Acylated oleanane-type triterpene saponins from the flowers of Bellis perennis show anti-proliferative activities against human digestive tract carcinoma cell lines.

abstract：:An immunoassay system was established for the estimation of the quantity of an antitumor cyclic hexapeptide RA-VII (1) from Rubia cordifolia L. and R. akane Nakai (Rubiaceae). First, 1 was converted into its hapten, which was then conjugated with a carrier protein to be used as an effective antigen to obtain its monoc...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Hasuda T,Hitotsuyanagi Y,Takeya K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new diterpenoid was isolated from the leaves of Clerodendron trichotomumThunb. (Verbenaceae) along with one each of a known diterpenoid, phenylethanoid glycoside, and sterol and two known flavonoids. Their chemical structures were characterized on the basis of spectroscopic data and X-ray analysis. In addition, thei...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ono M,Furusawa C,Matsumura K,Noguchi S,Yasuda S,Okawa M,Kinjo J,Eto M,Yamaguchi K,Yoshimitsu H,Nohara T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the suppressive effect of TJ-68 on duodenal spasms during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). At the point when the duodenal papilla was confirmed after insertion of the endoscope during ERCP, 5.0 g TJ-68 (Tsumura Co., Tokyo, Japan) was dissolved in 50 ml of ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Sakai Y,Tsuyuguchi T,Ishihara T,Kato K,Tsuboi M,Ooka Y,Katsuura K,Ohara T,Takayama S,Kimura M,Kasanuki J,Ai M,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article Comparison of glycyrrhizin content in 25 major kinds of Kampo extracts containing Glycyrrhizae Radix used clinically in Japan, written by Mitsuhiko Nose, Momoka Tada, Rika Kojima, Kumiko Nagata, Shinsuke Hisaka, Sayaka Masada, Masato Homma and Takashi Hakamatsuka, was originally published Online First with...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Nose M,Tada M,Kojima R,Nagata K,Hisaka S,Masada S,Homma M,Hakamatsuka T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) is a perennial plant mostly cultivated in South America, primarily for use of the tubers as a food crop and the leaves as fodder for livestock. The antibacterial activities of the methanol extract of yacon leaves (S. sonchifolius) and its n-hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water fr...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Joung H,Kwon DY,Choi JG,Shin DY,Chun SS,Yu YB,Shin DW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on guinea-pig heart muscle of extracts of Apocynum venetum L. leaf, root, stem, old stem and Venetron--a polyphenol-rich extract of leaves--were studied by recording the mechanical activity and heart rate of isolated right atria. Cymarin--a cardiac glycoside--was also determined in A. venetum extracts by L...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Irie K,Sato T,Tanaka I,Nakajima J,Kawaguchi M,Himi T

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Evodiae fructus (EF), a fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham, has long been used as an analgesic drug in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of its pharmacological action is unclear. Here, using calcium imaging, whole-cell patch-clamp recording, and behavioral analysis,...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Iwaoka E,Wang S,Matsuyoshi N,Kogure Y,Aoki S,Yamamoto S,Noguchi K,Dai Y

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：:This experiment's with aim was to study the pharmacokinetics of asperosaponin VI and its three metabolites (cauloside A, HN saponin F and hederagenin) via a sensitive high performance liquid chromatography connected with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrum (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS). Chromatographic separati...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu EW,Wang JL,Han LF,Chang YX,Wang T,Huo Y,Wang L,Gao XM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-guided isolation of the n-butanol fraction of Chamaerhodos erecta and water soluble fraction of C. altaica resulted in the isolation of 39 compounds, including new compounds identified as 4,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) from C. erecta and quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-4'-O-β-D-glu...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Selenge E,Odontuya G,Murata T,Sasaki K,Kobayashi K,Batkhuu J,Yoshizaki F

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypolipidemic activity of Symplocos cochinchinensis S. Moore leaves was studied in Triton WR-1339- and high fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. In Triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipidemic rats, the hexane extract (250 and 500 mg/kg) exerted a significant (P < 0.01) lipid-lowering effect compared to ethyl acetate an...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Sunil C,Ignacimuthu S,Kumarappan C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I investigated the causative agents of licorice-induced pseudoaldosteronism, which is a frequent side effect of Japanese traditional Kampo medicines. Glycyrrhizin (GL), the main ingredient of licorice, is absorbed after being metabolized to glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) by intestinal bacteria, and then metabolized in liver...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Makino T

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Poria, a dried sclerotium of Wolfiporia cocos Ryvarden et Gilbertson (Polyporaceae) has been used as a crude drug in both Chinese and Japanese (Kampo) traditional medicines. Recently, cultivated products of Chinese Poria strains have accounted for most of the market, while the cultivation of Ja...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kobira S,Atsumi T,Kakiuchi N,Mikage M

