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Zhang B, Zhou N, Zhang Z, Wang R, Chen L, Zheng X, Feng W. Study on the Neuroprotective Effects of Eight Iridoid Components Using Cell Metabolomics. Molecules 2024; 29:1497. [PMID: 38611777 PMCID: PMC11013420 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071497] [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: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Iridoid components have been reported to have significant neuroprotective effects. However, it is not yet clear whether the efficacy and mechanisms of iridoid components with similar structures are also similar. This study aimed to compare the neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of eight iridoid components (catalpol (CAT), genipin (GE), geniposide (GEN), geniposidic acid (GPA), aucubin (AU), ajugol (AJU), rehmannioside C (RC), and rehmannioside D (RD)) based on corticosterone (CORT)-induced injury in PC12 cells. PC12 cells were randomly divided into a normal control group (NC), model group (M), positive drug group (FLX), and eight iridoid administration groups. Firstly, PC12 cells were induced with CORT to simulate neuronal injury. Then, the MTT method and flow cytometry were applied to evaluate the protective effects of eight iridoid components on PC12 cell damage. Thirdly, a cell metabolomics study based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) was performed to explore changes in relevant biomarkers and metabolic pathways following the intervention of administration. The MTT assay and flow cytometry analysis showed that the eight iridoid components can improve cell viability, inhibit cell apoptosis, reduce intracellular ROS levels, and elevate MMP levels. In the PCA score plots, the sample points of the treatment groups showed a trend towards approaching the NC group. Among them, AU, AJU, and RC had a weaker effect. There were 38 metabolites (19 metabolites each in positive and negative ion modes, respectively) identified as potential biomarkers during the experiment, among which 23 metabolites were common biomarkers of the eight iridoid groups. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that the eight iridoid components regulated the metabolism mainly in relation to D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism, arginine biosynthesis, the TCA cycle, purine metabolism, and glutathione metabolism. In conclusion, the eight iridoid components could reverse an imbalanced metabolic state by regulating amino acid neurotransmitters, interfering with amino acid metabolism and energy metabolism, and harmonizing the level of oxidized substances to exhibit neuroprotective effects.
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- Bingxian Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
- The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Research and Development on the Whole Industry Chain of Yu-Yao, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
- The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-Constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; (B.Z.); (N.Z.); (Z.Z.); (R.W.); (L.C.)
- The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-Constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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Dong W, Xing B, Yu J, Li W, Wang Y, Zhong L, Liu Y, Wang Y, Shu Z, Liu S. A metabolism-based study of the mechanism of action of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. on nephrogenic edema. Biomed Chromatogr 2024; 38:e5757. [PMID: 37814466 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Nephrogenic edema (NE) is a type of edema with hypoproteinemia and water and sodium retention as a result of renal injury. Traditional Chinese medicine has proved that Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. has an effect on NE, but its mechanism is not clear. In this study, the main components and blood components of S. ningpoensis were identified using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Pathological section and blood biochemical analysis were used to estimate the therapeutic effect of S. ningpoensis on NE. Network pharmacology was used to predict the potential pathways of S. ningpoensis. The metabolomics method was used to study the changes in small-molecule metabolites in the body. The results showed that S. ningpoensis could relieve NE by regulating relative to renal function and body edema, and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of energy metabolism, recovery of renal injury, and reduction in inflammation. The active component harpagoside may be one of the important compounds of S. ningpoensis in the treatment of NE. We confirmed that S. ningpoensis has a therapeutic effect on NE, which provides a solid scientific research basis for the clinical application of S. ningpoensis.
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- WanRu Dong
- Drug Safety Evaluation Center, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Hainan, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Ortiz S, Šavikin K, Massicot F, Olivier E, Dutot M, Rat P, Deguin B, Gođevac D, Menković N, Živković J, Zdunić G, Boutefnouchet S. P2X7-Receptor Pathway Involvement in the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Medicinal Plants. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300427. [PMID: 37439445 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Medicinal plants used in European folk medicine attached to Lamiales, Gentianales or Asterales orders are used to treat inflammatory disorders. Many targets have been identified but to date, implication of purinergic receptor P2X7 activation has not yet been investigated. We managed to evaluate the protective effect on P2X7 activation by plant extracts used as anti-inflammatory in European folk medicine by the YO-PRO-1 uptake dye in vitro bioassay. Results revealed that among our selected plants, species from Scrophularia and Plantago genus were able to decrease significantly P2X7 activation (>50 % at 0.1 and 1 μg/mL). UPLC/MS, dereplication and metabolomic analysis of Scrophularia extracts, allowed us to identify the cinnamoyl-iridoid harpagoside as putative inhibitor of P2X7 activation. These results open a new research field regarding the anti-inflammatory mechanism of cinnamoyl-iridoids bearing plants, which may involve the P2X7 receptor.
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- Sergio Ortiz
- Team Natural Products, Analyzes and Syntheses, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
- UMR 7200 Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg Drug Discovery and Development Institute (IMS), Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić", Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Team Analytical Chemistry and Experimental Toxicology, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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- Team Analytical Chemistry and Experimental Toxicology, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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- Team Analytical Chemistry and Experimental Toxicology, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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- Team Analytical Chemistry and Experimental Toxicology, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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- Team Natural Products, Analyzes and Syntheses, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute, Univeristy of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić", Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić", Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić", Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Team Natural Products, Analyzes and Syntheses, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire F, 75006, Paris, France
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Al-Dalahmeh Y, Almahmoud SAJ, Al-Bataineh N, Alghzawi TA, Alhamzani AG, Al-Mutairi AA, Al-Jaber HI, Abu Orabi ST, Bataineh TT, Al-Sheraideh MS, Al-Qudah MA. Scrophularia peyronii Post. from Jordan: Chemical Composition of Essential Oil and Phytochemical Profiling of Crude Extracts and Their In Vitro Antioxidant Activity. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1404. [PMID: 37374186 DOI: 10.3390/life13061404] [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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The genus Scrophularia is one of the largest genera belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. Different members of the genus exhibit an interesting, wide spectrum of bioactivities. Accordingly, the current study aimed to investigate, for the first time, the chemical composition of the essential oil of Scrophularia peyronii Post. from Jordan. Additionally, extracts obtained from the aerial parts with solvents of different polarities were assayed for their phytochemical constituents and in vitro antioxidant activities. The major constituents detected in the essential oil, as revealed by GC/MS analysis, contained mainly Z,Z-farnesyl acetone (11.04%), β-elemene (6.36%), n-octanal (5.98%), and spathulenol (4.58%). Each of the aqueous methanol (Sp-M) and butanol (Sp-B) extracts contained flavonoids, saponins, anthraquinone, and glycosides. Both extracts were evaluated for their total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and their in vitro antioxidant activity, which were assayed using the DPPH radical scavenging activity and ABTS radical scavenging methods. Additionally, the two extracts were then subjected to LC-ESI-MS/MS for the qualitative determination of their secondary metabolite content, especially in flavonoids and phenolic compounds. The results showed that the Sp-B extract of S. peyronii had the highest contents of both phenolic compounds and flavonoids and showed high radical scavenging activity, as determined by the two assay methods, when compared with the Sp-M extract. The LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis resulted in the detection of 21 compounds, including 8 flavonoids, 6 phenolic acids, 6 iridoids, and 2 acids. Although the majority of compounds were detected in both extracts, it was noticed that scropolioside B, 6'-O-cinnamoylharpagide, isoferulic acid, and 6-O-methylcatapol were only detected in the Sp-M fraction.
