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Ren J, Xin R, Cui X, Xu Y, Li C. Quercetin relieves compression-induced cell death and lumbar disc degeneration by stabilizing HIF1A protein. Heliyon 2024; 10:e37349. [PMID: 39296087 PMCID: PMC11408125 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37349] [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: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/21/2024] Open
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Background Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is a prevalent condition characterized by the decreased viability and functional impairment of nucleus pulposus mesenchymal stem cells (NPMSCs). Shaoyao-Gancao decoction (SGD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been used to treat LDD, but its active components and mechanisms are unclear. Methods An integrative network pharmacology and transcriptome analysis were conducted to identify bioactive compounds in SGD that could target LDD. NPMSCs were cultured under mechanical compression as a cellular model of LDD. A rat model of annulus fibrosus needle-puncture was established to induce intervertebral disc degeneration. The effects of quercetin, a predicted active component, on alleviating compression-induced NPMSC death and LDD were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Results The analysis identified hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1A) as a potential target of quercetin in LDD. HIF1A was upregulated in degenerated human disc samples and compression-treated NPMSCs. Quercetin treatment alleviated compression-induced oxidative stress, apoptosis, and loss of viability in NPMSCs by stabilizing HIF1A. The protective effects of quercetin were abrogated by HIF1A inhibition. In the rat model, quercetin ameliorated intervertebral disc degeneration. Conclusion Our study identified HIF1A as a protective factor against compression-induced cell death in NPMSCs. Quercetin, a bioactive compound found in the traditional Chinese medicine formula SGD, improved the survival of NPMSCs and alleviated LDD progression by stabilizing HIF1A. Targeting the HIF1A pathway through natural compounds like quercetin could represent a promising strategy for the clinical management of LDD and potentially other degenerative disc diseases.
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- Junxiao Ren
- The First Clinical Medical College of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Chongqing Fengdu County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, 408200, China
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- The 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics SupportForce of PLA, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
- Engineering Laboratory of Peptides of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China
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Dong F, Xie M, Xu M, Lu L, Miao Y, Zhang P, Li X, Gui X, Liu R. Quality consistency evaluation of chemical composition and pharmacology of Shaoyao-Gancao decoction dispensing granules and traditional decoction. Biomed Chromatogr 2023; 37:e5745. [PMID: 37736670 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5745] [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: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Dispensing granules of Chinese medicine (DGCM) have emerged as a more convenient alternative to traditional decoction (TD) of Chinese medicine, gaining popularity in recent years. However, the debate surrounding the consistency of DGCM compared to TD remains unresolved. In this study, three batches of Baishao and Gancao DGCM were obtained from manufacturers A, B, and C, and 15 batches of crude drugs were procured from hospital pharmacies for the preparation of dispensing granule decoction (DGD) and TD of Shaoyao-Gancao decoction (SGD). The HPLC-UV method was employed to determine the levels of gallic acid, paeoniflorin, albiflorin, liquiritin, liquiritin apioside, isoliquiritin apioside, isoliquiritin, glycyrrhizic acid, and isoliquiritigenin. The analgesic and antispasmodic effects were assessed using the hot plate and acetic acid writhing test in mice. To evaluate the consistency of chemical constituents and pharmacological effects between the two decoctions, the Criteria Importance Though Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) method combined with chemometrics was employed. Grey relation analysis (GRA) was used to assess the comprehensive quality consistency of the two decoctions. The CRITIC results revealed certain differences in chemical constituents and pharmacological effects between the selected DGCM and TD. Notably, DGD-A/C exhibited a significant difference from TD (p > 0.05), whereas DGD-B demonstrated no significant difference from TD (p > 0.05). The GRA analysis demonstrated that the overall quality consistency between DGD-B and TD was the highest among the three manufacturers. This study presents a method for evaluating the quality consistency of DGCM and TD of SGD, offering novel insights into the evaluation of consistency between DGCM and TD.
