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Chen RY, Shi JJ, Liu YJ, Yu J, Li CY, Tao F, Cao JF, Yang GJ, Chen J. The State-of-the-Art Antibacterial Activities of Glycyrrhizin: A Comprehensive Review. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1155. [PMID: 38930536 PMCID: PMC11206003 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza in the family Fabaceae/Leguminosae and is a renowned natural herb with a long history of medicinal use dating back to ancient times. Glycyrrhizin (GLY), the main active component of licorice, serves as a widely utilized therapeutic agent in clinical practice. GLY exhibits diverse medicinal properties, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antitumor, immunomodulatory, intestinal environment maintenance, and liver protection effects. However, current research primarily emphasizes GLY's antiviral activity, while providing limited insight into its antibacterial properties. GLY demonstrates a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity via inhibiting the growth of bacteria by targeting bacterial enzymes, impacting cell membrane formation, and altering membrane permeability. Moreover, GLY can also bolster host immunity by activating pertinent immune pathways, thereby enhancing pathogen clearance. This paper reviews GLY's inhibitory mechanisms against various pathogenic bacteria-induced pathological changes, its role as a high-mobility group box 1 inhibitor in immune regulation, and its efficacy in combating diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria. Furthermore, combining GLY with other antibiotics reduces the minimum inhibitory concentration, potentially aiding in the clinical development of combination therapies against drug-resistant bacteria. Sources of information were searched using PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and GreenMedical for the keywords "licorice", "Glycyrrhizin", "antibacterial", "anti-inflammatory", "HMGB1", and combinations thereof, mainly from articles published from 1979 to 2024, with no language restrictions. Screening was carried out by one author and supplemented by others. Papers with experimental flaws in their experimental design and papers that did not meet expectations (antifungal papers, etc.) were excluded.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China (J.-J.S.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.Y.); (C.-Y.L.); (F.T.); (J.-F.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China (J.-J.S.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.Y.); (C.-Y.L.); (F.T.); (J.-F.C.)
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Qi X, Li J, Luo P. Glycyrrhizin for treatment of CRS caused by CAR T-cell therapy: A pharmacological perspective. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1134174. [PMID: 36923358 PMCID: PMC10009180 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1134174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T)-cell therapy promises to revolutionize the management of hematologic malignancies and possibly other tumors. However, the main side effect of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a great challenge for its clinical application. Currently, treatment of CRS caused by CAR T-cell therapy is limited to tocilizumab (TCZ) and corticosteroids in clinical guidelines. However, the theoretical risks of these two agents may curb clinicians' enthusiasm for their application, and the optimal treatment is still debated. CAR T-cell therapy induced-CRS treatment is a current research focus. Glycyrrhizin, which has diverse pharmacological effects, good tolerance, and affordability, is an ideal therapeutic alternative for CRS. It can also overcome the shortcoming of TCZ and corticosteroids. In this brief article, we discuss the therapeutic potential of glycyrrhizin for treating CRS caused by CAR T-cell therapy from the perspective of its pharmacological action.
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- Xingxing Qi
- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Renda G, Gökkaya İ, Şöhretoğlu D. Immunomodulatory properties of triterpenes. PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS : PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE 2022; 21:537-563. [PMID: 34812259 PMCID: PMC8600492 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-021-09785-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The immune system is one of the main defence mechanisms of the human body. Inadequacy of this system or immunodeficiency results in increased risk of infections and tumours, whereas over-activation of the immune system causes allergic or autoimmune disorders. A well-balanced immune system is important for protection and for alleviation of these diseases. There is a growing interest to maintain a well-balanced immune system, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. Many biological extracts, as well as natural products, have become popular due to their wide array of immunomodulatory effects and influence on the immune system. Triterpenes, one of the secondary metabolite groups of medicinal plants, exhibit immunomodulatory properties by various mechanisms. Different triterpenes, including components of commonly consumed plants, can promote some protection and alleviation of disease symptoms linked with immune responses and thus enhance overall well-being. This review aims to highlight the efficacy of triterpenes in light of the available literature evidence regarding the immunomodulatory properties of triterpenes. We have reviewed widely investigated immunomodulatory triterpenes; oleanolic acid, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid, pristimerin, ursolic acid, boswellic acid, celastrol, lupeol, betulin, betulinic acid, ganoderic acid, cucumarioside, and astragalosides which have important immunoregulatory properties. In spite of many preclinical and clinical trials were conducted on triterpenes related to their immunoregulatory actions, current studies have several limitations. Therefore, especially more clinical studies with optimal design is essential.
