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Ibrahim WW, Skalicka-Woźniak K, Budzyńska B, El Sayed NS. NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition and M1-to-M2 microglial polarization shifting via scoparone-inhibited TLR4 axis in ovariectomy/D-galactose Alzheimer's disease rat model. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 119:110239. [PMID: 37137264 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Neuroinflammation mediated by microglia activation is a critical contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Dysregulated microglia polarization in terms of M1 overactivation with M2 inhibition is involved in AD pathological damage. Scoparone (SCO), a coumarin derivative, displays several beneficial pharmacological effects including anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties, however, its neurological effect in AD is still elusive. This study investigated the neuroprotective potential of SCO in AD animal model focusing on determining its effect on M1/M2 microglia polarization and exploring the plausible mechanism involved via investigating its modulatory role on TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome. Sixty female Wistar rats were randomly allocated into four groups. Two groups were sham-operated and treated or untreated with SCO, and the other two groups were subjected to bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) and received D-galactose (D-Gal; 150 mg/kg/day, i.p) alone or with SCO (12.5 mg/kg/day, i.p) for 6 weeks. SCO improved memory functions of OVX/D-Gal rats in the Morris water maze and novel object recognition tests. It also reduced the hippocampal burden of amyloid-β42 and p-Tau, additionally, the hippocampal histopathological architecture was prominently preserved. SCO inhibited the gene expression of TLR4, MyD88, TRAF-6, and TAK-1, additionally, p-JNK and NF-κBp65 levels were significantly curbed. This was associated with repression of NLRP3 inflammasome along with M1-to-M2 microglia polarization shifting as exemplified by mitigating pro-inflammatory M1 marker (CD86) and elevating M2 neuroprotective marker (CD163). Therefore, SCO could promote microglia transition towards M2 through switching off TLR4/MyD88/TRAF-6/TAK-1/NF-κB axis and inhibiting NLRP3 pathway, with consequent mitigation of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in OVX/D-Gal AD model.
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- Weam W Ibrahim
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Independent Laboratory of Behavioral Studies, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Yi Y, Hao Z, Sun P, Fan K, Yin W, Guo J, Zheng X, Sun N, Li H. Study on the mechanism of scutellarin's protective effect against ZEA-induced mouse ovarian granulosa cells injury. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 170:113481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Foresight regarding drug candidates acting on the succinate-GPR91 signalling pathway for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) treatment. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 144:112298. [PMID: 34649219 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112298] [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: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, and it is a liver manifestation of metabolic syndrome, with a histological spectrum from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH can evolve into progressive liver fibrosis and eventually lead to liver cirrhosis. The pathological mechanism of NASH is multifactorial, involving a series of metabolic disorders and changes that trigger low-level inflammation in the liver and other organs. In the pathogenesis of NASH, the signal transduction pathway involving succinate and the succinate receptor (G-protein-coupled receptor 91, GPR91) regulates inflammatory cell activation and liver fibrosis. This review describes the mechanism of the succinate-GPR91 signalling pathway in NASH and summarizes the drugs that act on this pathway, with the aim of providing a new approach to NASH treatment.
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Chen Q, Wang X, Yuan X, Shi J, Zhang C, Yan N, Jing C. Comparison of Phenolic and Flavonoid Compound Profiles and Antioxidant and α-Glucosidase Inhibition Properties of Cultivated Soybean ( Glycine max) and Wild Soybean ( Glycine soja). PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10040813. [PMID: 33924154 PMCID: PMC8074397 DOI: 10.3390/plants10040813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb.et Zucc; WS) has been used as a traditional food in China for many years and contains significantly higher levels of isoflavones than cultivated soybean (Glycine max; CS), but the secondary metabolites, including flavonoids and the phenolic composition differences between them, remain unclear. The results showed that WS possessed significantly higher total phenolic and flavonoid content and exhibited better antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibition activities as well as excellent protective effects against H2O2-induced oxidative injury in a human endothelial cell line. Through metabolomic analysis, 642 metabolites were identified, and 238 showed differential expression, with 151 upregulated and 87 downregulated. A total of 79 flavonoid compounds were identified, 42 of which were upregulated in WS. 2'-Hydroxygenistein, garbanzol, protocatechuic aldehyde, ligustilide, and resveratrol were the most discriminated compounds in WS. The metabolic pathway analysis of differential metabolites related to the biosynthesis of flavonoids and phenolic acids were the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, isoflavonoids, flavones, and flavonols. This study substantially elucidated differences in the content of flavonoids and biological activities between WS and CS, which is useful information for the effective utilization of these two black soybean species in food processing.
