Halleridone

J Med Food . 2017 Nov;20(11):1091-1099.

Nrf2-Mediated HO-1 Induction and Antineuroinflammatory Activities of Halleridone[Pubmed: 28910180]

Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the master regulator of antioxidant enzymes and is known to act on the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Few studies have examined the bioactivity of Halleridone. Herein, we investigated whether Halleridone, which was isolated from the stems of the plant Cornus walteri, could regulate Nrf2-mediated heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression and prevent intramicroglial inflammation induced by amyloid beta (Aβ)1-42 overexpression. Biochemical and molecular experiments, such as real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot analysis, immunocytochemistry, immunofluorescence, and luciferase reporter gene assays, were performed. The results demonstrated that Halleridone promoted the upregulation of Nrf2 expression and its translocation to the nucleus, thereby activating antioxidant response element gene transcription and HO-1 expression in murine hippocampal HT22 cells. Additionally, Halleridone removed intramicroglial Aβ1-42 and suppressed the production of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, prostaglandin E2, and nitric oxide (NO) induced by artificially overexpressed Aβ1-42 and decreased pNF-κB accumulation in the nucleus and the expression of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase II in BV-2 cells. In conclusion, Halleridone activated Nrf2-mediated HO-1 expression and inhibited Aβ1-42-overexpressed microglial BV-2 cell activation. These observations suggest that Halleridone may have therapeutic potential for targeting neurodegeneration through neuroinflammation.

Chem Biodivers . 2015 Jan;12(1):148-152.

Two new hydronaphthoquinones from Sinningia aggregata (Gesneriaceae) and cytotoxic activity of aggregatin D[Pubmed: 25641842]

Two new hydronaphthoquinones, aggregatins E and F (1 and 2, resp.) were isolated from the tubers of Sinningia aggregata (Ker-Gawl.) Wiehler (Gesneriaceae), along with twelve known compounds aggregatin D (3), tectoquinone (4), 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (5), icosyl ferulate (6), pustuline (7), 1,6-dihydroxy-2-methylanthranquinone (8), 6-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (9), 7-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (10), tyrosol (11), Halleridone (12), calceolarioside B (13), and cornoside (14). All compounds were identified by analysis of spectroscopic and spectrometric data. Compounds 3, 4, and 10 had already been reported in this species. Compounds 2 and 3 were evaluated against several tumor cell lines, but only 3 exhibited activities against UACC-62, 786-0 and OVCAR-3 cell lines, with IC50 values of 12.3, 12.8 and 0.3 μg/ml, respectively, without toxic effects on non-cancer cell line HaCat (human keratinocyte).

J Nat Prod . 2016 Apr 22;79(4):792-798.

Naphthochromenes and Related Constituents from the Tubers of Sinningia allagophylla[Pubmed: 27043314]

Chemical investigation of the tubers of Sinningia allagophylla led to the isolation of two new chromenes, (2S)-12-hydroxylapachenole (1) and (3R)-3,4-dihydro-3-hydroxy-4-oxo-8-methoxylapachenole (2), and three new dimeric chromenes, allagophylldimers A-C (3-5). Thirteen known compounds, 6-methoxy-7,8-benzocoumarin (6), lapachenole, 8-methoxylapachenole, tectoquinone, 7-hydroxytectoquinone, dunniol, α-dunnione, dunnione, 8-hydroxydunnione, aggregatin E, cedrol, oleanolic acid, and Halleridone, were also identified. 6-Methoxy-7,8-benzocoumarin (6) has been isolated for the first time from a natural source.