Bioactive lignan constituents from the twigs of Lindera glauca

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2014;62(11):1136-40. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c14-00381.

Abstract

A bioassay-guided fractionation and chemical investigation of the MeOH extract from the twigs of Lindera glauca (SIEB. et ZUCC.) BLUME resulted in the isolation and identification of six lignans (1-6) including three new lignan derivatives, named linderuca A (1), B (2), and C (3). The structures of the new compounds (1-3) were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including two dimensional NMR and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy studies. The cytotoxic activities of the isolates (1-6) were evaluated by determining their inhibitory effects on human tumor cell lines. Compounds 1-5 showed antiproliferative activities against A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, and HCT-15 cell lines with IC50 values of 7.79-29.42 µM. Based on the understanding that inflammation is a crucial cause of tumor progression, we also investigated the anti-inflammatory activities of the isolates (1-6) in the lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine microglia BV-2 cell line by measuring nitric oxide (NO) levels. The new lignans (1-3) significantly inhibited NO production with IC50 values of 12.10, 9.48, and 9.87 µM, respectively, without cytotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / analysis*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / analysis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Lignans / analysis*
  • Lignans / isolation & purification
  • Lignans / pharmacology*
  • Lindera / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Microglia / drug effects
  • Microglia / immunology
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis
  • Nitric Oxide / immunology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Lignans
  • Plant Extracts
  • Nitric Oxide