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The Inhibitory Principle of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Nitric Oxide Production from Inula Britannica var. Chinensis

  • Je, Kang-Hoon;Han, Ah-Reum;Lee, Hyun-Tai;Mar, Woong-Chon;Seo, Eun-Kyoung
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.83-85
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    • 2004
  • A sesquiterpene lactone, 1-O-acetyl-4R,6S-britannilactone (1) isolated from the flowers of Inula britannica L. var. chinensis (Rupr.) Reg. (Compositae), was found as an iNOS inhibitory constituent for the first time with an $IC_{50}$ value of 22.1 $\mu$ M which is more potent than the positive control, L-$N^6$-(1-iminoethyl)lysine ($IC_{50} =33.7 \mu$ M). Structure of compound 1 was identified by 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by comparison with the reference standard.

Diterpene Glycosides from the Aerial Parts of Inula britannica var. chinensis Regel (금불초 지상부의 Diterpene 배당체 성분)

  • Kim, Dae Keun;Kim, Jun Hyeong
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.16-20
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    • 2022
  • Five ent-kaurane type diterpene glycosides were isolated from the aerial parts of Inula britannica var. chinensis Regel (Compositae) through repeated column chromatography. Their chemical structures were elucidated as 16β-H-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), 16β-hydroxy-17-acetoxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 16β,17-dihydroxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), 16α,17-dihydroxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4) and 17-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-16β-H-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), respectively, by spectroscopic analysis. Among these compounds, 1-4 were isolated for the first time from this plant.

Antioxidative Effects of Inula britannica var. chinensis Flower Extracts According to the flowering period and species of Inula britannica var. chinensis (금불초 종(種) 및 개화시기에 따른 금불초 꽃 추출물의 항산화 효능)

  • Kwon, Soon Sik;Jeon, So Ha;Jeon, Ji Min;Cheon, Jong Woo;Park, Soo Nam
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.195-203
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    • 2013
  • In this study, antioxidative effects of the extracts of different species and flowering periods of Inula britannica were investigated. According to the free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) scavenging activity of the extracts, The I. britannica var. chinensis flower extract (500 ${\mu}g/mL$) was measured in a 79.89% free radical scavenging activity, but the flower extracts of similar species (I. britannica var. linariaefolia Regel, I. britannica var. ramosa, I. salicina var. asiatica) did not show any effect on the free radical scavenging activity. The effects of the free radical scavenging activity of I. britannica var. chinensis flower extracts were exhibited in the order of full bloom (93.68%), bud (43.28%), and fallen blossom (14.11%). Next, we established optimum condition of extract solvent, temperature, extraction time. The extract from ethanol at $60^{\circ}C$ showed the most free radical scavenging activity among other conditions and extraction time not relevant in free radical scavenging activity. The protective effects of the extract of I. britannica var. chinensis flower on the photohemolysis of human erythrocytes by using rose bengal were increased in a concentration-dependent manner (5 ~ 50 ${\mu}g/mL$). In particular, the extract in 50 ${\mu}g/mL$ concentration exhibited better protective activity (${\tau}_{50}$ = 116.1 min) than (+)-${\alpha}$-tocopherol (${\tau}_{50}$ = 73.44 min), which is a known lipophilic antioxidant. Principle component of I. britannica var. chinensis flower was identified as quercetin of flavonoids by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These results indicate that the extract of I. britannica var. chinensis flower can function as antioxidants in biological systems, particularly skin exposed to UV radiation by scavenging free radical and $^1O_2$, and protect cellular membranes against ROS. It is concluded that the antioxidative effects of the extract of I. britannica var. chinensis flower could be applicable to functional cosmetics.

Pseudoguaianolides Isolated from Iunla britannica vats. chinenis as Inhibitory Constituents against Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

  • Lee, Hyun-Tai;Yang, Seung-Won;Kim, Kyeong-Ho;Seo, Eun-Kyeong;Mar, Woongchon
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.151-153
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    • 2002
  • Three pseudoguaianolide type sesquiterpenes, bigelovin(1), 2,3-dihydroaromaticin (2), and ergolide (3) were isolated as inhibitory constituents against inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) from the flowers of Inula britannica var. chinensis. Bigelovin (1) exhibited a highly potent inhibitory activity on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced iNOS in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells with an $IC_{50}$ value of 0.46 mM, which is about 8 times more potent than the known selective inhibitor of iNOS, $L-N^6-(1-iminoethyl)Iysine{\;}(IC_{50}{\;}3.49{\;}{\mu}M)$. 2,3-Dihydroaromaticin (2) and ergolide (3) also exhibited potent inhibitory activities on LPS-induced iNOS with $IC_{50}$ values of 1.05 and $0.69{\;}{\mu}M$, respectively.

Antioxidant Properties and Protective Effects of Inula britannica var. chinensis Regel on Oxidative Stress-induced Neuronal Cell Damage (금불초 추출물의 항산화 효과 및 산화 스트레스에 대한 신경세포 보호작용)

  • Lee, Na-Hyun;Hong, Jung-Il;Kim, Jin-Yung;Chiang, Mae-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.87-92
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    • 2009
  • The antioxidant properties and protective effects of Inula britannica on ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell damage were investigated. A series of solvent fractions, including hexane(Fr.H), petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate(Fr.EA), and water fraction(Fr.W), were prepared from the 70% methanol extracts of Inula britannica. Fr.W had the highest total contents of phenolics and flavonoids, followed by Fr.EA. The antioxidant properties of the fractions were also evaluated by analyzing their scavenging activities on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radicals, 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radicals, and nitric oxide. Fr.W showed the strongest activities in all assays. The concentrations of Fr.W that resulted in 50% reductions of the DPPH and ABTS radicals were 20.7 ${\mu}g$/mL and 39.4 ${\mu}g$/mL, respectively. Fr.W showed the weakest cytotoxic activities on the SH-SY5Y cells, whereas it effectively protected ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced cell death, increasing cell survival by 35.0-77.0% at a concentration range of 62.5-250 ${\mu}g$/mL. In this range, Fr.W also significantly decreased intracellular ROS levels by 34-39%. Overall, the antioxidant properties of Inula britannica can contribute to rescuring neuronal cells from oxidative stress-induced cell injury.

Anti-aging Effect of Inula britannica var. chinensis Flower Extract According to the Extraction Temperature (추출 온도에 따른 금불초 꽃 추출물의 항노화 효능)

  • Jeon, Ji Min;Yoo, Dae Sung;Cheon, Jong Woo;Kwon, Soon Sik;Jeon, So Ha;Park, Soo Nam
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.109-120
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the extracts of Inula britannica var. chinensis (I. britannica) flower were extracted at three different temperatures (room temperature, $45^{\circ}C$, and $65^{\circ}C$) and their anti-aging effects were studied. Before investigating anti-aging effects of the extracts, their cytotoxicity was tested on B16F10, Hs683, and HaCaT cells. All extracts showed no cytotoxicity at the concentration less than 0.1% (v/v). Melanin synthesis inhibitory activities in B16F10 cells and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in Hs683 and HaCaT cells were used to see their anti-aging effects. The room temperature extract at 0.1% showed 24.5% melanin synthesis inhibition, which was better than the $45^{\circ}C$ and $65^{\circ}C$ extracts. In addition, expression rates of the room temperature extract at 0.1% on HAS-1, HAS-2, and HAS-3 related to hyaluronan synthase genes were 123.3%, 137.8%, 133.2%, respectively. which were higher than reference material of L-ascorbic acid. Expression rates of the $45^{\circ}C$ extract at 0.1% on TNF-${\alpha}$, COX-2, and IL-$1{\alpha}$, which are inflammatory related genes, was suppressed to 30.3%, 12.8%, 25.7%, respectively. It was better in anti-in flammatory effect than the room temperature and $65^{\circ}C$ extracts. As results, we showed that I. britannica var. chinensis flower extarcts decreased melanin production and expression of inflammatory related genes and increased the expression rate of hyaluronan synthase genes. Thus, it is believed that the extracts affect anti-aging effects of skin through whitening, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory processes and could be applicable to cosmetics as a functional cosmetic ingredient.

Inhibitory Effect of an Ethanol Extract of Inulae Flos on Nitric Oxide Production, Oxidative Stress and Human Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines (선복화 에탄올 추출물의 Nitric Oxide 생성, 산화스트레스 및 대장암 세포 억제효과)

  • Nho, Jong Hyun;Jung, Da Eun;Jung, Ho Kyung;Lee, Mu Jin;Jang, Ji Hun;Sim, Mi Ok;Jung, Ja Kyun;Cho, Hyun Woo
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2018
  • Background: Inula japonica Thunb. is a plant belonging to the family compositae. Inulae flos (flower of I. britannica var. chinensis Regal.) is the dried flower of I. japonica Thunb. and contains various flavonoids (patulitrin, nepitrin and kaempferol), which have been utilized in traditional oriental medicine to treat nausea, phlegm, and coughs. However, ethanol extract of I. britannica (IJE) has not been previously studied for its use in cancer treatment, and its effects on oxidative stress, or inflammation. Thus, the present study investigated the anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-colorectal cancer effects of IJE using RAW264.7 and HCT-116 cells, which are human colorectal cancer cell line. Methods and Results: IJE contained flavonoids ($80.95{\pm}5.3mg/g$) and polyphenols ($310.53{\pm}10.6mg/g$). Moreover, it reduced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production and $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress by decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Additionally, the $500{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ IJE treatment increased caspase-3 activity and apoptotic cell death in HCT-116 cells. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that the anti-cancer effect of IJE against human colorectal cancer cells involves caspase-3 activation and apoptotic cell death. IJE also inhibited LPS-induced NO production, and $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress in RAW264.7 cells. However, further studies are required to explore how IJE treatment regulates signal transduction in NO and ROS production.

Screening of 94 Plant Species Showing ACE Inhibitory Activity (식물자원으로부터 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 저해활성 탐색)

  • Yun, Jeong-Sik;Chung, Byung-Hee;Kim, Na-Young;Seong, Nak-Sul;Lee, Hyeon-Yong;Lee, Jin-Ha;Kim, Jong-Dai
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.246-251
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    • 2003
  • Angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) belongs to the class of zinc protease and plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure. In this experiment, we investigated the inhibitory activities of ninety four plant extracts on ACE. The extracts were prepared by water and refluxing with 70% and 100% methanol. Among the extracts, two plant extracts such as Cassia tora, Persicaria cochinchinensis Kitagawa showed more than 60% inhibitory activities, and Foeniculum vulgare Gaertner, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgl, Caragana sinica (Buchoz) Rehder, Inula britannica var. chinensis showed $45.2{\sim}49.7%$ inhibitory activities. Twenty eight plant extracts such as Hemerocallis fulva L, Camptotheca acuminata Decne, Inula britannica var. chinensis, Xanthium strumarium, Polygonatum odoratum, Phellodendron amurense Rupr, Coix lachryma-jobi var. mayuen, Prunus ansu, Hibiscus mutabilis L, Thchosanthes kirilowii, Helianthus annuus, Juglans sinensis showed $30.3{\sim}39.7%$ Inhibitory activities. These results suggest that plant extracts which contain high ACE inhibitory activities may be useful as anti-hypertension agents and to the treatment of hypertension.