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Park J, Ngo TH, Paudel SB, Kil YS, Ryoo GH, Jin CH, Choi HI, Jung CH, Na M, Nam JW, Han AR. Angular dihydropyranocoumarins from the flowers of Peucedanum japonicum and their aldo-keto reductase inhibitory activities. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 219:113974. [PMID: 38211847 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.113974] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Twenty-one angular dihydropyranocoumarins and a linear furanocoumarin, including four previously undescribed compounds (1-4), were isolated from the flowers of Peucedanum japonicum (Umbelliferae). The structures of 1-4, along with their absolute stereochemistry, were determined to be (3'S,4'S)-3'-O-propanoyl-4'-O-(3‴-methyl-2‴-butenoyl)khellactone (1), (3'S,4'S)-3'-O-propanoyl-4'-O-(2‴-methyl-2‴Z-butenoyl)khellactone (2), (3'S,4'S)-3'-O-propanoyl-4'-O-(2‴-methylbutanoyl)khellactone (3), and (3'S,4'S)-3'-O-(2″-methylpropanoyl)-4'-O-(3‴-methyl-2‴-butenoyl)khellactone (4) using one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy, and electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy. In addition, the absolute configuration of the three angular dihydropyranocoumarins (5-7) was determined for the first time in this study. Among the previously reported compounds isolated in this study, 8 and 9 were isolated for the first time from the genus Peucedanum, whereas 10 and 11 were previously unreported and had not been isolated from P. japonicum to date. Furthermore, all isolated compounds were evaluated for their aldo-keto reductase 1C1 inhibitory activities on A549 human non-small-cell lung cancer cells. Compounds 10 and 12 exhibited substantial AKR1C1 inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 35.8 ± 0.9 and 44.2 ± 1.5 μM, respectively.
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- Jisu Park
- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea; College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Jeonju AgroBio-Materials Institute, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54810, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea.
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Lee SJ, Lee AY, Pak SW, Kim WI, Yang YG, Lim JO, Chae SW, Cho YK, Kim JC, Moon BC, Seo YS, Shin IS. Protective effects of Angelica decursiva Franchet & Savatier on allergic responses through enhancement of Nrf2 and suppression of NF-kB/MMP-9 in ovalbumin-exposed mice. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 318:116863. [PMID: 37423516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116863] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Angelica decursiva Franchet & Savatier is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat asthma, cough, headache, pyrexia and thick phlegm in China, Japan and Korea. A. decursiva contains many types of coumarins, which can exert several pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties for treating various diseases such as pneumonitis, atopic dermatitis, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, we analyzed the components of A. decursiva ethanol extract (ADE) by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and investigated the therapeutic effects of ADE against allergic asthma using lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated RAW264.7 cells and an ovalbumin (OVA)-exposed allergic asthma model. To elucidate the mechanism of action of ADE, we examined the protein expression through network pharmacological analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS To establish asthma model, the mice were sensitized on day 0 and 14 via intraperitoneal injection of OVA with aluminum hydroxide. The mice were inhaled with OVA using an ultrasonic nebulizer on day 21, 22 and 23. ADE (50 and 100 mg/kg) was administered to mice by oral gave form day 18-23. On day 24, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) was measured using flexivent. On day 25, the mice were sacrificed and collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALF), serum and lung tissue. In LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cell, nitric oxide and cytokines were measured. Additionally, expression of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2) and suppression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB were detected using double-immunofluorescence. RESULTS We detected the five coumarin components which included nodakenin, umbelliferon, (-)-marmesin (=nodakenetin), bergapten, and decursin, in ADE by high performance liquid chromatography. Treatment with ADE decreased the production of nitric oxide, interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells accompanied by the enhanced expression of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2) and suppression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB. In the asthma model, the administration of ADE reduced inflammatory cell count and airway hyperresponsiveness in OVA-exposed animals with decreased levels of IL-4, IL-13, and OVA-specific immunoglobulin E. These results were accompanied by the reduction of pulmonary inflammation and mucus secretion. Furthermore, ADE administration inhibited the expression of NF-κB and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in OVA-exposed animals, which was consistent with the results of network pharmacological analysis. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that ADE effectively attenuated allergic inflammation induced by OVA inhalation through the enhancement of Nrf2 expression and suppression of NF-κB expression. Therefore, ADE may be a potential therapeutic agent for controlling asthma.
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- Se-Jin Lee
- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 177 Geonjae-ro, Naju-si, Jeonnam, 58245, Republic of Korea; Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, 43 Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14662, Republic of Korea; Department of BioMedical-Chemical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Bucheon-si, 14662, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 177 Geonjae-ro, Naju-si, Jeonnam, 58245, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea; Center for Companion Animal New Drug Development, Jeonbuk Branch, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), 30 Baekhak1-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 53212, Republic of Korea
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- College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, 298 Daesung-ro, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, 28503, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 177 Geonjae-ro, Naju-si, Jeonnam, 58245, Republic of Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 177 Geonjae-ro, Naju-si, Jeonnam, 58245, Republic of Korea; Center for Companion Animal New Drug Development, Jeonbuk Branch, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), 30 Baekhak1-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 53212, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yong-bong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Hu S, Wang P, Ke J, Hui J, Wang C, Luo J, Chen S. Protective effect of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn extract on oxidative damage of LLC‑PK1 cells induced by H 2O 2. Exp Ther Med 2023; 26:517. [PMID: 37860131 PMCID: PMC10582797 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn extract (PPDE) is a well-known treatment used in traditional Chinese medicines, where it is most commonly used to treat coughs and symptoms such as headaches and fever. In the present study, the antioxidant capacity of PPDE in vitro was determined by scavenging experiments using DPPH, ABTS+·, ·OH, and ·O2-. The cell survival rate was determined by MTT assay. The MDA, SOD, CAT, GSH, and GSH-Px content were determined by colorimetry assays. The expression levels of antioxidant genes SOD, CAT, GSH, and GSH-Px were assessed by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. HPLC was used to identify the PPDE components. The results suggested that PPDE had scavenging effects on DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl, and superoxide anion radicals in a concentration-dependent manner; H2O2 treatment resulted in oxidative stress in LLC-PK1 cells, and the degree of injury of LLC-PK1 cells following PPDE treatment was improved, which was positively correlated with its concentration. Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn extract treatment reduced the content of MDA and increased the content of CAT, SOD1, GSH, and GSH-Px. The mRNA expression levels of antioxidant genes detected by quantitative PCR were consistent with changes in CAT, SOD, GSS, and GSH-Px. Additionally, the trend in CAT, SOD1, GSH, and GSS protein expression levels was also consistent at the mRNA level. PPDE was found to consist of isochlorogenic acid C, myricetin, baicalin, luteolin, and kaempferol. Therefore, PPDE, which was formed of products derived from natural substances, functioned in the inhibition of oxidative damage. The present study aimed to obtain a better understanding of the traditional Chinese medicine Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn and preliminarily elucidate its antioxidant mechanism at the cellular level. Further animal or human experiments are required to verify the antioxidant effects of PPDE for further development and utilization.
