In vitro: |
Planta Med. 2007 Dec;73(15):1554-7. | Cytotoxicity and p-glycoprotein modulating effects of quinolones and indoloquinazolines from the Chinese herb Evodia rutaecarpa.[Pubmed: 18058680 ] | The antimycobacterial quinolones 1-methyl-2-undecyl-4-quinolone, Dihydroevocarpine and evocarpine as well as the indoloquinazoline alkaloids rutaecarpine and evodiamine - all from the Chinese medicinal herb Evodia rutaecarpa - were tested in two in vitro assays, for cytotoxicity and interaction with p-glycoprotein (p-gp).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Cytotoxicity was measured in a cell proliferation assay against CCRF-CEM leukemia cells and their p-gp over-expressing subline CEM/ADR5000. An assay monitoring the p-gp-dependent accumulation of the dye calcein in porcine brain capillary endothelial cells (PBCECs) was used to study interactions of the test substances with this efflux pump. Rutaecarpine and evodiamine showed quite high toxicity with IC (50) values from 2.64 to 4.53 microM and were weak modulators of p-gp activity.
CONCLUSIONS:
The degrees of resistance in CEM/ADR5000 towards the saturated quinolones 1-methyl-2-undecyl-4-quinolone and Dihydroevocarpine were between 3 and 4.
In the calcein assay, these two quinolones were shown to be moderate modulators of p-gp activity. Evocarpine, on the other side, is not transported by p-gp, and showed only slight toxicity at the highest test concentration of 30 microM. | Biol Pharm Bull. 1999 Oct;22(10):1141-3. | Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of quinolone alkaloids from Evodiae fructus.[Pubmed: 10549874] | A biologically monitored fractionation of methanol extract of the fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa led to the isolation of six quinolone alkaloids, evocarpine (1), 1-methyl-2-[(4Z,7Z)-4,7-tridecadienyl]-4(1H)-quinolone (2), 1-methyl-2-[(6Z,9Z)-6,9-pentadecadienyl]-4(1H)-quinolo ne (3), 1-methyl-2-undecyl-4(1H)-quinolone (4), dihydroevocarpine (5), 1-methyl-2-pentadecyl-4(1H)-quinolone (6).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
They showed potent anti-Helicobacter pylori activity with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 10-20 microg/ml. However, they had no effect on Helicobacter pylori urease activity at the concentration of 300 microg/ml. |
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