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Leal LE, Moreira ES, Correia BL, Bueno PSA, Comar JF, de Sá-Nakanishi AB, Cuman RKN, Bracht A, Bersani-Amado CA, Bracht L. Comparative study of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of the natural coumarins 1,2-benzopyrone, umbelliferone and esculetin: in silico, in vitro and in vivo analyses. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 397:173-187. [PMID: 37395795 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02606-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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The aim of this work was to compare the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of three natural coumarins: 1,2-benzopyrone, umbelliferone and esculetin. The antioxidant capacity of coumarins was evaluated using both chemical and biological in vitro assays. Chemical assays included DPPH and ABTS∙+ radical scavenging as well as ferric ion reducing ability power (FRAP) assay. Inhibition of mitochondrial ROS generation and lipid peroxidation in brain homogenates were used as biological in vitro assays. The experimental method of carrageenan-induced pleurisy in rats was used for the in vivo investigation of the anti-inflammatory activity. In silico molecular docking analysis was undertaken to predict the affinity of COX-2 to the coumarins. Considering the antioxidant capacity, esculetin was the most efficient one as revealed by all employed assays. Particularly, the mitochondrial ROS generation was totally abolished by the compound at low concentrations (IC50 = 0.57 μM). As for the anti-inflammatory effects, the COX-2 enzyme presented good affinities to the three coumarins, as revealed by the molecular docking analyses. However, considering the in vivo anti-inflammatory effects, 1,2-benzopyrone was the most efficient one in counteracting pleural inflammation and it potentiated the anti-inflammatory actions of dexamethasone. Umbelliferone and esculetin treatments failed to reduce the volume of pleural exudate. Overall, therefore, our results support the notion that this class of plant secondary metabolites displays promising effects in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammation and other diseases associated with oxidative stress, although the singularities regarding the type of the inflammatory process and pharmacokinetics must be taken into account.
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- Luana Eloísa Leal
- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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Bioactive natural products against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: A pharmacokinetics review. PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.52547/phypha.26.4.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li YQ, Li YL, Li XT, Lv JY, Gao Y, Li WN, Gong QH, Yang DL. Osthole Alleviates Neointimal Hyperplasia in Balloon-Induced Arterial Wall Injury by Suppressing Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Downregulating Cyclin D1/CDK4 and Cyclin E1/CDK2 Expression. Front Physiol 2021; 11:514494. [PMID: 33574763 PMCID: PMC7870719 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.514494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most widely used therapy for treating ischemic heart disease. However, intimal hyperplasia and restenosis usually occur within months after angioplasty. Modern pharmacological researchers have proven that osthole, the major active coumarin of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson, exerts potent antiproliferative effects in lung cancer cells, the human laryngeal cancer cell line RK33 and TE671 medulloblastoma cells, and its mechanism of action is related to cell cycle arrest. The goal of the present study was to observe the effect of osthole on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation using platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB)-stimulated VSMCs isolated from rats and vascular balloon injury as models to further elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying this activity. We detected the relative number of VSMCs by the MTT assay and EdU staining and examined cell cycle progression by flow cytometry. To more deeply probe the mechanisms, the protein expression levels of PCNA, the cyclin D1/CDK4 complex and the cyclin E1/CDK2 complex in balloon-treated rat carotid arteries and the mRNA and protein expression levels of the cyclin D1/CDK4 and cyclin E1/CDK2 complexes in VSMCs were detected by real-time RT-PCR and western blotting. The data showed that osthole significantly inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs induced by PDGF-BB. Furthermore, osthole caused apparent VSMC cycle arrest early in G0/G1 phase and decreased the expression of cyclin D1/CDK4 and cyclin E1/CDK2. Our results demonstrate that osthole can significantly inhibit PDGF-BB-induced VSMC proliferation and that its regulatory effects on cell cycle progression and proliferation may be related to the downregulation of cyclin D1/CDK4 and cyclin E1/CDK2 expression as well as the prevention of cell cycle progression from G0/G1 phase to S phase. The abovementioned mechanism may be responsible for the alleviation of neointimal hyperplasia in balloon-induced arterial wall injury by osthole.