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- Yousef Al-Dalahmeh
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, P.O. Box 33, Amman 1162, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, P.O. Box 566, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O. Box 206, Al-Salt 19117, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, P.O. Box 566, Irbid 21163, Jordan
- Department of Medical Analysis, Faculty of Science, Kurdistan Regional Government, Tishk International University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, P.O. Box 566, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 383, Dammam 31113, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, P.O. Box 566, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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Minaiyan M, Pasandideh-Fetrat P, Sadeghi-Dinani M, Talebi A. Ameliorative Effect of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Scrophularia striata Boiss. on Murine Model of Experimental Colitis. Adv Biomed Res 2023; 12:105. [PMID: 37288016 PMCID: PMC10241627 DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_151_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Background Scrophularia striata Boiss. (S. striata) is a flowering plant with several therapeutic properties including antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and wound-healing activity. Regarding the side effects of drugs conventionally used for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment, we investigated the anticolitis properties of aqueous (SSAE) and hydroalcoholic (SSHE) extracts of S. striata on experimental colitis. Materials and Methods The colitis was induced using acetic acid (3%) and 2 h before ulcer induction, each group of rats received orally three doses (150, 300, and 600 mg/kg, p.o.) of SSAE or SSHE for the next 5 days. Dexamethasone (1 mg/kg, i.p.) and mesalazine (100 mg/kg, p.o.) were used as reference drugs. Different parameters including weight of colon/height, ulcer index, total colitis index, levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were investigated. Results Total phenolic contents were 4.3 ± 0.2 and 7.1 ± 0.4 mg/g equivalent to gallic acid for SSAE and SSHE respectively. Three applied doses of SSHE and the highest dose of SSAE (600 mg/kg) could reduce all the macroscopic and pathologic indices of colitis and the levels of MPO and MDA. Two lesser doses of SSAE (150, 300 mg/kg) however, couldn't diminish the histopathologic features of colitis and the values of MPO and MDA. Conclusions S. striata, especially SSHE, which also contained more phenolic compounds, had an ameliorating effect on ulcerative colitis and possibly exerts this effect through its antioxidant, antiinflammatory and wound healing properties. Further investigations are required to introduce this plant as a novel alternative herbal drug for colitis treatment.
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- Mohsen Minaiyan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Wang LS, Chen PJ, Cheng WC, Chang YC, El-Shazly M, Chen LY, Peng BR, Su CH, Yen PT, Hwang TL, Lai KH. Chemometric-guided chemical marker selection: A case study of the heat-clearing herb Scrophularia ningpoensis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1153710. [PMID: 37056509 PMCID: PMC10088908 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1153710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The selection of medicinal plants' chemical markers focuses on bioactivity as the primary goal, followed by the nature of secondary metabolites, their stability, and availability. However, herbal medicines are valued for their complex and holistic pharmacological effects. A correct chemical marker can be carefully selected by a systematic clarification of their chemical-biological relationships. In the current study, the multi-informative molecular networking (MIMN) approach was employed to construct the anti-inflammatory metabolomic pattern of a heat-clearing herb, Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. (S. ningpoensis). The MIMN molecular families characterized by cinnamic acid glycosides showed a higher bioactivity score compared with the other two major chemical classes (iridoid glycosides and iridoid-cinnamic acid glycosides). The Global Natural Product Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) and Reaxys database were used to assist in the putative annotation of eighteen metabolites from the bioactive and non-bioactive molecular families. The anti-inflammatory validation step was based on the detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by activated human neutrophils. All compounds from the bioactive MIMN molecular families dose-dependently inhibited the total ROS generation promoted by fMLF (IC50: 0.04-0.42 μM), while the compounds from non-bioactive MIMN clusters did not show any significant anti-inflammatory effect. The ROS-dependent anti-inflammatory activity of these cinnamic acid glycosides was attributed to their oxygen radical scavenging ability. The most abundant cinnamic acid glycoside, angoroside C (IC50: 0.34 μM) was suggested to be selected as a chemical marker for S. ningpoensis. In this study, the MIMN platform was applied to assist in the chemical marker selection of S. ningpoensis. The correct selection of markers will aid in the compilation and revision of herbal monographs and pharmacopeias resulting in the precise analysis and classification of medicinal plants on a scientific basis.
