title: Neuroprotective effects of 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuran neolignans.
abstract: We previously reported the neurotrophic effects of talaumidin (1) from Aristolochia arcuata MASTERS. In the present study, we compared the neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of six other 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuran neolignans isolated from the same plant, veraguensin (2), galgravin (3), aristolignin (4), nectandrin A (5), isonectandrin B (6), and nectandrin B (7), with compound 1 in primary cultured rat neurons. Compounds 3-7 promoted neuronal survival and neurite outgrowth, among which compounds 6 and 7 showed neurotrophic activity comparable with that of 1. Furthermore, compounds 1-7 protected hippocampal neurons against amyloid beta peptide (Abeta25-35)-induced cytotoxicity, while compounds 1 and 4-7 protected against neuronal death from 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+)-induced toxicity in cultured rat hippocampal neurons.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
authors.forename: Haifeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esumi
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitsumoto
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030022:Aristolochia; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017705:Lignans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D017705:Lignans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts