• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.597-600
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• 2001

Based on the potential cancer chemoprebentive activity of resveratrol, a trihydroxystilbene with the induction of quinone reductase activeity this study was designed to determine if stilbene-related compounds were inducers of phase ll detoxifying metabolic enzyme quinone reductase (QR) in the mouse hepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 cells. Among the thirteen compounds tested, several compounds including 3,4,5,3',5'-pentamethoxy-trans-stibene were found to potentially induce QR activity in this cell line. In addition, substitution with 3-thiofurane ring instead of phenyl ring in the stilbene skeleton also exhibited potential induction of QR activity. This result will give primary information to design the potential inducers of QR activity in the stilbene analogs.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2003

In the course of screening neuraminidase inhibitors from herbal medicines, Reynoutria elliptica exhibited high inhibitory activity. Four active compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction by consecutive purification using sillica gel, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography, and recrystallization. The chemical structures of these compounds were identified as 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthraquinone (emodin) 1,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methylanthraquinone (emodin 3-methyl ether; physcion), 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-hydoxymethylanthraquinone ($\omega$-hydroxyemodin), and 3,5,4 -trihydroxystilbene (trans-resvertrol) by spectral data including MS, $^1 H-, and ^{13}C-NMR. The IC_{50}$ values of emodin, emodin 3-methyl ether, $\omega$-hydroxyemodin, and trans-resvertrol were 2.81, 74.07, 10.49, and 8.77 $\mu$M, respectively. They did not inhibit other glycosidase such as glucosidase, mannosidase, and galactosidase, indicating that they were relatively specific inhibitors of neuraminidase.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.545-555
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• 2015

Oxyresveratrol (trans-2,3',4,5'-tetrahydroxystilbene) has been receiving increasing attention because of its astonishing biological activities, including antihyperlipidemic, neuroprotection, antidiabetic, anticancer, antiinflammation, immunomodulation, antiaging, and antioxidant activities. Oxyresveratrol is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol and a phytoalexin produced in the roots, stems, leaves, and fruits of several plants. It was first isolated from the heartwood of Artocarpus lakoocha, and has also been found in various plants, including Smilax china, Morus alba, Varatrum nigrum, Scirpus maritinus, and Maclura pomifera. Oxyresveratrol, an aglycone of mulberroside A, has been produced by microbial biotransformation or enzymatic hydrolysis of a glycosylated stilbene mulberroside A, which is one of the major compounds of the roots of M. alba. Oxyresveratrol shows less cytotoxicity, better antioxidant activity and polarity, and higher cell permeability and bioavailability than resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), a well-known antioxidant, suggesting that oxyresveratrol might be a potential candidate for use in health functional food and medicine. This review focuses on the plant sources, chemical characteristics, analysis, biosynthesis, and biological activities of oxyresveratrol as well as describes the perspectives on further exploration of oxyresveratrol.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권7호
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• pp.975-982
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• 2015

Resveratrol 유도체의 일종으로 stilbene 계열 물질인 piceatannol은 암세포의 증식을 억제하고 apoptosis를 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 YD-15 인체 구강암세포를 대상으로 piceatannol에 의한 암세포 증식 억제와 연관된 부가적인 기전연구를 실시하였다. Piceatannol이 암세포 성장에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위하여 구강암세포주 YD-15에 piceatannol을 0, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, $200{\mu}M$의 농도로 처리하고 MTT assay를 수행한 결과 piceatannol은 농도 의존적으로 세포 성장을 억제하였다. Piceatannol에 의한 암세포 증식 억제 효과가 apoptosis에 의한 것인지 확인하기 위해 DAPI 염색을 수행한 결과 apoptotic body와 세포질 응축이 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. Western blotting의 결과 piceatannol은 Bax와 cleaved-PARP 단백질의 발현을 농도 의존적으로 증가시키고 Bcl-2 단백질 발현을 감소시켰다. In vivo 실험에서는 누드마우스에 YD-15 구강암세포를 이종이식한 후 3주간의 piceatannol 복강투여를 통해 이식된 종양의 크기를 측정한 결과 piceatannol 처치군이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 종양 부피가 감소하였고, 종양조직을 이용해 TUNEL assay를 수행한 결과 piceatannol 처치군에서 TUNEL-positive cell이 더 많이 관찰되었다. 또한 종양조직을 이용해 IHC stain을 수행하여 cleaved-caspase-3와 Ki-67을 확인한 결과 piceatannol 처치군에서 cleaved-caspase-3가 증가하는 경향을 보였고 Ki-67은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 piceatannol은 인체 구강암세포에서 apoptosis를 유도시키고 종양 형성을 억제함으로써 구강암 치료제로의 개발 가능성이 있는 것으로 확인하였다.