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Zhang Q, Chang S, Yang Y, Xi C, Dong Y, Liu L, He Y, Liu Y, Cai B, Liu T. Endophyte-inoculated rhizomes of Paris polyphylla improve polyphyllin biosynthesis and yield: a transcriptomic analysis of the underlying mechanism. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1261140. [PMID: 38029197 PMCID: PMC10643526 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1261140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Polyphyllin from Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. However, the current production of polyphyllin can barely meet market demand. To improve the content of polyphyllin produced by P. polyphylla, two endophyte strains, Bacillus cereus LgD2 and Fusarium oxysporum TPB, were isolated from Paris fargesii Franch. and inoculated in the roots of P. polyphylla. Both symbiotic strains significantly promoted the accumulation of saponins in P. polyphylla. Methods The content of polyphyllin in rhizomes of P. polyphylla treated with TPB with LgD2 strain was determined using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and the expressed genes were analyzed by RNA-seq. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes annotations were performed on the differentially expressed genes, a clustering tree of UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT) and cytochrome P450 (CYP450) gene families was constructed, and UGT and CYP450 involved in the biosynthesis of polyphyllin were predicted using weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA). Results RNA-seq and qRT-PCR analyses showed that endophytic inoculation did not promote polyphyllin accumulation by enhancing the upstream terpene biosynthesis pathway, but probably by up-regulating the downstream CYP450 and UGT genes associated with polyphyllin biosynthesis. Genomes enrichment analyses of differentially expressed genes indicated that inoculation with LgD2 and TPB played a positive role in promoting the defense against pathogenic bacteria, enhancing the biosynthesis of carbohydrates, attenuating the process of nitrogen metabolism, and maintaining the equilibrium of the redox reaction homeostasis, potentially indirectly enhancing the polyphyllin yield of P. polyphylla. By combining differentially expressed genes screening, WGCNA, and phylogenetic tree analyses, 17 CYP450 and 2 UGT candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis of polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VII, polyphyllin D, and polyphyllin H were identified. These results suggest that endophytes probably effectively promote the accumulation of polyphyllin by regulating key downstream genes in biosynthetic pathways. Discussion This study provides a new approach for investigating the regulatory mechanisms of endophytes that promote the production and accumulation of polyphyllin in P. polyphylla, providing a basis for further elucidating the mechanisms of plant-endophyte interactions.
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- Qing Zhang
- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Center of Yunnan Zhongyan Industry Co., Ltd., Kunming, China
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- Center of Yunnan Zhongyan Industry Co., Ltd., Kunming, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Lushui City Katma Township People's Government Agricultural and Rural Integrated Service Center, Lushui, Yunnan, China
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- Shenzhen TCM Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Center of Yunnan Zhongyan Industry Co., Ltd., Kunming, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Li J, Jia J, Zhu W, Chen J, Zheng Q, Li D. Therapeutic effects on cancer of the active ingredients in rhizoma paridis. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1095786. [PMID: 36895945 PMCID: PMC9989034 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1095786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Cancer is a major threat to human health, with high mortality and a low cure rate, continuously challenging public health worldwide. Extensive clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for patients with poor outcomes of radiotherapy and chemotherapy provides a new direction in anticancer therapy. Anticancer mechanisms of the active ingredients in TCM have also been extensively studied in the medical field. As a type of TCM against cancer, Rhizoma Paridis (Chinese name: Chonglou) has important antitumor effects in clinical application. The main active ingredients of Rhizoma Paridis (e.g., total saponins, polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI, and polyphyllin VII) have shown strong antitumor activities in various cancers, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and gastric cancer. Rhizoma Paridis also has low concentrations of certain other active ingredients with antitumor effects, such as saponins polyphyllin E, polyphyllin H, Paris polyphylla-22, gracillin, and formosanin-C. Many researchers have studied the anticancer mechanism of Rhizoma Paridis and its active ingredients. This review article describes research progress regarding the molecular mechanism and antitumor effects of the active ingredients in Rhizoma Paridis, suggesting that various active ingredients in Rhizoma Paridis may be potentially therapeutic against cancer.
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- Jie Li
- Collaborative Innovation Platform for Modernization and Industrialization of Regional Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Platform for Modernization and Industrialization of Regional Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Trial Agency, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Platform for Modernization and Industrialization of Regional Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Platform for Modernization and Industrialization of Regional Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Platform for Modernization and Industrialization of Regional Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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Kondo Y, Watanabe S, Naoe A, Takeuchi T, Niimi A, Suzuki M, Asai N, Okada S, Tsuchiya T, Murayama M, Yasui T, Inoue M, Suzuki T. Antitumor effect of polyphyllin D on liver metastases of neuroblastoma. Pediatr Surg Int 2022; 38:1157-1163. [PMID: 35699751 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05146-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE We previously reported that polyphyllin D, a main component of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Paris polyphylla, exhibited anticancer effects in vitro against human neuroblastoma cells. The aims of this investigation was to examine the presence or absence of in vivo anti-metastasis effects of polyphyllin D were to establish a liver metastasis model of neuroblastoma and to evaluate the anti-metastasis effects of polyphyllin D. METHODS Subcutaneous and intraperitoneal tumors, and metastasis models were established in immune-deficient BALB/c nude and BALB/c Rag-2/Jak3 double-deficient (BRJ) mice using the human neuroblastoma cell lines IMR-32, LA-N-2, or NB-69. For evaluating polyphyllin D activity, we used a mouse model of liver metastasis with the IMR-32 cells line injected through the tail vein. We analyzed the livers number and area of liver tumors in of the phosphate buffer solution- and polyphyllin D-treated groups. RESULTS Liver metastasis and intraperitoneal dissemination models were successfully established in immune-deficient BRJ mice using the three human neuroblastoma cell lines. In the liver metastasis, the model of IMR-32 cells, we found that polyphyllin D suppressed both the number and total area of metastatic foci the average number of metastatic foci, average focus areas, and number of cleaved caspase-3-positive cells were significantly lower in the polyphyllin D group (p = 0.016, 0.020, 0.043, respectively). CONCLUSIONS We developed a mouse models of neuroblastoma metastasis and demonstrated for the first time that polyphyllin D has an antitumor effect on neuroblastoma liver metastases.
