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Flavonols from Houttuynia cordata with Protein Glycation and Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Activity

  • Jang, Dae-Sik;Kim, Jong-Min;Lee, Yun-Mi;Yoo, Jeong-Lim;Kim, Young-Sook;Kim, Joo-Hwan;Kim, Jin-Sook
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.210-213
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    • 2006
  • A 4,5-dioxoaporphine type alkaloid, cepharadione B (1), a phenolic acid, protocatechuic acid (2), and flavonols, quercetin (3), afzelin (4), and quercitrin (5), were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble extract of the whole plants of Houttuynia cordata. All the isolates (1-5) were subjected to in vitro bioassays to evaluate advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formation and rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR) inhibitory activity. The three flavonols 3-5 exhibited a significant inhibitory activity on AGEs formation with $IC_{50}$ values of 66.9, 58.9, and $32.3{\mu}M$, respectively. While the two flavonol rhamnosides 4 and 5 showed a remarkable inhibitory activity against RLAR with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.81 and $0.16{\mu}M$, respectively.

Constituents from the Fruiting Bodies of Ganoderma applanatum and Their Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Activity

  • Lee, Sang-Hyun;Shim, Sang-Hee;Kim, Ju-Sun;Kang, Sam-Sik
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.479-483
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    • 2006
  • Eight compounds were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma applanatum, and were identified as 2-methoxyfatty acids (1), 5-dihydroergosterol (2), ergosterol peroxide (3) $3{\beta},7{\beta},20,23{\zeta}-tetrahydroxy-11,15-dioxolanosta-8-en-26-oic$ acid (4), $7{\beta},20,23{\zeta}-trihydroxy-3,11,15-trioxolanosta-8-en-26-oic$ acid (5), cerevisterol (6), $7{\beta},23{\zeta}-dihydroxy-3,11,15-trioxolanosta-8,20E(22)-dien-26-oic$ acid (7), and $7{\beta}-hydroxy-3,11,15,23-tetraoxolanosta-8,20E(22)-dien-26-oic$ acid methyl ester (8) by spectral analysis. All compounds were isolated for the first time from this fruiting bodies, and their effect on rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR) activity was tested. Among these eight compounds, ergosterol peroxide (3) was found to exhibit potent RLAR inhibition, its $IC_{50}$ value being $15.4\;{\mu}g/mL$.

Constituents of the Fruits of Rumex japonicus with Inhibitory Activity on Aldose Reductase

  • Kim, Jong-Min;Jang, Dae-Sik;Lee, Yun-Mi;Lee, Ga-Young;Kim, Jin-Sook
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.13-16
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    • 2008
  • Five anthraquinones, emodin (1), ${\omega}$-hydroxyemodin (2), chrysophanol-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (3), emodin-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (4), and physcion-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (5), and five flavonoids, kaempferol-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (6), quercetin (7), quercitrin (8), isoquercitrin (9), and (+)-catechin (10), were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble extract of the fruits of Rumex japonicus. The structures of 1-10 were identified by spectroscopic methods including NMR studies. This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 3-5 from this plant. The isolates were subjected to in vitro bioassays to evaluate their inhibitory activities on the rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR), among which two anthraquinones (1 and 4), and five flavonols (5-9) showed significant activities on RLAR.

Aldose reductase inhibitory activity of the methanol extracts from Korean folk plants (민속식물의 알도즈 환원효소 억제작용)

  • Kim, Hye-Min;Han, Saem;Choi, Kyung;Ku, Ja-Jung;Park, Kwang-Woo;Cho, Eun-Ju;Lee, Sang-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.169-175
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    • 2012
  • To search for the aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors from Korean folk plants, the inhibition of rat lens AR in vitro using the methanol (MeOH) extracts from Korean folk plants was investigated. Among fifty four Korean folk plants tested, the MeOH extract of Cedrela sinensis showed highest inhibition of AR ($IC_{50}$ value, 2.52 ${\mu}g/ml$). The plant C. sinensis has a possibility of new natural resources for the development of AR inhibitor for the prevention of diabetic complications.

Inhibitory Effect of quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside from Chamaecyparis obtuse on Aldose Reductase and Sorbitol Accumulation (백나무로부터 분리된 quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside의 알도스 환원효소 및 솔비톨 억제효과)

  • Kim, Seon-Ha;Kim, Jin-Kyu;Lee, Yeon-Sil;Bae, Young-Soo;Lim, Soon-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.305-310
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    • 2010
  • Taxifolin-3-O-$\beta$-D-xylopyranoside and quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside were isolated from an EtOAc-soluble extract of the leaves of Chamaecyparis obtuse. Quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside was found to possess a potent inhibitory activity of human recombinant aldose reductase in vitro, its $IC_{50}$ value being $11.5\;{\mu}M$. Kinetic analysis showed that quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside exhibited uncompetitive inhibition against DL-glyceraldehyde. Also, quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside suppresses sorbitol accumulation in rat lens under high glucose conditions, demonstrating the potential to prevent sorbitol accumulation in vivo. These results suggest that this compound may be a promising agent in the prevention or treatment of diabetic complications.

