abstract：:Aged garlic extract (AGE), a garlic preparation rich in water-soluble cysteinyl moieties, has been reported to have multiple beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease including inhibition of platelet aggregation. However, the mode of AGE action on platelets has not been clear. In this study, we examined the effect ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Morihara N,Hino A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The known seco-cucurbitane triterpene, (24E)-3,4-seco-cucurbita-4,24-diene-3,26,29-trioic acid (1), has been isolated as a potent protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) 1B inhibitor together with a new analogue, (24E)-3,4-seco-cucurbita-4,24-diene-3-hydroxy-26,29-dioic acid (2), from the fruiting bodies of Russula lepida....

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Maarisit W,Yamazaki H,Kanno SI,Tomizawa A,Lee JS,Namikoshi M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are associated with a non-enzymatic reaction between the amino group of a protein and the carbonyl group of a sugar during hyperglycemia. The precipitation of AGEs in different tissues leads to many complications, such as endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular complications, ath...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Abdallah HM,El-Bassossy HM,Mohamed GA,El-Halawany AM,Alshali KZ,Banjar ZM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two tetrahydroxanthones, 1,3,5S,8S-tetrahydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxanthone (1) and 1,3,5R,8S-tetrahydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxanthone (2), and six new tetrahydroxanthone glycosides, amarellins A-F (3-8), were isolated from the aerial parts of a Mongolian medicinal plant Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta (Gentianaceae). T...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Lu S,Tanaka N,Kawazoe K,Murakami K,Damdinjav D,Dorjbal E,Kashiwada Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Radix Angelicae dahuricae (Angelica) has been traditionally used in patients with rheumatism arthralgia, its bioactive ingredients remain to be determined. In this study, the essential oil extract of Radix Angelicae dahuricae (EOAD) was assessed for its anti-inflammatory activities against xylene-induced acut...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang C,Sun J,Li H,Yang X,Liu H,Chen J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pine needle extract (PE) and fermented pine needle extract (FPE) have been reported to show various biological and pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-cholesterol, gastrointestinal motility control, and fibrinolytic effect. The aims of our research were to isolate fi...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Park J,Lee B,Choi H,Kim W,Kim HJ,Cheong H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new oxygenated lanostane-type triterpene, named lucidumol C, together with six known compounds, was isolated from the chloroform extract of the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lingzhi. Structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic and chemical studies. Potential cytotoxic activities of the isolated compo...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Amen YM,Zhu Q,Tran HB,Afifi MS,Halim AF,Ashour A,Mira A,Shimizu K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mimosa pudica is used in traditional medicine for treating various disorders such as inflammatory conditions, diarrhoea, insomnia, alopecia, urogenital infections and wounds. The present study investigated the effect of M. pudica extract (MPE) on L-arginine-induced acute necrotising pancreatitis in rats. The ethanolic...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kaur J,Sidhu S,Chopra K,Khan MU

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new phenylethanoid, 1-O-β-D-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl-6-O-vanilloyl-glucopyranoside (1), and a new furofuran lignan, (7R,7'R,7''S,8S,8'S,8''R)-4', 4''-dihydroxy-3,3',3'',5-tetramethoxy-7,9':7'9-diepoxy-4,8''-oxy-8,8'-sesquineolignan-7'',9''-diol (2), along with five known compounds (3-7) were isolated from the roots o...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Xiong H,Zhao F,Bi J,Zhang Y,Zhao G,Chen X,Li Y,Yan R,Zhao Q,Qiao H,Zhang G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven oleanane-type triterpene saponin bisdesmosides, perennisaponins N-T (1-7), were newly isolated from a methanol extract of daisy, the flowers of Bellis perennis L. (Asteraceae). The structures were determined based on chemical and physicochemical data and confirmed using previously isolated related compounds as r...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ninomiya K,Motai C,Nishida E,Kitagawa N,Yoshihara K,Hayakawa T,Muraoka O,Li X,Nakamura S,Yoshikawa M,Matsuda H,Morikawa T

