Diarylheptanoids from the seeds of Alpinia katsumadai as heat shock factor 1 inducers

J Nat Prod. 2011 Oct 28;74(10):2109-15. doi: 10.1021/np200355n. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

Abstract

Seven new diarylheptanoids, (-)-(R)-4″-hydroxyyashabushiketol (1), (3S,5S)-alpinikatin (2), katsumain C (3), 7-epi-katsumain C (4), ent-alpinnanin B (5), ent-alpinnanin A (6), and ent-calyxin H (8), were isolated from the EtOAc extract of the seeds of Alpinia katsumadai together with three known compounds, alpinnanin B (7), epicalyxin H (9), and calyxin H (10). Each isomer mixture of 3 and 4, 5-7, and 8-10 was separated successfully by preparative HPLC using a chiral column. The three isomer mixtures (3 and 4, 5-7, 8-10) at 1 μM increased expression of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) with fold increases of 1.438, 1.190, and 1.316, respectively, which was accompanied with increased expression of heat shock protein (HSP) 27 (1.403-, 1.250-, and 1.270-fold, respectively) and HSP70 (1.373-, 1.313-, and 1.229-fold, respectively) without cellular cytotoxicity, suggesting a possible application of these compounds as HSP inducers. Celastrol was used as a positive control of HSP induction, producing fold increases of 1.066 (HSF1), 1.216 (HSP27), and 1.371 (HSP70) at 1 μM. Compounds 1 and 2 did not affect the induction of HSF1 protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alpinia / chemistry*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / drug effects
  • Diarylheptanoids / chemistry
  • Diarylheptanoids / isolation & purification*
  • Diarylheptanoids / pharmacology*
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / drug effects*
  • Heat Shock Transcription Factors
  • Molecular Structure
  • Republic of Korea
  • Seeds / chemistry
  • Transcription Factors / drug effects

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Diarylheptanoids
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Heat Shock Transcription Factors
  • Transcription Factors