Anti-inflammatory diterpenoids from the root bark of Acanthopanax gracilistylus

J Nat Prod. 2014 Nov 26;77(11):2342-51. doi: 10.1021/np500125x. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Abstract

Five new ent-pimarane (1-3, 7, and 8) and three new ent-kaurane diterpenoids (4-6) and a new oleanane triterpene acid (9), together with 22 known compounds, were isolated from the root bark of the medicinal herb Acanthopanax gracilistylus. The structures of 1-9 were established based on the interpretation of high-resolution MS and 1D- and 2D-NMR data. The absolute configurations of 7 and 11 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electronic circular dichroism analysis. Compounds 7 and 8 represent rare naturally occurring structures based on the devinyl ent-pimarane skeleton. Compounds 3, 10, 14, 16, and 17 exhibited potent inhibitory effects on the release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / pharmacology*
  • Eleutherococcus / chemistry*
  • Interleukin-1beta / drug effects
  • Interleukin-8 / drug effects
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / drug effects
  • Lipopolysaccharides / blood
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-8
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha