Yang YN(1), Zhu H(2), Yuan X(2), Zhang X(2), Feng ZM(2), Jiang JS(2), Zhang PC(3). Author information:
(1)State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural
Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese
Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, PR China; State Key Laboratory of
Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medcial University,
Guizhou 550025, PR China.
(2)State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural
Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese
Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, PR China.
(3)State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural
Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese
Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, PR China. Electronic address:
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Aiming to discover potent anti-proliferative agents from the roots of Sophora flavescens, seven new prenylated flavanones were isolated, along with 16 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by interpretation of their spectroscopic data (1D and 2D NMR, UV, IR, CD, and HRESIMS) and comparison to literature data. In the in vitro assay, 21 showed anti-proliferative activity against human hepatoma cells (HepG2). Studies of its mechanism revealed that 21 could significantly activate autophagic flux and trigger ROS release in HepG2 cells. Western blot experiments demonstrated that 21 could activate the key signaling protein of autophagy and ROS, while it does not affect the main protein of the apoptosis signaling pathway. These results suggested that 21 mediates its anti-proliferative effects through autophagic cell death, which is apoptosis-independent.
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