• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.33 no.4 s.131
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• pp.277-284
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• 2002

For the quality control of Kalopanacis Cortex, saponin compound, kalopanax-saponin B was isolated from the MeOH extract of Kalopanacis Cortex, and identified by the spectroscopic evidences. A quantitative analysis of kalopanaxsapo-nits B using HPLC method showed that the average contents was $1.010{\pm}0.212%$, respectively, in 22 samples collected through-out the regions of Korea.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 1997

Rutin, ${\alpha}-hederin$ and kalopanax saponin B and a mixture of hederagenin and 23-hydroxyursolic acid were isolated from the aerial parts of Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.124-129
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• 1991

One new triterpenoidal bisdesmoside, saponin C (3) were isolated from the leaves of Kalopanax pictum var. chinense along with two known saponins, saponin B (2, sapindoside C) and saponin A (1, sapoindoside B). On the basis of chemical and spectral evidences, the structure of a new triterpenoidal saponin has been elucidated to be 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl (1$\rightarrow$4)$\beta$-D-xylopyranosyl (1$\rightarrow$3)-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1$\rightarrow$2)-$\alpha$-L-arabino-pyranosyl-23-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyrano syl (1$\rightarrow$4)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl (1$\rightarrow$6)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl ester.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.184-189
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• 2006

To find the monthly variation of kalopanaxsaponin contents in the leaves of Kalopanax pictus with thorns (KPT) and with no thorns (KPN), the leaves monthly collected from May to September were extracted with MeOH and then the kalopanaksaponin fractions were prepared. KPT collected on May showed the lowest saponin content of the KPTs whereas KPT on August exhibited the highest saponin content. From September, the saponin content in the loaves decreased. The highest saponin content was shown to be 7.3% in KPN collected on August. Evaluation of six kalopanaxsaponins A, I, J, B, H and K (KPA, KPI, KPJ, KPB, KPH, and KPK) were performed using TLC densitometer. In this measurement, considerably higher KPB and KPH, both hederagenin bisdesmosides, were found whereas very low contents In monodesrnosides KPI and KPJ were observed. In conclusion, it was shown that the leaves of KPN of August could be a biomaterial source for the kalopanaxsaponin fraction. It was also suggested that measurement of the weight of kalopanaxsaponin fraction and the content of KPB as the representative compound for kalopanaxsaponins will be used for the quantitative evaluation of the kalopanaxsaponins of K. pictus.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.332-337
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• 2013

Microglial activation plays an important role in the development and progression of various neurological disorders such as cerebral ischemia, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. Thus, controlling microglial activation can serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for such brain diseases. In the present study, we showed that kalopanaxsaponin A, a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Kalopanax pictus, inhibited inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated microglia, while kalopanaxsaponin A increased anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-10 expression. Subsequent mechanistic studies revealed that kalopanaxsaponin A inhibited LPS-induced DNA binding activities of NF-${\kappa}B$ and AP-1, and the phosphorylation of JNK without affecting other MAP kinases. Furthermore, kalopanaxsaponin A inhibited the intracellular ROS production with upregulation of anti-inflammatory hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. Based on the previous reports that JNK pathway is largely involved in iNOS and proinflammatory cytokine gene expression via modulating NF-${\kappa}B$/AP-1 and ROS, our data collectively suggest that inhibition of JNK pathway plays a key role in anti-inflammatory effects of kalopanaxsaponin A in LPS-stimulated microglia.