{"title":"Sesquiterpenoids with anti-neuroinflammatory effects in vitro from Laggera alata","authors":"Xingxi Li, Wenhao Qiao, Qian Yang, Mingzhu Hu, Enhui Wang, Rongping Zhang, Xinglong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.phytol.2026.104114","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A total of four sesquiterpenoids were isolated and identified from <em>Laggera alata</em>. Compounds <strong>1</strong> and <strong>2</strong> were previously undescribed compounds. The absolute configuration of compounds <strong>3</strong> and <strong>4</strong> were deduced for the first time. The new compounds were characterized using HRESIMS NMR, and ECD methods. They were (2<em>S</em>,4 <em>R</em>,5<em>S</em>,7<em>S</em>)-3-methoxy-arimophane-1(10),11(13)-diene-12-acid (<strong>1</strong>) and (7<em>S</em>,10<em>S</em>)-eudesmane-4,11(13)-diene-3-one-12-acid (<strong>2</strong>). All compounds were evaluated for their anti-neuroinflammatory activities on LPS-induced BV2 cells. Compound <strong>2</strong> exhibited significant anti-neuroinflammatory activity at concentrations of 10, 20, and 40 <em>μ</em>M. Only compounds <strong>1</strong>, <strong>3</strong>, and <strong>4</strong> showed anti-neuroinflammatory activity at a concentration of 40 <em>μ</em>M. These results confirm that <em>L. alata</em> contains sesquiterpenoids, which demonstrate potential anti-neuroinflammatory properties, thereby establishing a pharmacological foundation for combating neuroinflammation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20408,"journal":{"name":"Phytochemistry Letters","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 104114"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Phytochemistry Letters","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874390026000042","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/1/15 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A total of four sesquiterpenoids were isolated and identified from Laggera alata. Compounds 1 and 2 were previously undescribed compounds. The absolute configuration of compounds 3 and 4 were deduced for the first time. The new compounds were characterized using HRESIMS NMR, and ECD methods. They were (2S,4 R,5S,7S)-3-methoxy-arimophane-1(10),11(13)-diene-12-acid (1) and (7S,10S)-eudesmane-4,11(13)-diene-3-one-12-acid (2). All compounds were evaluated for their anti-neuroinflammatory activities on LPS-induced BV2 cells. Compound 2 exhibited significant anti-neuroinflammatory activity at concentrations of 10, 20, and 40 μM. Only compounds 1, 3, and 4 showed anti-neuroinflammatory activity at a concentration of 40 μM. These results confirm that L. alata contains sesquiterpenoids, which demonstrate potential anti-neuroinflammatory properties, thereby establishing a pharmacological foundation for combating neuroinflammation.
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