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Chen M, Shen X, Yang X, Yin Q, Tian D, Li L, Lu C, Ye CJN, Chen Y, Yan L, Wang F. A Methodology for Quantitation of Dictamnine and Fraxinellone and its Application to Study Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability in Rats Via Oral and Intravenous Administration. J Chromatogr Sci 2022:6640003. [PMID: 35817306 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmac053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
The pharmacological activities of dictamnine and fraxinellone have been well reported; however, only a few studies have focused on the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of concomitant delivery of these drugs in vivo. To shed light on this neglected area, we developed a rapid and sensitive UPLC-MS/MS method that quantified the levels of dictamnine and fraxinellone simultaneously in rat plasma. This method was initiated by a one-step protein precipitation strategy to purify plasma samples collected from rats treated with either oral or intravenous administration of dictamnine and fraxinellone. The mobile phase contained acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid at a steady flow rate of 0.6 mL/min. As a result, an excellent analyte peak resolution was achieved, and the entire process took only 3 min per sample. The results were indicative of the desired linearity (r2 ≥ 0.999), precision (RSD% was within 15%), accuracy (RE% was within 15%), recoveries (≥80.66 and 68.15% for dictamnine and fraxinellone, respectively) and matrix effects (≥94.66 and 91.37% for dictamnine and fraxinellone, respectively). Additionally, the detectable limits of these two compounds were both low even when they reached 5 ng/mL. Taken together, these findings contribute to a better understanding of the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability properties of concomitant delivery of dictamnine and fraxinellone.
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- Mengchun Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325200, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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Mou L, Du X, Lu X, Lu Y, Li G, Li J. Component analysis and antifungal activity of three Chinese herbal essential oils and their application of postharvest preservation of peach fruit. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tsang MSM, Shaw PC, Chu IMT, Cheng L, Wong ECW, Lau DTW, Lam CWK, Wong CK. High-Throughput Immunological Analysis of Dictamni Cortex: Implication in the Quality Control of Herbal Medicine. Molecules 2019; 24:E2880. [PMID: 31398902 PMCID: PMC6720610 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24162880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Quality inconsistency of herbal medicine is an obstacle that limits the extensive use and study of traditional Chinese medicine. Differences in environmental conditions and processing methods of herbal medicine often result in varying clinical outcomes in patients. Standard chemical markers used for the quality control (QC) of herbal medicine are usually the most abundant and characteristic components, which may not be therapeutically relevant or cannot comprehensively reflect the biological quality of the herbs. In view of this, a novel QC method for better assessment of herbal medicine has been developed via bioactivities analysis. Immunological activities of Dictamni Cortex, a typical herbal medicine for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases, from different geographical locations in China, were evaluated. Upon in vitro treatment of their water and ethanol extracts, distinct patterns of inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-6, IL-12p70, IL-1β, and chemokine CXCL8 were released from the lipopolysaccharides- and/or phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Thus, in addition to the commonly used morphological, chemical, or DNA markers, the novel high-throughput profiling of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines of PBMC upon treatment with herbal extracts could be an important reference to help for the quality control of herbal medicine in the future.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/analysis
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/classification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Herbal Medicine/classification
- Herbal Medicine/standards
- High-Throughput Screening Assays
- Humans
- Immunoassay/methods
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Phytochemicals/analysis
- Plant Extracts/chemistry
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Plants, Medicinal/anatomy & histology
- Plants, Medicinal/chemistry
- Plants, Medicinal/classification
- Quality Control
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- Miranda Sin-Man Tsang
- Institute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Wei T, Liu L, Zhou X. Cortex Dictamni extracts inhibit over-proliferation and migration of rat airway smooth muscle cells via FAK/p38/Bcl-2 signaling pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 102:1-8. [PMID: 29547743 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Airway smooth muscle (ASM) is a prominent effecter in maintaining bronchial muscle contraction and responsible for airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR); the phenotype change and over-proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of asthma. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-proliferation effects of Cortex Dictamni aqueous extract (CDAE) and ethanol extract (CDE) on ASMCs and the possible underline mechanisms. Cell proliferation rates were determined by MTT assay; matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) activity was examined by gelatin zymography; cell proliferation and migration were appraised by in-vitro cell-gap closure assessment; protein expressions of p38, Bcl-2 and FAK of ASMCs were evaluated by western blotting and Ca2+ influx of cells was measured by confocal laser microscope. Our data demonstrated that the proliferation, migration and MMP-2 expressions of ASMCs were inhibited by CDAE or CDE; the protein expressions of p38, Bcl-2 and FAK in ASMCs were substantially reduced by CDAE and CDE detected by western blotting or immunocytochemistry; also the increased calcium influx has been observed instantaneously after ASMCs were stimulated by CDAE or CDE. These findings suggested that Cortex Dictamni extracts might have inhibitory effects on ASMCs over-proliferation which could be one of the underline mechanisms for the therapy of asthma.
