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Li C, Ma Y, Zhi X, Peng G. Optimization of ultrasonic assisted membrane strategy for saponins from Gynostemma Pentaphyllum with response surface methodology. Food Sci Biotechnol 2023; 32:319-328. [PMID: 36778093 PMCID: PMC9905334 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-022-01196-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum saponin has a variety of biological properties. Classic separation methods of saponin, such as resin absorption and preparative chromatography are limited by environmental pollution and high cost. In the study, ultrasonic assisted membrane separation was firstly used to purify saponin from Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Total proteins, polysaccharides, saponin, gypenoside A and rutin were selected as indexes to optimize the pretreatment and purification parameters by response surface methodology. The fitted models were significant (p < 0.05) and the optimal conditions were: (1) removing protein and polysaccharides by MWCO 10,000 Da, ultrasonic power 400 W and pH 7.8; (2) separation flavonoids from saponin by MWCO 1000 Da, ultrasonic power 300 W and pH 7.9. The difficulty in separating saponin from flavonoids was solved by releasing flavonoids from micelles with ultrasonic assisted membrane method. The saponin content in Gynostemma pentaphyllum extracts reached 82.81%, which was more than four times of that obtained with resin adsorption method. The protective effect of saponins on SH-SY5Y cells injury induced by H2O2 was better than that of Gynostemma pentaphyllum extracts. The study suggested that ultrasonic assisted membrane method would be widely applied in the preparation of food materials.
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- Cunyu Li
- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centers of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Centers of Classical Prescription, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Taizhou City, Taizhou, 225300 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centers of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centers of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, 210023 People’s Republic of China
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Tan H, Zhang M, Xu L, Zhang X, Zhao Y. Gypensapogenin H suppresses tumor growth and cell migration in triple-negative breast cancer by regulating PI3K/AKT/NF-κB/MMP-9 signaling pathway. Bioorg Chem 2022; 126:105913. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Zhang Y, Shi G, Luo Z, Wang J, Wu S, Zhang X, Zhao Y. Activity Components from Gynostemma pentaphyllum for Preventing Hepatic Fibrosis and of Its Molecular Targets by Network Pharmacology Approach. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26103006. [PMID: 34070150 PMCID: PMC8158484 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26103006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Hepatic fibrosis would develop into cirrhosis or cancer without treating. Hence, it is necessary to study the mechanism and prevention methods for hepatic fibrosis. Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a traditional medicinal material with a high medicinal and health value. In this study, nineteen compounds obtained from G. pentaphyllum were qualitative and quantitative by HPLC-FT-ICR MS and HPLC-UV, respectively. Among them, the total content of 19 gypenosides accurately quantified reaches 72.21 mg/g and their anti-proliferation against t-HSC/Cl-6 cells indicated compound 19 performed better activity (IC50: 28.1 ± 2.0 μM) than the other compounds. Further network pharmacology study demonstrated that compound 19 mainly plays an anti-fibrosis role by regulating the EGFR signaling pathway, and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. Overall, the verification result indicated that compound 19 appeared to be nontoxic to LO2, was able to modulate the PI3K/Akt signal, led to subG1 cells cycle arrest and the activation of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis of t-HSC/Cl-6 cells for anti-hepatic fibrosis.
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- Yumeng Zhang
- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); Tel.: +86-24-4352-0303 (X.Z.); +86-24-4352-0309 (Y.Z.); Fax: +86-24-4352-0300 (X.Z. & Y.Z.)
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.Z.); (G.S.); (Z.L.); (J.W.); (S.W.)
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Y.Z.); Tel.: +86-24-4352-0303 (X.Z.); +86-24-4352-0309 (Y.Z.); Fax: +86-24-4352-0300 (X.Z. & Y.Z.)
