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  • Title: Anthraquinone and naphthopyrone glycosides from Cassia obtusifolia seeds mediate hepatoprotection via Nrf2-mediated HO-1 activation and MAPK modulation.
    Author: Paudel P, Jung HA, Choi JS.
    Journal: Arch Pharm Res; 2018 Jun; 41(6):677-689. PubMed ID: 29804278.
    Abstract:
    Cassia obtusifolia L. seed is one of the most popular traditional Chinese medicine for mutagenicity, genotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and acute inflammatory diseases. We evaluated the hepatoprotective activity of anthraquinone and naphthopyrone glycosides isolated from the butanol fraction of C. obtusifolia seeds and explored their effects on cell signaling pathways. Continuous chromatographic separation led to the isolation of 1-desmethylaurantio-obtusin 2-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), rubrofusarin 6-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 → 6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) and rubrofusarin 6-O-β-gentiobioside (3). All glycosides were non-toxic at concentrations up to 80 µM. The increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decreased glutathione levels observed after tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP) intoxication were ameliorated by all three glycosides, with compound 3 being the most active. Pretreatment with the three glycosides increased nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated heme oxidase-1 (HO-1) expression. All the glycosides enhanced the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and the dephosphorylation of p38. The protective effects of the anthraquinone and naphthopyrone glycosides against t-BHP-induced oxidative damage in human liver-derived HepG2 cells were due to the prevention of ROS generation and up-regulated activity of HO-1 via Nrf2 activation and modulation of the JNK/ERK/MAPK signaling pathway. The data indicate the potential of these compounds as hepatoprotective agents in pharmaceuticals and/or nutraceuticals.
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