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Qin W, Wu Y, Gao W, Wang Y. Application of molecular networking to improve the compound annotation in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis: A case study of Bupleuri radix. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2024. [PMID: 38923688 DOI: 10.1002/pca.3412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Compound annotation is always a challenging step in metabolomics studies. The molecular networking strategy has been developed recently to organize the relationship between compounds as a network based on their tandem mass (MS2) spectra similarity, which can be used to improve compound annotation in metabolomics analysis. OBJECTIVE This study used Bupleuri Radix from different geographic areas to evaluate the performance of molecular networking strategy for compound annotation in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based metabolomics. METHODOLOGY The Bupleuri Radix extract was analyzed by LC-quadrupole time-of-flight MS under MSe acquisition mode. After raw data preprocessing, the resulting dataset was used for statistical analysis, including principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The chemical makers related to the sample growth place were selected using variable importance in projection (VIP) > 2, fold change (FC) > 2, and p < 0.05. The molecular networking analysis was applied to conduct the compound annotation. RESULTS The score plots of PCA showed that the samples were classified into two clusters depending on their growth place. Then, the PLS-DA model was constructed to explore the chemical changes of the samples further. Sixteen compounds were selected as chemical makers and tentatively annotated by the feature-based molecular networking (FBMN) analysis. CONCLUSION The results showed that the molecular networking method fully exploits the MS information and is a promising tool for facilitating compound annotation in metabolomics studies. However, the software used for feature extraction influenced the results of library searching and molecular network construction, which need to be taken into account in future studies.
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- Weibo Qin
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Yi B, Zhao Y, Yan H, Li Z, Zhang P, Fang Z, Zhao Y, Yang H, Guo N. Targeted arginine metabolomics combined with metagenomics revealed the potential mechanism of Pueraria lobata extract in treating myocardial infarction. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1719:464732. [PMID: 38387153 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The extraction methods for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may have varying therapeutic effects on diseases. Currently, Pueraria lobata (PL) is mostly extracted with ethanol, but decoction, as a TCM extraction method, is not widely adopted. In this study, we present a strategy that integrates targeted metabolomics, 16 s rDNA sequencing technology and metagenomics for exploring the potential mechanism of the water extract of PL (PLE) in treating myocardial infarction (MI). Using advanced analytical techniques like ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), we comprehensively characterized PLE's chemical composition. Further, we tested its efficacy in a rat model of MI induced by ligation of the left anterior descending branch of the coronary artery (LAD). We assessed cardiac enzyme levels and conducted echocardiograms. UPLC-MS/MS was used to compare amino acid differences in serum. Furthermore, we investigated fecal samples using 16S rDNA sequencing and metagenomic sequencing to study intestinal flora diversity and function. This study demonstrated PLE's effectiveness in reducing cardiac injury in LAD-ligated rats. Amino acid metabolomics revealed significant improvements in serum levels of arginine, citrulline, proline, ornithine, creatine, creatinine, and sarcosine in MI rats, which are key compounds in the arginine metabolism pathway. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results showed that PLE significantly improved arginase (Arg), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), and creatine kinase (CK) contents in the liver tissue of MI rats. 16 s rDNA and metagenome sequencing revealed that PLE significantly improved intestinal flora imbalance in MI rats, particularly in taxa such as Tuzzerella, Desulfovibrio, Fournierella, Oscillibater, Harryflintia, and Holdemania. PLE also improved the arginine metabolic pathway in the intestinal microorganisms of MI rats. The findings indicate that PLE effectively modulates MI-induced arginine levels and restores intestinal flora balance. This study, the first to explore the mechanism of action of PLE in MI treatment considering amino acid metabolism and intestinal flora, expands our understanding of the potential of PL in MI treatment. It offers fresh insights into the mechanisms of PL, guiding further research and development of PL-based medicines.
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- Bojiao Yi
- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Liu B, Cao J, Liu L, Zeng M, Yu H, Wu H. Metabolomics-based investigation of the chemical composition changes in Mongolian medicinal plant Euphorbia pekinensis before and after processing with Chebulae Fructus. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 238:115838. [PMID: 37948776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Euphorbia pekinensis (EP), known for its diuretic properties, is clinically utilized for treating conditions such as edema and malignant tumors. However, in its raw form, Euphorbia pekinensis is toxic, and oral administration of this crude medicine can lead to gastrointestinal stimulation, resulting in abdominal pain and diarrhea. In Mongolian medicine's ethnomedicinal system, a distinctive processing method called "Chebulae Fructus processing" is employed. Chebulae Fructus is used to mitigate the toxicity of EP and alleviate its purgative effects. Nevertheless, the detoxification mechanism associated with this processing method remains unexplored. It is hypothesized that processing with Chebulae Fructus may alter the chemical composition of EP, and the residual components of Chebulae Fructus within processed Chinese medicine might exhibit pharmacological antagonistic effects, thereby achieving the purpose of processing and reducing toxicity. To investigate this further, a combination of UPLC-QTOF-MS-based metabolomics technology and multivariate statistical analysis was employed to analyze and compare the chemical composition of raw and processed EP. Differential variables contributing to group separation were identified based on specific criteria, including VIP (Variable Importance in Projection) values of ≥ 1 in PLS-DA models, p-values < 0.05, and fold changes (FC) > 1.2 or < 0.8. The resulting differentially expressed features were then identified through database matching, literature review, or manual annotation. In total, 47 components were identified from the PEP samples in both positive and negative ionization modes, primarily belonging to flavonoids, terpenoids, organic acids, glycosides, and fatty acids. Among the raw EP group and PEP S4 group, 10 differential compounds were identified. Notably, one toxic terpene and one phenylpropanoid from EP were downregulated, while two bioactive components from Chebulae Fructus were upregulated in the processed group. The possible conversion reactions of these two processing Q-markers were also elucidated. The characteristic processing with Chebulae Fructus resulted in a change in the composition of this Mongolian medicine EP. Furthermore, this study provides a scientific foundation for optimizing the processing technology of EP and offers insights into the processing of other ethnomedicines with toxic properties.
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- Bingbing Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Engineering Center of State Ministry of Education for Standardization of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; National Base of State Ministry of Education for Inheritance of Chinese Medicine Processing Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Engineering Center of State Ministry of Education for Standardization of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; National Base of State Ministry of Education for Inheritance of Chinese Medicine Processing Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; Engineering Center of State Ministry of Education for Standardization of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China; National Base of State Ministry of Education for Inheritance of Chinese Medicine Processing Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Qixia District, Xianlin Road No. 138, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Wang J, Tao C, Xu G, Ling J, Tong J, Goh BH, Xu Y, Qian L, Chen Y, Liu X, Wu Y, Xu T. A Q-marker screening strategy based on ADME studies and systems biology for Chinese herbal medicine, taking Qianghuo Shengshi decoction in treating rheumatoid arthritis as an example. Mol Omics 2023; 19:769-786. [PMID: 37498608 DOI: 10.1039/d3mo00029j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) exhibits a broad spectrum of clinical applications and demonstrates favorable therapeutic efficacy. Nonetheless, elucidating the underlying mechanism of action (MOA) of CHM in disease treatment remains a formidable task due to its inherent characteristics of multi-level, multi-linked, and multi-dimensional non-linear synergistic actions. In recent years, the concept of a Quality marker (Q-marker) proposed by Liu et al. has significantly contributed to the monitoring and evaluation of CHM products, thereby fostering the advancement of CHM research. Within this study, a Q-marker screening strategy for CHM formulas has been introduced, particularly emphasising efficacy and biological activities, integrating absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) studies, systems biology, and experimental verification. As an illustrative case, the Q-marker screening of Qianghuo Shengshi decoction (QHSSD) for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been conducted. Consequently, from a pool of 159 compounds within QHSSD, five Q-markers exhibiting significant in vitro anti-inflammatory effects have been identified. These Q-markers encompass notopterol, isoliquiritin, imperatorin, cimifugin, and glycyrrhizic acid. Furthermore, by employing an integrated analysis of network pharmacology and metabolomics, several instructive insights into pharmacological mechanisms have been gleaned. This includes the identification of key targets and pathways through which QHSSD exerts its crucial roles in the treatment of RA. Notably, the inhibitory effect of QHSSD on AKT1 and MAPK3 activation has been validated through western blot analysis, underscoring its potential to mitigate RA-related inflammatory responses. In summary, this research demonstrates the proposed strategy's feasibility and provides a practical reference model for the systematic investigation of CHM formulas.
