title: Neuroprotective naphthalene and flavan derivatives from Polygonum cuspidatum.
abstract: Ten naphthalene derivatives including two unusual glycosides possessing a naphthalene-fused piceid via a [C8'-O-C6-C5-C7']-trans-dihydrofuran ring, two flavan derivatives, as well as sixteen known phenolic compounds, were isolated from Polygonum cuspidatum. The structures were determined by extensive NMR, MS, CD data, and chemical evidence. In the in vitro neuroprotective assays, at the concentration of 10 μM, five of these compounds exhibited significant effects against PC12 cells injured by rotenone.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fu-shuang
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zi-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ya-nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-shuang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: pczhang@imm.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Pei-cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D045468:Fallopia japonica / Q000737:chemistry*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats; D012402:Rotenone / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D009281:Naphthalenes; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D012402:Rotenone
keywords: Neuroprotective effects; Phenolic compounds; Polygonaceae; Polygonum cuspidatum