Alkaloids from Piper longum Exhibit Anti-inflammatory Activity and Synergistic Effects with Chemotherapeutic Agents against Cervical Cancer Cells.

Piper longum L. is widely cultivated for food, medicine, and other purposes in tropical and subtropical regions. Sixteen compounds including nine new amide alkaloids were isolated from the roots of P. longum. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic data. All compounds showed better anti-inflammatory activities (IC50 = 1.90 ± 0.68-40.22 ± 0.45 μM) compared to indomethacin (IC50 = 52.88 ± 3.56 μM). Among the isolated compounds, five dimeric amide alkaloids exhibited synergistic effects with three chemotherapeutic drugs (paclitaxel, adriamycin, or vincristine) against cervical cancer cells. Moreover, these dimeric amide alkaloids also enhanced the efficacy of paclitaxel in paclitaxel-resistant cervical cancer cells. The combination treatment of one of these dimeric amide alkaloids and paclitaxel promoted cancer cell apoptosis, which is related to the Src/ERK/STAT3 signaling pathway.

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