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- Yi-Qi Li
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.,Department of Pharmacology, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of the Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Mohtashami L, Shakeri A, Javadi B. Neuroprotective natural products against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: A review. Neurochem Int 2019; 129:104516. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zhao X, Xue J, Xie M. Osthole inhibits oleic acid/lipopolysaccharide-induced lipid accumulation and inflammatory response through activating PPARα signaling pathway in cultured hepatocytes. Exp Gerontol 2019; 119:7-13. [PMID: 30659956 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osthole, a coumarin derivative, can increase hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) expression and reduce hepatic steatosis and inflammatory response in rats with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In this study, a cell model of NASH was induced with oleic acid (OA)/lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and treated for 36 h with different osthole concentrations. Results showed that intracellular lipid and inflammatory cytokine levels gradually decreased after osthole treatment. These effects, however, were abolished or attenuated after PPARα gene silencing. Accordingly, PPARα gene silencing reversed the osthole-mediated expressions of proteins involved in lipid synthesis and fatty acid oxidation. PPARα gene silencing also abrogated the inhibitory effect of osthole on nuclear factor kappa B p65 protein expression. These findings demonstrate that osthole activates PPARα signaling pathway to inhibit lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in OA/LPS-stimulated hepatocytes.
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- Xi Zhao
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Li H, Chen X, Zhou SJ. Dauricine combined with clindamycin inhibits severe pneumonia co-infected by influenza virus H5N1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro and in vivo through NF-κB signaling pathway. J Pharmacol Sci 2018; 137:12-19. [PMID: 29769163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dauricine, isolated from Menispermum dauricum, has been widely used for treatment of various diseases, including cardiac ischemia and inflammation-related diseases. However, little is known regarding to the effect of dauricine on severe pneumonia. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the effect of dauricine on severe pneumonia and its mechanism during progress. Herein, H5N1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae (D39) were conducted to induce severe pneumonia in both BEAS-2B cells and mice. In vitro, dauricine reversed the protein and mRNA expressions of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β, examined by ELISA and qRT-PCR assay, respectively. In addition, the nuclear translocation of NF-κB/p65 and the phosphorylation expressions of IκBα and IKKα/β, examined by western blotting, were dose-dependently dropped by dauricine. However, dauricine had no significant effect on MAPKs, including JNK, ERK and p38. In vivo, dauricine significantly decreased MPO activity, the lung wet/dry weight ratio, the protein and mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β, the expressions of NF-κB/p65, and attenuated the lung histological alterations. Besides, compared to dauricine alone, combined with clindamycin had more remarkably effects on severe pneumonia in vitro. Overall, the results suggested that dauricine, a relatively drug that targets NF-κB, in combination with clindamycin, maybe a novel therapeutic strategy for severe pneumonia.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, No. 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Emergency Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, No. 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, No. 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Khairy H, Saleh H, Badr AM, Marie MAS. Therapeutic efficacy of osthole against dinitrobenzene sulphonic acid induced-colitis in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 100:42-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.01.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Li Y, Li Y, Shi F, Wang L, Li L, Yang D. Osthole attenuates right ventricular remodeling via decreased myocardial apoptosis and inflammation in monocrotaline-induced rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 818:525-533. [PMID: 29146527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Osthole (Ost) is a coumarin that exhibits wide pharmacological effects in the cardiovascular system. However, whether Ost can inhibit apoptosis and inflammation in right ventricle (RV) cardiomyocytes and prevent RV remodeling is not clear. This study was designed to investigate the effect of Ost on RV remodeling and the underlying mechanism. By applying a monocrotaline (MCT)-induced rat model, the effect of Ost on RV remodeling was investigated. Rats were given a single dose of MCT (50mg/kg) subcutaneously (s.c.) to establish the RV remodeling model, followed by treatment with 10 or 20mg/kg Ost via daily gavage for 28 days. The RV pressure was measured, and a histological analysis was performed. The results suggested that Ost remarkably decreased RV pressure and improved myocardial hypertrophy and mitochondrial swelling, vacuolization, and sarcoplasmic reticulum enlargement when compared with the model group. To further investigate the roles of apoptosis and inflammation in the effects of Ost on MCT-induced RV remodeling, apoptosis-related factors and inflammatory-associated factors were examined by western blot. Ost was found to inhibit myocardial apoptosis and inflammation in the RV. Overall, the present results indicate that Ost suppresses the RV remodeling process induced by MCT in rats, which may be at least partially mediated through the reduction of myocardial apoptosis and inflammation.
