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The genus Rudbeckia: A critical review of its traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. J Herb Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Endo-xylanases from Cohnella sp. AR92 aimed at xylan and arabinoxylan conversion into value-added products. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:6759-6778. [PMID: 34458936 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11495-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The genus Cohnella belongs to a group of Gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria within the Paenibacillaceae family. Although most species were described as xylanolytic bacteria, the literature still lacks some key information regarding their repertoire of xylan-degrading enzymes. The whole genome sequence of an isolated xylan-degrading bacterium Cohnella sp. strain AR92 was found to contain five genes encoding putative endo-1,4-β-xylanases, of which four were cloned, expressed, and characterized to better understand the contribution of the individual endo-xylanases to the overall xylanolytic properties of strain AR92. Three of the enzymes, CoXyn10A, CoXyn10C, and CoXyn11A, were shown to be effective at hydrolyzing xylans-derived from agro-industrial, producing oligosaccharides with substrate conversion values of 32.5%, 24.7%, and 10.6%, respectively, using sugarcane bagasse glucuronoarabinoxylan and of 29.9%, 19.1%, and 8.0%, respectively, using wheat bran-derived arabinoxylan. The main reaction products from GH10 enzymes were xylobiose and xylotriose, whereas CoXyn11A produced mostly xylooligosaccharides (XOS) with 2 to 5 units of xylose, often substituted, resulting in potentially prebiotic arabinoxylooligosaccharides (AXOS). The endo-xylanases assay displayed operational features (temperature optima from 49.9 to 50.4 °C and pH optima from 6.01 to 6.31) fitting simultaneous xylan utilization. Homology modeling confirmed the typical folds of the GH10 and GH11 enzymes, substrate docking studies allowed the prediction of subsites (- 2 to + 1 in GH10 and - 3 to + 1 in GH11) and identification of residues involved in ligand interactions, supporting the experimental data. Overall, the Cohnella sp. AR92 endo-xylanases presented significant potential for enzymatic conversion of agro-industrial by-products into high-value products.Key points• Cohnella sp. AR92 genome encoded five potential endo-xylanases.• Cohnella sp. AR92 enzymes produced xylooligosaccharides from xylan, with high yields.• GH10 enzymes from Cohnella sp. AR92 are responsible for the production of X2 and X3 oligosaccharides.• GH11 from Cohnella sp. AR92 contributes to the overall xylan degradation by producing substituted oligosaccharides.
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Capek P, Šutovská M, Barboríková J, Kazimierová I, Fraňová S, Kopačová M. Structural characterization and anti-asthmatic effect of α-l-arabino(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucurono)-β-d-xylan from the roots of Rudbeckia fulgida. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:842-848. [PMID: 33022347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Many native plant biopolymers or derivatives thereof have interesting biological effects and therefore the search for additional biological activities is important to map their overall effects. A low molecular weight (Mw = 7600 g/mol) hemicellulose polymer α-L-arabino(4-O-methyl-α-D-glucurono)-β-D-xylan (AGX) was isolated from the crushed roots of the Rudbeckia fulgida medicinal plant by alkaline extractions and anion-exchange chromatography. Analysis of neutral sugars revealed a predominance of xylose (82.3 wt%) and arabinose (6.8 wt%), while other neutral sugars were found only in small amounts as contaminants. The uronic acid content in Rudbeckia AGX was determined to be 8.8 wt%. Pharmacological tests showed that Rudbeckia AGX effectively suppressed cough and the initial amplitude of histamine/methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in healthy OVA-sensitive guinea pigs. In addition, its effect at a dose of 100 mg/kg was similar to or greater than that of the positive control bronchodilator salbutamol and the antitussive codeine agent. These findings support the fact that Rudbeckia AGX could be a suitable candidate for alternative treatment of allergic asthma.
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- Peter Capek
- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Glycomics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-84538 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Center, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Center, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Center, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Center, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Glycomics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-84538 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Boual Z, Chouana T, Kemassi A, Hamid Oudjana A, Daddi Bouhoun M, Michaud P, Ould El Hadj MD. Étude physicochimique et biologique des polysaccharides hydrosolubles de Plantago notata Lagasca (Plantaginaceae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10298-015-0985-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Raj S, Gothandam K. Immunomodulatory activity of methanolic extract of Amorphophallus commutatus var. wayanadensis under normal and cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppressive conditions in mice models. Food Chem Toxicol 2015; 81:151-159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Michael BR, Gedara SR, Amer MM, Stevenson L, Ahmed AF. Evidence-based medicinal value ofRudbeckia hirtaL. flowers. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:909-13. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.891202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Michael BR, Gedara SR, Amer MMA, Stevenson L, Ahmed AF. A new highly oxygenated pseudoguaianolide with 5-LOX inhibitory activity from Rudbeckia hirta L. flowers. Nat Prod Res 2013; 27:2281-5. [PMID: 23962140 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2013.825916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A new highly oxygenated pseudoguaianolide, rudbeckolide (1), was isolated from Rudbeckia hirta L. flowers. The structure of this terpenoid lactone was established on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses. The compound exhibited strong 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity (84.9% inhibition at 10 μg/mL) in vitro and the result provided partial evidence for the usage of the plant as traditional medicine.