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- Gülin Renda
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, 61100 Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, 61100 Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100 Sıhhiye, Ankara Turkey
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Tedeschi LO, Muir JP, Naumann HD, Norris AB, Ramírez-Restrepo CA, Mertens-Talcott SU. Nutritional Aspects of Ecologically Relevant Phytochemicals in Ruminant Production. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:628445. [PMID: 33748210 PMCID: PMC7973208 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.628445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This review provides an update of ecologically relevant phytochemicals for ruminant production, focusing on their contribution to advancing nutrition. Phytochemicals embody a broad spectrum of chemical components that influence resource competence and biological advantage in determining plant species' distribution and density in different ecosystems. These natural compounds also often act as plant defensive chemicals against predatorial microbes, insects, and herbivores. They may modulate or exacerbate microbial transactions in the gastrointestinal tract and physiological responses in ruminant microbiomes. To harness their production-enhancing characteristics, phytochemicals have been actively researched as feed additives to manipulate ruminal fermentation and establish other phytochemoprophylactic (prevent animal diseases) and phytochemotherapeutic (treat animal diseases) roles. However, phytochemical-host interactions, the exact mechanism of action, and their effects require more profound elucidation to provide definitive recommendations for ruminant production. The majority of phytochemicals of nutritional and pharmacological interest are typically classified as flavonoids (9%), terpenoids (55%), and alkaloids (36%). Within flavonoids, polyphenolics (e.g., hydrolyzable and condensed tannins) have many benefits to ruminants, including reducing methane (CH4) emission, gastrointestinal nematode parasitism, and ruminal proteolysis. Within terpenoids, saponins and essential oils also mitigate CH4 emission, but triterpenoid saponins have rich biochemical structures with many clinical benefits in humans. The anti-methanogenic property in ruminants is variable because of the simultaneous targeting of several physiological pathways. This may explain saponin-containing forages' relative safety for long-term use and describe associated molecular interactions on all ruminant metabolism phases. Alkaloids are N-containing compounds with vast pharmacological properties currently used to treat humans, but their phytochemical usage as feed additives in ruminants has yet to be exploited as they may act as ghost compounds alongside other phytochemicals of known importance. We discussed strategic recommendations for phytochemicals to support sustainable ruminant production, such as replacements for antibiotics and anthelmintics. Topics that merit further examination are discussed and include the role of fresh forages vis-à-vis processed feeds in confined ruminant operations. Applications and benefits of phytochemicals to humankind are yet to be fully understood or utilized. Scientific explorations have provided promising results, pending thorough vetting before primetime use, such that academic and commercial interests in the technology are fully adopted.
