Corynoxeine

• CAT Number: I004378
• CAS Number: 630-94-4
• Molecular Formula: C22H26N2O4
• Molecular Weight: 382.45
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: methyl (E)-2-[(3R,6’R,7’S,8’aS)-6′-ethenyl-2-oxospiro[1H-indole-3,1′-3,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-indolizine]-7′-yl]-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C22H26N2O4/c1-4-14-12-24-10-9-22(17-7-5-6-8-18(17)23-21(22)26)19(24)11-15(14)16(13-27-2)20(25)28-3/h4-8,13-15,19H,1,9-12H2,2-3H3,(H,23,26)/b16-13+/t14-,15-,19-,22+/m0/s1
• InChIKey: MUVGVMUWMAGNSY-KAXDATADSA-N
• SMILES: COC=C(C1CC2C3(CCN2CC1C=C)C4=CC=CC=C4NC3=O)C(=O)OC

Corynoxeine, isolated from the hook of Uncaria rhynchophylla, is a potent ERK1/ERK2 inhibitor of key PDGF-BB-induced vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) proliferation.
Corynoxeine is able to inhibit the PDGF-BB-stimulated proliferation of VSMCs through downregulation of PDGF-BB-induced ERK1/2 activation. Pre-incubation of VSMCs with Corynoxeine significantly inhibits PDGF-BB-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) activation, whereas Corynoxeine has no effects on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/ERK)-activating kinase 1 and 2 (MEK1/2), Akt, or phospholipase C (PLC) γ 1 activation or on PDGF receptor beta (PDGF-Rβ) phosphorylation. Corynoxeine inhibits PDGF-BB-induced ERK1/2 activation, in the same concentration range that inhibits VSMC proliferation and DNA synthesis. Corynoxeine inhibits VSMC numbers in response to PDGF-BB with 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 13.7 μM. Corynoxeine inhibits DNA synthesis in response to PDGF-BB (24 h) with IC50 of 9.2 μM. Pre-treatment of VSMCs with Corynoxeine (5-50 μM) for 24 h results in significant decreases in cell number without any cytotoxicity; the inhibition percentages are 25.0±12.5, 63.0±27.5 and 88.0±12.5% at 5, 20 and 50 μM, respectively. Corynoxeine also significantly inhibits the 50 ng/mL PDGF-BB-induced DNA synthesis of VSMCs in a concentration-dependent manner without any cytotoxicity; the inhibitions are 32.8±11.0, 51.8±8.0 and 76.9±7.4% at concentrations of 5, 20 and 50 μM, respectively[1].

Reference

[1]. Kim TJ, et al. Corynoxeine isolated from the hook of Uncaria rhynchophylla inhibits rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through the blocking of extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation. Biol Pharm Bull. 2008 Nov;31(11):20
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