Bioactive solanidane steroidal alkaloids from Solanum lyratum.

Six previously unreported solanidane steroidal alkaloids, namely lyrasolanosides A-F, were isolated from Solanum lyratum. In addition, five known steroidal alkaloids were also identified. The structures of these compounds were determined through the use of NMR, HRESIMS,UV, IR and ECD analysis.

New steroidal glycosides from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus.

Two new steroidal glycosides (named fibrophiopogonins A, B), along with one known glycoside, were isolated from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae). Comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, including 2D NMR spectroscopy, and the results of acid hydrolysis allowed the chemical structure of the compounds to be assigned as 26-[(O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-D-glucopyranosyl)]-barogenin- 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside and (25R)-26-[(O- β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]- 3β,22α,26- trihydroxyfurost- 5-ene-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside. This is the first isolation of a cholestane glycoside with disaccharide moiety from a Ophiopogon species.

Neuroprotective effect of α-mangostin on mitochondrial dysfunction and α-synuclein aggregation in rotenone-induced model of Parkinson's disease in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells.

The study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of α-mangostin and explore its mechanism in an in vitro model of Parkinson's disease (PD) induced by rotenone. SH-SY5Y cells were treated with rotenone and α-mangostin for 24 h. α-Mangostin significantly and concentration-dependently inhibited rotenone-induced cytotoxicity.

Two new furostanol saponins from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus.

Two new furostanol saponins ophiopogonins J (1) and K (2) were isolated from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus. The structures of 1 and 2 were established as (25R)-26-O-[(β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-14-hydroxy-furost-5,20(22)-diene 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), and (25R)-26-O-[(β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-furost-5,20(22)-diene 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)[(β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-β-D-glucopyranoside)] (2) on the basis of spectroscopic means including HRESIMS, 1D, and 2D NMR experiments.

Salvianolic acid A promotes the acceleration of neovascularization in the ischemic rat myocardium and the functions of endothelial progenitor cells.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM, also known as DanShen) is one of the well-known widely used Chinese herbal medicines in clinical, containing phenolic compounds and potent antioxidant properties. Salvianolic acid A (SAA) is the most potent component of SM. A modern experimental strategy for treating myocardial ischemia is to induce neovascularization of the heart by the use of "angiogens", mediators that induce the formation of blood vessels, or angiogenesis.

[Prescription compatibility effect on the major components absorption in danshen extract and their identification].

An improved everted gut sac method was applied to the study of prescription compatibility effect on the major components in Danshen extracts. With the separation and detection by HPLC-ECD, 5 major peaks could be detected in intestinal absorbed solution after prescription administration. Following the identification by HPLC-MS/MS, peak 2, 3, 4, and 5 were rosmaric acid, lithospermic acid, salvianolic acid B, and salvianolic acid A, respectively, which also confirmed with reference standards of those components.

Two new furostanol glycosides from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl.

Two new furostanol glycosides, ophiopogonins H (1) and I (2), were isolated from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus. The structures of 1 and 2 were established as (25R)-26-[(O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-22α-hydroxyfurost-5-ene-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside and (25R)-26-[(O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-20α-hydroxyfurost-5,22-diene-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of spectroscopic means including HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR experiments.

Pro-angiogenic actions of Salvianolic acids on in vitro cultured endothelial progenitor cells and chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane model.

Aim Of The Study: Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM, also known as DanShen) is one of the well-known widely-used Chinese herbal medicines in clinical practice. In this study we aimed to demonstrate the pro-angiogenic effects of Salvianolic acids (SAs) to treat illnesses such as ischemic cardiovascular diseases, the main active components of aqueous extract of SM.

Materials And Methods: To do this, new-born rat spleen mononuclear cells were isolated and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) were expanded (not more than 24h) SD.

Two new homoisoflavonoids from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl.

Two new homoisoflavonoids ophiopogonone D (1) and ophiopogonanone G (2) were isolated from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus. The structures of these two compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic means including HR-ESI-MS, 1D, and 2D NMR experiments. The cytotoxic activities of 1 and 2 against Hela and Hep2 cells are described.

[Evaluation of different combinations of components of Chinese formulation shuangshentongguan by using AUC values].

A sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method was applied for the quantification of each component: tetrahydropalmatine (THP), dehydrocorydaline (DHC), salvianolic acid B (SAB), ginsenoside Rg1, Re, Rb1 and Rd in the Chinese herbal component SSTG (Shuangshentongguan) with different combinations. The pharmacokinetic data were analyzed with WinNonlin 5.2 software.

[Pharmacokinetic studies of tetrahydropalmatine and dehydrocorydaline in rat after oral administration of yanhusuo extraction by LC-MS/MS method].

A sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the quantification of tetrahydropalmatine (THP) and dehydrocorydaline (DHC) in rat plasma. The compounds were simply pretreated by protein precipitation using acetone. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a reversed-phase SB-C18 column with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-ammonium acetate (0.

Magnesium lithospermate B is excreted rapidly into rat bile mostly as methylated metabolites, which are potent antioxidants.

To elucidate the in vivo pharmacological activities of magnesium lithospermate B (MLB), an active constituent of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, in the rat, its metabolic fate both in vivo and in vitro was investigated. High-performance liquid chromatography revealed that four major metabolites with lower polarity were excreted into bile after intravenous and oral administration of MLB. The metabolites present in combined samples of bile from rats after intravenous injection were isolated and purified by column chromatography and identified as four meta-O-methylated products, namely 3-monomethyl- (M1), 3,3"'-dimethyl- (M2), 3,3"-dimethyl-, and 3,3",3"'-trimethyl-lithospermic acid B according to their spectroscopic characteristics ((1)H, (13)C NMR, (1)H-(1)H correlation spectroscopy, (1)H-detected multiple quantum coherence, and heteronuclear multiple bond coherence combined with positive ion fast atom bombardment-mass spectroscopy).

Extremely low bioavailability of magnesium lithospermate B, an active component from Salvia miltiorrhiza, in rat.

We assessed the bioavailability of magnesium lithospermate B (MLB), a main polyphenolic component of Salvia miltiorrhiza and a potent antioxidant having various pharmacological activities, to evaluate its action in vivo. The plasma concentrations of lithospermic acid B (LSB) showed a biexponential decrease after intravenous administration of MLB to rats at doses of 4 and 20 mg/kg. The values of area under the concentration-time curve (AUC; 87.