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- Shiwen Hu
- Chongqing Field Scientific Observation and Research Station for Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
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- Department of Traumatology, Chongqing University Central Hospital/Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400013, P.R. China
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- Corn Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, P.R. China
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Field Scientific Observation and Research Station for Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Field Scientific Observation and Research Station for Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, P.R. China
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Wang B, Zhou J, He B, Shi H, Liang X, Zhang Z, Luo C, Bai C, Ao Y, Yu H, Gu X. Reveal the Patterns of Prescriptions for Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections' Treatment Based on Multiple Illustrious Senior Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2023; 2023:7982927. [PMID: 37275574 PMCID: PMC10234731 DOI: 10.1155/2023/7982927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Background Recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTIs) are one of the most common diseases in children and adolescents. The causes of RRTIs are various. In addition to the factors related to infection, basic diseases such as respiratory system, immune system, and digestive system are also involved. The cost of patients' frequent medical treatment and hospitalization has been deemed to be a heavy burden to the society and family. In China, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is commonly used to treat RRTIs. TCM treatment has been appraised to be effective, for reducing the number of hospital stays. Illustrious senior TCM practitioners of pediatrics are recognized as a group of outstanding physicians with significantly better patient outcomes. However, different illustrious senior TCM practitioners can lead to differences in treatment strategies due to factors such as region, prescription theory, and individual differences of patients. This makes it difficult for the experience of illustrious senior TCM practitioners to be popularized. However, there have been no prescription mining studies for the treatment of RRTIs based on different and multiple illustrious senior TCM practitioners. We explored the core prescriptions and drug mechanisms through data mining based on the prescriptions of illustrious senior TCM practitioners treating RRTIs from different clinical settings. This is important to promote the effective treatment of RRTIs with TCM. The objective of this study is to reveal the strategies (core prescriptions) from the prescriptions of multiple illustrious senior TCM practitioners for the treatment of RRTIs. We hope that this core prescription can help all TCM pediatricians to improve RRTIs children's outcome. Meanwhile, it could provide a new way for researchers to study the treatment of RRTIs. Methods In this study, we prospectively collected 400 children's prescriptions with RRTIs receiving TCM treatment from four illustrious senior TCM practitioners in different hospitals. We described and analyzed the characteristics of TCM prescriptions. The prescription regularity was analyzed by hierarchical clustering and association rules. Network pharmacology methods has been used to reveal the pathway mechanism of core prescriptions which have been mined and visualized with the help of SymMap, Genecards, KEGG, Metascape databases, and R. The execution of all methods was completed in May 2022. Results According to RRTIs multiple clinical syndromes, five new prescriptions were obtained based on illustrious senior TCM practitioners. Among them, the prescription composed of Scutellariae radix (Huangqin), Armeniacae semen amarum (Kuxingren), Peucedani radix (Qianhu), and Pheretima (Dilong) is the core strategy for the treatment of RRTIs. Cold herbs and heat herbs in the core prescription are approximately equal. Scutellariae radix (Huangqin) was dominant, and other herbs exert synergistic effects. The core prescription covered 76 pathways and 226 herb-disease genes. It promotes the differentiation of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells and the secretion of inflammatory factors through toll-like receptor signaling pathway in the immune system, T cell receptor signaling pathway, and PPAR signaling pathway in the endocrine system, thereby exerting immune regulation and anti-inflammation. Conclusion In this study, we revealed the prescription regularity of TCM in the treatment of RRTIs and analyzed the mechanism of core prescriptions, which provided new ideas for the treatment of RRTIs.
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- Bochuan Wang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Dongzhimeng Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- The Second Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Jilin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Beijing Tcmages Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Dongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Park HJ, Jeong JH, Park SH. The Root Extract of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn Exerts Anticancer Effects in Human Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells with Different EGFR Mutation Statuses by Suppressing MET Activity. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27072360. [PMID: 35408753 PMCID: PMC9000538 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effects of the root extract of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (EPP) in human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and explore the mechanisms of action. We used four types of human lung cancer cell lines, including H1299 (epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type), PC9 (EGFR Glu746-Ala750 deletion mutation in exon 19; EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-sensitive), H1975 (EGFR L858R/T790M double-mutant; EGFR TKI-resistant), and PC9/ER (erlotinib-resistant) cells. EPP suppressed cell growth and the colony formation of NSCLC cells in a concentration-dependent manner. EPP stimulated chromatin condensation, increased the percentage of sub-G1 phase cells, and enhanced the proportion of annexin V-positive cells, demonstrating that EPP triggered apoptosis in NSCLC cells regardless of the EGFR mutation and EGFR TKI resistance status. The phosphorylation level of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and AKT was decreased by EPP. The expression of STAT3 target genes was also downregulated by EPP. EPP reversed hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-induced MET phosphorylation and gefitinib resistance. Taken together, our results demonstrate that EPP exerted anticancer effects not only in EGFR TKI-sensitive NSCLC cells, but also in EGFR TKI-resistant NSCLC cells, by suppressing MET activity.
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Yu JH, Yu ZP, Capon RJ, Zhang H. Natural Enantiomers: Occurrence, Biogenesis and Biological Properties. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041279. [PMID: 35209066 PMCID: PMC8880303 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The knowledge that natural products (NPs) are potent and selective modulators of important biomacromolecules (e.g., DNA and proteins) has inspired some of the world’s most successful pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Notwithstanding these successes and despite a growing number of reports on naturally occurring pairs of enantiomers, this area of NP science still remains largely unexplored, consistent with the adage “If you don’t seek, you don’t find”. Statistically, a rapidly growing number of enantiomeric NPs have been reported in the last several years. The current review provides a comprehensive overview of recent records on natural enantiomers, with the aim of advancing awareness and providing a better understanding of the chemical diversity and biogenetic context, as well as the biological properties and therapeutic (drug discovery) potential, of enantiomeric NPs.
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- Jin-Hai Yu
- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (J.-H.Y.); (Z.-P.Y.)
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (J.-H.Y.); (Z.-P.Y.)
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Correspondence: (R.J.C.); (H.Z.)
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Correspondence: (R.J.C.); (H.Z.)
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Zhen D, Xuan TQ, Hu B, Bai X, Fu DN, Wang Y, Wu Y, Yang J, Ma Q. Pteryxin attenuates LPS-induced inflammatory responses and inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation in RAW264.7 cells. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 284:114753. [PMID: 34662667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Pteryxin is a natural coumarin compound that is found in "Qianhu", a traditional Chinese medicine, which possesses heat-clearing and detoxifying functions according to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Despite its medicinal effects, its anti-inflammatory and mechanisms of actions have not been established. AIM OF THIS STUDY This study aims to evaluate the anti-inflammatory property and reveal the possible anti-inflammatory mechanisms of pteryxin. MATERIAL AND METHODS LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages and LPS-induced zebrafish model were used for the anti-inflammatory activity determination of pteryxin. The level of NO, PEG2, TNF-α and IL-6 were measured by ELISA. The accumulation of NO and ROS was stained and observed by a fluorescence microscopy. The nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and formation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophage cells were analyzed by immunofluorescence assay. The expression level of iNOS, IL-6, COX-2, TNF-α, p-p38, p38, ERK, JNK, p-ERK, p-JNK, IKK, IκB-α, p-IKK, p-IκB-α, p65, NLRP3, p-p65, Caspase 1 (p 20), ASC, and GAPDH were determined by Western blotting. RESULTS Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide (NO) secretions were found to be downregulated by pteryxin. Moreover, pteryxin significantly suppressed inflammatory factor secretion in LPS-treated RAW 264.7 cells. Mechanistically, pteryxin significantly downregulated NF-κB/MAPK activation. Moreover, pteryxin inhibited caspase-1 and NLRP3 activation and formation of ASC specks in RAW 264.7 cells, implying that pteryxin inhibits inflammasome assembly, which is a signal for NLRP3 inflammasome activation. In conclusion, pteryxin blocks NF-κB/MAPK signaling, and suppresses the initiation and activation of NLRP3 thereby preventing inflammation. CONCLUSION Pteryxin is a potential treatment option for inflammatory-related diseases.
