51. Anti-rheumatoid arthritis effect of the Kochia scoparia fruits and activity comparison of momordin lc, its prosapogenin and sapogenin.
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Choi J, Lee KT, Jung H, Park HS, and Park HJ
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- Acetic Acid, Animals, Carrageenan, Edema chemically induced, Edema prevention & control, Hydrolysis, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred ICR, Oleanolic Acid analogs & derivatives, Oleanolic Acid isolation & purification, Oleanolic Acid pharmacology, Pain Measurement drug effects, Plant Extracts chemistry, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Sapogenins therapeutic use, Structure-Activity Relationship, Arthritis, Experimental drug therapy, Chenopodiaceae chemistry, Fruit chemistry, Oleanolic Acid therapeutic use
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MeOH extract of Kochia scoparia was fractionated into CHCl3-, EtOAc- and BuOH extracts and the last fraction were hydrolyzed by 3%-NaOH (MeOH-H2O) to compare the bioactivities on antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects. Silica gel column chromatography of BuOH fraction afforded a large amount of 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1-->3)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl oleanolic acid (momordin lc, 4) and that of acid hydrolysate of BuOH fraction gave 3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl oleanolic acid (momordin lb, 3), its 6'-O-methyl ester (2) and oleanolic acid (1). Silica gel column chromatography of alkaline hydrolysate afforded a large amount of 4. MeOH extract and both EtOAc- and BuOH fractions were active in the rheumatoidal rat induced Freund's complete adjuvant reagent (FCA) whereas CHCl3 fraction was inactive. Compound 1 and 4 showed significant activities in the same assay but oleanolic acid 3-O-glucuronopyranoside (3) showed no activity. These fashions were also observed in carrageenan-induced edema of the rat and in the antinociceptive activity tests undertaken in hot plate- and writhing methods. These results suggest that momordin lc and its aglycone, oleanolic acid, could be active principles for rheumatoid arthritis.
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- 2002
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