Veratrum plant contains a family of compounds called steroidal alkaloids which have been previously reported to cause DNA damage and blood pressure decrease in vivo. In this study, the antihypertensive effects and DNA damage in brain cells of 12 steroidal alkaloids separated from Veratrum plant were all evaluated to develop a relationship among chemical structure, antihypertensive activity and neurotoxicity by utilization of chemical principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). Twelve steroidal alkaloids markedly reduced high blood pressure of hypertensive mice and also similarly induced varying degrees of DNA single‐strand breaks in mouse cerebellum and cerebral cortex after oral administration. On the basis of the PCA and HCA results, it was suggested that the 3‐carboxylic esters and benzene group play a core role in the DNA damage of brain cells, while more hydroxy groups in the A‐ring and B‐ring structure of jervine‐type alkaloid led to stronger antihypertensive activity. The primary structure, activity and neurotoxicity relationship were discussed briefly.
Compounds isolated from Semen Celosiae are potent inhibitors of neuron injury via inhibition of oxidative stress and apoptosis, and activation of autophagy.
Correction for ‘Chemical compounds with a neuroprotective effect from the seeds of Celosia argentea L.’ by Jinggong Guo et al., Food Funct., 2021, 12, 83–96, DOI: 10.1039/D0FO02033H.
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