PMID- 31247918 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191206 LR - 20200225 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 13 DP - 2019 Jun 26 TI - Isolated Compounds from Turpinia formosana Nakai Induce Ossification. LID - 10.3390/ijms20133119 [doi] LID - 3119 AB - Bone metabolism is a homeostatic process, imbalance in which leads to the onset of diseases such as osteoporosis and osteopenia. Although several drugs are currently available to treat such conditions, they are associated with severe side effects and do not enhance bone formation. Thus, identifying alternative treatment strategies that focus on enhancing bone formation is essential. Herein, we explored the osteogenic potential of Turpinia formosana Nakai using human osteoblast (HOb) cells. The plant extract was subjected to various chromatographic techniques to obtain six compounds, including one new compound: 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid-4-O-alpha-l-arabinofuranoside (1). Compounds 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid-4-O-alpha-l-arabinofuranoside (1), gentisic acid 5-O-beta-d-(6'-O-galloyl) glucopyranoside (2), strictinin (3), and (-)-epicatechin-3-O-beta-d-allopyranoside (6) displayed no significant cytotoxicity toward HOb cells, and thus their effects on various osteogenic markers were analyzed. Results showed that 1-3 and 6 significantly increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity up to 120.0, 121.3, 116.4, and 125.1%, respectively. Furthermore, 1, 2, and 6 also markedly enhanced the mineralization process with respective values of up to 136.4, 118.9, and 134.6%. In addition, the new compound, 1, significantly increased expression levels of estrogen receptor-alpha (133.4%) and osteogenesis-related genes of Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), osteopontin (OPN), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, bone sialoprotein (BSP), type I collagen (Col-1), and brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) by at least 1.5-fold. Our results demonstrated that compounds isolated from T. formosana possess robust osteogenic potential, with the new compound, 1, also exhibiting the potential to enhance the bone formation process. We suggest that T. formosana and its isolated active compounds deserve further evaluation for development as anti-osteoporotic agents. FAU - Imtiyaz, Zuha AU - Imtiyaz Z AD - Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. FAU - Wang, Yi-Fang AU - Wang YF AD - Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Yi-Tzu AU - Lin YT AD - Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. FAU - Liu, Hui-Kang AU - Liu HK AD - Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. AD - Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 112, Taiwan. FAU - Lee, Mei-Hsien AU - Lee MH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8592-9326 AD - Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. lmh@tmu.edu.tw. AD - Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. lmh@tmu.edu.tw. AD - Center for Reproductive Medicine & Sciences, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. lmh@tmu.edu.tw. LA - eng GR - NSC101-2320-B-038-014-MY3(2-3)/Ministry of Science and Technology/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190626 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Phytochemicals) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Receptors, Estrogen) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers MH - Calcification, Physiologic/*drug effects MH - Gene Expression MH - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy MH - Molecular Structure MH - Osteoblasts/drug effects/metabolism MH - Osteogenesis/drug effects/genetics MH - Phytochemicals/*chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Plant Extracts/*chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Receptors, Estrogen/genetics/metabolism MH - Tracheophyta/*chemistry PMC - PMC6651545 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid-4-O-alpha-l-arabinofuranoside OT - Turpinia formosana OT - alkaline phosphatase OT - bone formation OT - estrogen receptors OT - mineralization OT - osteoporosis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/06/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/18 06:00 PMCR- 2019/07/01 CRDT- 2019/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/06/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms20133119 [pii] AID - ijms-20-03119 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms20133119 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Jun 26;20(13):3119. doi: 10.3390/ijms20133119.