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- Luis O. Tedeschi
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Stephenville, TX, United States
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Orbegozo-Medina RA, Martínez-Sernández V, González-Warleta M, Castro-Hermida JA, Mezo M, Ubeira FM. Vaccination of sheep with Quil-A® adjuvant expands the antibody repertoire to the Fasciola MF6p/FhHDM-1 antigen and administered together impair the growth and antigen release of flukes. Vaccine 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ocampo CL, Gómez-Verduzco G, Tapia-Perez G, Gutierrez OL, Sumano LH. Effects of Glycyrrhizic Acid on Productive and Immune Parameters of Broilers. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2015-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- CL Ocampo
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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Ebrahimnezhad S, Amirghofran Z, Karimi MH. Decline in Immunological Responses Mediated by Dendritic Cells in Mice Treated with 18α-Glycyrrhetinic Acid. Immunol Invest 2016; 45:191-204. [DOI: 10.3109/08820139.2015.1113425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ocampo L, Chavez B, Tapia G, Ibarra C, Sumano H. Efficacy of a pharmaceutical preparation based on glycyrrhizic acid in a challenge study of white spot syndrome in white shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei). AQUACULTURE (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 428:280-283. [PMID: 32287456 PMCID: PMC7127188 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There is a lack of preventive and therapeutic drug-based treatments for the shrimp viral disease known as white spot syndrome (WSSV). Thus a challenge study inducing WSSV in juvenile white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) was established, setting 4 groups: challenged - not treated and unchallenged, untreated control groups and two experimental ones (E1 and E2) both treated with diammonium glycyrrhizic acid, extracted from licorice with added vitamins and oligoelements, and as in-feed medication. Group E1 received diammonium glycyrrhizic acid included in their daily feed, starting 17 days before challenge with WSSV and maintaining the treatment for further 5 days after the end of the trial, which was set on day 18. Group E2 received this medication as group E1 throughout the trial, but starting 1 day before the challenge with WSSV. The group with highest surviving median values was E1, amounting two times the survival median in comparison with the control groups (P = 0.007). Also a statistical difference was found in terms of survival means in favor of group E1 as compared to group E2. Macroscopic and histopathological findings revealed lesions compatible with WSSV and similar mortality in the challenged untreated group. These findings were highly reduced or inexistent in mortality analyzed from groups E1 as well as in the unchallenged - untreated control group and greatly reduced in group E2. Considering the apparent high efficacy observed and that glycyrrhizic acid and mineral and vitamin components added as treatment, and taking as an advantage that this preparation has been regarded as nutraceuticals, it is here proposed that large scale trials should be conducted to evaluate the effects here observed in commercial and larger scale shrimp farms.
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- Luis Ocampo
- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad CP 3000, Coyoacán, México City 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON), Campus Centro, 5 de febrero, 818 sur, CP 85000, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genético y Bioestadìstica, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad CP 3000, Coyoacán, México City 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON), Campus Centro, 5 de febrero, 818 sur, CP 85000, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad CP 3000, Coyoacán, México City 04510, Mexico
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Zbrun M, Zielinski G, Piscitelli H, Descarga C, Urbani L, Defain Tesoriero M, Hermida L. Evaluation of anti-Moraxella bovis pili immunoglobulin-A in tears following intranasal vaccination of cattle. Res Vet Sci 2012; 93:183-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Revised: 05/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Meng X, Yang S, Pi Z, Song F, Jiang H, Liu Z. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE METABOLISM OF LIQUIRITIN AND THE IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ITS METABOLITES. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2011.619042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Xiangyu Meng
- a Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , P.R. China
- c Harbin Pharmaceutical Group CO., LTD. General Pharm. Factory , Harbin , P.R. China
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- b Aerospace 731 Hospital , Beijing , P.R. China
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- a Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , P.R. China
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- a Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , P.R. China
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- d First Hospital of Jilin University , Changchun , P.R. China
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- a Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , P.R. China
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Kandhavelu J, Krishnan N, Kandhavelu M. Nonspecific immune responses ofCathranthus roseusinOreochromis mossambicus. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2011; 34:275-81. [DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.601314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The effect of Quil A adjuvant on the course of experimental Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep. Vaccine 2009; 27:45-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Revised: 10/03/2008] [Accepted: 10/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Christybapita D, Divyagnaneswari M, Michael RD. Oral administration of Eclipta alba leaf aqueous extract enhances the non-specific immune responses and disease resistance of Oreochromis mossambicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 23:840-52. [PMID: 17499515 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Revised: 03/13/2007] [Accepted: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Immunostimulatory effects of the oral administration of the medicinal plant, Eclipta alba leaf extracts was studied in tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. For this purpose, fish were fed for 1, 2 or 3 weeks with diets containing E. alba leaf aqueous extract at 0, 0.01, 0.1 or 1% levels. After each week, non-specific humoral (lysozyme, antiprotease and complement) and cellular (myeloperoxidase content, production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species) responses and disease resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila were determined. The results indicated that E. alba aqueous extract administered as feed supplement significantly enhanced most of the non-specific immune parameters tested. Among the humoral responses, lysozyme activity significantly increased after feeding with aqueous extract for 1, 2 or 3 weeks. No significant modulation was noticed in all the cellular responses tested after 3 weeks of feeding, while reactive oxygen species production and myeloperoxidase content showed significant enhancement after 1 week of feeding with aqueous extract. When challenged with A. hydrophila after 1, 2 or 3 weeks of feeding, the percentage mortality was significantly reduced in the treated fish. The highest dose of 1% gave better protection than the other doses with the relative percentage survival (RPS) values of 64, 75 and 32 after feeding for 1, 2 and 3 weeks respectively. The results indicate that dietary intake of E. alba aqueous leaf extract enhances the non-specific immune responses and disease resistance of O. mossambicus against A. hydrophila.
