Andrographolide targets EGFR to impede epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human breast cancer cells.

Despite the primary surgical treatment for breast cancer patients, malignant invasiveness and metastasis remain threatening factors for women with breast cancer. As chemotherapy yields unsatisfactory results, it prompted us to search for effective natural agents with few side-effects. Although andrographolide (ADGL), a natural diterpenoid lactone isolated from Andrographis paniculata, presents anticancer effects, the molecular mechanism remains unknown.

Xanthones Isolated from Reduced Oxidative Stress in Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells.

Xanthone compounds from () have demonstrated antioxidant effects and potency in treating many inflammatory diseases. However, the efficiency of the three xanthone extracts isolated from the young fruit of this plant, i.e.

Formoxanthone C Inhibits Malignant Tumor Phenotypes of Human A549 Multidrug Resistant-cancer Cells through Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1-Histone Deacetylase 4 Signaling.

Considering that presence of cancer stem cell (CSC) subpopulation in tumor tissues confers anticancer drug resistance, we investigated whether human A549 lung cancer cells resistant to etoposide possess CSC-like phenotypes. Furthermore, it is known that these malignant tumor features are the leading cause of treatment failure in cancer. We have thus attempted to explore new therapeutic agents from natural products targeting these malignancies.

The Intestinal Efflux Transporter Inhibition Activity of Xanthones from Mangosteen Pericarp: An In Silico, In Vitro and Ex Vivo Approach.

The capacity of α-mangostin (α-MG) and β-mangostin (β-MG) from mangosteen pericarp on P-glycoprotein (Pgp) in silico, in vitro, and ex vivo was investigated in this study. Screening with the ADMET Predictor™ program predicted the two compounds to be both a Pgp inhibitor and Pgp substrate. The compounds tended to interact with Pgp and inhibit Pgp ATPase activity.

Modified tetra-oxygenated xanthones analogues as anti-MRSA and P. aeruginosa agent and their synergism with vancomycin.

Five isolated xanthones from the C. cochinchinense and G. mangostana were evaluated and tested for antibacterial activities.

Caged-xanthone from Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum inhibits malignant cancer phenotypes in multidrug-resistant human A549 lung cancer cells through down-regulation of NF-κB.

Our recent study reported that multidrug-resistant (MDR) human A549 lung cancer cells (A549RT-eto) with the elevated expression of NF-κB showed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), increasing spheroid formation and elevating the expression levels of stemness-related factors, including Oct4, Nanog, Sox2, Bmi1, and Klf4. Therefore, when new therapeutic agents targeting these malignant cancer cells were explored, we found that caged-xanthone (CX) isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum diminished the expression of NF-κB, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) protein levels, cell migration and invasion, and sphere-forming ability of A549RT-eto cells.

Formoxanthone C, isolated from Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum, reverses anticancer drug resistance by inducing both apoptosis and autophagy in human A549 lung cancer cells.

Multidrug resistance (MDR) cancer toward cancer chemotherapy is one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. Therefore, it is of interested to use formoxanthone C (1,3,5,6-tetraoxygenated xanthone; XanX), a natural compound, which showed cytotoxicity against MDR human A549 lung cancer (A549RT-eto). The treatment with XanX induced not only apoptosis- in A549RT-eto cells, but also autophagy-cell death.

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidatant activities of various isolated compounds from Cratoxylum species.

The objective of this study was to investigate the bioactivity of twenty-nine known isolated compounds from Cratoxylum species including three anthraquinones, four triterpenes, and twenty-two xanthones. All isolated compounds were subjected to antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Cytotoxicity evaluations were performed by MTT assay.

Crystal structure of ()-4-hy-droxy-'-(3-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)benzohydrazide.

The title compound, CHNO, crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules ( and ) in the asymmetric unit that differ in the orientation of the 3-meth-oxy-phenyl group with respect to the methyl-idenebenzohydrazide unit. The dihedral angles between the two benzene rings are 24.02 (10) and 29.

Anti-HIV-1 integrase activity and molecular docking of compounds from Albizia procera bark.

Context: Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. (Mimosaceae) has been traditionally used in Thai longevity preparations.

Three types of cytotoxic natural caged-scaffolds: pure enantiomers or partial racemates.

Two rare new natural products, the neocaged-xanthone pruniflorone T (1) and the rearranged caged-xanthone pruniflorone U (3), and the known caged-xanthone cochinchinone C (2) were isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum. The unique structures of 1-3 were determined by analysis of NMR and X-ray diffraction data.

