Anthraquinones from the Roots of Knoxia valerianoides inhibit the formation of advanced glycation end products and rat lens aldose reductase in vitro

Nam Hee Yoo, Dae Sik Jang, Yun Mi Lee, Il Ha Jeong, Jung Hee Cho, Joo Hwan Kim, Jin Sook Kim

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Abstract

Eight known compounds, lucidin (1), lucidin-ω-methyl ether (2), rubiadin (3), damnacanthol (4), 1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-methoxymethylanthraquinone (5), 3,6-dihydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-9,10-anthraquinone (6), 1,3,6-trihydroxy-2- hydroxymethyl-9,10-anthraquinone 3-O-β-primeveroside (7), and vanillic acid (8), were isolated from EtOAc- and n-BuOH-soluble fractions of the roots of Knoxia valerianoides. The structures of 1-8 were identified by analysis of spectroscopic data as well as by comparison with published values. All the isolates were subjected to in vitro bioassays to evaluate advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formation and rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR) inhibitory activity. Compound 5 showed the most potent inhibitory activity (IC50 = 52.72 μM) against AGEs formation. Compounds 1, 2, and 8 also showed potent inhibitory activity on AGEs formation with IC50 values of 79.28, 62.79, and 93.93 μM, respectively, compared with positive control, aminoguanidine (IC50 = 962 μM). While, compounds 1 and 5-7 showed strong inhibitory activity against RLAR with IC50 values of 3.35, 3.04, 6.39, and 2.05 μM, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-214
Number of pages6
JournalArchives of Pharmacal Research
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Prof. Joo-Hwan Kim, Department of Life Science, Kyungwon University, Kyounggi-do, Korea, for identifying the plant material. This research was supported by a grant [L08010] and [K09030] from Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine and by the RIC program of MKE (Ministry of Knowledge Economy) in Daejeon University. The NMR experiments were performed by the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI).

Keywords

  • Advanced glycation end products (AGEs)
  • Anthraquinones
  • Diabetic complications
  • Knoxia valerianoides
  • Rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR)

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