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- Fengyu Dong
- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Application, Evaluation and Transformation Engineering Research Center, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Respiratory Disease Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Chinese Medicinal Materials and Pieces of National Drug Administration, Henan Institute of Food and Drug Control, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Application, Evaluation and Transformation Engineering Research Center, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Respiratory Disease Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Chinese Medicinal Materials and Pieces of National Drug Administration, Henan Institute of Food and Drug Control, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Engineering Research Center for Pharmaceutics of Chinese Materia Medica and New Drug Development, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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He R, Wang S, Yang S, Liu R, Nan N, Lu X, Gong M, Li J. Shaoyao-Gancao-Tang regulates the T-helper-type 1/T-helper-type 2 ratio in the lung and gut and alters gut microbiota in rats with ovalbumin-induced asthma. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 309:116300. [PMID: 36868437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Shaoyao-Gancao Tang (SGT) is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation. It has been used to treat kinds of pain and to alleviate asthma in clinic. However, the mechanism of action is not known. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the anti-asthma effect of SGT involving modulation of the T-helper type 1 (Th1) Th1/Th2 ratio in the gut-lung axis and alteration of the gut microbiota (GM) in rats with ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The main constituents of SGT were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A model of asthma was established in rats by OVA-induced allergen challenge. Rats suffering from asthma (RSAs) were treated with SGT (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 g/kg), dexamethasone (1 mg/kg) or physiologic saline for 4 weeks. The level of immunoglobulin (Ig)E in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Histology of lung and colon tissues was investigated using staining (hematoxylin and eosin and periodic acid-Schiff). The Th1/Th2 ratio and levels of cytokines (interferon (IFN)-γ and interleukin (IL)-4) in the lung and colon were detected by immunohistochemistry. The GM in fresh feces was analyzed by 16 S rRNA gene sequencing. RESULTS Twelve main constituents (gallic acid, albiflorin, paeoniflorin, liquiritin apioside, liquiritin, benzoic acid, isoliquiritin apioside, isoliquiritin, liquiritigenin, glycyrrhizic acid, isoliquiritigenin and glycyrrhetinic acid) of SGT were simultaneously determined by HPLC. SGT treatment (5.0 and 10.0 g/kg) was found to reduce the IgE level (a vital marker of hyper-responsiveness) in BALF and serum, improve typical morphological changes (inflammatory-cell infiltration and goblet cell metaplasia) in the lung and colon, alleviate airway remodeling (including bronchiostenosis and basement membrane-thickening) in the lung, significantly decrease the IL-4 level and increase the IFN-γ level in the lung and colon, which led to restoration of the IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio. The dysbiosis and dysfunction of GM in RSAs were modulated by SGT. The abundance of bacteria of the genera Ethanoligenens and Harryflintia was increased in RSAs and was decreased upon SGT treatment. The abundance of Family_XIII_AD3011_group was decreased in RSAs and increased upon SGT treatment. Moreover, SGT therapy increased the abundance of bacteria of the genera Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005 and Candidatus_Sacchrimonas, and decreased that of Ruminococcus_2 and Alistipes. CONCLUSIONS SGT ameliorated rats with OVA-induced asthma via regulation of the Th1/Th2 ratio in the lung and gut, and modulated the GM.
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- Rui He
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China; Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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He L, Kang Q, Zhang Y, Chen M, Wang Z, Wu Y, Gao H, Zhong Z, Tan W. Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma: The popular occurrence of herbal medicine applied in classical prescriptions. Phytother Res 2023. [PMID: 37196671 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma is a well-known herbal medicine with a wide range of pharmacological functions that has been used throughout Chinese history. This review presents a comprehensive introduction to this herb and its classical prescriptions. The article discusses the resources and distribution of species, methods of authentication and determination chemical composition, quality control of the original plants and herbal medicines, dosages use, common classical prescriptions, indications, and relevant mechanisms of the active content. Pharmacokinetic parameters, toxicity tests, clinical trials, and patent applications are discussed. The review will provide a good starting point for the research and development of classical prescriptions to develop herbal medicines for clinical use.
