title: Bioactivity-guided fractionation for analgesic properties and constituents of Vitex negundo L. seeds.
abstract: This study was undertaken to ascertain the analgesic properties of Vitex negundo L. seeds and to isolate and characterize the active constituents. Among the 80% ethanol extract and some fractions with different polarity, the acetoacetate fraction showed the highest anti-nociceptive activity in acetic acid-induced writhing test in ICR mice. The analgesic bioguided isolation of the acetoacetate fraction yielded two major lignans: 6-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthaldehyde (1) and vitedoamine A (2). Given orally, compound (1), which was more productive, produced significant inhibitions on chemical nociception induced by intraperitoneal acetic acid and subplantar formalin injections and exhibited notable anti-inflammatory activities in dimethyl benzene-induced ear edema test in a dose-dependent manner. Since co-administration of naloxone fails to antagonize the analgesic activity of compound (1) in the formalin test, we suggest that compound (1) possesses potent analgesic effects which are most likely to be mediated by its anti-inflammatory activity rather than through opioid receptor system and therefore could partially explain the anti-nociceptive effect of V. negundo L. seeds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: C-J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: W-Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: B-K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Q-Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L-P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D020950:Vitex / Q000196:embryology*; D014992:Xylenes / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014992:Xylenes