Viburnum tinus L.is a shrub native to the Mediterranean basin.Because of its sedative and antispasmodic activities,it is often used as a folk medicine in Europe.Phytochemical researches have shown that numerous chemic...Viburnum tinus L.is a shrub native to the Mediterranean basin.Because of its sedative and antispasmodic activities,it is often used as a folk medicine in Europe.Phytochemical researches have shown that numerous chemical components,including iridoid glycosides,diterpenes,triterpenes,coumarin,flavonoids and anthocyanidins have been isolated from Viburnum tinus L..This study reviewed the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Viburnum tinus L.to provide a reference for further researches.展开更多
Piper amalago(P.amalago)is a traditional medicine in Brazil for the treatment of leishmanial.Owing to its rare occurrence and potent pharmacological activities,efforts have been devoted to the identification of its di...Piper amalago(P.amalago)is a traditional medicine in Brazil for the treatment of leishmanial.Owing to its rare occurrence and potent pharmacological activities,efforts have been devoted to the identification of its diverse constituents,especially terpenoids.Researchers have found that the major constituents of P.amalago were amides,monoterpenes,norisoprenoids,sesquiterpenes,aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons.The amides show anxiolytic,anti-inflammatory,antileishmanial and antinociceptive activity.This review summarizes the research progress of the structural diversity and pharmacological activities of P.amalago.展开更多
Plant of peperomia dindygulensis Miq.is widely distributed in southern regions of China,which is traditionally used to treat cough,measles,abscesses and cancerous swelling in Chinese folk.As a traditional medicinal ag...Plant of peperomia dindygulensis Miq.is widely distributed in southern regions of China,which is traditionally used to treat cough,measles,abscesses and cancerous swelling in Chinese folk.As a traditional medicinal agent,a wide spectrum of chemical constituents have been isolated from the R dindygulensis,including lignans,flavonoids,flavone glycosides,polyketides and other compounds.The research shows that these compounds exhibited bioactivities including antitumor and antiangiogenesis.Hence,this report is presented as a review centered on the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of the R dindygulensis,aiming at its further development and potential value.展开更多
Traditional Chinese medicine plays an increasingly important role in cancer treatment for the property of the complex components and multi-targets.Peperomia dindygulensis,belonging to Piperaceae family,was proved to b...Traditional Chinese medicine plays an increasingly important role in cancer treatment for the property of the complex components and multi-targets.Peperomia dindygulensis,belonging to Piperaceae family,was proved to be effective to the treatment of cancer,but the action mechanism is incomprehensive.In this study,we employed molecular docking and network pharmacology methods to predict the effective compositions,potential target proteins and potential biological pathways.Six compounds were predicted to have potential activity for liver-cancer target proteins.Meanwhile,we analyzed the biological pathways based on compounds-target network,which may be play an important role in liver cancer.This article is presented to explore the active ingredients of P.dindygulensis and provide crucial material for the further research and development of the plant.展开更多
Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with global deterioration of intellectual function,including memory,learning,orientation,language,comprehension and judgment.Given the pre...Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with global deterioration of intellectual function,including memory,learning,orientation,language,comprehension and judgment.Given the prevalence of AD and the lack of effective long-term therapies,there is a pressing need to discover viable leads that can be developed into clinically approved drugs with disease-modifying effects.The analysis of current reported literatures confirms the importance of Patrinia villosa J.as candidate against AD.Hence,the compound-disease target network based on the methods of network pharmacology prediction was established in this paper.The aim is to explore potential compounds with marked effect on AD in P.villosa.The result showed that the most effective compound in this plant might be threo-(7R,8R)-guaiacyl-glycerol-β-O-4′-dihydroconiferyl ether,and the most potential target might be Maltose-binding periplasmic.展开更多
文摘Viburnum tinus L.is a shrub native to the Mediterranean basin.Because of its sedative and antispasmodic activities,it is often used as a folk medicine in Europe.Phytochemical researches have shown that numerous chemical components,including iridoid glycosides,diterpenes,triterpenes,coumarin,flavonoids and anthocyanidins have been isolated from Viburnum tinus L..This study reviewed the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Viburnum tinus L.to provide a reference for further researches.
文摘Piper amalago(P.amalago)is a traditional medicine in Brazil for the treatment of leishmanial.Owing to its rare occurrence and potent pharmacological activities,efforts have been devoted to the identification of its diverse constituents,especially terpenoids.Researchers have found that the major constituents of P.amalago were amides,monoterpenes,norisoprenoids,sesquiterpenes,aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons.The amides show anxiolytic,anti-inflammatory,antileishmanial and antinociceptive activity.This review summarizes the research progress of the structural diversity and pharmacological activities of P.amalago.
文摘Plant of peperomia dindygulensis Miq.is widely distributed in southern regions of China,which is traditionally used to treat cough,measles,abscesses and cancerous swelling in Chinese folk.As a traditional medicinal agent,a wide spectrum of chemical constituents have been isolated from the R dindygulensis,including lignans,flavonoids,flavone glycosides,polyketides and other compounds.The research shows that these compounds exhibited bioactivities including antitumor and antiangiogenesis.Hence,this report is presented as a review centered on the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of the R dindygulensis,aiming at its further development and potential value.
文摘Traditional Chinese medicine plays an increasingly important role in cancer treatment for the property of the complex components and multi-targets.Peperomia dindygulensis,belonging to Piperaceae family,was proved to be effective to the treatment of cancer,but the action mechanism is incomprehensive.In this study,we employed molecular docking and network pharmacology methods to predict the effective compositions,potential target proteins and potential biological pathways.Six compounds were predicted to have potential activity for liver-cancer target proteins.Meanwhile,we analyzed the biological pathways based on compounds-target network,which may be play an important role in liver cancer.This article is presented to explore the active ingredients of P.dindygulensis and provide crucial material for the further research and development of the plant.
文摘Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with global deterioration of intellectual function,including memory,learning,orientation,language,comprehension and judgment.Given the prevalence of AD and the lack of effective long-term therapies,there is a pressing need to discover viable leads that can be developed into clinically approved drugs with disease-modifying effects.The analysis of current reported literatures confirms the importance of Patrinia villosa J.as candidate against AD.Hence,the compound-disease target network based on the methods of network pharmacology prediction was established in this paper.The aim is to explore potential compounds with marked effect on AD in P.villosa.The result showed that the most effective compound in this plant might be threo-(7R,8R)-guaiacyl-glycerol-β-O-4′-dihydroconiferyl ether,and the most potential target might be Maltose-binding periplasmic.
