Sampangine (a Copyrine Alkaloid) Exerts Biological Activities through Cellular Redox Cycling of Its Quinone and Semiquinone Intermediates
Autor: | Wenlong Liu, Ameeta K. Agarwal, Dale G Nagle, J. Brian Morgan, Yang Liu, Fakhri Mahdi, Yu-Dong Zhou, Mika B. Jekabsons |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Semiquinone
Cellular respiration Cell Respiration Pharmaceutical Science chemistry.chemical_element Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondrion Biology Heterocyclic Compounds 4 or More Rings Oxygen Analytical Chemistry Electron Transport chemistry.chemical_compound Alkaloids Anti-Infective Agents Superoxides Drug Discovery Benzoquinones medicine Animals Humans Naphthyridines Pharmacology chemistry.chemical_classification Reactive oxygen species Molecular Structure Superoxide Cell Cycle Organic Chemistry Quinones Neurotoxicity medicine.disease Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Electron transport chain Mitochondria Rats Complementary and alternative medicine chemistry Biochemistry Molecular Medicine Reactive Oxygen Species Oxidation-Reduction Cell Division |
Zdroj: | Journal of Natural Products. 78:3018-3023 |
ISSN: | 1520-6025 0163-3864 |
Popis: | The cananga tree alkaloid sampangine (1) has been extensively investigated for its antimicrobial and antitumor potential. Mechanistic studies have linked its biological activities to the reduction of cellular oxygen, the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and alterations in heme biosynthesis. Based on the yeast gene deletion library screening results that indicated mitochondrial gene deletions enhanced the sensitivity to 1, the effects of 1 on cellular respiration were examined. Sampangine increased oxygen consumption rates in both yeast and human tumor cells. Mechanistic investigation indicated that 1 may have a modest uncoupling effect, but predominately acts by increasing oxygen consumption independent of mitochondrial complex IV. Sampangine thus appears to undergo redox cycling that may involve respiratory chain-dependent reduction to a semi-iminoquinone followed by oxidation and consequent superoxide production. Relatively high concentrations of 1 showed significant neurotoxicity in studies conducted with rat cerebellar granule neurons, indicating that sampangine use may be associated with potential neurotoxicity. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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