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- Yeli Li
- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai Campus, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China.
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Chiang CY, Lee CC, Fan CK, Huang HM, Chiang BL, Lee YL. Osthole treatment ameliorates Th2-mediated allergic asthma and exerts immunomodulatory effects on dendritic cell maturation and function. Cell Mol Immunol 2017; 14:cmi201771. [PMID: 28782757 PMCID: PMC5675958 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2017.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Osthole, an active component of Chinese herbal medicines, reportedly possesses various pharmacological properties and has potential therapeutic applications. This study explored the anti-allergic effects of osthole in asthmatic mice and investigated the immunomodulatory actions of osthole on dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells. Herein, we show that oral administration of osthole to BALB/c mice after ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization ameliorated all of the cardinal features of T helper 2 (Th2)-mediated allergic asthma; namely, the production of OVA-specific immunoglobulin E, airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation and the production of Th2-type cytokines including interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13. Surprisingly, IL-10 production was not inhibited and was even enhanced by osthole treatment. We observed a significant increase in the percentages of IL-10-producing DCs and forkhead box P3-positive regulatory T (Treg) cells in osthole-treated asthmatic mice. Additionally, in vitro analyses revealed that osthole-treated bone-marrow-derived DCs had a partial maturation phenotype, secreting large amounts of IL-10 and low levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-12, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and displaying reduced levels of MHC class II surface molecules. These DCs displayed immunosuppressive capacity by directly inhibiting effector T-cell responses or inducing Treg cells. In addition, osthole directly inhibited the activated CD4+ T-cell proliferation and Th1/Th2-type cytokine production in this system. Collectively, these results suggest that DCs and T cells are potential target cells responsible for the action of osthole against allergic asthma.Cellular &Molecular Immunology advance online publication, 7 August 2017; doi:10.1038/cmi.2017.71.
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- Chen-Yuan Chiang
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan, China
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan, China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan, China
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10048, Taiwan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan, China
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Li Y, Wang Y, Li Y, Qian Z, Zhu L, Yang D. Osthole attenuates pulmonary arterial hypertension in monocrotaline‑treated rats. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:2823-2829. [PMID: 28677726 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an insidious and progressive disease that is triggered by various cardiopulmonary diseases. Inflammation has an important role in the progression of PAH. Osthole (Ost) is a coumarin that has clear anti‑inflammatory properties. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Ost on PAH, and to explore the mechanism underlying this effect. Using the monocrotaline (MCT)‑induced PAH rat model, the effects of Ost on PAH were investigated. Rats were subcutaneously administered a single dose of MCT (50 mg/kg) to establish the PAH model, followed by daily treatment with Ost (10 or 20 mg/kg) by gavage for 28 days. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) was measured and histological analysis was performed. The results demonstrated that Ost significantly decreased mPAP, and reduced thickening of the pulmonary artery, compared with in rats in the MCT group. To further determine whether the effects of Ost on MCT‑induced PAH were associated with inflammatory responses, the nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) p65 signaling pathway was investigated by western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that Ost increased inhibition of the NF‑κB p65 signaling pathway. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrate that Ost may suppress the progression of MCT‑induced PAH in rats, which may be, at least partially, mediated through modulation of the NF‑κB p65 signaling pathway.
