Hirsutinolide-type sesquiterpenoids with anti-prostate cancer activity from Cyanthillium cinereum

Song Ang, Chun Liu, Peng Hong, Lei Yang, Gui'e Hu, Xi Zheng, Jingwei Jin, Rihui Wu, Wing Leung Wong, Kun Zhang, Lishe Gan, Dongli Li

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Abstract

Four previously undescribed hirsutinolide-type sesquiterpenoids, cyanolides A-D (1–4), along with twelve known analogues (5–16), were isolated from the aerial parts of Cyanthillium cinereum. Their structures were determined by comprehensive analysis of NMR, HRESIMS, and ECD spectra. Compound 1 is a rarely occurring hirsutinolide-type sesquiterpenoid with 1,4-ether ring ruptured and containing a chlorine atom, and compounds 13–16 were reported from this plant for the first time. All compounds were tested for their inhibiting effects on prostate cancer cells. As a result, compounds 1, 3, and 8–14 exhibited significant anti-prostate cancer activity against PC-3 and LNCaP cells with IC50 values ranging from 2.2 ± 0.4 to 8.5 ± 0.7 μM and 3.0 ± 0.7 to 10.5 ± 1.1 μM, respectively. The preliminary structure-activity relationship was discussed. Further investigation showed that compound 1 induced apoptosis in PC-3 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113887
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume216
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Anti-prostate cancer activity
  • Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) (Asteraceae)
  • Hirsutinolide-type sesquiterpenoid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Horticulture

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