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the antioxidant, anti-secretory and anti-inflammatory potentials of the ethyl acetate fraction (ELC) from the root bark of Lycium chinense against ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in mice and the possible mechanisms underlying this action was performed. The results indicated that oral administration of ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen H,Olatunji OJ,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antihypertensive treatment is highly important to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease. Shichimotsukokato (SKT), a traditional Japanese medicine (i.e., Kampo formula), lowered systolic blood pressure (SBP) in experimental animal models of hypertension. However, its mechanism of action has not been fully e...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ma Y,Fujimoto M,Watari H,Kimura M,Shimada Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evodiae fructus (EF), a fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham, has long been used as an analgesic drug in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of its pharmacological action is unclear. Here, using calcium imaging, whole-cell patch-clamp recording, and behavioral analysis,...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Iwaoka E,Wang S,Matsuyoshi N,Kogure Y,Aoki S,Yamamoto S,Noguchi K,Dai Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancient Chinese medicine treatises on Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (AMR), the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, indicated that it possessed an expectorant effect. However, in modern times, it is commonly used as a tocolytic agent. In this study, the components of AMR that are responsible for its expect...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang X,Li L,Ran X,Dou D,Li B,Yang B,Li W,Koike K,Kuang H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cosmetic industries focus on developing materials and resources that regulate skin pigmentation. Melanin, the major pigment in human skin, protects the skin against damage from ultraviolet light. An ethanolic extract of the leaves of Callicarpa longissima inhibits melanin production in B16F10 mouse melanoma cells by s...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yamahara M,Sugimura K,Kumagai A,Fuchino H,Kuroi A,Kagawa M,Itoh Y,Kawahara H,Nagaoka Y,Iida O,Kawahara N,Takemori H,Watanabe H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aconitum vilmorinianum Komarov is a local medicinal plant used in many well-known clinical preparations to treat rheumatism and pains in Yunnan Province, China. Phytochemical examination of the roots of A. vilmorinianum led to the isolation of three novel imine-type norditerpenoid alkaloids named vilmorrianines E-G (1...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen CL,Tan WH,Wang Y,Xue ZG,Wan CP,Yang ZY,Zhou ZH,Ma XX

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aloperine (ALO), one of the alkaloids isolated from Sophora alopecuroides L., is traditionally used for various diseases including neuronal disorders. This study investigated the protective effects of ALO on neonatal rat primary-cultured hippocampal neurons injured by oxygen-glucose deprivation and reperfusion (OGD/RP...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ma NT,Zhou R,Chang RY,Hao YJ,Ma L,Jin SJ,Du J,Zheng J,Zhao CJ,Niu Y,Sun T,Li W,Koike K,Yu JQ,Li YX

