AbstractA new iridal, irigermanone (1) and nine known congeners, 2–10, respectively, have been isolated from the dried rhizomes of German iris (Iris germanica). The structure of 1 was established by spectroscopic methods including HR‐ESI‐MS, 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy. Compound 1 is a structurally unique noriridal, and it possesses an unprecedented methylcarbonyl group instead of the α,β‐unsaturated aldehyde function typical for this group of triterpenes.

2011-10-01·Protoplasma3区 · 生物学

Rac-dependent doubling of HeLa cell area and impairment of cell migration and cell cycle by compounds from Iris germanica

3区 · 生物学

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作者: Avner Cohen ; Hugo E. Gottlieb ; Mira Weissberg ; Mohamad Abu-Abied ; Yoni Moskovitz ; Michal Halpert ; Einat Sadot ; Osnat Altshuler ; Joseph Riov ; Dror Avisar ; Avichai Perl

Plants are an infinite source of bioactive compounds. We screened the Israeli flora for compounds that interfere with the organization of the actin cytoskeleton. We found an activity in lipidic extract from Iris germanica that was able to increase HeLa cell area and adhesion and augment the formation of actin stress fibers. This effect was not observed when Ref52 fibroblasts were tested and was not the result of disruption of microtubules. Further, the increase in cell area was Rac1-dependent, and the iris extract led to slight Rac activation. Inhibitor of RhoA kinase did not interfere with the ability of the iris extract to increase HeLa cell area. The increase in HeLa cell area in the presence of iris extract was accompanied by impairment of cell migration and arrest of the cell cycle at G1 although the involvement of Rac1 in these processes is not clear. Biochemical verification of the extract based on activity-mediated fractionation and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed that the active compounds belong to the group of iridals, a known group of triterpenoid. Purified iripallidal was able to increase cell area of both HeLa and SW480 cells.

2010-12-01·BMC Cancer2区 · 医学

Bicyclic triterpenoid Iripallidal induces apoptosis and inhibits Akt/mTOR pathway in glioma cells

2区 · 医学

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作者: Sadashib Ghosh ; Deobrat Dixit ; Ellora Sen ; Vivek Sharma ; Nitin Koul

AbstractBackgroundThe highly resistant nature of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) to chemotherapy prompted us to evaluate the efficacy of bicyclic triterpenoid Iripallidal against GBM in vitro.MethodsThe effect of Iripallidal on proliferation and apoptosis in glioma cell lines was evaluated by MTS, colony formation and caspase-3 activity. The effect of iripallidal to regulate (i) Akt/mTOR and STAT3 signaling (ii) molecules associated with cell cycle and DNA damage was evaluated by Western blot analysis. The effect of Iripallidal on telomerase activity was also determined.ResultsIripallidal (i) induced apoptosis, (ii) inhibited Akt/mTOR and STAT3 signaling, (iii) altered molecules associated with cell cycle and DNA damage, (iv) inhibited telomerase activity and colony forming efficiency of glioma cells. In addition, Iripallidal displayed anti-proliferative activity against non-glioma cancer cell lines of diverse origin.ConclusionThe ability of Iripallidal to serve as a dual-inhibitor of Akt/mTOR and STAT3 signaling warrants further investigation into its role as a therapeutic strategy against GBM.

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