Effect of triterpenes and triterpene saponins from the stem bark of Kalopanax pictus on the transactivational activities of three PPAR subtypes
摘要:
Kalopanax pictus (Araliaceae) is a deciduous tree that grows in East Asian countries. Its stem bark and leaves have been used in traditional medicine to treat rheumatic arthritis, neurotic pain, and diabetes mellitus. A phytochemical study on a methanol extract of the stem bark of K. pictus resulted in the isolation of three new compounds, 6 beta,16 alpha-dihydroxy-hederagenin 3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside (1), 3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-6 beta,16 alpha-dihydroxy-oleanolic acid (2), and 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl(1 -> 3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 -> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3), along with eight known compounds (4-11). Their structures were established on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic methods (IR, 1D and 2D NMR, and HRESITOFMS). Compounds 1-6 and 8-10 upregulated PPARs transcriptional activity in a dose-dependent manner in HepG2 cells, with EC50 values in the range 0.20-15.5 mu M. Moreover, the specific PPAR transactivational effects of compounds 1-6 and 8-10 on separate PPAR subtypes, PPAR alpha, -gamma, and -beta(delta) were further investigated. Compounds 4,5,8, and 10 showed significant PPAR alpha transactivational activity, with EC50 values of 7.8, 8.0, 10.3, and 17.3 mu M. respectively. Compounds 2,4,6, and 8-10 exhibited PPAR7 dose-dependent transactivational activity, with EC50 values of 14.7, 15.5, 14.8, 10.9, 17.1, and 16.3 mu M, whereas compounds 8 and 10 significantly upregulated PPAR beta(delta) transcriptional activity, with EC50 values of 15.7 and 17.7 mu M, respectively. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.