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- D Christybapita
- Centre for Fish Immunology, PG Department of Zoology and Biotechnology, Lady Doak College, Madurai, India
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Peiris M, Monteith GR, Roberts-Thomson SJ, Cabot PJ. A model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in C57BL/6 mice for the characterisation of intervention therapies. J Neurosci Methods 2007; 163:245-54. [PMID: 17477973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2006] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) and its different forms are studied in the animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Relapsing-remitting MS, the most common form of the disease can be induced in mice where clinical symptoms fluctuate in severity over time. However, the animal model does not experience periods of recovery where clinical signs are absent, unlike the human disease. We have developed a novel model of relapsing-remitting EAE in C57BL/6 mice immunised with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide and Quil A as adjuvant. These animals have relapses that are followed by periods of recovery, during which time the animals do not exhibit illness. Furthermore, administration of the PPARgamma agonist pioglitazone prior to a predicted relapse prevents the expected development of symptoms in a dose-dependent fashion. Immune cell infiltration into white matter of the CNS and decreased production of inflammatory cytokine IFN-gamma in treated animals were also observed. Our model will be a valuable tool in assessing intervention therapies for RR-MS sufferers.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology
- Animals
- Central Nervous System/drug effects
- Central Nervous System/immunology
- Central Nervous System/physiopathology
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/immunology
- Disability Evaluation
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/chemically induced
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/drug therapy
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Female
- Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Multiple Sclerosis/drug therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis/immunology
- Multiple Sclerosis/physiopathology
- Myelin Proteins
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/immunology
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/pharmacology
- Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
- PPAR gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- PPAR gamma/immunology
- Pioglitazone
- Quillaja Saponins
- Saponins/immunology
- Saponins/pharmacology
- Secondary Prevention
- Thiazolidinediones/pharmacology
- Treatment Outcome
- Vaccination/methods
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- Madusha Peiris
- The School of Pharmacy, Steele Building, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Rajput ZI, Hu SH, Xiao CW, Arijo AG. Adjuvant effects of saponins on animal immune responses. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2007; 8:153-61. [PMID: 17323426 PMCID: PMC1810383 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2007.b0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Vaccines require optimal adjuvants including immunopotentiator and delivery systems to offer long term protection from infectious diseases in animals and man. Initially it was believed that adjuvants are responsible for promoting strong and sustainable antibody responses. Now it has been shown that adjuvants influence the isotype and avidity of antibody and also affect the properties of cell-mediated immunity. Mostly oil emulsions, lipopolysaccharides, polymers, saponins, liposomes, cytokines, ISCOMs (immunostimulating complexes), Freund's complete adjuvant, Freund's incomplete adjuvant, alums, bacterial toxins etc., are common adjuvants under investigation. Saponin based adjuvants have the ability to stimulate the cell mediated immune system as well as to enhance antibody production and have the advantage that only a low dose is needed for adjuvant activity. In the present study the importance of adjuvants, their role and the effect of saponin in immune system is reviewed.
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- Zahid Iqbal Rajput
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam 70060, Pakistan
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Kirk DD, Rempel R, Pinkhasov J, Walmsley AM. Application of Quillaja saponaria extracts as oral adjuvants for plant-made vaccines. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2005; 4:947-58. [PMID: 15174976 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.4.6.947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Extracts from the Quillaja saponaria tree are known to provide immune potentiating responses and, hence, can be useful as adjuvants. Partial purification from the crude (food-grade) extract results in Quil A, which is contained in several veterinary vaccines. Further purification can provide concentrated saponin fractions such as QS-21, which is currently under investigation as a potential adjuvant for use in humans. Purified saponins have proven safe and effective when injected and have significantly enhanced the efficacy of some oral vaccines under clinical investigation. Toxicity of the food-grade extract from Quillaja saponaria has limited its use as a parenteral adjuvant; however, this toxicity seems to be abated when delivered orally. It is commonly used within the food and beverage industries and has no documented toxicity in humans at the present levels of consumption. Use of transgenic plants has been proposed as an alternative system for oral vaccine production and administration, and it is likely that an oral adjuvant will be required in most cases. Food-grade saponins have significant advantages for use with plant-made vaccines and are likely to provide a broad adjuvant effect due to the multiple saponin components. A review of the origin, production, biological activity, toxicity and use in the food industry is provided for Quillaja saponaria extract. Previous evaluation of this adjuvant in preclinical studies with plant made vaccines is discussed and a proposed level of experimental use in humans is provided.
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- Dwayne D Kirk
- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Mail Code 4501, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA.
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Rowlands JC, Berhow MA, Badger TM. Estrogenic and antiproliferative properties of soy sapogenols in human breast cancer cells in vitro. Food Chem Toxicol 2002; 40:1767-74. [PMID: 12419690 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(02)00181-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Two soy sapogenols, soyasapogenol A (SA) and soyasapogenol B (SB) were tested for their estrogenic activities in estrogen responsive MCF-7 or estrogen-insensitive MDA-MB-231 (MDA) human breast cancer cells. SB and SA had differential actives on cell proliferation with 10 microM SB being growth inhibitory to MDA cells with no significant effect at any concentration on MCF-7 cells. SA also inhibited MDA cell proliferation at 10 micro, but at this same dose stimulated a 2.5-fold increase in MCF-7 proliferation. SA (0.1-10 microM) induced pS2 mRNA levels and the induction was blocked by co-treatment of cells with the anti-estrogen ICI 182,780. SA also induced the formation of an ER-ERE DNA complex measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. In summary, these results show that soyasapogenol A is estrogenic, whereas soyasapogenol B is growth inhibitory.
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- J C Rowlands
- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
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Francis G, Kerem Z, Makkar HPS, Becker K. The biological action of saponins in animal systems: a review. Br J Nutr 2002; 88:587-605. [PMID: 12493081 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 705] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Saponins are steroid or triterpenoid glycosides, common in a large number of plants and plant products that are important in human and animal nutrition. Several biological effects have been ascribed to saponins. Extensive research has been carried out into the membrane-permeabilising, immunostimulant, hypocholesterolaemic and anticarcinogenic properties of saponins and they have also been found to significantly affect growth, feed intake and reproduction in animals. These structurally diverse compounds have also been observed to kill protozoans and molluscs, to be antioxidants, to impair the digestion of protein and the uptake of vitamins and minerals in the gut, to cause hypoglycaemia, and to act as antifungal and antiviral agents. These compounds can thus affect animals in a host of different ways both positive and negative.