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- Luying He
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Oncology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Macao Centre for Research and Development in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Sun L, Zhao M, Li J, Liu J, Wang M, Zhao C. Exploration of the anti-liver injury active components of Shaoyao Gancao decoction by network pharmacology and experiments in vivo. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 112:154717. [PMID: 36805486 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shaoyao Gancao decoction (SGD), a classic traditional Chinese herbal formula, has been widely used to treat febrile diseases in the clinic for centuries. In recent years, a growing number of studies have found that SGD has a favorable anti-liver injury effect. PURPOSE In this study, we want to know the potential active components of SGD treatment in liver injury. STUDY DESIGN A novel method combining computer simulation and in vivo experiment was established for the first time and used to investigate this problem. METHODS A network pharmacology was used to explore the active components of SGD treatment in liver injury, and preliminarily verified the results of network pharmacology through molecular docking. To further understand the active compounds of SGD in the treatment of liver injury, we compared the prototypes and metabolites of SGD in healthy rats and rats with liver injury after oral administration. In addition, a UPLC-MS/MS method was developed and successfully applied to investigate the pharmacokinetics of 9 compounds of SGD in healthy and liver injury rats. RESULTS It showed that SGD exerted protective effects against liver injury by the active components of liquiritin and albiflorin, etc. The values of the AUC0-t, AUC0-∞, t1/2, Tmax were significantly different after oral administration of SGD in healthy and liver injury rats. This indicates that the pharmacokinetic study in the pathological state of liver injury can provide more valuable information for guiding clinical medication. CONCLUSION In this study, the integration of network pharmacology and experiments in vivo provides a novel strategy to explore active components of TCMs to treat diseases.
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- Lin Sun
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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Zhou X, Min J, Che M, Yang Y, Yang Y, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zheng X, Chen Y, Yuan L, Nan Y. Investigation on the mechanism of Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction in the treatment of gastric carcinoma based on network pharmacology and experimental verification. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:148-163. [PMID: 36602525 PMCID: PMC9876642 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction (SG-D) is a famous classical Chinese prescription that has been used in the treatment of numerous kinds of diseases. However, its mechanism of action in the treatment of Gastric carcinoma (GC) is not clear. METHODS The active ingredients and targets of SG-D were screened using network pharmacology, and GC-related targets were retrieved through several databases. The protein-protein interaction network was then further constructed and GO and KEGG enrichment analysis were performed. Subsequently, molecular docking was carried out. Finally, we validated the results of the network pharmacology by performing in vitro cell experiments on CCK-8, apoptosis, cell cycle, platelet clone formation, and Western blotting with AGS cells. RESULTS Three key active ingredients and 8 core targets were screened through a network pharmacological analysis, and the results of the KEGG indicated that the PI3K/Akt and MAPK signaling pathways are critical signaling pathways for SG-D to treat GC. Experimental results revealed that SG-D was able to inhibit AGS cells proliferation, induce apoptosis and arrest the cell cycle, and reduce the ability of cell clone formation by regulating the PI3K/Akt and MAPK signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS Network pharmacology has shown that SG-D can act on multiple targets through multiple ingredients and treat GC by regulating multiple signaling pathways. In vitro cell experiments have also confirmed this, so as to provide a reference for subsequent related research.
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- Xin Zhou
- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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Wang W, Shi Y, Qiu T, Meng J, Ding J, Wang W, Wu D, Li K, Liu J, Wu Y. Modified rougan decoction alleviates lipopolysaccharide-enrofloxacin-induced hepatotoxicity via activating the Nrf2/ARE pathway in chicken. Poult Sci 2022; 102:102404. [PMID: 36584418 PMCID: PMC9827067 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102404] [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: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Liver injury plays a heavy burden on the chicken industry. Although modified rougan decoction is a prescription for the treatment of liver disease based on the classical prescription of rougan decoction (containing peony and licorice). However, the effect and mechanism of modified rougan decoction on the liver remain unclear. In this study, the effects of the water extracts (MRGD) and the alcohol precipitates of water extracts (MRGDE) against lipopolysaccharide-enrofloxacin (LPS-ENR)-induced hepatotoxicity were discussed in vivo and in vitro. The isolated hepatocytes and 128 one-day-old Hyline chickens were considered research objects. The indices of liver injury and oxidative stress were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained and the assay kits, and the nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/antioxidant responsive element (ARE) pathway was detected by the RT-PCR, western blot, and immunofluorescence tests. All data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 20.0 software. In vivo, the structural integrity of the liver was maintained, AST, ALT, and MDA levels were decreased, and antioxidant enzymes were increased, confirming that the oxidative stress was reduced and liver injury was alleviated. Correspondingly, MRGD and MRGDE were observed to improve cell viability and decrease lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in vitro, and the cell oxidative damage was reduced. In addition, the nuclear translocation of Nrf2 was improved significantly, and the mRNA and protein expression levels of the related genes were upregulated. In conclusion, MRGD and MRGDE can exert a protective effect against LPS-ENR-induced hepatotoxicity by activating the Nrf2/ARE pathway, which might be a potential therapeutic prescription for preventing or treating liver injury. Notably, no significant difference was found between the 2 extracts, suggesting that a depth extraction method did not always improve the efficacy of natural medicine. Our results provided new insights into finding effective hepatoprotective medicine.
