title: Anti-inflammatory ergostanes from the basidiomata of Antrodia salmonea.
abstract: Three new anti-oxidative ergostanes, methyl antcinate L (1), antcin M (2), and methyl antcinate K (3), together with nine additional known compounds, 3-ketodehydrosulphurenic acid, sulphurenic acid, dehydrosulphurenic acid, 3beta,15alpha-dihydroxylanosta-7,9(11),24-trien-21-oic acid, zhankuic acid A, zhankuic acid B, zhankuic acid C, antcin C, and antcin K were isolated from the basidiomata of Antrodia salmonea, a newly identified species of Antrodia (Polyporaceae) in Taiwan. These three new compounds were identified as methyl 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-4alpha-methylergosta-8,24(29)-dien-11-on-26-oate (1), 3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-4alpha-methylergosta-8,24(29)-dien-11-on-26-oic acid (2), and methyl 3alpha,4beta,7beta-trihydroxy-4alpha-methylergosta-8,24(29)-dien-11-on-26-oate (3) by spectroscopic analysis. We studied their antioxidative potential on the production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide (NO) in neutrophils and microglial cells, respectively. Compounds 1-3 displayed potent antioxidative activity with IC50 values of around 2.0-8.8 microM that was partially due to inhibition (6-67%) of NADPH oxidase activity but not through direct radical-scavenging properties. Compounds 1-3 also inhibited NO production with IC50 values of around 1.7-16.5 microM and were more potent than a non-specific NOS inhibitor. We conclude that these three new compounds 1, 2, and 3 exhibit anti-inflammatory activities in activated inflammatory cells.
authors.affiliation: National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Chang
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yea-Hwey
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tun-Tschu
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Lie-Chwen
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ming-Jaw
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Don
authors.forename: Yu-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Kuo-Tong
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: Shiou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Wen-Yen
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Han-Chieh
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Yuh-Chiang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D004875:Ergosterol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D051379:Mice; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020072:Polyporales; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; C015190:ergostane; D004875:Ergosterol