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- George Francis
- Department of Aquaculture Systems and Animal Nutrition, Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (480), D 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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Francis G, Makkar HP, Becker K. Effects of Quillaja saponins on growth, metabolism, egg production and muscle cholesterol in individually reared Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2001; 129:105-14. [PMID: 11423383 DOI: 10.1016/s1532-0456(01)00189-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effects of supplementation of a Quillaja saponin (QS) mixture in the diets of tilapia have been studied using a respirometer system that allowed feeding and continuous measurement of oxygen consumption of individual fish. Five fish each were given control diet (C group) and control diet supplemented with 150 mg kg(-1) (S150 group) or 300 mg kg(-1) (S300 group) QS. At the end of 14 weeks the weight gain of the S300 group was significantly higher than control (P<0.05) whereas that of the S150 group had an intermediate value. The S150 group had a higher growth rate (P=0.05) after the first 3 weeks of feeding with the experimental diets, compared to the other two groups. At the end of the experiment the S300 group had significantly higher (P<0.05) average values for energy retention, apparent lipid conversion, carcass fat, energy and significantly lower (P<0.05) average values for apparently unutilised energy and carcass ash content compared to the C group. The corresponding values of the S150 group were intermediate between the C and S300 groups. One out of two female fish in the S150 group and both female fish in the S300 group never produced eggs during the entire 14-week experimental period. Contrarily, all three female fish in the control group and one out of the two female fish in the S150 group regularly produced eggs, at a rate of approximately once in every 14 days. The muscle cholesterol level in the S300 group was significantly higher than that of the C group. Possible mechanisms of action of the dietary saponins are discussed.
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- G Francis
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Aquaculture, Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (480), D 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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Oh YJ, Sung MK. Soybean saponins inhibit cell proliferation by suppressing PKC activation and induce differentiation of HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Nutr Cancer 2001; 39:132-8. [PMID: 11588895 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc391_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Soybeans are major dietary sources of saponins, which have been suggested as possible anticarcinogens. This study was performed to determine the effect of soybean saponins on cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in human colon cancer cells. HT-29 cells were incubated in various concentrations of saponins for 24, 48, and 72 hours. Cell growth and whole cell protein kinase C (PKC) activity were determined. Alkaline phosphatase activity and carcinoembryonic antigen level were measured as markers for cell differentiation. Apoptotic cells were quantified. Study results indicated that soybean saponin treatment decreased cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner, and pre-treatment of the cells with saponins significantly suppressed the 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate-stimulated PKC activity. Cells treated with 300 and 600 ppm of saponins significantly increased alkaline phosphatase activity by 146% and 242% of the control, respectively. Also, 4-10 times more carcinoembryonic antigen was produced in cells treated with saponins. However, at all the concentrations used, saponins did not induce apoptosis, although there were slight decreases in apoptotic activity in cells treated with 240 and 600 ppm of soybean saponins. These results suggest that crude soybean saponin extract effectively suppresses PKC activation and induces differentiation, which possibly mediate the growth inhibition of tumor cells. Further experiments, including preclinical efficacy studies, are required to fully evaluate soybean saponins for their chemopreventive properties.
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- Y J Oh
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 140-742, Korea
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Chung JG, Chang HL, Lin WC, Wang HH, Yeh CC, Hung CF, Li YC. Inhibition of N-acetyltransferase activity and DNA-2-aminofluorene adducts by glycyrrhizic acid in human colon tumour cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2000; 38:163-72. [PMID: 10717356 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(99)00151-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glycyrrhizic acid (GA) was tested for inhibition of arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) activity in a human colon tumour (adenocarcinoma) cell line (colo 205). Two assay systems were performed, one with cellular cytosols (9000g supernatant), the other with intact colon tumour cell cultures. The NAT activity in a human colon tumour cell line was inhibited by GA in a dose-dependent manner in both types of systems examined. The data also indicated that GA decreased the apparent values of K(m) and V(max) of NAT enzymes from human colon tumour cells in both examined systems. The DNA-2-aminofluorene adduct formation in human colon tumour cells were inhibited by GA. This report is the first to demonstrate that GA does inhibit human colon tumour cell NAT activity and DNA adduct formation.