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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Xu Y, Li C, Chen T, Li X, Wu X, Zhang Q, Zhao L. Quantitative Analysis of the Multicomponent and Spectrum-Effect Correlation of the Antispasmodic Activity of Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2022; 2022:2279404. [PMID: 36507107 PMCID: PMC9734003 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2279404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction (SGD) is a well-known classic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects. This preparation has been widely used to treat spasticity diseases in the clinic. To date, the material basis of SGD remains unclear, and the spectrum-effect correlation of its antispasmodic activity has not been reported yet. In this study, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to establish the fingerprint and determine the multiple components of SGD. The common peaks of fingerprints were evaluated by the similarity with the chromatographic fingerprints of the TCM. Meanwhile, the multiple components were quantified and analysed using the heatmap and box size analysis. Furthermore, data on the antispasmodic effect were extracted through in vitro smooth muscle contraction assay. Grey relational analysis combined with partial least square regression was used to study the spectrum-effect correlation of SGD. Finally, the potential antispasmolytic components were validated using an isolated tissue experiment. The HPLC fingerprint was established, and 20 common peaks were identified. The similarities of 15 batches of SGD were all above 0.965. The HPLC method for simultaneous determination of the multiple components was accurate and reliable. The contents of albiflorin, paeoniflorin, liquiritin, and glycyrrhizic acid were higher than the other components in SGD. The heatmap and box size also showed that X3 (albiflorin), X4 (paeoniflorin), X5 (liquiritin), X11 (liquirtigenin), and X16 (glycyrrhizic acid) could be used as quality indicators in the further establishment of quality standards. The spectrum-effect correlation results indicated that X4, X11, and X16 were highly correlated with antispasmolytic activity. Verification tests showed that paeoniflorin (11.7-29.25 μg/mL) and liquirtigenin (17.19-28.65 μg/mL) could significantly reduce the maximum contractile (P < 0.01). These compounds exerted concentration-dependent spasmolytic effects with the inhibitory response for acetylcholine (Ach)-evoked contraction. Thus, SGD had a significant antispasmodic effect, which resulted from the synergistic activity of its multiple components. These findings can be used for the pharmacodynamics study of SGD and are of great significance for the determination of quality markers and quality control.
