Inhibitory effects of furanocoumarins isolated from the roots of Angelica dahurica on prostaglandin E2 production.

abstract：:Infusions of Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae) fruits are traditionally used as antidiabetic medication in Mediterranean countries, but to our knowledge no studies have been undertaken so far to determine the possible mechanisms involved in the antidiabetic properties of the fruit. The present study was de...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Nmila R,Gross R,Rchid H,Roye M,Manteghetti M,Petit P,Tijane M,Ribes G,Sauvaire Y

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in Africa. The conventional oral synthetic antidiabetic drugs available to manage the disease are costly and not readily affordable to the majority of the affected population. Interestingly, the continent is endowed with a tremendous number of medicinal plants that...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mohammed A,Ibrahim MA,Islam MS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juniperus (Cupressaceae, Pinales) plants are widely distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. The leaves and twigs of at least 8 Juniperus species (J. pingii, J. pingii var. wilsonii, J. squamata, J. recurva var. coxii, J. saltuaria, J. indica, J. tibetica and J. convallium var. microsperma) have been used as...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang YT,De J,Fu ZL,Wang XL,Chen DF,Xie H,Lu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isoflavonoids found in soy have attracted great interest as dietary phytoestrogens that might be effective for postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. Special attention has been devoted to the hormonal effects of various isoflavonoids, like genistein (GEN) and daidzein's (DAID) potent metabolite, equol (EQ). H...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tezval M,Sehmisch S,Seidlová-Wuttke D,Rack T,Kolios L,Wuttke W,Stuermer KM,Stuermer EK

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an exploratory investigation of antimicrobial promoting compounds, 3- O-acyl-(-)-epicatechins and 3- O-acyl-(+)-catechins possessing various aromatic groups and aliphatic chains of varying length from C4 to C16 for increasing lipophilicity were synthesized and tested for antimicrobial activities against Gram-positi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park KD,Park YS,Cho SJ,Sun WS,Kim SH,Jung DH,Kim JH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) metabolism by a water extract of the root of Scutellaria baicalensis and its flavonoids was examined in liver microsomes. AFB1 is known to be metabolized to aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), aflatoxin Q1 (AFQ1), and AFB1-8,9-epoxide (AFBO). The water extract potently inhibited the production o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim BR,Kim DH,Park R,Kwon KB,Ryu DG,Kim YC,Kim NY,Jeong S,Kang BK,Kim KS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new steroidal saponins were isolated from the fruits of Tribulus terrestris, and their structures were elucidated as (25R,S)-5 alpha-spirostane-12-one-3 beta-ol-3-O-beta-xylopyranosyl(1-->2)- [beta-xylopyranosyl(1-->3)]-beta-glucopyranosyl(1-->4)-[alpha-rhamno- pyranosyl(1-->2)]-beta-galactopyranoside; 26-O-beta...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cai L,Wu Y,Zhang J,Pei F,Xu Y,Xie S,Xu D

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction is characterised by the low bioavailability of nitric oxide with a relevant negative impact on the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway. The loss of nitric oxide/cGMP signaling may be caused by an increased arginase activity. Plant-derived substances, especially polyphenols, are compounds that have the po...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Minozzo BR,Fernandes D,Beltrame FL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chloroform extract of the stems of Encelia ventorum yielded a new benzopyranbenzofuran dimer. The structure was assigned from (1)H-NMR and MS data as 4[2-(5-acetyl-6-hydroxybenzofuranyl)]-2-[6(7-methoxy-2, 2-dimethylbenzo-1 -pyranyl)]-pentan-2-ol. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Proksch P,Aregullin M,Rodriguez E

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of the aerial parts of two collections of AMBROSIA MARITIMA afforded in addition to known pseudoguaianolides nine new ones including two nor-sesquiterpene lactones and two dimeric lactones. The structures were elucidated by highfield (1)H-NMR spectroscopy. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jakupovic J,Sun H,Geerts S,Bohlmann F