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- Jiao Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- PET Center, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
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- Department of urology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Guo Y, Gong P, Qian Y, Liu H, Yu B, Qi J. Rapid screening and identification of superoxide dismutase activators from traditional Chinese medicines based on affinity ultrafiltration mass chromatography combined with molecular docking. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1710:464408. [PMID: 37804579 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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In the present study, a comprehensive strategy integrating affinity ultrafiltration high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UF-HPLC-Q-TOF-MS), in silico molecular docking and bioassays was established to rapidly screen natural SOD activators from traditional Chinese medicines. As illustrative case studies, Schisandra chinensis, Fructus cnidii and Radix ophiopogonis were chosen to develop and verify the strategy. The HPLC-Q-TOF-MS was used to identify the compounds in comparison with reference standards and literature data. A total of eight compounds, including four biphenyl-cyclooctene ligands from Schisandra chinensis and four coumarins from Fructus cnidii, were found to potentially increase SOD activities. No ligands were found in the extract of Radix ophiopogonis. Then, in silico molecular docking was performed to investigate the binding site and binding affinity of the candidates on SOD. Compared to the nonspecific ligands screened from the extract, the specific ligands presented stronger binding affinities. In addition, the activity and kinetic parameters of the SOD-ligand were investigated through an improved pyrogallol autoxidation method. Gomisin J and xanthotoxin showed a stronger ability to increase SOD activities. The present study indicated that combining UF-HPLC-Q-TOF-MS and in silico molecular docking offers a powerful and meaningful tool to rapidly screen SOD activators from traditional Chinese medicines.
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- Yujie Guo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, PR China.
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Liu FL, Rong Y, Zhou H, Yu T, Liu L, Cao Q, Qin Z, Qu L, Liao X, Jiang Q, Zhang N, Xu X. Cineole inhibits the biosynthesis of leukotrienes and prostaglandins to alleviate allergic rhinitis: Insights from metabolomics. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 234:115574. [PMID: 37481900 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common allergic disease characterized by nasal congestion, rhinorrhoea, and sneezing. Cineole, a monoterpenoid compound widely present in various volatile oils, has a wide range of pharmacological activities and is of interest in allergic airway diseases for its anti-inflammatory and anti-mucus production abilities. However, the protective effects of cineole in mice with allergic rhinitis and its mechanisms have not been well investigated. In this study, the protective effect of cineole against ovalbumin-induced (OVA-induced) allergic rhinitis and its molecular mechanism is investigated by metabolomic analysis based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). OVA combined with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is used to sensitize and establish the allergic rhinitis (AR) mouse model. The mice are randomly divided into groups of control, AR, cineole (30 mg/kg), and budesonide (38.83 μg/kg). The pharmacodynamic results show that cineole significantly reduces the levels of Th2-type cytokines and OVA-specific IgE (OVA-sIgE) in AR mice, improves nasal mucosal tissue damage and alleviates nasal symptoms compared to the untreated AR group. Metabolomic results show that arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism and tryptophan (Trp) metabolism are reprogrammed on the basis of 27 significantly altered metabolites. Further studies show that cineole inhibits the biosynthesis of pro-inflammatory lipid mediators leukotrienes (LTs) and prostaglandins (PGs) in mice by inhibiting the activity of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the arachidonic acid metabolic (AA metabolic) pathway. It also inhibits the production of Th2 cytokines and inflammatory cell infiltration, thereby alleviating symptoms such as nasal congestion and nasal leakage. These results reveal the action and molecular mechanism of cineole in alleviating AR and provide a theoretical basis for the clinical application of cineole in treating AR.
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- Fang-Lin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R&D and Preclinical Safety, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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Mattoli L, Gianni M, Burico M. Mass spectrometry-based metabolomic analysis as a tool for quality control of natural complex products. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:1358-1396. [PMID: 35238411 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metabolomics is an area of intriguing and growing interest. Since the late 1990s, when the first Omic applications appeared to study metabolite's pool ("metabolome"), to understand new aspects of the global regulation of cellular metabolism in biology, there have been many evolutions. Currently, there are many applications in different fields such as clinical, medical, agricultural, and food. In our opinion, it is clear that developments in metabolomics analysis have also been driven by advances in mass spectrometry (MS) technology. As natural complex products (NCPs) are increasingly used around the world as medicines, food supplements, and substance-based medical devices, their analysis using metabolomic approaches will help to bring more and more rigor to scientific studies and industrial production monitoring. This review is intended to emphasize the importance of metabolomics as a powerful tool for studying NCPs, by which significant advantages can be obtained in terms of elucidation of their composition, biological effects, and quality control. The different approaches of metabolomic analysis, the main and basic techniques of multivariate statistical analysis are also briefly illustrated, to allow an overview of the workflow associated with the metabolomic studies of NCPs. Therefore, various articles and reviews are illustrated and commented as examples of the application of MS-based metabolomics to NCPs.
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- Luisa Mattoli
- Department of Metabolomics & Analytical Sciences, Aboca SpA Società Agricola, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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- Department of Metabolomics & Analytical Sciences, Aboca SpA Società Agricola, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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- Department of Metabolomics & Analytical Sciences, Aboca SpA Società Agricola, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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Zhang ZW, Han P, Fu J, Yu H, Xu H, Hu JC, Lu JY, Yang XY, Zhang HJ, Bu MM, Jiang JD, Wang Y. Gut microbiota-based metabolites of Xiaoyao Pills (a typical Traditional Chinese medicine) ameliorate depression by inhibiting fatty acid amide hydrolase levels in brain. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 313:116555. [PMID: 37100263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) are often prepared in oral dosage forms, making TCMs interact with gut microbiota after oral administration, which could affect the therapeutic effect of TCM. Xiaoyao Pills (XYPs) are a commonly used TCM in China to treat depression. The biological underpinnings, however, are still in its infancy due to its complex chemical composition. AIM OF THE STUDY The study aims to explore XYPs' underlying antidepressant mechanism from both in vivo and in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS XYPs were composed of 8 herbs, including the root of Bupleurum chinense DC., the root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, the root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall., the sclerotia of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, the rhizome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., the leaves of Mentha haplocalyx Briq., the rhizome of Atractylis lancea var. chinensis (Bunge) Kitam., and the rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, in a ratio of 5:5:5:5:4:1:5:5. The chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rat models were established. After that, the sucrose preference test (SPT) was carried out to evaluate if the rats were depressed. After 28 days of treatment, the forced swimming test and SPT were carried out to evaluate the antidepressant efficacy of XYPs. The feces, brain and plasma were taken out for 16SrRNA gene sequencing analysis, untargeted metabolomics and gut microbiota transformation analysis. RESULTS The results revealed multiple pathways affected by XYPs. Among them, the hydrolysis of fatty acids amide in brain decreased most significant via XYPs treatment. Moreover, the XYPs' metabolites which mainly derived from gut microbiota (benzoic acid, liquiritigenin, glycyrrhetinic acid and saikogenin D) were found in plasma and brain of CUMS rats and could inhibit the levels of FAAH in brain, which contributed to XYPs' antidepressant effect. CONCLUSIONS The potential antidepressant mechanism of XYPs by untargeted metabolomics combined with gut microbiota-transformation analysis was revealed, which further support the theory of gut-brain axis and provide valuable evidence of the drug discovery.
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- Zheng-Wei Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Long W, Wang S, Hai C, Chen H, Gu HW, Yin XL, Yang J, Fu H. UHPLC-QTOF-MS-based untargeted metabolomics revealing the differential chemical constituents and its application on the geographical origins traceability of lily bulbs. J Food Compost Anal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Research on Processing-Induced Chemical Variations in Polygonatum Cyrtonema Rhizome by Integrating Metabolomics and Glycomics. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27185869. [PMID: 36144615 PMCID: PMC9506285 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polygonatum cyrtonema rhizome (PCR), the dried sweet rhizome of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua, is commonly used as a tonic remedy and a functional food in Asia, Europe, and North America. Multiple components, including secondary metabolites, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides, collectively contribute to the therapeutic effects of PCR. Processing time exerts a significant influence on the quality of PCR, but the various processing stages have not been comprehensively chemically profiled. It is urgent to study processing-induced chemical variations in PCR to control the processing degree. In this study, multiple chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques were used in combination with multivariate statistical analysis to perform qualitative and quantitative research on secondary metabolites and carbohydrates in PCR during processing. The results demonstrated that PCR processing can be divided into three stages, namely the raw stage (0 h), the middle stage (1–6 h), and the late stage (8–18 h). Twenty differential compounds were screened from secondary metabolites and oligosaccharides to distinguish PCR in different processing stages. Furthermore, the chemical variations of Polygonatum cyrtonema polysaccharides (PCP) also entered a new stage after processing for 6 h. Multiple chemical mechanisms, including hydrolysis, oxidative decomposition, dehydration, Maillard reaction, and polymerization were involved in the processing. This work provides a scientific basis to reveal the relationship between processing stage and chemical variations.
