Callintegers A and B, Unusual Tricyclo[4.4.0.09,10]tetradecane Clerodane Diterpenoids from Callicarpa integerrima with Inhibitory Effects on NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

J Nat Prod. 2022 Nov 25;85(11):2675-2681. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00568. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Abstract

Callintegers A (1) and B (2), unprecedented clerodane norditerpenoids based on a novel carbon skeleton, were isolated from Callicarpa integerrima. Compounds 1 and 2 possess a novel 6/6/6-fused tricyclic ring system. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by quantum chemical calculations, spectroscopic analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Biological evaluation showed that compound 2 inhibited IL-1β secretion in a dose-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 5.5 ± 3.2 μM. Caspase-1 maturation and IL-1β secretion were also reduced, indicating that compound 2 impaired NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Callicarpa* / chemistry
  • Caspase 1 / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane* / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane* / pharmacology
  • Inflammasomes* / agonists
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Mice
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein*

Substances

  • Caspase 1
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane
  • Inflammasomes
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • n-tetradecane
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein