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Antika L, Meilawati L, Dewi R, Tasfiyati A, Septama A. Scopoletin: Anticancer potential and mechanism of action. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2023. [DOI: 10.4103/2221-1691.367685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Zhang X, Xu P, Lin B, Deng X, Zhu J, Chen X, Liu S, Li R, Wang N, Chen L. Chimonanthus salicifolius attenuated vascular remodeling by alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Food Funct 2022; 13:6293-6305. [PMID: 35611700 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo04381a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chimonanthus salicifolius (CS), the leaves of Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu., is an effective tea to prevent and treat hypertension in China. This study aimed to explore the effect and mechanism of CS in the protection against vascular remodeling in hypertension. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were orally administered with aqueous extracts of CS for 6 months. The blood pressure and morphological changes of the aorta were measured. Their mechanisms were studied by combining chemical identification, network pharmacology analysis and validation in vivo. Hypertensive rats showed an impaired vascular structure and dyslipidemia as illustrated by the increase of the vascular media thickness and collagen deposition in the aorta. CS treatment exhibited significant beneficial effects on blood pressure control and aortal morphology. A total of 21 compounds from CS were identified, which were linked to 106 corresponding targeted genes for vascular remodeling. The network pharmacology predicted that CS prevented vascular remodeling through the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway. The in vivo experiments further showed that CS treatment upregulated Glucose-Regulated Protein 78 and downregulated CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein at both mRNA and protein levels, paralleling reduced apoptotic cells in the arterial wall. Additionally, CS diminished the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, total cholesterol contents and triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratios in the sera of SHRs, which might also contribute to its protection of vessels. Collectively, CS protects against vascular modeling by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-related apoptosis in hypertension, and it could be a potential agent for the prevention and treatment of vascular modeling.
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- Xiaoqin Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Lishui hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lishui hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lishui hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lishui hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China. .,School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lishui hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China. .,School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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Parama D, Girisa S, Khatoon E, Kumar A, Alqahtani MS, Abbas M, Sethi G, Kunnumakkara AB. An Overview of the Pharmacological Activities of Scopoletin against Different Chronic Diseases. Pharmacol Res 2022; 179:106202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Banikazemi Z, Mirazimi SM, Dashti F, Mazandaranian MR, Akbari M, Morshedi K, Aslanbeigi F, Rashidian A, Chamanara M, Hamblin MR, Taghizadeh M, Mirzaei H. Coumarins and Gastrointestinal Cancer: A New Therapeutic Option? Front Oncol 2021; 11:752784. [PMID: 34707995 PMCID: PMC8542999 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.752784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are often life-threatening malignancies, which can be a severe burden to the health care system. Globally, the mortality rate from gastrointestinal tumors has been increasing due to the lack of adequate diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic measures to combat these tumors. Coumarin is a natural product with remarkable antitumor activity, and it is widely found in various natural plant sources. Researchers have explored coumarin and its related derivatives to investigate their antitumor activity, and the potential molecular mechanisms involved. These mechanisms include hormone antagonists, alkylating agents, inhibitors of angiogenesis, inhibitors of topoisomerase, inducers of apoptosis, agents with antimitotic activity, telomerase inhibitors, inhibitors of human carbonic anhydrase, as well as other potential mechanisms. Consequently, drug design and discovery scientists and medicinal chemists have collaborated to identify new coumarin-related agents in order to produce more effective antitumor drugs against GI cancers. Herein, we summarize the therapeutic effects of coumarin and its derivatives against GI cancer.
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- Zarrin Banikazemi
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.,School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Toxicology Research Center, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Sakthivel KM, Vishnupriya S, Priya Dharshini LC, Rasmi RR, Ramesh B. Modulation of multiple cellular signalling pathways as targets for anti-inflammatory and anti-tumorigenesis action of Scopoletin. J Pharm Pharmacol 2021; 74:147-161. [PMID: 33847360 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Scopoletin (6-methoxy-7-hydroxycoumarin) is a naturally occurring coumarin belonging to the category of secondary metabolites. Coumarins are commonly found in several herbs and play a prominent role in the defense mechanism of plants. Beneficial effects of scopoletin including antioxidant, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective and anti-microbial activity induced via numerous intracellular signalling mechanisms have been widely studied. However, anti-inflammation and anti-tumorigenesis properties of scopoletin are not well documented in the literature. Therefore, the primary focus of the present review was to highlight the plethora of research pertaining to the signalling mechanisms associated with the prevention of the progression of disease condition by scopoletin. KEY FINDINGS Multiple signalling pathways like nuclear erythroid factor-2 (NEF2)-related factor-2 (NRF-2), apoptosis/p53 signalling, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signalling, autophagy signalling, hypoxia signalling, signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) signalling, Wnt-β signalling, Notch signalling are coupled with the anti-inflammation and anti-tumorigenesis potential of scopoletin. SUMMARY Understanding crucial targets in these molecular signalling pathways may support the role of scopoletin as a promising naturally derived bioactive compound for the treatment of several diseases.
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- Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Boudreau A, Richard AJ, Harvey I, Stephens JM. Artemisia scoparia and Metabolic Health: Untapped Potential of an Ancient Remedy for Modern Use. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:727061. [PMID: 35211087 PMCID: PMC8861327 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.727061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Botanicals have a long history of medicinal use for a multitude of ailments, and many modern pharmaceuticals were originally isolated from plants or derived from phytochemicals. Among these, artemisinin, first isolated from Artemisia annua, is the foundation for standard anti-malarial therapies. Plants of the genus Artemisia are among the most common herbal remedies across Asia and Central Europe. The species Artemisia scoparia (SCOPA) is widely used in traditional folk medicine for various liver diseases and inflammatory conditions, as well as for infections, fever, pain, cancer, and diabetes. Modern in vivo and in vitro studies have now investigated SCOPA's effects on these pathologies and its ability to mitigate hepatotoxicity, oxidative stress, obesity, diabetes, and other disease states. This review focuses on the effects of SCOPA that are particularly relevant to metabolic health. Indeed, in recent years, an ethanolic extract of SCOPA has been shown to enhance differentiation of cultured adipocytes and to share some properties of thiazolidinediones (TZDs), a class of insulin-sensitizing agonists of the adipogenic transcription factor PPARγ. In a mouse model of diet-induced obesity, SCOPA diet supplementation lowered fasting insulin and glucose levels, while inducing metabolically favorable changes in adipose tissue and liver. These observations are consistent with many lines of evidence from various tissues and cell types known to contribute to metabolic homeostasis, including immune cells, hepatocytes, and pancreatic beta-cells. Compounds belonging to several classes of phytochemicals have been implicated in these effects, and we provide an overview of these bioactives. The ongoing global epidemics of obesity and metabolic disease clearly require novel therapeutic approaches. While the mechanisms involved in SCOPA's effects on metabolic, anti-inflammatory, and oxidative stress pathways are not fully characterized, current data support further investigation of this plant and its bioactives as potential therapeutic agents in obesity-related metabolic dysfunction and many other conditions.
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- Anik Boudreau
- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
- *Correspondence: Jacqueline M. Stephens,
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Wei L, Zhao C, Dong S, Yao S, Ji B, Zhao B, Liu Z, Liu X, Wang Y. Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside alleviates hepatic lipid metabolic misalignment involving the endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial axis. Food Funct 2020; 11:3952-3963. [PMID: 32426795 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo00124d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) has positive effects on obesity and its complications. We investigated the effects and mechanism of SDG on high-fat and high-fructose diet (HFFD)-induced hepatic lipid metabolic disorders. Supplementation with 40 mg kg-1 d-1 SDG for 12 weeks significantly reduced the body weight and the ratio of liver and adipose tissue to body weight in HFFD-fed mice. Serum and hepatic TG, TC, HDL-C, and LDL-C levels became normalized, and hepatic lipid metabolic disorders lessened because of the downregulation of lipid synthesis genes and upregulation of lipid oxidation genes. SDG also alleviated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysfunction by regulating the ER stress factors Bip, IRE1α, Xbp1, Atf6, Perk, and Chop and mitochondrial function-related genes Cox5b, Cox7a1, Cox8b, and Cycs. Results with HepG2 cells confirmed that SDG regulated lipid metabolic disorders by the ER stress-Ca2+-mitochondrial-associated pathway. Our study provides a strategy for the treatment of obesity and its related comorbidities.
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- Liping Wei
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, PR China.
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Kalpana K, Sathiya Priya C, Dipti N, Vidhya R, Anuradha CV. Supplementation of scopoletin improves insulin sensitivity by attenuating the derangements of insulin signaling through AMPK. Mol Cell Biochem 2018; 453:65-78. [PMID: 30145644 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-018-3432-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Scopoletin (SPL), a phenolic coumarin, is reported to regulate glucose metabolism. This study is initiated to substantiate the action of SPL on the regulation of insulin signaling in insulin resistant RIN5f cells and high fat, high fructose diet (HFFD)-fed rat model. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were fed HFFD for 45 days to induce type 2 diabetes and then treated or untreated with SPL for the next 45 days. The levels of glucose, insulin, lipid profile, oxidative stress markers along with insulin signaling and AMPK protein expressions were examined at the end of 90 days. SPL lowered the levels of plasma glucose, insulin, and lipids which were increased in HFFD-fed rats. HFFD intake suppressed the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase; however, they were reversed by SPL supplementation, which reduced TBARS, lipid hydroperoxide, and protein carbonyl levels both in plasma and pancreas. SPL supplementation significantly activated insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1), phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3K), and protein kinase B (Akt) phosphorylation which was suppressed in HFFD rats due to lipotoxicity. Moreover, SPL significantly activated AMPK and enhanced the association of IRS1-PI3K-Akt compared to the control group. The results revealed that SPL alleviated T2D induced by HFFD by escalating the antioxidant levels and through insulin signaling regulation. We conclude that SPL can improve insulin signaling through AMPK, thereby confirming the role of SPL as an AMPK activator.
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- Kalaivanan Kalpana
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India.
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