beta carboline/necrosis

Novel 1,3,9-trisubstituted beta-carboline derivatives were found to exhibit DNA photocleavage properties under visible light irradiation in a cell-free system, which could be reduced by antioxidant vitamin E. Their photo-cytotoxicity to human tumor cell line HeLa was confirmed, in which apoptosis

A new beta-carboline-type alkaloidal glycoside, glucodichotomine B, four new neolignan glycosides, dichotomosides A, B, C, and D, and a new phenylpropanoid glycoside, dichotomoside E, were isolated from a Chinese natural medicine, the roots of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata. The structures

Neuropathic pain is a maladaptive immune response to peripheral nerve injury that causes a chronic painful condition refractory to most analgesics. Nitric oxide (NO), which is produced by nitric oxide synthases (NOSs), has been implicated as a key factor in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain.

Carbolines, azaheterocyclic amines derived from indoleamines, have various biological activities, such as neurotoxicity of beta-carbolines and potent mutagenicity of gamma-carbolines. In this study, structural significance among these carbolines was investigated in relation to the types of cell

The field of antifungal agent has become static and development of resistance by the pathogen as well as limited clinical efficacy of marketed drugs demand the constant development of new antifungals. The presence of hydrocarbon chain of specific length linked with various different heterocycles was

Benzodiazepines (BZD) have been described to interact with specific peripheral-type receptors on phagocytes. The present study demonstrates that pico- to nanomolar concentrations of BZD compounds enhance the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1

The analogous β-carboline alkaloids, harmaline (HAL) and harmine (HAR), possess a variety of biological properties, including acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and many others, and have great potential for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD). However,

β-Carbolines have been assessed for osteoclastogenesis. However, their effect on osteoblasts during estrogen deficiency is still unclear. Here, a series of novel piperazine and tetrazole tag β-carbolines have been synthesized and examined for osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In vitro data

Three novel carbon skeleton alkaloids, named oleracimine (1), oleracimine A (2), and oleracone A (3), with one novel azulene carbon skeleton compound, oleracone B (4), and one known compound, β-carboline (5), were first isolated from Portulaca oleracea L. The structures were determined using

Myeloid cell leukemia 1 (Mcl-1), which belongs to the Bcl-2 family of prosurvival proteins, is a key regulator of cancer cell survival. To date, few drug-like Mcl-1 inhibitors have been reported. Herein, we report the preparation of 10 copper complexes with 9-substituted β-carboline ligands that act

1. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of rutin and harmaline (1-methyl-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-beta-carboline) on the development of the surgically induced reflux oesophagitis, on gastric secretion, lipid peroxidation, polymorphonucleocytes (PMNs) accumulation, superoxide and hydroxyl

beta-Carbolines are potential endogenous and exogenous neurotoxicants that may contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. The 2,9-dimethyl-beta-carbolinium ion (either 2,9-dimethyl-beta-norharmanium or 2,9-Me(2)NH(+)) was found to be neurotoxic in primary mesencephalic cultures and to be

Plant-derived natural products such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and polysaccharides have received considerable attention in recent years due to their diverse pharmacological properties such as immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, cancer chemopreventive effects, and so on.

The causes of neurodegeneration are not well understood. However, the role of environmental and endogenous toxins is receiving much attention. In this study, we compared the synthetic neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-pyridinium with beta-carbolines occurring in human brain. Methylation of both nitrogens

Callophycin A was originally isolated from the red algae Callophycus oppositifolius and shown to mediate anticancer and cytotoxic effects. In our collaborative effort to identify potential chemopreventive and anticancer agents with enhanced potency and selectivity, we employed a