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- Yasuhiro Kondo
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Hematopoiesis, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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Liu J, Liu Y, Li H, Wei C, Mao A, Liu W, Pan G. Polyphyllin D induces apoptosis and protective autophagy in breast cancer cells through JNK1-Bcl-2 pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 282:114591. [PMID: 34481873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Polyphyllin D (PD), an active component from rhizome of Paris polyphylla Sm, root and rhizome, shows a strong anti-cancer activity in several cancers. However, whether autophagy is involved in PD-induced cell death in breast cancer cells and its molecular mechanism has not yet been elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY To explore the anti-tumor effects of PD in breast cancer and the underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS PD was isolated from P. polyphylla Sm and confirmed by HPLC and NMR. The role of PD in cell viability, apoptosis, autophagy in breast cancer cells were determined. RESULTS PD shows significant anti-tumor activity by inhibit cell proliferation and induce caspase-dependent apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Moreover, PD treatment could induce autophagy by activation of JNK1/Bcl-2 pathway. Importantly, blocking of autophagy by using autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) dramatically increase PD-induced apoptosis as evidence by the increased percentage of apoptotic cell death. The anti-tumor effects of PD also investigated in vivo. The results showed that the combinatory treatment of PD with autophagy inhibitor significantly promote PD-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSION PD could induce caspase-dependent apoptosis and cyto-protectvie autophagy by activation of JNK1/Bcl-2 pathway in breast cancer cells. Combination with an autophagy inhibitor significantly enhance cytotoxic effect of PD and this combination may be a promising candidate for breast cancer therapy.
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- Jiazhe Liu
- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Saponins are a large family of amphiphilic glycosides of steroids and triterpenes found in plants and some marine organisms. By expressing a large diversity of structures on both sugar chains and aglycones, saponins exhibit a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties and serve as major active principles in folk medicines, especially in traditional Chinese medicines. Isolation of saponins from natural sources is usually a formidable task due to the microheterogeneity of saponins in Nature. Chemical synthesis can provide access to large amounts of natural saponins as well as congeners for understanding their structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action. This article presents a comprehensive account on chemical synthesis of saponins. First highlighted are general considerations on saponin synthesis, including preparation of aglycones and carbohydrate building blocks, assembly strategies, and protecting-group strategies. Next described is the state of the art in the synthesis of each type of saponins, with an emphasis on those representative saponins having sophisticated structures and potent biological activities.
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- You Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
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Meng X, Pan Y, Liu T, Luo C, Man S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y. Synthesis of novel diosgenyl saponin analogs and evaluation effects of rhamnose moeity on their cytotoxic activity. Carbohydr Res 2021; 506:108359. [PMID: 34102543 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Diosgenyl saponins, as a type of natural products derived from plants, are the main active component of traditional chinese medicine. Inspiringly, a large number of natural diosgensyl saponins have been shown to exert excellent toxicity to hepatocellular cancer (HCC) cells. In order to better understand the relationship between the structures and their biological effects, a group of diosgenyl saponins (1-4 as natural products and 5 and 6 as their analogs) were efficiently synthesized. The cytotoxic activity of these compounds was evaluated on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells. Structure-activity relationship studies showed that the pentasaccharide or hexasaccharide saponin analogs were relatively less active than their corresponding disaccharide analogue or dioscin. The extension of 4-branched rhamnose moiety on these saponin does not exhibit significant effect on their cytotoxic activity, which disclosed that a certain number and the linkage mode of rhamnose moieties could influence the cytotoxicity of steroid saponins on HepG2 cells.
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- Xin Meng
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, Tianjin, 300457, PR China; Sorbonne Université, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR CNRS 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacy, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong Province, PR China.
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Tian Y, Gong GY, Ma LL, Wang ZQ, Song D, Fang MY. Anti-cancer effects of Polyphyllin I: An update in 5 years. Chem Biol Interact 2020; 316:108936. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ehianeta TS, Shen D, Xu P, Yu B. Synthesis of spirostanol saponins via gold(I)‐catalyzed glycosylation in the presence of Ga(OTf)
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- Teddy Stephen Ehianeta
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products ChemistryShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products ChemistryShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products ChemistryShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products ChemistryShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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Grzywacz D, Paduszyńska M, Norkowska M, Kamysz W, Myszka H, Liberek B. N-Aminoacyl and N-hydroxyacyl derivatives of diosgenyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranoside: Synthesis, antimicrobial and hemolytic activities. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:114923. [PMID: 31153729 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diosgenyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranoside is a semisynthetic saponin with antimicrobial and antitumor activities. To search for more effective analogues, N-aminoacyl and N-hydroxyacyl derivatives of this saponin were synthesized conventionally and with microwave assistance, and tested against the human pathogenic fungi and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. None of the tested compounds exhibit activity against Gram-negative bacteria. Almost all of the synthesized N-aminoacyl saponins exhibit antifungal activity and act effectively against Gram-positive bacteria, some better than the parent compound. The best acting saponins are the same size and possess sarcosine or l- or d-alanine attached to the parent glucosaminoside. Shorter and longer aminoacyl residues are less advantageous. d-Alanine derivative is the most effective against Gram positive bacteria. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis indicates that the free α-amino group in aminoacyl residue is necessary for antimicrobial activities of the tested saponins. (N-Acetyl)aminoacyl and N-hydroxyacyl analogs are inactive. Measurements of the hemolytic activities demonstrate that the best acting saponins are not toxic towards human red blood cells.
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- Daria Grzywacz
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Dapeng Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 20032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 20032 China
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Watanabe S, Suzuki T, Hara F, Yasui T, Uga N, Naoe A. Polyphyllin D, a steroidal saponin in Paris polyphylla, induces apoptosis and necroptosis cell death of neuroblastoma cells. Pediatr Surg Int 2017; 33:713-719. [PMID: 28260192 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-017-4069-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Neuroblastoma is a refractory pediatric malignant solid tumor. The previous studies demonstrated that Polyphyllin D, the main constituent of Paris polyphylla, a traditional Chinese medicine, exerts an anti-tumor effect on many tumors. However, its effects against neuroblastomas are unclear. METHODS We examined the anti-tumor effect of polyphyllin D in human neuroblastoma using IMR-32 and LA-N-2 cells, which exhibit MYCN gene amplification, and NB-69 cells, which do not exhibit MYCN gene amplification. RESULTS All cell lines showed reduced cell viability in response to polyphyllin D treatment. No caspase-3/-7, -8, and -9 activity was observed in IMR-32 and LA-N-2 cells treated with polyphyllin D. In contrast, activation of caspase-3/-7, and -8 activity was observed in NB-69 cells. When polyphyllin D and specific inhibitors of RIPK3 involved in necroptosis were added to IMR-32 and LA-N-2 cell lines, polyphyllin D-induced cell death was inhibited. CONCLUSION Together, this indicates that the underlying mechanism of polyphyllin D-induced cell death in NB-69 cells is apoptosis, whereas the cell death of IMR-32 and LA-N-2 cells occurs by necroptosis. We continue research on this topic and look forward the discovery of a new therapeutic agent for neuroblastoma.
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- Shunsuke Watanabe
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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Zhou Y, Jin Y, Yang N, Xie Z, Xu X. Electrofluid enhanced hydrolysis of maize starch and its impacts on physical properties. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00080d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To achieve high-output, successional, and efficient hydrolysis of carbohydrate polymers is an increasing concern in the food and chemical industries.
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- Yuyi Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
- School of Food Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
- School of Food Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
- School of Food Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
- School of Food Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
- School of Food Science and Technology
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Sharma A, Kalita P, Tag H. Distribution and phytomedicinal aspects of Paris polyphylla Smith from the Eastern Himalayan Region: A review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5667/tang.2015.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lin Z, Liu Y, Li F, Wu J, Zhang G, Wang Y, Lu L, Liu Z. Anti-lung Cancer Effects of Polyphyllin VI and VII Potentially Correlate with Apoptosis In Vitro and In Vivo. Phytother Res 2015; 29:1568-76. [PMID: 26272214 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Polyphyllin VI (PVI) and polyphyllin VII (PVII) derived from Paris polyphylla possess anti-cancer activities. However, the mechanisms for the anti-lung cancer effects of PVI and PVII remain poorly understood. In this study, PVI and PVII exhibited inhibitory effects on the proliferation of A549 and NCI-H1299 cells. PVI and PVII induced G2/M cell cycle arrest and triggered apoptosis. PVI and PVII upregulated the tumor suppressor protein p53 and downregulated cyclin B1. The two treatments significantly increased the expression levels of death receptor 3, death receptor 5, Fas, cleaved PARP, and cleaved caspase-3. Furthermore, PVI and PVII significantly inhibited the growth of A549 cells in vivo. The tumor inhibitory rates of PVI were 25.74%, 34.62%, and 40.43% at 2, 3, and 4 mg/kg, respectively, and those of PVII were 25.63%, 41.71%, and 40.41% at 1, 2, and 3 mg/kg, respectively. Finally, PVI and PVII regulated the expression of proteins related to the apoptotic pathway in A549 xenografts. In summary, PVI and PVII exhibited strong inhibitory effects on lung cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest and triggering apoptosis.
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- Zhufen Lin
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Saponins are a large family of amphiphilic glycosides of steroids and triterpenes found in plants and some marine organisms. By expressing a large diversity of structures on both sugar chains and aglycones, saponins exhibit a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties and serve as major active principles in folk medicines, especially in traditional Chinese medicines. Isolation of saponins from natural sources is usually a formidable task due to the microheterogeneity of saponins in Nature. Chemical synthesis can provide access to large amounts of natural saponins as well as congeners for understanding their structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action. This article presents a comprehensive account on chemical synthesis of saponins. First highlighted are general considerations on saponin synthesis, including preparation of aglycones and carbohydrate building blocks, assembly strategies, and protecting-group strategies. Next described is the state of the art in the synthesis of each type of saponins, with an emphasis on those representative saponins having sophisticated structures and potent biological activities.
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- You Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
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Liu Q, Guo T, Li D, Li W. Concise synthesis of two natural steroidal glycosides isolated from Allium schoenoprasum. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-015-2106-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Walczewska A, Grzywacz D, Bednarczyk D, Dawgul M, Nowacki A, Kamysz W, Liberek B, Myszka H. N-Alkyl derivatives of diosgenyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranoside; synthesis and antimicrobial activity. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:869-74. [PMID: 26124888 PMCID: PMC4464337 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Diosgenyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranoside is a synthetic saponin exhibiting attractive pharmacological properties. Different pathways tested by us to obtain this glycoside are summarized here. Moreover, the synthesis of N-alkyl and N,N-dialkyl derivatives of the glucopyranoside is presented. Evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities of these derivatives indicates that they have no inhibitory activity against Gram-negative bacteria, whereas many of the tested N-alkyl saponins were found to inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and human pathogenic fungi.
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- Agata Walczewska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Zhao P, Jiang H, Su D, Feng J, Ma S, Zhu X. Inhibition of cell proliferation by mild hyperthermia at 43˚C with Paris Saponin I in the lung adenocarcinoma cell line PC-9. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:327-32. [PMID: 25322761 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rhizoma paridis is widely used for cancer therapy due to its potential involvement in the suppression of tumor growth. However, at present there is no clear explanation for the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effects of Rhizoma paridis combined with hyperthermia on tumor growth. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Paris saponin I (PSI) combined with hyperthermia on a variety of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. An MTT assay was used to determine the levels of growth inhibition. The cell cycle was analyzed using flow cytometry and cell apoptosis was analyzed with Annexin V/propidium iodide staining and the Hoechst assay. The morphology of cells during apoptosis was determined using a transmission electron microscope. The expression levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) and caspase-3 proteins were detected using western blotting. The inhibition rates significantly increased with PSI in combination with hyperthermia at 43˚C. PSI with hyperthermia at 43˚C caused G2/M phase arrest and significantly induced apoptosis. The expression level of Bcl-2 decreased, while Bax expression increased following treatment with PSI with hyperthermia at 43˚C. In addition, the protein expression of caspase-3 was significantly enhanced. PSI combined with hyperthermia is a potent antitumor treatment through the inhibition of proliferation of NSCLC cells and may be developed as a new antitumor therapy. PSI combined with hyperthermia significantly induced apoptosis through a multi regulatory process involving G2/M arrest and regulation of Bax, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 expression, resulting in cell death and tumor inhibition.
