Journal
PLANTA MEDICA
Volume 80, Issue 18, Pages 1739-1745Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383244
Keywords
Euphorbia piscatoria; Euphorbiaceae; lathyrane macrocyclic diterpenes; abietane lactones; MDR-reversal
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Four new diterpenes were isolated from the methanolic extract of Euphorbia piscatoria, two ent-abietanes (1, 2) and two lathyrane-type macrocyclic diterpenes (3, 4), along with three known diterpenes (5-7). Their structures were characterized by spectroscopic methods, mainly 1D and 2D NMR (H-1, C-13, DEPT, COSY, HMBC, HMQC, and NOESY) experiments. Compound 2, with an unusual structure, might be considered intermediate in the biosynthesis of ent-abietane alpha,beta-unsaturated lactones, commonly found in Euphorbia species. Therefore, a possible biogenetic pathway is proposed. The MDR reversal potential of macrocyclic diterpenes 3-5 was evaluated through a drug combination assay, using the L5178Y mouse T lymphoma cell line transfected with the human MDR1 gene. Compounds 3-5 were able to enhance, synergistically, the antiproliferative activity of doxorubicin (combination indexes < 0.5). Moreover, compounds 1-6 were also assessed for their antiproliferative activity on human MDR cancer cell models, namely gastric, pancreatic, and colon. Weak antiproliferative activity was observed for compounds 1 (IC50 = 66.02 +/- 7.10 mu M) and 4 (IC50 = 39.51 +/- 3.82 mu M) on the MDR gastric cell line.
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