Inhibition of prostate cancer (LNCaP) cell proliferation by volatile components from Nagami kumquats.

abstract：:Cuttings of a clone of A. annua L. (Asteraceae), grown under 16 h photoperiod for 55 days were transferred to six photoperiod treatments in the greenhouse. Under short photoperiods (8, 10, or 12 h), plants flowered after two weeks; plants under long photoperiods (16, 20, or 24 h) remained vegetative until termination ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ferreira JF,Simon JE,Janick J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many anti-inflammatory agents are known to significantly enhance the terminal differentiation of some cancer cells such as leukemia cells. In this study, the effect of yomogin, a eudesmane sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Artemisia princeps with anti-inflammatory activity, was investigated in human promyelocytic le...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim SH,Kim TS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new secoiridoid glucosides, jasamplexosides A, B and C, were isolated from the crude drug "Niu du teng", the leaves and stems of JASMINUM AMPLEXICAULE, together with the known secoiridoid glucosides, 10-hydroxyligstroside and jasminoside. Their structural elucidation by spectroscopic studies is described. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tanahashi T,Shimada A,Nagakura N,Nayeshiro H

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of our continuing study on the Calophyllum species, a number of coumarins, xanthones and chromene acids from different Calophyllum species of Sri Lanka were tested for inhibitory activity against the HIV-1 and its virally-encoded reverse transcriptase (RT). These compounds were found to be inactive in both the...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dharmaratne HR,Tan GT,Marasinghe GP,Pezzuto JM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swertiamarin, a secoiridoid isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of Enicostemma axillare, was evaluated for antiedematogenic activity using carrageenan-, formalin-, and histamine-induced paw edema methods in rats. In the carrageenan-induced method, the percentages of edema inhibition obtained after 5 h induction we...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vaijanathappa J,Badami S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isovitexin exhibits potent antioxidant activities. In this study, the activity of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW264.7 macrophages after incubation with isovitexin was investigated. Isovitexin was able to reduce the production of hydrogen peroxide induced by LPS in mouse macropha...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lin CM,Huang ST,Liang YC,Lin MS,Shih CM,Chang YC,Chen TY,Chen CT

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Viscum album L. produced by a specific homogenization procedure contain viscotoxins (VT) and liposome-like membrane vesicles, formed from cellular membranes. Interactions between these membrane structures and viscotoxins are characterized in this work. Binding properties of viscotoxins with mistletoe extra...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Winkler K,Jäger S,Leneweit G,Schubert R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms of nuciferine (a main aporphine alkaloid of lotus leaf extract), which can induce relaxation in contracted tracheal rings. Under Ca2+-free and 2 mM Ca2+ conditions, we found that nuciferine had no effect on the resting muscle tone of tracheal rings. In contrast, nuciferine ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang X,Yu MF,Lei J,Peng YB,Zhao P,Xue L,Chen W,Ma LQ,Liu QH,Shen J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the water extract of the roots of Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) a polysaccharide fraction was isolated which revealed activity in the carrageenan rat paw edema model and lymphocyte transformation test. Ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration of this fraction afforded 4 different polysaccharides, one of w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wagner H,Willer F,Kreher B

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis, also called TB, is currently a major health hazard due to multidrug-resistant forms of bacilli. Global efforts are underway to eradicate TB using new drugs with new modes of action, higher activity, and fewer side effects in combination with vaccines. For this reason, unexplored new sources and previousl...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Santhosh RS,Suriyanarayanan B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new dammar-type triterpenoid caffeates (1-3) were isolated from the stalks of Celastrus rosthornianus Loes. Their structures were established through various spectral studies as 3beta,20(S),24(S)-trihydroxyldammar-25-ene 3-caffeate (1), 3beta,20(S),24(R)-trihydroxyldammar-25-ene 3-caffeate (2) and 3beta,20(S),25...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang KW,Sun CR,Wu XD,Pan YJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided fractionation of the hexanic root bark extract of Casearia sylvestris var. lingua led to the isolation of a new clerodane diterpene, whose structure was elucidated as rel-(2 S,5 R,6 R,8 S,9 S,10 R,18 S,19 R)-19-acetoxy-18,19-epoxy-6-hydroxy-18-butanoyloxy-2-(2-methylbutanoyloxy)cleroda-3,13(16), 14-tri...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Espindola LS,Vasconcelos Júnior JR,de Mesquita ML,Marquié P,de Paula JE,Mambu L,Santana JM

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This perspective describes some commonly used animal models for the evaluation of potential chemopreventive agents in colon carcinogenesis. Special emphasis is given to the azoxymethane (AOM)/1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) rat model and APCMIN mice, carrying a mutation in APC, a key gene in human carcinogenesis. In the A...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Femia AP,Caderni G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaves of Myrcia ovata, popularly known as "laranjinha do mato", are frequently used as an infusion in folk medicine. The essential oil obtained from these leaves is rich in citral, a mixture of neral and geranial isomers, known for its analgesic effect. Male Swiss mice (20-22 g) were tested in models of acute pai...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dos Santos GC,Gomes GA,Gonçalves GM,de Sousa LM,Santiago GM,de Carvalho MG,Marinho BG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligomeric stilbenes (+)-alpha-viniferin (1), miyabenol C (2), and kobophenol A (3) have been isolated from Caragana sinica (Buchoz) Rehd (Leguminosae). (+)-alpha-Viniferin (1) and miyabenol C (2) exhibited protein kinase C inhibitory activity at low micromolar concentrations. (+)-alpha-Viniferin inhibited keratin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kulanthaivel P,Janzen WP,Ballas LM,Jiang JB,Hu CQ,Darges JW,Seldin JC,Cofield DJ,Adams LM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isoprenylated xanthone, cudrafrutixanthone A, was isolated from the roots of Cudrania fruticosa, together with 18 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Most isoprenylated xanthones exhibited cytotoxicity against HCT-116, SMMC-7721, SGC-7901, and BGC-823 cell lines with IC (5...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang YH,Hou AJ,Zhu GF,Chen DF,Sun HD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major alkaloids of PAPAVER TRINIIFOLIUM collected in two different parts of Anatolia have proved to be of the aporphine, morphinane and rhoeadine types. The two collections possessed different major alkaloids and the existence of chemical strains is indicated. In addition to the aporphine-(floripavidine), the morp...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sariyar G