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- Pengjun Zhao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310002, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology Institute, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology Institute, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, P.R. China
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Wu L, Li Q, Liu Y. Polyphyllin D induces apoptosis in K562/A02 cells through G2/M phase arrest. J Pharm Pharmacol 2013; 66:713-21. [PMID: 24325805 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The effect of polyphyllin D on inducing cell death of the K562/A02 human leukaemia drug-resistant cells in vitro was examined.
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The effect of polyphyllin D on K562/A02 cells were analysed by studying their cytotoxicity, apoptosis, cell cycle distribution, caspase-3 activity and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP).
Key findings
Polyphyllin D, a small molecular monomer extracted from rhizoma of Paris polyphyllin, exhibited strong anticancer activity in a previous study. Our results demonstrate that polyphyllin D exerts a growth inhibitory effect by arresting cells at G2/M phase and by the induction of apoptosis in K562/A02 human leukaemia drug-resistant cells, G2/M phase arrest was found to be associated with up-regulation of p21 and down-regulation of cyclin B1 and cyclin-dependent protein kinase 1. Polyphyllin D-induced apoptosis via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway as evidenced by decreased Bcl-2 expression levels, disruption of MMP and increased Bax, cytochrome C and cleaved-caspase-3 levels.
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These data suggest that polyphyllin D has a potential as a potent therapeutic agent for chronic myeloid leukaemia.
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- Lina Wu
- Clinical Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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Zhang R, Huang B, Du D, Guo X, Xin G, Xing Z, Liang Y, Chen Y, Chen Q, He Y, Huang W. Anti-thrombosis effect of diosgenyl saponins in vitro and in vivo. Steroids 2013; 78:1064-70. [PMID: 23891646 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Thrombosis in coronary or cerebral arteries is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Diosgenin and total steroidal saponins extracted from the rhizome of Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright are demonstrated to have anti-thrombotic activity. However, few studies describe the anti-thrombotic activity of the diosgenyl saponin monomer. In the present study, a simple and convenient method for the preparation of a new disaccharide saponin, diosgenyl β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), is described. We evaluated the anti-thrombotic effects of diosgenin and four diosgenyl saponins by measuring the bleeding time; the results showed that compound 3 exhibits outstanding efficiency in prolonging the bleeding time. Furthermore, we assessed whether compound 3 could alter platelet aggregation in vitro and in vivo. In addition, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), prothrombin time (PT), coagulation factors and protection rate in mice were measured to evaluate the anti-thrombotic effect of compound 3. The results show that compound 3 inhibited platelet aggregation, prolonged APTT, inhibited factor VIII activities in rats, and increased the protection rate in mice in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these findings suggested that diosgenyl saponins, especially compound 3, had anti-thrombotic activity. It may execute anti-thrombotic activity through inhibiting factor VIII activities and platelet aggregation.
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- Rui Zhang
- Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wang YH, Yeh HW, Wang HW, Yu CC, Guh JH, Liu DZ, Liang PH. Synthesis of a chlorogenin glycoside library using an orthogonal protecting group strategy. Carbohydr Res 2013; 375:118-35. [PMID: 23707361 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2013.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Naturally occurring spirostanol saponins bear a chacotriose, α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-glucopyranose residue as the oligosaccharide moiety which is believed to be important for biological activity. Herein the development of a concise, combinatorial method for the synthesis of two series of glycan variants at the 2' and/or 4' positions of chacotriose is described and the structure-activity relationships of the glycone part at 3-OH of chlorogenin investigated. These compounds were found to be weakly-cytotoxic toward leukemia cell lines CCRF and HL-20, indicating that the chacotriose moiety is important for anticancer activity.
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- Ying-Hsin Wang
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Zhang X, Yang L, Mester Z. Determination of amino acids in selenium-enriched yeast by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry after microwave assisted hydrolysis. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 744:54-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li FR, Jiao P, Yao ST, Sang H, Qin SC, Zhang W, Zhang YB, Gao LL. Paris polyphylla Smith extract induces apoptosis and activates cancer suppressor gene connexin26 expression. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012; 13:205-9. [PMID: 22502669 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.1.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The inhibition of tumor cell growth without toxicity to normal cells is an important target in cancer therapy. One possible way to increase the efficacy of anticancer drugs and to decrease toxicity or side effects is to develop traditional natural products, especially from medicinal plants. Paris polyphylla Smith has shown anti-tumour effects by inhibition of tumor promotion and inducement of tumor cell apoptosis, but mechanisms are still not well understood. The present study was to explore the effect of Paris polyphylla Smith extract (PPSE) on connexin26 and growth control in human esophageal cancer ECA109 cells. METHODS The effects of PPSE on Connexin26 were examined by RT-PCR, western blot and immunofluorescence; cell growth and proliferation were examined by the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. RESULTS PPSE inhibited the growth and proliferation on esophageal cancer ECA109 cells, while increasing the expression of connexin26 mRNA and protein; conversely, PPSE decreased Bcl-2 and increased Bad. CONCLUSION This study firstly shows that PPSE can increase connexin26 expression at mRNA and protein level, exerting anti-tumour effects on esophageal cacner ECA109 cells via inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing cell apoptosis.