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Ko MM, Jung J, Lee JE, Shin SM, Sung HK, Go HY, Jang S. Metabolomic analysis of Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan for shoulder pain: A randomized, wait-list controlled pilot trial. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 104:154248. [PMID: 35716471 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Korea, Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan (GBH), a herbal decoction used to treat blood stasis (BS), is widely used to treat shoulder pain in clinics. Nevertheless, the therapeutic mechanism of GBH in alleviating shoulder pain has not yet been elucidated. PURPOSE In this study, we applied mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to explore the therapeutic mechanism of GBH in BS-induced shoulder pain. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a two-center, randomized, wait-list controlled pilot trial to explore the therapeutic effect of GBH on shoulder discomfort related to BS. METHODS A total of 40 participants with shoulder pain were randomly assigned to either the immediate treatment (GBH-Treat; n = 20) or waiting treatment (Wait-List; n = 20) group. A non-targeted metabolomics approach was then applied to investigate the therapeutic mechanism of GBH. RESULTS After 8 weeks of treatment, the visual analog scale (VAS) scores for shoulder pain decreased significantly in the GBH-Treat and Wait-List groups compared with baseline VAS scores (p = 0.004 and p = 0.013, respectively). However, the VAS and BS scores were significantly more reduced in the GBH-Treat group than in the Wait-List group. The plasma metabolic pattern between GBH-Treat and Wait-List groups also differed significantly, which was shown by the score plot of a partial least-squared-discriminant analysis (R2 = 0.806 and Q2 = 0.229, p = 0.016). Arginine, bilirubin, carnitine, glutamine, maltol, mystic acid, N,N dimethylarginine, trimethylamine N-oxide, valine, kynurenine, and linoleic acid significantly contributed to the different metabolic patterns between the GBH-Treat and Wait-List groups (all p < 0.05). Pathway analysis revealed that these metabolites were involved in arginine biosynthesis and tryptophan metabolism, which are related to pain generation and transmission. We also confirmed that the ratio of kynurenine to tryptophan, one of the indicators for chronic pain and neuro-inflammation, was significantly lower in the GBH-Treat group than in the Wait-List group (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION These results demonstrated that GBH may be a potential treatment option for shoulder pain, and it acts by regulating metabolic patterns. In particular, our study provides evidence for the use of GBH treatment for patients with should pain caused by BS, and we believe that our findings can provide evidence for precision medicine based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) or traditional Korean medicine (TKM). We also verified that metabolomics studies provide comprehensive understanding of herbal decoctions in TCM or TKM.
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- Mi Mi Ko
- Korea Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea; Pharmaceutical Analysis Team, International Scientific Standards, Chuncheon 24232, Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.
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Traditional processing increases biological activities of Dendrobium offificinale Kimura et. Migo in Southeast Yunnan, China. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14814. [PMID: 36045147 PMCID: PMC9433373 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17628-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The orchid Dendrobium officinale grows throughout southeast China and southeast Asian countries and is used to treat inflammation and diabetes in traditional Chinese medicine. Tie pi feng dou is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine made from the dried D. officinale stems. Processing alters the physicochemical properties of TPFD; however, it is unclear how processing affects the quality and medicinal value of this plant. Here, we analyzed and compared the chemical composition of fresh stems of D. officinale and TPFD and explored possible explanations for the enhanced medicinal efficacy of processed D. officinale stems using qualitative and quantitative methods. To identify the components of FSD and TPFD, we used ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry in negative and positive ion modes and interpreted the data using the Human Metabolome Database and multivariate statistical analysis. We detected 23,709 peaks and identified 2352 metabolites; 370 of these metabolites were differentially abundant between FSD and TPFD (245 more abundant in TPFD than in FSD, and 125 less abundant), including organooxygen compounds, prenol lipids, flavonoids, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and fatty acyls. Of these, 43 chemical markers clearly distinguished between FSD and TPFD samples, as confirmed using orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis. A pharmacological activity analysis showed that, compared with FSD, TPFD had significantly higher levels of some metabolites with anti-inflammatory activity, consistent with its use to treat inflammation. In addition to revealing the basis of the medicinal efficacy of TPFD, this study supports the benefits of the traditional usage of D. officinale.
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A Discovery Strategy for Active Compounds of Chinese Medicine Based on the Prediction Model of Compound-Disease Relationship. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:8704784. [PMID: 35847368 PMCID: PMC9286898 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8704784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An accurate characterization of diseases and compounds is the key to predicting the compound-disease relationship (CDR). However, due to the difficulty of a comprehensive description of CDR, the accuracy of traditional drug development models for large-scale CDR prediction is usually unsatisfactory. In order to solve this problem, we propose a new method that integrates the molecular descriptors of compounds and the symptom descriptors of diseases to build a CDR two-dimensional matrix to predict candidate active compounds. The Matlab software draws grayscale images of CDRs, which are used as a benchmark dataset for training convolutional neural network (CNN) models. The trained model is used to predict candidate antitumor active compounds. Among the AlexNet and GoogLeNet models, we selected the GoogLeNet model for the prediction of active compounds in Chinese medicine, and its Acc, Sen, Pre, F-measure, MCC, and AUC are 0.960, 0.956, 0.965, 0.960, 0.920, and 0.964, respectively. In the prediction results of compounds, 1624 candidate CDRs were found in 124 Chinese medicines. Among them, we obtained 31 features of candidate antitumor active compounds. This method provides new insights for the discovery of candidate active compounds in Chinese medicine.
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Ge S, Liao C, Su D, Mula T, Gegen Z, Li Z, Tu Y. Wuwei Qingzhuo San Ameliorates Hyperlipidemia in Mice Fed With HFD by Regulating Metabolomics and Intestinal Flora Composition. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:842671. [PMID: 35833033 PMCID: PMC9272022 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.842671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hyperlipidemia is one of the most common metabolic disorders that threaten people’s health. Wuwei Qingzhuo San (WQS) is a traditional Mongolian medicine prescription, which is widely used in Mongolia for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. Our previous studies found that it has hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective effects on hyperlipidemic hamsters. However, the underlying lipid-lowering mechanisms of WQS and its relationship with intestinal flora are not yet clear. In this study, 16 S rRNA gene sequencing and metabolomics were performed to investigate the action mechanism of WQS on hyperlipidemic mice induced by a high-fat diet (HFD). As a result, metabolic pathway enrichment analysis revealed that the intervention of WQS had obviously modulated the metabolism of α-linolenic acid and linoleic acid and the biosynthesis of bile acids. 16 S rRNA sequencing showed that WQS had altered the composition of the intestinal microbiota in hyperlipidemic mice fed with HFD and, especially, adjusted the relative abundance ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroides. These findings provide new evidence that WQS can improve HFD-induced hyperlipidemia by regulating metabolic disorders and intestinal flora imbalance.
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- Shasha Ge
- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese medical sciences, Beijing, China
- Development Research Center of TCM, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese medical sciences, Beijing, China
- Development Research Center of TCM, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Chi Feng an Ding Hospital, Chifeng, China
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- College of Mongolian Medicine and Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China
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- College of Mongolian Medicine and Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia medica, China Academy of Chinese medical sciences, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese medical sciences, Beijing, China
- Development Research Center of TCM, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Ya Tu,
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Xiao Q, Mu X, Liu J, Li B, Liu H, Zhang B, Xiao P. Plant metabolomics: a new strategy and tool for quality evaluation of Chinese medicinal materials. Chin Med 2022; 17:45. [PMID: 35395803 PMCID: PMC8990502 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-022-00601-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The present quality control method of Chinese medicinal materials (CMM) has obvious deficiency, which cannot be compatible with the multi-target and multi-component characteristics and production process of CMM. Plant metabolomics with a huge impetus to comprehensively characterize the metabolites and clarify the complexity and integrity of CMM, has been widely used in the research of CMM. This article comprehensively reviewed the application of plant metabolomics in the quality control of CMM. It introduced the concept, technique, and application examples, discussed the prospects, limitations, improvements of plant metabolomics. MS and NMR, as important techniques for plant metabolomics, are mainly highlighted in the case references. The purpose of this article is to clarify the advantage of plants metabolomics for promoting the optimization of the CMM quality control system and proposing a system approach to realize the overall quality control of CMM based on plant metabolomics combined with multidisciplinary method.
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- Qi Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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Cui J, Shi Y, Xu X, Zhao F, Zhang J, Wei B. Identifying the cardioprotective mechanism of Danyu Tongmai Granules against myocardial infarction by targeted metabolomics combined with network pharmacology. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 98:153829. [PMID: 35104768 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Danyu Tongmai Granules (DY), the commercial Chinese medicine, was well-accepted cardiovascular protective actions in clinic. However, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of DY on cardiovascular disease still need largely to be clarified. PURPOSE Therefore, this study was designed to explore potential mechanisms of DY in myocardial infarction (MI) by integrated strategy of metabolomics and network pharmacology. METHODS Cardiomyocytes were subjected to H2O2 induced myocardial injury and rats were induced MI via isoproterenol (ISO) injection. The entire metabolic alterations in serum and heart tissues of experimental rats were profiled by UPLC-MS/MS. Based on the identified differential metabolites, the pathway analysis results were obtained and further validated using the network pharmacology approach. RESULTS We found that DY exerted significant cardioprotective effects in vitro and in vivo, and ameliorated inflammatory cell infiltration and cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by ISO. The metabolomics data suggested that DY mainly affected the amino acid metabolism (i.e., valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, arginine biosynthesis, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, phenylalanine metabolism, arginine biosynthesis, glycine, serine, as well as the alanine metabolism, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, etc.). Simultaneously, DY participated in the regulation of the biosynthesis of bile acids and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids. Notably, DY significantly reduced the biosynthesis of valine, leucine and isoleucine to regulating the metabolism of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) in infarcted myocardium, thus blocking the inflammation via inhibiting the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome in ISO-induced rats. The anti-inflammatory system of DY was further validated with the results of network pharmacology. CONCLUSION Our study, for the first time, confirmed that DY inhibited inflammation and further exerted significant anti-myocardial infarction effect. Additionally, our work further demonstrated that the myocardial protective effect of DY was contributed to the inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome activation by regulating BCAAs in infarcted myocardium using the comprehensive metabolomics, molecular biology and network analysis. Overall, our study gained new insights into the role of the relationship between the metabolic regulation of BCAAs and the NLRP3 inflammasome against MI.
