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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 151, Issue 2, Pages 791-799Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.10.005
Keywords
Compositae; Atractylodes macrocephala; Polyacetylenes; Anti-inflammatory; Nitric oxide
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- Program of Improving the Standard of Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China
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Ethnopharmacological relevance: The rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala (Compositae) is one of the most well-known traditional Chinese medicine in China, Japan and Korea, which has a long history of use for the treatment of splenic asthenia, edema, anorexia, and excessive perspiration, etc. As active compounds of anti-inflammatory activity of this medicinal plant have not been fully elucidated, the aim of this study was to isolate and identify the active constituents inhibiting nitric oxide (NO) production from the rhizomes of A. macrocephala. Materials and methods: Inhibitory activity against NO production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW264.7 macrophages was evaluated by Griess reaction. Fifteen polyacetylenes were isolated from the active ethyl acetate extract using activity-guided screening. The structures of all compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and comparison with published data. The compounds were further tested for their inhibitory activity against NO production. Results: Seven new polyacetylenes, named atractylodemaynes A-G (1-7), along with eight known ones (8-15) were isolated. Compound 14 was isolated for the first time from the rhizomes of A. macrocephala. The study showed that the tested compounds exhibited inhibitory activity against NO production in a dose-dependent manner. Among them, compounds 10, 11 and 12 had relatively stronger inhibitory effect with IC50 values of 28, 23 and 19 mu M, respectively. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the polyacetylenes might greatly contribute to the anti-inflammatory activity of the rhizomes of A. macrocephala. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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