Modulation of apoptosis by natural products for cancer therapy.

abstract：:Bioassay-guided isolation of two new compounds, 3,4-methylenedioxy-3'-O-methyl-4'-O-glucoside ellagic acid (1) and the pteleoellagic acid derivative (2), from the stem bark of Pteleopsis hylodendron is reported along with 3,4-methylenedioxy-3'-O-methyl ellagic acid (3), 3,3'-di-O-methyl ellagic acid (4) and 3,3',4'-tr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Atta-Ur-Rahman,Ngounou FN,Choudhary MI,Malik S,Makhmoor T,Nur-E-Alam M,Zareen S,Lontsi D,Ayafor JF,Sondengam BL

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Evodiamine, a major alkaloidal principle of Evodia fruits (Evodia rutaecarpa, Rutaceae), showed vanilloid receptor agonistic activities comparable to capsaicin. The Chinese literature refers to Evodia fruits as a "hot nature" herb. In spite of the similarities in the actions of evodiamine and capsaicin in vitro, evodi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kobayashi Y,Nakano Y,Kizaki M,Hoshikuma K,Yokoo Y,Kamiya T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to 7-methoxy-2-methyl-3,4,5-trihydroxyanthraquinone (1), physcion (2), macrosporin (3), deoxybostrycin (4), altersolanol B (5) and dactylariol (6), a new hexahydroanthraquinone named pleospdione (7) was isolated from the culture of Pleospora sp . IFB-E006, an endophytic fungus residing in the normal stem o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ge HM,Song YC,Shan CY,Ye YH,Tan RX

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten clones of dark-leaved willows ( Salix myrsinifolia Salisb.) were grown for two years on two different sites, Luikonlahti and Punkaharju, using various combinations of soil cultivation, fertilization and mulch treatments, with the objective of comparing the effect of different cultivation methods on the growth and ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Heiska S,Rousi M,Turtola S,Meier B,Tirkkonen V,Julkunen-Tiitto R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant effects of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose (1,5-AF), a unique anhydrohexulose, were studied in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) solution, in human cells along with lipid peroxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). We have confirmed that 1,5-AF scavenges DPPH radicals directly in solution and inhibits the...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yamaji K,Sarker KP,Maruyama I,Hizukuri S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some diterpenoids show various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-HIV and anti-tumor activity. Previously, we have focused our research on the apoptosis-inducing properties of diterpenoids and found that some ent-kaurene-type diterpenoids induced apoptosis in human leukemia HL-60 cells. In this s...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kondoh M,Nagashima F,Suzuki I,Harada M,Fujii M,Asakawa Y,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is a well-known toxin in the environment that causes severe damage to the nervous system. Gastrodin is the main bioactive component of Tian ma ( GASTRODIA ELATA Bl.), which is a traditional herbal medicine widely used in eastern Asia. Increasing lines of evidence show that gastrodin has diverse effects, especiall...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yong W,Xing TR,Wang S,Chen L,Hu P,Li CC,Wang HL,Wang M,Chen JT,Ruan DY

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic butylidenephthalide (Bdph), 60 mg/kg per os (p.o.) given 3 h prior to injection of pituitrin (4 U/kg, i.v.), significantly prevented T-wave lowering on lead II electrocardiograph in unanesthetized rats. The effective dose, 60 mg/kg, was about 1/56th of the median lethal dose (LD50, p.o.) in rats. However, Bd...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ko WC,Sheu JR,Tzeng SH,Chen CM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptanthrin and (E,Z)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)indolinone (indolinone) were recently isolated from Isatis tinctoria as potent anti-inflammatory and antiallergic alkaloids, and shown to inhibit COX-2, 5-LOX catalyzed leukotriene synthesis, and mast cell degranulation at low µM to nM concentrations. To ass...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jähne EA,Eigenmann DE,Moradi-Afrapoli F,Verjee S,Butterweck V,Hebeisen S,Hettich T,Schlotterbeck G,Smieško M,Hamburger M,Oufir M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The culture medium of Beauveria amorpha Hohn. exhibited strong radical scavenging properties. Activity-directed fractionation assisted by a radical scavenging assay on TLC afforded two active compounds which were identified as 6-methyl-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl 4-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (-)-terredionol (2). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu F,Schmidt K,Stoyanova S,Zengzhi L,Gräfe U,Hamburger M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poncirus trifoliata (Rutaceae) extracts have been known to possess anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. However, other biological activities, especially, the anticancer potential of extracts of P. trifoliata or its constituents, have not been fully investigated yet. In this study, we have evaluat...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hong J,Min HY,Xu GH,Lee JG,Lee SH,Kim YS,Kang SS,Lee SK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citral, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al, a key component of the lemon-scented essential oils extracted from several herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), melissa (Melissa officinalis), verbena (Verbena officinalis) is used as a food additive and as a fragrance in cosmetics. In this study, we investig...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dudai N,Weinstein Y,Krup M,Rabinski T,Ofir R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new anthraquinones have been isolated from the seeds of PEGANUM HARMALA Linn and the structures established as 3,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-2-methylanthraquinone (peganone; 1) and 8-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylanthraquinone (peganone; 2) by spectral correlations and chemical evidences. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pitre S,Srivastava SK

