α-Glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities of dammarane triterpenoids from the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus
α-Glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities of dammarane triterpenoids from the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104847
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发表时间:
2021-03-30
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5.1
通讯作者:
Huang, Xishan
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作者:
Li, Chenguo;Deng, Shengping;Huang, Xishan
Diabetes mellitus is caused by chronic inflammation and affects millions of people worldwide. Cyclocarya paliurus leaves have been widely used in traditional folk tea as a remedy for diabetes, but the antidiabetic constituents remain to be further studied. The alpha-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities were examined to evaluate their effects on diabetes mellitus, and bioassay-guided separation of C. paliurus leaves led to the identification of twenty dammarane saponins, including eleven new dammarane saponins (1-11). The structures of the isolates were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Bioactivity assay results showed that compounds 1 and 2 strongly inhibited alpha-glucosidase activity, with IC50 values ranging from 257.74 mu M, 282.23 mu M, and strongly inhibited the release of NO, with IC50 values of 9.10 mu M, 9.02 mu M. Moreover, compound 2 significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, IL-1 beta, NF-kappa B, IL-6 and TNF-alpha in LPS-mediated RAW 264.7 cells and markedly suppressed the protein expression of iNOS, NF-kappa B/p65, and COX-2. Dammarane glucoside 2 exhibited the strongest alpha-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities. In addition, the structure-activity relationships (SARs) of the dammarane saponins were investigated. In summary, C. paliurus leaves showed marked alpha-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities, and dammarane saponins are responsible for regulating alpha-glucosidase, inflammatory mediators, and mRNA and the protein expression of proinflammatory cytokines, which could be meaningful for discovering new antidiabetic agents.