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- Fu-Rong Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Taishan Medical University, Taian, China
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Polyphyllin D induces apoptosis in human erythrocytes through Ca²⁺ rise and membrane permeabilization. Arch Toxicol 2012; 86:741-52. [PMID: 22349056 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-012-0808-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Polyphyllin D (PD) is a potent anticancer agent isolated from a traditional medicinal herb Paris polyphylla that has been used in China for many years to treat cancer. PD is not a substrate of p-glycoprotein, and it can bypass the multi-drug resistance in cancer cell line R-HepG2. However, the effect of PD on the induction of cell death in human erythrocytes remains unknown. Given that PD is a small molecule that can depolarize the mitochondrial membrane potential and release apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in isolated mitochondria, we hypothesized that the apoptogenic effect of PD in human erythrocytes devoid of mitochondria would be minimal. This study therefore tried to evaluate the in vitro effect of PD on hemolysis and apoptosis in human erythrocytes. Apoptosis in human red blood cells (RBCs), also known as eryptosis or erythroptosis, after PD treatment was determined by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy for the phosphatidyl-serine externalization and other apoptosis feature events. False to our prediction, PD caused hemolysis and eryptosis/erythroptosis in human RBCs. Mechanistically, elevation in the cytosolic Ca²⁺ ion level seems to be a key but not the only mediator in the PD-mediated eryptosis/erythroptosis because depletion of the external Ca²⁺ could not eliminate the PD effect. Also, PD was able to permeabilize the membrane of RBC ghosts in a way similar to digitonin. Taken together, we report here for the first time the toxicity of PD in human RBCs as well as its underlying mechanism for the hemolysis and eryptosis/erythroptosis.
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Wang T, Choi RCY, Li J, Bi CWC, Ran W, Chen X, Dong TTX, Bi K, Tsim KWK. Trillin, a steroidal saponin isolated from the rhizomes of Dioscorea nipponica, exerts protective effects against hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 139:214-220. [PMID: 22100563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVIDENCE Numerous efforts have been conducted in searching for effective agents against cardiovascular diseases, in particular from herbal medicines. The rhizome of Dioscorea nipponica (Dioscoreae Nipponicae Rhizoma) is a traditional Chinese herb being prescribed to improve the blood circulation. Here, we identified a steroidal saponin trillin from Dioscorea nipponica, which showed robust anti-hyperlipidemic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were induced for hyperlipidemia and subjected to the drug treatment. The anti-hyperlipidemic effects of trillin were evaluated by different biochemical assays. RESULTS In hyperlipidemic rat model, fed with high-fat diet, the blood levels of cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) were increased. The intra-peritoneal administration of trillin into those rats significantly improved the bleeding and blood coagulation time, and in parallel the treatment restored the levels of cholesterol, glyceride, LDL and HDL back to the normal condition. In addition, the administration of trillin in rats exerted beneficial effects in improving the levels of lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase activity. CONCLUSION This was the first time to reveal the anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-oxidative effects of trillin. These results would be important in developing food supplements for health improvements and therapeutic drugs against hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases in future.
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- Tiejie Wang
- Shenzhen Municipal Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen 518029, China
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Paris saponin I induces G₂/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma SGC7901 cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 31:768-772. [PMID: 22173496 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-011-0674-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Paris saponin I (PS I) on human gastric carcinoma cell growth and apoptosis and to explore the potential mechanisms. The proliferation of SGC7901 cells was monitored by the MTT cell viability assay, while the nuclear morphology of apoptotic cells was assessed by Hoechst 33258 staining. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze the cell cycle progression of propidium iodide (PI)-stained SGC7901 cells and the apoptotic rate of annexin V/PI-stained cells. Western blotting was used to examine the expression of several cell cycle proteins, including cyclin B1 and Cdk1, and the apoptosis-regulated proteins Bcl-2, Bax, cytochrome c, procaspase-9, and procaspase-3. The MTT assay demonstrated that PS I could induce significant dose- and time-dependent inhibition of SGC7901 cell proliferation. Marked morphological changes, including condensation of chromatin, nuclear fragmentation and apoptotic bodies were clearly shown on Hoechst 33258 staining. PSI treatment also resulted in the disruption of the cell cycle at G₂/M and the induction of apoptosis. Following PSI treatment, the cell cycle-related proteins cyclin B1 and Cdk1 were down-regulated. Expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax was increased, while anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 decreased. PSI treatment resulted in elevated cytoplasmic cytochrome c and activation of the apoptotic proteases caspase-9 and caspase-3. These data indicate that PS acts as an inhibitor of proli I feration in SGC7901 cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis. PSI is a potential therapeutic agent against human gastric carcinoma.
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Gao LL, Li FR, Jiao P, Yang MF, Zhou XJ, Si YH, Jiang WJ, Zheng TT. Paris chinensis dioscin induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:4389-95. [PMID: 22110264 PMCID: PMC3218152 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i39.4389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the anti-tumor effects of Paris chinensis dioscin (PCD) and mechanisms regarding cell cycle regulation and apoptosis in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells.
METHODS: Cell viability was analyzed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry and laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) using Annexin-V/propidium iodide (PI) staining, and the cell cycle was evaluated using PI staining with flow cytometry. Intracellular calcium ions were detected under fluorescence microscope. The expression of cell cycle and apoptosis-related proteins cyclin B1, CDK1, cytochrome C and caspase-3 was measured by immunohistochemical staining.
RESULTS: PCD had an anti-proliferation effect on human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. After treatment of SGC-7901 cells with PCD, apoptosis appeared in SGC-7901 cells. Morphological changes typical of apoptosis were also observed with LSCM by Annexin V/PI staining, and the cell number of the G0/G1 phase was decreased, while the number of cells in the G2/M phase was increased. Cell cycle-related proteins, such as cyclin B1 and CDK1, were all down-regulated, but caspase-3 and cytochrome C were up-regulated. Moreover, intracellular calcium accumulation occurred in PCD-treated cells.
CONCLUSION: G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis induced by PCD are associated with the inhibition of CDK-activating kinase activity and the activation of Ca2+-related mitochondrion pathway in SGC-7901 cells.
