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Khurm M, Guo Y, Wu Q, Zhang X, Ghori MU, Rasool MF, Imran I, Saqib F, Wahid M, Guo Z. Conocarpus lancifolius (Combretaceae): Pharmacological Effects, LC-ESI-MS/MS Profiling and In Silico Attributes. Metabolites 2023; 13:794. [PMID: 37512501 PMCID: PMC10385132 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13070794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In folklore medicine, Conocarpus lancifolius is used to treat various illnesses. The main objective of this study was a comprehensive investigation of Conocarpus lancifolius leaf aqueous extract (CLAE) for its antioxidant, cardioprotective, anxiolytic, antidepressant and memory-enhancing capabilities by using different in vitro, in vivo and in silico models. The in vitro experimentation revealed that CLAE consumed an ample amount of total phenolics (67.70 ± 0.15 µg GAE/mg) and flavonoids (47.54 ± 0.45 µg QE/mg) with stronger antiradical effects through DPPH (IC50 = 16.66 ± 0.42 µg/mL), TAC (77.33 ± 0.41 µg AAE/mg) and TRP (79.11 ± 0.67 µg GAE/mg) assays. The extract also displayed suitable acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory (IC50 = 110.13 ± 1.71 µg/mL) activity through a modified Ellman's method. The toxicology examination presented no mortality or any signs of clinical toxicity in both single-dose and repeated-dose tests. In line with the cardioprotective study, the pretreatment of CLAE was found to be effective in relieving the isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial injury in rats by normalizing the heart weight index, serum cardiac biomarkers, lipid profile and various histopathological variations. In the noise-stress-induced model for behavior attributes, the results demonstrated that CLAE has the tendency to increase the time spent in the central zone and elevated open arms in the open field and elevated plus maze tests (examined for anxiety assessment), reduced periods of immobility in the forced swimming test (for depression) and improved recognition and working memory in the novel object recognition and Morris water maze tests, respectively. Moreover, the LC-ESI-MS/MS profiling predicted 53 phytocompounds in CLAE. The drug-likeness and ADMET analysis exhibited that the majority of the identified compounds have reasonable physicochemical and pharmacokinetic profiles. The co-expression of molecular docking and network analysis indicated that top-ranked CLAE phytoconstituents act efficiently against the key proteins and target multiple signaling pathways to exert its cardiovascular-protectant, anxiolytic, antidepressant and memory-enhancing activity. Hence, this artifact illustrates that the observed biological properties of CLAE elucidate its significance as a sustainable source of bioactive phytochemicals, which appears to be advantageous for pursuing further studies for the development of new therapeutic agents of desired interest.
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- Muhammad Khurm
- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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Multitarget Potential of Phytochemicals from Traditional Medicinal Tree, Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arnot as Potential Medicaments for Cardiovascular Disease: An In-Silico Approach. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031046. [PMID: 36770716 PMCID: PMC9920080 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arnot of the Combretaceae family is one of the most frequently approved and utilized medicinal trees in the traditional medicinal system, which was used for the treatment of a variety of diseases, including cardiovascular disorders. The present study aims to identify phytochemicals from T. arjuna, that do not exhibit any toxicity and have significant cardioprotective activity using an in-silico technique. Four different cardiovascular proteins, namely human angiotensin receptor (PDB ID: 4YAY), P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK, PDB ID: 4DLI), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-Co A) reductase (PDB ID: 1HW9), and human C-reactive protein (PDB ID: 1B09), were used as target proteins to identify potential inhibitors using a virtual screening of the phytochemicals in T. arjuna revealed casuarinin as a potential inhibitor of all selected target proteins with strong binding energy. Furthermore, MD simulations for a 100 ns time scale also revealed that most of the key protein contacts of all target proteins were retained throughout the simulation trajectories. Binding free energy calculations using the MM-GBSA approach also support a strong inhibitory effect of casuarinin on target proteins. Casuarinin's effective binding to these proteins lays the groundwork for the development of broad-spectrum drugs as well as the understanding of the underlying mechanism against cardiovascular diseases through in vivo and clinical studies.
