Isolation of hydroxyoctaprenyl-1',4'-hydroquinone, a new octaprenylhydroquinone from the marine sponge Sarcotragus spinosulus and evaluation of its pharmacological activity on acetylcholine and glutamate release in the rat central nervous system

Nat Prod Commun. 2014 Nov;9(11):1581-4.

Abstract

Three polyprenyl-1',4'-hydroquinone derivatives, heptaprenyl-1',4'-hydroquinone (1), octaprenyl-1',4'-hydroquinone (2), and hydroxyoctaprenyl-1',4'- hydroquinone (3) were isolated from the marine sponge Sarcotragus spinosulus collected at Baia di Porto Conte, Alghero (Italy). Our findings indicate that the compounds isolated from S. spinosulus can significantly modulate the release of glutamate and acetylcholine in the rat hippocampus and cortex and might, therefore, represent the prototype of a new class of drugs regulating glutamatergic and cholinergic transmission in the mammalian central nervous system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System / drug effects*
  • Central Nervous System / metabolism*
  • Glutamic Acid / metabolism*
  • Hydroquinones / chemistry*
  • Hydroquinones / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Rats

Substances

  • Hydroquinones
  • Glutamic Acid
  • Acetylcholine
  • hydroquinone