Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis and TNF-alpha expression from Magnolia obovata in activated macrophages.

abstract：:The distribution and level of yew constituents vary with species and tissues. In this study, a rapid and valid method incorporating ultra-fast liquid chromatography (UFLC) with MS and UV detection was developed for simultaneous determination of paclitaxel and its six semisynthesis precursors in needles and hair roots ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ge GB,Liang SC,Hu Y,Liu XB,Mao YX,Zhang YY,Luan HW,Qiu MH,Yang L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new resveratrol dimer, (+)-vitisinol E (1) which demonstrated inhibitory activity on BACE-1 (beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1) in vitro, was isolated from the stembark extract of Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae) together with four known resveratrol oligomers, (+)-epsilon-viniferin (2), (+)-ampelopsin A (3), (+)-vitisin A (4...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Choi YH,Yoo MY,Choi CW,Cha MR,Yon GH,Kwon DY,Kim YS,Park WK,Ryu SY

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:We have identified kamebakaurin as an inhibitor of NF-KB and elucidated its molecular mechanism as a specific inhibitor in the DNA-binding activity of the p50 subunit of NF-KB. Here, we describe its anti-inflammatory activity in in vitro and in vivo models. Kamebakaurin dose-dependently inhibited not only the expressi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee JH,Choi JK,Noh MS,Hwang BY,Hong YS,Lee JJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several synthetic aromatase inhibitors are currently in clinical use for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer. However, these treatments may lead to untoward side effects and so the search for new aromatase inhibitors continues, especially those for which the activity is p...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Balunas MJ,Kinghorn AD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One new diterpene, 2 alpha-hydroxy-12beta-hydroxy-isopimara-8(14), 15-diene, and six known compounds as triterpenes, sterols and fatty acid, were isolated from the stem bark of Tanaecium jaroba (Bignoniaceae), a Bolivian plant used in traditional medicine. Their structures were established mainly by 1D and 2D NMR (COS...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mitaine-Offer AC,Sauvain M,Deharo E,Muñoz V,Zèches-Hanrot M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the mechanism of action of n-butylidenephthalide on the deficits of inhibitory avoidance performance induced by drugs in rats with piracetam as a positive control. n-Butylidenephthalide attenuated the scopolamine-induced and mecamylamine-induced acquisition impairment, and...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hsieh MT,Wu CR,Lin LW,Hsieh CC,Tsai CH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new triterpenoid saponins (1-5) and four known triterpenoid saponins, ginsenoside Re5 (6), majonoside R1 (7), 24(R)-majonoside R1 (8), and ginsenoside Rf (9), were isolated from the rhizomes of Panacis majoris. The structures of new compounds were elucidated as (20S,24S,25R*)-6-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-g...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li M,Liu F,Jin YR,Wang XZ,Wu Q,Liu Y,Li XW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new dibenzocyclooctane lignans, schisanwilsonins K-O, together with eighteen known lignans were isolated from the stems of Schisandra wilsoniana. The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D-NMR techniques. Several compounds were found to show anti-HIV and anti-HBV ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ma WH,Lu Y,Chen DF

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verbascoside is a phenylethanoid glycoside widely distributed in nature, especially among the order Lamiales, occurring in numerous plants that are constituents of folk medicine preparations. This natural compound, previously isolated by our group from the ethyl acetate extract of Lantana trifolia using the gradient a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Leitão GG,Pinto SC,de Oliveira DR,Timoteo P,Guimarães MG,Cordova WH,Leitão SG

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:An ionpair-HPLC-technic using a reversed-phase column was developed to screen plant extracts for cardiotonic amines and to isolate them in a preparative scale for direct MS and pharmacological investigations. By this method the positive inotropic tyramine could be isolated from Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt et ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wagner H,Grevel J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaves of Echinodorus grandiflorus are traditionally used in Brazil to treat several inflammatory conditions, including arthritis. This study aimed to investigate the antiarthritis activity of the 70% ethanol extract of E. grandiflorus leaves and a standardized flavonoid-rich fraction in an antigen-induced arthrit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Garcia Ede F,de Oliveira MA,Candido LC,Coelho FM,Costa VV,Queiroz-Junior CM,Boff D,Amaral FA,de Souza Dda G,Teixeira MM,Braga FC

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:A novel experimental model of free radical-induced emesis for screening anti-emetic compounds from natural sources was established. 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) dissolved in liposome induced emesis in young chickens, and the emesis was prevented by antioxidants including N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang Y,Kinoshita K,Koyama K,Takahashi K,Tai T,Nunoura Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extract of Ilex aquifolium L. (Aquifoliaceae) concentration-dependently inhibited leukotriene B4 biosynthesis in isolated bovine PMNL with an IC50 value of about 60 micrograms/ml, whereas the effect on epidermal 12(S)-HETE biosynthesis was much less pronounced. The extract also inhibited the non-enzymati...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Müller K,Ziereis K,Paper DH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new triterpenoid saponins, along with five known ones, were isolated from the EtOH extract of the whole plants of Androsace umbellata. The structures of the new triterpenoid saponins were identified as 3- O-[ beta- D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)- beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[ beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]- alpha- L-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang Y,Zhang D,Ye W,Yin Z,Fung KP,Zhao S,Yao X

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiinflammatory activity of borjatriol (a diterpenoid isolated from SIDERITIS MUGRONENSIS Borja) was tested using the cotton pellet-granuloma assay. The compound inhibited the granuloma weight and the serum lysozyme activity in a dose-dependently way. The determination of this enzyme has allowed us to distinguish...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Villar A,Salom R,Alcaraz MJ

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：:A method was developed to distinguish Vaccinium species based on leaf extracts using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Reference spectra were measured on leaf extracts from several species, including lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), oval leaf huckleberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium), and cranberry (Vacci...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Markus MA,Ferrier J,Luchsinger SM,Yuk J,Cuerrier A,Balick MJ,Hicks JM,Killday KB,Kirby CW,Berrue F,Kerr RG,Knagge K,Gödecke T,Ramirez BE,Lankin DC,Pauli GF,Burton I,Karakach TK,Arnason JT,Colson KL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided fractionation of the roots of Ardisia cornudentata Mez (Myrsinaceae) led to the isolation of three new compounds, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-5-pentylphenol (1), 3-methoxy-2-methyl-5-(1'-ketopentyl)phenol (2), and cornudoside (3), together with twenty-six known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by ana...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chang CP,Chang HS,Peng CF,Lee SJ,Chen IS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordatolide A and B were re-isolated from Calophyllum cordato-oblongum, an endemic species of Sri Lanka, and found to inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with IC50 values of 12.3 and 19.0 microM, respectively. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dharmaratne HR,Wanigasekera WM,Mata-Greenwood E,Pezzuto JM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A crude globulin fraction was isolated from the tubers of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. Tubers of P. ternata are one of the well known Chinese traditional medicines. It is used on account of its anti-emetic effect. 6KDP was separated by means of gel filtration and chromatography on CM-Toyopearl 650 M from the crude...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kurata K,Tai T,Yang Y,Kinoshita K,Koyama K,Takahashi K,Watanabe K,Nunoura Y

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kava (Piper methysticum) is an effective anxiolytic that has been withdrawn from various consumer markets in European countries due to concerns over its hepatotoxicity. It is plausible that the reported hepatotoxicity may be due in part to plant substitution, or an incorrect cultivar, or plant parts being used (such a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sarris J,Teschke R,Stough C,Scholey A,Schweitzer I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 18 purified lignans was evaluated for antiviral activity against murine cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Sindbis virus, by means of different treatment regimens. Podophyllotoxin and alpha-peltatin were the most potent compounds, and they apparently inhibited murine CMV at an essential early step in the replication...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： MacRae WD,Hudson JB,Towers GH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta have been investigated for their chemical composition since 1931 but so far no studies on the leaves have been reported although they are used in traditional medicine in Guinea-Bissau. Two new alkaloids identified as cryptolepinoic acid (1) and methyl cryptolepinoate (2) and the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Paulo A,Gomes ET,Steele J,Warhurst DC,Houghton PJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simultaneous separation of the enantiomers of kawain, dihydrokawain, methysticin, and dihydromethysticin as well as the achiral dienolides yangonin and demethoxyyangonin was carried out on a ChiraSpher NT column. This HPLC method can be used for the investigation of the enantiomeric purity of plant material and herb...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Häberlein H,Boonen G,Beck MA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the immunosuppressive effects of representative ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Re and Rg1) from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer on CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte proliferation. Ginsenosides differentially modulated lymphocyte proliferation induced by concanavalin A (Con A), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), phytohemaglutinin (P...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cho JY,Kim AR,Yoo ES,Baik KU,Park MH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different oil-samples of Melissa officinalis L. were analysed by capillary GC/MS, using fused silica columns and E.I.-Mass-spectrometry. Comparing the observed mass-spectra with those of a spectral collection, 70 compounds of the oil were identified. Geranial, neral, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, citronellal, geranyl-aceta...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tittel G,Wagner H,Bos R

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed at evaluating the effects of luteolin on the scratching behavior associated with an allergic cutaneous reaction in mice. Elicitation of passive cutaneous anaphylaxis, and intradermal injections of compound 48/80, histamine or serotonin induced scratching behavior in ICR mice. Models of irrit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Baolin L,Weiwei W,Ning T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00