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Product Name Methyl protodioscin
Price: $100 / 20mg
CAS No.: 54522-52-0
Catalog No.: CFN99585
Molecular Formula: C52H86O22
Molecular Weight: 1063.23 g/mol
Purity: >=98%
Type of Compound: Steroids
Physical Desc.: White powder
Source: The roots of Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
Solvent: DMSO, Pyridine, Methanol, Ethanol, etc.
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Description: Methyl protodioscin has anti-thrombosis, antiosteoporotic, anti-myocardial infarction, and cytotoxic activities. Methyl protodioscin shows strong cytotoxicity against most cell lines from solid tumors with GI50 ≤10.0 microM, but moderate cytotoxicity is shown against leukemia cell lines with GI50 10-30 microM. It potentially increase HDL cholesterol while reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, it also can treat diverse inflammatory pulmonary diseases.
Targets: LDL | Caspase | Bcl-2/Bax
In vitro:
Pharmacogn Mag. 2014 Jul;10(39):318-24.
Methyl protodioscin induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in A549 human lung cancer cells.[Pubmed: 25210320]
Methyl protodioscin (MPD) is a furostanol bisglycoside with antitumor properties. It has been shown to reduce proliferation, cause cell cycle arrest. The present study elucidates the mechanism underlying MPD's apoptotic effects, using the A549 human lung cancer cell line.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
The human pulmonary adenocarcinoma cell line A549 was obtained from the Cell Bank of the Animal Experiment Center, North School Region, Sun Yat-Sen University. All of the cells were grown in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Hyclone, Logan, UT, USA), penicillin (10,000 U/l), and streptomycin (100 mg/l) at 37°C in a 5% CO2 humidified atmosphere. The induction of apoptosis was observed in flow cytometry and fluorescent staining experiments. MPD showed growth inhibitory effects in A549 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The significant G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptotic effect were also seen in A549 cells treated with MPD. MPD-induced apoptosis was accompanied by a significant reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential, release of mitochondrial cytochrome c to cytosol, activation of caspase-3, downregulation of Bcl-2, p-Bad, and upregulation of Bax.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our results show that the induction of apoptosis by MPD involves multiple molecular pathways and strongly suggest that Bcl-2 family proteins signaling pathways. In addition, mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial cytochrome c and caspase-3 were also closely associated with MPD-induced apoptotic process in human A549 cells.
Cancer Invest. 2003 Jun;21(3):389-93.
The cytotoxicity of methyl protodioscin against human cancer cell lines in vitro.[Pubmed: 12901285]
Methyl protodioscin (NSC-698790) was a furostanol saponin isolated from the rhizome of Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglauca (Dioscoreaceae), a Chinese herbal remedy for the treatment of cervical carcinoma, carcinoma of the urinary bladder, and renal tumors for centuries.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
To systematically evaluate its potential anticancer activity, Methyl protodioscin was tested cytotoxicity in vitro against human cancer cell lines by the NCI's (National Cancer Institute) anticancer drug screen. As a result, Methyl protodioscin showed strong cytotoxicity against most cell lines from solid tumors with GI50 < or = 10.0 microM, especially selectively against one colon cancer line (HCT-15) and one breast cancer line (MDA-MB-435) with GI50 < 2.0 microM but moderate cytotoxicity was shown against leukemia cell lines with GI50 10-30 microM.
CONCLUSIONS:
The data are consistent with the fact that the rhizome of D. collettii var. hypoglauca has been employed for the treatment of solid tumors rather than leukemia in China for centuries. Based on an analysis using the COMPARE computer program with Methyl protodioscin as a seed compound, no compounds in the NCI's anticancer drug screen database have cytotoxicity patterns similar to those of Methyl protodioscin, indicating a potential novel mechanism of anticancer action.
In vivo:
Phytomedicine. 2015 May 15;22(5):568-72.
Dioscin and methylprotodioscin isolated from the root of Asparagus cochinchinensis suppressed the gene expression and production of airway MUC5AC mucin induced by phorbol ester and growth factor.[Pubmed: 25981923 ]
The root of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. has been utilized as mucoregulators and expectorants for controlling the airway inflammatory diseases in folk medicine. We investigated whether dioscin and Methyl protodioscin isolated from the root of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. suppress the gene expression and production of airway MUC5AC mucin induced by phorbol ester and growth factor.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Confluent NCI-H292 cells were pretreated with dioscin or Methyl protodioscin for 30 min and then stimulated with EGF or PMA for 24 h. The MUC5AC mucin gene expression was measured by RT-PCR. Production of MUC5AC mucin protein was measured by ELISA. (1) Dioscin and Methyl protodioscin suppressed the expression of MUC5AC mucin gene induced by EGF or PMA; (2) dioscin suppressed the production of MUC5AC mucin induced by either EGF at 10(-5) M (p < 0.05) and 10(-6) M (p < 0.05) or PMA at 10(-4) M (p < 0.05), 10(-5) M (p < 0.05) and 10(-6) M (p < 0.05); (3) Methyl protodioscin also suppressed the production of MUC5AC mucin induced by either EGF at 10(-4) M (p < 0.05) or PMA at 10(-4) M (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that dioscin and Methyl protodioscin isolated from the root of Asparagus cochinchinensis suppress the gene expression and production of MUC5AC mucin, by directly acting on airway epithelial cells, and the results are consistent with the traditional use of Asparagus cochinchinensis as remedy for diverse inflammatory pulmonary diseases.
Methyl protodioscin Description
Source: The roots of Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
Solvent: DMSO, Pyridine, Methanol, Ethanol, etc.
