Cytotoxic effect and electrophysiological activity of (S)-bgugaine, an alkylpyrrolidine alkaloid against MRC-5 fibroblasts

Phytomedicine
2000.0

Abstract

(+)-S-bgugaine [1], is an alkaloid prepared by enantioselective synthesis. This alkaloid is an isomer of R-bgugaine [2], an alkaloid isolated from Arisarum vulgare, an Araceae toxic plant of Morocco. The cytotoxic effect and the electrophysiological activity of (+)-S-bgugaine [1] against MRC-5 fibroblasts of (+)-S-bgugaine 1, were studied. (+)-S-bgugaine [1] showed a cytotoxic potential at 40 mu g/ml against these MRC-5 cells. The electrophysiological study on MRC-5 cells was carried out using the technique of patch-clamp and showed that the activity of compound 1 involved a reduction of outward potassic current at the concentration of 100 mu M (28.1 mu g/ml) and was accentuated by 200 mu M (56.2 mu g/ml). In this study we show that S-bgugaine [1], decreases the outward potassic current.

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