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- Qianru Chen
- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (Q.C.); (X.Y.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine Scientific Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266101, China;
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (Q.C.); (X.Y.); (C.Z.)
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON N1G 5C9, Canada;
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (Q.C.); (X.Y.); (C.Z.)
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (Q.C.); (X.Y.); (C.Z.)
- Correspondence: (N.Y.); (C.J.); Tel.: +0532-88702115 (N.Y. & C.J.)
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (Q.C.); (X.Y.); (C.Z.)
- Correspondence: (N.Y.); (C.J.); Tel.: +0532-88702115 (N.Y. & C.J.)
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Hui Y, Wang X, Yu Z, Fan X, Cui B, Zhao T, Mao L, Feng H, Lin L, Yu Q, Zhang J, Wang B, Chen X, Zhao X, Sun C. Scoparone as a therapeutic drug in liver diseases: Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and molecular mechanisms of action. Pharmacol Res 2020; 160:105170. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hsueh TP, Tsai TH. Preclinical study of simultaneous pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic herb-drug interactions between Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang and spironolactone. BMC Complement Med Ther 2020; 20:253. [PMID: 32799863 PMCID: PMC7429772 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-03042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence and therapeutic effects of the use of herbal remedies for chronic liver diseases make the combined administration of herbal products with conventional treatment unable to be ignored. This study investigated the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic herb-drug interactions between the herbal formula Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang (YCHT) and spironolactone. METHODS A selective high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the detection of spironolactone and its metabolite canrenone in rat urine. The interaction study was conducted by collecting urine samples after oral administration of spironolactone alone or in combination with YCHT for 5 days. Urine pharmacokinetic parameters and urinary sodium, potassium, volume, and weight were analyzed. RESULTS The results revealed significant increases in the cumulative amount and the area under the rate curve (AURC) of the metabolite canrenone after pretreatment with the high dose of YCHT. The urine weight and volume were significantly reduced dose-dependently as a result of pretreatment with YCHT. The urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio, which indicates diuretic effects, was also reduced in the high-dose YCHT condition. CONCLUSIONS Herb-drug pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between YCHT and spironolactone were observed in the study. The herb-drug interaction that appeared with a single dose of spironolactone should be considered when patients are being treated with a continuous administration of this drug.
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- Tun-Pin Hsueh
- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Linong Street, Sec. 2, Peitou, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
- Department of Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123, Dapi Rd. Niaosong Dist, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Linong Street, Sec. 2, Peitou, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National United University, 2, Lienda, Miaoli, 36063, Taiwan.
