AIM To study the scavenging free radicals and antioxidant effect of diterpenoid compounds. METHODS Reductive cytochrome C (cytc Ⅱ) in fenton reaction system was detected by spectrophotometer to indicate the scavenging capability of the test compounds scavenging. The NO - 2 content was measured by spectrophotometery. DNTB method was used to measure the content of GSH. RESULTS oridonin (Orid), ponicidin (Pon), amethystonal(Ame), Isodonoiol(Iso) 50,100,200 ?mol?L -1 could scavenge hydroxyl radicals(?OH) in Fenten's reaction. Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso 400, 800 ?mol?L -1 could scavenge superoxide anion(O -? 2) in xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso 2,4 ?mol?L -1 decreased the content of NO - 2, in macrophages stimulated by LPS and also inhibited the decrease of GSH content in liver cell caused by CCl 4. CONCLUSION Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso all have antioxidative effect through scavenging ?OH, NO - 2 and inhibiting lipid peroxidation.

AIM To study oridonin induced apoptosis in human leukemia HL 60 cells. METHODS Cell morphology, agarose gel electrophoresis and flow cytometry were used. RESULTS Oridonin had significant apoptotic inductive effect on HL 60 cells in both concentration and time dependent fashion. The marked morphological changes including condensed chromatin, nuclear fragmentation and apoptotic body were observed. Typical DNA ladder in agarose gel electrophoresis and pre G 1 peak in flow clytometric analysis were also observed in the cells exposed to Ori. CONCLUSION Oridonin can induce apoptosis in human leukemia HL 60 cells.

Humans ; Renal Dialysis ; Pruritus