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- Lung-Shuo Wang
- The School of Chinese Medicine for Post Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Cornucopia Traditional Medicine Clinic, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Chinese Medicine, Sin-Lau Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, College of Human Ecology, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Cornucopia Traditional Medicine Clinic, Tainan, Taiwan
- Jian Sheng Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- PhD Program in Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Paul-Traversaz M, Umehara K, Watanabe K, Rachidi W, Sève M, Souard F. Kampo herbal ointments for skin wound healing. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1116260. [PMID: 36860294 PMCID: PMC9969195 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1116260] [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: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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The management of skin wound healing problems is a public health issue in which traditional herbal medicines could play a determining role. Kampo medicine, with three traditionally used ointments, provides interesting solutions for these dermatological issues. These ointments named Shiunkō, Chuōkō, and Shinsen taitsukō all have in common a lipophilic base of sesame oil and beeswax from which herbal crude drugs are extracted according to several possible manufacturing protocols. This review article brings together existing data on metabolites involved in the complex wound healing process. Among them are representatives of the botanical genera Angelica, Lithospermum, Curcuma, Phellodendron, Paeonia, Rheum, Rehmannia, Scrophularia, or Cinnamomum. Kampo provides numerous metabolites of interest, whose content in crude drugs is very sensitive to different biotic and abiotic factors and to the different extraction protocols used for these ointments. If Kampo medicine is known for its singular standardization, ointments are not well known, and research on these lipophilic formulas has not been developed due to the analytical difficulties encountered in biological and metabolomic analysis. Further research considering the complexities of these unique herbal ointments could contribute to a rationalization of Kampo's therapeutic uses for wound healing.
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- Manon Paul-Traversaz
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, TIMC UMR 5525, EPSP, Grenoble, France,Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Kampo Natural Product Chemistry Laboratory, Yokohama, Japan,Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm, IRIG-BGE, Grenoble, France,*Correspondence: Manon Paul-Traversaz,
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- Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Kampo Natural Product Chemistry Laboratory, Yokohama, Japan,Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm, IRIG-BGE, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, TIMC UMR 5525, EPSP, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, Grenoble, France,Univ. libre de Bruxelles, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Brussels, Belgium
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The Antimicrobial and Healing Effect of Scrophularia striata Boiss Hydroalcoholic Extract on First- and Second-Grade Pressure Wounds in Patients with Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:8522937. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/8522937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction and Objectives. Pressure wound is one of the most common problems in patients with brain and spinal cord lesions leading to complications such as severe pain, infection, and frequent hospitalisation. The present study aimed to determine the restorative and antimicrobial effects of Scrophularia striata hydroalcoholic extract (SHE) on first- and second-grade pressure ulcers in patients with brain and spinal cord lesions. Materials and Methods. This double-blind clinical trial study was performed on grade 1 and 2 pressure wounds in 120 patients with cerebral-spinal cord lesions. The patients were randomly divided into four groups (n = 30). Topical treatments in all groups were performed twice a day. These groups included experiment 1 (SHE + phenytoin), experiment 2 (SHE + SHE), control (phenytoin + phenytoin), and placebo (eucerin + phenytoin). After evaluating the effect of SHE on wound healing, its antibacterial activity was determined by the standard agar well diffusion method. Results. Patients in each group in this study did not significantly differ in demographic and clinical variables. Complete wound healing by the 10th day of the intervention occurred in 63%, 100%, and 27% of patients in experimental 1, experimental 2, and control groups, respectively. In contrast, the placebo group had no complete wound healing until the 10th day. Topical application of SHE, twice a day in the experimental 2 groups, had a higher potency to heal wounds and reduce the duration of complete wound healing in patients compared with other groups. Conclusion. SHE, as a novel treatment option, has good potential to accelerate the healing of first- and second-degree pressure wounds in patients with brain-spinal cord injuries.
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Cocco E, Maccioni D, Sanjust E, Falconieri D, Farris E, Maxia A. Ethnopharmacobotany and Diversity of Mediterranean Endemic Plants in Marmilla Subregion, Sardinia, Italy. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11223165. [PMID: 36432894 PMCID: PMC9695302 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Human populations in various regions across the world exploit the medicinal properties of plants to treat a wide variety of diseases. Areas with both high rates of endemic taxa and persisting traditional uses of the local botanical resources are key sites for the investigation of Traditional Botanical Knowledge (TBK). Commonly, in these areas, information regarding the medicinal properties of native plants has been transmitted orally from generation to generation, however, a rapid decline in this knowledge has been observed, which can be attributed to socio-economic changes in recent years. The Mediterranean basin is one such site, where human history is intimately entwined with nature. The unique geographical situation and unrivaled environmental heterogeneity of the area, have allowed both the development of diverse civilizations as well as providing the basis for the evolution of extraordinary biodiversity. The Mediterranean basin can therefore be considered a global hotspot of endemic vascular plants, and of traditional knowledge of medicinal and aromatic species. This study researches the historical subregion of Marmilla (central-southern Sardinia, Italy), which was chosen because of its specific cultural and demographic characteristics: i.e., prolonged isolation and extreme longevity of the inhabitants of the area. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 145 people from the region, and 137 medicinal plants belonging to 62 families were identified, of which around 57,3% were taxa exclusive to the Mediterranean Basin. Findings showed that the most used parts of the plant were the leaves (49%), while as far as preparations are concerned, decoction (50%) was the most used to prepare medicinal formulations, making this the highest number of medico-botanical taxa reported in a study carried out in Sardinia using a similar methodology. In addition, this study contributes towards preventing the loss of TBK by documenting the medicinal traditions, passed down orally for centuries, in the words of the participants, shedding new light on the traditional knowledge of the inhabitants of the island. The findings lay the foundations for future applied studies in the fields of phytotherapy and phytochemical investigation.
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- Emma Cocco
- Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, V.le S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, V.le S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS 554 bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
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- Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Michele Giua", Via Montecassino, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, V.le S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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Combined analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics revealed complex metabolic genes for diterpenoids biosynthesis in different organs of Anoectochilus roxburghii. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2022.11.002] [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] Open
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Hamedi A, Bayat M, Asemani Y, Amirghofran Z. A review of potential anti-cancer properties of some selected medicinal plants grown in Iran. J Herb Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Han NR, Kim KC, Kim JS, Ko SG, Park HJ, Moon PD. A mixture of Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana improves immune function in an immunosuppressed murine model. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 99:153984. [PMID: 35189478 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immunomodulatory drugs are currently used for immunosuppressed individuals, but adverse side effects have been reported. Although Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana are known to have respective pharmacological properties, the potential of a mixture of Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana (Isam-Tang, IST) as an immunomodulatory drug has not yet been studied. PURPOSE The present study was designed to assess the immunomodulatory activity of IST and p-coumaric acid (pCA), an active compound of IST, in the immune system. METHODS The levels of immunostimulatory cytokines, nitrite, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NF-kB activation, and proliferation were examined in RAW264.7 cells, primary splenocytes and splenic NK cells isolated from normal mouse spleen, and in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice using ELISA, quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS IST or pCA treatment increased the production of immunostimulatory cytokines and nitrite and the expression of iNOS in RAW264.7 cells and splenocytes. IST or pCA also induced NF-κB signaling activation and promoted the phagocytic activity of RAW264.7 cells. In addition, the splenocyte proliferation and splenic NK activity were enhanced by IST or pCA. IST or pCA increased the levels of immunostimulatory cytokines in immunosuppressed mice and ameliorated splenic tissue damage. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that IST supplementation may be used to enhance immune function.