Inhibition of Rat Lense Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids from Dandelions

  • Mok, So-Youn;Lee, Sul-Lim;Kim, Hye-Min;Lee, Jeong-Min;Lee, Dong-Gu;Ahn, Young-Hee;Park, Chun-Geon;Cho, Eun-Ju;Lee, Sang-Hyun
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.130-134
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of naturally occurring aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors isolated from Korean native plants. The MeOH extract and stepwise polarity fractions of dandelions were tested on rat lens AR inhibition in vitro. Of these, the EtOAc fractions from the leaves of dandelions (Traxacum coreanum, T. officinale, and T. ohwianum) exhibited an AR inhibitory activity ($IC_{50}$ values, 2.37, 1.73 and 2.68 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively). A chromatography of the EtOAc fraction from the leaves of T. coreanum led to the further isolation of two flavonoids identified as luteolin and luteolin 7-O-glucopyranoside. These compounds exhibited strong AR inhibitory activity, with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.15 and 1.05 ${\mu}M$, respectively. These results suggested that luteolin is a potent AR inhibitor within dandelions and that it could be a useful lead compound in the development of a novel AR inhibitory agent against diabetic complications.

Aldose Reductase Inhibition by Luteolin Derivatives from Parasenecio pseudotaimingasa

  • Kim, Hye-Min;Lee, Jeong-Min;Lee, Ki-Ho;Ahn, Young-Hee;Lee, Sang-Hyun
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.367-371
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    • 2011
  • Effects of the extract and fractions from Parasenecio pseudotaimingasa on rat lens aldose reductase (AR) inhibition have been investigated. Among them, the n-BuOH fraction was exhibited good inhibitory potencies ($IC_{50}$ value 1.42 ${\mu}g/ml$). Phytochemical constituents were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction by open column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated as luteolin-7-O-rutinoside (1) and luteolin-7-Oglucoside (2) on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited strong AR inhibitory activity, with $IC_{50}$ values of 2.37 and 1.05 ${\mu}M$, respectively. This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 1 and 2 from P. pseudotaimingasa. These results suggest that P. pseudotaimingasa could be a useful material in the development of a novel AR inhibitory agent against diabetic complications.

Slow Development of Diabetic Cataract in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats via Inhibition of Aldose Reductase Activity and Sorbitol Accumulation by Use of Aster koraiensis Extract (알도즈 환원효소 활성억제와 소비톨 축적 억제로 인한 벌개미취 추출물의 당뇨병성 백내장 발병 지연 효능)

  • Kim, Chan-Sik;Kim, Jung-Hyun;Jeong, Il-Ha;Kim, Young-Sook;Lee, Jun;Jang, Dae-Sik;Kim, Jin-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.339-344
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    • 2009
  • Diabetic cataract is a major complication of diabetes mellitus. Excess accumulation of sorbitol plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications such as cataract formation. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of the extract of the aerial parts of Aster koraiensis (AK) on diabetic cataractogenesis. To examine this further, we evaluated sorbitol accumulation during cataract development using streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat, an animal model of type 1 diabetes. Diabetic rats were treated orally with AK (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg body weight) once a day orally for 9 weeks. In vehicle-treated diabetic rats, lens opacity was increased, and lens fiber swelling and membrane rupture were observed. In addition, sorbitol accumulation in diabetic lens was markedly enhanced. However, AK treatment delayed the progression of diabetic cataract through the inhibition of sorbitol accumulation, and prevented lens fiber degeneration in a dose-dependent manner. These observations suggest that AK treatment can delay the progression of lens opacification in the diabetic rats during the early diabetic cataractogenesis.

Biological Activities of Licorice F1 Lines and Content Analysis of Phytochemical Constituents

  • Park, Chun-Geon;Lee, Ah Young;Lee, Jeong Hoon;Lee, Jeong Min;Park, Jun Yeon;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Choi, Ae Jin;Park, Chung Berm;Cho, Eun Ju;Lee, Sanghyun
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.137-145
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    • 2014
  • The biological activities of licorice F1 (Glycyrrhiza glabra ${\times}$ G. uralensis) lines (G) were investigated, revealing strong radical scavenging activity targeting 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl (${\cdot}OH$) radicals. At a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$, most of the licorice F1 lines scavenged DPPH and ${\cdot}OH$ by more than 80%. Gs-1, -2, and -6 can be considered good scavengers of DPPH radical and G-7 have higher antioxidant activity against ${\cdot}OH$ radical. In addition, licorice F1 lines exerted effective anti-microbial activities against Escherichia coli (Gs-12, -17, and -18) and Staphylococcus aureus (Gs-3, -4, -5, -21, and -26). Moreover, Gs-2, - 20, -31, and -32 effectively inhibited the growth of Helicobacter pylori. Among licorice F1 lines, Gs-25 exhibited high anti-inflammatory effects on nitric oxide produced by lipopolysaccharide- and interferon-${\gamma}$-activated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, Gs-1, -12, and -20 inhibited the growth of AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cells by more than 60% at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$ and Gs-5, -11, -19, and -32 showed inhibitory effects against rat lens aldose reductase ($IC_{50}$ values, 1.69, 6.07, 6.12, and $4.54{\mu}g/mL$, respectively). The total content of glycyrrhizin (1), glycyrrhetinic acid (2), glabridin (3), and isoliquiritigenin (4) in licorice F1 lines was high in Gs-11, -15, and -30. The present study therefore indicated that Gs-2, -26, -31, and -32 of licorice F1 possessing strong anti-oxidative, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and aldose reductase inhibitory effects may be used as a possible source material for natural health supplements in the future.