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- Jing Cui
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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Chen J, Zhang J, Zhu L, Qian C, Tian H, Zhao Z, Jin L, Yang D. Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil From Litsea cubeba Against Cutibacterium acnes and the Investigations of Its Potential Mechanism by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:823845. [PMID: 35308342 PMCID: PMC8924494 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.823845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium generally considered as a human skin commensal, but is also involved in different infections, such as acne and surgical infections. Although there are a variety of treatments, the side effects and the problem of bacterial drug resistance still limit their clinical usage. In this study, we found that essential oil (EO) distilled from fresh mature Litsea cubeba possessed promising antibacterial activity against C. acnes. In order to elucidate its potential mechanism, bacteriostatic activity test, Live/Dead kit assay, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and metabolomics were employed. In addition, the content of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in bacterium and the activities of key enzymes involved in critical metabolic pathways were detected using a variety of biochemical assays. The results showed that EO exhibited significant antibacterial activity against C. acnes at a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 400 μg/mL and a minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of 800 μg/mL, and EO could destroy C. acnes morphology and inhibit its growth. Moreover, results from our study showed that EO had a significant effect on the C. acnes normal metabolism. In total, 86 metabolites were altered, and 34 metabolic pathways related to the carbohydrate metabolism, energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism, as well as cell wall and cell membrane synthesis were perturbed after EO administration. The synthesis of ATP in bacterial cells was also severely inhibited, and the activities of key enzymes of the glycolysis and Wood-Werkman cycle were significantly affected (Pyruvate Carboxylase, Malate Dehydrogenase and Pyruvate kinase activities were decreased, and Hexokinase was increased). Taken together, these results illustrated that the bacteriostatic effect of EO against C. acnes by breaking the bacterial cell morphology and perturbing cell metabolism, including inhibition of key enzyme activity and ATP synthesis. The results from our study may shed new light on the discovery of novel drugs with more robust efficacy.
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- Jing Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Technology Research Center for Advanced Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Yang Z, Dan Wang, Li Y, Zhou X, Liu T, Shi C, Li R, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Yan J, Zhu X, Li Y, Gong M, Wang C, Yuan C, Cui Y, Wu X. Untargeted metabolomics analysis of the anti-diabetic effect of Red ginseng extract in Type 2 diabetes Mellitus rats based on UHPLC-MS/MS. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 146:112495. [PMID: 34891123 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Red ginseng is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has long been used to treat diabetes, and its blood sugar-lowering activity has been confirmed. However, the mechanism of action of red ginseng on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at the metabolic level is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of red ginseng extract in the treatment of T2DM rats based on untargeted metabolomics. The rat model of T2DM was induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) combined with streptozotocin (STZ), and serum samples were collected after four weeks of treatment. The ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with Q Exactive HF-X Mass Spectrometer was used to analyze the level of metabolites in serum to evaluate the differences in metabolic levels between different groups. The results of biochemical analysis showed that red ginseng extract intervention significantly improved the levels of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), serum glucose (GLU), and fasting insulin (FINS) after four weeks. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis was used to study the overall changes of rat metabolomics. After the intervention of red ginseng extract, 50 biomarkers showed a callback trend. Metabolic pathway enrichment analysis showed that the regulated pathways were D-arginine and D-ornithine metabolism, D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism, taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, arginine biosynthesis, and tryptophan metabolism. Generally, the results demonstrated that red ginseng extract had beneficial effects on T2DM, which could be mediated via ameliorating the metabolic disorders.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acids/metabolism
- Animals
- Biomarkers/blood
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology
- Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
- Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
- Lipid Metabolism
- Male
- Metabolic Networks and Pathways/drug effects
- Metabolomics
- Panax
- Pancreas/drug effects
- Pancreas/pathology
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Plant Extracts/therapeutic use
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Rats
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- Zijun Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Chu Hisen-I Memorial Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital, Tianjin 300140, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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Feng WW, Liu J, Cheng H, Peng C. Integration of Gut Microbiota and Metabolomics for Chinese Medicines Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Chin J Integr Med 2021; 28:1032-1039. [PMID: 34755290 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-021-3305-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Chinese medicines (CM) are gaining more attentions from all over the world. However, there are a large body of questions to be answered because of the chemical complexity of CM and intricate molecular reactions within human body. In recent years, gut microbiota and metabolomics have emerged as two cynosures in deciphering the mechanisms of how our body is functioning. Since gut microbiota and host is a closely interrelated system, paying attention only to gut microbiota or metabolites may omit the interplays among CM, gut microbiota, and hosts. To systemically study these interplays, a network understanding of CM components, gut microbiota, metabolites of gut microbiota, metabolites in human body is necessary. Although there are some obstacles impeding the application of this integrative approach, the potential areas for implementation of the integrative approach is vast. These areas include, but not limited to, elucidating the mechanisms of CM at system level, screening bioactive compounds in CM, and guiding quality control of CM.
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- Wu-Wen Feng
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
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Yin H, Ni H, Zhang L, Wu W, Wu X, Zhang Z, Long H, Lei M, Hou J, Wu W. Untargeted metabolomics coupled with chemometric analysis deducing robust markers for discrimination of processing procedures: Wine-processed Angelica sinensis as a case study. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:4092-4110. [PMID: 34510721 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wine-processed Angelica Sinensis is a widely used Chinese medicinal decoction piece in China. However, there are hardly any robust markers indicating the processing procedure of wine-processed Angelica Sinensis, including the amount of rice wine and processing degree. A strategy integrating untargeted metabolomics and chemometric analysis for deducing robust markers was provided and applied to the discrimination of processing procedure. First, 86 compounds were tentatively identified in wine-processed Angelica Sinensis by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry. Second, 93 potential chemical markers were selected using multivariate analysis, among which nine robust chemical markers were selected by verification with commercial samples. Finally, the effects of processing temperature, time, and amount of rice wine on the three selected chemical markers were investigated through a rapid analytical method. It was demonstrated that both m/z 258.1097 and 238.1189 were positively correlated with the amount of rice wine and processing degree. In summary, this study introduced two candidate processing markers as robust markers for discriminating the processing procedures of wine-processed Angelica sinensis. It also proposed a strategy to provide the reference for the research of other decoction pieces.
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- Haoran Yin
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P. R. China.,Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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Metabolomic Analysis of the Urine from Rats with Collagen-Induced Arthritis with the Effective Part of Caulophyllum robustum Maxim. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:5580341. [PMID: 34122597 PMCID: PMC8189773 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5580341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease with high incidence and high disability and recurrence rates. Caulophyllum robustum Maxim (C. robustum) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with main effective parts (CRME) commonly used for RA treatment. To explore the mechanism of CRME in RA, we used metabolomics to investigate the effect of CRME intervention on urine metabolism in rats with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). CIA rats were randomly divided into normal control, CIA model, and CRME groups. A metabolomics approach, using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight/Mass Spectrometry, was developed to perform urinary metabolic profiling. Differential metabolites were identified by comparing the CIA model and CRME groups. Preliminarily, 56 significant differential metabolites were identified in urine, and 20 metabolic pathways were disturbed by the CIA. The amount of 16 different metabolites changed in urine after CRME intervention. The production of these metabolites involves tryptophan, tyrosine, energy, cholesterol, and vitamin metabolism. CRME has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects in CIA model rats. By examining the endogenous metabolite levels, we identified potential CRME targets and pathways involved in the treatment of RA. The results of our metabolic studies indicate that CRME regulates amino acid, vitamin, energy, and lipid metabolism pathways to treat RA and may provide a new explanation for the anti-RA mechanism of CRME.
