
doi: 10.1271/bbb.110887
pmid: 22972321
A chemical investigation of the n-butanol fraction of the inner bark of Betula platyphylla led to the isolation of seven diarylhepanoids, (-)-centrolobol (1), aceroside VII (2), aceroside VIII (3), (3R)-1,7-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-heptanol-3-O-[2,6-bis-O-(β-D-apiofuranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (4), 1,7-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-hepten-3-one (5), platyphyllone (6) and platyphylloside (7). The antifibrotic effects of these isolates were evaluated with HSC-T6 cells by assessing cell proliferation. Among them, compounds 1, 2, 5 and 6 significantly inhibited the proliferation of HSCs in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations from 10 µM to 100 µM. Compound 5 in particular dramatically decreased the collagen content and increased the Caspase-3/7 activity. Taken together, the antifibrotic activity of B. platyphylla and its constituents might suggest therapeutic potential against liver fibrosis.
Caspase 7, Liver Cirrhosis, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Caspase 3, Cell Survival, Plant Extracts, Gene Expression, Cell Line, Rats, Liver, Diarylheptanoids, Hepatic Stellate Cells, Plant Bark, Animals, Collagen, Betula, Biomarkers, Cell Proliferation
Caspase 7, Liver Cirrhosis, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Caspase 3, Cell Survival, Plant Extracts, Gene Expression, Cell Line, Rats, Liver, Diarylheptanoids, Hepatic Stellate Cells, Plant Bark, Animals, Collagen, Betula, Biomarkers, Cell Proliferation
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