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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2016

Effect of Alkaloids Isolated from Phyllodium pulchellum on Monoamine Levels and Monoamine Oxidase Activity in Rat Brain.

Lu Cai, Chao Wang, Xiao-Kui Huo, Pei-Pei Dong, Bao-Jing Zhang, Hou-Li Zhang, Shan-Shan Huang, Bo Zhang, Sheng-Ming Yu, Ming Zhong and 1 more

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lu CaiCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Chao WangCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Xiao-Kui HuoCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4056-7987
Pei-Pei DongCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Bao-Jing ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Hou-Li ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Shan-Shan HuangCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Sheng-Ming YuInstitute of Nationality Medicine in Guangxi, Nanning 530001, China.
Ming ZhongInstitute of Nationality Medicine in Guangxi, Nanning 530001, China.
Xiao-Chi MaCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Dalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phyllodium pulchellum (P. pulchellum) is a folk medicine with a significant number of bioactivities. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects displayed by alkaloids fractions, isolated from the roots of P. pulchellum, on neurotransmitters monoamine levels and on monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity. Six alkaloids, which had indolealkylamine or β-carboline skeleton, were obtained by chromatographic technologies and identified by spectroscopic methods such as NMR and MS. After treatment with alkaloids of P. pulchellum, the reduction of DA levels (54.55%) and 5-HT levels (35.01%) in rat brain was observed by HPLC-FLD. The effect of alkaloids on the monoamines metabolism was mainly related to MAO inhibition, characterized by IC50 values of 37.35 ± 6.41 and 126.53 ± 5.39 μg/mL for MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. The acute toxicity indicated that P. pulchellum extract was nontoxic.

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