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Łaska G, Sieniawska E, Maciejewska-Turska M, Świątek Ł, Pasco DS, Balachandran P. Pulsatilla vulgaris Inhibits Cancer Proliferation in Signaling Pathways of 12 Reporter Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021139. [PMID: 36674653 PMCID: PMC9860614 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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This study aimed to examine if methanolic extracts of Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. can inhibit HeLa cell proliferation through the modulation of cancer-related signaling pathways. The cytotoxicity and chemical composition of P. vulgaris leaves and root extracts were also determined. Research showed that root extract of P. vulgaris inhibited 12 signaling pathways in a cervical cancer cell line and the most potent activation inhibition was observed for MYC, Notch, Wnt, E2F, Ets, Stat3, Smad, Hdghog, AP-1, and NF-κB, at a concentration of 40 µg/mL. The methanolic extracts of P. vulgaris enhanced apoptotic death and deregulated cellular proliferation, differentiation, and progression toward the neoplastic phenotype by altering key signaling molecules required for cell cycle progression. This is the first study to report the influence of P. vulgaris on cancer signaling pathways. Additionally, our detailed phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extracts of P. vulgaris gives a conclusion that compounds, which strongly suppressed the growth and proliferation of HeLa cancer cells were mainly triterpenoid saponins accompanied by phenolic acids.
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- Grażyna Łaska
- Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Environmental Management, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with the Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Virology with SARS Laboratory, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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Chang Y, Fan T, Huang J. Anemoside B4 protects against IgE-dependent allergic responses by suppressing the PLC/IP3 and JAK/STAT3 pathways. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 366:110153. [PMID: 36084722 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anemoside B4 (AB4) is a natural triterpenoid abundant in the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis. Although various biological activities have been widely attributed to AB4, few studies have focused on its antiallergic effects. In this study the inhibitory effects of AB4 on immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic responses were investigated, both in vitro and in vivo, and the mechanism of its effects. IgE-mediated passive cutaneous anaphylaxis was used to elucidate the antiallergic effects of AB4 in vivo. The degranulation assay, calcium imaging, and cytokine and chemokine release in the laboratory of allergic disease 2 (LAD2) cell line were used to evaluate the antiallergic effect of AB4 in vitro. Pathological staining was performed to analyze angiectasis. Western blot analysis was performed to investigate the downstream signaling pathways. AB4 dose-dependently attenuated ovalbumin/IgE-induced paw swelling in mice, and reduced the serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and C-C motif chemokine 2. In addition, AB4 suppressed IgE-mediated LAD2 cell degranulation, calcium influx, and PLC/IP3 and JAK/STAT3 phosphorylation. Our results suggest that AB4 inhibits allergic reactions through the PLC/IP3 and JAK/STAT3 pathways.
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- Yu Chang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Zhao Z, Nian M, Qiao H, Li B, Zheng X. Pulsatilla chinensis: A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology research progress. ARAB J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Alnomasy S, Al-Awsi GRL, Raziani Y, Albalawi AE, Alanazi AD, Niazi M, Mahmoudvand H. Systematic review on medicinal plants used for the treatment of Giardia infection. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5391-5402. [PMID: 34466120 PMCID: PMC8381067 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background However, broad adoption of herbal remedies for giardiasis is at present hampered by uncertain findings of investigation not always sufficiently powered. This study was aimed at systematically reviewing the existing literature in herbal medicines to treat giardiasis. Methods This review was carried out 06- PRISMA guideline and registered in the CAMARADES-NC3Rs Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Facility (SyRF) database. The search was performed in five databases which are Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Google Scholar without time limitation for all published articles (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies). The searched words and terms were: “Giardia”, “giardiasis”, “extract”, “essential oil”, “herbal medicines”, “anti-Giardia”, “In vitro”, “In vivo”, “clinical trial” etc. Results Out of 1585 papers, 40 papers including 28 in vitro (70.0%), 7 in vivo (17.5%), 2 in vitro/ in vivo (5.0%), and 3 clinical trials (7.5%) up to 2020, met the inclusion criteria for discussion in this systematic review. The most widely used medicinal plants against Giardia infection belong to the family Lamiaceae (30.0%) followed by Asteraceae (13.5%), Apiaceae (10.5%). The most common parts used in the studies were aerial parts (45.0%) followed by leaves (27.4%) and seeds (7.5%). The aqueous extract (30.0%), essential oil (25.4%) and hydroalcholic and methanolic (10.5%) were considered as the desired approaches of herbal extraction, respectively. Conclusion The current review showed that the plant-based anti-Giardia agents are very promising as an alternative and complementary resource for treating giardiasis since had low significant toxicity. However, more studies are required to elucidate this conclusion, especially in clinical systems.