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Bandyopadhyay A, Garai S, Banerjee PP, Bhattacharya S, Chattopadhyay A. Bacopasaponins with cytotoxic activity against human breast cancer cells in vitro. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:2497-2505. [PMID: 33837902 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06284-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Globally, breast cancer is a serious concern that exhibits a persistent rise in its incidence and related mortality even after significant advancement in the field of cancer research. To find an alternative cure for the disease from natural resources we selected Bacopa monniera, a perennial ethnomedicinal plant popularly used for boosting memory and mental health. We isolated four different types of dammarane saponins, namely bacopasaponins C-F (1-4) from the plant and evaluated their toxic effects on two different types of human breast cancer cell lines-a hormone-responsive MCF7 and a triple-negative MDA-MB-231. Interestingly, MTT assay revealed a dose-dependent toxic effect of all four types of bacopasaponins on both of these cell lines, 4 being the most effective with 48 h-inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 32.44 and 30 µM in MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 respectively. Further, 4 caused significant alterations in normal cytomorphology and induction of apoptosis in both of these cell lines after 48 h of treatment. No caspase-8 activity was detected in these cell lines when exposed to 4 for 2, 24, and 48 h; instead, Western blotting analysis confirmed involvement of either caspase-9 (MCF7) or both caspase-9 and caspase-3 (MDA-MB-231) in the process of apoptosis indicating the occurrence of intrinsic mode. Additionally, at comparable effective doses to cancer, bacopasaponins showed much less toxicity in normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes (≥ 85% cell survival). Overall, the findings project bacopasaponin F, a natural constituent of Bacopa monniera, as an efficient and safer alternative for breast cancer therapeutics.
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India.
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Monárrez-Cordero BE, Rodríguez-González CA, Valencia-Gómez LE, Hernández-Paz JF, Martel-Estrada SA, Camacho-Montes H, Olivas-Armendáriz I. The effect of Allium cepa extract on the chitosan/PLGA scaffolds bioactivity. J Appl Biomater Funct Mater 2021; 19:2280800021989701. [PMID: 33757368 DOI: 10.1177/2280800021989701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Allium cepa extracts (AC) allow the fabrication of a biomaterial that, together with chitosan and PLGA, could be osteoconductive and promote a better and faster regeneration of bone tissue, with biocompatibility and biomineralization properties. In this work, scaffolds were developed by the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique. An in vitro bioactivity analysis was performed using simulated body fluid (SBF). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy were used for the scaffolds characterization. The results showed a structure with a pore size distribution between 50 and 100 μm, which allowed the uniform formation of biological apatite crystals on the surface of the scaffolds. The chitosan/policaprolactone/Allium cepa scaffold (ChPAC) showed the most promising results with a ratio of P/Ca between 1.6 and 1.7, a value very close to that of hydroxyapatite.
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Juárez, Chihuahua, México
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Juárez, Chihuahua, México
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Nguyen NH, Ha TKQ, Yang JL, Pham HTT, Oh WK. Triterpenoids from the genus Gynostemma: Chemistry and pharmacological activities. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 268:113574. [PMID: 33186700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE G. pentaphyllum, also known as Jiao-Gu-Lan, has been used traditionally as folk remedies for many diseases, including diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases in China and some countries in East and Southeast Asia. It is considered as an "immortality herb" in Guizhou Province, because it was consumed regularly by the elderly native inhabitants. Other species of the same genus Gynostemma such as G. longipes and G. laxum have been used as alternatives to G. pentaphyllum in ethno-medicine in Vietnam and other Asian countries. AIM OF THE REVIEW The review aims to summarize up-to-date study results on Gynostemma species, including traditional usage, phytochemical profile, pharmacological activities, and toxicological studies, in order to suggest future research orientation and therapeutic applications on acute and chronic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relevant literature on the genus Gynostemma was gathered from secondary databases (Web of Science and PubMed), books, and official websites. The latest literature cited in this review was published in February 2020. RESULTS The genus Gynostemma has been widely used in traditional medicine, mainly for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and hepatosteatosis. To date, 328 dammarane-type saponins were isolated and structurally elucidated from Gynostemma species. Crude extracts, saponin-rich fractions (gypenosides), and pure compounds were reported to show a wide range of pharmacological activities in both in vitro and in vivo experiments. The most notable pharmacological effects were anti-cancer, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, and anti-inflammatory activities. Toxicological studies were conducted only on G. pentaphyllum, showing that the plant extracts were relatively safe in both acute and long-term toxicity experiments at the given dosage while no toxicological studies were reported for the other species. CONCLUSIONS The review summarizes current studies on traditional uses, phytochemistry, biological properties, and toxicology of medicinal Gynostemma species. Till now, the majority of publications still focused only on G. pentaphyllum. However, the promising preliminary data of other Gynostemma species indicated the research potential of this genus, both in phytochemical and pharmacological aspects. Furthermore, clinical data are required to evaluate the efficacy and undesired effects of crude extracts, standard saponin fractions, and pure compounds prepared from Gynostemma medicinal plants.