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Chan JYW, Koon JCM, Liu X, Detmar M, Yu B, Kong SK, Fung KP. Polyphyllin D, a steroidal saponin from Paris polyphylla, inhibits endothelial cell functions in vitro and angiogenesis in zebrafish embryos in vivo. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 137:64-69. [PMID: 21658438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Angiogenesis, the process of blood vessel formation, is critical to tumour growth. The importance of angiogenesis in tumour development has lead to the development of anti-angiogenic strategies to inhibit tumour growth. In this study, polyphyllin D (PD), an active component in Chinese herb, Paris polyphylla, was evaluated for its potential anti-angiogenic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The inhibitory effects of PD on three important processes involved in angiogenesis, i.e. proliferation, migration and differentiation were examined using human microvascular endothelial cell line HMEC-1 by MTT assay, scratch assay and tube formation assay, respectively. Using zebrafish embryos as an animal model of angiogenesis, the anti-angiogenic effect of PD was further verified in vivo. RESULTS PD suppressed the growth of HMEC-1 cells at 0.1-0.4 μM without toxic effects. At 0.3 μM and 0.4 μM, PD significantly inhibited endothelial cell migration and capillary tube formation. About 70% of the zebrafish embryos showed defects in intersegmental vessel formation upon treatment with PD at concentrations of 0.156 μM and 0.313 μM. CONCLUSION The anti-angiogenic effects of PD have been explored in the study which implied a potential therapeutic development of PD in cancer treatment.
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- Judy Yuet-Wa Chan
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Zhang Y, Wang K, Zhan Z, Yang Y, Zhao Y. Synthesis of quercetin 3-O-β-d-apiofuranosyl-(1→2)-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside. Tetrahedron Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Karapetyan G, Chakrabarty K, Hein M, Langer P. Synthesis and Bioactivity of Carbohydrate Derivatives of Indigo, Its Isomers and Heteroanalogues. ChemMedChem 2010; 6:25-37. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201000374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Microwave irradiation for a fast gas chromatography–mass spectrometric analysis of polysaccharide-based plasma volume expanders in human urine. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2010; 878:3024-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kong M, Fan J, Dong A, Cheng H, Xu R. Effects of polyphyllin I on growth inhibition of human non-small lung cancer cells and in xenograft. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2010; 42:827-33. [PMID: 20978038 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmq091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Polyphyllin I (PPI), a small molecular monomer extracted from Rhizoma of Paris polyphyllin, shows strong anticancer effects in previous study. Human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells, human lung squamous cell carcinoma SK-MES-1 cells, and human lung large cell carcinoma H460 cells were cultured and then treated with PPI. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, and DNA ladder. Athymic nude mice bearing tumors were injected with PPI, and tumor growth was recorded. Our results showed that PPI significantly inhibited the proliferation of three non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines, with the inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 1.24, 2.40, and 2.33 μg/ml for A549, H460, and SK-MES-1 cells, respectively. After being treated with 2.5 µg/ml of PPI for 24 h, the apoptotic rate of A549 cells was 39.68%, which was remarkably higher than that of the control. Tumor growth was significantly inhibited in the PPI-treated group compared with the group treated with cisplatin (DDP) or PBS in the nude mice. PPI exhibits antitumor ability in NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo, which might be related to the apoptosis induced by PPI.
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- Minjian Kong
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Li Y, Yang X, Liu Y, Zhu C, Yang Y, Yu B. Gold(I)-Catalyzed Glycosylation with Glycosylortho-Alkynylbenzoates as Donors: General Scope and Application in the Synthesis of a Cyclic Triterpene Saponin. Chemistry 2010; 16:1871-82. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200902548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Xiao X, Bai P, Bui Nguyen TM, Xiao J, Liu S, Yang G, Hu L, Chen X, Zhang X, Liu J, Wang H. The antitumoral effect of Paris Saponin I associated with the induction of apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway. Mol Cancer Ther 2009; 8:1179-88. [PMID: 19435869 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rhizoma Paridis, a traditional Chinese medicine, has shown promise in cancer prevention and therapy. In the present study, we isolated Paris Saponin I (PSI), an active component of Rhizoma paridis, and evaluated its effects on a panel of human cell lines and in a mouse model of human ovarian cancer to explore the mechanisms of its activity. PSI had more potent and selective cytotoxic effects on tumor cell lines than etoposide had, promoting dramatic G(2)-M phase arrest and apoptosis in SKOV3 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, PSI treatment increased levels of Bax, cytochrome c, activated caspase-3, active caspase-9, and cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and decreased both Bcl-2 expression levels and extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 activity. We also assessed the antitumor efficacy of i.p. and p.o. PSI administration in mice bearing SKOV3 tumors; both significantly inhibited the growth of SKOV3 cells in a subcutaneous xenograft mouse model (by 66% and 52%, respectively). These results indicate that PSI mediates its effects via mitochondrial apoptosis, mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, and G(2)-M cell cycle arrest. Most important, the efficacy of PSI in xenografts when administered p.o. or i.p. suggests its clinical potential. Thus, PSI is a potent antitumor compound and should be developed as a natural agent for cancer therapy.
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- Xue Xiao
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Ma DD, Lu HX, Xu LS, Xiao W. Polyphyllin D Exerts Potent Anti-tumour Effects on Lewis Cancer Cells under Hypoxic Conditions. J Int Med Res 2009; 37:631-40. [PMID: 19589245 DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Paris polyphylla has been used to treat cancer in China for many years and components of the plant, such as polyphyllin D, may have potent antiproliferative effects in vitro To investigate the potential antitumour effects of polyphyllin D on cancer cells under hypoxia, Lewis lung cancer cells and mouse tracheal epithelial cells were cultured with or without polyphyllin D under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Proliferation and apoptosis of cells were assayed. Real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction was used to quantify the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA. Polyphyllin D decreased cell proliferation, increased apoptosis and inhibited expression of HIF-1α and VEGF mRNAs in Lewis cells. These effects were greater under hypoxic than normoxic conditions. Polyphyllin D did not show a cytotoxic effect in non-tumour cells (mouse skin fibroblasts and tracheal epithelial cells). These results suggest that polyphyllin D potentially has anticancer effects in vitro under hypoxia.
