination of roots of the traditionally used medicinal plant Talinum triangulare (Portulacaceae) from Nigeria led to the isolation of two new C-methylated flavonoids, 5,6-dimethoxy-7-hydroxy-8-methyl-flavone (1), 5,6-dimethoxy-8-methyl-2-phenyl-7H-1-benzopyran-7-one (2), and one new α-pyrone deriv...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Umeokoli BO,Muharini R,Okoye FB,Ajiwe VI,Akpuaka MU,Lin W,Liu Z,Proksch P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of six lignans isolated from the core and bark acetone extracts of Hibiscus cannabinus have been investigated. Two compounds (2 and 3) showed strong cytotoxic activity against HeLa, Hep-2 and A-549 cell lines while compound 5 showed moderate activity on HeLa cells when they w...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Moujir L,Seca AM,Silva AM,López MR,Padilla N,Cavaleiro JA,Neto CP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of the leaves of Musanga cecropioides did not affect ache-induced contractile response, but produced significant inhibition of the twitch and pendular movement of the rat and rabbit smooth muscles, respectively, and reduced writhing induced by acetic acid in mice. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Aziba PI,Gbile ZO

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new lathyrane-type diterpenoids (1-4) and a novel macrocyclic diterpenoid (5) featuring a 5/7/7/4-fused ring system, together with seventeen known ones (6-22), were isolated from the seeds of Euphorbia lathyris. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses and single crystal X-ray crystall...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zuo Q,Mu HY,Gong Q,Ding X,Wang W,Zhang HY,Zhao WM

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new lignanamides, melongenamides A-D (1-4), together with six known ones (5-10), were isolated from the roots of Solanum melongena L. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by comparison of their spectroscopic and physical data with the literature values. Compounds 2-8 exhi...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Sun J,Gu YF,Su XQ,Li MM,Huo HX,Zhang J,Zeng KW,Zhang Q,Zhao YF,Li J,Tu PF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the effect of in vivo administration of alcoholic extract of Tinospora cordifolia whole plant (ALTC) on the proliferation and myeloid differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic precursor cells in mice bearing a transplantable T cell lymphoma of spontaneous origin designated as Dalton's...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Singh SM,Singh N,Shrivastava P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are usually used to treat inflammatory diseases. However, they cause severe and irreversible side effects, which limit the use of these compounds. Ginsenoside Rg1 had been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. The present study was designed to investigate whether Rg1 ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song Y,Zhao F,Zhang L,Du Y,Wang T,Fu F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linarin (acacetin-7-O-beta-d-rutinoside) from the flower extract of Mentha arvensis showed selective dose dependent inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Oinonen PP,Jokela JK,Hatakka AI,Vuorela PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganoderma cochlear, as edible and medicinal fungus, has long been used to prevent and treat various diseases. As our continuously phytochemical investigation of this fungus, a HPLC-UV-guided method led to the isolation of nine previously undescribed aromatic meroterpenoids with different ring systems, including six pa...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Peng X,Wang X,Chen L,Yang H,Li L,Lu S,Zhou L,Qiu M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyperenoic acid (1) is one of the major sesquiterpenes isolated from Croton crassifolius, which exhibited potent anti-angiogenic activity. Traditional structural modification of 1 is difficult to perform by chemical technology due to the remarkable stability of the patchoulane skeleton. In order to overcome chemical s...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen Y,Tian JL,Wu JS,Sun TM,Zhou LN,Song SJ,You S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alkaloidic fraction of the methanol extract of Peganum harmala seeds was tested in vitro on three tumoral cell-lines: UCP-Med and Med-mek carcinoma, and UCP-Med sarcoma. Proliferation was significantly reduced at all tested concentrations (20-120 micrograms/ml) during the first 24 h of contact. A cell lysis effect...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lamchouri F,Settaf A,Cherrah Y,Hassar M,Zemzami M,Atif N,Nadori EB,Zaid A,Lyoussi B

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glabridin, a prenylated isoflavonoid of G. glabra L. roots (European licorice, Fabaceae), has been associated with a wide range of biological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, regulation of energy metabolism, estrogenic, neuroprotective, anti-osteoporotic, and skin-whitening. While g...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Simmler C,Pauli GF,Chen SN

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of the essential oil of Lindera neesiana Kurz fruit was examined by GC-MS, (1)H, (13)C and bidimensional NMR techniques (HMQC, HMBC, COSY, TOCSY). Forty compounds were identified, representing approximately 86% of the oil: Z-citral (15.08%), E-citral (11.89%), eucalyptol (8.75%), citronellal (6.72%), a...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Comai S,Dall'Acqua S,Grillo A,Castagliuolo I,Gurung K,Innocenti G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wedelia (Sphagneticola trilobata, Syn. Wedelia trilobata), a notoriously invasive agricultural weed, can inhibit the growth and development of crops in the field. Eight new eudesmanolides (1-8), along with twelve known congeners (9-20), were isolated and identified from the flowers of Wedelia. Their chemical structure...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Sun L,Wang Z,Wang Y,Xu J,He X

