Abstract
Five lignans, sauchinone (1), di-O-methyltetrahydrofuriguaiacin B (2), manassantin A (3), manassantin B (4) and saucerneol B (5), have been isolated from the MeOH extract of Saurunis chinensis roots. The evaluation for protective effect of compounds 1-5 against tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in human liver-derived Hep G2 cells was conducted. Compounds 1, 2, and 5 showed significant protective effects with the EC50 values of 74.2±0.9, 111.3±0.8, 64.3±0.8 μM, respectively. Silybin, one of the well-known hepatoprotective agents, used as a positive control, and also showed protective effect with an EC50 value of 86.2±0.5 μM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 176-180 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Hep G2 cells
- Hepatoprotective
- Saurunis chinensis
- Saururaceae
- Tacrine