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Liu B, Deng X, Jiang Q, Li G, Zhang J, Zhang N, Xin S, Xu K. Scoparone improves hepatic inflammation and autophagy in mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by regulating the ROS/P38/Nrf2 axis and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in macrophages. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 125:109895. [PMID: 32000066 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Scoparone has been shown to ameliorate many forms of liver disease, and several underlying molecular mechanisms involved have been previously revealed. However, the potential role of scoparone in autophagy, which is dysregulated in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD-NASH), has not been evaluated. In the current study, we investigated the effect and potential mechanisms of scoparone in hepatic autophagy in mice with NASH. METHODS In vivo, mice were fed a methionine-choline deficient (MCD) diet to establish a NASH model and then subjected to treatment with or without scoparone for 4 weeks. In vitro, scoparone was applied in a hepatocellular lipid overload model in AML12 cells challenged with palmitic acid (PA) and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells. RESULTS Scoparone improved impaired autophagy and several key features of NASH in mice fed an MCD diet. In vitro, scoparone had an effect on the autophagy of macrophages but not hepatocytes. In RAW264.7 cells, scoparone reduced the LPS-induced accumulation of autophagosomes and autophagy substrates, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the inflammatory response. Scoparone inhibited the upregulation of p62 transcription, which is mediated by the ROS/P38/Nrf2 axis. Chloroquine (CQ), an inhibitor of autophagic flux, significantly inhibited scoparone-mediated protection against inflammation. In addition, scoparone suppressed activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, and MHY1485 (an mTOR activator that inhibits autophagy) inhibited the anti-inflammatory effect of scoparone. CONCLUSIONS In LPS-induced macrophages, scoparone regulates autophagy and further suppresses inflammation by inhibiting the ROS/P38/Nrf2 axis and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and enhancing autophagic flux. Scoparone may improve hepatic autophagy and NASH partly through enhancing autophagy in macrophages but not hepatocytes. Scoparone is expected to become a novel therapeutic drug for NASH or diseases associated with dysregulated autophagy in macrophages.
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- Beibei Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Li WX, Zhang AH, Zhou XH, Nan Y, Liu Q, Sun H, Fang H, Wang XJ. High-throughput liquid chromatography mass-spectrometry-driven lipidomics discover metabolic biomarkers and pathways as promising targets to reveal the therapeutic effects of the Shenqi pill. RSC Adv 2020; 10:2347-2358. [PMID: 35494613 PMCID: PMC9048437 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07621b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lipidomics, a branch of metabonomics, could provide a powerful technique for discovery of lipid molecules to reveal disease status and drug efficacy.
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- Wen-xiu Li
- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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- Engineering Research Center of Efficacy Evaluation and Industrial Development of TCM Classic Formulae of the Ministry of Education
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Metabolomics Laboratory
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Liu B, Deng X, Jiang Q, Li G, Zhang J, Zhang N, Xin S, Xu K. Scoparone alleviates inflammation, apoptosis and fibrosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 75:105797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tian Q, Liu F, Xu Z, Liu H, Yin H, Sun Z, Chen M, Li Z, Ma L, Huang C. Evaluation of the chemical consistency of Yin‐Chen‐Hao‐Tang prepared by combined and separated decoction methods using high‐performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry coupled with multivariate statistical analysis. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:1664-1675. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201800961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qiang Tian
- School of Life Science and EngineeringSouthwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang Sichuan P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and EngineeringSouthwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang Sichuan P. R. China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Institute of Material Medica Pudong Shanghai P. R. China
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Medeiros-Neves B, Teixeira HF, von Poser GL. The genus Pterocaulon (Asteraceae) - A review on traditional medicinal uses, chemical constituents and biological properties. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 224:451-464. [PMID: 29913300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Species of the genus Pterocaulon (Asteraceae) are used in different parts of the world for treating skin and liver diseases, as well as disorders of the respiratory system, among others. AIM OF THE STUDY This review aims to discuss the present state of the art concerning the ethnobotanical uses, secondary metabolites and biological effects of Pterocaulon species and their chemical components. MATERIALS AND METHODS The available information on the genus Pterocaulon was gathered from scientific databases (Web of Science, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, ChemSpider, SciFinder ACS Publications, Wiley Online Library). Information was also obtained from local publications, M.Sc. and Ph.D. dissertations. All studies on the ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of the plants until December 2017 were included in this review. RESULTS Approximately 40 coumarins and 30 flavonoids have been isolated from Pterocaulon species. Coumarins have been considered the chemotaxonomic markers in the genus and the most active components. Pharmacological studies carried out with extracts and isolated compounds revealed in vitro bioactivities that include antifungal, antiviral, and cytotoxicity. Most of the pharmacological investigations were not correlated with traditional uses of the plants. CONCLUSIONS Pterocaulon species, a rich source of coumarins, have great ethnomedical potential. Nevertheless, further studies into the pharmacological activities are necessary since none of the purported effects of these plants was fully assessed. In-depth research regarding the toxicity are also required to ensure the safety of these medicinal plants.
