Evaluation of the cardiotoxicity of Echinochrome A using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac organoids.

Echinochrome A (EchA), a marine-derived natural product, has shown promise in treating cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its cardiac safety remains underexplored. In this study, we utilized human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac organoids (hCOs) to validate their ability to model the cardiac safety profile of EchA in a human-relevant system.

Stichoposide C and Rhizochalin as Potential Aquaglyceroporin Modulators.

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of integral membrane proteins that selectively transport water and glycerol across the cell membrane. Because AQPs are involved in a wide range of physiological functions and pathophysiological conditions, AQP-based therapeutics may have the broad potential for clinical utility, including for disorders of water and energy balance. However, AQP modulators have not yet been developed as suitable candidates for clinical applications.

Sulfated Polyhydroxysteroid Glycosides from the Sea of Okhotsk Starfish and Potential Mechanisms for Their Observed Anti-Cancer Activity against Several Types of Human Cancer Cells.

Three new monosulfated polyhydroxysteroid glycosides, spiculiferosides A (), B (), and C (), along with new related unsulfated monoglycoside, spiculiferoside D (), were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the starfish collected in the Sea of Okhotsk. Compounds - contain two carbohydrate moieties, one of which is attached to C-3 of the steroid tetracyclic core, whereas another is located at C-24 of the side chain of aglycon. Two glycosides (, ) are biosides, and one glycoside (), unlike them, includes three monosaccharide residues.

New Rare Triterpene Glycosides from Pacific Sun Star, , and Their Anticancer Activity.

Six previously unknown triterpene glycosides, pacificusosides L-Q (-), and two previously known triterpene glycosides, cucumariosides B () and A (), were isolated from an alcoholic extract of Pacific sun star, . The structures of - were determined using 1D and 2D NMR, ESIMS, and chemical modifications. Compound is a rare type of triterpene glycoside with non-holostane aglycon, having a linear trisaccharide carbohydrate chain.