Abstract:
Seven previously unreported sesquiterpenes including three rare 5/5/6-fused tricyclic gymnomitrane-type sesquiterpenes (
1–
3), an
ent-longipinane-type sesquiterpene (
4), a cuparane-type sesquiterpene (
5), and two chamigrane-type sesquiterpenes (
6 and
7), along with a known chamigrane-type sesquiterpene xylariterpenoid C (
8) were isolated from the hydrothermal vent sediment derived fungus
Penicillium sp. JWM79-5–1. Their structures were identified on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR, in conjunction with Mosher's method, X-ray crystallography, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD). The antithrombotic activity of compounds
1–
6 and
8 was evaluated in arachidonic acid (AA)-induced zebrafish thrombosis model in vivo
. The results revealed compound
1 with potent antithrombotic activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Further, the pro-angiogenic activities of compounds
1–
6 and
8 were evaluated in a transgenic zebrafish model that expresses
vegfr2, the receptor for the angiogenic factor VEGF, tagged with the green fluorescence protein (
vegfr2-GFP) through detecting the length of both intersegmental vessels (ISVs) and subintestinal veins (SIVs). The results revealed that compound
1 exhibited a potent antithrombotic activity while
3 revealed a potent pro-angiogenic activity. These findings strongly support drug development of these compounds in cardiovascular disease treatment.