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shakuyakukanzoto (SKT) is a kampo medicine composed of equal proportions of Glycyrrhizae radix (G. radix) and Paeoniae radix (P. radix). A double-blind study reported that SKT significantly ameliorated painful muscle cramp in cirrhosis patients without the typical severe side effects of muscle weakness and central ner...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kaifuchi N,Omiya Y,Kushida H,Fukutake M,Nishimura H,Kase Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) possesses two distinct enzymatic activities: those of RNA- and DNA-dependent DNA polymerases and RNase H. In the current HIV-1 therapy, all HIV-1 RT inhibitors inhibit the activity of DNA polymerase, but not that of RNase H. We previously reported ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Hisayoshi T,Shinomura M,Yokokawa K,Kuze I,Konishi A,Kawaji K,Kodama EN,Hata K,Takahashi S,Nirasawa S,Sakuda S,Yasukawa K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new diterpenoids, 14α-hydroxy-9α,13α-epoxylabd-5(6)-en-7-on-16,15-olide (1) and 13ξ-hydroxylabd-5(6),8(9)-dien-7-on-16,15-olide (2) along with six known diterpenoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Leonotis leonurus R. Br. These structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Some of the ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Narukawa Y,Komori M,Niimura A,Noguchi H,Kiuchi F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penta-O-galloyl-D-glucose (PGG) is a simple hydrolysable tannin in plants. PGG exists in two anomeric forms, α-PGG and β-PGG. While β-PGG can be found in a wide variety of plants, α-PGG is rather rare in nature. Numerous studies with β-PGG revealed a wide variety of biological activities, such as anti-microbial and an...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Cao Y,Himmeldirk KB,Qian Y,Ren Y,Malki A,Chen X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experiment's with aim was to study the pharmacokinetics of asperosaponin VI and its three metabolites (cauloside A, HN saponin F and hederagenin) via a sensitive high performance liquid chromatography connected with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrum (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS). Chromatographic separati...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu EW,Wang JL,Han LF,Chang YX,Wang T,Huo Y,Wang L,Gao XM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signaling of stem cell factor (SCF) through its receptor Kit is known to play an important role in regulating cutaneous melanogenesis. In the course of UVB-induced pigmentation, the expression of membrane-bound SCF by epidermal keratinocytes is upregulated at an early phase and subsequently activates neighboring m...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kasamatsu S,Hachiya A,Shimotoyodome Y,Kameyama A,Miyauchi Y,Higuchi K,Fujimori T,Ohuchi A,Shibuya Y,Kitahara T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (1-4) possessing a homolycorine-type or a crinine-type skeleton have been isolated from the aerial part of Zephyranthes candida, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. The stereochemistry was elucidated by combination of NOESY correlations and CD anal...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Shitara N,Hirasawa Y,Hasumi S,Sasaki T,Matsumoto M,Wong CP,Kaneda T,Asakawa Y,Morita H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to establish a methodology for identifying Paeonia samples based on metallomic analysis. We prepared 66 batches of samples (16 batches of crude drugs and 50 batches of cultivars, comprising 64 batches of Paeonia lactiflora and 2 batches of P. veitchii) collected from Japan and China (Inner Mongolia and elsewh...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Shimada K,Nakamura Y,Kawase M,Komatsu K,Saito T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eurycomanone, an active constituent isolated from Eurycoma longifolia Jack, was examined for modulatory effects on cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2E1 and CYP3A4 using in vitro assays. The IC50 value was determined to assess the potencies of modulation for each CYP isoform. O...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Pan Y,Tiong KH,Abd-Rashid BA,Ismail Z,Ismail R,Mak JW,Ong CE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrandrine is a cytotoxic compound capable of exerting remarkable antitumor activity against many cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. However, little is known about its effect on human renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the present study, using RCC 786-O, 769-P and ACHN cell lines as the model system, we demonstrated the ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen T,Ji B,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, piperlonguminine from the fruit of Piper chaba was reported to promote adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells like the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonist, troglitazone. In the present study, the mode of action of piperlonguminine in cells was examined. Piperlonguminine increased ...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Yamaguchi I,Matsuda H,Zhang H,Hamao M,Yamashita C,Kogami Y,Kon'I H,Murata M,Nakamura S,Yoshikawa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-guided isolation of the n-butanol fraction of Chamaerhodos erecta and water soluble fraction of C. altaica resulted in the isolation of 39 compounds, including new compounds identified as 4,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) from C. erecta and quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-4'-O-β-D-glu...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Selenge E,Odontuya G,Murata T,Sasaki K,Kobayashi K,Batkhuu J,Yoshizaki F