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- J G Chung
- Department of Microbiology, China Medical College, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan
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Structure/Function Relationships of Immunostimulating Saponins. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART E) 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(00)80045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lacaille-Dubois[xc*] M, Wagner H. Bioactive saponins from plants: An update. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART B) 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(00)80015-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Büssing A, Stein GM, Herterich-Akinpelu I, Pfüller U. Apoptosis-associated generation of reactive oxygen intermediates and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human lymphocytes and granulocytes by extracts from the seeds of Acalypha wilkesiana. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1999; 66:301-309. [PMID: 10473177 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00227-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Seeds from Acalypha wilkesiana (Euphorbiaceae) are an essential component of a complex plant mixture used empirically by traditional healers in Southwest Nigeria to treat breast tumours and inflammation. To investigate their biological properties, we incubated human lymphocytes and granulocytes with aqueous and ethanolic extracts of A. wilkesiana seeds (AWS). In lymphocytes, we observed an induction of apoptosis and generation of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI), as measured by the oxidation of hydroethidine, within 2 h, while in granulocytes, an aqueous seed extract induced the oxidative burst and enhanced phagocytosis of Escherichia coli within 10-20 min. In the supernatants of 72-h cultured lymphocytes, AWS induced the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6, and also T-cell-associated cytokines interleukin-5 and interferon-gamma. These preliminary results encourage further investigations of this drug with both cytotoxic and immunomodulating properties.
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- A Büssing
- Department of Applied Immunology, Communal Hospital Herdecke, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany. arbuess@t-online
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Chung JG. Inhibitory actions of glycyrrhizic acid on arylamine N-acetyltransferase activity in strains of Helicobacter pylori from peptic ulcer patients. Drug Chem Toxicol 1998; 21:355-70. [PMID: 9706466 DOI: 10.3109/01480549809002210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) activities with 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) and p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) as substrates were determined in Helicobacter pylori, collected from patients with peptic ulcers. The NAT activity was determined using an acetyl CoA recycling assay and high pressure liquid chromatography. Inhibition of growth studies from H. pylori demonstrated that glycyrrhizic acid elicited dose-dependent bactericidal effect in H. pylori cultures, i.e.; the greater the concentration of glycyrrhizic acid, the greater the inhibition of growth of H. pylori. Cytosols or suspensions of H. pylori with and without selected concentrations of glycyrrhizic acid co-treatment showed different percentages of 2-AF and PABA acetylation. The data indicated that there was decreased NAT activity associated with increased glycyrrhizic acid in H. pylori cytosols and intact cells. For the cytosol and intact bacteria examinations, the apparent values of Km and Vmax were decreased after co-treated with 80 M glycyrrhizic acid. This report is the first demonstration of glycyrrhizic acid inhibition of arylamine NAT activity and glycyrrhizic acid inhibition of growth in the bacterium H. pylori.
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- J G Chung
- Department of Medicine, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Leung YM, Ou YJ, Kwan CY, Loh TT. Specific interaction between tetrandrine and Quillaja saponins in promoting permeabilization of plasma membrane in human leukemic HL-60 cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1325:318-28. [PMID: 9168157 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Spontaneous Ni2+ entry (leak), measured as fluorescence quench in fura-2-loaded HL-60 cells at the excitation wavelength of 360 nm, was strongly inhibited by tetrandrine (TET, 100 microM), a Ca2+ antagonist of Chinese herbal origin. Exposure of the cells for 5 min to saponins from Quillaja saponaria (QS, 30 microg/ml), surfactants well known to permeabilize the plasma membrane by complexing with cholesterol, promoted Ni2+ entry without causing fura-2 leak-out. Unexpectedly, TET caused an immediate (within 2.5 min) augmentation of QS-promoted Ni2+ entry; and a 5-min treatment with both TET and QS resulted not only in an enhanced Ni2+ entry, but also a fura-2 leak-out. Ginseng saponins (100 microg/ml) alone or together with TET did not cause such a permeabilization. Permeabilization induced by 1-3 microM digitonin, another cholesterol-complexing glycoside, could not be enhanced by TET. TET did not affect permeabilization induced by Triton X-100 (0.01%), a detergent which non-specifically disrupts the hydrophobic interaction at the plasma membrane. TET also did not enhance Ni2+ entry triggered by ionomycin (0.35 microM) or SK&F 96365 (20 microM). Further, it did not augment Ni2+ entry when the plasma membrane fluidity was modulated by changes of temperature (27-47 degrees C) or treatment with 5% ethanol. This QS-promoted Ni2+ entry could not be amplified by other lipophilic Ca2+ antagonists, such as diltiazem (100 microM) and verapamil (100 microM). The results hence indicate that TET enhanced Ni2+ entry (or permeabilization) elicited by QS treatment, but not other perturbations of the plasma membrane. We suggest that pore formation at the plasma membrane, a consequence of QS-cholesterol interaction, can be specifically enhanced by TET. Also, a comparative study of the effects of TET and its very close analogues, hernandezine and berbamine, reveals that the methoxyl group at the R2 position of TET appears to be crucial in enhancing QS-promoted Ni2+ entry.