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Hsu WH, Lin LJ, Lu CK, Kao ST, Lin YL. Effect of You-Gui-Wan on House Dust Mite-Induced Mouse Allergic Asthma via Regulating Amino Acid Metabolic Disorder and Gut Dysbiosis. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11060812. [PMID: 34070764 PMCID: PMC8229888 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chinese herbal remedies have long been used for enhancing immunity and treating asthma. However, the evidence-based efficacy remains to be supported. This study aimed to explore the potential bio-signatures in allergic asthma and the effect of You-Gui-Wan (YGW), a traditional Chinese herbal prescription, on dust mite-induced mouse allergic asthma. Extract of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), a dust mite, was intratracheally administered to induce allergic asthma in mice. Serum metabolomic and 16S rRNA-based microbiome profiling were used to analyze untargeted metabolites with levels significantly changed and gut microbiota composition, respectively. Results indicated that 10 metabolites (acetylcarnitine, carnitine, hypoxanthine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, norleucine, isoleucine, betaine, methionine, and valine), mainly associated with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism, aromatic amino acid (AAA) biosynthesis, and phenylalanine metabolism were markedly elevated after Der p treatment. YGW administration reversed the levels for 7 of the 10 identified metabolites, chiefly affecting BCAA metabolism. On 16S DNA sequencing, disordered Der p-induced gut microbiota was significantly alleviated by YGW. Multiple correlation analysis showed a good correlation between gut microbiota composition and levels of selected metabolites. Our study showed YGW administration effectively alleviated BCAA metabolic disorder and improved gut dysbiosis. This study provides support for YGW administration with benefits for allergic asthma.
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- Wei-Hsiang Hsu
- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (L.-J.L.); (S.-T.K.)
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 11221, Taiwan;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (L.-J.L.); (S.-T.K.)
- Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan;
- Department of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-2205-3366 (ext. 5520)
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Yu M, Zhou C, Tian D, Jia HM, Li ZQ, Yang C, Ba YM, Wu HK, Zou ZM. Molecular classification and clinical diagnosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients by serum metabolomics. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 198:114004. [PMID: 33721610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Prevalence of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients is growing worldwide, associating with multi-organ failure and high short-term mortality rates. ACLF can be of varying entity manifestation, whereas it remains poorly defined. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) stratifies ACLF into two types, damp hot (DH) and cold damp (CD), by seasoned TCM practitioners, for specific treatment with different TCMs. The biggest challenge for the outcome of TCM therapy is the accuracy of diagnosis. However, it is difficult to guarantee it due to lack of the molecule classification of ACLF. Herein, we recruited 58 subjects including 34 ACLF patients (18 DH and 16 CD) and 24 healthy controls, and analyzed serum metabolic profiles using untargeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) metabolomics approach. A total of 10 serum metabolites were found as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of ACLF. Among them, taurochenodesoxycholic acid (N3), glycyldeoxycholic acid (N5) and 12-HETE-GABA (N7), varied between two types of ACLF and can be merged as a combination marker to differentiate CD from DH patients with area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 0.928 (95 % CI 0.8-1). CD patients possessed comparatively higher bile acid metabolism and lower arachidonic acid metabolism compared with DH patients. The results provide not only serum molecules for early accurate diagnosis of ACLF patients, but also potential clinical biomarkers for classification of CD and DH types. The findings clarify that molecular markers will be objective criteria for diagnosis of clinical types in TCM practice.
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- Meng Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, 430050, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Li Q, Liu R, Zhu LL, Yu CY, Shuai YP, Sun LL, Bi KS. Quantitative evaluation of the compatibility effects of aidi injection on the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma using targeted metabolomics: A new strategy on the mechanism study of an anticancer compound in traditional chinese medicine. WORLD JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/wjtcm.wjtcm_86_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Yang M, Yan T, Yu M, Kang J, Gao R, Wang P, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Shi L. Advances in understanding of health‐promoting benefits of medicine and food homology using analysis of gut microbiota and metabolomics. FOOD FRONTIERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/fft2.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Minmin Yang
- College of Life Sciences Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Physical Education Institute Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
- Internatinal Joint Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Food and Health Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
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- School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
- Internatinal Joint Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Food and Health Science Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China
- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg Sweden
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Shi J, Qiu S, Fei Q, Zhu F, Wang J, Huang Y, Tang D, Chen B. Metabolomics Based Comparison on the Biomarkers between Panax Notoginseng and its Counterfeit Gynura Segetum in Rats. CURR PHARM ANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412915666190802142911] [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
Background:
Because of the similar appearance of Gynura segetum and panax notoginseng,
the patients often mistakenly use Gynura segetum as Panax notoginseng, which causes serious liver
damage. There is no comparative study on the metabolism of Gynura segetum and Panax notoginseng
in the literature. This study was conducted to compare the difference between Panax notoginseng and
its counterfeit Gynura segetum by using metabolomics method.
Methods:
In this paper, an ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-offlight
mass spectrometric(UPLC-Q/TOF/MS) were used to detect the type of endogenous metabolites
in urine and plasma of three groups (normal group, ethanol extract of panax notoginseng, decoction of
Gynura segetum respectively, and different multivariate statistical analysis methods were established.
Results:
In this experiment, main urine biomarkers were L-glutamate, L-methionine, cytidine, and Ltyrosine
in the Panax notoginseng group, which are phytosphingosine, creatine and sphinganine in the
Gynura segetum group. The plasma biomarkers identified in the Panax notoginseng group were arachidonic
acid, L-tyrosine, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenoyl ethanolamide and lysoPC (15:0), and in the
Gynura segetum group are L-arginine, L-valine, arachidonic acid and LysoPC(18:2(9Z,12Z)).
Conclusion:
There are significant difference between Panax notoginseng and Gynura segetum in biomarkers
from the perspective of metabolomics in the body.
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- Yin Zhang
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing university medical school Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Clinical laboratory, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shi Zi Street No. 100, Hongshan Road, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210028, China
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Xia F, Liu C, Wan JB. Characterization of the cold and hot natures of raw and processed Rehmanniae Radix by integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 74:153071. [PMID: 31537418 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.153071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The processing of Chinese materia medica (CMM) is one of the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Occasionally, the processing of CMM might reverse the cold/hot nature of CMM. For example, the nature of raw Rehmanniae Radix (RR) is cool, while the processed Rehmanniae Radix (PR) by steaming is hot. Because the cold/hot nature of CMM is defined by the body's response to CMMs, a metabolomics approach, allowing the monitoring of the fluctuation of endogenous metabolites related to an exogenous stimulus, might be an ideal tool to uncover the cold/hot nature of different forms of Rehmanniae Radix. PURPOSE An integrated strategy combining metabolomics and network pharmacology was applied to illuminate the different natures of raw and processed Rehmanniae Radix. STUDY DESIGN Mice were orally administered RR and PR once daily for ten days. The entire metabolic changes in the plasma of mice were profiled by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q-TOF MS). Furthermore, network pharmacology analysis was performed to identify the underlying targets related to iridoids that significantly changed during the processing. RESULTS The metabolomics analysis results demonstrated a clear separation of the metabolic phenotypes among the control, RR and two PR groups in both the positive and negative modes. Nine lysophosphatidylcholines (LysoPCs), LysoPC (16:0), LysoPC (18:2), LysoPC (18:1), LysoPC (22:6), LysoPC (20:2), LysoPC (18:0), LysoPC (16:1), LysoPC (20:4) and LysoPC (20:5), that decreased in the RR-treated group, but increased in the PR-treated group, were identified to be potential biomarkers related to the natures of RR and PR. The network pharmacology results indicated that four iridoids in Rehmanniae Radix, 8-epiloganic acid, 6-O-p-coumaroyl ajugol, 6-O-p-hydroxybenzoyl ajugol and ajugol, might play important roles in the different natures of raw and processed Rehmanniae Radix. CONCLUSIONS There might be a strong connection between the cold/hot nature of different forms of Rehmanniae Radix and LysoPC metabolism. This study offers new insight into the cold/hot nature of Rehmanniae Radix.
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- Fangbo Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China; College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Meng Y, Du Z, Li Y, Gao P, Song J, Lu Y, Tu P, Jiang Y, Guo X. The synergistic mechanism of total saponins and flavonoids in Notoginseng-Safflower pair against myocardial ischemia uncovered by an integrated metabolomics strategy. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 130:110574. [PMID: 32739736 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Notoginseng-Safflower pair composed of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen and Carthamus tinctorius L. has remarkable clinical efficacy for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases in China. Notoginseng total saponins (NS) and Safflower total flavonoids (SF) are the major effective ingredients in Notoginseng and Safflower, respectively. Though our previous study showed that the combination of NS and SF (NS-SF) exhibits significant cardioprotective effects for myocardial ischemia (MI), there might be difference in their action mechanisms. However, the anti-MI characteristics of individual NS and SF remains unclear. Herein, an integrated metabolomics strategy coupled with multiple biological methods were employed to investigate the cardioprotective effects of NS and SF alone or in combination against isoproterenol (ISO)-induced MI and to further explore the synergistic relationship between NS and SF. Our results demonstrated that pretreatments with NS, SF, and NS-SF all showed cardioprotective effects against MI injury and NS-SF exhibited to be the best. Interestingly, the results demonstrated that NS and SF exhibited differentiated metabolic targets and mediators in the glycerophospholipid metabolism. Furthermore, administration of NS alone exhibited greater effects on reversing the elevated the proinflammatory metabolites and mediators in MI rats compared to SF alone. However, individual SF showed greater amelioration of MI-disturbed antioxidant and prooxidative metabolites and better inhibition of the oxidative stress than NS alone. Collectively, our study demonstrated that the capability of NS-SF to regulate both metabolic targets of NS and SF might be the basis of NS-SF to produce a cooperative effect greater than their individual effects that enhance the anti-MI efficacy and provided valuable information for the clinical application of Notoginseng-Safflower pair.
