Yasukawa K, Akasu M, Takeuchi M, Takido M
College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan.
Oncology. 1993 Mar-Apr;50(2):137-40. doi: 10.1159/000227165.
Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, cepharanthine, berbamine and isotetrandrine, were isolated from Stephania cepharantha Hayata. These compounds inhibit arachidonic acid-induced inflammation in mice. We have found that cepharanthine inhibits tumor promotion after topical application and oral administration in two-stage carcinogenesis in mouse skin. Furthermore, topical application of berbamine (2 mumol/mouse) and isotetrandrine (2 mumol/mouse) markedly suppressed the tumor-promoting effect of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (1 microgram) in mouse skin initiated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (50 micrograms), at a grade corresponding to that of cepharanthine.
双苄基异喹啉生物碱,汉防己甲素、小檗胺和异粉防己碱,是从中华千金藤中分离得到的。这些化合物可抑制花生四烯酸诱导的小鼠炎症。我们发现,在小鼠皮肤两阶段致癌过程中,局部应用和口服汉防己甲素均能抑制肿瘤促进作用。此外,局部应用小檗胺(2 μmol/小鼠)和异粉防己碱(2 μmol/小鼠)可显著抑制12-O-十四酰佛波醇-13-乙酸酯(1 μg)对用7,12-二甲基苯并[a]蒽(50 μg)启动的小鼠皮肤的促肿瘤作用,其抑制程度与汉防己甲素相当。