(-)-Roemerine, an Aporphine Alkaloid from Annona senegalensis That Reverses the Multidrug-Resistance Phenotype with Cultured Cells
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Abstract
A known aporphine alkaloid, (-)-roemerine [1], isolated from the leaves of Annona senegalensis, was found to enhance the cytotoxic response mediated by vinblastine with multidrug-resistant KB-V1 cells. In the absence of vinblastine, no significant cytotoxicity was observed with KB-3 or KB-V1 cells (ED50 > 20 micrograms/ml), and several other human tumor cell lines were also relatively insensitive. As indicated by its ability to inhibit ATP-dependent [3H]vinblastine binding to multidrug-resistant KB-V1 cell membrane vesicles, (-)-roemerine appears to function by interacting with P-glycoprotein. In addition to alkaloid 1, three inactive compounds [the aporphine alkaloid(-)-isocorydine (reported in the levo-configuration for the first time), and the lignans (+/-)-8,8'-bisdihydrosiringenin [2] (a new natural product), and (+)-syringaresinol] were also isolated.
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