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Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 11Secondary Metabolites From Astragalus Karjaginii Boriss and the Evaluation of Their Effects on Cytokine Release and Hemolysis(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Aslanipour, Behnaz; Gülcemal, Derya; Nalbantsoy, Ayşe; Yusufoğlu, Hasan; Bedir, ErdalA new cycloartane sapogenol and a new cycloartane xyloside were isolated from Astragalus karjaginii BORISS along with thirteen known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were established as 3-oxo-6α,16β,24(S),25-tetrahydroxycycloartane (1) and 6-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-3β,6α,16β,24(S),25-pentahydroxycycloartane (2) by 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments as well as ESIMS and HRMS analyses. The presence of the keto function at position 3 was reported for the first time for cyclocanthogenol sapogenin of Astragalus genus. In vitro immunomodulatory effects of the new compounds (1 and 2) along with the n-BuOH and MeOH extracts of A. karjaginii at two different doses (3 and 6 μg) were tested on human whole blood for in vitro cytokine release (IL-2, IL-17A and IFN-γ) and hemolytic activities. The results confirmed that compound 2, a monodesmosidic saponin, had the strongest effect on the induction of both IL-2 (6 μg, 6345.41 ± 0.12 pg/mL (× 5), P < 0.001) and a slight effect upon IL-17A (3 μg, 5217.85 ± 0.72 pg/mL, P < 0.05) cytokines compared to the other test compounds and positive controls (AST VII: Astragaloside VII; and QS-21: Quillaja saponin 21). All tested extracts and molecules also induced release of IFN-γ remarkably ranging between 5031.95 ± 0.05 pg/mL, P < 0.001 for MeOH extract (6 μg) and 5877.08 ± 0.06 pg/mL, P < 0.001 for compound 1 (6 μg) compared to QS-21 (6 μg, 5924.87 ± 0.1 pg/mL, P < 0.001). Administration of AST VII and other test compounds did not cause any hemolytic activity, whereas QS-21 resulted a noteworthy hemolysis.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 19Cycloartane-Type Glycosides From Astragalus Brachycalyx Fischer and Their Effects on Cytokine Release and Hemolysis(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Aslanipour, Behnaz; Gülcemal, Derya; Nalbantsoy, Ayşe; Yusufoğlu, Hasan; Bedir, ErdalTwo new tridesmosidic cycloartane-type triterpene glycosides (1 and 2) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the roots of Astragalus brachycalyx FISCHER (A. brachycalyx) along with ten (3–12) known cycloartane-type triterpene glycosides. Structures of the new compounds were established as 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-16-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3β,6α,16β,24(S)-25-pentahydroxycycloartane (1), 3-O-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-xylopyranosyl]-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-16-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3β,6α,16β,24(S)-25-pentahydroxycycloartane (2), by using 1D and 2D-NMR techniques and mass spectrometry. In vitro immunomodulatory effects and hemolytic activities of the new saponins (1 and 2) and acetylated form of 1 (1a) were studied together with the BuOH and MeOH extracts of Astragalus brachycalyx. The results have proven that tridesmosidic Astragalus cycloartanes are noteworthy immunomodulatory compounds via induction of cytokine production, namely IL-2 and IFN-γ. The test compounds also resulted slight hemolysis at very high doses substantiating a safer profile compared to the positive control QS-21.