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- Botros R Michael
- a Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy , Mansoura University (MU) , Mansoura , 35516 , Egypt
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Lee SY, Woo KW, Kim CS, Lee DU, Lee KR. New Lignans from the Aerial Parts ofRudbeckia laciniata. Helv Chim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201200177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Santander SP, Hernández JF, Barreto CC, Cifuentes B C, Masayuki A, M A, Moins-Teisserenc H, H MT, Fiorentino S. Immunomodulatory effects of aqueous and organic fractions from Petiveria alliacea on human dendritic cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2012; 40:833-44. [PMID: 22809035 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x12500620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Petiveria alliacea is a plant traditionally known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities; however, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of its immunomodulatory properties are still unknown. Dendritic cells (DC) promote adaptive immune response by activating T lymphocytes, inducing an effector response or tolerance depending on the DC differentiation level. Herein, we evaluated the immunomodulatory activity of aqueous and organic plant fractions from P. alliacea using human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. The phenotype, cytokine secretion and gene expression were estimated after treatment with the plant fractions. We found that P. alliacea aqueous fraction induced morphological changes and co-stimulatory expression of CD86, indicating partial DC maturation. In addition, pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, and TNF-α were secreted. The fraction also increased NF-κB gene expression while down-regulating TGFβ gene expression. These results suggest that the aqueous fraction can induce partial DC activation, a situation that can be relevant in tolerance induction. It is important to state that the organic fraction by itself does not show any immunomodulatory activity. This study provides evidence for possible immunomodulatory activity of P. alliacea extracts which has been used in traditional medicine in Colombia.
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- Sandra Paola Santander
- Immunology and Cellular Biology Group, Faculty of Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia
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Peng F, Peng P, Xu F, Sun RC. Fractional purification and bioconversion of hemicelluloses. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:879-903. [PMID: 22306329 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang H, Wang M, Chen J, Tang Y, Dou J, Yu J, Xi T, Zhou C. A polysaccharide from Strongylocentrotus nudus eggs protects against myelosuppression and immunosuppression in cyclophosphamide-treated mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:1946-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Heinze T, Daus S. Xylan and Xylan Derivatives – Basis of Functional Polymers for the Future. RENEWABLE RESOURCES FOR FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS AND BIOMATERIALS 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849733519-00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This review highlights xylan and xylan derivatives. It depicts the occurrence and structural diversity of the biopolymer, followed by a presentation of different ways of isolation from biomass. The determination of characteristics, i.e., molecular weight, interaction with other polysaccharides, thermal behaviour, and the biological activity of xylan are reviewed. The application potential arising from the structural features of the unmodified xylan is pointed out. Special attention is concentrated on the possibilities of the modification of functional properties by chemical functionalization of the biopolymers in order to design advanced materials. Within this review recent results in the field are accompanied with selected results of our own work.
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- Thomas Heinze
- Centre of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Humboldtstraße 10 D-07743 Jena Germany
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- Centre of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Humboldtstraße 10 D-07743 Jena Germany
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Amirghofran Z, Bahmani M, Azadmehr A, Javidnia K, Ramazani M, Ziaei A. Effect ofSalvia mirzayaniion the immune system and induction of apoptosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Nat Prod Res 2010; 24:500-8. [DOI: 10.1080/14786410802267502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Zahra Amirghofran
- a Immunology Department , Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
- b Autoimmune Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
- c Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Immunology Department , Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Immunology Department , Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
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- c Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
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- d Pharmaceutical Research Center, Bu-Ali Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Science , Mashhad , Iran
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- a Immunology Department , Shiraz University of Medical Science , Shiraz , Iran
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Amirghofran Z, Bahmani M, Azadmehr A, Javidnia K, Miri R. Immunomodulatory activities of various medicinal plant extracts: effects on human lymphocytes apoptosis. Immunol Invest 2009; 38:181-92. [PMID: 19330626 DOI: 10.1080/08820130902817051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Plant extracts have been widely evaluated for biological properties. In the present study extracts of several native plants in Iran was investigated for their possible immunomodulatory effects. Peripheral blood lymphocytes separated from healthy individuals were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and cultured with different concentrations of the extracts. Comparison of the cell proliferation in treated cultures showed the highest inhibitory effect due to exposure with Linum persicum. This extract caused a strong dose-dependent decrease in lymphocyte proliferation (p < 0.001). Lymphocytes treated with Cirsium bracteosum were inhibited in a dose dependent manner (SI range 0.9-0.2). Similarly, Echinophora cinerea-treated lymphocytes showed a significant reduction in proliferation compared to that in non-treated cells. Among the extracts, Dionysia termeana, Salvia macrociphon and Ferulago angulata had a mild stimulatory effect on the lymphocytes at concentrations less than 1 microg/ml (p < 0.05). At higher doses all these extracts showed significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of PHA-treated cells (SI range 0.81 to 0.04). In cell cycle analysis performed by flow cytometry, the strongest appearance of apoptotic cells at sub-G1 phase in various extract-treated cultures was found for D. termeana (14.6 +/- 0.5%). The Percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis in cultures treated with L. persicum was more than 11 compared to that of the control (1.7 +/- 0.08). In DNA analysis, D. termeana and L. persicum showed typical DNA laddering, indicating that these extracts induced apoptosis of lymphocytes. In conclusion, all the extracts studied showed lymphocyte inhibitory effects at high concentrations. These inhibitory effects for some of the plants seem to be due to induction of apoptosis.