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- Dong Zhen
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Tongliao, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China.
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Wang F, Jia B, Song X, Dai J, Li X, Gao H, Pan H, Yan H, Han B. Rapid Identification of Peucedanum Praeruptorum Dunn and its Adulterants by Hand-Held near-Infrared Spectroscopy. J AOAC Int 2021; 105:928-933. [PMID: 34954793 DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsab160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (PPD) is a traditional Chinese medical herb of high medical and economic value. However, PPD is often pretended by inexpensive plants. To establish an integrated methodology using hand-held near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with chemical pattern recognition techniques to identify adulterated PPD products. The standard normal variate (SNV) was used to preprocess the original near-infrared spectra. Principal component analysis (PCA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and partial least squares regression analysis (PLSDA) were used to construct the recognition models. PCA analysis could not correctly distinguish PPD from non-PPD. However, based on absorbance in the spectral region of 1,405-2,442 nm and SVN pretreatment, the accuracy of the LDA model was above 90% at identifying genuine PPD. Compared with the LDA method, the PLSDA model is more stable and reliable, and its model prediction accuracy was 93.4%. The combination of near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometric methods based on a hand-held near-infrared spectrometer is an efficient, non-destructive, and reliable method for validating traditional Chinese medicine PPD. It can be used for rapid identification and quality evaluation of PPD in the field, medicinal material markets, and points of sale.
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- Fang Wang
- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Protection and Sustainable Utilization Engineering Laboratory, Lu'an, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Protection and Sustainable Utilization Engineering Laboratory, Lu'an, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Protection and Sustainable Utilization Engineering Laboratory, Lu'an, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China.,Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Protection and Sustainable Utilization Engineering Laboratory, Lu'an, China
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Xu Z, Kang A, Shan J, Song M, Xie T. An LC-MS/MS Method for the Pharmacokinetic and in Vitro Metabolism Studies of Praeruptorin A in Rat. CURR PHARM ANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412917666210827103645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Objective:
The study aims to investigate the pharmacokinetic profile of Praeruptorin A and khellactone and in vitro hydrolysis of praeruptorin A to khellactone in different biological samples.
Methods:
A LC-MS/MS method was established. Analytes and internal standard (IS) were isolated using the protein precipitation method and then separated on a Thermo BDS Hypersil C18 (2.1 mm×50 mm, 2.4μm) column using a mobile phase consisting of 0.05% formic acid solution and acetonitrile. Samples were analyzed in positive electrospray-ionization (ESI) mode using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM).
Results:
The calibration plots gave desirable linearity (r2>0.99) in the concentration range from 0.99-990.0 and 2.0-2000.0 ng/mL for Praeruptorin A and khellactone, respectively. In addition, the LOQs of these analytes were sufficient for vivo pharmacokinetic study and vitro hydrolysis study of Praeruptorin A. The intra-batch and inter-batch precision were all within 14.05%, and the accuracy was between 89.39% and 109.50%. The extraction efficiency of PA and khellactone ranged from 76.35 ~ 89.58%. The matrix effects of analytes and the IS were between 89.67% ~ 105.26%.
Conclusion:
The liver CYPs mediated by the metabolism of PA may contribute to the systemic exposure of its active metabolite, khellactone, in rats.
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- Zhuicheng Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This paper purports to review recent relevant publications on the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in treating allergic diseases, to illustrate the pertinent mechanisms of action of TCM, and to explore the possible role of TCM in the management of allergic diseases in the foreseeable future. As TCM embodies multiple treatment modalities, only the most popular two, namely CHM (Chinese herbal medicine) and acupuncture, were discussed. Publications, especially reviews involving randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the use of TCM on allergic diseases, published up to June 2019 were reviewed and analyzed. Papers reporting the mechanisms of action of TCM in allergic diseases were also included. Other publications in Chinese were also discussed. RECENT FINDINGS A startling escalation in the incidence of allergic diseases in the last several decades has posed tremendous social and financial burdens on the community. Failing to locate a cure for these chronic diseases, patients have resorted to using alternative medications of which traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a popular one. Thus CHM has been extensively employed for treating allergic diseases. Some investigations have been conducted to ascertain the therapeutic efficacy of CHM for allergic diseases. Although CHM has been widely deployed for treating allergic diseases, it appears from the published data that there is a dearth of conclusive evidence to establish the effectiveness of CHM for allergic diseases. It is recommended that more large- scale RCTs with prolonged durations be carried out to corroborate the efficacy of CHM for allergic diseases. On the other hand, there is ample evidence indicating that acupuncture is useful when administered alone in allergic rhinitis and asthma or when applied as an adjunct to conventional western therapy. Evidence of its utility in atopic eczema and urticaria is not definitive. It is recommended that acupuncture be integrated into the therapy of allergic rhinitis and asthma, and that CHM be used as an adjunct in the treatment of allergic diseases on an individual basis.
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Lammel C, Zwirchmayr J, Seigner J, Rollinger JM, de Martin R. Peucedanum ostruthium Inhibits E-Selectin and VCAM-1 Expression in Endothelial Cells through Interference with NF-κB Signaling. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1215. [PMID: 32825714 PMCID: PMC7563923 DOI: 10.3390/biom10091215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Twenty natural remedies traditionally used against different inflammatory diseases were probed for their potential to suppress the expression of the inflammatory markers E-selectin and VCAM-1 in a model system of IL-1 stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). One third of the tested extracts showed in vitro inhibitory effects comparable to the positive control oxozeaenol, an inhibitor of TAK1. Among them, the extract derived from the roots and rhizomes of Peucedanum ostruthium (i.e., Radix Imperatoriae), also known as masterwort, showed a pronounced and dose-dependent inhibitory effect. Reporter gene analysis demonstrated that inhibition takes place on the transcriptional level and involves the transcription factor NF-κB. A more detailed analysis revealed that the P. ostruthium extract (PO) affected the phosphorylation, degradation, and resynthesis of IκBα, the activation of IKKs, and the nuclear translocation of the NF-κB subunit RelA. Strikingly, early effects on this pathway were less affected as compared to later ones, suggesting that PO may act on mechanism(s) that are downstream of nuclear translocation. As the majority of cognate NF-κB inhibitors affect upstream events such as IKK2, these findings could indicate the existence of targetable signaling events at later stages of NF-κB activation.