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- Bruna Medeiros-Neves
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Ipiranga, 2752 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Ipiranga, 2752 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Ipiranga, 2752 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Side effects of methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 158:502-516. [PMID: 30243154 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Methotrexate (MTX) is used as an anchor disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of its potent efficacy and tolerability. MTX benefits a large number of RA patients but partially suffered from side effects. A variety of side effects can be associated with MTX when treating RA patients, from mild to severe or discontinuation of the treatment. In this report, we reviewed the possible side effects that MTX might cause from the most common gastrointestinal toxicity effects to less frequent malignant diseases. In order to achieve regimen with less side effects, the administration of MTX with appropriate dose and a careful pretreatment inspection is necessary. Further investigations are required when combining MTX with other drugs so as to enhance the efficacy and reduce side effects at the same time. The management of MTX treatment is also discussed to provide strategies for occurred side effects. Thus, this review will provide scholars with a comprehensive understanding the side effects of MTX administration by RA patients.
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Zhang J, He L, Wu Y, Ma W, Chen H, Ye Z. Comparative proteomic analysis of Pogostemon cablin leaves after continuous cropping. Protein Expr Purif 2018; 152:13-22. [PMID: 30017744 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A proteomic approach was used to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying obstacles to the continuous cropping of Pogostemon cablin. We examined differences in protein abundance between control (CK) and continuously cropped (TR) P. cablin leaves at different time points (90, 150, and 210 days after culture). Comparative analysis by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MS) revealed 183 differentially expressed protein spots, of which 87 proteins or isoforms were identified using mass spectrometry. Among these differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), 50 proteins or isoforms showed increased abundance and 37 proteins or isoforms showed decreased abundance in the TR sample compared with the abundance in the CK sample. Bioinformatic tools were used to analyze the DEPs. These proteins were classified into 12 categories according to clusters of orthologous groups (COG) analysis, with the majority being involved in post-translational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones, followed by carbohydrate transport and metabolism, and finally, energy production and conversion. Protein-protein interactions revealed that 18 DEPs were involved in energy metabolism, 6 DEPs were involved in stress response, and 4 DEPs were involved in amino acid biosynthesis. Continuous cropping altered the expression of proteins related to energy metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and amino acid metabolism in P. cablin leaves. Among these processes, the most affected was energy metabolism, which may be pivotal for resistance to continuous cropping.