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- Na-Ra Han
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea; Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, South Korea
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, South Korea
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- Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy & Information Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Pasdaran A, Butovska D, Kerr P, Naychov Z, Aneva I, Kozuharova E. Gentians, natural remedies for future of visceral pain control; an ethnopharmacological review with an in silico approach. Biol Futur 2022; 73:219-227. [PMID: 35318616 DOI: 10.1007/s42977-022-00114-7] [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: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Different gentian preparations are used as traditional remedies for internal pain control in: Persian traditional medicine (PTM), Chinese traditional medicine (CTM) and Ancient Greek medicine (AGM) from the time of the Roman Empire. Objective: To present a survey of the ethnopharmacological applications of gentians recorded as being used in Eastern and Western traditional medical systems (PTM, CTM and AGM) and their pharmacological effects, chemical composition as well as an in silico investigation of the possible active component/s for the alleviation of internal pain via molecular docking studies. Major traditional medicine literature (PTM, CTM and AGM, 50 AD- 1770) and ethnobotanical studies for the application of gentians were reviewed. Nine European species representing 5 of the 13 sections currently attributed to Gentiana were selected. Chemical compounds and pharmacological activity data of these species were gathered from different databases including Google Scholar, PubChem, PubMed and Web of Science (between 1972 and 2020). The possible active constituents of gentians on visceral pain receptors were investigated, in silico. In all investigated literature, traditional uses of gentian were indicated to have anti-nociceptive effects on visceral pain and possess diuretic action. According to our computational study, acylated flavonoid glycosides, viz. trans-feruloyl-2"-isovitexin (33), trans-feruloyl-2"-isovitexin-4'-O-β-D-glucoside (34), iso-orientin-4'-O-glucoside (38), trans-caffeoyl-2"-iso-orientin-4'-O-β-D-glucoside (39), iso-orientin-2"-O-β-D-glucoside (40) and isoscoparin (41), might be responsible for visceral pain reduction by interacting with the purinergic receptor (P2X3) and vanilloid receptor 1 (TrpV1). This finding shows a good correlation with different traditional gentian uses in Persian, Chinese and European ethnomedicine for visceral pain control.
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- Ardalan Pasdaran
- Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & Graham Centre, Charles Sturt University, Boorooma St, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, G. Bončev Str, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria.
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Pham TNA, Kim HL, Lee DR, Choi BK, Yang SH. Anti-inflammatory Effects of Scrophularia buergeriana Extract Mixture Fermented with Lactic Acid Bacteria. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-021-0308-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hosseini H, Pooyanmehr M, Foroughi A, Esmaeili N, Ghiasi F, Lorestany R. Remarkable positive effects of figwort (Scrophularia striata) on improving growth performance, and immunohematological parameters of fish. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 120:111-121. [PMID: 34801674 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of figwort on the growth and immunohematological parameters of common carp (14.20 ± 0.53 g). Four experimental diets were developed to feed fish for eight weeks: control, Figw10 (10 g/kg figwort), Figw20 (20 g/kg figwort), and Figw30 (30 g/kg figwort). The results showed that fish fed dietary Figw10 gained more weight (38.25 g) than control (P < 0.05). Regarding immunohematological parameters, fish fed dietary Figw30 had a higher level of white blood cells (31.2 103/mm3), hematocrit (35.82%), blood performance (14.63), total protein (1.96 g/dL), albumin (0.79 g/dL), globulin (1.17 g/dL), lymphocyte (70.53%), monocyte (3.03%), alternative hemolytic complement activity (ACH50) (147.76 u/mL), lysozyme (62.19 u/mL), and bactericidal activities (135.24) than the control group (P < 0.05). After 14 days of the challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila, the Figw30 treatment had the highest survival ratio (61.76%) compared to the control with 26.46%. Further, after the challenge, fish fed dietary Figw30 had a higher value of immunoglobulin M (42.00 μg/mL), antibody titer (19.23), complement component 3 (296.39 μg/mL), and complement component 4 (97.91 μg/mL) when compared with those fed control diet (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the optimum dosage for providing the best immune response was 30 g/kg in diet.
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- Hossein Hosseini
- Department of Microbiology, Pathobiology & Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pathobiology & Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pathobiology & Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pathobiology & Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Renda G, Kadıoğlu M, Kılıç M, Korkmaz B, Kırmızıbekmez H. Anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites from Scrophularia kotschyana. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:S676-S683. [PMID: 34787011 DOI: 10.1177/09603271211058889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The species belonging to Scrophularia genus grow mainly in Irano-Turanian and Mediterranean regions and have been used as folk remedy for inflammatory-related diseases since ancient times. The present study was aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts of Scrophularia kotschyana as well as the isolated compounds. The aerial parts and the roots of the plant were separately extracted with methanol. Anti-inflammatory activities of both extracts were evaluated with formalin test in mice. As the methanolic extract of the aerial parts significantly (p < .05) inhibited inflammation, it was then submitted to successive solvent extractions with n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol to yield subextracts. Anti-inflammatory activities of the subextracts were evaluated within the same test system. Among the subextracts tested, the n-butanol subextract produced a significant (p < .05) anti-inflammatory activity at all doses (5, 10, and 30 mg/kg, ip.). Sequential chromatographic separation of the n-butanol subextract yielded 8-O-acetyl-4'-O-(E)-p-coumaroylharpagide, 8-O-acetyl-4'-O-(Z)-p-coumaroylharpagide, β-sitosterol 3-O-β-glucopyranoside, apigenin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, apigenin 7-O-rutinoside, luteolin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside and luteolin 7-O-rutinoside. The anti-inflammatory activities of the isolates were evaluated at 5 mg/kg dose. Luteolin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside and apigenin 7-O-rutinoside caused a significant (p < .05) inhibition of oedema formation.
