Triterpenoid saponins of Pulsatilla koreana root have inhibition effects of tumor necrosis factor-α secretion in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 cells

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013;61(4):471-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c12-01034. Epub 2013 Jan 25.

Abstract

In the present study, a new oleanane-type triterpenoid saponin, pulsatilloside F (1), along with 21 known compounds (2-22), were isolated from the root of Pulsatilla koreana. Their chemical structures were elucidated by mass, (1)H-, (13)C-NMR, correlation spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC) and heteronuclear multiple bond connectivity (HMBC) spectroscopy. Anti-inflammatory effects of the compounds were evaluated in terms of inhibitory of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) secretion in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine RAW264.7 macrophage cell line. Compounds 19 and 20 exhibited particularly inhibitory effects with respective IC50 values of 0.32 and 0.65 µm. Compounds 1-4, 7 and 10-13 exhibited inhibitory effects with inhibition rates up to 41.55-73.76% at a concentration of 5 µm, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Lipopolysaccharides / toxicity
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Pulsatilla / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • pulsatilloside F