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- Junfeng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection, Development and Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Material and Chemical Engineering College, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, PR China
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Ansari A, Bose S, Patra JK, Shin NR, Lim DW, Kim KW, Wang JH, Kim YM, Chin YW, Kim H. A Controlled Fermented Samjunghwan Herbal Formula Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Hepatosteatosis in HepG2 Cells and OLETF Rats. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:596. [PMID: 29971000 PMCID: PMC6018163 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hepatosteatosis (HS), a clinical feature of fatty liver with the excessive intracellular accumulation of triglyceride in hepatocytes, is manifested by perturbation of the maintenance of liver lipid homeostasis. Samjunghwan (SJH) is an herbal formula used mostly in Korean traditional medicine that is effective against a number of metabolic diseases, including obesity. Herbal drugs, enriched with numerous bioactive substances, possess health-protective benefits. Meanwhile, fermented herbal products enriched with probiotics are known to improve metabolic processes. Additionally, current lines of evidence indicate that probiotics-derived metabolites, termed as postbiotics, produce the same beneficial effects as their precursors. Herein, the anti-HS effects of 5-weeks naturally fermented SJH (FSJH) was investigated with FSJH-mixed chow diet in vivo using Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) and Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (LETO) rats as animal models of HS and controls, respectively. In parallel, the anti-HS effects of postbiotic-metabolites of three bacterial strains [Lactobacillus brevis (LBB), Lactococcus lactis (LCL) and Lactobacillus plantarum (LBP)] isolated from FSJH were also evaluated in vitro using the FFAs-induced HepG2 cells. Feeding OLETF rats with FSJH-diet effectively reduced body, liver, and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) weights, produced marked hypolipidemic effects on serum and hepatic lipid parameters, decreased serum AST and ALT levels, and upregulated the HMGCOR, SREBP, and ACC, and downregulated the AMPK and LDLR gene expressions levels. Additionally, exposure of FFAs-induced HepG2 cells to postbiotic metabolic media (PMM) of bacterial strains also produced marked hypolipidemic effects on intracellular lipid contents and significantly unregulated the HMGCOR, SREBP, and ACC, and downregulated the AMPK and LDLR genes expressions levels. Overall, our results indicate that FSJH enriched with fermented metabolites could be an effective anti-HS formulation.
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- AbuZar Ansari
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, South Korea
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Sun H, Zhang AH, Song Q, Fang H, Liu XY, Su J, Yang L, Yu MD, Wang XJ. Functional metabolomics discover pentose and glucuronate interconversion pathways as promising targets for Yang Huang syndrome treatment with Yinchenhao Tang. RSC Adv 2018; 8:36831-36839. [PMID: 35558940 PMCID: PMC9089300 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06553e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Yinchenhao Tang (YCHT), a classic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulae, plays an important role in the treatment of Yang Huang syndrome (YHS). With the emergence of new biomarkers of YHS uncovered via metabonomics, the underlying functional mechanisms are still not clear. Functional metabolomics aims at converting biomarkers derived from metabonomics into disease mechanisms. Here, an integrated non-target metabolomics and IPA strategy were used to investigate the YCHT intervention on YHS. Our metabolomics study has shown that the potential protective effect of YCHT on YHS mice leads to significant changes in the metabolic profile by modulating the biomarkers and regulating the metabolic disorders. Twenty two differential metabolite biomarkers and fifteen involved metabolic pathways were correlated with the regulation of YCHT treatment on YHS. Functional metabolomics identified a core biomarker, d-glucuronic acid in pentose and glucuronate interconversion pathways, which was directly related to the target prediction of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 and eventually leaded to a series of disturbances. In conclusion, this study shows that functional metabolomics can discover metabolic pathways as promising targets. Yinchenhao Tang (YCHT), a classic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulae, plays an important role in the treatment of Yang Huang syndrome (YHS).![]()
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- Hui Sun
- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration
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Liu XY, Zhang AH, Fang H, Li MX, Song Q, Su J, Yu MD, Yang L, Wang XJ. Serum metabolomics strategy for understanding the therapeutic effects of Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang against Yanghuang syndrome. RSC Adv 2018; 8:7403-7413. [PMID: 35539139 PMCID: PMC9078382 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11048k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang (YCHT), a classic Chinese herbal formula, is characterized by its strong therapeutic effects of liver regulation and relief of jaundice, especially Yanghuang syndrome (YHS). YHS is a type of jaundice with damp-heat pathogenesis, and it is considered a complicated Chinese medicine syndrome (CMS). The accurate mechanism for healing YHS has not yet been completely reported. The purpose of the current research is to investigate the expression of endogenous biomarkers in YHS mice and evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of YCHT. Serum samples were analyzed using UPLC-Q/TOF-MS techniques in order to determine differential metabolites to elucidate the functional mechanism of YCHT on YHS through metabolite profiling combined with multivariate analysis. Simultaneously, the exact diversification of YHS mice was elucidated using blood biochemistry indexes and histopathological examination, and the results indicated that YHS is markedly improved by YCHT. Unsupervised principal component analysis (PCA) patterns were constructed to dissect the variances of metabolic profiling. Overall, 22 potential biomarkers were identified using a metabolomics approach based on an accurate MS/MS approach, clustering and distinguishing analysis. The present work demonstrates that the effectiveness of YCHT against YHS prompts distinct discrepancies in metabolic profiles by adjusting biomarkers and regulating metabolic disorders. A total of 15 metabolic pathways were involved in biological disturbance. This demonstrates that metabolomic techniques are powerful means to explore the pathogenesis of CMS and the therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese formulae. The purpose of the current research is to investigate the expression of endogenous biomarkers in Yanghuang syndrome mice and evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang.![]()
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- Xing-yuan Liu
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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Qiu S, Zhang A, Zhang T, Sun H, Guan Y, Yan G, Wang X. Dissect new mechanistic insights for geniposide efficacy on the hepatoprotection using multiomics approach. Oncotarget 2017; 8:108760-108770. [PMID: 29312565 PMCID: PMC5752478 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A multi-omics approach could yield in-depth mechanistic insights. Here, we performed an integrated analysis of miRNAome, proteome and metabolome, aimed to investigate the underlying mechanism of active product geniposide in ethanol-induced apoptosis. We found that integrative meta-analysis identified 28 miRNAs, 20 proteins and 7 metabolites significantly differentially expressed, respectively. Further analysis identified geniposide extensively regulated multiple metabolism pathways and the most important related pathway was citrate cycle (TCA cycle). In addition, geniposide can improve energy metabolism benefits using the Extracellular Flux Analyzer. Of particular significance, miR-144-5p exhibits a high positive correlation with oxoglutaric acid, isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 and 2 that involved in the TCA cycle. Furthermore,we discovered that miR-144-5p regulates TCA cycle metabolism through IDH1 and IDH2. Collectively, we describe for the first time the hepatoprotective effect of geniposide decreased miR-144-5p level, capable of regulating TCA cycle by directly targeting IDH1 and IDH2 and promoting functional consequences in cells. Integrating metabolomics, miRNAomics and proteomics approach and thereby analyzing microRNAs and proteins as well as metabolites can give valuable information about the functional regulation pattern and action mechanism of natural products.
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- Shi Qiu
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau
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Wang Y, Wang M, Chen B, Shi J. Scoparone attenuates high glucose-induced extracellular matrix accumulation in rat mesangial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 815:376-380. [PMID: 28970015 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Scoparone, a major constituent of Artemisia capillaries, has a variety of biological properties including anticoagulant, hepatoprotective, anti-tumor, anti-fibrosis, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities. However, the renoprotective effect of scoparone under diabetic conditions remains elusive. Thus, the present study was undertaken to examine the role of scoparone in high glucose-induced mesangial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and elucidate the possible mechanism of action of scoparone. Our results demonstrated that treatment with scoparone significantly inhibited the proliferation of mesangial cells under high glucose conditions. In addition, scoparone reversed high glucose-induced fibronectin and collagen IV expression in mesangial cells, as well as suppressed reactive oxygen species production and NOX2/4 expression in high glucose-exposed mesangial cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that scoparone prevented the activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway in high glucose-exposed mesangial cells, and an ERK inhibitor (U0126) protected mesangial cells treated with high glucose. Taken together, these results demonstrated that scoparone protects mesangial cells against high glucose damage in part through the inactivation of ERK signaling pathway. These findings suggest that scoparone may represent a potential drug for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Yunqian Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Henan University Huaihe Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Henan University Huaihe Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Henan University Huaihe Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Henan University Huaihe Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, PR China
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Li JY, Cao HY, Sun L, Sun RF, Wu C, Bian YQ, Dong S, Liu P, Sun MY. Therapeutic mechanism of Yīn-Chén-Hāo decoction in hepatic diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:1125-1138. [PMID: 28275293 PMCID: PMC5323438 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i7.1125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Yīn-Chén-Hāo decoction (YCHD) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of capillaris (Artemisia capillaris), gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), and rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) that is used for the treatment of damp-heat jaundice. In modern clinics, YCHD is mostly used for hepatic diseases. This review summarizes the biological activities of YCHD and its medical applications. The main active compounds of YCHD are chlorogenic acid, rhein, geniposide, emodin, and scoparone. The pharmacological actions of YCHD include inhibition of hepatic steatosis, apoptosis, necrosis, anti-inflammation, and immune regulation. YCHD could be developed as a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hepatic diseases.
