PMID- 19124248 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090415 LR - 20090203 IS - 1464-3391 (Electronic) IS - 0968-0896 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 3 DP - 2009 Feb 1 TI - Death receptor 5 targeting activity-guided isolation of isoflavones from Millettia brandisiana and Ardisia colorata and evaluation of ability to induce TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. PG - 1181-6 LID - 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.12.033 [doi] AB - Death receptor 5 (DR5) is an apoptosis-inducing membrane receptor for TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). On screening for compounds that enhance DR5 expression using a luciferase assay with DLD-1/SacI, we previously identified 4'-demethyltoxicarol isoflavone (1) isolated from the leaves of Millettia brandisiana. In this study, we revealed that 1 sensitized TRAIL-resistant human gastric adenocarcinoma (AGS) cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by up-regulating the expression of DR5. 1 induced DR5 expression at both the mRNA and protein level. A human recombinant DR5/Fc chimera remarkably inhibited 1-induced apoptosis. These results suggest that the enhancement of DR5 expression by 1 was critical to the cell death. Furthermore, a MeOH extract of the bark of Ardisia colorata markedly enhanced DR5 activity in this screening system. Bioassay-guided fractionation of A. colorata led to the isolation and identification of a new isoflavone, coloratanin A (3), together with ten known compounds. The chemical structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of a spectroscopic analysis. FAU - Kikuchi, Hiroyuki AU - Kikuchi H AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan. FAU - Ohtsuki, Takashi AU - Ohtsuki T FAU - Koyano, Takashi AU - Koyano T FAU - Kowithayakorn, Thaworn AU - Kowithayakorn T FAU - Sakai, Toshiyuki AU - Sakai T FAU - Ishibashi, Masami AU - Ishibashi M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20081224 PL - England TA - Bioorg Med Chem JT - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry JID - 9413298 RN - 0 (Isoflavones) RN - 0 (Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) SB - IM MH - *Apoptosis MH - Ardisia/*chemistry MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - Isoflavones/chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Millettia/*chemistry MH - Plant Bark/chemistry MH - Plant Leaves/chemistry MH - Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/genetics/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/*pharmacology MH - Up-Regulation EDAT- 2009/01/07 09:00 MHDA- 2009/04/16 09:00 CRDT- 2009/01/07 09:00 PHST- 2008/11/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2008/12/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2008/12/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/01/07 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/01/07 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/04/16 09:00 [medline] AID - S0968-0896(08)01215-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.12.033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioorg Med Chem. 2009 Feb 1;17(3):1181-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.12.033. Epub 2008 Dec 24.