Issue 1/2017
Including article on Biologically Active Natural Products from Microorganisms and Plants
Content (40 Articles)
De novo transcriptome assembly and characterization of nine tissues of Lonicera japonica to identify potential candidate genes involved in chlorogenic acid, luteolosides, and secoiridoid biosynthesis pathways
Amit Rai, Hidetaka Kamochi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Michimi Nakamura, Hiroki Takahashi, Tomoki Hatada, Kazuki Saito, Mami Yamazaki
Treatment of adult and pediatric high-grade gliomas with Withaferin A: antitumor mechanisms and future perspectives
Megan M. Marlow, Sumedh S. Shah, Eduardo A. Véliz, Michael E. Ivan, Regina M. Graham
Glycyrrhetinic acid protects H9c2 cells from oxygen glucose deprivation-induced injury through the PI3K/AKt signaling pathway
Liqin Wang, Yuyan Zhang, Haitong Wan, Weifeng Jin, Li Yu, Huifen Zhou, Jiehong Yang
AU-1 from Agavaceae plants causes transient increase in p21/Cip1 expression in renal adenocarcinoma ACHN cells in an miR-34-dependent manner
Tomofumi Fujino, Akihito Yokosuka, Hideaki Higurashi, Rina Yokokawa, Ryo Sakurai, Wataru Harashima, Yuichi Miki, Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Yoshihiro Mimaki, Makio Hayakawa
Marine spongean polybrominated diphenyl ethers, selective growth inhibitors against the cancer cells adapted to glucose starvation, inhibits mitochondrial complex II
Masayoshi Arai, Dayoung Shin, Kentaro Kamiya, Ryosuke Ishida, Andi Setiawan, Naoyuki Kotoku, Motomasa Kobayashi
Structure and hemolytic activity relationships of triterpenoid saponins and sapogenins
Nhu Ngoc Quynh Vo, Ery Odette Fukushima, Toshiya Muranaka
Efficacy of Kaempferia parviflora in a mouse model of obesity-induced dermatopathy
Moeko Hidaka, Kazumasa Horikawa, Tomoko Akase, Hiroko Makihara, Takatoshi Ogami, Hiroshi Tomozawa, Masahito Tsubata, Ai Ibuki, Yutaka Matsumoto
Green tea cultivar ‘Benifuuki’ potentiates split vaccine-induced immunoglobulin A production
Yeong-Seon Won, Motofumi Kumazoe, Kanako Takamatsu, Yuki Shinoda, Saki Sonoda, Kenji Okada, Takehisa Okamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
The action and mechanism of myrislignan on A549 cells in vitro and in vivo
XinGang Lu, Liu Yang, JingXian Chen, JiAn Zhou, XiaoDan Tang, YingGang Zhu, HongFu Qiu, Jie Shen
Rapid identification of drug-type strains in Cannabis sativa using loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay
Masashi Kitamura, Masako Aragane, Kou Nakamura, Kazuhito Watanabe, Yohei Sasaki
Constituents from the leaves of Clausena lansium and their anti-inflammatory activity
De-Yang Shen, Ping-Chung Kuo, Shiow-Chyn Huang, Tsong-Long Hwang, Yu-Yi Chan, Po-Chuen Shieh, Nguyen Thi Ngan, Tran Dinh Thang, Tian-Shung Wu
Ephedra Herb extract activates/desensitizes transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 and reduces capsaicin-induced pain
Shunsuke Nakamori, Jun Takahashi, Sumiko Hyuga, Toshiko Tanaka-Kagawa, Hideto Jinno, Masashi Hyuga, Takashi Hakamatsuka, Hiroshi Odaguchi, Yukihiro Goda, Toshihiko Hanawa, Yoshinori Kobayashi
