Natural phytoestrogens such as the isoflavones genistein and daidzein, and the flavones quercetin exhibit anti-cancer properties. This study was purpose to investigate the anti-proliferative effect of phytoestrogens on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells, and their synergistic antileukemic effect in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs. Optimal dosage of genistein, quercetin and in combination with chemicals for leukemia cells were determined by experiments. Cell viability, apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest were detected by trypan blue staining, MTT assay, optical microscopy, flow cytometry (FCM). The schedule treatment of combination of genistein and chemicals was determined. The results showed that genistein exhibited a dose- and time-dependent inhibitory effect on cell proliferation in NB4 and HL-60 cells, induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase. Quercetin had evident inhibitory effect on the proliferation of K562 and K562/A cells. The combination of genistein and chemicals exerted a synergistic effect on cell growth inhibition. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the synergistic antileukemic effect of genistein with chemotherapeutic drugs on leukemic cells. This combination appears to be a new idea for the clinical novel treatment of leukemia.
Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Drug Synergism ; Genistein ; pharmacology ; HL-60 Cells ; Humans ; Isoflavones ; pharmacology ; Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute ; pathology ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; pathology ; Phytoestrogens ; pharmacology ; Quercetin ; pharmacology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the constituents from Huperzia serrata.

METHODTwo diterpenoid compounds were isolated by column chromatography with silica gel and Sephadex LH-20. The structures were elucidated by spectral analysis and X-ray crystallographic analysis.

RESULTTheir structures were determined as (15R)-12, 16-epoxy-11, 14-dihydroxy-8, 11, 13-abietatrien-7-one (1) and 3beta-hydroxysandaracopimaric acid (2).

CONCLUSIONCompound 1 was a new natural abietane-type diterpenoid, compound 2 was isolated from this plant for the first time.

Crystallography, X-Ray ; Diterpenes ; analysis ; chemistry ; Huperzia ; chemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Molecular Structure ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Fifteen compounds were isolated from the seed coat of Juglans regia by silica gel, MCI gel and Sephadex LH-20 gel column chromatography, as well as high preparative performance liquid chromatography. Their structures were identified as salidroside (1), (6S, 9S)-roseoside (2), (6S, 9R)-roseoside (3), blumenol C glucoside (4), byzantionoside B (5), 5-hydroxy-2-methoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone (6), gallic acid (7), glycerol 1-(9Z-octadecenoate)-2-(9Z, 12Z-octadecadienoate)-3-(9Z, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrienoate) (8), glycerol 1, 2, 3-tri-(9Z, 12Z-octadecadienoate) (9), glycerol 1, 2, 3-tri-(9Z, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrienoate) (10), glycerol 1-hexadecanoate-2, 3-di-(9Z, 12Z-octadecadienoate) (11) on the basis of EI-MS, FAB-MS and NMR spectra. Moreover, 35 volatile compounds were identified by GC-MS.
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; Juglans ; chemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Seeds ; chemistry