title: Medicinal foodstuffs. XXIX. Potent protective effects of sesquiterpenes and curcumin from Zedoariae Rhizoma on liver injury induced by D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide or tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
abstract: The 80% aqueous acetone extract of Zedoariae Rhizoma was found to show a protective effect against D-galactosamine (D-GalN)/lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury in mice. To clarify the active compounds, the principal constituents were examined and 11 sesquiterpenes (furanodiene, curdione, neocurdrione, dehydrocurdione, germacrone, 13-hydroxygermacrone, curcumenol, isocurcumenol, aerugidiol, zedoarondiol, and curcumenone) and a diarylheptanoid (curcumin) were found to inhibit the increase in serum aspartate aminotransaminase and alanine aminotransaminase at a dose of 50 mg/kg p.o. in agreement with the previous in vitro studies, except for dehydrocurdione, aerugidiol, and zedoarondiol. In particular, curdione, neocurdione, curcumenol, and isocurcumenol potently inhibited the increase at a dose of 12.5 mg/kg p.o. Furthermore, the eight sesquiterpenes, furanodiene, curdione, neocurdione, dehydrocurdione, germacrone, 13-hydroxygermacrone, curcumenol, and curcumenone, also showed a protective effect against D-GalN/tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced liver injury in mice at a dose of 50 mg/kg p.o.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D030521:Zingiberaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005688:Galactosamine; D003474:Curcumin