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- Christoph Lammel
- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstaße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (C.L.); (J.S.); (R.d.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstaße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (C.L.); (J.S.); (R.d.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstaße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (C.L.); (J.S.); (R.d.M.)
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Chu S, Chen L, Xie H, Xie J, Zhao Y, Tong Z, Xu R, Peng H. Comparative analysis and chemical profiling of different forms of Peucedani Radix. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 189:113410. [PMID: 32574998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Peucedani Radix, derived from roots of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn, is a well-known herb used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, which is rich in various coumarins. Four different forms including "earthworm head", "bamboo-like", taproots and multi-branched roots have occurred in current producing areas, but the differences in their external features and chemistry have not been concerned till now. In this study, the morphological and microscopic characters of "earthworm head" and "bamboo-like" roots were compared in detail, and qualitative and quantitative characterization of main active coumarins in different forms of Peucedani Radix have been developed by UPCL-Q/TOF-MS and HPLC-DAD, respectively. The results showed that both "earthworm head" and "bamboo-like" consisted of rhizome and root, exhibiting distinct features from normal taproots. Moreover, 53 coumarins including simple coumarins, furanocoumarins and pyranocoumarins were identified or putatively characterized from the four forms samples under the established UPLC-Q/TOF-MS conditions. In addition, the developed quantitative method was successfully applied to simultaneously determine eight main coumarins in 24 batches of four forms Peucedani Radix and 12 batches of dissected "earthworm head" and "bamboo-like" samples. The quantitative results proved that wild "earthworm head" showed higher content of active coumarins and the "bamboo-like" was a rich source of coumarins in cultivated samples, especially for furanocoumarins. These findings would provide reasonable basis for further quality evaluation, grades classification and comprehensive utilization of P. praeruptorum resources.
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- Shanshan Chu
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Research Unit (No. 2019RU057), National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Lin CL, Hung TW, Ying TH, Lin CJ, Hsieh YH, Chen CM. Praeruptorin B Mitigates the Metastatic Ability of Human Renal Carcinoma Cells through Targeting CTSC and CTSV Expression. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082919. [PMID: 32331211 PMCID: PMC7216260 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common adult kidney cancer, and accounts for 85% of all cases of kidney cancers worldwide. Praeruptorin B (Pra-B) is a bioactive constituent of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn and exhibits several pharmacological activities, including potent antitumor effects. However, the anti-RCC effects of Pra-B and their underlying mechanisms are unclear; therefore, we explored the effects of Pra-B on RCC cells in this study. We found that Pra-B nonsignificantly influenced the cell viability of human RCC cell lines 786-O and ACHN at a dose of less than 30 μM for 24 h treatment. Further study revealed that Pra-B potently inhibited the migration and invasion of 786-O and ACHN cells, as well as downregulated the mRNA and protein expression of cathepsin C (CTSC) and cathepsin V (CTSV) of 786-O and ACHN cells. Mechanistically, Pra-B also reduced the protein levels of phospho (p)-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), p-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), and p-extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) in RCC cells. In addition, Pra-B treatment inhibited the effect of EGF on the upregulation of EGFR–MEK–ERK, CTSC and CTSV expression, cellular migration, and invasion of 786-O cells. Our findings are the first to demonstrate that Pra-B can reduce the migration and invasion ability of human RCC cells through suppressing the EGFR-MEK-ERK signaling pathway and subsequently downregulating CTSC and CTSV. This evidence suggests that Pra-B can be developed as an effective antimetastatic agent for the treatment of RCC.
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- Chia-Liang Lin
- Institute of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan; (C.-L.L.); (C.-J.L.)
- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan; (C.-L.L.); (C.-J.L.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan; (C.-L.L.); (C.-J.L.)
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Clinical Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-H.H.); (C.-M.C.); Tel.: +886-04-24730022 (Y.-H.H.); Fax: +886-04-23248110 (Y.-H.H.)
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Dayeh University, Changhua 51591, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-H.H.); (C.-M.C.); Tel.: +886-04-24730022 (Y.-H.H.); Fax: +886-04-23248110 (Y.-H.H.)
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Amaral-Machado L, Oliveira WN, Moreira-Oliveira SS, Pereira DT, Alencar ÉN, Tsapis N, Egito EST. Use of Natural Products in Asthma Treatment. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2020; 2020:1021258. [PMID: 32104188 PMCID: PMC7040422 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1021258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Asthma, a disease classified as a chronic inflammatory disorder induced by airway inflammation, is triggered by a genetic predisposition or antigen sensitization. Drugs currently used as therapies present disadvantages such as high cost and side effects, which compromise the treatment compliance. Alternatively, traditional medicine has reported the use of natural products as alternative or complementary treatment. The aim of this review was to summarize the knowledge reported in the literature about the use of natural products for asthma treatment. The search strategy included scientific studies published between January 2006 and December 2017, using the keywords "asthma," "treatment," and "natural products." The inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) studies that aimed at elucidating the antiasthmatic activity of natural-based compounds or extracts using laboratory experiments (in vitro and/or in vivo); and (ii) studies that suggested the use of natural products in asthma treatment by elucidation of its chemical composition. Studies that (i) did not report experimental data and (ii) manuscripts in languages other than English were excluded. Based on the findings from the literature search, aspects related to asthma physiopathology, epidemiology, and conventional treatment were discussed. Then, several studies reporting the effectiveness of natural products in the asthma treatment were presented, highlighting plants as the main source. Moreover, natural products from animals and microorganisms were also discussed and their high potential in the antiasthmatic therapy was emphasized. This review highlighted the importance of natural products as an alternative and/or complementary treatment source for asthma treatment, since they present reduced side effects and comparable effectiveness as the drugs currently used on treatment protocols.
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- Lucas Amaral-Machado
- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Dispersed System Laboratory (LaSid), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Dispersed System Laboratory (LaSid), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Dispersed System Laboratory (LaSid), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Dispersed System Laboratory (LaSid), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, LaSid, UFRN, Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petropolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Dispersed System Laboratory (LaSid), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petrópolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, LaSid, UFRN, Av. General Gustavo de Cordeiro-SN-Petropolis, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
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Rapid securing of reference substances from Peucedanum japonicum Thunberg by recycling preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2019; 1133:121835. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.121835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Functional relaxant effect of 6,7-dipropoxy-2H-chromen-2-one is mainly by calcium channel blockade in ex vivo assay of tracheal rings. Med Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-019-02364-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lin SC, Shi LS, Ye YL. Advanced Molecular Knowledge of Therapeutic Drugs and Natural Products Focusing on Inflammatory Cytokines in Asthma. Cells 2019; 8:cells8070685. [PMID: 31284537 PMCID: PMC6678278 DOI: 10.3390/cells8070685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Asthma is a common respiratory disease worldwide. Cytokines play a crucial role in the immune system and the inflammatory response to asthma. Abnormal cytokine expression may lead to the development of asthma, which may contribute to pathologies of this disease. As cytokines exhibit pleiotropy and redundancy characteristics, we summarized them according to their biologic activity in asthma development. We classified cytokines in three stages as follows: Group 1 cytokines for the epithelial environment stage, Group 2 cytokines for the Th2 polarization stage, and Group 3 cytokines for the tissue damage stage. The recent cytokine-targeting therapy for clinical use (anti-cytokine antibody/anti-cytokine receptor antibody) and traditional medicinal herbs (pure compounds, single herb, or natural formula) have been discussed in this review. Studies of the Group 2 anti-cytokine/anti-cytokine receptor therapies are more prominent than the studies of the other two groups. Anti-cytokine antibodies/anti-cytokine receptor antibodies for clinical use can be applied for patients who did not respond to standard treatments. For traditional medicinal herbs, anti-asthmatic bioactive compounds derived from medicinal herbs can be divided into five classes: alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, polyphenols, and terpenoids. However, the exact pathways targeted by these natural compounds need to be clarified. Using relevant knowledge to develop more comprehensive strategies may provide appropriate treatment for patients with asthma in the future.
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- Sheng-Chieh Lin
- Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 23561, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Yunlin 63201, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Yunlin 63201, Taiwan.
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Liu L, Wang LP, He S, Ma Y. Immune Homeostasis: Effects of Chinese Herbal Formulae and Herb-Derived Compounds on Allergic Asthma in Different Experimental Models. Chin J Integr Med 2018; 24:390-398. [PMID: 29752613 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-018-2836-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Allergic asthma is thought to arise from an imbalance of immune regulation, which is characterized by the production of large quantities of IgE antibodies by B cells and a decrease of the interferon-γ/interleukin-4 (Th1/Th2) ratio. Certain immunomodulatory components and Chinese herbal formulae have been used in traditional herbal medicine for thousands of years. However, there are few studies performing evidence-based Chinese medicine (CM) research on the mechanisms and effificacy of these drugs in allergic asthma. This review aims to explore the roles of Chinese herbal formulae and herb-derived compounds in experimental research models of allergic asthma. We screened published modern CM research results on the experimental effects of Chinese herbal formulae and herb-derived bioactive compounds for allergic asthma and their possible underlying mechanisms in English language articles from the PubMed and the Google Scholar databases with the keywords allergic asthma, experimental model and Chinese herbal medicine. We found 22 Chinese herb species and 31 herb-derived anti-asthmatic compounds as well as 12 Chinese herbal formulae which showed a reduction of airway hyperresponsiveness, allergen-specifific immunoglobulin E, inflflammatory cell infifiltration and a regulation of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in vivo, in vitro and ex vivo, respectively. Chinese herbal formulae and herbderived bioactive compounds exhibit immunomodulatory, anti-inflflammatory and anti-asthma activities in different experimental models and their various mechanisms of action are being investigated in modern CM research with genomics, proteomics and metabolomics technologies, which will lead to a new era in the development of new drug discovery for allergic asthma in CM.
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- Lu Liu
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.,University Course of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China
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- Molecular Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine Group, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University Course of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. .,Molecular Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine Group, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Shin NR, Ryu HW, Ko JW, Park SH, Yuk HJ, Kim HJ, Kim JC, Jeong SH, Shin IS. Artemisia argyi attenuates airway inflammation in ovalbumin-induced asthmatic animals. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 209:108-115. [PMID: 28735728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Artemisia argyi is a traditional herbal medicine in Korea and commonly called as mugwort. It is traditionally used as food source and tea to control abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, uterine hemorrhage, and inflammation. AIM OF THE STUDY We investigated the effects of A. argyi (TOTAL) and dehydromatricarin A (DA), its active component on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animals were sensitized on day 0 and 14 by intraperitoneal injection of OVA with aluminum hydroxide. On day 21, 22 and 23 after the initial sensitization, the animals received an airway challenge with OVA for 1h using an ultrasonic nebulizer. TOTAL (50 and 100mg/kg) or DA (10 and 20mg/kg) were administered to mice by oral gavage once daily from day 18-23. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) was measured 24h after final OVA challenge. RESULT TOTAL and DA treated animals reduced inflammatory cell counts, cytokines and AHR in asthmatic animals, which was accompanied with inflammatory cell accumulation and mucus hypersecretion. Furthermore, TOTAL and DA significantly declined Erk phosphorylation and the expression of MMP-9 in asthmatic animals. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we indicate that Total and DA suppress allergic inflammatory responses caused by OVA challenge. It was considered that A. argyi has a potential for treating allergic asthma.
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- Na-Rae Shin
- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience&Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Chungju-si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience&Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Chungju-si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Namhae Garlic Research Institute, Namhae-gun, Kyungnam 668-812, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 project team), Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Hong MJ, Kim J. Determination of the Absolute Configuration of Khellactone Esters from Peucedanum japonicum Roots. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:1354-1360. [PMID: 28402633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sixteen new angular dihydropyranocoumarins (1-16) and 24 known compounds were isolated from the roots of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. The absolute configuration of diacylkhellactone was established by partial hydrolysis, the Mosher method, and X-ray crystallography. In addition, ECD spectroscopy was used to assign the absolute configurations of several of the angular dihydropyranocoumarins. Enantiomers were detected by RP-HPLC using MTPA esters while acyl migration of the substituents was observed in cis-monoacylkhellactones.
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- Min Jee Hong
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Yang W, Li Y, Kang C, Zhao H, Xiang L, Li C, Wang Q. Sodiation-based in-source collision for profiling of pyranocoumarins in Radix Peucedani (Qianhu): utility of sodium adducts' stability with in-source collision. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2017; 52:152-164. [PMID: 28102926 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Full scan mode of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry equipped with an electrospray ionization source offers a chance on global detection of complicated components; however, the scan mode carries significant challenges in rapidly capturing information of analysts. Sodiation-based in-source collision was proposed here, as a technique for rapid detecting untargeted analytes in full scan analysis, which was based on the stability of sodium adducts and the nonselectivity of in-source collision. Then the technique was applied to profile of angular-type pyranocoumarins (APs) in Radix Peucedani, with full scan analysis performed at two specific in-source collision energy: a high energy 50 V that is tolerated by the sodium adducts of APs, and a low energy 10 V, at which abundant adducts were offered. The spectra list of two average mass spectra was exported, and stable ions were selected based on the intensity ratio of standards at the two collision energy. Then 27 plausible [M + Na]+ m/z values of APs were acquired after filtering the fragment ion and isotope ions and validating with [M + NH4 ]+ . Eighty-two APs finally were tentatively identified based on their accurate spectral data of MSn , fragmentation rules, and elution order regardless of their absolute configuration, which included 25 reported APs from Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn. The technique provided a novel application of sodium adduct in qualitative analysis. And it was valuable for rapidly capturing information of analytes in full scan analysis, not only for APs but also for other compounds that could form sodium adducts. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- W Yang
- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Ave, Beijing, 100700, China
- Laboratory for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, 361 East Zhongshan Road, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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Lee AR, Chun JM, Lee AY, Kim HS, Gu GJ, Kwon BI. Reduced allergic lung inflammation by root extracts from two species of Peucedanum through inhibition of Th2 cell activation. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 196:75-83. [PMID: 27965051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVIDENCE Peucedani Radix (PR), the root of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (PPD) or Peucedanum decursivum (Miq.) Maxim. (PDM), has long been used in Korea to eliminate sputum, relieve cough, and reduce bronchus contraction. Furthermore, these therapeutic strategies are recognized as general and effective methods in western medicine as well as traditional Korean medicine. AIM OF THE STUDY To determine and compare the anti-inflammatory effects of PPD extracts (PPDE) and PDM extracts (PDME) on allergic lung inflammation, using in vivo OVA-induced airway inflammation in mice and in vitro primary cell culture systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were placed into four groups (n=4 per group): saline control, OVA-induced allergic lung inflammation with vehicle, or PPDE (200mg/kg) or PDME (200mg/kg) treatment. PR extracts (PRE) were administered from 1 week before 1st OVA sensitization to the day before sacrifice. Mice were sacrificed 18h after last OVA intra-nasal challenge followed by histological and biochemical analyses. RESULTS Inflammatory phenotypes were alleviated with oral administration of PRE. PRE treatment decreased mucus production in airway epithelium, inflammatory cell number, eosinophilia, type 2 cytokines, and histamine in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Mice with PRE administration showed diminished activated CD4 T cell (CD4+CD25+ cell) and GATA-3 level in the lung. In addition, PRE treatment reduced Th2 cell activation in vitro, using Th2 polarization system. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that the anti-inflammatory effects of PRE arise from reduced Th2 cell activation and validate the clinical use of PR in traditional Korean medicine.
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- A-Reum Lee
- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.
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Choi RY, Nam SJ, Ham JR, Lee HI, Yee ST, Kang KY, Seo KI, Lee JH, Kim MJ, Lee MK. Anti-adipogenic and anti-diabetic effects of cis-3',4'-diisovalerylkhellactone isolated from Peucedanum japonicum Thunb leaves in vitro. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:4655-4660. [PMID: 27575482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Peucedanum japonicum Thunb is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Umbelliferae. This study evaluated the anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects of cis-3',4'-diisovalerylkhellactone (cDIVK) isolated from Peucedanum japonicum Thunb leaves. cDIVK (30 and 50μM) effectively inhibited adipocyte differentiation and fat accumulation, whereas it stimulated glucose uptake compared with the control in 3T3-L1 cells. cDIVK significantly increased AMPK activation and suppressed protein and mRNA expression of major adipogenic transcriptional factors such as C/EBPα, PPARγ and SREBP-1c in 3T3-L1 cells. In addition, cDIVK had potential α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. These results indicated that cDIVK may act as a natural dual therapeutic agent for diabetes and obesity.
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- Ra-Yeong Choi
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; Suncheon Research Center for Natural Medicines, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Mokpo Marin Food-Industry Research Center, Mokpo 58621, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea; Suncheon Research Center for Natural Medicines, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bakery & Barista, Suseong College, Daegu 42078, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922, Republic of Korea; Suncheon Research Center for Natural Medicines, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea.
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El-Kady MM, Girgis ZI, Abd El-Rasheed EA, Shaker O, Attallah MI, Soliman AA. Role of selective blocking of bradykinin receptor subtypes in attenuating allergic airway inflammation in guinea pigs. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 788:152-159. [PMID: 27321873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present study was designed to evaluate the potential role of bradykinin antagonists (R-715; bradykinin B1 receptor antagonist and icatibant; bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist) in treatment of allergic airway inflammation in comparison to dexamethasone and montelukast. R-715 as dexamethasone significantly decreased peribronchial leukocyte infiltration, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) albumin and interleukin 1β as well as serum OVA-specific IgE level. Also, R-715 like montelukast significantly decreased BALF cell count (total and eosinophils). Icatibant showed negative results. The current findings suggest that selective bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists may have the therapeutic potential for the treatment of allergic airway inflammation.
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- Mohamed M El-Kady
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 11559, Egypt.
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Lee J, Lee YJ, Kim J, Bang OS. Pyranocoumarins from Root Extracts of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn with Multidrug Resistance Reversal and Anti-Inflammatory Activities. Molecules 2015; 20:20967-78. [PMID: 26610461 PMCID: PMC6332054 DOI: 10.3390/molecules201219738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In the search for novel herbal-based anticancer agents, we isolated a new angular-type pyranocoumarin, (+)-cis-(3′S,4′S)-3′-angeloyl-4′-tigloylkhellactone (1) along with 12 pyranocoumarins (2–13), two furanocoumarins (14, 15), and a polyacetylene (16) were isolated from the roots of Peucedanum praeruptorum using chromatographic separation methods. The structures of the compounds were determined using spectroscopic analysis with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-resolution-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). The multidrug-resistance (MDR) reversal and anti-inflammatory effects of all the isolated compounds were evaluated in human sarcoma MES-SA/Dx5 and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Among the 16 tested compounds, two (2 and 16) downregulated nitric oxide (NO) production and five (1, 7, 8, 11, and 13) inhibited the efflux of drugs by MDR protein, indicating the reversal of MDR. Therefore, these compounds may be potential candidates for the development of effective agents against MDR forms of cancer.
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- Jun Lee
- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
- Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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Li J, Zhang F, Li J. The Immunoregulatory Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Treatment of Asthma or Asthmatic Inflammation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2015; 43:1059-81. [PMID: 26364661 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x15500615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic respiratory symptoms with variable airflow limitation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and causes high economic burden. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long-lasting history of using herbal medicine in the treatment of various respiratory diseases including asthma. In the last several decades, an increasing number of herbs have been shown to be effective in the treatment of asthma in clinical trials or asthmatic inflammation in animal models. Literature about the effects of TCM on the immune system were searched in electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus from 2000 to 2014. 'TCM' and 'asthma' were used as keywords for the searches. Over 400 literatures were searched and the literatures about the immune system were selected and reviewed. We only reviewed literatures published in English. Accumulating evidence suggests that TCM can directly inhibit the activation and migration of inflammatory cells, regulate the balance of Th1/Th2 responses, and suppress allergic hyperreactivity through inducing regulatory T cells or attenuating the function of dendritic cells (DCs). These studies provided useful information to facilitate the use of TCM to treat asthma. This review was conducted to classify the findings based on their possible mechanisms of action reported.