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- Yuqing Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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Li L, Wang Y, Liu S. Application of pseudotargeted method combined with multivariate statistical analysis for the quality assessment of traditional Chinese medicine preparation, Sanhuang Tablet as a case. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:5863-5872. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02813-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Lyu J, Xie Y, Sun M, Zhang L. Efficacy and Safety of Xueshuantong Injection on Acute Cerebral Infarction: Clinical Evidence and GRADE Assessment. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:822. [PMID: 32714181 PMCID: PMC7345308 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Xueshuantong injection (XST), a Chinese Medicine, is clinically effective in treating acute cerebral infarction (ACI). However, the meta-analysis of XST combined with conventional treatments (CTs) on ACI remain unexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of XST combined with CTs on patients with ACI. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were screened from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and four Chinese medical databases. The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 and STATA 16.0. The GRADE assessment was performed by the GRADEprofiler (GRADEpro version: 3.6). The aggregate 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and relative risk (RR) estimates were calculated. Results Forty studies were included, involving a total of 3,868 patients. XST combined with CTs performed significantly better than CTs alone on the overall response rate (ORR) after treatment (RR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.17-1.25, P < 0.001). There was no statistical differences in the incidence of adverse reactions between the experimental group (XST plus CTs) and control group (CTs alone). Groups treated with XST substantially decreased the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score compared to the groups without XST (WMD = -5.31, 95% CI = -6.40 to -4.22, P < 0.001). Activities of daily living (ADL) scores were significantly better in the group treated with XST than CTs alone (WMD = 12.51, 95% CI = 5.6-19.38, P < 0.001). Patients who received XST combined with CTs showed significantly higher improvements in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (WMD = -2.47, 95% CI = -3.11 to -1.82, P < 0.001) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) (WMD = -13.66, 95% CI = -17.80 to -9.51, P < 0.001) than those who received CTs alone. The GRADE assessment indicates that the comprehensive quality of this evidence is low. Conclusions This meta-analysis and GRADE assessment conditionally recommend that XST combined with CTs can increase the overall response rate, ameliorate neurological deficit, and improve activities of daily living function more than CTs alone. A significant reduction in the hs-CRP and IL-6 levels were observed when XST was combined with CTs.
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- Jian Lyu
- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Serum Metabolic Profiling Analysis of Gout Patients Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine Tongfengtai Granules Based on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020; 2020:7404983. [PMID: 32419822 PMCID: PMC7201437 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7404983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gout has become a public health problem that seriously threatens human health. Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have a long history of treating gout and have some advantages compared with the conventional medicines. Compound TCM Tongfengtai granules are gradually being used for clinical treatment of gout, but its mechanism is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the metabolic profiling of serum from gout patients before and after treatment with Tongfengtai granules and identify the differential metabolites and related metabolic pathways. A total of 40 gout patients hospitalized in Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from 2018 to March 2019 were recruited in the current study, and serum samples from these patients before and after treatment with Tongfengtai granules were collected. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) assay was used to identify serum metabolites. The OPLS-DA VIP method was used to screen for potential metabolic biomarkers, and MetaboAnalyst 4.0 was used to identify related metabolic pathways. The result showed that there was a significant difference in the concentrations of six metabolites in the serum after treatment: D-galactose, lactic acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, D-pyran (type) glucose, alanine, and L-isoleucine. Except D-pyran (type) glucose, the serum concentrations of the other five metabolites were all significantly reduced. Besides, pathway enrichment analysis found that these potential metabolic biomarkers were mainly involved in lactose degradation and the glucose-alanine cycle. Thus, the serum metabolic profiling of gout patients treated with Tongfengtai granules changed, and the differential metabolites and related metabolic pathways might provide clues for understanding the mechanism of Tongfengtai granules.
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Zhang J, Yu H, Li S, Zhong X, Wang H, Liu X. Comparative metabolic profiling of Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its cultured mycelia using GC-MS. Food Res Int 2020; 134:109241. [PMID: 32517908 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ophiocordyceps sinensis, one of the well-known traditional Chinese medicine, has multiple health-promoting effects. It is used as herbal remedy and health food in Asian countries, together with its cultured mycelia used as a substitute of natural O. sinensis. In the present study, natural O. sinensis collected from three geographical regions and its cultured mycelia derived from three strains were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with chemometrics. A total of 72 metabolites were identified from all samples with different metabolic profiles observed between natural O. sinensis and cultured mycelia. Among them, 50 metabolites showed significant differences between natural O. sinensis and cultured mycelia. Higher levels of trehalose, glycerol and citric acid in natural O. sinensis were found compared to those in cultured mycelia, while myo-inositol and some amino acids were more abundant in cultured mycelia. In addition, chemical compositions of natural O. sinensis varied depending on the geographical regions. Natural O. sinensis from three locations were clearly differentiated by the concentrations of meso-erythritol, D-mannitol, glucose and organic acids. The current study provides a comprehensive metabolic profiles of natural O. sinensis and its cultured mycelia, which is potentially important for understanding the metabolism of O. sinensis and facilitating the application of cultured mycelia as a supplement of natural O. sinensis.
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- Jianshuang Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China; Food and Health Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China.
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- Food and Health Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Food and Health Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Food and Health Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Food and Health Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Chen R, Wang Q, Zhao L, Yang S, Li Z, Feng Y, Chen J, Ong CN, Zhang H. Lomatogonium Rotatum for Treatment of Acute Liver Injury in Mice: A Metabolomics Study. Metabolites 2019; 9:metabo9100227. [PMID: 31615066 PMCID: PMC6836280 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9100227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lomatogonium rotatum (L.) Fries ex Nym (LR) is used as a traditional Mongolian medicine to treat liver and bile diseases. This study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of LR on mice with CCl4-induced acute liver injury through conventional assays and metabolomics analysis. This study consisted of male mice (n = 23) in four groups (i.e., control, model, positive control, and LR). The extract of whole plant of LR was used to treat mice in the LR group. Biochemical and histological assays (i.e., serum levels of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), and histological changes of liver tissue) were used to evaluate LR efficacy, and metabolomics analysis based on GC-MS and LC-MS was conducted to reveal metabolic changes. The conventional analysis and metabolomic profiles both suggested that LR treatment could protect mice against CCl4-induced acute liver injury. The affected metabolic pathways included linoleic acid metabolism, α-linolenic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, CoA biosynthesis, glycerophospholipid metabolism, the TCA cycle, and purine metabolism. This study identified eight metabolites, including phosphopantothenic acid, succinic acid, AMP, choline, glycerol 3-phosphate, linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, and DHA, as potential biomarkers for evaluating hepatoprotective effect of LR. This metabolomics study may shed light on possible mechanisms of hepatoprotective effect of LR.
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- Renhao Chen
- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herb Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Efficient Energy-Saving Pharmaceutical Equipment, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herb Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330002, China.
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herb Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330002, China.
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herb Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Efficient Energy-Saving Pharmaceutical Equipment, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore.
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117549, Singapore.
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
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Yip KM, Xu J, Zhou SS, Lau YM, Chen QL, Tang YC, Yang ZJ, Yao ZP, Ding P, Chen HB, Zhao ZZ. Characterization of Chemical Component Variations in Different Growth Years and Tissues of Morindae Officinalis Radix by Integrating Metabolomics and Glycomics. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:7304-7314. [PMID: 31180668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Morindae Officinalis Radix (MOR), the dried root of Morinda officinalis F.C. How (Rubiaceae), is a popular food supplement in southeastern China for bone protection, andrological, and gynecological healthcare. In clinical use, 3-4 year old MOR is commonly used and the xylem is sometimes removed. However, there is no scientific rationale for these practices so far. In this study, metabolomics and glycomics were integrated using multiple chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques coupled with multivariate statistical analysis to investigate the qualitative and quantitative variations of secondary metabolome and glycome in different growth years (1-7 years) and tissues (xylem and cortex) of MOR. The results showed that various types of bioactive components reached a maximum between 3 and 4 years of growth and that the xylem contained more potentially toxic constituents but less bioactive components than the cortex. This study provides the chemical basis for the common practice of using 3-4 year old MOR with the xylem removed.