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- Gülin Renda
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, 52976Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, 64255Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, 64255Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, 52976Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, 52998Yeditepe University,Istanbul, Turkey
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Guzzo F, Russo R, Sanna C, Celaj O, Caredda A, Corona A, Tramontano E, Fiorentino A, Esposito F, D’Abrosca B. Chemical Characterization and Anti-HIV-1 Activity Assessment of Iridoids and Flavonols from Scrophularia trifoliata. Molecules 2021; 26:4777. [PMID: 34443358 PMCID: PMC8398805 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Plants are the everlasting source of a wide spectrum of specialized metabolites, characterized by wide variability in term of chemical structures and different biological properties such antiviral activity. In the search for novel antiviral agents against Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) from plants, the phytochemical investigation of Scrophularia trifoliata L. led us to isolate and characterize four flavonols glycosides along with nine iridoid glycosides, two of them, 5 and 13, described for the first time. In the present study, we investigated, for the first time, the contents of a methanol extract of S. trifoliata leaves, in order to explore the potential antiviral activity against HIV-1. The antiviral activity was evaluated in biochemical assays for the inhibition of HIV-1Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-associated Ribonuclease H (RNase H) activity and HIV-1 Integrase (IN). Three isolated flavonoids, rutin, kaempferol-7-O-rhamnosyl-3-O-glucopyranoside, and kaempferol-3-O-glucopyranoside, 8-10, inhibited specifically the HIV-1 IN activity at submicromolar concentration, with the latter being the most potent, showing an IC50 value of 24 nM.
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- Francesca Guzzo
- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, DiSTABiF University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (F.G.); (R.R.); (O.C.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, DiSTABiF University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (F.G.); (R.R.); (O.C.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Sant’Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, DiSTABiF University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (F.G.); (R.R.); (O.C.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, ss554, km 4500, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, ss554, km 4500, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, ss554, km 4500, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, DiSTABiF University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (F.G.); (R.R.); (O.C.); (A.F.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnologies, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, ss554, km 4500, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, DiSTABiF University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (F.G.); (R.R.); (O.C.); (A.F.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnologies, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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Arraché Gonçalves G, Eifler-Lima VL, von Poser GL. Revisiting nature: a review of iridoids as a potential antileishmanial class. PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS : PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE 2021; 21:101-126. [PMID: 33746658 PMCID: PMC7960493 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-021-09750-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Leishmaniasis still stands as one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases in the least developed and emerging countries. The recommended therapeutic arsenal to treat leishmaniasis is characterized by several shortcomings, and resistance has already been reported. Hence, this dramatic background highlights the pressing need to develop novel, affordable, and safe antileishmanial drugs. Multiple classes of natural compounds have been reported to possess antileishmanial activity. Among these classes, iridoids stand out as a special type of monoterpenoids with diverse biological properties-including their antileishmanial potential. This review aims to discuss the available literature between 1991 and 2020 related to the antileishmanial activity of the iridoid class. Throughout the past decades, various investigations attributed antileishmanial action to assorted iridoid types, including inhibitory potential towards validated drug targets and immunomodulatory activity. The latter deserves special attention due to the ability of some iridoids to improve the host's immune response against parasites. It opens the possibility of iridoids become adjuncts in leishmaniasis treatments by improving the efficacy of currently employed drugs. Furthermore, the present study intends to provide a convenient visual representation of which iridoids and Leishmania spp. species have been most investigated as a guide for further researches.
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- Guilherme Arraché Gonçalves
- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Medicinal (LaSOM), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90610-000 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Medicinal (LaSOM), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90610-000 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90610-000 Brazil
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Wang J, Huang L, Ren Q, Wang Y, Zhou L, Fu Y, Sai C, Pella SS, Guo Y, Gao LN. Polysaccharides of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.: Extraction, Antioxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Evaluation. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2020; 2020:8899762. [PMID: 33381217 PMCID: PMC7755497 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8899762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The roots of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. are a famous traditional Chinese medicinal herb and are also used as health food. However, information about polysaccharides from S. ningpoensis (SNPS) is very limited. We applied the ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) process to extract SNPS. The UAE conditions were optimized using single-factor experiments and response surface analysis. Under the optimized conditions of ultrasonic power of 550 W, extraction time of 26 min, and extraction temperature at 50°C, the highest yield of 13.47% ± 1.63% was obtained, which was in accordance with the predicted value of 13.71%. In comparison with traditional hot water extraction, the optimized UAE method significantly increased the extraction yield with lower extraction temperature and shorter extraction time. Furthermore, the in vitro antioxidant evaluation showed that EC50 values of SNPS were 2.43 ± 0.21, 4.40 ± 0.35, and 0.56 ± 0.062 mg/mL for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) radical, hydroxyl free radical, and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay, respectively. The anti-inflammatory potential of SNPS was detected in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced ICR mice. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that SNPS significantly improved LPS-stimulated inflammatory response by decreasing mRNA and protein expression of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the extraction process of SNPS established in this study is reliable, and SNPS possesses potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, which will provide a theoretical basis for guiding the clinical application of S. ningpoensis.
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- Jian'an Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
- Maternal and Child Health Care Family Planning Service Center, Ju Xian, Shandong 276500, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China
- Townsend Family Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry, The University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Nam HH, Lee AY, Seo YS, Park I, Yang S, Chun JM, Moon BC, Song JH, Kim JS. Three Scrophularia Species ( Scrophularia buergeriana, S. koraiensis, and S. takesimensis) Inhibit RANKL-Induced Osteoclast Differentiation in Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9121656. [PMID: 33256150 PMCID: PMC7760964 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Scrophulariae Radix, derived from the dried roots of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. or S. buergeriana Miq, is a traditional herbal medicine used in Asia to treat rheumatism, arthritis, and pharyngalgia. However, the effects of Scrophularia buergeriana, S. koraeinsis, and S. takesimensis on osteoclast formation and bone resorption remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the morphological characteristics and harpagoside content of S. buergeriana, S. koraiensis, and S. takesimensis, and compared the effects of ethanol extracts of these species using nuclear factor (NF)-κB ligand (RANKL)-mediated osteoclast differentiation. The harpagoside content of the three Scrophularia species was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS). Their therapeutic effects were evaluated by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive cell formation and bone resorption in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) harvested from ICR mice. We confirmed the presence of harpagoside in the Scrophularia species. The harpagoside content of S. buergeriana, S. koraiensis, and S. takesimensis was 1.94 ± 0.24 mg/g, 6.47 ± 0.02 mg/g, and 5.50 ± 0.02 mg/g, respectively. Treatment of BMMs with extracts of the three Scrophularia species inhibited TRAP-positive cell formation in a dose-dependent manner. The area of hydroxyapatite-absorbed osteoclasts was markedly decreased after treatment with the three Scrophularia species extracts. Our results indicated that the three species of the genus Scrophularia might exert preventive effects on bone disorders by inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption, suggesting that these species may have medicinal and functional value.