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- Ngoc-Hieu Nguyen
- Faculty of Pharmacy, PHENIKAA University, Hanoi, 12116, Viet Nam; PHENIKAA Research and Technology Institute (PRATI), A&A Green Phoenix Group JSC, No. 167 Hoang Ngan, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 11313, Viet Nam
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- College of Natural Sciences, Cantho University, Campus II, Cantho City, Viet Nam
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources of CAS and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Department of Botany, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
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- Korea Bioactive Natural Material Bank, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Wang X, Li D, Guo X, Zhang Q, Liao X, Cao Z, Liu L, Yang P. ComMS nDB-An Automatable Strategy to Identify Compounds from MS Data Sets (Identification of Gypenosides as an Example). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:11368-11388. [PMID: 32945671 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino is a popular functional food and is also used as an important medicinal plant in China. Gypenoside, the main active constituent in G. pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino, belongs to dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins. Due to its high molecular weight and high polarity, it is difficult to obtain complete compound information for gypenoside extracts via mass spectrometry experiments. In this study, an automated targeted data postprocessing strategy called Compound MSn Database (ComMSnDB) was designed and established to elucidate compounds in gypenoside extracts based on ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS). As a result, 18 types of and 199 main saponin constituents, including 47 potential novel compounds, were tentatively identified from different habitats. At the same time, 15 gypenoside standard compounds were used to verify the feasibility of the ComMSnDB strategy. These results demonstrated that ComMSnDB offers practical value for quick, automated, and effective compound identification.
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- Xin Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
- Center for Pharmacological Evaluation and Research of SIPI, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai 200082, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
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- Center for Pharmacological Evaluation and Research of SIPI, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai 200082, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200135, P. R. China
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Xing SF, Lin M, Wang YR, Chang T, Cui WY, Piao XL. Novel dammarane-type saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum and their neuroprotective effect. Nat Prod Res 2020; 34:651-658. [PMID: 30320511 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1495638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Three novel dammarane-type saponins, 2α,3β,12β,20(S),24(S)-pentahydroxydammar-25-ene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1, namely gypenoside J1), 2α,3β,12β,20(S),25-pentahydroxydammar-23-ene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2, namely gypenoside J2) and 2α,3β,12β,20(S)-tetrahydroxydammar-25-en-24-one-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3, namely gypenoside J3) along with one known gypenoside (gypenoside LVII) were isolated from the aerial parts of G. pentaphyllum using various chromatographic methods. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of IR, 1D- (1H and 13C), 2D-NMR spectroscopy (HSQC, HMBC and COSY), and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Their activity was tested using CCK-8 assay. These four compounds showed little anti-cancer activity with IC50 values more than 100 μM against four types of human cancer lines. The effects of them against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells were evaluated and they all showed potential neuroprotective effects with 3.64-18.16% higher cell viability than the H2O2-induced model group.