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- Yanli Xu
- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Lanzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Lanzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Lanzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Lanzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Northwest Collaborative Innovation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Co-Constructed By Gansu Province & MOE of PRC, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Quality of TCM of the College of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Gansu Province Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology and Popularization, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Northwest Collaborative Innovation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Co-Constructed By Gansu Province & MOE of PRC, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Lanzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Northwest Collaborative Innovation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Co-Constructed By Gansu Province & MOE of PRC, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Quality of TCM of the College of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Gansu Province Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology and Popularization, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Li J, Zhao M, Li J, Wang M, Zhao C. Combining fecal microbiome and metabolomics to reveal the disturbance of gut microbiota in liver injury and the therapeutic mechanism of shaoyao gancao decoction. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:911356. [PMID: 36059945 PMCID: PMC9428823 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.911356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chemical liver injury is closely related to gut microbiota and its metabolites. In this study, we combined 16S rRNA gene sequencing, 1H NMR-based fecal metabolomics and GC-MS to evaluate the changes in gut microbiota, fecal metabolites and Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in CCl4-induced liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats, and the therapeutic effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD). The results showed that CCl4-induced liver injury overexpressed CYP2E1, enhanced oxidative stress, decreased antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GSH), increased peroxidative products MDA and inflammatory responses (IL-6, TNF-α), which were ameliorated by SGD treatment. H&E staining showed that SGD could alleviate liver tissue lesions, which was confirmed by the recovered liver index, ALT and AST. Correlation network analysis indicated that liver injury led to a decrease in microbiota correlation, while SGD helped restore it. In addition, fecal metabolomic confirmed the PICRUSt results that liver injury caused disturbances in amino acid metabolism, which were modulated by SGD. Spearman’s analysis showed that liver injury disrupted ammonia transport, urea cycle, intestinal barrier and energy metabolism. Moreover, the levels of SCFAs were also decreased, and the abundance of Lachnoclostridium, Blautia, Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group, UCG-005 and Turicibacter associated with SCFAs were altered. However, all this can be alleviated by SGD. More importantly, pseudo germ-free rats demonstrated that the absence of gut microbiota aggravated liver injury and affected the efficacy of SGD. Taken together, we speculate that the gut microbiota has a protective role in the pathogenesis of liver injury, and has a positive significance for the efficacy of SGD. Moreover, SGD can treat liver injury by modulating gut microbiota and its metabolites and SCFAs. This provides useful evidence for the study of the pathogenesis of liver injury and the clinical application of SGD.
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- Jingwei Li
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Miao Wang, ; Chunjie Zhao,
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Miao Wang, ; Chunjie Zhao,
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Involvement of MicroRNA-27a-3p in the Licorice-Induced Alteration of Cd28 Expression in Mice. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13071143. [PMID: 35885926 PMCID: PMC9317804 DOI: 10.3390/genes13071143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Licorice has previously been shown to affect gene expression in cells; however, the underlying mechanisms remain to be clarified. We analyzed the microRNA expression profile of serum from mice treated by gavage with licorice decoction, and obtained 11 differentially expressed microRNAs (DEmiRNAs). We also screened differentially expressed genes (DEgenes) based on RNA-Seq data, and 271 common genes were identified by intersection analysis of the predicted target genes of 11 DEmiRNAs and the DEgenes. The miRNA–gene network showed that most of the hub genes were immune-related. KEGG enrichment analysis of the 271 genes identified three significant pathways, and the 21 genes involved in these three pathways, and the 11 DEmiRNAs, were constructed into a miRNA pathway–target gene network, in which mmu-miR-27a-3p stood out. Compared to ImmPort, there were 13 immune genes within the above group of 21 genes, and three intersected with the mmu-miR-27a-3p predicted target genes, Cd28, Grap2 and Cxcl12, of which the expression of Cd28 changed most significantly. We confirmed the regulation of Cd28 by mmu-miR-27a-3p using a dual-luciferase assay, and further confirmed that overexpression of mmu-miR-27a-3p could significantly downregulate the expression of Cd28 in lymphocytes. These results indicate that mmu-miR-27a-3p could be involved in the licorice-mediated regulation of the expression of Cd28 in mice.
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Chen Y, Lu R, Wang Y, Gan P. Shaoyao Gancao Decoction Ameliorates Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy via Suppressing TRPV1 and TLR4 Signaling Expression in Rats. Drug Des Devel Ther 2022; 16:2067-2081. [PMID: 35795847 PMCID: PMC9252300 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s357638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) is increasingly becoming one of the most widespread adverse effects in the treatment of cancer patients, and further precipitate neuroinflammation in the nervous system. Interestingly, Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD), a traditional Chinese analgesic prescription, has emerged as a primary adjuvant to chemotherapy in relieving side effects, especially in the case of PIPN. However, the underlying mechanism of SGD functioning in PIPN remains elusive. Accordingly, the current study set out to explore the potential axis implicated in the functioning of SGD in PIPN. Methods First, network pharmacology was adopted to predict the role of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) protein in treating PIPN with SGD. Subsequently, the effects of SGD treatment on mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia were evaluated in rat PIPN models. Based on the bioinformatics information and current literature, paclitaxel activates toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) induces the sensitization of TRPV1 mechanistically. Thereafter, TLR4-myeloid-differentiation response gene 88 (MyD88) signaling and TRPV1 expression patterns in dorsal root ganglias (DRGs) were measured by means of Western blotting, qPCR and immunofluorescence. Results Initial bioinformatics reared a total of 105 bioactive compounds and 1075 target genes from SGD. In addition, 40 target genes intersected with PIPN were considered as potential therapeutic genes. Based on the network analysis, SGD was found to exert its analgesic effect by reducing the expression of TRPV1. Further experimentation validated that SGD exerted an analgesic effect on thermal hyperalgesia in PIPN models, such that this protective effect was associated with the suppression of TRPV1 and TLR4-MyD88 Signaling over-expression. Conclusion Collectively, our findings indicated that SGD ameliorates PIPN by inhibiting the over-expression of TLR4-MyD88 Signaling and TRPV1, and further highlights the use of SGD as a potential alternative treatment for PIPN.
