Epimesatines P-S:来自醉鱼草属植物的四个未描述的类黄酮及其细胞毒性活性。
Epimesatines P-S: Four Undescribed Flavonoids from Maxim. and Their Cytotoxicity Activities.
机构信息
School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
出版信息
Molecules. 2024 Oct 4;29(19):4711. doi: 10.3390/molecules29194711.
In this study, four previously undescribed flavonoids, named epimesatines P (), Q (), R (), and S (), were isolated from the aerial parts of Maxim. Their structures and absolute configurations were confirmed via spectroscopic analyses, quantum chemical electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, Mo(OAc)-induced ECD, and Rh(OCOCF)-induced ECD experiments. Epimesatines Q and R were characterized by the presence of furan rings. A cytotoxicity assay demonstrated that epimesatines P-S exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the viability of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, with IC values ranging from 1.27 to 50.3 μM. Notably, epimesatines Q and R exhibited superior efficacy against MCF-7 cells compared to epimesatines P and S, suggesting that the presence of furan rings may enhance their activity against MCF-7 cells. Specifically, epimesatine Q displayed a more potent inhibitory effect at 1.27 μM compared to a positive control, docetaxel, which had an IC of 2.13 μM, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic agent for breast cancer. Importantly, none of the tested compounds exhibited obvious toxicity toward MCF-10A human breast epithelial cells. Furthermore, compounds , , and were found to significantly inhibit the expression of sphingosine kinase 1 (Sphk1) in MCF-7 cells.
在这项研究中,从 Epimedium 属植物的地上部分分离得到了四种以前未描述的黄酮类化合物,分别命名为 epimesatines P()、Q()、R()和 S()。通过光谱分析、量子化学电子圆二色性(ECD)计算、Mo(OAc)-ECD 和 Rh(OCOCF)-ECD 实验确定了它们的结构和绝对构型。Epimesatines Q 和 R 的特征是存在呋喃环。细胞毒性测定表明,epimesatines P-S 对 MCF-7 人乳腺癌细胞的活力具有显著的抑制作用,IC 值范围为 1.27 至 50.3 μM。值得注意的是,与 epimesatines P 和 S 相比,epimesatines Q 和 R 对 MCF-7 细胞表现出更好的疗效,这表明呋喃环的存在可能增强了它们对 MCF-7 细胞的活性。具体而言,epimesatine Q 在 1.27 μM 时的抑制作用比阳性对照多西他赛(IC 为 2.13 μM)更强,这突出了它作为乳腺癌治疗剂的潜力。重要的是,测试的化合物均未显示对 MCF-10A 人乳腺上皮细胞的明显毒性。此外,化合物 、 、和 被发现可显著抑制 MCF-7 细胞中鞘氨醇激酶 1(Sphk1)的表达。