Inhibitory effects of constituents from Morus alba var. multicaulis on differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells and nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells

Molecules. 2011 Jul 19;16(7):6010-22. doi: 10.3390/molecules16076010.

Abstract

A new arylbenzofuran, 3',5'-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-7-prenyl-2-arylbenzofuran (1), and 25 known compounds, including moracin R (2), moracin C (3), moracin O (4), moracin P (5), artoindonesianin O (6), moracin D (7), alabafuran A (8), mulberrofuran L (9), mulberrofuran Y (10), kuwanon A (11), kuwanon C (12), kuwanon T (13), morusin (14), kuwanon E (15), sanggenon F (16), betulinic acid (17), uvaol (18), ursolic acid (19), β-sitosterol (20), oxyresveratrol 2-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (21), mulberroside A (22), mulberroside B (23), 5,7-dihydroxycoumarin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (24), 5,7-dihydroxycoumarin 7-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (25) and adenosine (26), were isolated from Morus alba var. multicaulis Perro. (Moraceae). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. The prenyl-flavonoids 11-14, 16, triterpenoids 17,18 and 20 showed significant inhibitory activity towards the differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The arylbenzofurans 1-10 and prenyl-flavonoids 11-16 also showed significant nitric oxide (NO) production inhibitory effects in RAW264.7 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3-L1 Cells
  • Adipocytes / cytology*
  • Adipocytes / drug effects*
  • Animals
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects*
  • Cell Line
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects*
  • Macrophages / metabolism*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Morus / chemistry*
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Nitric Oxide
  • benzofuran