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- D-D Ma
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Siu FM, Ma DL, Cheung YW, Lok CN, Yan K, Yang Z, Yang M, Xu S, Ko BCB, He QY, Che CM. Proteomic and transcriptomic study on the action of a cytotoxic saponin (Polyphyllin D): induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathways. Proteomics 2008; 8:3105-17. [PMID: 18615425 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Polyphyllin D (PD) is a potent cytotoxic saponin found in Paris polyphylla. In the present study, bioinformatic, proteomic and transcriptomic analyses were performed to study the mechanisms of action of PD on human nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line (NCI-H460). Using a gene expression-based bioinformatic tool (connectivity map), PD was identified as a potential ER stress inducer. Our proteomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed that PD treatment led to upregulation of typical ER stress-related proteins/genes including glucose-regulated protein 78 (BiP/GRP78) and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). In particular, elevated expression of C/EBP homologous transcription factor (chop) and activation of caspase-4 occurred at early time point (8 h) of PD treatment, signifying an initial ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Induction of tumor suppressor p53, disruption of mitochondrial membrane, activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 were detected upon prolonged PD treatment. Collectively, these data revealed that PD induced the cytotoxic effect through a mechanism initiated by ER stress followed by mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. The ability of activating two major pathways of apoptosis makes PD an attractive drug lead for anticancer therapeutics.
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- Fung-Ming Siu
- Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Huang W, Ochiai H, Zhang X, Wang LX. Introducing N-glycans into natural products through a chemoenzymatic approach. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:2903-13. [PMID: 18805520 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2008] [Revised: 08/23/2008] [Accepted: 08/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The present study describes an efficient chemoenzymatic method for introducing a core N-glycan of glycoprotein origin into various lipophilic natural products. It was found that the endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Arthrobactor protophormiae (Endo-A) had broad substrate specificity and can accommodate a wide range of glucose (Glc)- or N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc)-containing natural products as acceptors for transglycosylation, when an N-glycan oxazoline was used as a donor substrate. Using lithocholic acid as a model compound, we have shown that introduction of an N-glycan could be achieved by a two-step approach: chemical glycosylation to introduce a monosaccharide (Glc or GlcNAc) as a handle, and then Endo-A catalyzed transglycosylation to accomplish the site-specific N-glycan attachment. For those natural products that already carry terminal Glc or GlcNAc residues, direct enzymatic transglycosylation using sugar oxazoline as the donor substrate was achievable to introduce an N-glycan. It was also demonstrated that simultaneous double glycosylation could be fulfilled when the natural product contains two Glc residues. This chemoenzymatic method is concise, site-specific, and highly convergent. Because N-glycans of glycoprotein origin can serve as ligands for diverse lectins and cell-surface receptors, introduction of a defined N-glycan into biologically significant natural products may bestow novel properties onto these natural products for drug discovery and development.
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- Wei Huang
- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Gauthier C, Legault J, Lavoie S, Rondeau S, Tremblay S, Pichette A. Synthesis of two natural betulinic acid saponins containing α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-l-arabinopyranose and their analogues. Tetrahedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Polyphyllin D induces mitochondrial fragmentation and acts directly on the mitochondria to induce apoptosis in drug-resistant HepG2 cells. Cancer Lett 2007; 261:158-64. [PMID: 18082940 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2007.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2007] [Revised: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/07/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We previously showed that polyphyllin D (PD) produced a stronger apoptotic effect in R-HepG2 with multi-drug resistance (MDR) than that in its parent HepG2 cells without MDR. In this study, PD was found to elicit mitochondrial fragmentation in live cells by using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM). When mitochondria were isolated and treated directly with PD, a stronger swelling, deeper transmembrane depolarization, and more apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) release were observed from the mitochondria of R-HepG2 than that of HepG2. These observations suggest that PD is a potent anti-cancer agent that bypasses MDR and elicits apoptosis via mitochondrial injury.
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- Biao Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China., Fax: +86‐21‐64166128
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China., Fax: +86‐21‐64166128
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China., Fax: +86‐21‐64166128
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Zhang XF, Cui Y, Huang JJ, Zhang YZ, Nie Z, Wang LF, Yan BZ, Tang YL, Liu Y. Immuno-stimulating properties of diosgenyl saponins isolated from Paris polyphylla. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:2408-13. [PMID: 17350838 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The effects of three diosgenyl saponins isolated from Paris polyphylla on the immuno-stimulating activity in relation to phagocytosis, respiratory burst, and nitric oxide production in mouse macrophage cells RAW 264.7 have been investigated. Our results showed that all three diosgenyl saponins significantly enhanced phagocytic activity that increased with the concentration of saponins to reach a maximum, and then tended to decrease with higher concentrations. Saponins with sugar moiety directly induced respiratory burst response in RAW 264.7 cells that increased with the concentrations and reached a maximum, then decreased with higher concentrations after 2-h incubations, however, diosgenin had no PMA-triggered respiratory burst response. Treatment of RAW 264.7 cells with saponins with sugar moiety for 24-h caused a significant increase in the production of nitric oxide, while diosgenin had no effect at all. Consequently, relationship between molecular structures of three diosgenyl saponins and their immunomodulatory activities was discussed, and a possible mechanism of immuno-stimulating function of diosgenyl saponins was accordingly explored.
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- Xiu-feng Zhang
- State Key laboratory for SCUSS, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Zhu S, Li Y, Li M, Yu B. Exploration of the correlation between the structure, hemolytic activity, and cytotoxicity of steroid saponins. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:2528-32. [PMID: 17306549 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The hemolytic activity of a collection of 63 steroid saponins was determined. The correlations between these structures and their hemolytic and cytotoxic activities are discussed. It has been demonstrated that the hemolytic activity of steroid saponins is highly dependent on their structures, that is, the sugar length, the sugar linkage, the substitutes on the sugar, as well as the aglycone. It has also been disclosed that the hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity of steroid saponins are not correlated. These results suggest that steroid saponins execute hemolysis and cytotoxic activity in different mechanisms, and encourage to develop steroid saponins into potent antitumor agents devoid of the detrimental effect of hemolysis.