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- Yeli Li
- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China
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PPARα/γ antagonists reverse the ameliorative effects of osthole on hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammatory response in steatohepatitic rats. Inflammopharmacology 2017; 26:425-433. [PMID: 28236037 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-017-0327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Our previous studies have indicated that osthole may ameliorate the hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammatory response in nonalcoholic steatohepatitic rats, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to determine whether the effects of osthole were mediated by the activation of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/γ (PPARα/γ). A rat model with steatohepatitis was induced by orally feeding high-fat and high-sucrose emulsion for 6 weeks. These experimental rats were then treated with osthole (20 mg/kg), PPARα antagonist MK886 (1 mg/kg) plus osthole (20 mg/kg), PPARγ antagonist GW9662 (1 mg/kg) plus osthole (20 mg/kg) and MK886 (1 mg/kg) plus GW9662 (1 mg/kg) plus osthole (20 mg/kg) for 4 weeks. The results showed that after osthole treatment, the hepatic triglycerides, free fatty acids, tumor necrosis factor-α, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and liver index decreased by 52.3, 31.0, 32.4, 28.9, 36.3, 29.3 and 29.9%, respectively, and the score of steatohepatitis also decreased by 70.0%, indicating that osthole improved the hepatic steatosis and inflammation. However, these effects of osthole were reduced or abrogated after simultaneous addition of the specific PPARα antagonist MK886 or/and the PPARγ antagonist GW9662, especially in the co-PPARα/γ antagonists-treated group. Importantly, the osthole-induced hepatic expressions of PPARα/γ proteins were decreased, and the osthole-regulated hepatic expressions of lipogenic and inflammatory gene proteins were also reversed by PPARα/γ antagonist treatment. These findings demonstrated that the ameliorative effect of osthole on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis was mediated by PPARα/γ activation, and osthole might be a natural dual PPARα/γ activator.
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Kumatia EK, Annan K, Dickson RA, Mensah AY, Amponsah IK, Appiah AA, Tung NH, Edoh DA, Habtemariam S. Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects in Rodent Models of Ethanol Extract of Clausena anisata Roots and their Chemical Constituents. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the crude ethanol extract and chemical constituents of Clausena anisata roots were investigated. The crude extract, which was devoid of any visible acute toxicity, displayed significant anti-inflammatory effect at the dose of 1000 mg/kg (p.o.) when assessed using the carrageenan-induced oedema model. In the acetic acid-induced writhing and hot plate tests, it produced a very significant ( p < 0.001), dose-dependent analgesic effect, with maximum analgesic activity of 72.1% at 1000 mg/kg (p.o.). Phytochemical analysis of the crude extract resulted in the isolation of four coumarins (anisocoumarin B, osthol, imperatorin and xanthotoxol) and a carbazole alkaloid, heptaphylline. Among the isolated compounds, osthol and anisocoumarin B produced the highest anti-inflammatory activity at 9 mg/kg (p.o.): slightly better than the positive control, indomethacin. Except for xanthotoxol, all the isolated compounds administered at 6 mg/kg (p.o.) produced significant analgesic activity and higher than diclofenac; with heptaphylline being the most potent (48.7%). The analgesic activity of anisocoumarin B (50.4%) was the highest among the isolates tested and the standard, tramadol, in the hot plate test. The nonselective opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone, abolished the analgesic effect of the crude extract and the tested isolates (anisocoumarin B and xanthotoxol) in the hot plate test suggesting an effect via the central opioidergic system. These findings provide the scientific basis for the use of C. anisata roots in traditional medicine as anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents.