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- Zahra Amirghofran
- Immunology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.
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Israilides C, Kletsas D, Arapoglou D, Philippoussis A, Pratsinis H, Ebringerová A, Hríbalová V, Harding SE. In vitro cytostatic and immunomodulatory properties of the medicinal mushroom Lentinula edodes. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2008; 15:512-519. [PMID: 18242970 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Revised: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Lentinula edodes, known as "shiitake" is one of the widely used medicinal mushrooms in the Orient. Antitumour activity of extracts of this mushroom has been widely demonstrated in animals and humans. However, this activity was shown to be host mediated and not by direct cytotoxic activity to cancer cells. This study demonstrates cytotoxic and cell growth inhibitory (cytostatic) effect of aqueous extracts of the mushroom on MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line using an MTT cytotoxicity assay. Such effect was demonstrated with fruit body and mycelial extracts, the difference being that there was no significant suppression on normal cells with the latter. Furthermore mycelial extracts did not induce any cytostatic effect in both cancer and normal cell lines based on a DNA synthesis assay. The significant suppression of the proliferation of cancer cells was reflected by the comparatively low IC(50) values and the simultaneous higher respective values on normal fibroblast cells. The immunostimulatory activity of both fruit body and mycelial extracts was tested by the lymphocyte transformation test (LTT), which is based on the capacity of active immunomodulators to augment the proliferative response of rat thymocytes to T mitogens in vitro. Both fruit body and mycelial preparations were able to enhance the proliferation of rat thymocytes directly and act as co-stimulators in the presence of the T-mitogen PHA. Interestingly both extracts, similarly to zymosan showed SI(comit)/SI(mit) ratios of about 2, indicating adjuvant properties. Overall L. edodes aqueous extracts have demonstrated direct inhibition of the proliferation of human breast cancer cells in vitro and immunostimulatory properties in terms of mitogenic and co-mitogenic activity in vitro.
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- C Israilides
- Biotechnology Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF), 1, Sof. Venizelou St., 14123 Lycovrissi, Athens, Greece.
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Patel TR, Harding SE, Ebringerova A, Deszczynski M, Hromadkova Z, Togola A, Paulsen BS, Morris GA, Rowe AJ. Weak self-association in a carbohydrate system. Biophys J 2007; 93:741-9. [PMID: 17483161 PMCID: PMC1913144 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.100891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2006] [Accepted: 03/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The physiological importance of weak interactions between biological macromolecules (molar dissociation constants >10 microM) is now well recognized, particularly with regard to cell adhesion and immunological phenomena, and many weak interactions have been measured for proteins. The concomitant importance of carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions has also been identified, although no weak interaction between pure carbohydrate systems has ever been measured. We now demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge using a powerful probe for weak interactions--sedimentation velocity in the analytical ultracentrifuge--that at least some carbohydrates (from the class of polysaccharides known as heteroxylans and demonstrated here to be biologically active) can show well-defined weak self-interactions of the "monomer-dimer" type frequently found in protein systems. The weak interaction between the heteroxylans is shown from a temperature dependence study to be likely to be hydrophobic in nature.