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new steroidal saponin, timosaponin F, along with six known compounds was isolated from the rhizomes of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge. On the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence, the structure of timosaponin F was elucidated as (5beta, 25 S):-spirostan-3beta,15alpha,23alpha-triol-3-O-beta- glucopyranosyl-(1-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Meng ZY,Zhang JY,Xu SX,Sugahara K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usnic acid, a lichen secondary metabolite produced by a whole number of lichens, has attracted the interest of researchers owing to its broad range of biological activity, including antiviral, antibiotic, anticancer properties, and it possessing a certain toxicity. The synthesis of new usnic acid derivatives and the i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dyrkheeva N,Luzina O,Filimonov A,Zakharova O,Ilina E,Zakharenko A,Kuprushkin M,Nilov D,Gushchina I,Švedas V,Salakhutdinov N,Lavrik O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is characterized by deep metabolic disturbances, including decreased insulin sensitivity, adiposity, and changes in lipid profiles. Estrogen replacement therapy can partially reverse these changes, and while it is safe in most healthy postmenopausal women, there are still existing concerns regarding an incre...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jeremic I,Petricevic S,Tadic V,Petrovic D,Tosic J,Stanojevic Z,Petronijevic M,Vidicevic S,Trajkovic V,Isakovic A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-sera against a complement-activating pectin (AR-2IIb), which was purified from the roots of Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa, were obtained by immunization of rabbits, and a polyclonal anti-AR-2IIb antibody of the IgG class was purified by affinity chromatography on AR-2IIb-immobilized Sepharose and Protein G-Sepharos...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang NL,Kiyohara H,Matsumoto T,Otsuka H,Hirano M,Yamada H

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The species Ageratina pichinchensis (Asteraceae) has been used for a long time in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of different skin conditions and injuries. In this study, the healing capacity of the plant extracts obtained was evaluated and, in order to understand the mechanism of healing, we also anal...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Romero-Cerecero O,Zamilpa-Álvarez A,Ramos-Mora A,Alonso-Cortés D,Jiménez-Ferrer JE,Huerta-Reyes ME,Tortoriello J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinacea purpurea cell cultures have been established for the production of secondary and possibly bioactive compounds using elicitation techniques. Different elicitors including yeast elicitor, methyl jasmonate, glutathione, and manganese ions were used and compared for their effects on the formation of phenolics in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li WW,Barz W

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new secodammarane triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus. Based on chemical and spectral analysis they were assigned as (20S)-20-hydroxy-24-O-alpha-L-arabino-pyranosyl-3,4- secodammar-4(28),11,25-trien-3-oic acid, named cyclocarioside II and 25-hydroxy-(20S,24R)-epoxy-12R-O-beta...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shu RG,Xu CR,Li LN,Yu ZL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An allergenic protein from tatary buckwheat seeds, designated TBt, was purified by salting out, anion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and SEC showed that the allergenic protein was composed of two subunits...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhang X,Cui X,Li Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of 7-epiclusianone (7-epi) on specific virulence attributes of Streptococcus mutans in vitro and on development of dental caries in vivo. 7-Epi was obtained and purified from fruits of Rheedia brasiliensis. We investigated its influence on surface-adsorbed glucosyltran...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Branco-de-Almeida LS,Murata RM,Franco EM,dos Santos MH,de Alencar SM,Koo H,Rosalen PL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioscoretine isolated from the aqueous fraction of the methanol extract of Dioscorea dumetorum tubers when administered intra-peritoneally to normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits produces significant hypoglycaemic effects at a dose of 20 mg/kg. The fasting blood sugar in normoglycaemic rabbits was reduced from 112 mg/1...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Iwu MM,Okunji CO,Ohiaeri GO,Akah P,Corley D,Tempesta MS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate standardized ethanol extracts of fruit and leaves of Piper sarmentosum for their in vivo antioxidant activity in rats using a CCl (4)-induced oxidative stress model. The standardization was based on the quantification of the markers pellitorine, sarmentine and sarmentosine by hig...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hussain K,Ismail Z,Sadikun A,Ibrahim P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pyrrolizidine alkaloids were isolated from Eupatorium portoricense and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic methods as (-)-viridifloryl-supinidine (amabiline), (-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (echinatine), and C12- O-acetyl-(-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (O(12)-acetylechinatine). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wiedenfeld H,Guerrero R,Roeder E

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new steroidal saponins, diosbulbisides D (1) and E (2), along with five known saponins (3- 7) were isolated from the rhizomes of Dioscorea bulbifera L. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data. Compounds 6 and 7, two 3- O-trisaccharides of diosgenin spirostanes, showed moderate cytotoxic acti...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Liu H,Chou GX,Wang JM,Ji LL,Wang ZT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00