title: Osteoblastic proliferation stimulating activity of Psoralea corylifolia extracts and two of its flavonoids.
abstract: Psoralea corylifolia L. fruit extracts exhibited osteoblastic proliferation stimulating activity in UMR106 cell line cultured in vitro. The flavonoids of corylin and bavachin were isolated and identified as active principles by activity-guided fractionation. The results suggested that Psoralea corylifolia L. fruit extracts and corylin and bavachin might stimulate bone formation or have potential activity against osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D029907:Psoralea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005419:Flavonoids; C459212:bavachin; C459211:corylin