New depsidone and dichromone from the stems of Garcinia paucinervis with antiproliferative activity.

abstract：:Euphorbia hirta L. has been widely used in India and Chinese society. The molecular pharmacology basis of its anti-inflammatory effect is revealed in this work. The ethanol extract of Euphorbia hirta L. (Eh) and its active component were studied in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophage cells (RAW 264.7) as an ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Shih MF,Cheng YD,Shen CR,Cherng JY

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:A new β-carboline alkaloid (1) and two new matrine-type alkaloids (2 and 3), together with two known alkaloids (4 and 5), were isolated from the roots of Sophora tonkinensis. The new structures were elucidated via extensive analyses of the spectroscopic data (IR, UV, HRESIMS, NMR) and X-ray crystallography. The absolu...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wu C,He L,Yi X,Qin J,Li Y,Zhang Y,Wang G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) manifests as mechanical allodynia and hyperalgesia, and is one of the main adverse effects of chemotherapeutic agents. Currently available therapeutic drugs are not sufficiently effective for the management of this adverse effect in the clinic. Therefore, the developme...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yu H,Toume K,Kurokawa Y,Andoh T,Komatsu K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoorientin (ISO), a natural flavonoid compound, has been identified in several plants and its biological activity is determined and the study on lowering uric acid has not been reported. In view of the current status of treatment of hyperuricemia, we evaluated the hypouricemic effects of ISO in vivo and in vitro, and...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： An MF,Wang MY,Shen C,Sun ZR,Zhao YL,Wang XJ,Sheng J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the 1-BuOH-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of the leaves of Guettarda speciosa L., two new compounds (1, 2) were isolated together with six known compounds. Spectroscopic analysis of 1 and 2 established their structures to be derivatives of a glycerol α-glucuronide and a megastigmane glycoside, respectively. H...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Cai WH,Matsunami K,Otsuka H,Shinzato T,Takeda Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Five polyphenolic compounds were identified from the diethyl ether and ethyl acetate extracts of the herb of ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi L. (Caryophyllaceae). The identified and isolated compounds were established as a caffeic acid, luteolin, apigenin, apigenin 8-C-beta-D-glucopyranoside (vitexin) and luteolin 8...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Tomczyk M

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:Picrasma javanica Blume (Simaroubaceae) is a medium-sized tree that is distributed widely in tropical Asia. In our previous study, we isolated quassinoids from P. javanica bark collected in Myanmar, and reported their antiproliferative activities. In our ongoing research for the discovery of bioactive compounds from M...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Prema,Wong CP,Nugroho AE,Awouafack MD,Win YY,Win NN,Ngwe H,Morita H,Morita H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mimosa pudica is used in traditional medicine for treating various disorders such as inflammatory conditions, diarrhoea, insomnia, alopecia, urogenital infections and wounds. The present study investigated the effect of M. pudica extract (MPE) on L-arginine-induced acute necrotising pancreatitis in rats. The ethanolic...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kaur J,Sidhu S,Chopra K,Khan MU

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:The stem of the Akebia plant, "Mokutsu", is a crude diuretic and antiphlogistic drug. Japanese products prepared from wild Akebia plants cover most of the Mokutsu market. Two Akebia plants, Akebia quinata Decaisne (Aq) and A. trifoliata Koidzumi (At) of Lardizabalaceae, are standardized as Mokutsu in Japanese pharmaco...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kitaoka F,Kakiuchi N,Long C,Itoga M,Yoshimatsu H,Mitsue A,Atsumi T,Mouri C,Mikage M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to establish a methodology for identifying Paeonia samples based on metallomic analysis. We prepared 66 batches of samples (16 batches of crude drugs and 50 batches of cultivars, comprising 64 batches of Paeonia lactiflora and 2 batches of P. veitchii) collected from Japan and China (Inner Mongolia and elsewh...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Shimada K,Nakamura Y,Kawase M,Komatsu K,Saito T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:From the dried rhizomes of Curcuma comosa cultivating in Thailand, 26 known sesquiterpenes were isolated: zederone, zederone epoxide, furanodienone, isofuranodienone, 1(10)Z,4Z-furanodiene-6-one, glechomanolide, dehydrocurdione, neocurdione, curdione, 7 alpha-hydroxyneocurdione, 7 beta-hydroxycurdione, germacrone-1(10...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Qu Y,Xu F,Nakamura S,Matsuda H,Pongpiriyadacha Y,Wu L,Yoshikawa M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversed-phase preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of the methanol extract of the aerial parts of Euphorbia petiolata Banks & Soland, an endemic Iranian medicinal plant, yielded ten free radical scavengers including eight flavonoid glycosides myricetin 3-O-glucoside (1), kaempferol 3-O-(2-O-gallo...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Nazemiyeh H,Kazemi EM,Zare K,Jodari M,Nahar L,Sarker SD

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predominant feature of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance. Identifying a drug able to reduce insulin resistance is an urgent requirement. ent-3α-Formylabieta-8(14),13(15)-dien-16,12β-olide had been identified as a new diterpene derivative which showed anticancer activity. This study explores the hypoglycemic ef...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Hou P,Qu Y,Liao Z,Zhao S,Feng Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:It is generally accepted that fungi have a number of dormant gene clusters for the synthesis of secondary metabolites, and the activation of these gene clusters can expand the diversity of secondary metabolites in culture. Recent studies have revealed that the mycolic acid-containing bacterium Tsukamurella pulmonis ac...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Jomori T,Hara Y,Sasaoka M,Harada K,Setiawan A,Hirata K,Kimishima A,Arai M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celastrus orbiculatus is a medicinal plant belonging to the Celastraceae family. In this survey on the secondary metabolites of plants for obtaining antitumor substances, the chemical constituents of the stems of C. orbiculatus were investigated. Nortriptonoterpene (1), a new C19-norabietane diterpenoid, together with...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Jiang W,Shan TZ,Xu JJ,Chen WJ,Miao L,Lv MY,Tao L,Liu YQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral obesity induces insulin resistance and is recognized as an important risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MS). Therefore, inhibition of lipid absorption from the intestine is regarded as an effective way of preventing MS. Terminalia bellirica is extensively used in Ayurvedic medicine in India and neighboring c...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Makihara H,Shimada T,Machida E,Oota M,Nagamine R,Tsubata M,Kinoshita K,Takahashi K,Aburada M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new indole alkaloid, leucoridine A N-oxide (1), consisting of two units of a strychnan type of skeleton, was isolated from the leaves of Leuconotis griffithii. Its structure was elucidated by various spectroscopic means such as NMR and MS, and also by chemical means. Antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falcip...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Nugroho AE,Hirasawa Y,Piow WC,Kaneda T,Hadi AH,Shirota O,Ekasari W,Widyawaruyanti A,Morita H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new acetylated C-glycosylflavones, 3″,6″-di-O-acetylswertiajaponin (1), 4″,6″-di-O-acetylswertiajaponin (2), and 6″-O-acetylswertiajaponin (3), together with six known compounds were isolated from the whole herb of Swertia mileensis. Their structures were elucidated on extensive NMR experiments and mass spectrom...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu X,Shi Y,Hu H,Li J,Li C,Yang L,Wang Z

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:To date, there are very few effective drugs for liver fibrosis treatment; therefore, it is urgent to develop novel therapeutic targets and approaches. In the present research, we sought to study the protective effect of sweroside contained in Lonicera japonica or blue honeysuckle berries in a mouse model of liver fibr...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Gong J,Yang F,Yang Q,Tang X,Shu F,Xu L,Wang Z,Yang L

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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