Sesquiterpenes from Curcuma comosa.

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine the protective effects of Yucca schidigera (Ys) against oxidative damage induced by acute nitrite intoxication as well as the histopathological evaluation of Ys in rats. The rats were divided into three groups each containing 12 rats: control (C); nitrite intoxication (N); Y...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Cigerci IH,Fidan AF,Konuk M,Yuksel H,Kucukkurt I,Eryavuz A,Sozbilir NB

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are associated with a non-enzymatic reaction between the amino group of a protein and the carbonyl group of a sugar during hyperglycemia. The precipitation of AGEs in different tissues leads to many complications, such as endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular complications, ath...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Abdallah HM,El-Bassossy HM,Mohamed GA,El-Halawany AM,Alshali KZ,Banjar ZM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new arylbenzofuran, 4-hydroxy-2-(4'-hydroxy-2'-methoxyphenyl)-6-methoxybenzofu-ran-3-carbaldehyde (1), was isolated from the aerial parts of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), together with three known compounds. The structure of the new compound (1) was determined by spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang S,Zhang G,Guan J,Zhu L,Chen L,Pan C,Li P,Li L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eurycomanone, an active constituent isolated from Eurycoma longifolia Jack, was examined for modulatory effects on cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2E1 and CYP3A4 using in vitro assays. The IC50 value was determined to assess the potencies of modulation for each CYP isoform. O...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Pan Y,Tiong KH,Abd-Rashid BA,Ismail Z,Ismail R,Mak JW,Ong CE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we found that both synthetic 3-O-methylquercetin (3MQ) and 3,4',7-O-trimethylquercetin (34'7TMQ) increased extracellular melanin content. 34'7TMQ increased the activity of melanogenic enzymes by stimulating the p38 pathway and the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yamauchi K,Mitsunaga T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new phenolic compounds (1 and 2, named as teasperol and teasperin, respectively) were isolated from fermented tea (Camellia sinensis L.) products, together with known phenolic compounds. Teasperol (1) was isolated from Chinese traditional post-fermented tea leaves (Liu-pao tea) and teasperin (2) was from a Japanes...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kanegae A,Sakamoto A,Nakayama H,Nakazono Y,Yakashiro I,Matsuo Y,Tanaka T,Ishimaru K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding properties of recombinant antibody fragments, such as affinity and specificity, determine their usefulness for therapeutic and analytical applications. Anti-paclitaxel single-chain variable fragment clone 1C2 (anti-PT scFv1C2) was expressed using Escherichia coli cell and Bombyx mori larvae expression syst...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yusakul G,Sakamoto S,Nuntawong P,Tanaka H,Morimoto S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline hydrolysis of the ether-insoluble resin glycoside (convolvulin) fraction of the seeds of Quamoclit × multifida (syn. Q. sloteri House, Convolvulaceae), a hybrid between Q. pennat and Q. coccinea, gave three new glycosidic acids (maltifidinic acids C, D, and E) along with three known glycosidic acids (quamocli...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ono M,Kishida M,Ikegami Y,Takaki Y,Okawa M,Kinjo J,Yoshimitsu H,Nohara T,Miyahara K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy combined with chemometrics has been utilized in predictions of natural medicine content without destroying samples. Suppositories (oren powdered extract content 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 10, 12.5, and 15%) were produced by mixing oren powdered extract with macrogol mixture consisting of 1 part...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Teraoka R,Abe H,Sugama T,Ito K,Aburada M,Otsuka M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligostilbenoids are a group of natural products derived from the oxidative coupling of C6-C2-C6 units found in some plant families. A structurally diverse chemical pool is produced after the successive regioselective and stereoselective oligomerization of resveratrol. This review describes the current status and know...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ito T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we analyzed the CYP3A inhibitory components of star fruit Averrhoa carambola L., using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The stereoisomer of procyanidin B1 and B2 and/or the trimer consisting of catechin and/or epicatechin were suggested to be potent inhibitory components. ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Hosoi S,Shimizu E,Arimori K,Okumura M,Hidaka M,Yamada M,Sakushima A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth (Scrophulariaceae), commonly known as Kutki, is a major ingredient of many ayurvedic preparations prescribed in the treatment of various diseases. Picrosides I and II are the active agents responsible for the medicinal effects of Kutki, and the variation in content of these compounds ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Katoch M,Fazli IS,Suri KA,Ahuja A,Qazi GN