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- Ka-Man Yip
- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science , Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine , Guangdong 510006 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077 , China
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1H NMR-based dynamic metabolomics delineates the therapeutic effects of Baoyuan decoction on isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 163:64-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Systematic characterization and quantification of Rubiaceae-type cyclopeptides in 20 Rubia species by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry combined with chemometrics. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1581-1582:43-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wolfender JL, Nuzillard JM, van der Hooft JJJ, Renault JH, Bertrand S. Accelerating Metabolite Identification in Natural Product Research: Toward an Ideal Combination of Liquid Chromatography–High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry and NMR Profiling, in Silico Databases, and Chemometrics. Anal Chem 2018; 91:704-742. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jean-Luc Wolfender
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, EPGL, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU, 1 Rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, UMR CNRS 7312, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, UMR CNRS 7312, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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- Groupe Mer, Molécules, Santé-EA 2160, UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Nantes, 44035 Nantes, France
- ThalassOMICS Metabolomics Facility, Plateforme Corsaire, Biogenouest, 44035 Nantes, France
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Li C, Zang C, Nie Q, Yang B, Zhang B, Duan S. Simultaneous determination of seven flavonoids, two phenolic acids and two cholesterines in Tanreqing injection by UHPLC-MS/MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 163:105-112. [PMID: 30292136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new ultra-high performance liquid chromatography combined with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry was developed to evaluate the quality of Tanreqing injection. Seven flavonoids (Rutin, Baicalin, Scutellarin, Chrysin-7-O-Beta-d-glucoronide, Oroxylin A-7-O-β-d-glucoronide, Wogonin, Luteolin-7-O-glucoside), two phenolic acids (Chlorogenic acid, Caffeic acid) and two cholesterines (Ursodeoxycholic acid, Chenodeoxycholic acid) in Tanreqing injection could be measured simultaneously. For the determination of the eleven compounds, the conditions were set as follows: The mobile phase was a gradient of 0.1% aqueous formic acid solution (A) and acetonitrile (B); the flow rate was 0.2 mL min-1, the column was Acquity UPLC HSS T3 column (2.1 mm × 100 mm, 1.8 μm); and the multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) with a negative electro spray ionization interface (ESI-) was selected. Within the test ranges, all the standard regression curves showed excellent linear regression (r > 0.99). In terms of (relative standard deviation) RSDs, the precision, repeatability and stability of the eleven compounds were all lower than 3%. The recovery rates of Tanreqing injection and the RSD were 97.8-103.7% and 0.4%-2.0%, respectively. The RSD value was in accordance with the requirements of less than 3.0%. This method has been successfully used in the analysis of Tanreqing injection. In summary, a fast, accurate and reliable UPLC-ESI--MS/MS method was successfully developed for the simultaneous detection of the eleven major active ingredients with different chemical structures in Tanreqing injection, and can be used for the quality control of Tanreqing injection as well.
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- Cui Li
- Institute for Innovative Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China; Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
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- Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
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- Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
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- Institute for Innovative Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
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- Institute for Innovative Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Medical Sciences, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China.
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Xiao HH, Sham TT, Chan CO, Li MH, Chen X, Wu QC, Mok DKW, Yao XS, Wong MS. A Metabolomics Study on the Bone Protective Effects of a Lignan-Rich Fraction From Sambucus Williamsii Ramulus in Aged Rats. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:932. [PMID: 30186170 PMCID: PMC6110923 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The lignan-rich fraction (SWR) of Sambucus Williamsii Ramulus, a folk herbal medicine in China for treatment of bone diseases, has previously reported to exert protective effects on bone without exerting uterotrophic effects in ovariectomized (OVX) mice. The aim of the present study was to identify the potential metabolites and the associated metabolic pathways that contribute to the beneficial effects of SWR on bone in vivo. Aged female Sprague Dawley rats (9 months old) were either sham-operated or ovariectomized for 12 weeks, before receiving treatment for another 12 weeks with the following treatment groups (n = 12 each): vehicle (Sham), vehicle (OVX), Premarin (130 μg/kg) or low (57 mg/kg), medium (114 mg/kg), and high (228 mg/kg) doses of SWR. The results showed that SWRH significantly suppressed bone loss, improved bone micro-architecture and increased bone strength on tibia without stimulating uterus weight gain in OVX rats. Premarin exerted similar bone protective effects as SWRH but elicited uterotrophic effects in OVX rats. The metabolic profiles of serum samples were analyzed by using ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of flight mass spectrometry and gas chromatography time-of flight mass spectrometry, and the metabolites that were significantly altered were identified by multivariate statistical analysis. Our study indicated that SWRH effectively restored the changes of 26 metabolites induced by estrogen-deficiency in OVX rats, which related to lipids, amino acids, tryptophan metabolisms, and anti-oxidative system. A subsequent validation showed that the serum level of superoxide dismutase and catalase were indeed up-regulated, while the serotonin level in a tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1) high expressing cells (rats RBL-2H3 cells) was down regulated after treatment with SWR. The results also suggested that the gut-microbiota may play an important role on the bone protective effects of SWR. The current study provides insight for understanding the unique mechanism of actions of SWR that might be involved in achieving bone protective effects in vivo.
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- Hui-Hui Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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Zhou SS, Xu J, Tsang CK, Yip KM, Yeung WP, Zhao ZZ, Zhu S, Fushimi H, Chang HY, Chen HB. Comprehensive quality evaluation and comparison of Angelica sinensis radix and Angelica acutiloba radix by integrated metabolomics and glycomics. J Food Drug Anal 2018; 26:1122-1137. [PMID: 29976405 PMCID: PMC9303037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Angelica radix (Danggui in Chinese) used in China and Japan is derived from two species of Angelica, namely Angelica sinensis and Angelica acutiloba, respectively. The differences in quality between A. sinensis radix (ASR) and A. acutiloba radix (AAR) should be therefore investigated to guide the medicinal and dietary applications of these two species. Secondary metabolites and carbohydrates have been demonstrated to be the two major kinds of bioactive components of Danggui. However, previously, quality comparison between ASR and AAR intensively concerned secondary metabolites but largely overlooked carbohydrates, thus failing to include or take into consideration an important aspect of the holistic quality of Danggui. In this study, untargeted/targeted metabolomics and glycomics were integrated by multiple chromatography-based analytical techniques for qualitative and quantitative characterization of secondary metabolites and carbohydrates in Danggui so as to comprehensively evaluate and compare the quality of ASR and AAR. The results revealed that not only secondary metabolites but also carbohydrates in ASR and AAR were different in type and amount, which should collectively contribute to their quality difference. By providing more comprehensive chemical information, the research results highlighted the need to assess characteristics of both carbohydrates and secondary metabolites for overall quality evaluation and comparison of ASR and AAR.
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- Shan-Shan Zhou
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicinal Resources, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Museum of Materia Medica, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
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Ji P, Wei Y, Hua Y, Zhang X, Yao W, Ma Q, Yuan Z, Wen Y, Yang C. A novel approach using metabolomics coupled with hematological and biochemical parameters to explain the enriching-blood effect and mechanism of unprocessed Angelica sinensis and its 4 kinds of processed products. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 211:101-116. [PMID: 28958590 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Angelica sinensis (AS), root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, an important kind of Chinese traditional herbal medicine, has been used for women to enrich the blood for thousands of years. It is mainly distributed in Gansu province of China. According to Traditional Chinese medicine usage, unprocessed AS (UAS) and its 4 kinds of processed products (ASs) are all used to treat different diseases or syndromes. The difference among the enriching-blood effects of ASs is unclear. And their exact mechanisms of enriching the blood are not fully understood. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, our aim is to compare the enriching-blood effect and explain the related mechanism of ASs, to lay the foundation for the blood deficiency diagnosis and the rational use of ASs in the clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS ASs were used to intervene the blood deficiency syndrome model mice induced by acetyl phenylhydrazine (APH) and cyclophosphamide (CTX). A novel approach using metabolomics coupled with hematological and biochemical parameters to explain the enriching-blood effect and mechanism of ASs was established. The blood routine examination, ATPase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, methemoglobin, glutathion peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and erythropoietin were measured. Two biofluids (plasma and urine) obtained from mice were analyzed with GC-MS. Distinct changes in metabolite patterns of the two biofluids after mice were induced by APH and CTX, and mice were intervened with ASs were analyzed using partial least squares-discriminant analysis. Potential biomarkers were found using a novel method including variable importance in the projection (VIP) >1.0, volcano plot analysis, and significance analysis of microarray. RESULTS The results of hematological, biochemical parameters and the integrated metabolomics all showed the blood deficiency syndrome model was built successfully, ASs exhibited different degree of enriching-blood effect, and AS pached with alcohol (AAS) exhibited the best enriching-blood effect. 16 metabolites in the plasma and 8 metabolites in the urine were considered as the potential biomarkers. These metabolites were involved in 7 metabolic pathways which were concerned with the different enriching-blood effect mechanisms of ASs. The correlation analysis results confirmed L-Valine (plasma), Linoleic acid (urine), L-Aspartic acid (urine) and Cholesterol (urine) were strong positive or negative associated with biochemical indicators. CONCLUSIONS The enriching-blood effects of ASs are different. The pathological mechanisms of blood deficiency syndrome and the enriching-blood effect mechanism of ASs are involved in 7 metabolic pathways. L-Valine (plasma), Linoleic acid (urine), L-Aspartic acid (urine), Cholesterol (urine) are four important biomarkers being related to the enriching-blood effect of ASs. The combination of VIP, volcano plot analysis and significance analysis of microarray is suitable for screening biomarkers in metabolomics study. They can lay the foundation for clinical practice.
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- Peng Ji
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China.
