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Lin Z, Cheng X, Zheng H. Umbelliferon: a review of its pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics. Inflammopharmacology 2023:10.1007/s10787-023-01256-3. [PMID: 37308634 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-023-01256-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Coumarin, a plant secondary metabolite, has various pharmacological activities, including antioxidant stress and anti-inflammatory effects. Umbelliferone, a common coumarin compound found in almost all higher plants, has been extensively studied for its pharmacological effects in different disease models and doses with complex action mechanisms. This review aims to summarize these studies and provide useful information to relevant scholars. The pharmacological studies demonstrate that umbelliferone has diverse effects such as anti-diabetes, anti-cancer, anti-infection, anti-rheumatoid arthritis, neuroprotection, and improvement of liver, kidney, and myocardial tissue damage. The action mechanisms of umbelliferone include inhibition of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, improvement of insulin resistance, myocardial hypertrophy, and tissue fibrosis, in addition to regulation of blood glucose and lipid metabolism. Among the action mechanisms, the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation is the most critical. In short, these pharmacological studies disclose that umbelliferone is expected to treat many diseases, and more research should be conducted.
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- Zhi Lin
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China.
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Yan Y, Chen M, Ge Q, Cong H, Fan Y, Sun L, Liu M, Tao Z. Enhanced response of benzo[6]urils sustained by graphene oxide for umbelliferones and its applications for quantitative detection of diquat. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wang HQ, Wang SS, Chiufai K, Wang Q, Cheng XL. Umbelliferone ameliorates renal function in diabetic nephropathy rats through regulating inflammation and TLR/NF-κB pathway. Chin J Nat Med 2020; 17:346-354. [PMID: 31171269 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(19)30040-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a leading cause of renal failure, contributing to severe morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Umbelliferae (Umb) has been well characterized to exert protective effects in diabetes. However, the action and mechanism of Umb in DN remains unclear. In this work, we studied the effect of Umb in a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced DN rat model and explore its underlying mechanism. DN rats were treated withUmb (20, 40 mg·kg-1) orirbesartan (15 mg·kg-1) for 4 weeks. Levels of serum glucose, insulin, blood uric acid, creatinine, triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) were measured bycommercial assay kits, respectively. Histopathological changes andinflammatory cytokine levels including IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α in the kidney were also evaluated. Alterations in the expression of podocin, CD2AP and TLR/NF-κB were assessed by western blotting. Our results showed that Umb reduced renal injury in DN rat model, as evidenced by the decrease in blood glucose, 24 h urinary protein, serum creatinine, and blood uric acid. Umb also significantly ameliorated the renal histopathological alteration, and down-regulated the expression of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related molecular markers podocin and CD2AP. Moreover, Umb inhibited TLR2, TLR4, MyD88 expressions, NF-κB activation and considerably reduced levels of other downstream inflammatory molecules (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β). These findings indicated that Umb improved renal function through regulating inflammation and TLR/NF-κB pathway, suggesting the potential efficacy of Umb in DN treatment.
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- Han-Qing Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao SAR 999078, China
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- Nanjing Dorra Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China.
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China.
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Zou W, Yin P, Shi Y, Jin N, Gao Q, Li J, Liu F. A Novel Biological Role of α-Mangostin via TAK1-NF-κB Pathway against Inflammatory. Inflammation 2019; 42:103-112. [PMID: 30132203 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-018-0876-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The oxysterone α-mangostin is isolated from mangosteen husks and is widely used in the treatment of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dysentery. In this study, we established a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory model of rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6 cells), at the same time we used differently concentration α-mangostin to detect its anti-inflammatory activity. We applied doses of α-mangostin (2.5, 5, and 10 μM) and detected apoptosis by flow cytometry, and the Griess reagent and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method detected inflammatory factors such as nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (PG) E2, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. We also used quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) to examine inflammatory factors and western blotting to examine the activation of transforming growth factor-activated kinase (TAK)-1-nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway-related proteins. Finally, we used laser confocal microscopy to detect the effect of the 10 μM α-mangostin on the nuclear import of NF-κB-p65. The results showed that α-mangostin treatment significantly reduced the apoptosis of LPS-stimulated IEC-6 cells, the production of inflammatory factors, the activation of TAK1-NF-κB signaling pathway-related proteins, and the entry of p65 into the nucleus. In conclusion, α-mangostin exerts its anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the activation of TAK1-NF-κB and it may be a potential choice for the treatment of inflammation diseases.
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- Wenshu Zou
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO.1 Beichen West Road, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Pei J, Fan L, Nan K, Li J, Shi Z, Dang X, Wang K. Excessive Activation of TLR4/NF-κB Interactively Suppresses the Canonical Wnt/β-catenin Pathway and Induces SANFH in SD Rats. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11928. [PMID: 28931847 PMCID: PMC5607349 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12196-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) interactively affects the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and is closely related to different diseases. However, such crosstalk effect in steroid-associated necrosis of femoral head (SANFH) has not been fully explored and evaluated. In this study, early-stage SANFH was induced by two doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 2 mg/kg/day) and three doses of methylprednisolone (MPS, 40 mg/kg/day). LPS and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) were administered to activate the TLR4/NF-κB pathway and selectively block the activation of NF-κB, respectively. Results showed that PDTC treatment significantly reduced NF-κB expression, diminished inflammation, and effectively decreased bone resorption processes (osteoclastogenesis, adipogenesis, and apoptosis), which were evidently reinforced after osteonecrosis induction. Moreover, PDTC remarkably increased the interfered Wnt/β-catenin pathway and elevated bone formation processes (osteogenesis and angiogenesis). Ultimately, PDTC treatment effectively reduced the incidence of SANFH. Therefore, the excessive activation of TLR4/NF-κB may interactively suppress the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and induce SANFH. Hence, we propose NF-κB-targeted treatment as a novel therapeutic strategy for SANFH.
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- Junpeng Pei
- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, No. 277 Yanta Road, Xian, 710061, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an710004, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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