Cladieunicellin J, a new hydroperoxyeunicellin from cladiella sp.

A new 6-hydroperoxyeunicellin diterpenoid, designated as cladieunicellin J (1), was isolated from an octocoral Cladiella sp., and its structure elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 was found to exhibit cytotoxicity toward CCRF-CEM human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Cladieunicellins M-Q, new eunicellins from Cladiella sp.

Five new 7α-hydroxyeunicellin-based diterpenoids, designated as cladieunicellins M-Q (1-5), were isolated from a Formosan octocoral Cladiella sp. The structures of 1-5 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods and by comparison of the data with those of the related metabolites. Cytotoxicity of metabolites 1-5 against the human leukemia Molt 4 and HL 60 is also described.

Discovery of new eunicellin-based diterpenoids from a Formosan soft coral Cladiella sp.

A new eunicellin diterpenoid, cladieunicellin I (1), and a new natural eunicellin, litophynin I diacetate (2), were isolated from a Formosan soft coral identified as Cladiella sp. The structures of eunicellins 1 and 2 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and by comparison of the spectral data with those of related analogues. Eunicellin 1 exhibited significant cytotoxicity toward the DLD-1 human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells.

Cladieunicellins K and L, new eunicellin-based diterpenoids from an octocoral Cladiella sp.

Two new eunicellin-based diterpenoids, cladieunicellins K (1) and L (2), were isolated from an octocoral Cladiella sp. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and 2 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity towards the MOLT-4 human leukemia.

Effect of melatonin on temporal changes of reactive oxygen species and glutathione after MPP(+) treatment in human astrocytoma U373MG cells.

1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) ion, a toxic metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, is produced by monoamine oxidase B in astrocytes. MPP(+) causes a selective dopaminergic neurodegeneration, the pathophysiologic hallmark of Parkinson disease. However, the toxic effect of MPP(+) on astrocytes remains unclear.