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Two tetrahydroxanthones, 1,3,5S,8S-tetrahydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxanthone (1) and 1,3,5R,8S-tetrahydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxanthone (2), and six new tetrahydroxanthone glycosides, amarellins A-F (3-8), were isolated from the aerial parts of a Mongolian medicinal plant Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta (Gentianaceae). T...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Lu S,Tanaka N,Kawazoe K,Murakami K,Damdinjav D,Dorjbal E,Kashiwada Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is considered to be a result of chronic liver pathological changes, and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play an important role during this process. Evodiamine, an indole alkaloid derived from Evodia rutaecarpa, exhibits pharmacological activities. This study focused on the effects of evodiamine on carbon ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yang D,Li L,Qian S,Liu L

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

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：:The hydroalcoholic extract of fruits of Ziziphus jujuba (ZJ) was investigated for its anti-inflammatory effect using acute and chronic models of inflammation in rat. Wistar albino rats of either sex were employed in the present study (n = 6). Acute inflammation was induced by subplantar administration of carrageenan (...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Goyal R,Sharma PL,Singh M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

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：:A new phenylethanoid, 1-O-β-D-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl-6-O-vanilloyl-glucopyranoside (1), and a new furofuran lignan, (7R,7'R,7''S,8S,8'S,8''R)-4', 4''-dihydroxy-3,3',3'',5-tetramethoxy-7,9':7'9-diepoxy-4,8''-oxy-8,8'-sesquineolignan-7'',9''-diol (2), along with five known compounds (3-7) were isolated from the roots o...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Xiong H,Zhao F,Bi J,Zhang Y,Zhao G,Chen X,Li Y,Yan R,Zhao Q,Qiao H,Zhang G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cosmetic industries focus on developing materials and resources that regulate skin pigmentation. Melanin, the major pigment in human skin, protects the skin against damage from ultraviolet light. An ethanolic extract of the leaves of Callicarpa longissima inhibits melanin production in B16F10 mouse melanoma cells by s...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yamahara M,Sugimura K,Kumagai A,Fuchino H,Kuroi A,Kagawa M,Itoh Y,Kawahara H,Nagaoka Y,Iida O,Kawahara N,Takemori H,Watanabe H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three new C21 steroidal glycosides, marstenacissides C1-C10 (1-10), D1-D7 (11-17) and E1-E6 (18-23), and four new C21 steroids, 11α,12β-O-ditigloyl-tenacigenin C (24), 11α-O-benzoyl-12β-O-tigloyl-tenacigenin C (25), 11α-O-tigloyl-12β-O-benzoyl-tenacigenin C (26) and 11α-O-tigloyl-12β-O-benzoyl-marsdenin (27), w...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Pang X,Kang LP,Fang XM,Yu HS,Han LF,Zhao Y,Zhang LX,Yu LY,Ma BP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided chromatographic purification of the antitubercular chloroform extract of Pandanus tectorius Soland. var. laevis leaves afforded a new tirucallane-type triterpene, 24,24-dimethyl-5 beta-tirucall-9(11),25-dien-3-one (1), squalene and a mixture of the phytosterols stigmasterol and beta-sitosterol. Micropl...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Tan MA,Takayama H,Aimi N,Kitajima M,Franzblau SG,Nonato MG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cycloartane glycosides, named tareciliosides N-S, and a known iridoid glucoside, ixoroside, were isolated in further extensive studies on the 1-BuOH-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of the leaves of Tarenna gracilipes. From the EtOAc-soluble fraction, three known triterpenes were isolated. Their toxicities towar...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhao Z,Matsunami K,Otsuka H,Shinzato T,Takeda Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new oxygenated lanostane-type triterpene, named lucidumol C, together with six known compounds, was isolated from the chloroform extract of the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lingzhi. Structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic and chemical studies. Potential cytotoxic activities of the isolated compo...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Amen YM,Zhu Q,Tran HB,Afifi MS,Halim AF,Ashour A,Mira A,Shimizu K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The known seco-cucurbitane triterpene, (24E)-3,4-seco-cucurbita-4,24-diene-3,26,29-trioic acid (1), has been isolated as a potent protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) 1B inhibitor together with a new analogue, (24E)-3,4-seco-cucurbita-4,24-diene-3-hydroxy-26,29-dioic acid (2), from the fruiting bodies of Russula lepida....

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Maarisit W,Yamazaki H,Kanno SI,Tomizawa A,Lee JS,Namikoshi M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The root of Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa is an important crude drug in Kampo medicines (traditional Japanese medicine). Chemical evaluation of crude drugs is crucial to ensuring the safety and efficacy of herbal medicine; however, there is currently no chemical standard for the A. acutiloba crude drug in Japanese pharm...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Shinjyo N,Fuchino H,Kawahara N,Hishida A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hydrolyzable tannins [oenothein B (1), eugeniflorin D(2) (2), and tellimagrandins I (3) and II (4)], two related polyphenolic compounds [gallic acid (5) and quinic acid 3,5-di-O-gallate (6)], and four myricetin glycosides [myricetins 3-O-beta-D-xyloside (7), 3-O-beta-D-galactoside (8), 3-O-beta-D-galactoside 6''-...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yoshimura M,Amakura Y,Tokuhara M,Yoshida T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00