Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. General Experimental Procedures
3.2. Animal Materials
3.3. Extraction and Isolation
3.4. Reduction of Cherbonolide I (4)
3.5. In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Assay
3.5.1. Primary Human Neutrophils
3.5.2. Superoxide Anion Generation
3.5.3. Elastase Release
3.5.4. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Position | 1 a | 2 a | 3 a | 4c | 5 a | 6d | 7 d |
1 | 160.5 (C) | 160.4 (C) | 159.9 (C) | 160.2 (C) | 162.4 (C) | 151.2 (C) | 151.2 (C) |
2 | 78.6 (CH) b | 78.5 (CH) | 77.7 (CH) | 78.0 (CH) | 79.5 (CH) | 147.2 (C) | 147.2 (C) |
3 | 120.9 (CH) | 121.2 (CH) | 121.8 (CH) | 122.3 (CH) | 120.7 (CH) | 116.2 (CH) | 116.1 (CH) |
4 | 142.4 (C) | 142.1 (C) | 143.2 (C) | 143.4 (C) | 143.2 (C) | 72.7 (C) | 72.6 (C) |
5 | 41.5 (CH2) | 41.9 (CH2) | 38.4 (CH2) | 38.7 (CH2) | 36.4 (CH2) | 42.5 (CH2) | 42.2 (CH2) |
6 | 124.5 (CH) | 128.6 (CH) | 23.9 (CH2) | 24.4 (CH2) | 24.7 (CH2) | 23.1 (CH2) | 23.2 (CH2) |
7 | 140.3 (CH) | 135.9 (CH) | 127.3 (CH) | 130.9 (CH) | 84.1 (CH) | 127.2 (CH) | 126.5 (CH) |
8 | 71.7 (C) | 83.7 (C) | 137.1 (C) | 133.8 (C) | 69.4 (C) | 133.9 (C) | 133.8 (C) |
9 | 39.7 (CH2) | 35.7 (CH2) | 76.2 (CH) | 88.9 (CH) | 40.7 (CH2) | 36.3 (CH2) | 36.2 (CH2) |
10 | 24.3 (CH2) | 24.2 (CH2) | 32.4 (CH2) | 28.4 (CH2) | 23.5 (CH2) | 24.4 (CH2) | 24.3 (CH2) |
11 | 61.3 (CH) | 61.1 (CH) | 59.2 (CH) | 59.4 (CH) | 80.1 (CH) | 60.5 (CH) | 60.5 (CH) |
12 | 60.2 (C) | 60.2 (C) | 60.1 (C) | 60.6 (C) | 72.6 (C) | 60.2 (C) | 60.3 (C) |
13 | 35.7 (CH2) | 35.6 (CH2) | 36.9 (CH2) | 37.3 (CH2) | 37.2 (CH2) | 35.1 (CH2) | 35.1 (CH2) |
14 | 23.2 (CH2) | 22.9 (CH2) | 23.6 (CH2) | 24.0 (CH2) | 20.2 (CH2) | 19.6 (CH2) | 19.8 (CH2) |
15 | 123.6 (C) | 123.6 (C) | 123.7 (C) | 124.1 (C) | 123.4 (C) | 123.6 (C) | 123.7 (C) |
16 | 173.9 (C) | 173.9 (C) | 173.8 (C) | 174.2 (C) | 174.4 (C) | 169.5 (C) | 169.8 (C) |
17 | 9.0 (CH3) | 8.9 (CH3) | 8.7 (CH3) | 9.1 (CH3) | 8.9 (CH3) | 9.1 (CH3) | 9.0 (CH3) |
18 | 16.7 (CH3) | 16.2 (CH3) | 14.4 (CH3) | 14.7 (CH3) | 16.2 (CH3) | 29.9 (CH3) | 29.4 (CH3) |
19 | 28.0 (CH3) | 21.6 (CH3) | 9.6 (CH3) | 10.3 (CH3) | 20.4 (CH3) | 15.3 (CH3) | 15.5 (CH3) |
20 | 16.7 (CH3) | 16.9 (CH3) | 16.0 (CH3) | 16.2 (CH3) | 23.7 (CH3) | 17.5 (CH3) | 17.4 (CH3) |
Position | 1 a | 2 a | 3 a | 4b |
2 | 4.95, dd (10.0, 1.6) c | 4.92, dd (10.0, 1.6) | 4.99, dd (10.4, 1.6) | 4.96, d (10.5) |
3 | 4.54, dd (10.0, 0.8) | 4.47, d (10.0) | 4.49, d (10.4) | 4.47, d (10.5) |
5 | 2.40, dd (13.2, 6.8) | 2.41, dd (13.6, 7.2) | 1.84, dd (13.2, 4.4) | 1.80, dd (13.5, 4.5) |
2.26, dd (13.2, 6.8) | 2.27, dd (13.6, 7.2) | 1.92, m | 1.91, m | |
6 | 5.38, ddd (16.0, 6.8, 6.8) | 5.47, ddd (16.8, 7.2, 7.2) | 1.73, m | 1.75, m |
2.03, m | 2.02, m | |||
7 | 5.32, d (16.0) | 5.35, d (16.8) | 4.74, dd (10.0, 1.2) | 4.91, d (9.5) |
9 | 1.52, m | 1.57, m | 3.68, dd (11.6, 4.0) | 4.06, dd (12.0, 4.0) |
1.59, m | 1.59, m | |||
10 | 1.43, m | 1.56, m | 1.47, m | 1.53, m |