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxol is produced by a few microorganisms and plants such as yew (Taxus sp.). Recent researches have shown that hazel (Corylus avellana L.) is also able to produce Taxol. In the present study, effects of different concentrations of phenylalanine (Phe) on the production of Taxol, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxic eff...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Bemani E,Ghanati F,Rezaei A,Jamshidi M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new phenolic compounds (1 and 2, named as teasperol and teasperin, respectively) were isolated from fermented tea (Camellia sinensis L.) products, together with known phenolic compounds. Teasperol (1) was isolated from Chinese traditional post-fermented tea leaves (Liu-pao tea) and teasperin (2) was from a Japanes...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kanegae A,Sakamoto A,Nakayama H,Nakazono Y,Yakashiro I,Matsuo Y,Tanaka T,Ishimaru K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that the two sesquiterpene lactones, salograviolide A (Sal A) and iso-seco-tanapartholide (TNP), isolated from the Middle Eastern indigenous plants Centaurea ainetensis and Achillea falcata, respectively, possess selective antitumor properties. Here, we aimed to assess the anticancer effects o...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Salla M,Fakhoury I,Saliba N,Darwiche N,Gali-Muhtasib H

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cycloartane glycosides, named tareciliosides N-S, and a known iridoid glucoside, ixoroside, were isolated in further extensive studies on the 1-BuOH-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of the leaves of Tarenna gracilipes. From the EtOAc-soluble fraction, three known triterpenes were isolated. Their toxicities towar...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhao Z,Matsunami K,Otsuka H,Shinzato T,Takeda Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new diterpenoid was isolated from the leaves of Clerodendron trichotomumThunb. (Verbenaceae) along with one each of a known diterpenoid, phenylethanoid glycoside, and sterol and two known flavonoids. Their chemical structures were characterized on the basis of spectroscopic data and X-ray analysis. In addition, thei...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Ono M,Furusawa C,Matsumura K,Noguchi S,Yasuda S,Okawa M,Kinjo J,Eto M,Yamaguchi K,Yoshimitsu H,Nohara T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new limonoids, sanjecumins A (1) and B (2), have been isolated from the leaves of Sandoricum koetjape, together with sandoripins A (3) and B (4). Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated on the basis of NMR and CD data. Sandoripins A (3) and B (4) moderately inhibited nitric oxide production in...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Nagakura Y,Nugroho AE,Hirasawa Y,Hosoya T,Rahman A,Kusumawati I,Zaini NC,Morita H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the 1-BuOH-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of Euphorbia hirta, collected in the Okinawa islands, three new megastigmane glucoside gallates, named hirtionosides A-C, 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid glucosides and a phenylpropanoid glucoside were isolated along with 15 known compounds. The structures of the new compounds...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Nomoto Y,Sugimoto S,Matsunami K,Otsuka H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We screened water and methanol extracts of 28 Indonesian medicinal plants for their protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activities. Nine water extracts, i.e., Alstonia scholaris leaf, Blumea balsamifera, Cinnamomum burmannii, Cymbopogon nardus, Melaleuca leucadendra, Phyllanthus niruri, Piper nigrum, Sy...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Saifudin A,Kadota S,Tezuka Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of six new flavonol glycosides, floramanosides A (1), B (2), C (3), D (4), E (5), and F (6), from the flowers of Abelmouschus manihot. Their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, HRESI-TOF-MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR). Activity screening res...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang Y,He W,Li C,Chen Q,Han L,Liu E,Wang T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have indicated the involvement of oxidative stress and high glucose-induced cell death in the development of diabetic neuropathy. Satureja khuzestanica has been recommended in the literature as a remedy for the treatment of diabetes, and also contains antioxidant agents. Here, we investigated the possi...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Kaeidi A,Esmaeili-Mahani S,Abbasnejad M,Sheibani V,Rasoulian B,Hajializadeh Z,Pasban-Aliabadi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chresta martii (Asteraceae) is a plant found in the Xingó region (semi-arid area) in Northeastearn Brazil, and is recognized by the local population as a traditional herb used to treat gastric diseases. This is the first report of the chemical composition, acute toxicity, and gastroprotective effect in mice of the hyd...

journal_title：Journal of natural medicines

authors： Silva AA,Bezerra MM,Chaves HV,Pereira KM,Aguiar JA,Pinto VP,Abbet C,Simões-Pires CA,Franco ES,Henriques AT,Hostettmann K,Maia MB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00