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three undescribed polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols (PPAPs) and three tocotrienols derivatives, named as paucinochymol A-F (1-3 and 10-12), together with six known PPAPs, were isolated from the fruits of Garcinia paucinervis. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by extensive NMR ana...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tan X,Zhong F,Teng H,Li Q,Li Y,Mei Z,Chen Y,Yang G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new sulfur-containing iridoid glucoside, named paederoside B, was isolated from the stems of Paederia scandens. The structure of the new compound was elucidated as paederosidyl paederosidate by spectral evidence. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zou X,Peng S,Liu X,Bai B,Ding L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bergamot juice produces hypolipemic activity in rats though the mechanism remains unclear. Here we investigated on the effect of bergamot extract (BPF) in diet-induced hyperlipemia in Wistar rats and in 237 patients suffering from hyperlipemia either associated or not with hyperglycaemia. BPF, given orally for 30 days...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mollace V,Sacco I,Janda E,Malara C,Ventrice D,Colica C,Visalli V,Muscoli S,Ragusa S,Muscoli C,Rotiroti D,Romeo F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nagilactones are norditerpene dilactones isolated from the root bark of Podocarpus nagi. Although nagilactone E has been reported to show antifungal activities, its activity is weaker than that of antifungals on the market. Nagilactone E enhances the antifungal activity of phenylpropanoids such as anethole and isosafr...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hayashi K,Yamaguchi Y,Ogita A,Tanaka T,Kubo I,Fujita KI

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical studies on the ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Ecdysanthera rosea led to the isolation of three new compounds, hydroquinone diglycoside acyl esters, ecdysanrosin A (1) and sesquiterpene, 5β-hydroperoxycostic acid (2) and apocarotenoid, 2, 4, 7-trimethyl-2, 4, 6, 8-tetraene-dialdehyde (3). Their st...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhu X,Zhang Q,Kong L,Wang F,Luo S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening was conducted with 26 plants collected in the Brazilian southeast region, to identify plant extracts with antibacterial properties against Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Initially, the agar diffusion method was employed. Then, those extracts prese...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Oliveira DF,Pereira AC,Figueiredo HC,Carvalho DA,Silva G,Nunes AS,Alves DS,Carvalho HW

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A botanical natural product, AkseBio2, was evaluated for its larvicidal effect against Culex pipiens under laboratory conditions. The product exhibited strong larvicidal activity and caused >90% mortalities in both the young (first-second) and the older (third-fourth) larval stages of the species at 24 h at the doses ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cetin H,Erler F,Yanikoglu A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity is a key pathological mechanism in many neurological disease states. Ecdysterones derived from Rhaponticum carthamoides (Willd.) Iljin (RCI) have been shown to alleviate glutamate-induced neuronal damage; although their mechanism of action is unclear, some data suggest that they enhanc...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu J,Gao L,Shang L,Wang G,Wei N,Chu T,Chen S,Zhang Y,Huang J,Wang J,Lin R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng is an indigenous medicinal herb and has traditionally been used among Asian population for relief of many human ailments. We investigated the prophylactic role of Korean P. ginseng extract (KG) against X-ray irradiation-induced emesis in an acute rat pica model. Rats were treated with KG (12.5, 25, 50 mg...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Balaji Raghavendran HR,Rekha S,Cho HK,Jang SS,Son CG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty four terpenoids, including two new cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids containing conjugated aromatic-ketone moieties, curcujinone A (1) and curcujinone B (2), were isolated from 95% ethanol extract of the root tubers of Curcuma wenyujin. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods, especially 2D NMR a...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhou CX,Zhang LS,Chen FF,Wu HS,Mo JX,Gan LS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lycocasuarines I-Q (1-9), nine new lycodine-type Lycopodium alkaloids were isolated from the aerial parts of Lycopodiastrum casuarinoides (Spring) Holub ex R.D.Dixit. Their structures were unambiguously determined via extensive spectroscopic analyses, including HRESIMS, NMR, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Th...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhu XL,Wang LL,Shi ZH,Xia D,Zhou ZB,Pan K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new guaiane-type sesquiterpenoids containing an interesting epoxy unit, daucuside (1) and daucusol (2) were isolated from the fruits of Daucus carota L. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of MS, NMR spectroscopic analyses coupled with chemical degradation and they were also evaluated for the cy...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Fu HW,Zhang L,Yi T,Feng YL,Tian JK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zuo-Jin-Wan (ZJW) has been used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia. This study was to determine whether ZJW and its components blocked activator protein 1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activities as well as tumor promotion in hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells. ZJW and its components, Coptis chinensis and Evodia...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chao DC,Lin LJ,Kao ST,Huang HC,Chang CS,Liang JA,Wu SL,Hsiang CY,Ho TY

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the goal of unravelling antimicrobial agents and mixtures inspired by plant defences, we investigated the antibacterial and antifungal efficacy of Hirtellina lobelii DC. essential oil (EO), both alone and in combination with antimicrobial drugs. Hirtellina lobelii DC. EO was analysed by GC, GC-MS and partial frac...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Khoury M,El Beyrouthy M,Ouaini N,Eparvier V,Stien D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanol extract of the bark of Litsea glutinosa showed antibacterial activity, comparable to chloramphenicol, against all 16 tested microorganisms. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mandal SC,Kumar CK,Majumder A,Majumder R,Maity BC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00