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our ongoing efforts to identify effective naturally sourced agents for the treating of diabetic complications, two new (1 and 2) and 11 known phenolic compounds (3-13) were isolated from an 80 % ethanol extract of Litsea japonica leaves. The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic and chem...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee IS,Kim YJ,Jung SH,Kim JH,Kim JS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new xanthone glycosides, comastomasides A-E (1-5), were isolated from aqueous ethanol extracts of the aerial portions of Comastoma pedunculatum. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis methods. Compounds 1-5 were evaluated for their hepatoprotective activity and cytotoxicity ag...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Qiao Y,Yuan Y,Cui B,Zhang Y,Chen H,Li S,Li Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the screening of antimalarial substances, the 80% EtOH extract from the outer bark of Ochna integerrima Merr. (Ochnaceae) was shown to have a good anti-malarial activity (IC50 value: 6.5 microg/mL) whereas extracts from the inner barks of O.integerrima showed no antimalarial activity. Biflavanone (1), which had...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ichino C,Kiyohara H,Soonthornchareonnon N,Chuakul W,Ishiyama A,Sekiguchi H,Namatame M,Otoguro K,Omura S,Yamada H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dried rhizome of Panax notoginseng is a traditional Chinese herb extensively used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases and other ailments. Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are known as the major pharmacologically active constituents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective effects of ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Liu L,Shi R,Shi Q,Cheng Y,Huo Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaves of Ligustrum vulgare (common privet) have been used for treatment of oropharyngeal inflammations or as antirheumatic, diuretic, and hypotensive agents in folk medicine in southern Europe. Taking into account that neutrophils are involved in the inflammation, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Czerwińska ME,Granica S,Kiss AK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medicinal properties of curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa L. cannot be utilised because of poor bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and intestinal wall. In this study, the effect of combining piperine, a known inhibitor of hepatic and intestinal glucuronidation, was evaluated on the bioavai...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shoba G,Joy D,Joseph T,Majeed M,Rajendran R,Srinivas PS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of action, leakage of cytochrome c from mitochondria into cytosol, for the antineoplastic compound glyfoline was examined. Additionally, our current studies revealed that glyfoline induced apoptotic changes and arrested cell cycle procession at the G2/M phase in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). A reverse ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Su TL,Huang HM,Wang CK,Wu HC,Lin CT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic goal in liver fibrosis is the reversal of fibrosis and the selective clearance of activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) by inducing apoptosis. Over the past several years, we have screened for natural products that mediate apoptosis in activated HSCs. Among the candidate compounds, honokiol, isolated...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park EJ,Zhao YZ,Kim YH,Lee BH,Sohn DH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plectranthus barbatus Andr. is one of the most important species of the genus Plectranthus L' Herit. (Lamiaceae), with a wide variety of traditional medicinal uses in Hindu and Ayurvedic traditional medicine as well as in the folk medicine of Brazil, tropical Africa and China. The plant has therefore been an attractiv...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Alasbahi RH,Melzig MF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an obvious discrepancy between the popularity of mistletoe extracts and their classification as a non-conventional treatment modality with unproven efficacy in oncology. The commercial preparations suffer from several major drawbacks: lack of precise declarations for the molecular characteristics and the conc...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gabius HJ,Gabius S,Joshi SS,Koch B,Schroeder M,Manzke WM,Westerhausen M

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted isolation based on a combination of NMR and HPLC-PDA-MS of a dichloromethane extract of Thymus vulgaris Varico 3 aerial parts afforded one new p-cymene dimer, 6,3',4'-trihydroxy-5,5'-diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenyl (1: ), together with two known p-cymene derivatives (2: and 3: ), as well as five known compo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Stefanis I,Hadjipavlou-Litina D,Bilia AR,Karioti A

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Owing to their high content of flavonoids and saponins, plantlets of Avena sativa L. (Poaceae) are likely to possess anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties of value in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). With a view to its potential use in atopic subjects at risk of developing sensitisation to dietary ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mandeau A,Aries MF,Boé JF,Brenk M,Crebassa-Trigueros V,Vaissière C,Teysseyre V,Bieber T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of extracts of MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. fruits on glucose metabolism and glucose uptake was investigated. The fruit of momordica, at all ripening stages, was found to contain two inhibitory compounds: one against hexokinase activity and the other against glucose uptake by rat intestinal fragments. Both inhibi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Meir P,Yaniv Z

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoliquiritigenin (4,2',4'-trihydroxychalcone, ISL) is a natural pigment with a simple chalcone structure. In this study, we report the ISL-induced inhibition on the growth of human hepatoma cells (Hep G2) for the first time. The cell growth inhibition achieved by ISL treatment resulted in programmed cell death in a c...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hsu YL,Kuo PL,Lin LT,Lin CC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new bisiridoid glucosides, radiatoside B and C, together with the known compounds mussaenosidic acid and geniposidic acid, were isolated from the aerial parts of ARGYLIA RADIATA. The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bianco A,Passacantilli P,Righi G,Nicoletti M,Serafini M,Garbarino JA,Gambaro V,Chamy MC

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The known alkaloids (+/-)-stylopine, (+/-)-sinactine, protopine, (+)-bulbocapnine, (-)-domesticine, (+)-corydine and (+)-isoboldine were found in the mixture of alkaloids from Corydalis marschalliana (Papaveraceae), growing in Bulgaria. The alkaloids dehydronantenine, (+)-nantenine and oxonantenine were isolated for t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kiryakov HG,Iskrenova E,Kuzmanov B,Evstatieva L

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a study on chemical constituents of Camptotheca species, one new natural camptothecin analogue (2), two new alkaloids (3, 4), one new ellagic acid analogue (5), and 19 known compounds (1, 6-23) have been isolated from the root bark, stem bark, fruits, and leaves of Camptotheca acuminata Decaisne. The struct...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhang Z,Li S,Zhang S,Liang C,Gorenstein D,Beasley RS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical analyses of two Cynara species: C. humilis and C.cornigera revealed various combinations of flavones, flavonols, flavanones, coumarins, phenolic acids, and an aurone. All the identified constituents are reported for the first time from the two species, while the presence of the aurone is reported for the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chinou I,Harvala C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary metabolites of scutellarin, the main effective constituent of breviscapine, a cerebrovascular and cardiovascular drug consisting of total flavonoids of Erigeron breviscapus, were investigated in rats. Two major metabolites were isolated from the urine of rats following oral administration of scutellarin and id...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Qiu F,Xia H,Zhang T,Di X,Qu G,Yao X

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00