Immunomodulatory principles of Dichrocephala bicolor

J Nat Prod. 1999 Mar;62(3):405-8. doi: 10.1021/np980153o.

Abstract

From the ethanolic extract of Dichrocephala bicolor eight compounds-4,5-dicaffeoyl quinic acid (1); 3,4-dicaffeoyl quinic acid (2); 3,5-dicaffeoyl quinic acid (3); ethyl 4,5-dicaffeoyl quinate (4); methyl 3,5-dicaffeoyl quinate (5); 5-caffeoyl quinic acid (6); caffeic acid (7); and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (8)-were isolated and identified. All of them were selected for immunopharmacological activity testing. Human mononuclear cells (HMNC) were used as target cells. Cell proliferation was determined by 3H-thymidine uptake. Compounds 2 and 6 potently enhanced HMNC proliferation and interferon-gamma production. Enhancement mechanisms may involve the increase of cytokines production.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / isolation & purification
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / pharmacology*
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Interferon-gamma / biosynthesis
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Quinic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Quinic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Quinic Acid / pharmacology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Plant Extracts
  • Quinic Acid
  • Interferon-gamma