Novel polyacetylene derivatives and their inhibitory activities on acetylcholinesterase obtained from Panax ginseng roots
Kazuya Murata, Daiki Iida, Yoshihiro Ueno, Keiichi Samukawa, Toshihiko Ishizaka, Takeshi Kotake, Hideaki Matsuda
5′-AMP-activated protein kinase plays an essential role in geniposide-regulated glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat pancreatic INS-1 β cells
Yanan Hao, Chunyan Liu, Fei Yin, Yonglan Zhang, Jianhui Liu
Ginsenosides, ingredients of the root of Panax ginseng, are not substrates but inhibitors of sodium-glucose transporter 1
Shengli Gao, Hirotaka Kushida, Toshiaki Makino
Rapid and simple determination of polyphyllin I, II, VI, and VII in different harvest times of cultivated Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz by UPLC-MS/MS and FT-IR
Zhe Wu, Ji Zhang, Furong Xu, Yuanzhong Wang, Jinyu Zhang
Quantitative evaluation and discrimination of wild Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz from three regions of Yunnan Province using UHPLC–UV–MS and UV spectroscopy couple with partial least squares discriminant analysis
Yuangui Yang, Hang Jin, Ji Zhang, Jinyu Zhang, Yuanzhong Wang
Carbazole alkaloids from Murraya koenigii trigger apoptosis and autophagic flux inhibition in human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells
Tanyarath Utaipan, Anan Athipornchai, Apichart Suksamrarn, Canussanun Jirachotikoon, Xiaohong Yuan, Monthon Lertcanawanichakul, Warangkana Chunglok
Screening of promising chemotherapeutic candidates from plants against human adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (V): coumarins and alkaloids from Boenninghausenia japonica and Ruta graveolens
Daisuke Nakano, Kenji Ishitsuka, Narumi Matsuda, Ai Kouguchi, Ryota Tsuchihashi, Masafumi Okawa, Hikaru Okabe, Kazuo Tamura, Junei Kinjo
Nobiletin improves emotional and novelty recognition memory but not spatial referential memory
Jiyun Kang, Jung-Won Shin, Yoo-rim Kim, Kelley M. Swanberg, Yooseung Kim, Jae Ryong Bae, Young Ki Kim, Jinwon Lee, Soo-yeon Kim, Nak-Won Sohn, Sungho Maeng
Lignans from guaiac resin decrease nitric oxide production in interleukin 1β-treated hepatocytes
Yuki Nakano, Masaaki Nasu, Mana Kano, Hiroshi Kameoka, Tetsuya Okuyama, Mikio Nishizawa, Yukinobu Ikeya
The effects of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid and glycyrrhizin on intestinal absorption of paeoniflorin using the everted rat gut sac model
Rui He, Yongsong Xu, Jingjing Peng, Tingting Ma, Jing Li, Muxin Gong
Hypocholesterolemic effect of sericin-derived oligopeptides in high-cholesterol fed rats
Phakhamon Lapphanichayakool, Manote Sutheerawattananonda, Nanteetip Limpeanchob
Mangostanaxanthones III and IV: advanced glycation end-product inhibitors from the pericarp of Garcinia mangostana
Hossam M. Abdallah, Hany M. El-Bassossy, Gamal A. Mohamed, Ali M. El-Halawany, Khalid Z. Alshali, Zainy M. Banjar
Involvement of monoaminergic systems in anxiolytic and antidepressive activities of the standardized extract of Cocos nucifera L.
