Diverse Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Congeners with Anti-Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Activity from Hypericum forrestii

J Nat Prod. 2021 Apr 23;84(4):1135-1148. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01202. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Abstract

The new polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols, hyperforcinols A-J (1-10), were isolated from the fruits of Hypericum forrestii, together with 30 biogenetic congeners of known structures. The structures of hyperforcinols A-J were determined by HRESIMS and 1D/2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, and their absolute configurations were determined by a combination of the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) exciton chirality method, ECD calculations, and X-ray diffraction analysis. A selection of 25 isolates, possessing seven types of carbon skeletons, were assessed for their in vitro effects against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using a free fatty acid-induced L02 cell model. Compounds 20 and 40 significantly decreased intracellular lipid accumulation. QRT-PCR analyses revealed that compounds 20 and 40 regulate the expression of lipid metabolism-related genes, including CD36, FASN, PPARα, and ACOX1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • China
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Hypericum / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / drug therapy*
  • Phloroglucinol / isolation & purification
  • Phloroglucinol / pharmacology*
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Prenylation

Substances

  • Phytochemicals
  • Phloroglucinol