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- Tao Wei
- The School of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Life Science, Changzhou University, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- The Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- The School of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Life Science, Changzhou University, Jiangsu, 213164, China; The School of Medicine, The University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
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Ding Y, Wang L, Song J, Zhou S. Protective effects of ellagic acid against tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis in mice through the inhibition of reactive oxygen species formation and angiogenesis. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:3375-3380. [PMID: 29042921 PMCID: PMC5639323 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ellagic acid has been proven to have anticancer, antimutation, antimicrobial and antiviral functions. The present study investigated whether treatment with ellagic acid was able to prevent tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced cirrhosis through the inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and angiogenesis. CCl4 diluted in olive oil at a final concentration of 10% was used to induce a cirrhosis model. A total of 40 mice were random allocated into four groups, as follows: Control, cirrhosis model, 7.5 mg/kg ellagic acid and 15 mg/kg ellagic acid groups. In the control group, mice were given normal saline. The results indicated that ellagic acid exerted a protective effect, evidently preventing CCl4-induced cirrhosis. In addition, treatment with ellagic acid significantly inhibited collagen I and inducible nitric oxide synthase protein expression levels in CCl4-induced cirrhosis mice. Oxidative stress and ROS formation were also significantly reduced by ellagic acid treatment. The protein expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and the caspase-3 activity were significantly inhibited by treatment with ellagic acid. In conclusions, these results suggest that ellagic acid exerted protective effects against CCl4-induced cirrhosis through the inhibition of ROS formation and angiogenesis.
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- Yuan Ding
- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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Zhai W, Liu J, Liu Q, Wang Y, Yang D. Rapid identification and global characterization of multiple constituents from the essential oil of Cortex Dictamni based on GC-MS. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:2671-2681. [PMID: 28493524 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The root of Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz., also known as Cortex Dictamni, is a Chinese herbal medicine that has been commonly used in the treatment of inflammation, microbial infection, cancer, and other diseases in China for thousands of years. Recently, the essential oil of Cortex Dictamni has been widely studied, and a large number of volatile constituents have been discovered. However, the research of the essential oil of Cortex Dictamni in vivo remains unknown, especially the constituents absorbed into blood after oral administration. Hence, a sensitive and rapid method using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry combined with MassHunter software and the National Institute of Standards and Technology 2014 database was used to investigate the absorbed components in rat serum after oral administration of the essential oil of Cortex Dictamni. With the established method, a total of 36 compounds were screened and identified in the essential oil of Cortex Dictamni based on the mass spectrometry data and compound database. Among them, eight compounds, elemol, thymol methyl ether, β-eudesmol, β-cyclocostunolid, guaiazulene, trans-4-hydroxystilbene, ethyl oleate, and monoelaidin, were tentatively characterized in rat serum. This work demonstrated that the established method proved to be a powerful technique for rapid, simple, reliable, and automated identification of bioactive components of herbal medicine.
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- Weiyu Zhai
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Pharmacy School, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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Li L, Zhou YF, Li YL, Wang LL, Arai H, Xu Y. In vitro and in vivo antioxidative and hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Cortex Dictamni. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:2912-2927. [PMID: 28522909 PMCID: PMC5413786 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Cortex Dictamni aqueous extract (CDAE) in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver damage in rats.