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonolignan compounds have been isolated from the fruits of SILYBUM MARIANUM subsp. ANATOLICUM and kaempferol 3-sulphate and other flavonoid compounds have been isolated from the aerial parts and were identified. The flavonoid sulphate derivatives are shown to be present in SILYBUM genus for the first time. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Meriçli AH

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new guaiane-type sesquiterpene lactones (1-3), together with nine related sesquiterpenes (4-12), were isolated from the whole extract of Ixeris dentata (Asteraceae). The chemical structures of isolates 1-12 were established by spectroscopic analyses as 3 β,8 β-dihydroxy-guaia-10(14)-en-1 α,4 α,5 α,6 β,7 α,11 βH-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cha MR,Choi YH,Choi CW,Yoo DS,Kim YS,Choi SU,Kim YH,Ryu SY

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Three new depsidones, parmosidones F - G (1 - 2), and 8'-O-methylsalazinic acid (3), and 3 new diphenylethers, parmetherines A - C (4 - 6), together with 2 known congeners were isolated from the whole thalli of Parmotrema dilatatum, a foliose chlorolichen. Their structures were unambiguously determined by extensive sp...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Devi AP,Duong TH,Ferron S,Beniddir MA,Dinh MH,Nguyen VK,Pham NK,Mac DH,Boustie J,Chavasiri W,Pogam PL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoglycemic activity of olive leaf was studied. Maximum hypoglycemic activity was obtained from samples collected in the winter months, especially in February. One of the compounds responsible for this activity was oleuropeoside, which showed activity at a dose of 16 mg/kg. This compound also demonstrated antidia...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gonzalez M,Zarzuelo A,Gamez MJ,Utrilla MP,Jimenez J,Osuna I

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we examined the ability of the furofuran lignan yangambin to influence the local and systemic responses induced by antigen or PAF in actively sensitized or normal rats. Given intraperitoneally 1 h before stimulation, yangambin inhibited the pleural neutrophil and eosinophil infiltration evoked by the i.p...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Serra MF,Diaz BL,Barreto EO,Pereira AP,Lima MC,Barbosa-Filho JM,Cordeiro RS,Martins MA,de Silva PM

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：:Rice bran, a by-product of brown rice milling, is a rich source of dietary fiber and protein, and its usage as a functional food is expected to increase. In this study, immunomodulatory effects of glycoprotein obtained from rice bran were studied in normal mice and mouse models of cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppre...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park HY,Yu AR,Hong HD,Kim HH,Lee KW,Choi HD

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of secondary metabolites from the bark of Alnus glutinosa led to the isolation of fourteen diarylheptanoids: oregonin (1), platyphylloside (2), rubranoside A (3), rubranoside B (4), hirsutanonol (5), hirsutenone (6), hirsutanonol-5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), platyphyllonol-5-O-β-D-xylopyranoside (8), aceroside...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Novaković M,Stanković M,Vučković I,Todorović N,Trifunović S,Tešević V,Vajs V,Milosavljević S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chloroform extract of Valeriana officinalis led to the isolation of clionasterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and a mixture of 6'-O-acyl-beta-D-glucosyl-clionasterols. The acyl moieties were identified as hexadecanoyl, 8 E,11 E-octadecadienoyl and 14-methylpentadecanoyl by alkaline hydrolysis followed by GC-MS analy...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pullela SV,Choi YW,Khan SI,Khan IA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to find antiallergic agents from natural sources using mast cells activated during allergic reaction. We screened over 2000 plants for blockade of histamine release and identified two of them, S. baicalenesis and P. edulis. Bioassay-guided fractionation led to two main constituent flavonoids, baicalin from S....

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim DS,Son EJ,Kim M,Heo YM,Nam JB,Ro JY,Woo SS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The configurations of the component amino acids in ginseng tetrapeptide 1 isolated from Panax ginseng were determined by HPLC with an optical resolution column and the structure of 1 was established to be H-L-Val-gamma-D-Glu-D-Arg- Gly-OH. Synthesis of the ginseng tetrapeptide, 1, and of the configuration and conjugat...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yagi A,Ishizu T,Okamura N,Noguchi S,Itoh H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of (S)-bakuchiol isolated from the seed of Psoralea corylifolia, on liver injury. Primary rat hepatocyte intoxication was induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBH), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) or D-galactosamine (D-GalN). Liver injury was induced by either...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park EJ,Zhao YZ,Kim YC,Sohn DH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of gallic acid on the gene expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the cytokines interleukin (IL)-1, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, TNF-alpha, and interferon (IFN)-gamma were investigated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The experiments were performed in parallel in non-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Radtke OA,Kiderlen AF,Kayser O,Kolodziej H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five flavonoids of seven different types, namely isoflavonoids, chalcones, dihydroflavonols, flavanols, flavanones, flavones, and flavonols were investigated for their ability to inhibit ascorbate-induced microsomal lipid peroxidation and their cytotoxicity. For each activity a structure-activity relationship w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cos P,Calomme M,Sindambiwe JB,De Bruyne T,Cimanga K,Pieters L,Vlietinck AJ,Vanden Berghe D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new sauchinone analogues, sauchinones B-D (1-3), together with sauchinone (4), were isolated from the aerial part of Saururus chinensis. Structures of the new compounds were determined by extensive spectroscopic data as well as X-ray analysis. Compounds 3 and 4 inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccha...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gao X,He J,Wu XD,Peng LY,Dong LB,Deng X,Li Y,Cheng X,Zhao QS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00