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Valiyari S, Beiranvand E, Samimi A, Yaripour S, Baradaran B, Delazar A, Forouzesh M. In vitro anticancer activity of Scrophularia amplexicaulis extracts on MCF-7 and WEHI-164 cell line. EXCLI JOURNAL 2020; 19:1341-1352. [PMID: 33122979 PMCID: PMC7590831 DOI: 10.17179/excli2020-2737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Scrophularia amplexicaulis is an Iranian endemic plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family, which is used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro anticancer activity of S. amplexicaulis extracts against human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and mouse fibrosarcoma (WEHI-164) cell lines. The ground aerial parts of S. amplexicaulis were soxhlet-extracted with n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol. MTT assay exhibited that dichloromethane and methanol extracts remarkbly inhibited the growth of MCF-7 and WEHI-164 cancer cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner with little cytotoxicity on normal cell line HUVEC. Cell death ELISA, TUNEL assay, and the cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) uncovered that the cytotoxic effects of dichloromethane and methanol extracts were attributed to apoptosis in cancerous cells. Furthermore, quantitative real-time PCR revealed significant increases in the mRNA expression levels of p-53, caspase-3, caspase-9, Bax, and also a decrease in Bcl-2 expression. These results suggested that the extracts mainly induced apoptosis via a mitochondria-mediated intrinsic pathway. Notably, dichloromethane extract had higher cytotoxic and apoptotic activities than that of methanol extract, against both cancer cell lines, particularly MCF-7 cells. Our results indicate that S. amplexicaulis may serve as a promising source of potent agents for the treatment of human cancers.
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- Samira Valiyari
- Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
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Kozuharova E, Benbassat N, Berkov S, Ionkova I. Ailanthus altissima and Amorpha fruticosa – invasive arboreal alien plants as cheap sources of valuable essential oils. PHARMACIA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.67.e48319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The high tolerance of various habitat conditions and potent propagation ability of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Simaroubaceae) and Amorpha fruticosa L. (Fabaceae) promote their aggressive invasive behaviour. Additionally, they not only over-compete the local vegetation but suppress the seed development. In the newly invaded habitats they might not have suitable herbivores to control their populations. The aim of this review is to evaluate the potential of A. altissima and A. fruticosa, as cheap sources of valuable essential oils. The essential oils yield and compostion of both plant species vary significantly depending on plant parts, origin and time of collection. The main constituents of A. altissima essential oil are α-curcumene, α-gurjunene, γ-cadinene, α-humulene β-caryophyllene caryophyllene oxide, germacrene D etc. The main constituents of A. fruticosa are δ-cadinene, γ-cadinene, β-caryophyllene γ-muurolene +, ar-curcumene, myrcene etc. These essential oils have been reported to possess different activities such as antimicrobial, insect repellent, insecticidal and herbicidal activity. Due to the fact that these are aggressive invasive species, they can provide abundant and cheap resources. Additionally, future industrial exploitation of the biomass of these invasive plants for essential oils’ extraction might contribute to biodiversity conservation by relieving their destructive impact on the natural habitats.
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Shang Z, Xu L, Wang H, Sun L, Bo T, Ye M, Qiao X. Targeted characterization of acylated compounds from Scrophulariae Radix using liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry and diagnostic product ion-based data analysis. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:3391-3398. [PMID: 32548888 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Acylated compounds are often present in herbal medicines. In this study, a diagnostic product ion-based strategy was established to comprehensively characterize acylated compounds in Scrophulariae Radix. After untargeted data acquisition using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry, the data were processed by three-stage diagnostic product ions. First, diagnostic product ions corresponding to the acyl groups (cinnamoyl, p-coumaroyl, feruloyl, and caffeoyl) were used to search 90 compounds. Second, these compounds were divided into three categories using diagnostic product ions for phenylethanoid glycosides, iridoid glycosides, and phenylpropanoids, respectively. Last, the linkage position of the acyl group to iridoid glycosides was discriminated via the third-stage diagnostic product ions. As a result, 90 acylated compounds were characterized, and 37 of them were reported from Scrophulariae Radix for the first time.
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- Zhanpeng Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- ThermoFisher Scientific, Beijing, P. R. China
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- ThermoFisher Scientific, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Hamedi A, Pasdaran A, Pasdaran A. A trisaccharide phenylethanoid glycoside from Scrophularia flava Grau with potential anti-type 2 diabetic properties by inhibiting α-glucosidase enzyme and decreasing oxidative stress. Bioorg Chem 2020; 99:103776. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hamedi A, Sakhteman A, Moheimani SM. An In Silico Approach Towards Investigation of Possible Effects of Essential Oils Constituents on Receptors Involved in Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and Associated Risk Factors (Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperlipidemia). Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 2020; 19:32-42. [PMID: 32386501 DOI: 10.2174/1871524920666200510013039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIM Aromatherapy products, hydrosol beverages and distillates containing essential oils are widely used for cardiovascular conditions. Investigation of the possible activity of their major constituents with the cardiovascular-related receptors may lead to developing new therapeutics. It also may prevent unwanted side effects and drug-herb interactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A list of 243 volatile molecules (mainly monoterpene and sesquiterpene) was prepared from a literature survey in Scopus and PubMed (2000-2019) on hydrosols and essential oils which are used for Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and its risk factors (diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia). The PDB files of the receptors (229 native PDB files) included alpha-glucosidase, angiotensin- converting enzymes, beta-2 adrenergic receptor, glucocorticoid, HMG-CoA reductase, insulin, mineralocorticoid, potassium channel receptors and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptoralpha, were downloaded from Protein Data Bank. An in silico study using AutoDock 4.2 and Vina in parallel mode was performed to investigate possible interaction of the molecules with the receptors. Drug likeliness of the most active molecules was investigated using DruLiTo software. RESULTS Spathulenol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolone oxide, bergapten, bergamotene, dill apiole, pcymene, methyl jasmonate, pinocarveol, intermedeol, α-muurolol, S-camphor, ficusin, selinen-4-ol, iso-dihydrocarveol acetate, 3-thujanone, linanool oxide and cadinol isomers made a better interaction with some of the named receptors. All of the named molecules had an acceptable dug likeliness except for α-bergamotene. In addition, all of the named molecules had the ability to pass the bloodbrain barrier and it is possible to produce unwanted side effects. CONCLUSION Some ingredients of essential oils might be active on cardiovascular-related receptors.