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- Trushar R Patel
- National Centre for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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Liu C, Leung MYK, Koon JCM, Zhu LF, Hui YZ, Yu B, Fung KP. Macrophage activation by polysaccharide biological response modifier isolated from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg. Int Immunopharmacol 2006; 6:1634-41. [PMID: 16979117 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2006.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A mannose-rich polysaccharide biological response modifier (BRM), derived from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg., was demonstrated to be a potent murine B- and T-cell stimulator in our previous study. We here report the stimulatory activity of PAC-I on murine peritoneal macrophage. The polysaccharide when injected into mice enhanced the migration of macrophages to the peritoneal cavity. Peritoneal macrophage when treated by PAC-I in vitro had increased expression of MHC-II and FcgammaR, and enhanced endocytosis, phagocytosis, nitric oxide production, TNF-alpha secretion and tumor cell cytotoxicity. The administration of PAC-I into allogeneic ICR mice stimulated systemic TNF-alpha production in a dose-dependent manner and prolonged the survival of tumor-bearing mice. PAC-I is thus a potent stimulator of murine macrophage and the in vitro observed tumoricidal properties of activated macrophage might account for the in vivo antitumor properties of PAC-I. Our research findings may have therapeutic implications in tumor immunotherapy.
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- C Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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Vodenicarová M, Drímalová G, Hromádková Z, Malovíková A, Ebringerová A. Xyloglucan degradation using different radiation sources: a comparative study. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2006; 13:157-64. [PMID: 15935720 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Tamarind seed xyloglucan was subjected to different radiation sources-ultrasound, gamma-radiation, and microwave heating, and the effects of these energies upon its molecular and structural properties were characterised by gel permeation chromatography, viscometry, sugar analysis, FT-IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques. In dependence on the degradation methods and experimental conditions used, the decrease of the relative molecular mass (RMM) was accompanied with alteration of the primary structure. Depolymerisation by ultrasound at a frequency of 20 kHz yielded after 120 min products with RMM of about 131 x 10(3) without significant alteration of the primary structure of the polysaccharide. Intense degradation of XG started by microwave heating at pH 1.5 yielding polymers with RMM in the range of higher oligosaccharides, however, with changed sugar composition due to cleavage of the glycosyl side chains. At gamma-irradiation doses >40 kGy, next to chain cleavage, very high-molecular mass components exhibiting UV(254)-absorption were formed, and the RMM decreased to about 50 x 10(3) at the highest applied dose (100 kGy). The results of the comparative study suggest that ultrasonication was the most convenient procedure to decrease the RMM of xyloglucan to 130 x 10(3) and preserve the primary structure of the polysaccharide.
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Dorhoi A, Dobrean V, Zăhan M, Virag P. Modulatory effects of several herbal extracts on avian peripheral blood cell immune responses. Phytother Res 2006; 20:352-8. [PMID: 16619362 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Standardized ethanol extracts of Allium sativum (garlic), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), Plantago major (plantain) and Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) were assessed for their effects on cellular immunity in laying hens. Birds (n = 25) had blood samples taken and both specific and non-specific immune cell responsiveness were evaluated by a leukocyte proliferation assay, carbon clearance test and SRBC phagocytosis in monocyte-derived macrophage cultures. Licorice and sea buckthorn (50 microg/mL) clearly enhanced the macrophage membrane function (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). Dual effects on circulating phagocytes were revealed for plantain and sea buckthorn, while garlic at 200 microg/mL impaired the phagocytic capacity of blood cells. None of the tested extracts showed mitogenic properties, but high concentrations of sea buckthorn (400 microg/mL) inhibited leukocyte proliferation. Small concentrations (20 microg/mL) of licorice proved the co-mitogenic potential for both T and B avian lymphocytes (p < 0.05). Certain extracts definitely enhanced the fowl innate and/or specific cell immunity and may therefore improve host resistance in poultry. Considering the chicken as an important non-mammalian model that also serves as an available laboratory approach for some human diseases, herbs exerting immunomodulatory properties may find relevant clinical applications.
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- A Dorhoi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Schwikal K, Heinze T, Ebringerová A, Petzold K. Cationic Xylan Derivatives with High Degree of Functionalization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.200551406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Capek P, Hríbalová V, Svandová E, Ebringerová A, Sasinková V, Masarová J. Characterization of immunomodulatory polysaccharides from Salvia officinalis L. Int J Biol Macromol 2004; 33:113-9. [PMID: 14599593 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(03)00075-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Crude polysaccharide fractions, rich mainly in arabinogalactans (A), pectin (B) and glucuronoxylan-related polymers (D), have been obtained from aerial parts of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) by sequential extraction with various reagents. Arabinogalactans displayed on HPLC a dominance of lower molecular-mass polymers (MW < 10,000), while pectin and glucuronoxylan-related polysaccharides showed predominance of polymers with MW > 50,000. Individual polysaccharide fractions were examined for their immunomodulatory activity in the in vitro comitogenic thymocyte test. The polysaccharide fractions tested possessed the capacity to induce rat thymocyte proliferation in the order D>B>A. Besides, fraction D possessed a significant comitogenic effect, and the SIcomit/SImit ratio 3-4 indicates potential adjuvant properties of this glucuronoxylan-rich material.
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- P Capek
- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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