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- Sultan Alnomasy
- Medical Laboratories Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Al- Quwayiyah, Shaqra University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Humanities, Shaqra University, P.O. Box 1040, Ad-Dawadimi 11911, Saudi Arabia
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- Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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Anemoside B4 Protects against Acute Lung Injury by Attenuating Inflammation through Blocking NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and TLR4 Dimerization. J Immunol Res 2020; 2020:7502301. [PMID: 33344657 PMCID: PMC7732379 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7502301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is an acute inflammatory process in the lung parenchyma. Anemoside B4 (B4) was isolated from Pulsatilla, a plant-based drug against inflammation and commonly applied in traditional Chinese medicine. However, the anti-inflammatory effect and the mechanisms of B4 are not clear. In this study, we explored the potential mechanisms and anti-inflammatory activity of B4 both in vitro and in vivo. The results indicated that B4 suppressed the expression of iNOS, COX-2, NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β. The ELISA assay results showed that B4 significantly restrained the release of inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in macrophage cells. In addition, B4 rescued mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) loss in (lipopolysaccharide) LPS plus ATP stimulated macrophage cells. Co-IP and molecular docking results illustrated that B4 disrupted the dimerization of TLR4. For in vivo results, B4 exhibited a protective effect on LPS and bleomycin- (BLM-) induced ALI in mice through suppressing the lesions of lung tissues, the release of inflammatory cytokines, and the levels of white blood cells, neutrophils, and lymphoid cells in the blood. Collectively, B4 has a protective effect on ALI via blocking TLR4 dimerization and NLRP3 inflammasome activation, suggesting that B4 is a potential agent for the treatment of ALI.
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Hua YL, Ma Q, Zhang XS, Jia YQ, Peng XT, Yao WL, Ji P, Hu JJ, Wei YM. Pulsatilla Decoction Can Treat the Dampness-Heat Diarrhea Rat Model by Regulating Glycerinphospholipid Metabolism Based Lipidomics Approach. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:197. [PMID: 32194420 PMCID: PMC7064006 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ethnopharmacological Relevance Diarrhea is a major medical problem in clinical practice. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), different types of diarrhea should be treated with different TCM formulations based on the targeted medical condition. Dampness-heat diarrhea (DHD) is a serious diarrheal disease and Pulsatilla decoction (PD), a TCM, has been found effective against DHD. Objective The aim of this study was to clarify the mechanism of action of PD in DHD using an untargeted lipidomics strategy. Materials and Methods Wistar rats were randomized to four groups, including the control group, model group, PD groups and self-healing group. The PD groups were given a daily intragastric gavage of PD at doses of 3.76 g/kg. The rat model of DHD established by such complex factors as high-sugar and high-fat diet, improper diet, high temperature and humidity environment, drinking and intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli., which imitated the inducing conditions of DHD. Then the clinical symptoms and signs, blood routine, serum inflammatory cytokines levels and the histopathological changes of main organs were detected and observed to evaluate DHD model and therapeutic effect of PD. Lipid biomarkers of DHD were selected by comparing the control and model groups with the colon lipidomics technology and an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with Q Exactive plus mass analyzer. Multivariate statistical analysis and pattern recognition were employed to examine different lipids within the colon of PD-treated rats. Results The clinical symptoms and signs of the model rats were consistent with the diagnostic criteria of DHD. After treatment with PD, the clinical symptoms and signs of the rats with DHD were improved; the indexes of blood routine and inflammatory cytokines levels tended to be normal. The lipidomics profile of the model group were evidently disordered when compared to the control group. A total of 42 significantly altered lipids between the model-control groups were identified by multivariate statistical analysis. DHD may result from such lipid disorders which are related to glycerophospholipid metabolism, arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism, and sphingolipid metabolism. After PD treatment, the lipidomic profiles of the disorders tended to recover when compared to the model group. Twenty lipid molecules were identified and some glycerophospholipids and AA levels returned close to the normal level. Conclusion Glycerophospholipid metabolism may play an important role in the treatment of dampness-heat induced diarrhea using PD.