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recruitment of immune cells to adipose tissue is altered dramatically in obesity, which results in chronic inflammation of the adipose tissue that leads to metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The regulation of immune cell infiltration into adipose tissue has prophylactic and t...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Tsuhako R,Yoshida H,Sugita C,Kurokawa M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginkgo biloba L. has been used as a herbal medicine in the traditional treatment of insufficient blood flow, memory deficits, and cerebral insufficiency. The terpene trilactone components, the bioactive agents of Ginkgo biloba L., have also been reported to exhibit useful functionality such as anti-inflammatory and ne...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Liang T,Miyakawa T,Yang J,Ishikawa T,Tanokura M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The core of solid tumors is characterized by hypoxia and a nutrient-starved microenvironment and has gained much attention as targets of anti-cancer drugs. In the course of search for selective growth inhibitors against the cancer cells adapted to nutrient starvation, epidithiodiketopiperazine DC1149B (1) together wit...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Tang R,Kimishima A,Ishida R,Setiawan A,Arai M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancient Chinese medicine treatises on Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (AMR), the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, indicated that it possessed an expectorant effect. However, in modern times, it is commonly used as a tocolytic agent. In this study, the components of AMR that are responsible for its expect...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang X,Li L,Ran X,Dou D,Li B,Yang B,Li W,Koike K,Kuang H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new diterpenoids, 14α-hydroxy-9α,13α-epoxylabd-5(6)-en-7-on-16,15-olide (1) and 13ξ-hydroxylabd-5(6),8(9)-dien-7-on-16,15-olide (2) along with six known diterpenoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Leonotis leonurus R. Br. These structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Some of the ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Narukawa Y,Komori M,Niimura A,Noguchi H,Kiuchi F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new cucurbitane-type triterpenes were isolated from the fruit of Momordica charantia L. The structures of the new compounds were identified based on HR-ESI-MS and 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic methods. The cytotoxicity of the isolated compounds was evaluated using three human cancer cell lines, HeLa, Caco2, and U8...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yue J,Sun Y,Xu J,Zhang X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fufang Xueshuantong Capsule (FXST) can reduce urinary albumin and whole blood viscosity in early diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients. This research aimed to investigate the effect of FXST on kidney function in DN rats and to identify the underlying molecular mechanisms. We performed Illumina RatRef-12 Expression BeadCh...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang Q,Xiao X,Li M,Li W,Yu M,Zhang H,Sun X,Mao L,Xiang H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signaling of stem cell factor (SCF) through its receptor Kit is known to play an important role in regulating cutaneous melanogenesis. In the course of UVB-induced pigmentation, the expression of membrane-bound SCF by epidermal keratinocytes is upregulated at an early phase and subsequently activates neighboring m...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kasamatsu S,Hachiya A,Shimotoyodome Y,Kameyama A,Miyauchi Y,Higuchi K,Fujimori T,Ohuchi A,Shibuya Y,Kitahara T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of six new flavonol glycosides, floramanosides A (1), B (2), C (3), D (4), E (5), and F (6), from the flowers of Abelmouschus manihot. Their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, HRESI-TOF-MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR). Activity screening res...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang Y,He W,Li C,Chen Q,Han L,Liu E,Wang T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Radix Angelicae dahuricae (Angelica) has been traditionally used in patients with rheumatism arthralgia, its bioactive ingredients remain to be determined. In this study, the essential oil extract of Radix Angelicae dahuricae (EOAD) was assessed for its anti-inflammatory activities against xylene-induced acut...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang C,Sun J,Li H,Yang X,Liu H,Chen J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phellodendri Cortex (Obaku in Japanese) and Coptidis Rhizoma (Oren), both of which contain berberine, have been used to prepare the kampo formula orengedokuto to treat inflammatory diseases, including dermatitis, gastric ulcers, and gastritis. These drugs are blended differently in other formulas, such as the use of P...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Fujii A,Okuyama T,Wakame K,Okumura T,Ikeya Y,Nishizawa M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxol is produced by a few microorganisms and plants such as yew (Taxus sp.). Recent researches have shown that hazel (Corylus avellana L.) is also able to produce Taxol. In the present study, effects of different concentrations of phenylalanine (Phe) on the production of Taxol, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxic eff...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Bemani E,Ghanati F,Rezaei A,Jamshidi M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cachexia is a complex and multifactorial syndrome that influences about 50-80% of cancer patients and may lead to 20% of cancer deaths and muscle atrophy is the key characteristic of the syndrome. Recent researches have shown that myostatin is a negative regulator in the growth and differentiation of skeletal m...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ge Z,Liu D,Shang Y,Li Y,Chen SZ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A methanolic extract of Argusia (or Messerschmidia or Tournefortia) argentea (Boraginaceae) significantly inhibited hemorrhage induced by crude venom of Trimeresurus flavoviridis. The extract was then separated according to antivenom activity by using silica gel column chromatography and HPLC equipped with an octadecy...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Aung HT,Nikai T,Niwa M,Takaya Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have indicated the involvement of oxidative stress and high glucose-induced cell death in the development of diabetic neuropathy. Satureja khuzestanica has been recommended in the literature as a remedy for the treatment of diabetes, and also contains antioxidant agents. Here, we investigated the possi...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kaeidi A,Esmaeili-Mahani S,Abbasnejad M,Sheibani V,Rasoulian B,Hajializadeh Z,Pasban-Aliabadi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrandrine is a cytotoxic compound capable of exerting remarkable antitumor activity against many cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. However, little is known about its effect on human renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the present study, using RCC 786-O, 769-P and ACHN cell lines as the model system, we demonstrated the ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen T,Ji B,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a major cause of coronary heart disease. As a result of the development of atherosclerotic lesions, the walls of blood vessels become thicker and inhibit blood circulation. Atherosclerosis is caused by a high-fat diet and vascular injury. Chronic arterial inflammation plays an important role in the ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ham YM,Song HS,Kwon JE,Jeon H,Baek HJ,Kim CW,Yoon WJ,Choung ES,Kang SC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chresta martii (Asteraceae) is a plant found in the Xingó region (semi-arid area) in Northeastearn Brazil, and is recognized by the local population as a traditional herb used to treat gastric diseases. This is the first report of the chemical composition, acute toxicity, and gastroprotective effect in mice of the hyd...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Silva AA,Bezerra MM,Chaves HV,Pereira KM,Aguiar JA,Pinto VP,Abbet C,Simões-Pires CA,Franco ES,Henriques AT,Hostettmann K,Maia MB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00