METHODS The in vitro antioxidant effect of CDAE was investigated using α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), β-carotene bleaching, reducing power, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance assays. A linoleic acid system, including ferric thiocyanate (FTC) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) assays, was used to evaluate the inhibition of lipid peroxidation. The in vivo hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of CDAE against CCl4-induced liver damage were evaluated in Sprague-Dawley rats. Silymarin was used as a positive control. Liver damage was assessed by determining hepatic histopathology and liver marker enzymes in serum. Enzyme and non-enzyme antioxidant levels and lipid peroxide content were measured in the liver. Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) protein expression was measured via immunohistochemical staining. Nuclear factor E2-related factor (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase catalytic subunit (γ-GCSc) protein expression was measured by Western blot.
RESULTS Our results showed that CDAE exhibited a strong antioxidant activity in vitro. CDAE scavenged DPPH and ABTS radicals in a dose-dependent manner. CDAE inhibited lipid peroxidation with a lipid peroxide inhibition rate of 40.6% ± 5.2%. In the FTC and TBA assays, CDAE significantly inhibited lipid peroxidation (P < 0.01). In vivo histopathological studies indicated that CCl4-induced liver injury was alleviated following CDAE treatment in rats of both sexes. CDAE (160 and 320 mg/kg) significantly prevented CCl4-induced elevations of alkaline phosphatase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, and total bilirubin levels in rats of both sexes (P < 0.05, 0.01, or 0.001). Moreover, CDAE restored the decreased activities of hepatic antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, as well as non-enzyme antioxidant glutathione, which were induced by CCl4 treatment. CDAE significantly suppressed the up-regulation of CYP2E1 and promoted Nrf2, HO-1, NQO1, and γ-GCSc protein expression.
CONCLUSION CDAE exhibits good antioxidant performance in vitro, with marked radical-scavenging and anti-lipid peroxidation activities. CDAE is effective in preventing CCl4-induced hepatic damage in rats of both sexes. The hepatoprotective activity of CDAE may be attributable to its antioxidant activity, which may involve Keap1-Nrf2-mediated antioxidant regulation.
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Preclinical Models for Investigation of Herbal Medicines in Liver Diseases: Update and Perspective. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 2016:4750163. [PMID: 26941826 PMCID: PMC4749812 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4750163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liver disease results from a dynamic pathological process associated with cellular and genetic alterations, which may progress stepwise to liver dysfunction. Commonly, liver disease begins with hepatocyte injury, followed by persistent episodes of cellular regeneration, inflammation, and hepatocyte death that may ultimately lead to nonreversible liver failure. For centuries, herbal remedies have been used for a variety of liver diseases and recent studies have identified the active compounds that may interact with liver disease-associated targets. Further study on the herbal remedies may lead to the formulation of next generation medicines with hepatoprotective, antifibrotic, and anticancer properties. Still, the pharmacological actions of vast majority of herbal remedies remain unknown; thus, extensive preclinical studies are important. In this review, we summarize progress made over the last five years of the most commonly used preclinical models of liver diseases that are used to screen for curative herbal medicines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis/cirrhosis, and liver. We also summarize the proposed mechanisms associated with the observed liver-protective, antifibrotic, and anticancer actions of several promising herbal medicines and discuss the challenges faced in this research field.
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Wang L, Li Z, Li L, Li Y, Yu M, Zhou Y, Lv X, Arai H, Xu Y. Acute and sub-chronic oral toxicity profiles of the aqueous extract of Cortex Dictamni in mice and rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 158 Pt A:207-215. [PMID: 25456429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cortex Dictamni is used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of jaundice, cough, rheumatism and some skin diseases; however, its possible toxicity has not been rigorously studied. The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the safety of Cortex Dictamni aqueous extract (CDAE) by acute and sub-chronic toxicity studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS In acute toxicity tests, seven groups of mice (n=5/group/sex) were orally treated with doses of 0, 28.7, 33.6, 39.7, 46.7, 54.9 and 64.6g/kg of CDAE and general behavior, adverse effects and mortality were recorded for up to 14 days. In sub-chronic toxicity assays, animals received CDAE by gavage at the doses of 0, 3.0, 6.0 or 12.0g/kg/day (n=10/group/sex) for 4 weeks and then followed for a 2-week recovery period. The biochemical, hematological and morphological parameters were determined. RESULTS In adult mice, single oral administrations of CDAE (0-64.6g/kg body weight) induced an increase in the incidence of general behavioral adverse effects. The mortality rate also increased with increasing dosage (LD50=48.2g/kg). In rats, daily single oral doses of CDAE were well tolerated behaviorally after 4 weeks and induced no significant changes in body weights. However, the absolute and relative liver weight at the end of both administration and recovery periods were significantly elevated, although the histological examination of various organs revealed no differences between the control and the treated groups. The hematological and biochemical parameters were significantly changed; lymphocytes, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase levels showed a significant decrease while neutrophilic granulocyte, albumin, total cholesterol, glucose and blood urea nitrogen levels showed a significant increase, suggesting disturbances of hematopoiesis and liver and kidney functions. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the acute toxicity of CDAE was not clearly observed. However, it is possible that CDAE has a selective toxicity considering the changes in some hematological and liver function parameters and the liver-body weight ratios in the sub-chronic oral toxicity study.