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- Yong-Li Hua
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Southwestern University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Anemoside B4 Protects Rat Kidney from Adenine-Induced Injury by Attenuating Inflammation and Fibrosis and Enhancing Podocin and Nephrin Expression. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2019; 2019:8031039. [PMID: 31275420 PMCID: PMC6582884 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8031039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Anemoside B4 (B4) isolated from Radix Pulsatilla has anti-inflammatory activities in the colon and antitumor effects. However, its role in the prevention and treatment of kidney injury has not been reported. Here, we reported the effects of B4 on chronic kidney injury (CKI) and studied its related mechanism based on an adenine-induced kidney injury model in rats. The results showed that serum BUN (blood urea nitrogen), Crea (creatinine), and urinary proteins increased significantly after oral administration of adenine. Meanwhile, the adenine contents in both renal tissue and urine increased markedly compared with those of normal rats. Moreover, IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, and NFκB expression was upregulated in the kidney. Simultaneously, the expression of NLRP3 (the nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain–like receptor, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain–containing 3) in the inflammasome, which consists of Caspase 1, ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain), and IL-18, was significantly upregulated. B4 could significantly decrease BUN and Crea; reduce urinary proteins in rats; suppress the expression of IL-6, IL-1β, NFκB, NLRP3, Caspase 1, ASC, and IL-18; and increase urinary adenine contents and promote its excretion. In addition, B4 also upregulated the expression of podocin and nephrin, two major podocyte proteins, and reduced the fiber collagen in the renal interstitial, suggesting that B4 could protect the glomerular matrix from adenine injury in addition to its anti-inflammatory effects. The results of this study show new perspective of B4 as a potential drug against adenine-induced renal injury.
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Mohammed SEA, Kabbashi AS, Koko WS, Ansari MJ, Adgaba N, Al-Ghamdi A. In vitro activity of some natural honeys against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia trophozoites. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 26:238-243. [PMID: 31485160 PMCID: PMC6717097 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Considering the potentiality of honey in combating diseases, the present study was carried out aiming to assess the in vitro antiprotozoal activity of several honeys (Ziziphus spina-christi, Acacia nilotica, Acacia seyal, and Cucurbita maxima) against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia by employing the sub-culture method. All the tested honeys inhibited the growth of trophozoites, and the level of inhibition varied according to the assayed concentrations and incubation times. Acacia seyal honey had completely stopped motility of E. histolytica trophozoites at a concentration ≤ 50 µg/ml after incubation for 72 h. Ziziphus spina-christi, Acacia seyal, and Acacia nilotica honeys had completely inhibited the growth of Giardia lamblia trophozoites at concentration ≤ 200 µg/ml after 72 h. These inhibitory activities were similar to that of Metronidazole™ which showed IC50 = 0.27. The mammalian cytotoxicity of these honeys against normal Vero cell line which determined by applying MTT method verified the nontoxicity of the examined honeys. Also the proximate composition of the samples indicated compliance with the natural honey standards. The findings of the study indicate the need for in vivo studies and further investigations to identify active principles with antiprotozoal activities from natural honeys.
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- Seif Eldin A. Mohammed
- Bee Research Chair, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Traditional Medicine Research Institute, P.O. Box 2404, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Traditional Medicine Research Institute, P.O. Box 2404, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Bee Research Chair, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bee Research Chair, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bee Research Chair, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kang N, Shen W, Gao H, Feng Y, Zhu W, Yang S, Liu Y, Xu Q, Yu D. Antischistosomal Properties of Hederacolchiside A1 Isolated from Pulsatilla chinensis. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23061431. [PMID: 29899232 PMCID: PMC6099544 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background: Schistosomiasis is a major neglected disease for which the current control strategy involves mass treatment with praziquantel, the only available drug. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop new antischistosomal compounds. Methods: The antischistosomal activity of hederacolchiside A1 (HSA) were determined by total or female worm burden reductions in mice harboring Schistosoma japonicum or S. mansoni. Pathology parameters were detected on HSA against 1-day-old S. japonicum-harboring mice. Moreover, we confirmed the antischistosomal effect of HSA on newly transformed schistosomula (NTS) of S. japonicum in vitro. Results: HSA, a natural product isolated from Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel, was initially corroborated to possess promising antischistosomal properties. We demonstrated that HSA had high activity against S. japonicum and S. mansoni less in 11 days old parasites harbored in mice. The antischistosomal effect was even more than the currently used drugs, praziquantel, and artesunate. Furthermore, HSA could ameliorate the pathology parameters in mice harboring 1-day-old juvenile S. japonicum. We also confirmed that HSA-mediated antischistosomal activity is partly due to the morphological changes in the tegument system when NTS are exposed to HSA. Conclusions: HSA may have great potential to be an antischistosomal agent for further research.
