Effects of the extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata and its biphenolic constituents magnolol and honokiol on histamine release from peritoneal mast cells in rats.

abstract：:The dietary intake of flavonoids seems to be inversely related to cardiovascular mortality. The consumption of isoflavonoids is increasing in the general population, especially due to the use of food supplements and a variety of isoflavonoid-rich foods. However, detailed studies on the vascular influence of individual...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Migkos T,Pourová J,Vopršalová M,Auger C,Schini-Kerth V,Mladěnka P

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition and the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from the leaves of Peumus boldus is investigated. Analyses of the oil obtained by hydrodistillation were carried out by GC and GC-MS using columns of two different stationary phases. Fractionation of the essential oil by column chromatography on silic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vila R,Valenzuela L,Bello H,Cañigueral S,Montes M,Adzet T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In leaves of CONVALLARIA MAJALIS L. the cardenolide content is known to decrease towards the end of the vegetation period. However, at this stage the rate of biosynthesis is even higher than at the onset of flowering. This has been revealed by photosynthesis experiments in the presence of (14)CO (2) and the subsequent...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Schrutka-Rechtenstamm R,Kopp B,Löffelhardt W

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new hydroquinone terpenoids with benzogeijerene skeletons, euchroquinols A-C (1- 3), and a new monoterpenylbenzenoid, 9,17-epoxyarnebinol (4), along with five known compounds were isolated from the stem bark of ARNEBIA EUCHROMA. Shikonin (6) exhibited potent anti-HCV activity with a selective index of 43.56, and...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li HM,Tang YL,Zhang ZH,Liu CJ,Li HZ,Li RT,Xia XS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and efficient method for the separation of the three phenolic diketones, curcumin 1, demethoxycurcumin 2, and bis-demethoxycurcumin 3, isolated from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa has been developed. The method is of general applicability for the separation of compounds containing acidic and chelating groups a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Rasmussen HB,Christensen SB,Kvist LP,Karazmi A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury is a common and severe complication of acute myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. It results in increased mortality, morbidity, and duration of hospitalization. Baicalein is a component of the root of Scutellaria baicalensis, which has traditionally been used to treat cardiovascular and liver...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lai CC,Huang PH,Yang AH,Chiang SC,Tang CY,Tseng KW,Huang CH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many herbs, and recently their biomass from in vitro cultures, are essential for the treatment of diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal growth of Bacopa monnieri (water hyssop) in an in vitro culture and to examine if extracts of the B. monnieri biomass from the in vitro culture would affect hyd...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Łojewski M,Pomierny B,Muszyńska B,Krzyżanowska W,Budziszewska B,Szewczyk A

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:A new indole alkaloid, galanthindole, was isolated from Galanthus plicatus ssp. byzantinus (Amaryllidaceae), a plant native to northwestern Turkey. Incorporating a non-fused indole ring, galanthindole may represent the prototype of a new subgroup of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Two other bases, (+)-11-hydroxyvittatin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Unver N,Kaya GI,Werner C,Verpoorte R,Gözler B

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four diterpenoids, carnosic acid (1), carnosol (2), rosmanol (3), and epirosmanol (4), were isolated as antioxidative agents from the leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis by bioassay-directed fractionation. These diterpenoids inhibited superoxide anion production in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. Mitochondrial and ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Haraguchi H,Saito T,Okamura N,Yagi A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products research is increasingly turning to marine animals, plants, and microbes as source organisms. Several marine natural products are currently in preclinical and clinical evaluation, others show promising biological activities in in vitro and in vivo assays. Investigations of biological and chemical ecol...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： König GM,Wright AD

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Andrographis paniculata contains four major active diterpenoids, including andrographolide (1), 14-deoxy-11, 12-didehydroandrographolide (2), neoandrographolide (3), and 14-deoxyandrographolide (4), which exhibit differences in types and/or degrees of their pharmacological activity. Previous pharmacokinetic studies in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pholphana N,Panomvana D,Rangkadilok N,Suriyo T,Ungtrakul T,Pongpun W,Thaeopattha S,Satayavivad J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, we reported the interesting in vitro antiplasmodial activity of some Rwandan plant extracts. This gave rise to the need for these extracts to also be evaluated in vivo and to identify the compounds responsible for their antiplasmodial activity. The aim of our study was, on the one hand, to evalu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Muganga R,Angenot L,Tits M,Frédérich M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Products of lipoxygenase metabolism play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Four protoberberine alkaloids, berberine, oxyberberine, jatrorrhizine, columbamine, and two aporphine alkaloids, magnoflorine, and corytuberine, isolated from Mahonia aquifolium, were tested for lipoxygenase inhibition. Oxyberberine, cor...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Misík V,Bezáková L,Máleková L,Kostálová D