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- Lili Wang
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang 222002, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang 222002, China
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- Department of Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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Wang P, Sun J, Xu J, Yan Q, Gao E, Qu W, Zhao Y, Yu Z. Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and excretion study of dictamnine, a major bioactive component from the root bark of Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. (Rutaceae). J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2013; 942-943:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wu X, Fan J, Ouyang Z, Ning R, Guo W, Shen Y, Wu X, Sun Y, Xu Q. Tupistra chinensis extract attenuates murine fulminant hepatitis with multiple targets against activated T lymphocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 66:453-65. [PMID: 24206350 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The extract of Tupistra chinensis (TCE) is traditionally used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases in southwestern China for hundreds of years. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of the TCE against experimental hepatitis and to illustrate its potential mechanisms. METHODS Effects of TCE were investigated on Con A-induced hepatitis. Profiles of multiple cytokines were measured with biometric immuno-sandwich ELISA. Proliferation, activation and apoptosis of T lymphocytes were evaluated using Western blot, MTT analysis and flow cytometry. KEY FINDINGS TCE significantly inhibited levels of serum transaminases and lactic dehydrogenase in mice with Con A-induced hepatitis, accompanied with marked alleviation of the liver microscopic appearances. Moreover, it decreased levels of inflammatory cytokines in a concentration-dependent manner both in vivo and in vitro. It also suppressed mitogen-activated protein kinases and NF-κB-signalling in liver. These effects of TCE are attributed to its inhibition on activated T cells but not to hepatocytes protection. Flow cytometry and immunoblot assay data showed its effects on STAT1/NF-κB-signalling blockage and apoptosis induction in activated T cells. CONCLUSION Our findings illustrate the significant potential of TCE as a novel approach for treatment of T cell-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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- Xuefeng Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Lim EJ, Chin R, Angus PW, Torresi J. Enhanced apoptosis in post-liver transplant hepatitis C: Effects of virus and immunosuppressants. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:2172-9. [PMID: 22611309 PMCID: PMC3351766 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Revised: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C (HCV)-infected patients have a poorer survival post-liver transplantation compared to patients transplanted for other indications, since HCV recurrence post-transplant is universal and commonly follows an aggressive course. There is increasing evidence that in the non-transplant setting, induction of hepatocyte apoptosis is one of the main mechanisms by which HCV drives liver inflammation and fibrosis, and that HCV proteins directly promote apoptosis. Recent studies have shown that post-liver transplant, there is a link between high levels of HCV replication, enhanced hepatocyte apoptosis and the subsequent development of rapidly progressive liver fibrosis. Although the responsible mechanisms remain unclear, it is likely that immunosuppressive drugs play an important role. It is well known that immunosuppressants impair immune control of HCV, thereby allowing increased viral replication. However there is also evidence that immunosuppressants may directly induce apoptosis and this may be facilitated by the presence of high levels of HCV replication. Thus HCV and immunosuppressants may synergistically interact to further enhance apoptosis and drive more rapid fibrosis. These findings suggest that modulation of apoptosis within the liver either by changing immunosuppressive therapy or the use of apoptosis inhibitors may help prevent fibrosis progression in patients with post-transplant HCV disease.
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