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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2022

Standardization of the ethanolic extract of Crinum latifolium leaves by two bioactive markers with antiproliferative activity against TGF-β-promoted prostate stromal cells (WPMY-1).

Wisuwat Thongphichai, Tamonwan Uttarawichien, Pithi Chanvorachote, Supaporn Pitiporn, Todsaphol Charoen-Ame, Pakakrong Kwankhao, Pasarapa Towiwat, Suchada Sukrong

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wisuwat ThongphichaiCenter of Excellence in DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Tamonwan UttarawichienCenter of Excellence in DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Pithi ChanvorachoteDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Supaporn PitipornChao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital Foundation, Prachinburi, 25000, Thailand.
Todsaphol Charoen-AmeInnovation and Product Development Center, SCG Packaging Company Ltd, Ratchaburi, 70110, Thailand.
Pakakrong KwankhaoChao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital Foundation, Prachinburi, 25000, Thailand.
Pasarapa TowiwatDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Suchada SukrongCenter of Excellence in DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. suchada.su@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · THSCG Chemicals (Thailand) · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCrinum latifolium L. (Amaryllidaceae) has been used in Southeast Asian traditional medicine to alleviate the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The pathological mechanism of BPH is associated with the induction of prostate stromal cell proliferation through transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β). Standardization as well as investigation of the potential anti-BPH activity of C. latifolium extract could benefit the further development of BPH-related analyses and provide evidence to support the application of this extract for BPH treatment. This study aimed to standardize and investigate the antiproliferative activity of the ethanolic extract of C. latifolium leaves. The major alkaloids isolated from C. latifolium were also explored for their potential use as bioactive markers.

methodsTwo major alkaloids were isolated from the ethanolic extract of C. latifolium leaves by chromatographic techniques, identified by NMR and MS, and quantified by a validated UHPLC method. Their antiproliferative activity was studied in human prostate stromal cells (WPMY-1) induced by TGF-β. The synergistic effect of combining the two major isolated alkaloids was analyzed by the zero interaction potency (ZIP) model.

resultsTwo alkaloids, lycorine (1) and 6α-hydroxybuphanidrine (2), were isolated from the ethanolic leaf extract of C. latifolium. A UHPLC method for the quantification of (1) and (2) was developed and validated in terms of linearity, precision, and accuracy. The C. latifolium leaf extract contained 0.279 ± 0.003% (1) and 0.232 ± 0.004% (2). The crude extract was more potent than either (1) and (2) alone against TGF-β-treated WPMY-1 cell proliferation. The drug combination study revealed that the greatest synergistic effect of (1) and (2) was achieved at a 1:1 ratio.

conclusionsThe results of this study support the anti-BPH activity of C. latifolium in traditional medicine and suggest that these the two isolated alkaloids may promote the efficacy of the C. latifolium extract. Additionally, major alkaloids (1) and (2) can be used as bioactive markers for the standardization of C. latifolium extracts.

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AlkaloidsCrinumProstatic HyperplasiaHumansMalePlant ExtractsProstateReference StandardsStromal CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaAlkaloidsPlant ExtractsTransforming Growth Factor betaAlkaloidsAmaryllidaceaeBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)Bioactive markersCrinum latifoliumStandardization

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