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- Azadeh Hamedi
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Chaibeddra Z, Akkal S, Ouled-Haddar H, Silva AMS, Zellagui A, Sebti M, Cardoso SM. Scrophularia Tenuipes Coss and Durieu: Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities. Molecules 2020; 25:E1647. [PMID: 32260127 PMCID: PMC7181002 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Scrophularia tenuipes is an Algerian-Tunisian endemic species, which has not been studied yet. Ethyl acetate (EA) and n-butanol (Bu) fractions obtained from Scrophularia tenuipes were investigated for their health benefit properties, in particular with respect to in vivo/in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, as well as their potential to inhibit key enzymes with impact in diabetes (α-glucosidase and α-amylase). The fractions had a distinct phytochemical composition, of which EA was richer in total phenolic compounds (225 mg GAE/g) and mostly composed of the phenylethanoid acetyl martynoside. Compared to EA, Bu had higher amounts of total flavonoids, and according to the result obtained from UHPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn analysis, harpagoside (iridoid) was its major phytochemical. EA fraction was quite promising with regard to the in vivo (at 200 mg/kg, po) anti-inflammatory effect (62% and 52% for carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and xylene-induced ear edema tests, respectively), while Bu fraction exhibited a stronger antioxidant capacity in all tests (IC50 = 68 µg/mL, IC50 = 18 µg/mL, IC50 = 18 µg/mL and A0.50 = 43 µg/mL for DPPH●, ABTS•+, O2•- scavenging assays and cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity method, respectively). Both fractions also showed a strong effect against α-amylase enzyme (IC50 = 8 µg/mL and 10 µg/mL for EA and Bu fraction, respectively).
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- Zeyneb Chaibeddra
- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Faculty of Nature and Life Science, University of Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, 18000 Jijel, Algeria; (Z.C.); (H.O.-H.)
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- Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Physical-Chemical and Biological Analyses, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University of Mentouri Constantine, 25000 Constantine, Algeria;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Faculty of Nature and Life Science, University of Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, 18000 Jijel, Algeria; (Z.C.); (H.O.-H.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE Department of Chemistry & Organic Chemistry, Natural Products and Food Stuffs Research Unit, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- Laboratory of Biomolecule and Plant Breeding, Life Science and Nature Department, Faculty of Exact Science and Life Science and Nature, University of Larbi Ben Mhidi, 4000 Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria;
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology Environment and Health, University of Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, 18000 Jijel, Algeria;
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE Department of Chemistry & Organic Chemistry, Natural Products and Food Stuffs Research Unit, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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Middle Eastern Plant Extracts: An Alternative to Modern Medicine Problems. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25051126. [PMID: 32138245 PMCID: PMC7179161 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Middle Eastern countries are primarily known for their dry sand deserts; however, they have a wider physiographic range which includes upland plateau and mountain ranges. The Middle East is home to various types of plants, such as Phoenix dactylifera (date palm tree), Scrophularia striata (herbaceous plants), and Opuntia ficus-indica (cactus). These plants have been found to have various types of bioactivities, such as antimicrobial activities against both bacteria and fungi, in addition to exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects and anti-cancer characteristics which can be utilized in the clinical setting for treatment. Due to limited reviews focusing on plant extracts from the Middle East, we aim to provide a discourse on plants from this region which have various bioactivities and to provide information on the compounds that can be identified from these plants. This is to enhance our understanding to improve modern medicine problems such as antimicrobial resistance and to find an alternative cure for cancer. It is hoped that the collation of information from this review will enable an assessment of the direct role of Middle Eastern plants in providing therapeutic options to address the predicaments in the medical field.
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Zhang H, Pan J, Wu X, Zuo AR, Wei Y, Ji ZL. Large-Scale Target Identification of Herbal Medicine Using a Reverse Docking Approach. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:9710-9719. [PMID: 31460061 PMCID: PMC6648299 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herbal medicine has been used to countermine various diseases for centuries. However, most of the therapeutic targets underlying herbal therapy remain unclear, which largely slow down the novel drug discovery process from natural products. In this study, we developed a novel computational pipeline for assisting de novo identification of protein targets for herbal ingredients. The pipeline involves pharmacophore comparison and reverse ligand-protein docking simulation in a high throughput manner. We evaluated the pipeline using three traditional Chinese medicine ingredients such as acteoside, quercetin, and epigallocatechin gallate as examples. A majority of current known targets of these ingredients were successfully identified by the pipeline. Structural comparative analyses confirmed that the predicted ligand-target interactions used the same binding pockets and binding modes as those of known ligand-target interactions. Furthermore, we illustrated the mechanism of actions of the ingredients by constructing the pharmacological networks on the basis of the predicted target profiles. In summary, we proposed an efficient and economic option for large-scale target exploration in the herb study. This pipeline will be particularly valuable in aiding precise drug discovery and drug repurposing from natural products.
