Neuroprotective and Anti-inflammatory Ditetrahydrofuran-Containing Diarylheptanoids from Tacca chantrieri

J Nat Prod. 2020 Dec 24;83(12):3681-3688. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00901. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Abstract

Three new dimeric diarylheptanoids, taccachanfurans A-C (1-3), a new monomeric diarylheptanoid, taccachannoid A (4), and four known diarylheptanoids (5-8) were isolated from the EtOH extract of the rhizomes of Tacca chantrieri. Their structures were established on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic data analysis. The absolute configuration of taccachanfuran A (1) was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. All the diarylheptanoid dimers contain a ditetrahydrofuran moiety, which has not been described previously for diarylheptanoid compounds. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for the diarylheptanoid dimers is proposed. Compounds 2-4 showed significant neuroprotective activity against Aβ25-35-induced damage in SH-SY5Y cells at the concentrations of 10 and 1 μM. Compounds 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 showed anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-stimulated murine microglial BV-2 cells at the concentrations of 10 and 1 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diarylheptanoids / chemistry*
  • Dioscoreaceae / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diarylheptanoids
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Neuroprotective Agents