Anti-neuroinflammatory diterpenoids from the endangered conifer Podocarpus imbricatus

作者:Hu, Chang-Ling; Xiong, Juan*; Xiao, Chen-Xi; Tang, Yu; Ma, Guang-Lei; Wan, Jiang; Hu, Jin-Feng*
来源:Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2018, 20(2): 101-108.
DOI:10.1080/10286020.2017.1319821

摘要

Ten diterpenoids including three new abietanes (1-3) were isolated from the twigs and needles of Podocarpus imbricatus, an endangered conifer growing in a Cantonese garden. The new structures were established by means of spectroscopic methods. Among the isolates, 3 beta-hydroxy-abieta-8,11,13-trien-7-one (5), decandrin G (6), and 7,15-pimaradien-18-oic acid (8) showed significant anti-neuroinflammatory activities by inhibiting the overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine BV-2 microglial cells, with IC50 values of 3.7, 11.1, and 4.5 mu M, respectively.