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- Yu Chen
- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Stomatology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Pingping Gan, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13874975101, Email
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Pei H, Wu S, Zheng L, Wang H, Zhang X. Identification of the active compounds and their mechanisms of medicinal and edible Shanzha based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. J Food Biochem 2021; 46:e14020. [PMID: 34825377 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.14020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Shanzha (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge), an edible traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has an effect on dyspepsia. However, the investigations of the pharmacological effects have not been carried out. This study aimed to identify the potential targets and pharmacological mechanisms of Shanzha in the treatment of dyspepsia by network pharmacology and molecular docking. Five active compounds and 13 key targets were obtained by a set of bioinformatics assays. Vitexin 7-glucoside, suchilactone, and 20-hexadecanoylingenol were the main compounds acting on dyspepsia. The key targets were prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR (MTOR), heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha (HSP90AA1), mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1), MAPK3, E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2 (MDM2), receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 (ERBB2), caspase-3 (CASP3), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9), estrogen receptor (ESR1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform (PIK3CA), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), which played the vital roles in TNF, prostate cancer, thyroid hormone, hepatitis B and estrogen signaling pathway. The molecular mechanisms of Shanzha regulating dyspepsia were mainly related to reduction of inflammatory response, controlling cell proliferation and survival, increasing intestinal moisture, and promoting intestinal motility. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Shanzha has been used as an edible TCM to improve digestion for a long time. However, the ingredients and mechanisms of Shanzha in the treatment of dyspepsia are not clear. In this research, network pharmacological analysis integrated with molecular docking was conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism. The results suggested that the core targets alleviated dyspepsia by reducing the intestinal inflammatory response, increasing intestinal movement, controlling cell physiological activities, and reducing constipation. In summary, this study demonstrated the multiple compounds, targets, and pathways characteristics of Shanzha in the treatment of dyspepsia, which may provide guidance and foundations for further application of edible medicine.
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- Huimin Pei
- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Liang XL, Ji MM, Chen L, Liao Y, Kong XQ, Xu XQ, Liao ZG, Wilson DW. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine Astragalus Radix and its effects on intestinal absorption of aconite alkaloids in rats. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2021; 13:235-242. [PMID: 36117510 PMCID: PMC9476535 DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Wang N, Du N, Peng Y, Yang K, Shu Z, Chang K, Wu D, Yu J, Jia C, Zhou Y, Li X, Liu B, Gao Z, Zhang R, Zhou X. Network Patterns of Herbal Combinations in Traditional Chinese Clinical Prescriptions. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:590824. [PMID: 33551800 PMCID: PMC7854460 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.590824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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As a well-established multidrug combinations schema, traditional Chinese medicine (herbal prescription) has been used for thousands of years in real-world clinical settings. This paper uses a complex network approach to investigate the regularities underlying multidrug combinations in herbal prescriptions. Using five collected large-scale real-world clinical herbal prescription datasets, we construct five weighted herbal combination networks with herb as nodes and herbal combinational use in herbal prescription as links. We found that the weight distribution of herbal combinations displays a clear power law, which means that most herb pairs were used in low frequency and some herb pairs were used in very high frequency. Furthermore, we found that it displays a clear linear negative correlation between the clustering coefficients and the degree of nodes in the herbal combination network (HCNet). This indicates that hierarchical properties exist in the HCNet. Finally, we investigate the molecular network interaction patterns between herb related target modules (i.e., subnetworks) in herbal prescriptions using a network-based approach and further explore the correlation between the distribution of herb combinations and prescriptions. We found that the more the hierarchical prescription, the better the corresponding effect. The results also reflected a well-recognized principle called “Jun-Chen-Zuo-Shi” in TCM formula theories. This also gives references for multidrug combination development in the field of network pharmacology and provides the guideline for the clinical use of combination therapy for chronic diseases.
