Genkwa flos is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, which exhibits abundant biological activities such as antiinflammatory, analgesic, immunoregulatory activities and anti-rheumatic arthritis activity. Recent ph...Genkwa flos is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, which exhibits abundant biological activities such as antiinflammatory, analgesic, immunoregulatory activities and anti-rheumatic arthritis activity. Recent pharmacological studies showed that Genkwa flos might also have the antitumor effect. Daphnane-type diterpenoids (DDs) are one of the main anti-tumor constitutions in Genkwa flos. However, the underlying anticancer molecular mechanisms of this type of compounds are still unclear. This review aims to give a systematic summary of DDs from Genkwa flos to better understand the anti-tumor activitiy by focusing on cell arrest, apoptosis, topoisomerase inhibition, melanin inhibition and the reverse of multi-drug-resistance (MDR). In addition, we are also going to make an overview of the mechanisms identified up to now. The significant findings may provide that DDs in Genkwa flos is a promising targeted-cancer agent.展开更多
In this paper, we study the relation of the algebraic properties of the higher-order Courant bracket and Dorfman bracket on the direct sum bundle TM⊕∧<sup>p</sup>T*M for an m-dimensional smooth mani...In this paper, we study the relation of the algebraic properties of the higher-order Courant bracket and Dorfman bracket on the direct sum bundle TM⊕∧<sup>p</sup>T*M for an m-dimensional smooth manifold M, and a Lie 2-algebra which is a “categorified” version of a Lie algebra. We prove that the higher-order Courant algebroids give rise to a semistrict Lie 2-algebra, and we prove that the higher-order Dorfman algebroids give rise to a hemistrict Lie 2-algebra. Consequently, there is an isomorphism from the higher-order Courant algebroids to the higher-order Dorfman algebroids as Lie 2-algebras homomorphism.展开更多
(±)-Crataegusnorin A(la/1b) and B(2a/2b),two pairs of rare 8,9’-epoxy-type norlignan enantiomers featuring a y-butyrolactone ring,were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Their structures were deter...(±)-Crataegusnorin A(la/1b) and B(2a/2b),two pairs of rare 8,9’-epoxy-type norlignan enantiomers featuring a y-butyrolactone ring,were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Their structures were determined via extensive spectroscopic analyses.Gauge-independent atomic orbital(GIAO) NMR chemical shift calculations,combined with the advanced statistical method DP4+were employed to establish the relative configurations of four compounds.Next,chiral separation was accomplished by chiral chromatographic column and the absolute configurations of the four compounds were unambiguously assigned by comparison between their experimental electronic circular dichroism curves with the quantum-mechanically calculated curves based on time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT).All the isolates were evaluated fo r their neuroprotective activities against H2O2-induced cell injury in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.The results showed that two pairs of enantiomers 1a/1b and 2a/2b displayed diff;erent effect on neuroprotective activity.Among them,compound 2a displayed the most potent neuroprotective effect Further flow cytometry analysis indicated that 2a could protect SH-SY5Y cells from oxidative damage through inhibiting cell apoptosis.展开更多
Ten phenolic compounds(1a/1b,2–9)including a pair of enantiomers(1a/1b),along with eight analogues(2–9)were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Enantiomers 1a/1b were separated successfully by chiral ch...Ten phenolic compounds(1a/1b,2–9)including a pair of enantiomers(1a/1b),along with eight analogues(2–9)were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Enantiomers 1a/1b were separated successfully by chiral chromatographic column.Their structures were established by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,and the absolute configurations of enantiomers were determined by comparison between the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism(ECD)spectra.In addition,all isolates were investigated for their neuroprotective effects against H2O2–induced oxidative stress in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.It was found that enantiomers 1a and 1b displayed significant neuroprotective activities but no enantioselectivity.In addition,compounds 3–6 showed obvious neuroprotective effects at different concentrations,while compound 8 exhibited potential neuroprotective effect at higher concentration(50μmol/L).展开更多
文摘Genkwa flos is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, which exhibits abundant biological activities such as antiinflammatory, analgesic, immunoregulatory activities and anti-rheumatic arthritis activity. Recent pharmacological studies showed that Genkwa flos might also have the antitumor effect. Daphnane-type diterpenoids (DDs) are one of the main anti-tumor constitutions in Genkwa flos. However, the underlying anticancer molecular mechanisms of this type of compounds are still unclear. This review aims to give a systematic summary of DDs from Genkwa flos to better understand the anti-tumor activitiy by focusing on cell arrest, apoptosis, topoisomerase inhibition, melanin inhibition and the reverse of multi-drug-resistance (MDR). In addition, we are also going to make an overview of the mechanisms identified up to now. The significant findings may provide that DDs in Genkwa flos is a promising targeted-cancer agent.
文摘In this paper, we study the relation of the algebraic properties of the higher-order Courant bracket and Dorfman bracket on the direct sum bundle TM⊕∧<sup>p</sup>T*M for an m-dimensional smooth manifold M, and a Lie 2-algebra which is a “categorified” version of a Lie algebra. We prove that the higher-order Courant algebroids give rise to a semistrict Lie 2-algebra, and we prove that the higher-order Dorfman algebroids give rise to a hemistrict Lie 2-algebra. Consequently, there is an isomorphism from the higher-order Courant algebroids to the higher-order Dorfman algebroids as Lie 2-algebras homomorphism.
基金supported by Career Development Support Plan for Young and Middle-aged Teachers in Shenyang Pharmaceutical University(No.ZQN2018006)the Project of Innovation Team Foundation(No.LT2015027)。
文摘(±)-Crataegusnorin A(la/1b) and B(2a/2b),two pairs of rare 8,9’-epoxy-type norlignan enantiomers featuring a y-butyrolactone ring,were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Their structures were determined via extensive spectroscopic analyses.Gauge-independent atomic orbital(GIAO) NMR chemical shift calculations,combined with the advanced statistical method DP4+were employed to establish the relative configurations of four compounds.Next,chiral separation was accomplished by chiral chromatographic column and the absolute configurations of the four compounds were unambiguously assigned by comparison between their experimental electronic circular dichroism curves with the quantum-mechanically calculated curves based on time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT).All the isolates were evaluated fo r their neuroprotective activities against H2O2-induced cell injury in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.The results showed that two pairs of enantiomers 1a/1b and 2a/2b displayed diff;erent effect on neuroprotective activity.Among them,compound 2a displayed the most potent neuroprotective effect Further flow cytometry analysis indicated that 2a could protect SH-SY5Y cells from oxidative damage through inhibiting cell apoptosis.
基金This work was supported by Career Development Support Plan for Young and Middle-aged Teachers in Shenyang Pharmaceutical University(ZQN2018006)the Project of Innovation Team Foundation(LT2015027).
文摘Ten phenolic compounds(1a/1b,2–9)including a pair of enantiomers(1a/1b),along with eight analogues(2–9)were isolated from the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida.Enantiomers 1a/1b were separated successfully by chiral chromatographic column.Their structures were established by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,and the absolute configurations of enantiomers were determined by comparison between the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism(ECD)spectra.In addition,all isolates were investigated for their neuroprotective effects against H2O2–induced oxidative stress in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.It was found that enantiomers 1a and 1b displayed significant neuroprotective activities but no enantioselectivity.In addition,compounds 3–6 showed obvious neuroprotective effects at different concentrations,while compound 8 exhibited potential neuroprotective effect at higher concentration(50μmol/L).