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Zhang A, Fang H, Wang Y, Yan G, Sun H, Zhou X, Wang Y, Liu L, Wang X. Discovery and verification of the potential targets from bioactive molecules by network pharmacology-based target prediction combined with high-throughput metabolomics. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra09522h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Natural products are an invaluable source for drug candidates. Currently, plasma metabolome has suggested that compounds present in herbs may exert bioactivity.
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- Aihua Zhang
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine
- Macau University of Science and Technology
- China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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Fang H, Zhang A, Yu J, Wang L, Liu C, Zhou X, Sun H, Song Q, Wang X. Insight into the metabolic mechanism of scoparone on biomarkers for inhibiting Yanghuang syndrome. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37519. [PMID: 27869223 PMCID: PMC5116618 DOI: 10.1038/srep37519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycoumarin) is the representative ingredient of Yinchenhao (Artemisia capillaris Thunb.) which is a famous Chinese medicinal herb and shows favorable efficacy for all kinds of liver disease, specifically for the treatment of Yanghuang syndrome (YHS). The precise molecular mechanism concerning the action of scoparone on YHS is yet to be fully elucidated. The aim of the present study was to determine the mechanism of scoparone and evaluate its efficacy on metabolite levels. The differential expression of metabolites responsible for the pharmacological effects of scoparone was characterized and the protection effect of scoparone against this disease. Using multivariate statistical analysis, 33 biomarkers were identified using precise MS/MS and play an important role in the regulation of key metabolic pathways associated with liver disease. In addition, pathological results also showed consistent changes in the YHS model group and after treatment with scoparone, both the metabolic profile and histopathology resembled that of normal level, which suggesting favorable efficacy over the observed time period. The present work indicated that a metabolomics platform provided a new insight into understanding the mechanisms of action of natural medicines such as scoparone.
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- Heng Fang
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Cooperation Center, Chinmedomics Research Center of TCM State Administration, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau
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Scoparone affects lipid metabolism in primary hepatocytes using lipidomics. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28031. [PMID: 27306123 PMCID: PMC4910084 DOI: 10.1038/srep28031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Lipidomics, which focuses on the global study of molecular lipids in biological systems, could provide valuable insights about disease mechanisms. In this study, we present a nontargeted lipidomics strategy to determine cellular lipid alterations after scoparone exposure in primary hepatocytes. Lipid metabolic profiles were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and a novel imaging TransOmics tool has been developed for the analysis of high-resolution MS data, including the data pretreatment, visualization, automated identification, deconvolution and quantification of lipid species. Chemometric and statistical analyses of the obtained lipid fingerprints revealed the global lipidomic alterations and tested the therapeutic effects of scoparone. Identification of ten proposed lipids contributed to the better understanding of the effects of scoparone on lipid metabolism in hepatocytes. The most striking finding was that scoparone caused comprehensive lipid changes, as represented by significant changes of the identificated lipids. The levels of identified PG(19:1(9Z)/14:0), PE(17:1(9Z)/0:0), PE(19:1(9Z)/0:0) were found to be upregulated in ethanol-induced group, whereas the levels in scoparone group were downregulated. Lipid metabolism in primary hepatocytes was changed significantly by scoparone treatment. We believe that this novel approach could substantially broaden the applications of high mass resolution mass spectrometry for cellular lipidomics.