Storage: Providing storage is as stated on the product vial and the vial is kept tightly sealed, the product can be stored for up to 24 months(2-8C).

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Calculate Dilution Ratios(Only for Reference)
1 mg 5 mg 10 mg 20 mg 25 mg
1 mM 0.9405 mL 4.7027 mL 9.4053 mL 18.8106 mL 23.5133 mL
5 mM 0.1881 mL 0.9405 mL 1.8811 mL 3.7621 mL 4.7027 mL
10 mM 0.0941 mL 0.4703 mL 0.9405 mL 1.8811 mL 2.3513 mL
50 mM 0.0188 mL 0.0941 mL 0.1881 mL 0.3762 mL 0.4703 mL
100 mM 0.0094 mL 0.047 mL 0.0941 mL 0.1881 mL 0.2351 mL
* Note: If you are in the process of experiment, it's need to make the dilution ratios of the samples. The dilution data of the sheet for your reference. Normally, it's can get a better solubility within lower of Concentrations.
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Atherosclerosis. 2015 Apr;239(2):566-70.
Methyl protodioscin increases ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux while inhibiting gene expressions for synthesis of cholesterol and triglycerides by suppressing SREBP transcription and microRNA 33a/b levels.[Pubmed: 25733328]
Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) regulate homeostasis of LDL, HDL and triglycerides. This study was aimed to determine if inhibition of SREBPs by Methyl protodioscin (MPD) regulates downstream gene and protein expressions of lipid metabolisms.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
In THP-1 macrophages, Methyl protodioscin increases levels of ABCA1 mRNA and protein in dose- and time-dependent manners, and apoA-1-mediated cholesterol efflux. The underlying mechanisms for the effects is that Methyl protodioscin inhibits the transcription of SREBP1c and SREBP2, and decreases levels of microRNA 33a/b hosted in the introns of SREBPs, which leads to reciprocally increase ABCA1 levels. In HepG2 cells, Methyl protodioscin shows the same effects as these observed in THP-1 macrophages.
CONCLUSIONS:
Methyl protodioscin also decreases the gene expressions of HMGCR, FAS and ACC for cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis. Methyl protodioscin further promotes LDL receptor through reducing the PCSK9 level. Collectively, the study demonstrates that Methyl protodioscin potentially increase HDL cholesterol while reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
Cell Research:
Planta Med. 2004 Mar;70(3):220-6.
In vivo antiosteoporotic activity of a fraction of Dioscorea spongiosa and its constituent, 22-O-methylprotodioscin.[Pubmed: 15114498]
Methyl protodioscin (NSC-698790) was a furostanol saponin isolated from the rhizome of Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglauca (Dioscoreaceae), a Chinese herbal remedy for the treatment of cervical carcinoma, carcinoma of the urinary bladder, and renal tumors for centuries.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
To systematically evaluate its potential anticancer activity, Methyl protodioscin was tested cytotoxicity in vitro against human cancer cell lines by the NCI's (National Cancer Institute) anticancer drug screen. As a result, Methyl protodioscin showed strong cytotoxicity against most cell lines from solid tumors with GI50 < or = 10.0 microM, especially selectively against one colon cancer line (HCT-15) and one breast cancer line (MDA-MB-435) with GI50 < 2.0 microM but moderate cytotoxicity was shown against leukemia cell lines with GI50 10-30 microM. The data are consistent with the fact that the rhizome of D. collettii var. hypoglauca has been employed for the treatment of solid tumors rather than leukemia in China for centuries.
CONCLUSIONS:
Based on an analysis using the COMPARE computer program with Methyl protodioscin as a seed compound, no compounds in the NCI's anticancer drug screen database have cytotoxicity patterns similar to those of Methyl protodioscin, indicating a potential novel mechanism of anticancer action.
Animal Research:
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology,2008, 19(1):3-5.
Effects of Methyl Protodioscin on In-Vivo and In-Vitro Thrombosis and Blood Viscosity in Rats[Reference: WebLink]
To investigate the effects of Methyl protodioscin (MPD ) on in-vitro and in-vivo thrombosis and blood viscosity in rats.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
The vitro thrombus was induced by Chandler method,and the length,wet and dry weight of the thrombus were measured. Thrombosis instrument was to observe the in-vivo occlusion time (OT). At the same time,determined the high-,middle-,low-shear blood viscosity as well as the plasma viscosity in rats was determined . Compared to normal group,middle-dose MPD group can delay the OT,and the high-dose group can decrease the length,wet and dry weight of in-vitro thrombus. The blood viscosity is reduced in all groups.
CONCLUSIONS:
MPD can inhibit the in-vitro thrombosis,decrease the dry and wet weight of thrombus and delay the OT. Moreover,MPD has the effects of lowering the whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity.
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology,2008, 19(1):1-3.
Therapeutic Effects of Methyl Protodioscin for Myocardial Infarction in Rats[Reference: WebLink]
To study the therapeutic effects of Methyl protodioscin (MPD ) on myocardial infarction in rats.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Rat models of myocardial infarction were induced by ligation of coranary artery. Then myocardium infarction area and the vasoactive substance were measured to evaluate the therapeutic effect of MPD on acute myocardial infarction in rats. Compared with the control group,MPD lessened the myocardial infarction size dramatically,inhibited the increase of CK and LDH ,lowered the increased MDA content level and improved the activity of SOD and NO.
CONCLUSIONS:
MPD reduces the level of myocardium enzyme and the myocardial infarction size,and increases the capability of clearing oxygen free radical and function of the vascular endothelial cell. MPD by intravenous injection has a better effect than that by oral use.
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