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Wu HB, Xiao YG, Chen JS, Qiu ZK. The potential mechanism of Bupleurum against anxiety was predicted by network pharmacology study and molecular docking. Metab Brain Dis 2022; 37:1609-1639. [PMID: 35366129 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-022-00970-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bupleurum chinense DC. (Chaihu) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used in the treatment of anxiety. But the anxiolytic mechanisms of bupleurum are still unclear. Therefore, this unknown is predicted by network pharmacology study with molecular docking in the present study. The components of bupleurum were obtained from the databases. Genes associated with components and disease were also provided by databases. Overlapping genes between components and disease were analyzed. The network of medicine-components-targets-disease was constructed, visualized, and analyzed. Protein-protein interaction (PPI), gene ontology (GO), pathway enrichment (KEGG) and molecular docking were conducted to predict the potential mechanisms of bupleurum on anxiety. A total of 9 bioactive components derived from bupleurum with 80 target genes were involved in anxiety. Neurotransmitter receptor activity, G protein-coupled amine receptor activity, regulation of blood circulation, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, calcium signaling pathway and salivary secretion may play significant roles in the anxiolytic of bupleurum. Molecular docking implicated that ACHE and MAOA showed high affinity for stigmasterol. Based on network pharmacology study with molecular docking, multi-component-multi-target-multi-pathway action mode of bupleurum on anxiety was elaborated. Stigmasterol might be the core bioactive component, while ACHE and MAOA might be the core target genes in the pharmacological profile of bupleurum on anxiety.
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- Han-Biao Wu
- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Effects of biogenic synthesis of chitosan entrapped silver nanoparticle from Aegle marmelos on human cervical cancer cells (HeLa). J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Harishkumar R, Christopher JG, Ravindran R, Selvaraj CI. Nuciferine Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2021; 21:947-963. [PMID: 34401977 DOI: 10.1007/s12012-021-09689-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chemotherapeutic drugs are a known factor that impairs the system of life due to their severe side effects. A more worrying fact is that the patients administered with doxorubicin fall under the risk of cardiotoxicity. The evolution of exploring plant-derived compounds is a possible way to combat health issues in therapeutic applications. Hence, this study focuses on the protective effect of plant-based compound nuciferine (NFN) against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in both in vitro and in vivo models. In this investigation, nuciferine significantly reduces DOX-mediated cardiotoxicity by mitigating reactive oxygen species, thereby preventing DNA fragmentation, regulating apoptosis genes and reducing the caspase 3/7 levels in vitro. Besides, nuciferine has shown significant protection against DOX-induced cardiac impairment and the upregulation of cardiogenic markers in vivo. The DOX-induced oxidative stress can be mitigated via enhancing the endogenous antioxidants, thereby controlling ROS-mediated apoptosis. In virtue of these potential features, nuciferine can be a budding candidate to address therapeutic needs.
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- Rajendran Harishkumar
- Department of Biotechnology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), SBST, Vellore Institute Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Physiology, Dr A.L.M. PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai, 600113, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), SBST, Vellore Institute Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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HarishKumar R, Selvaraj CI. Nuciferine from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. attenuates isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in Wistar rats. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2021; 69:1176-1189. [PMID: 33998037 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The study explored the cardioprotective role of the methanolic leaf extract of Nelumbo nucifera and nuciferine against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction (MI) in Wistar rats. Pretreatment with leaf extract and nuciferine (200 and 20 mg/kg body weight, respectively) against MI induced by isoproterenol (85 mg/kg body weight) significantly decreased heart weight; levels of cardiac markers such as lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase-MB were similar to those in controls. The treatment significantly increased the content of endogenous antioxidants and decreased lipid peroxidation in all treated groups. Treated groups showed a significant reduction in heartbeats per minute as compared with the MI-induced positive control. The MI-induced group showed pathological implications such as tachycardia, left atrial enlargement, and anterolateral ST-elevated MI, which were absent in treated groups. Histology confirmed that the leaf extract and nuciferine prevented structural abnormality and inflammation in heart and liver tissues of treated groups. On in silico analysis, nuciferine showed stronger binding interaction with both β1 and β2 adrenergic receptors than isoproterenol. Hence, the leaf extract of N. nucifera and nuciferine could be used as plant-based cardioprotective agents.
