Anti-neuroinflammatory diterpenoids from the endangered conifer Podocarpus imbricatus |
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Authors: | Chang-Ling Hu Chen-Xi Xiao Yu Tang Guang-Lei Ma Jiang Wan |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China;2. Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China |
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Abstract: | Ten diterpenoids including three new abietanes (1–3) were isolated from the twigs and needles of Podocarpus imbricatus, an endangered conifer growing in a Cantonese garden. The new structures were established by means of spectroscopic methods. Among the isolates, 3β-hydroxy-abieta-8,11,13-trien-7-one (5), decandrin G (6), and 7,15-pimaradien-18-oic acid (8) showed significant anti-neuroinflammatory activities by inhibiting the overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine BV-2 microglial cells, with IC50 values of 3.7, 11.1, and 4.5 μM, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Podocarpus imbricatus Podocarpaceae endangered plant diterpenoids anti-neuroinflammation |
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