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- Y M Leung
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Lacaille-Dubois MA, Hanquet B, Cui ZH, Lou ZC, Wagner H. Acylated triterpene saponins from Silene jenisseensis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 1995; 40:509-514. [PMID: 7546560 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00222-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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From the roots of Silene jenisseensis a new trans-p-methoxycinnamoyl triterpene saponin has been isolated along with its cis-p-methoxycinnamoyl isomer as an inseparable mixture. Their structures were established by chemical means and spectroscopic methods including 1D- and 2D-homonuclear and heteronuclear correlation NMR spectroscopy as 3-O-[beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl]-28-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1 --> 2)-beta-D-4-O-trans-p-methoxycinnamoyl-fucopyranosyl] quillaic acid and its cis-isomer, respectively. They did not show any activity in the in vitro chemoluminescence granulocytes assay, but exhibited only a weak inhibitory effect in the cyclooxygenase inhibition assay.
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- M A Lacaille-Dubois
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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Kersten GF, Crommelin DJ. Liposomes and ISCOMS as vaccine formulations. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1995; 1241:117-38. [PMID: 7640293 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(95)00002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- G F Kersten
- Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Department of Product and Process Development, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Sung MK, Kendall CW, Koo MM, Rao AV. Effect of soybean saponins and gypsophilla saponin on growth and viability of colon carcinoma cells in culture. Nutr Cancer 1995; 23:259-70. [PMID: 7603886 DOI: 10.1080/01635589509514380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The effects of soybean saponins (SS) and gypsophilla saponin (GS) on the growth and viability of colon tumor (HCT-15) cells in culture were investigated. Cells were incubated in various concentrations of saponins for 1 hour (short term) or 48 hours (long term). Cell growth and viability were monitored at 24 and 48 hours. SS and GS inhibited cell growth and reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner in long-term treatment. The viability of cells was also reduced by short-term treatment with GS. The saponins differed in their effects on cell surface morphology: GS induced a rough and granular cell surface, whereas SS-treated cells displayed only minor morphological alterations. Changes in membrane permeability were assessed by measuring leakage of the cytoplasmic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase from cells. GS showed a concentration-dependent increase in lactate dehydrogenase leakage, whereas SS did not exhibit this effect. These results suggest that SS and GS have a significant growth-inhibitory effect on colon tumor cells in culture. However, it would appear that they are acting through different mechanisms.
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- M K Sung
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lacaille-Dubois MA, Hanquet B, Rustaiyan A, Wagner H. Squarroside A, a biologically active triterpene saponin from Acanthophyllum squarrosum. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 1993; 34:489-495. [PMID: 7764142 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(93)80036-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A new bioactive saponin has been isolated from the roots of Acanthophyllum squarrosum. Based on spectroscopic data, especially direct and long-range heteronuclear 2D NMR analysis, and on chemical transformations, the structure of this new compound was elucidated as 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->3)]-beta- D-glucuronopyranosyl gypsogenin 28-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1-->3)]-beta-D-4-O- acetylfucopyranoside for which we proposed the name squarroside A. This molecule showed a concentration dependent immunomodulatory effect in the in vitro lymphocyte transformation test.
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- M A Lacaille-Dubois
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- J B Campbell
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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