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- Emmanuel Kofi Kumatia
- Centre for Plant Medicine Research (C.P.M.R), Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
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- Department of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana
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- Centre for Plant Medicine Research (C.P.M.R), Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Nagasaki International University, Japan
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories & Herbal Analysis Services, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Kent ME4 4TB, U.K
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Rezanejade Bardajee G, Hooshyar Z, Rezaei M, Khalili Khaneghah M, Fallahnejad F. Spectroscopic studies on the interactions of capped CdS quantum dots with human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA). INORG NANO-MET CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/15533174.2016.1186098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Hao Y, Liu Y. Osthole Alleviates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Modulating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/Angiotensin-(1-7) Axis and Decreasing Inflammation Responses in Rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2016; 39:457-65. [PMID: 26822530 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies have shown that angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) plays modulating roles in lung pathophysiology, including pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and acute lung injury. Pulmonary fibrosis is a common complication in these interstitial lung diseases, and PF always has a poor prognosis and short survival. To date, there are few promising methods for treating PF, and they are invariably accompanied by severe side effects. Recent studies have showed that the traditional Chinese herbal extract, osthole, had beneficial effects on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced acute lung injury (ALI) via an ACE2 pathway. Here we further investigated the protective effects of osthole on bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis and attempted to determine the underlying mechanism. PF mode rats were induced by bleomycin (BLM) and then subsequently administered osthole. Histopathological analyses were employed to identify PF changes. The results showed that BLM resulted in severe PF and diffuse lung inflammation, together with significant elevation of inflammatory factors and a marked increase in expression of angiotensin II (ANG II) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1). ACE2 and angiotensin-(1-7) [ANG-(1-7)] were both greatly reduced after BLM administration. Meanwhile, osthole treatment attenuated BLM induced PF and inflammation, decreased the expression of these inflammatory mediators, ANG II, and TGF-β1, and reversed ACE2 and ANG-(1-7) production in rat lungs. We conclude that osthole may exert beneficial effects on BLM induced PF in rats, perhaps via modulating the ACE2/ANG-(1-7) axis and inhibiting lung inflammation pathways.
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- Yuewen Hao
- Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Inhibition of osteolysis after local administration of osthole in a TCP particles-induced osteolysis model. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2015; 40:1545-52. [PMID: 26498175 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-3021-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Wear debris-induced osteolysis and aseptic loosening are the most frequent late complications of total joint arthroplasty leading to revision of the prosthesis. However, no effective measures for the prevention and treatment of particles-induced osteolysis currently exist. Here, we investigated the efficacy of local administration of osthole on tricalcium phosphate (TCP) particles-induced osteolysis in a murine calvarial model. METHODS TCP particles were implanted over the calvaria of ICR mice, and established TCP particles-induced osteolysis model. On days one, four, seven, ten and thirteen post-surgery, osthole (10 mg/kg) or phosphate buffer saline (PBS) were subcutaneously injected into the calvaria of TCP particles-implanted or sham-operated mice. Two weeks later, blood, the periosteum and the calvaria were collected and processed for bone turnover markers, pro-inflammatory cytokine, histomorphometric and molecular analysis. RESULTS Osthole (10 mg/kg) markedly prevented TCP particles-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in a mouse calvarial model. Osthole also inhibited the decrease of serum osteocalcin level and calvarial alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and prevented the increase in the activity of tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and cathepsin K in the mouse calvaria. Furthermore, osthole obviously reduced the release of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) into the periosteum. Western blotting demonstrated TCP particles caused a remarkable endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in the mouse calvaria, which was obviously blocked by osthole treatment. CONCLUSION These results suggest that local administration of osthole inhibits TCP particles-induced osteolysis in the mouse calvarial in vivo, which may be mediated by inhibition of the ER stress signaling pathway, and it will be developed as a new drug in the prevention and treatment of destructive diseases caused by prosthetic wear particles.
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Schepetkin IA, Khlebnikov AI, Kirpotina LN, Quinn MT. Antagonism of human formyl peptide receptor 1 with natural compounds and their synthetic derivatives. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 37:43-58. [PMID: 26382576 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) regulates a wide variety of neutrophil functional responses and plays an important role in inflammation and the pathogenesis of various diseases. To date, a variety of natural and synthetic molecules have been identified as FPR1 ligands. Here, we review current knowledge on natural products and natural product-inspired small molecules reported to antagonize and/or inhibit the FPR1-mediated responses. Based on this literature, additional screening of selected commercially available natural compounds for their ability to inhibit fMLF-induced Ca(2+) mobilization in human neutrophils and FPR1 transfected HL-60 cells, and pharmacophore modeling, natural products with potential as FPR1 antagonists are considered and discussed in this review. The identification and characterization of natural products that antagonize FPR1 activity may have potential for the development of novel therapeutics to limit or alter the outcome of inflammatory processes.
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- Igor A Schepetkin
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; Department of Chemistry, Altai State Technical University, Barnaul, Russia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, United States.
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