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Wang L, Wang X, Jin X, Jia R, Huang Q, Tan Y, Guo A. Comparative proteomics of Bt-transgenic and non-transgenic cotton leaves. Proteome Sci 2015; 13:15. [PMID: 25949214 PMCID: PMC4422549 DOI: 10.1186/s12953-015-0071-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background As the rapid growth of the commercialized acreage in genetically modified (GM) crops, the unintended effects of GM crops’ biosafety assessment have been given much attention. To investigate whether transgenic events cause unintended effects, comparative proteomics of cotton leaves between the commercial transgenic Bt + CpTI cotton SGK321 (BT) clone and its non-transgenic parental counterpart SY321 wild type (WT) was performed. Results Using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Cry1Ac toxin protein was detected in the BT leaves, while its content was only 0.31 pg/g. By 2-DE, 58 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were detected. Among them 35 were identified by MS. These identified DEPs were mainly involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism, chaperones related to post-translational modification and energy production. Pathway analysis revealed that most of the DEPs were implicated in carbon fixation and photosynthesis, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, and oxidative pentose phosphate pathway. Thirteen identified proteins were involved in protein-protein interaction. The protein interactions were mainly involved in photosynthesis and energy metabolite pathway. Conclusions Our study demonstrated that exogenous DNA in a host cotton genome can affect the plant growth and photosynthesis. Although some unintended variations of proteins were found between BT and WT cotton, no toxic proteins or allergens were detected. This study verified genetically modified operation did not sharply alter cotton leaf proteome, and the target proteins were hardly checked by traditional proteomic analysis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12953-015-0071-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Limin Wang
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China ; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The Oilcrops Research Institute, Wuhan, 430062 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, The Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Haikou, Hainan 571101 China
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Golizeh M, Schneider C, Ohlund LB, Sleno L. Multidimensional LC–MS/MS analysis of liver proteins in rat, mouse and human microsomal and S9 fractions. EUPA OPEN PROTEOMICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.euprot.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Network Pharmacology Bridges Traditional Application and Modern Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1674-6384(15)60014-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Metabolomics and proteomics annotate therapeutic properties of geniposide: targeting and regulating multiple perturbed pathways. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71403. [PMID: 23967205 PMCID: PMC3744542 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Geniposide is an important constituent of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, a famous Chinese medicinal plant, and has displayed bright prospects in prevention and therapy of hepatic injury (HI). Unfortunately, the working mechanisms of this compound are difficult to determine and thus remain unknown. To determine the mechanisms that underlie this compound, we conducted a systematic analysis of the therapeutic effects of geniposide using biochemistry, metabolomics and proteomics. Geniposide significantly intensified the therapeutic efficacy as indicated by our modern biochemical analysis. Metabolomics results indicate 9 ions in the positive mode as differentiating metabolites which were associated with perturbations in primary bile acid biosynthesis, butanoate metabolism, citrate cycle (TCA cycle), alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism. Of note, geniposide has potential pharmacological effect through regulating multiple perturbed pathways to normal state. In an attempt to address the benefits of geniposide based on the proteomics approaches, the protein-interacting networks were constructed to aid identifying the drug targets of geniposide. Six identified differential proteins appear to be involved in antioxidation and signal transduction, energy production, immunity, metabolism, chaperoning. These proteins were closely related in the protein-protein interaction network and the modulation of multiple vital physiological pathways. These data will help to understand the molecular therapeutic mechanisms of geniposide on hepatic damage rats. We also conclude that metabolomics and proteomics are powerful and versatile tools for both biomarker discovery and exploring the complex relationships between biological pathways and drug response, highlighting insights into drug discovery.
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