Lignans from Patrinia scabiosaefolia improve insulin resistance by activating PI-3K/AKT pathway and promoting GLUT4 expression

Patrinia scabiosaefolia,is used as wild vegetable in China for more than 2000 years,with a variety of pharmacological activities,including anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and hypoglycemic.Based on our ongoing research on chemical constituents and hypoglycemic activity of P.scabiosaefolia,4 lignan compounds,(+)-isolariciresinol(1),7R,7’R,8S,8’S-(+)-neo-olivil-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(2),4-O-methylcedrusin(3)and patrinian A(4),were isolated and identifi ed.The hypoglycemic activity showed that compounds 2 and 3 could extremely signifi cantly improve insulin resistance at 100(P<0.001),50(P<0.001)and 25μmol/L(P<0.01)in IR 3T3-L1 cells.While compound 4 only promoted glucose uptake by IR 3T3-L1 cells at 100μmol/L(P<0.01).Western blotting experiments showed that compounds 2 and 4 up-regulated the protein expressions of p-IRS,PI-3K,p-AKT and glucose transporter 4(GLUT4),and promoted the transcription of GLUT4 mRNA.Therefore,the mechanisms of compounds 2 and 4 were presumed to improve IR by activating PI-3K/AKT signaling pathway.

A New Flavone Glycoside from Isodon enanderianus

A new flavone glycoside, 5,8-dihydroxy-4',6,7-trimethoxyflavone 8-O-(-D-glucopyranoside 1, together with three known flavonoids, pedalitin 2, cirsimartin 3 and genkwanin 4, were isolated from the aerial parts of Isodon enanderianus. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral data.

A new coumarin glycoside from Daphne giraldii

A new coumarin glycoside was isolated from the ethanol extract of the barks of stem of Daphne giraldii Nitsche. Its structure was defined as daphnetin 8-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 → 6）-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of spectral evidences.

续断的化学成分研究

目的研究续断的化学成分。方法运用大孔树脂、反相硅胶及制备高效液相等色谱技术进行分离纯化,并根据理化性质和波谱数据鉴定化合物的结构。结果分离得到13个化合物,其中7个环烯醚萜苷和6个木脂素类化合物,分别鉴定为马钱苷(1)、獐牙菜苷(2)、6'-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-sweroside(3)、续断苷H(4)、续断苷F(5)、续断苷E(6)、triplostoside A(7)、(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-5-methoxyprinsepiol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(8)、(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-prinsepiol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(9)、acanthoside D(10)、(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-fraxiresinol-4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(11)、(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-8-hydroxypinoresinol-4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(12)、(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-8-hydroxypinoresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(13)。结论其中化合物8、9、11、12、13为首次从川续断属植物中分离得到。

红葱的化学成分研究

目的研究红葱Eleutherine americana的化学成分。方法采用硅胶柱色谱、Sephadex LH-20柱色谱及重结晶等方法,分离纯化红葱的化学成分,通过MS、NMR等波谱技术确定化合物结构。结果确定了7个化合物的结构,分别为9-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-methyl-1,3-dihydronaphtho[2,3-c]furan-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(1)、eleutherinoside A(2)、豆甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(3)、kadsuric acid(4)、豆甾醇(5)、1,2-二羟基-8-甲氧基-3-甲基蒽醌(6)、9-methoxy-1,3-dimethyl-1H-naphtho[2,3-c]pyran-5,10-dione(7)。结论化合物1为新化合物,命名为红葱新苷。化合物3～5为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物6和7为首次获得的新天然产物。