Eliane Brito Cortez Lima, Caren Nádia Soares de Sousa, Lucas Nascimento Meneses, Yuri Freitas e Silva Pereira, Natália Castelo Branco Matos, Rayanne Brito de Freitas, Nycole Brito Cortez Lima, Manoel Cláudio Azevedo Patrocínio, Luzia Kalyne Almeida Moreira Leal, Glauce Socorro Barros Viana, Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos
Evaluation of the chemical quality of Sekkoku (石斛) in current Japanese commercial crude drugs: constituents of Flickingeria xantholeuca (Rchb. f.) A.D. Hawkes
Mei Muto, Haruka Asahina, Tatsufumi Yoshioka, Kazuo Ozaki, Makio Shibano
Aged garlic extract suppresses platelet aggregation by changing the functional property of platelets
Naoaki Morihara, Atsuko Hino
Gastroprotective effect of palmatine against acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers in rats
Ling Wang, Xue Wang, Su-Li Zhang, Xiao-Ming Zhu, Yan-Qi Liu, Zi-Jing Song, Wen-Juan Du, Jun Ji, Cheng-Long Cui, Xin He, Chun-Feng Zhang, Chang-Run Guo, Chong-Zhi Wang, Chun-Su Yuan
Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extracts produced using artificial hydroponic and artificial hydroponic-field hybrid cultivation systems
H. Akiyama, M. Nose, N. Ohtsuki, S. Hisaka, H. Takiguchi, A. Tada, N. Sugimoto, H. Fuchino, T. Inui, N. Kawano, S. Hayashi, A. Hishida, T. Kudo, K. Sugiyama, Y. Abe, M. Mutsuga, N. Kawahara, K. Yoshimatsu
Securigenin glycosides as hypoglycemic principles of Securigera securidaca seeds
Zahra Tofighi, Fahimeh Moradi-Afrapoli, Samad Nejad Ebrahimi, Saied Goodarzi, Abbas Hadjiakhoondi, Markus Neuburger, Matthias Hamburger, Mohammad Abdollahi, Narguess Yassa
Two new compounds from Trollius chinensis Bunge
Ya Jie-Shi, Lin Wei-Sang, Rui Yan, Qiang Zhao, Yang Zhang, Gui Yun-Zhao, Yun Cong-Li, Xue Chen, Chong Yu-Zhang, Hua Qiao, Guo Gang-Zhang
Cannabidiolic acid-mediated selective down-regulation of c-fos in highly aggressive breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells: possible involvement of its down-regulation in the abrogation of aggressiveness
Shuso Takeda, Taichi Himeno, Kazuhiro Kakizoe, Hiroyuki Okazaki, Tomoko Okada, Kazuhito Watanabe, Hironori Aramaki
Constituents from Vitex negundo var. heterophylla and their inhibition of nitric oxide production
Chongyue Qiu, Liang Tong, Ting Yuan, Fei Wang, Feng Zhao, Lixia Chen
Pteleifolols A–E, acetophenone di-C-glycosides and a benzopyran dimer from the leaves of Melicope pteleifolia
Ken-ichi Nakashima, Naohito Abe, Fang-Rong Chang, Makoto Inoue, Masayoshi Oyama
Three new ent-kaurane diterpenes from the herbs of Wedelia prostrata
Zhongnan Wu, Yubo Zhang, Li Yang, Nenghua Chen, Lin Jiang, Siqi Jiang, Guoqiang Li, Yaolan Li, Guocai Wang
Cytotoxicities of two new isoflavanes from the roots of Dalbergia velutina
Sutin Kaennakam, Pongpun Siripong, Santi Tip-pyang
Application of a quantitative 1H-NMR (1H-qNMR) method for the determination of geniposidic acid and acteoside in Plantaginis semen
Rie Tanaka, Risa Inagaki, Naoki Sugimoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Akito Nagatsu
Chodatiionosides A and B: two new megastigmane glycosides from Chorisia chodatii leaves
Mamdouh Nabil Samy, John Refaat Fahim, Sachiko Sugimoto, Hideaki Otsuka, Katsuyoshi Matsunami, Mohamed Salah Kamel
Hypouricemic effect of flaccidoside II in rodents
Guo-bin Zhang, Shan-shan Ren, Bao-ying Wang, Lian-qi Tian, Fei-hong Bing
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory properties of seco-cucurbitane triterpenes obtained from fruiting bodies of Russula lepida
Wilmar Maarisit, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Syu-ichi Kanno, Ayako Tomizawa, Jong-Soo Lee, Michio Namikoshi