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- Ning Wang
- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Computing and Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Department of Biostatistics, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Beijing, China.,Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,Guanganmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Medical Intelligence Institute, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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Shen C, Shen B, Zhu J, Wang J, Yuan H, Li X. Glycyrrhizic acid-based self-assembled micelles for improving oral bioavailability of paeoniflorin. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2020; 47:207-214. [PMID: 33305640 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2020.1862178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Paeoniflorin (Pae), a water-soluble monoterpene glucoside, has high potential clinical value in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, the extremely low oral bioavailability of Pae (approximately 3%-4%) limits its formulation development and clinical application. This study aimed to develop micelles using the glycyrrhizic acid (GL) as the carrier to improve the oral absorption of Pae. METHODS Pae-loaded GL micelles were prepared by the ultrasonic dispersion method and its formulation was optimized by single-factor tests. Characterizations of Pae-loaded GL micelles including particle size, zeta potential, entrapment efficiency (EE), drug loading (DL), morphology, and drug release in vitro were carried out. The single-pass intestinal perfusion and pharmacokinetic studies of Pae-loaded GL micelles were also evaluated in rats and compared with Pae solution and the mixed solution of Pae and GL. RESULTS The optimized Pae-loaded GL micelles had EE of (42.21 ± 0.89)%, particle size of (58.89 ± 4.24) nm with PDI of (0.194 ± 0.010), zeta potential of (-24.40 ± 1.90) mV. Pae-loaded GL micelles showed a nearly spherical shape under TEM. Drug release of micelles demonstrated a delayed drug release compared to Pae solution. The single-pass intestinal perfusion study showed a significantly higher permeability of Pae in duodenum (p < 0.05), jejunum (p < 0.05), ileum (p < 0.01) and colon (p < 0.01) intestine after perfusion of Pae-loaded GL micelles as compared to Pae solution. The in vivo pharmacokinetics demonstrated that the Cmax and AUC0-t values of Pae-loaded GL micelles were approximately 2.18- and 3.64-fold superior than the Pae solution. CONCLUSION These results suggested GL could be a potential carrier for the oral delivery of Pae.
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- Chengying Shen
- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.,Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Beijing, China
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- Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Beijing, China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.,Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Beijing, China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.,Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Beijing, China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Chen Y, Huang W, Liu L, Tumilty S, Liu D, You Y, Zheng C, Baxter GD. Effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine Shaoyao Gancao Tang for the treatment of restless leg syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22401. [PMID: 33019415 PMCID: PMC7535552 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing body of clinical trials has demonstrated that traditional Chinese medicine Shaoyao Gancao Tang may improve restlessness leg syndrome (RLS). This review aims to systematically assess its effectiveness and safety in the treatment of patients with RLS. METHODS Eight databases will be searched from the inception to 31 August 2020, including the Chinese Biological Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP Information Database, the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Web of Science. All published randomized controlled trials that meet the prespecified eligibility criteria will be included. The primary outcomes include the changes in the International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale and the restless sensation assessed by visual analog scales, and the secondary outcomes include effective rate, adverse event rate, quality of life measures, and improvement in the sleep quality index. Study selection, data extraction, and assessment of bias risk will be conducted independently by 2 reviewers. Data synthesis will be carried out with RevMan software (V.5.3.5). Subgroup and sensitivity analysis will be performed when necessary. The strength of the evidence will be assessed by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation System. RESULTS A high-quality synthesis of current evidence of Shaoyao Gancao Tang's effectiveness and safety for patients with RLS will be provided. CONCLUSION This systematic review will provide evidence of whether Shaoyao Gancao Tang is an effective and safe intervention for RLS.