1.71, m | 1.56, m | 2.16, ddd | 2.03, m | |
11 | 2.54, dd (6.0, 6.0) | 2.44, dd (6.4, 6.4) | 2.03, m | 2.09, dd (10.5, 3.0) |
13 | 1.49, m | 1.69, m | 1.59, dd (13.2, 5.6) | 1.56, m |
0.99, m | 0.99, m | 0.72, ddd (13.2, 13.2, 2.8) | 0.69, dd (13.5, 13.5, 2.5) | |
14 | 1.81, m | 1.78, m | 1.93, m | 1.89, m |
1.67, m | 1.68, m | 1.49, m | 1.43, m | |
17 | 1.66, s | 1.66, s | 1.65, s | 1.65, s |
18 | 1.35, s | 1.29, s | 1.13, s | 1.11, s |
19 | 1.05, s | 1.19, s | 1.37, s | 1.37, s |
20 | 1.03, s | 1.02, s | 1.03, s | 1.01, s |
Position | 5a | 6 b | 7 b |
2 | 4.92, d (11.2) c | ||
3 | 4.85, d (11.2) | 5.50, s | 5.52, s |
5 | 2.07, m | 1.83, m | 1.94, m |
1.93, m | 1.98, m | 1.94, m | |
6 | 1.31, m | 2.41, m | 2.46, m |
1.70, m | 2.21, m | 2.14, m | |
7 | 2.79, dd (10.0, 2.4) | 5.26, dd (6.0, 6.0) | 5.25, dd (7.2, 7.2) |
9 | 1.59, m | 2.28, m | 2.26, m |
1.31, m | 2.08, m | 2.06, m | |
10 | 1.22, m | 1.53, m | 1.54, m |
1.50, m | 1.85, m | 1.86, m | |
11 | 2.96, d (11.2) | 2.71, dd (6.8, 5.6) | 2.73, dd (7.6, 4.6) |
13 | 1.59, m | 2.16, m | 2.19, m |
1.21, m | 1.63, m | 1.62, m | |
14 | 2.16, ddd (12.4, 12.4, 6.4) | 2.26, m | 2.24, m |
1.59, m | 2.42, m | 2.45, m | |
17 | 1.72, s | 1.95, s | 1.92, s |
18 | 1.47, s | 1.41, s | 1.51, s |
19 | 0.94, s | 1.66, s | 1.65, s |
20 | 0.89, s | 1.30, s | 1.28, s |
Compound | Superoxide Anion | Elastase Release | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
IC50 (μM) a | Inh b % | IC50 (μM) a | Inh b % | |
1 | >30 | 11.0 ± 8.7 | >30 | 35.1 ± 10.6 *** |
2 | >30 | 29.8 ± 9.8 ** | >30 | 48.2 ± 12.5 *** |
3 | >30 | 44.5 ± 7.9 *** | >30 | 35.6 ± 10.7 *** |
4 | >30 | 6.4 ± 7.3 | >30 | 27.6 ± 12.8 ** |
5 | >30 | 6.2 ± 5.5 | >30 | 29.7 ± 11.1 ** |
6 | >30 | 12.9 ± 11.4 | >30 | 16.7 ± 10.2 * |
7 | >30 | 17.1 ± 11.6 * | >30 | 27.6 ± 12.0 ** |
Idelalisib | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 102.8 ± 5.4 *** | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 99.6 ± 10.3 *** |
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Peng, C.-C.; Huang, C.-Y.; Ahmed, A.F.; Hwang, T.-L.; Sheu, J.-H. Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri. Mar. Drugs 2020, 18, 573. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110573
Peng C-C, Huang C-Y, Ahmed AF, Hwang T-L, Sheu J-H. Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri. Marine Drugs. 2020; 18(11):573. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110573
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Chia-Chi, Chiung-Yao Huang, Atallah F. Ahmed, Tsong-Long Hwang, and Jyh-Horng Sheu. 2020. "Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri" Marine Drugs 18, no. 11: 573. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110573
APA StylePeng, C.-C., Huang, C.-Y., Ahmed, A. F., Hwang, T.-L., & Sheu, J.-H. (2020). Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri. Marine Drugs, 18(11), 573. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110573