2,2'-[2,4-Bis(naphthalen-1-yl)cyclo-butane-1,3-di-yl]bis-(1-methyl-pyridinium) bis-(4-chloro-benzene-sulfonate): thermal-induced [2 + 2] cyclo-addition reaction of a heterostilbene.

The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C36H32N2 (2+)·2C6H4ClO3S(-), consists of one anion and one half-cation, the other half being generated by inversion symmetry. The dihedral angle between the pyridinium ring and the napthalene ring system in the asymmetric unit is 42.86 (6)°.

(E)-2-[4-(Di-ethyl-amino)-styr-yl]-1-methyl-quinolin-1-ium 4-chloro-benzene-sulfonate monohydrate.

The asymmetric unit of the title hydrated salt, C22H25N2 (+)·C6H4ClO3S(-)·H2O, comprises two 2-[4-(di-ethyl-amino)-styr-yl]-1-methyl-quinolin-1-ium cations, two 4-chloro-benzene-sul-fon-ate anions and two solvent water mol-ecules. One ethyl group of both cations displays disorder over two positions in a 0.659 (2):0.

1-(2,4-Di-nitro-phen-yl)-2-[(E)-(3,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)]hydrazine.

Mol-ecules of the title compound, C16H16N4O7, are not planar with a dihedral angle of 5.50 (11)° between the substituted benzene rings. The two meta-meth-oxy groups of the 3,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-benzene moiety lie in the plane of the attached ring [Cmeth-yl-O-C-C torsion angles -0.

(E)-4-Meth-oxy-N'-(2,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)benzohydrazide hemihydrate.

The title compound crystallizes as a hemihydrate, C18H20N2O5·0.5H2O. The mol-ecule exists in an E conformation with respect to the C=N imine bond.

(E)-2-[(2,4,6-Tri-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)amino]-phenol.

There are two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H17NO4, with similar conformations but some differences in their bond angles. Each mol-ecule adopts a trans configuration with respect to the methyl-idene C=N bond and is twisted with a dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings of 80.52 (7)° in one mol-ecule and 83.

Inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW264.7 macrophages by isolated xanthones from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum.

The inhibitory activity of extract and compounds isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum against nitric oxide (NO) was evaluated using RAW264.7 cells.

Bis{4-[(E)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethen-yl]-1-methyl-pyridinium} 4-chloro-benzene-sulfonate nitrate.

In the title mixed salt, 2C16H15N2 (+)·C6H4ClO3S(-)·NO3 (-), one of the cations shows whole mol-ecule disorder over two sets of sites in a 0.711 (7):0.289 (7) ratio.

Racemic 2'-hydroxy-4',4'-dimethylpyran-1,5-dihydroxyxanthone monohydrate.

3,6,11-trihy-droxy-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-di-hydro-chromeno[2,3-f]chromen-7-one monohydrate), known as pruniflorone N, crystallized as a monohydrate, C18H16O6·H2O. The three ring systems of the xanthone skeleton are approximately coplanar, with an r.m.

1-(2,4-Di-nitro-phen-yl)-2-[(E)-2,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene]hydrazine.

The title compound, C16H16N4O7, is close to being planar, with a dihedral angle of 3.15 (11)° between the benzene rings. The meth-oxy groups at the ortho- and para-positions of the 2,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-phenyl group are almost coplanar with the ring [deviations of the C atoms = 0.

(E)-2-[4-(Di-ethyl-amino)-styr-yl]-1-methyl-quinolinium 4-fluoro-benzene-sulfonate monohydrate.

In the title hydrated molecular salt, C22H25N2 (+)·C6H4FO3S(-)·H2O, the cation displays whole mol-ecule disorder over two sets of sites in a 0.780 (5):0.220 (5) ratio.

Poly[μ5-(4-meth-oxy-benzene-sulfonato)-sodium].

In the title complex, [Na(C7H7O4S)] n , the Na(I) ion is coord-inated in a slightly distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal environment by seven O atoms [Na-O = 2.3198 (16)-2.5585 (17) Å].

(2E)-1-(Pyridin-2-yl)-3-(2,4,5-tri-meth-oxy-phen-yl)prop-2-en-1-one.

The title heteroaryl chalcone derivative, C17H17NO4, is close to planar: the dihedral angle between the pyridine and benzene rings is 3.71 (11)° and the meth-oxy C atoms deviate from their attached ring by 0.046 (3), -0.