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- Naixin Kang
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530001, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75105, Sweden.
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Pecková R, Doležal K, Sak B, Květoňová D, Kváč M, Nurcahyo W, Foitová I. Effect of Piper betle on Giardia intestinalis infection in vivo. Exp Parasitol 2017; 184:39-45. [PMID: 29154846 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Piper betle has been used as a medicinal plant in traditional medical systems throughout South and South East Asia. Experimental studies have revealed its wide and diverse biological and pharmacological effects. In this study, antigiardial activity of Piper betle was tested using experimental infections of Giardia intestinalis, the most common cause of protozoal diarrhoea worldwide, in Mongolian gerbils. Plants were extracted in water, methanol and methanol:tetrahydrofuran. Gerbils were treated for ten days intragastrically twice a day, with the dose of 40 mg of the extract per 100 g of body weight. Drug metronidazole was used as a negative control. Gerbils' faeces were taken every day and examined by flotation method, the number of shed cysts were counted using a haemocytometer. After gerbils' sacrifice and dissection, their duodena were then processed for examination using histological sectioning and scanning electron microscopy. The antigiardial activity was evaluated by the course of cyst shedding throughout the entire experiment. A significant decline in cyst shedding, evaluated by linear regression was found in gerbils treated with the aqueous extract. Our results indicate that the aqueous extract of P. betle shows giardicidal effects.
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- Radka Pecková
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics & Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 78371, Olomouc-Holice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Kang NX, Zhu YJ, Zhao JP, Zhu WF, Liu YL, Xu QM, Zhuge HX, Khan IA, Yang SL. Antischistosomal activity of hederacochiside C against Schistosoma japonicum harbored in experimentally infected animals. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2017; 19:402-415. [PMID: 27454107 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2016.1208181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present study was undertaken to investigate whether hederacochiside C (HSC) possesses antischistosomal effects and anti-inflammatory response activities in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice. Different concentrations of HSC were administrated to the mice infected by schistosomula or adult worm by intravenous injection twice a day for five consecutive days. The total worm burden, female worm burden, and the egg burden in liver of mice treated with 400 mg/kg HSC were fewer than those in non-treated ones. Murine immune responses following HSC treatment were investigated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Our results indicated that 200 mg/kg HSC could reduce the expression of IgG, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-17 in comparison to infected group, exhibiting best immunomodulatory effects. In addition, scanning electron microscopical examination revealed that male worms treated with HSC lost their normal surface architecture since its surface showed extensive swelling, erosion, and peeling in tegumental regions. Remarkable amelioration was noticed in histopathological investigations, and 200 mg/kg HSC treatment could reduce the size of granulomatous inflammatory infiltrations in the liver which was reflected in nearly normalization of liver architecture. These results suggested that HSC had potential antischistosomal activity and provided a basis for subsequent experimental.
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- Nai-Xin Kang
- a School of Biology & Basic Medical Science , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
- e College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- a School of Biology & Basic Medical Science , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- b National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy , University of Mississippi , Oxford 38677 , USA
- c Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Mississippi , Oxford 38677 , USA
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- d College of Pharmaceutical Science , Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanchang 330006 , China
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- e College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- e College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- a School of Biology & Basic Medical Science , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- b National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy , University of Mississippi , Oxford 38677 , USA
- c Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Mississippi , Oxford 38677 , USA
- e College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- d College of Pharmaceutical Science , Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanchang 330006 , China
- e College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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