| Description: |
Kaurenoic acid has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and embryotoxic effects; it exerts a uterine relaxant effect acting principally through calcium blockade and in part, by the opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels. Kaurenoic acid involves the inhibition of cytokine production and activation of the NO-cyclic GMP-protein kinase G-ATP-sensitive potassium channel signaling pathway.
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| Targets: |
NO | PGE | COX | NOS | NF-kB | ATP | GMP |
| In vitro: |
| Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:160592. | | Kaurenoic Acid from Aralia continentalis Inhibits Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans.[Pubmed: 23662113] | We isolated a single chemical compound from A. continentalis and identified it to be kaurenoic acid (KA) and investigated the influence of anticariogenic properties.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Inhibitory effects of KA on cariogenic properties such as growth, acid production, biofilm formation, and the adherence of S. mutans were evaluated. Furthermore, real-time PCR analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of KA on the genetic expression of virulence factors. KA significantly inhibited the growth and acid production of S. mutans at 2-4 μ g/mL and 4 μ g/mL of KA, respectively. Furthermore, the adherence onto S-HAs was inhibited at 3-4 μ g/mL of KA and biofilm formation was significantly inhibited when treated with 3 μ g/mL KA and completely inhibited at 4 μ g/mL. Also, the inhibitory effect of KA on biofilm formation was confirmed by SEM. In confocal laser scanning microscopy, bacterial viability gradually decreased by KA in a dose dependent manner. Real-time PCR analysis showed that the expressions of gtfB, gtfC, gbpB, spaP, brpA, relA, and vicR were significantly decreased in S. mutans when it was treated with KA.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that KA from A. continentalis may be a useful agent for inhibiting the cariogenic properties of S. mutans. |
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| In vivo: |
| Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2013 Aug;109:38-43. | | Anticonvulsant effect of kaurenoic acid isolated from the root bark of Annona senegalensis.[Pubmed: 23664900] | The herbal preparations of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) root bark are used in Nigerian ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy and febrile seizures. The scientific evidence for this effect has been reported.
The aim of this study was to identify and characterize the active constituent responsible for the anticonvulsant effect.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Bioactive-guided fractionation of the methanol-methylene chloride root bark extract (MME) of A. senegalensis using pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizures in mice, afforded a potent anticonvulsant ethyl-acetate fraction (EF). Further fractionation of the EF yielded eight sub-fractions (F₁-F₈) which were tested for anticonvulsant activity. The sub-fraction F₂ yielded white crystals that were purified to obtain A. senegalensis crystals, AS2. The AS2, which exhibited potent anticonvulsant effects, was characterized by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
The AS2 was characterized as kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (KA), a diterpenoid. The AS2 indicated an oral LD₅₀ of 3800 mg/kg. The results showed that the MME, EF and AS2 significantly (P<0.05) and dose-dependently delayed the onset of myoclonic spasms and tonic-clonic phases of seizures induced by PTZ and maximal electroshock seizures (MES).
CONCLUSIONS:
Kaurenoic acid was identified as the anticonvulsant principle in the root bark extract of A. senegalensis. The anticonvulsant effect of the MME, EF and AS2 is most likely being mediated through central inhibitory mechanisms. | | Phytomedicine. 2011 Jun 15;18(8-9):677-82. | | Inhibitory effects of kaurenoic acid from Aralia continentalis on LPS-induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 macrophages.[Pubmed: 21211951] | This study investigates the anti-inflammatory effects of a diterpenoid, kaurenoic acid, isolated from the root of Aralia continentalis (Araliaceae).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
To determine its anti-inflammatory effects, LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages were treated with different concentrations of kaurenoic acid and carrageenan-induced paw edema mice model was used in vivo. Kaurenoic acid (ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid) dose-dependently inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) release, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression at micromolar concentrations in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages with IC(50) (the half maximal inhibitory concentration) values of 51.73 (±2.42) μM and 106.09 (±0.27) μM in NO production and PGE(2) release, respectively. Kaurenoic acid also dose-dependently inhibited LPS-induced activation of NF-κB as assayed by electrophorectic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and it almost abolished NF-κB DNA binding affinity at 100μM. Furthermore, the in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of kaurenoic acid was examined in a carrageenan-induced paw edema model. Eight ICR mice in each group were injected with carrageenan and observed hourly, compared with the control group. Kaurenoic acid dose-dependently reduced paw swelling up to 34.4% at 5h after induction, demonstrating inhibition in an acute inflammation model.
CONCLUSIONS:
Taken together, our data suggest that kaurenoic acid, a major diterpenoid from the root of A. continentalis shows anti-inflammatory activity and the inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 expression might be one of the mechanisms responsible for its anti-inflammatory properties. |
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