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- Rajendran HarishKumar
- Department of Biotechnology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), SBST, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), SBST, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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Shaik AH, Shaik SR, Shaik AS, Daoud A, Salim M, Kodidhela LD. Analysis of maslinic acid and gallic acid compounds as xanthine oxidase inhibitors in isoprenaline administered myocardial necrotic rats. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:2575-2580. [PMID: 33911968 PMCID: PMC8071899 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This research designed to analyze the in vivo and in silico ameliorative action of maslinic acid (MA) and gallic acid (GA) on reactive oxygen species generating enzyme xanthine oxidase (XO) in isoprenaline or isoproterenol (ISO) induced myocardial infarcted rats. METHODS Albino Wistar rats were categorized into four groups with eight rats in each group. A dose of 15 mg/kg of MA and GA were pretreated to each MA and GA groups for seven days. A dose of 85 mg/kg of ISO administered to the ISO group along with MA and GA groups except normal group on two consecutive days of pretreatment. All animals sacrificed and the heart tissues were collected for the analysis of XO. The in silico molecular docking analysis of the compounds MA and GA with XO was analyzed by using Gold 3.0.1 software. RESULTS XO enzyme levels were significantly increased in the heart homogenate of ISO administered rats when compared to normal rats. Pretreatment of MA and GA to ISO treated rats significantly brought XO enzyme to the near normal levels which indicate the protective action of MA and GA against myocardial necrosis. The in vivo results were further supported by the in silico molecular docking study which revealed the inhibition of XO enzyme by the formation of enzyme and ligand complex with the compounds MA and GA. CONCLUSION MA and GA compounds manifested the ameliorative effect against ISO administrated myocardial necrosis by inhibiting the free radical generating enzyme XO which is evidenced by both in vivo and in silico studies.
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- Althaf Hussain Shaik
- Central Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sri Adi Siva Sadguru Alli Saheb Sivaaryula Homeopathy Medical College, Guntakal, A.P., India
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- Sri Ramakrishna Degree and P.G. College, Nandyal, Affiliated to Rayalaseema University, A.P., India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Central Laboratory, Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Enhancing and Complementary Mechanisms of Synergistic Action of Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma and Codonopsis Radix for Alzheimer's Disease Based on Systems Pharmacology. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020; 2020:6317230. [PMID: 32802132 PMCID: PMC7334796 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6317230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Materials and Methods In this study, a systems pharmacology-based strategy was used to elucidate the synergistic mechanism of Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma and Codonopsis Radix for the treatment of AD. This novel systems pharmacology model consisted of component information, pharmacokinetic analysis, and pharmacological data. Additionally, the related pathways were compressed using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database, and the organ distributions were determined in the BioGPS bank. Results Sixty-eight active ingredients with suitable pharmacokinetic profiles and biological activities were selected through ADME screening in silico. Based on 62 AD-related targets, such as APP, CHRM1, and PTGS1, systematic analysis showed that these two herbs were mainly involved in the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, and fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis, indicating that they had a synergistic effect on AD. However, ATR acted on the KDR gene, while CR acted on IGF1R, MET, IL1B, and CHUK, showing that they also had complementary effects on AD. The ingredient contribution score involved 29 ingredients contributing 90.14% of the total contribution score of this formula for AD treatment, which emphasized that the effective therapeutic effects of these herbs for AD were derived from both ATR and CR, not a single herb. Organ distribution showed that the targets of the active ingredients were mainly located in the whole blood, the brain, and the muscle, which are associated with AD. Conclusions In sum, our findings suggest that the systems pharmacology methods successfully revealed the synergistic and complementary mechanisms of ATR and CR for the treatment of AD.
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