title: Studies on Kochiae Fructus. V. Antipruritic effects of oleanolic acid glycosides and the structure-requirement.
abstract: We examined the antipruritic effects of various oleanolic acid glycosides from natural medicines such as Kochiae Fructus (the fruit of Kochia scoparia SCHRAD.) and Momordicae Radix (the roots of Momordica cochinchinensis SPRENG.) using a compound 48/80-induced pruritic model in mice. Oleanolic acid 3-O-monodesmosides showed an antipruritic effect, while oleanolic acid 3,28-O-bisdesmosides and their common sapogenol oleanolic acid lacked the activity. This evidence indicated that the 3-O-glycoside moiety and the 28-carboxyl group in oleanolic acid glycosides were essential for exhibiting the antipruritic effect. Furthermore, it was found that the 3-O-glucuronides showed more potent activity than the corresponding 3-O-glucosides.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ido
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000982:Antipruritics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019663:Chenopodiaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D019662:Cucurbitaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine
chemical_list: D000982:Antipruritics; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005965:Glucuronates; C077716:oleanolic acid 3-O-monoglucuronide; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D009828:Oleanolic Acid