Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major
factor contributing
to the failure of hepatic resection and liver transplantation. As
part of our ongoing investigation into bioactive compounds derived
from fungi, we isolated eight indole alkaloids (1–8) from the endophytic fungus Aspergillus amoenus TJ507. Among these alkaloids, one previously undescribed compound,
amoenamide D (1), was identified. The planar structure
of 1 was elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis,
including HRESIMS and NMR spectra. The absolute configuration of 1 was elucidated by using electronic circular dichroism calculations.
Notably, in the CoCl2-induced hepatocyte damage model,
notoamide Q (3) exhibited significant anti-hypoxia injury
activity. Furthermore, in a murine hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury
model, treatment with 3 prevents IRI-induced liver damage
and hepatocellular apoptosis. Consequently, 3 might serve
as a potential lead compound to prevent hepatic ischemia/reperfusion
injury.