The invention provides the application of
caffeoylquinic acid and its derivatives in the preparation of anti-complement drugs. The present invention extracts and separates the
caffeoylquinic acid compounds obtained from Shamrock, through
in vitro experiments, it is confirmed that the
cell hemolysis caused by the activation of the classic pathway of the
complement system is inhibited, indicating that there is an anti-complement effect. The activity is stronger than that of the total extract of S. sageris, and it is a kind of good
complement inhibitor, which can be used to prepare new anti-complement drugs and treat various diseases caused by abnormal activation of complement, and has low effective concentration and
low toxicity. The
drug is safe, the source of raw materials is abundant, and it has great clinical application value.
Caffeoylquinic acid and its derivatives are shown in the following
structural formula I: Formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, or R4 can be the same or different, and they are H or caffeoyl respectively, provided that they cannot be H at the same time; R5 is H , CH3, CH2CH3 or CH2CH2CH2CH3.