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- Jinyu Li
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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Xiong Y, Wang J, Yu H, Zhang X, Miao C. Anti-asthma potential of crocin and its effect on MAPK signaling pathway in a murine model of allergic airway disease. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2015; 37:236-43. [PMID: 25753844 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2015.1021356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONTEXT Crocin, a diterpenoid glucoside, has multitudinous activities such as anti-inflammation, anti-allergy, anti-oxidation and relaxing smooth muscles. OBJECTIVE In this study, the potential of crocin as an anti-asthma agent was investigated in a murine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged by ovalbumin (OVA) to induce allergic airway inflammation, with crocin administered one hour before every OVA challenge. Airway hyper-reactivity was evaluated by lung function analysis systems. Leukocyte counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were measured by a hemocytometer and Diff-Quick-stained smears. Lung tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Congo red and methylene blue for histopathological inspection. Inflammatory mediators in serum, BALF and lung were measured by ELISA or RT-PCR. Effects of crocin on MAPK signaling pathways were investigated by western blot analysis. RESULTS Crocin significantly suppressed airway inflammation and hyper-reactivity, reduced levels of BALF interleukin (IL-4), IL-5, IL-13 and tryptase, lung eosinophil peroxidase and serum OVA-specific IgE, and inhibited the expression of lung eotaxin, p-ERK, p-JNK and p-p38 in the OVA-challenged mice. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated that the suppression of crocin on airway inflammation and hyper-reactivity in a murine model, thus crocin might have a great potential to be a candidate for the treatment of asthma.
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- Youyi Xiong
- College of Food and Drug, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang, Anhui , China and
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Sarkhail P. Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the genus Peucedanum: a review. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 156:235-70. [PMID: 25193684 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The genus Peucedanum (Apiaceae) comprising more than 120 species is widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa. The ethnopharmacologial history of this genus indicated that some extracts of aerial and underground parts of several Peucedanum species have been used in folk medicine for treatment of various conditions, such as cough, cramps, pain, rheumatism, asthma and angina. This review focuses on ethnopharmacological uses of Peucedanum species, as well as the phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological studies on this genus. Through this review, I intend to highlight the known and potential effects of the Peucedanum species or their isolated compounds and show which traditional medicine uses have been supported by pharmacological investigations. METHODS Information on the Peucedanum species was collected from scientific journals, books, thesis and reports via a library and electronic search (using Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect). This review covers the available literature from 1970 to the end of September 2013. RESULTS Although, there are about 120 species in this genus, so far many species have received no or little attention and most of pharmacological studies were performed on just about 20 species. Many phytochemical investigations on this genus confirmed that Peucedanum species are rich in essential oils and coumarins. The present review article shows that Peucedanum species have a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities and the most reported activities of Peucedanum plants come back to the presence of coumarins, flavonoids, phenolics and essential oils. CONCLUSIONS The present review confirms that some Peucedanum species have emerged as a good source of the traditional medicine for treatment of inflammation, microbial infections, cardiopulmonary diseases and provides new insights for further investigations on isolated compounds, especially on praeruptorins, to find novel therapeutics and aid drug discovery. However, for using Peucedanum species to prevent and treat various diseases, additional pharmacological studies to find the mechanism of action, safety and efficacy of them before starting clinical trials are required.
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- Parisa Sarkhail
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 16th Azar Street, PO Box 14155-6451, Tehran 14176, Iran.
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Role of Klotho, an antiaging protein, in pulmonary fibrosis. Arch Toxicol 2014; 89:785-95. [PMID: 24894433 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1282-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Klotho is a recently discovered antiaging protein. Although many researchers are investigating the roles of Klotho in chronic kidney diseases and cancer, however, there are no studies on the roles of Klotho in chronic pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study was to define the role of Klotho in pulmonary fibrosis using a murine model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced chronic asthma and in BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cells. In an in vivo experiment, mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of OVA (20 μg/mouse), followed 1 week later by an airway challenge with 1 % OVA solution delivered three times a week for 4 weeks. In an in vitro experiment, we investigated the effects of stimulated with interleukin (IL)-4 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on Klotho protein and VEGF and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1/Smad3 signaling in BEAS-2B cells. Klotho decreased and VEGF and TGF-β1 levels increased with increasing duration of OVA challenge. Similar findings were found for the expression of these proteins in lung tissue. The collagen content in lung tissue increased with repeated OVA challenge. In the in vitro experiment, Klotho expression decreased and VEGF and TGF-β1/Smad3 expression increased after IL-4 (50 ng/mL) and TNF-α (50 ng/mL) stimulation. Pretreatment with 25, 50, and 100 ng/mL of Klotho protein significantly attenuated the increases in VEGF and TGF-β1/Smad3 expression levels after IL-4 and TNF-α treatment, and reduced α-smooth muscle actin expression in concentration-dependent manner. Klotho protein inhibited the fibrotic response by suppressing VEGF and TGF-β1/Smad3 expression. These results suggest that Klotho protein may be crucial to inhibiting fibrosis associated with chronic airway diseases.
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1H nuclear magnetic resonance based-metabolomic characterization of Peucedani Radix and simultaneous determination of praeruptorin A and praeruptorin B. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 93:86-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Medina ME, Galano A, Alvarez-Idaboy JR. Theoretical study on the peroxyl radicals scavenging activity of esculetin and its regeneration in aqueous solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:1197-207. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53889c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biological activities and pharmacokinetics of praeruptorins from Peucedanum species: a systematic review. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:343808. [PMID: 24371820 PMCID: PMC3858972 DOI: 10.1155/2013/343808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Praeruptorins belonging to the angular-type pyranocoumarins are bioactive constituents that have been isolated from some Peucedanum species such as P. praeruptorum, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of cold, cough, upper respiratory infections, and so forth. Many reports have demonstrated that the beneficial pharmacological effects of P. praeruptorum root on cardiovascular, pulmonary, immune, and nervous system diseases were attributed to the presence of praeruptorins. The aim of this review is to explain the recent efforts of scientists in pharmacological screening of natural and synthetic praeruptorin derivatives, studying the mechanisms of some praeruptorins action, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and relevant structure-activity relationships. Based on reported data about the pharmacological properties of praeruptorins and semisynthetic derivatives of them, it is hopeful that in the near future more studies focus on the discovery of the new application and therapeutic uses of these bioactive compounds and understanding the specific mechanisms of them. The present discusses the reports on molecular and biological activities of praeruptorins of the genus Peucedanum, from 1976 onwards.
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Song Y, Jing W, Yang F, Shi Z, Yao M, Yan R, Wang Y. Simultaneously enantiospecific determination of (+)-trans-khellactone, (+/-)-praeruptorin A, (+/-)-praeruptorin B, (+)-praeruptorin E, and their metabolites, (+/-)-cis-khellactone, in rat plasma using online solid phase extraction-chiral LC-MS/MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 88:269-77. [PMID: 24095802 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Many chiral drugs are used as the racemic mixtures in clinical practice. The occurrence of enantioselectively pharmacological activities calls for the development of enantiospecific analytical approaches during pharmacokinetic studies of enantiomers. Sample preparation plays a key role during quantitative analysis of biological samples. In current study, a rapid and reliable online solid phase extraction-chiral high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (online SPE-chiral LC-MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneously enantiospecific quantitation of (+)-trans-khellactone (dTK), (+/-)-cis-khellactone (d/lCK), (+/-)-praeruptorin A (d/lPA), (+/-)-praeruptorin B (d/lPB) and (+)-praeruptorin E (dPE), the main active angular-type pyranocoumarins (APs) in Peucedani Radix (Chinese name: Qian-hu) or the major metabolites of those APs, in rat plasma. The validation assay results described here show good selectivity and enantiospecificity, extraction efficiency, accuracy and precision with quantification limits (LOQs) of 2.57, 1.28, 1.28, 1.88, 4.16, 4.16 and 4.18ngmL(-1) for dTK, lCK, dCK, dPA, dPB, lPB and dPE, respectively, while lPA was not detected in rat plasma due to the carboxylesterase(s)-mediated hydrolysis. In addition, the validated system was satisfactorily applied to characterize the pharmacokinetic properties of those components in normal and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rats following oral administration of Qian-hu extract. dCK and lCK were observed as the main herb-related compounds in plasma. Enantioselectively pharmacokinetic profiles occurred for dCK vs lCK, dPA vs lPA, and dPB vs lPB in either normal or COPD rats. The proposed whole system is expected to be a preferable analytical tool for in vivo study of chiral drugs, in particular for the characterization of enantioselectively pharmacokinetic profiles.
