Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitory Activity of Lavandulyl Flavonoids from Roots of Sophora flavescens

Abstract

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B is a non-transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase and major negative regulator in insulin signaling cascades, and much attention has been paid to protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors as potential therapies for diabetes. The screening of a natural compound library led to the discovery of five lavandulyl flavonoids, which were isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens, as novel PTP1B inhibitors: kuraridin (1), norkurarinone (2), kurarinone (3), 2′-methoxykurarinone (4), and kushenol T (5). The three most potent compounds, 1, 2, and 4 (IC₅₀ < 30 µM), were demonstrated to be noncompetitive inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B based on a kinetic analysis, and they exhibited different inhibitory selectivities against four homologous protein tyrosine phosphatases (T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase, vaccinia H1-related phosphatase, and Src homology domain 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases 1 and 2). Compounds 1, 2, and 4 also exhibited cellular activity in the insulin signaling pathway by increasing the insulin-stimulated Akt phosphorylation level in human hepatocellular liver carcinoma HepG2 cells, suggesting their potential for new anti-insulin-resistant drug developments.

Key words

Sophora flavescens - Leguminosae - lavandulyl flavonoids - protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B - insulin signaling pathway

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