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- Shao-Fang Xing
- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (MINZU University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing P.R. China
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Fan YH, Ye R, Xu HY, Feng XH, Ma CM. Structures and In Vitro Antihepatic Fibrosis Activities of Prenylated Dihydrostilbenes and Flavonoids from Glycyrrhiza uralensis Leaves. J Food Sci 2019; 84:1224-1230. [PMID: 30990886 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis is the major plant source of licorice. This study was to identify bioactive compounds from the plant's leaves in order to make better use of its aerial part. An ethanol extract of the leaves was subjected to repeated chromatography to yield 15 compounds. The structures were determined to be three novel dihydrostilbenes, based on their various spectroscopic data-glycypytilbene A (1), glycydipytilbene (2), and glycypytilbene B (3)-and 12 known compounds, α,α'-dihydro-3,5,4'-trihydroxy-4,3'-diisopentenylstilbene (4), α,α'-dihydro-3,5,3',4'-tetrahydroxy-2,5'-diisopentenylstilbene (5), 6-prenyleriodictyol (6), 5'-prenyleriodictyol (7), 6-prenylquercetin-3-Me ether (8), 5'-prenylquercetin (9), 6-prenylquercetin (10), 6-prenylnaringenin (11), 3'-prenylnaringenin (12), sigmoidin C (13), 8-[(E)-3-hydroxymethyl-2- butenyl]-eriodictyol (14), and quercetin-3-Me ether (15). Most of these chemical constituents inhibited α-glucosidase activity, with the two prenylated quercetin derivatives (9 to 10) being the greatest active (IC50 < 4.0 µg/mL). Compounds 1, 3 to 4, 6 to 7, 9 to 12 impeded the growth of human hepatic stellate cells, with the prenylated flavonoids (6 to 7, 9 to 12) being more robust than their unprenylated counterparts. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: This study found that Glycyrrhiza uralensis leaves contain prenylated dihydrostilbenes and flavonoids with inhibiting effects on α-glucosidase and on the proliferation of human hepatic stellate cells, which should prompt the development of G. uralensis leaves for healthy products with anti-diabetic or liver fibrosis-preventing effects.
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- Yu-Hong Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock; Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock; Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock; Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock; Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock; Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, P.R. China
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Chen PY, Chang CC, Huang HC, Zhang LJ, Liaw CC, Lin YC, Nguyen NL, Vo TH, Cheng YY, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH, Kuo YH. New Dammarane-type Saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Molecules 2019; 24:E1375. [PMID: 30965662 PMCID: PMC6480664 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Six new dammarane-type saponins, gypenosides CP1-6 (16), along with 19 known compounds 7⁻25, were isolated and characterized from the aerial parts of Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Among these compounds, eight dammarane-type saponins, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15, exhibited the greatest antiproliferative effects against two human tumor cell lines (A549 and HepG2).
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- Po-Yen Chen
- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Research and Development, Starsci Biotech Co. Ltd., Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
- The Ph.D. program in Clinical Drug Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
- The Ph.D. program in Clinical Drug Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA.
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA.
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
- The Ph.D. program in Clinical Drug Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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Lundqvist LCE, Rattigan D, Ehtesham E, Demmou C, Östenson CG, Sandström C. Profiling and activity screening of Dammarane-type triterpen saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum with glucose-dependent insulin secretory activity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:627. [PMID: 30679754 PMCID: PMC6345837 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37517-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing rapidly; consequently there is great need for new and novel therapeutic options. Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP) is a traditional medicinal plant, mainly present in Southeast Asian countries, that has been reported to exert antidiabetic effects, by stimulating insulin secretion. The specific compound responsible for this effect is however as yet unidentified. Screening for discovery and identification of bioactive compounds of an herbal GP extract, was performed in isolated pancreatic islets from spontaneously diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats, a model of type 2 diabetes, and from non-diabetic control Wistar rats. From this herbal extract 27 dammarane-type saponins, including two novel compounds, were isolated and their structure was elucidated by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. One of the dammarane-type triterpenoid showed a glucose-dependent insulin secretion activity. This compound, gylongiposide I, displays unique abilities to stimulate insulin release at high glucose levels (16.7 mM), but limited effects at a low glucose concentration (3.3 mM). Further studies on this compound, also in vivo, are warranted with the aim of developing a novel anti-diabetic therapeutic with glucose-dependent insulinogenic effect.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lena C E Lundqvist
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7015, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
| | - Darren Rattigan
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
- School of Medicine, The Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland
| | - Emad Ehtesham
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7015, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, SE- 901 85, Umeå, Sweden
| | - Camila Demmou
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7015, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
| | - Corine Sandström
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7015, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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