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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Bao J, Ding RB, Liang Y, Liu F, Wang K, Jia X, Zhang C, Chen M, Li P, Su H, Wan JB, Wang Y, He C. Differences in Chemical Component and Anticancer Activity of Green and Ripe Forsythiae Fructus. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2017; 45:1513-1536. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x17500823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Forsythiae Fructus, Lianqiao in Chinese, is one of the most fundamental herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Both green Forsythia (GF) and ripe Forsythia (RF) are referred to Forsythiae Fructus in medicinal applications. In most cases, they are used without distinction. In this study, a metabolomics approach was performed to compare componential differences of two Forsythiae Fructus aqueous extracts subtypes. Principal component analysis (PCA) score plots from the UPLC-MS data showed clear separation between the two subtypes, indicating there are significant differences in the chemical components between GF and RF. Meanwhile, the anticancer activity of them was also compared. GF exhibited much stronger antitumor activity than RF against B16-F10 murine melanoma both in vitro and in vivo. 15 chemical compounds were identified as specific markers for distinguishing GF and RF. Among these marker compounds, forsythoside I, forsythoside A, forsythoside E and pinoresinol were demonstrated to be key important active compounds that account for the different anticancer efficacies of GF and RF. Our data suggest that GF and RF should be distinctively used in clinical applications, particularly in the anticancer formulas, in which GF should be preferentially prescribed.
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- Jiaolin Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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An NMR-Based Metabolomic Approach to Unravel the Preventive Effect of Water-Soluble Extract from Dendrobium officinale Kimura & Migo on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Mice. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22091543. [PMID: 28914810 PMCID: PMC6151757 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22091543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dendrobium officinale Kimura & Migo (D. officinale) is a precious herbal medicine. In this study, we investigated metabolic mechanism underlying the effect of D. officinale water extract (DOWE) on diabetes prevention in mice after streptozotocin (STZ) exposure using NMR-based metabolomics. Interestingly, we found a decrease in blood glucose and an increase in liver glycogen in mice pretreated with DOWE after STZ exposure. The DOWE pretreatment significantly increased citrate and glutamine in the serum as well as creatine, alanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, glutamine, glutathione and taurine in the liver of STZ-treated mice. Furthermore, serum glucose was significantly negatively correlated with citrate, pyruvate, alanine, isoleucine, histidine and glutamine in the serum as well as alanine and taurine in the liver. These findings suggest that the effect of DOWE on diabetes prevention may be linked to increases in liver glycogen and taurine as well as the up-regulation of energy and amino acid metabolism.
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Chen L, Wang X, Liu Y, Di X. Dual-target screening of bioactive components from traditional Chinese medicines by hollow fiber-based ligand fishing combined with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Metabolomics highlights pharmacological bioactivity and biochemical mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine. Chem Biol Interact 2017; 273:133-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Sham TT, Zhang H, Mok DKW, Chan SW, Wu J, Tang S, Chan CO. Chemical Analysis of Astragali Complanati Semen and Its Hypocholesterolemic Effect Using Serum Metabolomics Based on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Antioxidants (Basel) 2017; 6:antiox6030057. [PMID: 28753987 PMCID: PMC5618085 DOI: 10.3390/antiox6030057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The hypocholesterolemic protective effect of the dried seed of Astragalus complanatus (ACS) was investigated in rats fed with normal diet, high cholesterol diet (HCD), and HCD plus 70% ethanol extract of ACS (600 mg/kg/day) by oral gavage for four weeks. ACS extract was tested to be rich in antioxidants, which may be contributed to its high content of phenolic compounds. Consumption of ACS remarkably suppressed the elevated total cholesterol (p < 0.01) and LDL-C (p < 0.001) induced by HCD. Chemical constituents of ACS extract were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization orbitrap mass spectrometry and the results showed that the ACS extract mainly consisted of phenolic compounds including flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides. In addition, based on the serum fatty acid profiles, elucidated using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, free and esterified fatty acids including docosapentaenoic acid, adrenic acid, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid were regulated in ACS treatment group. Western blot results further indicated the protein expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) (p < 0.05) in liver was upregulated in ACS treatment group. To conclude, our results clearly demonstrated that ACS provides beneficial effect on lowering HCD associated detrimental change.
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- Tung Ting Sham
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Shenzhen 518057, China.
- Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Shenzhen 518057, China.
- Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China.
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- The Center Hospital of Hengyang, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Jia MQ, Xiong YJ, Xue Y, Wang Y, Yan C. Using UPLC-MS/MS for Characterization of Active Components in Extracts of Yupingfeng and Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Rat Plasma after Oral Administration. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22050810. [PMID: 28513568 PMCID: PMC6154636 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22050810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yupingfeng (YPF), a famous traditional Chinese medicine, which contains a large array of compounds, has been effectually used in health protection. A two-dimensional liquid chromatography (²D-LC) combined with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOF-MS) method was firstly established to separate and identify chemical components in YPF. A total of 33 compounds were identified, including 15 constituents (flavonoids and saponins) in Astragali radix; seven constituents (sesquiterpenoids and polysaccharide) in Atractylodis rhizoma; and 11 constituents (chromone and coumarins) in Saposhnikoviae radix. The corresponding fragmentation pathway of typical substances was investigated. Then, seven active constituents (astragaloside, calycosin, formononetin, cimicifugoside, 4-O-beta-d-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol, sec-O-glucosylhamaudol, and atractylenolide II) derived from three medicinal plants were chosen to further investigate the pharmacokinetic behavior of YPF formula using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system. The method was sensitive, accurate and reliable. We also used the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to infinity (AUC0-∞) as weighting factor to make an integrated pharmacokinetic curve. Results show that the constituents of Saposhnikoviae radix have the best absorption and pharmacokinetic behavior and may play important role in leading to the changes of overall therapeutic effects of YPF. Further study is needed to confirm the association between them.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Tong K, Li ZL, Sun X, Yan S, Jiang MJ, Deng MS, Chen J, Li JW, Tian ML. Metabolomics approach reveals annual metabolic variation in roots of Cyathula officinalis Kuan based on gas chromatography-mass spectrum. Chin Med 2017; 12:12. [PMID: 28469699 PMCID: PMC5414129 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-017-0133-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Herbal quality is strongly influenced by harvest time. It is therefore one of crucial factors that should be well respected by herbal producers when optimizing cultivation techniques, so that to obtain herbal products of high quality. In this work, we paid attention on one of common used Chinese herbals, Cyathula officinalis Kuan. According to previous studies, its quality may be related with growth years because of the variation of several main bioactive components in different growth years. However, information about the whole chemical composition is still scarce, which may jointly determine the herbal quality. METHODS Cyathula officinalis samples were collected in 1-4 growth years after sowing. To obtain a global insight on chemical profile of herbs, we applied a metabolomics approach based on gas chromatography-mass spectrum. Analysis of variance, principal component analysis, partial least squares discriminant analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were combined to explore the significant difference in different growth years. RESULTS 166 metabolites were identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectrum method. 63 metabolites showed significant change in different growth years in terms of analysis of variance. Those metabolites then were grouped into 4 classes by hierarchical cluster analysis, characterizing the samples of different growth ages. Samples harvested in the earliest years (1-2) were obviously differ with the latest years (3-4) as reported by principal component analysis. Further, partial least squares discriminant analysis revealed the detail difference in each growth year. Gluconic acid, xylitol, glutaric acid, pipecolinic acid, ribonic acid, mannose, oxalic acid, digalacturonic acid, lactic acid, 2-deoxyerythritol, acetol, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, citramalic acid, N-carbamylglutamate, and cellobiose are the main 15 discrimination metabolites between different growth years. CONCLUSION Harvest time should be well considered when producing C. officinalis. In order to boost the consistency of herbal quality, C. officinalis is recommended to harvest in 4th growth year. The method of GC-MS combined with multivariate analysis was a powerful tool to evaluate the herbal quality.
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- Kai Tong
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Maize Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute for New Rural Development, Sichuan Agricultural University, 608 Room, No. 1 building, 211 Huiming Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, 611130 Sichuan Province People’s Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute for New Rural Development, Sichuan Agricultural University, 608 Room, No. 1 building, 211 Huiming Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, 611130 Sichuan Province People’s Republic of China
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Application of Spontaneous Photon Emission in the Growth Ages and Varieties Screening of Fresh Chinese Herbal Medicines. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 2017:2058120. [PMID: 28250790 PMCID: PMC5307126 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2058120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ultraweak photon emission emitted by all living organisms has been confirmed to be a noninvasive indicator for their physiological and pathological characteristics. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of spontaneous photon emission (SPE) and the contents of specific active compounds of roots and flowers buds of several fresh Chinese herbal medicines (natural medicines) with different growth ages and varieties. The results revealed that the contents of specific active compounds from same species herbs with different growth ages and varieties were significantly different, and this difference could be reflected by their SPE. Because the contents of specific bioactive constituents in Chinese herbs are closely related to their quality and curative effect, the SPE measurement technique may contribute to the quality control of Chinese herbal medicine in the future.
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