Phloroglucinols with Immunosuppressive Activities from the Fruits of Eucalyptus globulus

J Nat Prod. 2019 Apr 26;82(4):859-869. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00920. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Abstract

Five new phloroglucinol derivatives, eucalyptins C-G (1-5), together with 13 known analogues (6-18) were isolated from the fruits of Eucalyptus globulus. The structures and absolute configurations of 1-5 were established by means of spectroscopic data analysis, computational calculation methods, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1-18 were investigated for their immunosuppressive effects in vitro, and 1, 2, 6, and 7 displayed moderate inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 11.8, 10.2, 18.2, and 19.1 μM, respectively. The stimulation index (SI) of 1 was 64.2 and was compared to that of cyclosporine A (SI = 149.57). Further study demonstrated that 1 exhibited an immunosuppressive effect through inducing apoptosis and inhibiting cytokine secretion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Eucalyptus / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / chemistry
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry
  • Phloroglucinol / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Phloroglucinol