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Wang H, Yang D, Jiang S, Ren Y, Wu L, Wang Z, Kuang H, Wang Z. Simultaneous determination of four phytoecdysteroids by LC-MS/MS: application to a comparative pharmacokinetic study in normal and adjuvant arthritis rats after oral administration of C. officinalis Kuan phytoecdysteroids extract. Xenobiotica 2023; 53:634-643. [PMID: 38053346 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2023.2270741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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C. officinalis Kuan is the dry root of Cyathula officinalis Kuan. Clinically, it is used for fall and flutter injury, rheumatism and arthralgia. Phytoecdysteroids have significant anti-inflammatory effects, and the phytoecdysteroids present in C. officinalis Kuan exhibit potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis.This study first developed a selective, accurate and efficient LC-MS/MS method for 12-day pharmacokinetic studies regarding the simultaneous determination of cyasterone, 25-epi-28-epi-cyasterone, precyasterone and capitasterone from C. officinalis Kuan phytoecdysteroids extract in normal and adjuvant arthritis rats.An Agilent Eclipse Plus C18 RRHD column (1.8 µm, 50mm × 2.1 mm) with a gradient mobile phase consisting of water (A) and acetonitrile (B) was used for analysis. The mass analysis was performed in an Agilent 6430 QQQ-MS mass spectrometer with positive mode multiple reaction monitoring (MRM).The results indicated that the AUC0-t and AUC0-∞ values of the four phytoecdysteroids in adjuvant arthritis rats were different from those in normal rats on the first day, which could provide a helpful reference for pharmacological and toxicological studies, as well as clinical applications of C. officinalis Kuan in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Haiqiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Lin M, Xie W, Xiong D, Tang S, Huang X, Deng L, Huang L, Zhang X, Zhou T, Qian R, Zeng Q, Sang X, Luo Y, Hua Q, Ren L, Liu W. Cyasterone ameliorates sepsis-related acute lung injury via AKT (Ser473)/GSK3β (Ser9)/Nrf2 pathway. Chin Med 2023; 18:136. [PMID: 37853474 PMCID: PMC10585798 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00837-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe disease that can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), characterized by intractable hypoxemia, poor lung compliance, and respiratory failure, severely affecting patients' quality of life. The pathogenesis of ALI has not been fully elucidated yet, and sepsis is an important cause of ALI. Among the organ injuries caused by sepsis, the lungs are the earliest damaged ones. Radix cyathulae is reported to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging effects. Cyasterone is extracted from Radix cyathulae. However, it is not known whether cyasterone has protective effects for ALI. This study aims to investigate the effect of cyasterone on sepsis-related ALI and its mechanism. METHODS We used the cecal ligation peferation (CLP) method to establish a mouse sepsis model, and cyasterone was given intraperitoneally on days 1-3 to observe its preventive effect on sepsis-related acute lung injury. Primary murine peritoneal macrophages were used to investigate the molecular mechanism of cyasterone in vitro. RESULTS Cyasterone pretreatment inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine production, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro. In addition, cyasterone attenuates sepsis-induced ALI by activating nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor (Nrf2), which may be associated with AKT(Ser473)/GSK3β(Ser9) pathway activation. CONCLUSIONS Cyasterone defends against sepsis-induced ALI by inhibiting inflammatory responses and oxidative stress, which depends heavily on the upregulation of the Nrf2 pathway through phosphorylation of AKT(Ser473)/GSK3β(Ser9). These results suggest cyasterone may be a valuable drug candidate for preventing sepsis-related ALI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miao Lin
- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Occupational Disease Department, Hunan Prevention and Treatment Institute for Occupational Diseases, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Occupational Disease Department, Hunan Prevention and Treatment Institute for Occupational Diseases, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
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- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
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