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Peng D, Wang A, Shi W, Lin L. Pentacyclic triterpenes, potential novel therapeutic approaches for cardiovascular diseases. Arch Pharm Res 2024:10.1007/s12272-024-01510-4. [PMID: 39048758 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-024-01510-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) involve dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels and have become major health concerns worldwide. Multiple mechanisms may be involved in the occurrence and development of CVDs. Although therapies for CVDs are constantly being developed and applied, the incidence and mortality of CVDs remain high. The roles of natural compounds in CVD treatment are being explored, providing new approaches for the treatment of CVD. Pentacyclic triterpenes are natural compounds with a basic nucleus of 30 carbon atoms, and they have been widely studied for their potential applications in the treatment of CVDs, to which various pharmacological activities contribute, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor effects. This review introduces the roles of triterpenoids in the prevention and treatment of CVDs, summarizes their potential underlying mechanisms, and provides a comprehensive overview of the therapeutic potential of triterpenoids in the management of CVDs.
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- Dewei Peng
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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Sung DB, Lee JS. Natural-product-based fluorescent probes: recent advances and applications. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:412-432. [PMID: 36970151 PMCID: PMC10034199 DOI: 10.1039/d2md00376g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Fluorescent probes are attractive tools for biology, drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and environmental analysis. In bioimaging, these easy-to-operate and inexpensive probes can be used to detect biological substances, obtain detailed cell images, track in vivo biochemical reactions, and monitor disease biomarkers without damaging biological samples. Over the last few decades, natural products have attracted extensive research interest owing to their great potential as recognition units for state-of-the-art fluorescent probes. This review describes representative natural-product-based fluorescent probes and recent discoveries, with a particular focus on fluorescent bioimaging and biochemical studies.
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- Dan-Bi Sung
- Marine Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Busan Republic of Korea
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- Marine Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Busan Republic of Korea
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology Daejeon Republic of Korea
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Cinnamic Acid Derivatives as Cardioprotective Agents against Oxidative and Structural Damage Induced by Doxorubicin. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126217. [PMID: 34207549 PMCID: PMC8227863 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely used anticancer drug. However, its clinical use is severely limited due to drug-induced cumulative cardiotoxicity, which leads to progressive cardiomyocyte dysfunction and heart failure. Enormous efforts have been made to identify potential strategies to alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity; however, to date, no universal and highly effective therapy has been introduced. Here we reported that cinnamic acid (CA) derivatives exert a multitarget protective effect against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. The experiments were performed on rat cardiomyocytes (H9c2) and human induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) as a well-established model for cardiac toxicity assessment. CA derivatives protected cardiomyocytes by ameliorating DOX-induced oxidative stress and viability reduction. Our data indicated that they attenuated the chemotherapeutic’s toxicity by downregulating levels of caspase-3 and -7. Pre-incubation of cardiomyocytes with CA derivatives prevented DOX-induced motility inhibition in a wound-healing assay and limited cytoskeleton rearrangement. Detailed safety analyses—including hepatotoxicity, mutagenic potential, and interaction with the hERG channel—were performed for the most promising compounds. We concluded that CA derivatives show a multidirectional protective effect against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. The results should encourage further research to elucidate the exact molecular mechanism of the compounds’ activity. The lead structure of the analyzed CA derivatives may serve as a starting point for the development of novel therapeutics to support patients undergoing DOX therapy.
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Wu XL, Liu L, Wang QC, Wang HF, Zhao XR, Lin XB, Lv WJ, Niu YB, Lu TL, Mei QB. Antitumor Activity and Mechanism Study of Riluzole and Its Derivatives. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH : IJPR 2021; 19:217-230. [PMID: 33680024 PMCID: PMC7757987 DOI: 10.22037/ijpr.2020.1101149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To explore novel antitumor agents with high efficiency and low toxicity, riluzole alkyl derivatives (4a-4i) were synthesized. Their anti-proliferative activities against HeLa, HepG2, SP2/0, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines were assessed by the CCK-8 assay and compared with human normal liver (LO2) cells. Most of them showed potent cytotoxic effects against four human tumor cell lines and low toxic to LO2 cells. In particular, 2-(N-ethylamine)-6-trifluoromethoxy- benzothiazole (4a) showed a IC50 value of 7.76 μmol/L in HeLa cells and was found to be nontoxic to LO2 cells up to 65 μmol/L. Furthermore, flow cytometry indicated that 4a could induce remarkable early apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in HeLa cells. It also impaired the migration ability of HeLa cells in wound healing assays. Western blot results demonstrated that 4a suppressed Bcl-2 protein expression but increased the level of Bax in HeLa cells, and elevated the Bax/Bcl-2 expression ratio. These new findings suggest that 4a exhibited beneficially anti-cervical cancer effect on HeLa cells by inducing HeLa cell apoptosis.
