OBJECTIVE 7-prenyloxycoumarins are a group of secondary metabolites that are found mainly in plants belonging to the Rutaceae and Umbelliferae families. This study was designed to evaluate and compare the cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of 7-prenyloxycoumarin compounds and herniarin on MCF-7, a breast carcinoma cell line. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells were cultured in RPMI medium and incubated...

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is the most common B-cell malignancy in the western world and exists as subtypes with very different clinical courses. Myeloid cell leukemia 1 (Mcl-1) is one member of Bcl-2 family proteins that has been shown to be expressed in various tissues and malignant cells, including CLL, where its expression is significantly associated with a failure to achieve compl...

objective(s) 7-prenyloxycoumarins including 7-isopentenyloxycoumarin, auraptene and umbelliprenin, and herniarin have been widely recognized as bioactive coumarins. this paper presents the ways to synthesis these compounds. materials and methods 7-prenyloxycoumarins were synthesized by reaction between 7-hydroxycoumarin (' m) and relevant prenyl bromides (1.5 m) in acetone at room temperat...

Despite extensive investigations, the main mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain development are still not fully understood and there is no effective treatment for that. So intensive research is being done for finding new, efficient analgesic drugs. 56 male Wistar rats (230±30) were divided into 7 groups (n=8); control, sham, CCI and 3 Umbelliprenin groups (25, 50 and 100 microgram/rat)...

ferula persica, is the well-known species of the genus ferula in iran and has two varieties: persica and latisecta. they have both been extensively used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. a great number of chemical compounds including sesquiterpene coumarins and polysulfides have been isolated from this plant. fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of f...