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- Haiping Zhang
- State
Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, PR China
- Joint
Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data Intelligent Analysis
Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518055, People’s Republic
of China
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- Department
of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- School
of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518060, People’s Republic
of China
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- Jiangxi
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Joint
Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data Intelligent Analysis
Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518055, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, PR China
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Nogueira KM, de Souza LKM, de Oliveira AP, Pacheco G, Iles B, Alencar MS, Nicolau LAD, Silva RO, da Nóbrega FR, Sousa DP, de Souza MHLP, Medeiros JVR. Efficacy of a phenol derivative, isopropyl vanillate, as an anti-inflammatory agent: A new small molecule inhibitor of COX and neutrophil migration. Drug Dev Res 2019; 80:666-679. [PMID: 31112325 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21546] [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: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Inflammation is the response of the body to noxious stimuli such as infections, trauma, or injury. Experimental studies have shown that vanillic acid has anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of the derivative of vanillic acid, isopropyl vanillate (ISP-VT), in mice. The results of this study indicated that ISP-VT reduced paw edema induced by carrageenan, dextran sulfate (DEX), compound 48/80, serotonin, bradykinin (BK), histamine (HIST), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Furthermore, ISP-VT reduced recruitment of leukocytes and neutrophils and reduced its adhesion and rolling, and decreased myeloperoxidase enzyme activity (MPO), cytokine levels (tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6), and vascular permeability. ISP-VT also significantly reduced the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in subplantar tissue of mice. ISP-VT inhibited COX-2 selectively compared to the standard drug. Our results showed that although ISP-VT binds to COX-1, it is less toxic than indomethacin, as evidenced by MPO analysis of gastric tissue. Treatment with the ISP-VT significantly reduced rectal temperature in yeast-induced hyperthermia in mice. Our results showed that the main mechanism ISP-VT-induced anti-inflammatory activity is by inhibition of COX-2. In conclusion, our results indicate that ISP-VT has potential as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic therapeutic compound.
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- Kerolayne M Nogueira
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center of Biosciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Disorders-LAFIDG, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
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Tamri P. A mini-review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Scrophularia striata. JOURNAL OF HERBMED PHARMACOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.15171/jhp.2019.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction: Scrophularia striata (Scrophulariaceae) is an important medicinal plant in Iran and in Iranian folk medicine it has been used for variety of disorders. The present article aims to provide a review at the studies done on phytochemistry and pharmacological effects of S. striata. Methods: This mini review is based on a literature study of scientific journals from electronic sources, such as Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science. Results: The main chemical constituents which have been isolated and identified from Scrophularia striata are cinnamic acid, some flavonoids such as quercetin, isorhamnetin3-O-rutinoside and nepitrin and one glycoside (acteoside1) . This plant possesses antiinflammatory , antibacterial , antioxidant, anticancer, analgesic and neuroprotective effects. In addition it accelerates wound healing process Conclusion : Scrophularia striata has a potential for the treatment of several diseases and disorders, but there are only a few studies done to investigate the plant phytochemistry, thus f urther studies should be focused on isolation and identification of active compounds with pharmacological activities. Besides, the majority of pharmacological studies have been performed using aerial parts of plant , thus further studies are needed to investigate bioactivity of other parts of the plant.
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- Pari Tamri
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
- Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Castiñeira Reis M, López CS, Nieto Faza O, Tantillo DJ. Pushing the limits of concertedness. A waltz of wandering carbocations. Chem Sci 2019; 10:2159-2170. [PMID: 30881640 PMCID: PMC6385557 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03567a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Among the array of complex terpene-forming carbocation cyclization/rearrangement reactions, the so-called "triple shift" reactions are among the most unexpected. Such reactions involve the asynchronous combination of three 1,n-shifts into a concerted process, e.g., a 1,2-alkyl shift followed by a 1,3-hydride shift followed by a second 1,2-alkyl shift. This type of reaction so far has been proposed to occur during the biosynthesis of diterpenes and the sidechains of sterols. Here we describe efforts to push the limits of concertedness in this type of carbocation reaction by designing, and characterizing with quantum chemical computations, systems that could couple additional 1,n-shift events to a triple shift leading, in principle to quadruple, pentuple, etc. shifts. While our designs did not lead to clear-cut examples of quadruple, etc. shifts, they did lead to reactions with surprisingly flat energy surfaces where more than five chemical events connect reactants and plausible products. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that the formal minima on these surfaces interchange on short timescales, both with each other and with additional unexpected structures, allowing us a glimpse into a very complex manifold that allows ready access to great structural diversity.
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- Marta Castiñeira Reis
- Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidade de Vigo , Lagoas-Marcosende , 36310 , Vigo , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidade de Vigo , Lagoas-Marcosende , 36310 , Vigo , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidade de Vigo , As Lagoas , 32004 , Ourense , Spain .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , One Shields Ave , Davis , CA 95616 , USA .
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Zhang C, Ma W, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Qin C, Du S, Huang L, Ye F, Chen L, Zheng T. Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution Study of Angoroside C and Its Metabolite Ferulic Acid in Rat Using UPLC-MS/MS. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1186. [PMID: 30405411 PMCID: PMC6206173 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Angoroside C is a phenylpropanoid glycoside compound isolated from the dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl., which possesses the effects of preventing ventricular remodeling, reducing pulmonary oedema, and reducing blood pressure, as well as having the properties of anti-platelet aggregation, hepatoprotection and anti-nephritis, etc. However, few investigations have been conducted on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) study of angoroside C. Thus, a fast ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was established for the determination of angoroside C and its metabolite ferulic acid in rat plasma and tissue homogenate. The two analytes were extracted from the biosamples using a simple protein precipitation with acetonitrile. The developed method was validated and successfully applied to the pharmacokinetics, bioavailability and tissue distribution study after the intragastric administration of angoroside C (100 mg/kg) or the intravenous administration of angoroside C (5 mg/kg), respectively. The results showed that angoroside C can be absorbed extremely quickly (Tmax = 15 min), can be eliminated very rapidly (t1/2 = 1.26 h), and its oral bioavailability is only about 2.1%. Furthermore, angoroside C was extensively distributed in all main organs (liver, heart, spleen, lung, kidney, and brain), and the highest concentration was detected in the lung 15 min after oral administration. This paper also indicated that angoroside C could be converted to the active metabolite ferulic acid in vivo. The maximum concentrations of ferulic acid in the kidney occurred at 6 h after oral administration. In summary, this study explored some of the pharmacokinetic characteristics of angoroside C in vivo, and the data produced could provide a basis for the further investigation of angoroside C.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chenning Zhang
- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taihe Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taihe Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taihe Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Taihe Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shiyan, China
| | - Tao Zheng
- Institute of Wudang Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Taihe Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shiyan, China
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