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a transcription factor which plays a critical role in inflammation and carcinogenesis. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid present in plants of the genera Berberis and Coptis, on the activity of AP-1 using a reporter gene assay ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fukuda K,Hibiya Y,Mutoh M,Koshiji M,Akao S,Fujiwara H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agnus Castus Fruit is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia as the dried ripe fruit of Vitex agnus-castus. In Europe it is used as a medicine targeting premenstrual syndrome and climacteric disorder. In Japan, Agnus Castus Fruit is becoming popular as a raw material for over-the-counter drugs and health food products,...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Oshima N,Masada S,Suzuki R,Yagi K,Matsufuji H,Suenaga E,Takahashi Y,Yahagi T,Watanabe M,Yahara S,Iida O,Kawahara N,Maruyama T,Goda Y,Hakamatsuka T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel trinorsesquiterpene (1), three new (2-4), and 10 known sesquiterpenes were isolated from the roots of Inula racemosa Hook. f. The structures and absolute configurations of the new sesquiterpenes were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic and computational methods. All compounds were evaluated for their inhibit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhang SD,Qin JJ,Jin HZ,Yin YH,Li HL,Yang XW,Li X,Shan L,Zhang WD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examined in vitro were the effects of some triterpenoids from Panax (Araliaceae) and Glycyrrhiza (Leguminosae) spp. on the sensitivity to daunomycin (DAU) and vinblastine (VBL) of adriamycin (ADM)-resistant P388 leukemia cells (P388/ADM), which were resistant to multiple anticancer drugs. Quasipanaxatriol, 20(S)-proto...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hasegawa H,Sung JH,Matsumiya S,Uchiyama M,Inouye Y,Kasai R,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content of ursolic acid and oleanolic acid was determined in different plant parts of two Glechoma species, G. hederacea and G. hirsuta. To achieve optimal extraction conditions of ursolic acid and oleanolic acid from plant material, several methods including maceration, heat reflux, Soxhlet, and ultrasonic extrac...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Grabowska K,Żmudzki P,Wróbel-Biedrawa D,Podolak I

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:ECa 233, a standardized extract of Centella asiatica, has been found to exhibit various positive neurological effects and to have a good safety profile. The present study aimed to explore the disposition kinetics of ECa 233, containing madecassoside (53.1 %) and asiaticoside (32.3 %), in rats. The extract was intraven...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Anukunwithaya T,Tantisira MH,Tantisira B,Khemawoot P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids, important components of human diet, have been claimed to possess a significant antiplatelet potential, in particular due to their effects on the arachidonic acid cascade. Due to variable and incomplete results, this study was aimed at delivering a detailed analysis of the effects of 29 structurally relevan...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Karlíčková J,Říha M,Filipský T,Macáková K,Hrdina R,Mladěnka P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive human malignancies with an increasing incidence worldwide. In addition to the poor survival rates, combinations using gemcitabine as a backbone have failed to show any benefit beyond monotherapy. These facts underscore an urgent need for novel therapeutic options and mot...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pinto-Garcia L,Efferth T,Torres A,Hoheisel JD,Youns M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crude ethanol extract from the leaves of Dendropanax arboreus (Araliaceae) from Monteverde, Costa Rica, exhibits cytotoxic activity against Hep-G2, A-431, H-4IIE, and L-1210 tumor cell lines, but is not toxic against normal hepatocytes. The active component has been isolated by activity-directed separation and ide...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Setzer WN,Green TJ,Whitaker KW,Moriarity DM,Yancey CA,Lawton RO,Bates RB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper studies the effect of different concentrations of ethephon on the levels of the sesquiterpene, nootkatone, and of the flavanones, naringin and narirutin, in grapefruit fruits. The results show that nootkatone synthesis and/or accumulation was stimulated by all the concentrations of ethephon assayed, while t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Puig DG,Pérez ML,Fuster MD,Ortuño A,Sabater F,Porras I,Lidón AG,Del Río JA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine activity can be demonstrated for components of the rhizome of CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA using ovariectomized rats as experimental model. A selective reduction of the serum concentration of the pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) takes place upon application of an extract. The active principle can be concentrated by...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jarry H,Harnischfeger G

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northern Labrador tea, Rhododendron tomentosum ssp. subarcticum, is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants by Inuit and other First Nations peoples of Canada. The phenolic profile and seasonal variation of this commonly used medicinal plant remains largely unknown. To assess optimal harvesting time, R. tomento...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Black P,Saleem A,Dunford A,Guerrero-Analco J,Walshe-Roussel B,Haddad P,Cuerrier A,Arnason JT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-5 plays an important role in the progression of allergic inflammation. Here, we have isolated 21alpha-methylmelianodiol and 21beta-methylmelianodiol from Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf., a plant of the Rutaceae family, as the inhibitors of IL-5-dependent growth of Y16 pro-B cells by bioassay-guided frac...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee IJ,Xu GH,Ju JH,Kim JA,Kwon SW,Lee SH,Han SB,Kim Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new isoprenylated xanthones, cudraxanthones A, B and C were isolated from the N-hexane extract of the root bark of CUDRANIA TRICUSPIDATA (Carr.) Bur. (Japanese name "Hariguwa"; Moraceae), and cudraxanthone D from the benzene extract. The structures of cudraxanthones A, B, C and D were shown to be 1-4, respectivel...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fujimoto T,Hano Y,Nomura T

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Praziquantel is the drug of choice for the treatment of schistosomiasis. However, several strains of Schistosoma mansoni are resistant to praziquantel, making it necessary to discover new drugs that might be used for its treatment. With this in mind, the properties of a schistosomicidal ethanolic extract of Garcinia b...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Castro AP,de Mattos AC,Pereira NA,Anchieta NF,Silva MS,Dias DF,Silva CA,Barros GV,Souza RL,Dos Santos MH,Marques MJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four antiplatelet components were isolated from Arnebia euchroma. They inhibited the aggregation of washed rabbit platelets caused by collagen, arachidonic acid, platelet-activating factor, ADP, or thrombin. The potency of inhibiting collagen-induced platelet aggregation is in the following order: acetylshikonin (IC50...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chang YS,Kuo SC,Weng SH,Jan SC,Ko FN,Teng CM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00