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- Yuelin Song
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao
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Chen HY, Lin YH, Thien PF, Chang SC, Chen YC, Lo SS, Yang SH, Chen JL. Identifying core herbal treatments for children with asthma: implication from a chinese herbal medicine database in taiwan. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2013; 2013:125943. [PMID: 24066007 PMCID: PMC3771466 DOI: 10.1155/2013/125943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Asthma is one of the most common allergic respiratory diseases around the world and places great burden on medical payment. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is commonly used for Taiwanese children to control diseases. The aim of this study is to analyze the CHM prescriptions for asthmatic children by using a nationwide clinical database. The National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) was used to perform this study. Medical records from 1997 to 2009 with diagnosis with asthma made for children aged 6 to 18 were included into the analysis. Association rule mining and social network analysis were used to analyze the prevalence of single CHM and its combinations. Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang (MXGST) was the most commonly used herbal formula (HF) (20.2% of all prescriptions), followed by Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang (13.1%) and Xing-Su-San (12.8%). Zhe Bei Mu is the most frequently used single herb (SH) (14.6%), followed by Xing Ren (10.7%). MXGST was commonly used with Zhe Bei Mu (3.5%) and other single herbs capable of dispelling phlegm. Besides, MXGST was the core formula to relieve asthma. Further studies about efficacy and drug safety are needed for the CHM commonly used for asthma based on the result of this study.
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- Hsing-Yu Chen
- Division of Chinese Internal Medicine, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 123, Dinghu Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen Hwa 1st Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Division of Chinese Internal Medicine, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 123, Dinghu Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen Hwa 1st Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, No. 152, Xin Min Road, I-Lan 26042, Taiwan
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- Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, No. 152, Xin Min Road, I-Lan 26042, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, No. 152, Xin Min Road, I-Lan 26042, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Division of Chinese Internal Medicine, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 123, Dinghu Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen Hwa 1st Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Division of Chinese Internal Medicine, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 123, Dinghu Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33378, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen Hwa 1st Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Shin IS, Lee MY, Jeon WY, Kim JC, Shin HK. Ojeok-san, a traditional Korean herbal medicine attenuates airway inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis induced by repeated ovalbumin challenge. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 149:281-7. [PMID: 23816501 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVIDENCE Ojeok-san, a traditional Korean herbal medicine, is widely used in China, Japan and Korea for treatment of the common cold, pain and fever. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, we investigated the protective effects of Ojeok-san aqueous extract (OJS) against pulmonary fibrosis using a chronic asthma murine model. METHODS Mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA), followed 1 weeks later by an airway challenge with OVA delivered three times a week for 4 weeks. OJS (50mg/kg or 100mg/kg) was also administered by oral gavage once a day for 4 weeks. RESULTS OJS significantly reduced interleukin (IL)-4, IL-13, eotaxin, immunoglobulin E and the number of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; in addition, it reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and mucus production in the respiratory tract. We found that OJS also attenuated the OVA-induced increase in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and Smad3 protein in lung tissue, as determined by Western analysis and immunohistochemistry. These inhibitory effects of OJS were accompanied by a reduction in pulmonary fibrosis, consistent with the histopathology of lung tissue stained with Masson's trichrome. CONCLUSION Administration of OJS reduced the airway inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis, as well as the level of T helper type 2 cytokines and VEGF and TGF-β1/Smad3 expressions in lung tissue. These results suggest that OJS might represent a useful new oral therapy for the treatment of chronic asthma.
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- In Sik Shin
- Basic Herbal Medicine Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 483 Expo-ro, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea.
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Yu PJ, Li JR, Zhu ZG, Kong HY, Jin H, Zhang JY, Tian YX, Li ZH, Wu XY, Zhang JJ, Wu SG. Praeruptorin D and E attenuate lipopolysaccharide/hydrochloric acid induced acute lung injury in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 710:39-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang Q, Kuang H, Su Y, Sun Y, Feng J, Guo R, Chan K. Naturally derived anti-inflammatory compounds from Chinese medicinal plants. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 146:9-39. [PMID: 23274744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Though inflammatory response is beneficial to body damage repair, if it is out of control, it can produce adverse effects on the body. Although purely western anti-inflammatory drugs, orthodox medicines, can control inflammation occurrence and development, it is not enough. The clinical efficacy of anti-inflammation therapies is unsatisfactory, thus the search for new anti-inflammation continues. Chinese Material Medica (CMM) remains a promising source of new therapeutic agents. CMM and herbal formulae from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), unorthodox medicines, play an improtant anti-inflammatory role in multi-targets, multi-levels, and multi-ways in treating inflammation diseases in a long history in China, based on their multi-active ingredient characteristics. Due to these reasons, recently, CMM has been commercialized as an anti-inflammation agent which has become increasingly popular in the world health drug markets. Major research contributions in ethnopharmacology have generated vast amount of data associated with CMM in anti-inflammtion aspect. Therefore, a systematic introduction of CMM anti-inflammatory research progress is of great importance and necessity. AIM OF THE STUDY This paper strives to describe the progress of CMM in the treatment of inflammatory diseases from different aspects, and provide the essential theoretical support and scientific evidence for the further development and utilization of CMM resources as a potential anti-inflammation drug through a variety of databases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Literature survey was performed via electronic search (SciFinder®, Pubmed®, Google Scholar and Web of Science) on papers and patents and by systematic research in ethnopharmacological literature at various university libraries. RESULTS This review mainly introduced the current research on the anti-inflammatory active ingredient, anti-inflammatory effects of CMM, their mechanism, anti-inflammatory drug development of CMM, and toxicological information. CONCLUSION CMM is used clinically to treat inflammation symptoms in TCM, and its effect is mediated by multiple targets through multiple active ingredients. Although scholars around the world have made studies on the anti-inflammatory studies of CMM from different pathways and aspects and have made substantial progress, further studies are warranted to delineate the inflammation actions in more cogency models, establish the toxicological profiles and quality standards, assess the potentials of CMM in clinical applications, and make more convenient preparations easy to administrate for patients. Development of the clinically anti-inflammatory drugs are also warranted.
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- Qiuhong Wang
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Pharmacology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Application of UPLC-Quadrupole-TOF-MS Coupled with Recycling Preparative HPLC in Isolation and Preparation of Coumarin Isomers with Similar Polarity from Peucedanum praeruptorum. Chromatographia 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-012-2368-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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