From the roots of
Ardisia brevicaulis D
IELS, two new alkylphenol derivatives, named ardisiphenol E (
2) and F (
3), have been isolated together with a known alkylphenol, ardisiphenol D (
1). The structures of
1–
3 were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic techniques. Compounds
1 and
2 exhibited strong cytotoxicities on two human non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines (H1299 and A549). We found that compounds
1 and
2 upregulated mRNA and protein expressions of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers including C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), binding immunoglobulin protein (Bip) and inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) indicating
1 and
2 are novel natural ER stress inducers. Treatments with 1 and 5 µ
M of
1 or
2 triggered G1 arrest in H1299 and A549 cells with concomitant downregulation of ubiquitin fusion degradation protein 1 (Ufd1) and S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) proteins and the accumulation of p27, the key axes of ER stress-mediated G1 arrest. Compounds
1 and
2 also induced apoptosis at high concentrations (10, 20 µ
M) which was shown to be coupled with the upregulation of CHOP and Bim, the activation of caspase-9, caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage. These results indicate that compounds
1 and
2 induce ER stress that subsequently causes G1 arrest and apoptosis in human non-small-cell lung cancer cells and they may have potential anticancer effects.
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