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- Xiang-Long Wu
- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory Center of Shaanxi Province People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Laboratory Center of Shaanxi Province People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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He H, Li X, Yu H, Zhu S, He Y, Komatsu K, Guo D, Li X, Wang J, Luo H, Xu D, Zou K. Gastroprotective effect of araloside A on ethanol- and aspirin-induced gastric ulcer in mice: involvement of H +/K +-ATPase and mitochondrial-mediated signaling pathway. J Nat Med 2018; 73:339-352. [PMID: 30523551 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-018-1256-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to elucidate the gastroprotective activity and possible mechanism of involvement of araloside A (ARA) against ethanol- and aspirin-induced gastric ulcer in mice. The experimental mice were randomly divided into control, model, omeprazole (20 mg/kg, orally) and ARA (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg, orally). Gastric ulcer in mice was induced by intragastric administration of 80% ethanol (10 mL/kg) containing 15 mg/mL aspirin 4 h after drug administration on day 7. The results indicated that ARA could significantly raise gastric juice volume and acidity; ameliorate gastric mucosal blood flow, gastric binding mucus volume, ulcer index and ulcer inhibition rate; suppress H+/K+-ATPase activity, which was confirmed by computer-aided docking simulations; inhibit the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c into the cytoplasm; inhibit caspase-9 and caspase-3 activities and down-regulate mRNA expression levels; down-regulate the mRNA and protein expressions of apoptosis protease-activating factor-1 and protein expression of cleaved poly(ADP ribose) polymerase-1; and up-regulate Bcl-2 mRNA and protein expressions and down-regulate Bax mRNA and protein expressions, thus elevating the Bcl-2/Bax ratio in a dose-dependent manner. Histopathological observations further provided supportive evidence for the aforementioned results. The results demonstrated that ARA exerted beneficial gastroprotective effects on alcohol- and aspirin-induced gastric ulcer in mice, which was related to suppressing H+/K+-ATPase activity as well as pro-apoptotic protein expression, and promoting anti-apoptotic protein expression, thus alleviating gastric mucosal injury and cell death.
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- Haibo He
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Resources, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Resources, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation and New Drug Research, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shiji Road, Xianyang, 712046, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Seventh People's Hospital of Wenzhou, 552 Shanxi East Road, Wenzhou, 325005, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, 8 University Avenue, Yichang, 443002, China
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Xiao R, Xiang AL, Pang HB, Liu KQ. Hyperoside protects against hypoxia/reoxygenation induced injury in cardiomyocytes by suppressing the Bnip3 expression. Gene 2017; 629:86-91. [PMID: 28754633 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIMS Role of hyperoside in protecting cardiomyocytes from ischemia/reperfusion induced injury has been proved. However, possible protecting mechanisms remain unclear. To fix the problem, an essential pro-apoptotic protein Bnip3 was studied in our experiments. METHODS AND RESULTS Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were used and submitted to hypoxia for 8h followed by reoxygenation for 2h to simulate the ischemia/reperfusion injury. Hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R) induced damage to cardiomyocytes and the protective effect of hyperoside were examined by means of MTT assay. H/R-induced apoptosis was assessed by Terminal-deoxynucleoitidyl Transferase Mediated Nick End Labeling(TUNEL) and DNA Ladder assay. mRNA expression of Bnip3 was determined by use of quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay. Protein levels of Bnip3, Bax, Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3 were examined using western-blot assay. Our results showed that H/R caused great damage to cardiomyocytes, upregulated the protein expressions of Bnip3, Bax, cleaved caspase3, and decreased the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein of Bcl-2. Whereas, compared with the H/R group, a decrease in activities of Bnip3, Bax, cleaved caspase3, and a promoting expression of Bcl-2 were detected in the H/R goup pretreated with hyperoside. CONCLUSION It was concluded in our study that H/R-induced apoptotic effect in cardiomyocytes could be attenuated by hyperoside, and the protective role of hyperoside, if not completely, could be partly through the suppression of the pro-apoptotic gene Bnip3.
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- Rui Xiao
- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, 430015, PR China; Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193, PR China
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- City College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430083, PR China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193, PR China
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Bai C, Yang X, Zou K, He H, Wang J, Qin H, Yu X, Liu C, Zheng J, Cheng F, Chen J. Anti-proliferative effect of RCE-4 from Reineckia carnea on human cervical cancer HeLa cells by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and NF-κB activation. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2016; 389:573-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-016-1217-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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