Vasorelaxant activity of cyclic peptide, cyclosquamosin B, from Annona squamosa

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Sep 1;16(17):4609-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.06.008. Epub 2006 Jun 19.

Abstract

A cyclic octapeptide, cyclosquamosin B (2), isolated from the seeds of Annona squamosa showed a vasorelaxant effect on rat aorta. It showed a slow relaxation activity against norepinephrine (NE)-induced contractions of rat aorta with/without endothelium. It showed inhibition effect on vasocontraction of depolarized aorta with high concentration potassium, but moderately inhibition effect on NE-induced contraction in the presence of nicardipine. These results showed that the vasorelaxant effect by 2 might be attributed mainly to inhibition of calcium influx from extracellular space through voltage-dependent calcium channels.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Annona / chemistry*
  • Aorta / drug effects
  • Calcium / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Seeds / chemistry
  • Vasodilation / drug effects*

Substances

  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Plant Extracts
  • cyclosquamosin B
  • Calcium