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- Yibing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zhu S, Zhang Y, Li M, Yu J, Zhang L, Li Y, Yu B. Synthesis and cytotoxicities of dioscin derivatives with decorated chacotriosyl residues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:5629-32. [PMID: 16905317 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2006] [Revised: 07/19/2006] [Accepted: 08/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Two series of dioscin derivatives (4a-o and 5a-o) with selected modifications at the 6' and 4''' positions of the chacotriosyl residue, respectively, were synthesized. All the 6'-N-acyl-dioscin derivatives did not show considerable inhibitory activities at 10 microM, while most of the 4'''-O-(2-N-acyl)ethyl-dioscin derivatives behaved as potent as dioscin, against the growth of tumor cells.
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- Shilei Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Singh V, Tiwari A, Kumari P, Tiwari S. Microwave-promoted hydrolysis of plant seed gums on alumina support. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2270-4. [PMID: 16806127 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Revised: 05/14/2006] [Accepted: 05/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using a catalytic amount of potassium persulfate (1.48 x 10(-4)M), eight different seed gums were fully hydrolyzed on alumina support under microwave irradiation. The hydrolysis time varied between 1.33 and 2.33 min depending upon the seed gum structure. The used solid support could be easily separated from the hydrolyzates and recycled. However, under microwave field in an aqueous medium, the same amount of persulfate was unable to hydrolyze the seed gums. Solid-supported microwave hydrolysis has been compared with the microwave-enhanced aqueous hydrolysis (using K2S2O8 or 0.1N H2SO4) and also with the conventional hydrolysis procedures.
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- Vandana Singh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, India.
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Xing R, Liu S, Yu H, Guo Z, Wang P, Li C, Li Z, Li P. Salt-assisted acid hydrolysis of chitosan to oligomers under microwave irradiation. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:2150-3. [PMID: 16040021 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2005] [Accepted: 06/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The effect of inorganic salts such as sodium chloride on the hydrolysis of chitosan in a microwave field was investigated. While it is known that microwave heating is a convenient way to obtain a wide range of products of different molecular weights only by changing the reaction time and/or the radiation power, the addition of some inorganic salts was shown to effectively accelerate the degradation of chitosan under microwave irradiation. The molecular weight of the degraded chitosan obtained by microwave irradiation was considerably lower than that obtained by traditional heating. Moreover, the molecular weight of degraded chitosan obtained by microwave irradiation assisted under the conditions of added salt was considerably lower than that obtained by microwave irradiation without added salt. Furthermore, the effect of ionic strength of the added salts was not linked with the change of molecular weight. FTIR spectral analyses demonstrated that a significantly shorter time was required to obtain a satisfactory molecular weight by the microwave irradiation-assisted inorganic salt method than by microwave irradiation without inorganic salts and conventional technology.
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- Ronge Xing
- Institute of Oceanology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Cheung JYN, Ong RCY, Suen YK, Ooi V, Wong HNC, Mak TCW, Fung KP, Yu B, Kong SK. Polyphyllin D is a potent apoptosis inducer in drug-resistant HepG2 cells. Cancer Lett 2005; 217:203-11. [PMID: 15617838 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2004] [Revised: 05/07/2004] [Accepted: 06/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In a search for new anticancer agents, we identified a novel compound polyphyllin D (PD) (diosgenyl alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-(alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl)-(1-->4)]-[beta-D-glucopyranoside) that induced DNA fragmentation and phosphatidyl-serine (PS) externalization in a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 derivative with drug resistance (R-HepG2). PD is a saponin originally found in a tradition Chinese medicinal herb Paris polyphylla. It has been used to treat liver cancer in China for many years. We evaluated the cell-killing mechanisms of this compound in R-HepG2 and its parental cells. The mitochondrial apoptotic pathway was found to be involved in the PD-induced apoptosis because PD elicited depolarization of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (DeltaPsim), generation of H2O2, as well as release of cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In conclusion, we show for the first time that PD is a potent anticancer agent that can overcome drug resistance in R-HepG2 cells and elicit programmed cell death via mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Jenny Yuen-Nei Cheung
- Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Yang Z, Wong ELM, Shum TYT, Che CM, Hui Y. Fluorophore-Appended Steroidal Saponin (Dioscin and Polyphyllin D) Derivatives. Org Lett 2005; 7:669-72. [PMID: 15704921 DOI: 10.1021/ol0475616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthesis of three fluorophore-appended derivatives of dioscin and polyphyllin D is reported herein. Starting from trillin, dansyl derivatives A-C were prepared in overall yields of 7-12% over 7-10 steps. A study of their behavior in a variety of polar solvents suggests that dansyl derivatives A-C are capable of micellar self-assembly and can maintain cytotoxicities (IC50 = 15-18 muM) against the HeLa carcinoma cell line evaluated by standard MTT assay. [structure: see text]
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- Zhiqi Yang
- Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory on Chemical Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Xing R, Liu S, Yu H, Zhang Q, Li Z, Li P. Preparation of low-molecular-weight and high-sulfate-content chitosans under microwave radiation and their potential antioxidant activity in vitro. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:2515-9. [PMID: 15476712 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2004] [Accepted: 08/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the present paper microwave radiation has been used to introduce N-sulfo and O-sulfo groups into chitosan with a high degree of substitution and low-molecular weight. The sulfation of chitosan was performed in microwave ovens. It was found that microwave heating is a convenient way to obtain a wide range of products of different degrees of substitution and molecular weight only by changing reaction time or/and radiation power. Moreover, microwave radiation accelerated the degradation of sulfated chitosan, and the molecular weight of sulfated chitosan was considerably lower than that obtained by traditional heating. There are no differences in the chemical structure of sulfated chitosan obtained by microwave and by conventional technology. FTIR and 13C NMR spectral analyses demonstrated that a significantly shorter time is required to obtain a satisfactory degree of substitution and molecular weight by microwave radiation than by conventional technology. In this present paper, we also determined antioxidant activity of low-molecular-weight and high-sulfate-content chitosans (LCTS). The results showed LCTS could scavenge superoxide and hydroxyl radical. Its IC50 is 0.025 and 1.32 mg/mL, respectively. It is a potential antioxidant in vitro.
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- Ronge Xing
- Institute of Oceanology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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