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- Yunhui Chen
- College of Basic Medicine/Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- College of Basic Medicine/Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wu Hou District, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wu Hou District, Chengdu, China
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- College of Basic Medicine/Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Sun L, Zhao M, Zhao Y, Wang M, Man J, Zhao C. Investigation of the therapeutic effect of Shaoyao Gancao decoction on CCL 4 -induced liver injury in rats by metabolomic analysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4940. [PMID: 32634249 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Shaoyao Gancao decoction (SGD) is a famous Chinese traditional prescription for treating liver injury. In this research, we investigated the therapeutic effects of SGD on liver injury and its metabolic mechanisms using 1 H NMR and UPLC-MS. Serum biochemical indicators and histopathological methods were used to determine the mechanism of action of SGD in treating liver injury. An orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis method was used to screen potential metabolic markers, and the MetaboAnalyst and KEGG PATHWAY databases were used to find relevant metabolic pathways. A total of 26 significant metabolites were identified with significant changes in their abundance levels, and these metabolites are involved in many metabolic pathways such as amino acid and lipid metabolism. The changes in biomarker levels reveal the therapeutic effect of SGD on liver injury, which is of great significance to speculate on possible metabolic mechanisms.
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- Lin Sun
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Business Administration, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Gao J, Wang Q, Huang Y, Tang K, Yang X, Cao Z. In Silico Study of Anti-Insomnia Mechanism for Suanzaoren Prescription. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:925. [PMID: 31507421 PMCID: PMC6713715 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Insomnia is a common and widespread sleeping disorder caused by various risk factors. Though beneficial, conventional treatments of insomnia have significant limitations. As an alternative treatment, Chinese herbal formula Suanzaoren prescription (SZRP), composed of Suanzaoren [seeds of Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H.F.Chow] and four additional herbs, has been reported with significant anti-insomnia effects. Yet the anti-insomnia mechanism of the herb formulae remains unknown. In this study, we attempted to extrapolate the holistic anti-insomnia mechanism of SZRP through herbal targeting and network pharmacology. The results indicated that the ingredients of Suanzaoren can target multi-neurotransmitter receptors at synapse interface, which was reported to be associated with sedative and hypnotic effects, while the four additional herbs can hit multiple pathways downstream of membrane neurotransmitters. Furthermore, the four additional herbs showed highly cooperative targeting patterns in the paralleled and cross-talked pathways related to inflammatory regulation and endocrine system, which may contribute to the additional relief of insomnia caused by inflammation, anxiety, or endocrine disorder. The interesting complementary mechanism we found among the herbal groups of SZRP may provide an example to study Chinese herbal formula and offers clues to future design of anti-insomnia strategy.
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- Jian Gao
- Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, TongJi University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Zhan T, Yao N, Wu L, Lu Y, Liu M, Liu F, Xiong Y, Xia C. The major effective components in Shengmai Formula interact with sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 59:152916. [PMID: 30978651 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shengmai Formula (SMF) is widely used to treat cardiovascular disease such as chronic heart disease, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, viral myocarditis, and others. Our previous studies have shown that OATP1B1/1B3 mediates the interactions between ophiopogon D and ginsenoside Rb1/Rd, which are the major active components in SMF. The herb-drug interactions that involve sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) have been drawing increasing amounts of attention. PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to investigate the interactions of the major effective components in SMF mediated by NTCP. METHODS By using NTCP-overexpressing HEK293T cells and liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) analytical methods, we investigated the impact of the four main effective fractions and the 12 main effective components in SMF on NTCP-mediated sodium taurocholate (TCNa) uptake. The interactions of these effective components in SMF mediated by NTCP were further studied. RESULTS The main effective fractions, ginseng total saponins (GTS), ophiopogon total saponins (OTS), ophiopogon total flavonoids (OTF), and fructus schisandrae total lignans (STL), all exhibited a certain inhibitory effect on the uptake of TCNa. Among the 12 main effective components, only ginsenoside Rg1, ophiopogon D', and schizandrin A showed inhibition of TCNa uptake, with IC50 values of 50.49 ± 4.24 μM, 6.71 ± 0.70 μM, and 45.80 ± 3.10 μM, respectively. Additionally, we found that ginsenoside Re and schizandrin B could be transported by NTCP-overexpressing HEK293T cells, and that the uptake of ginsenoside Re was significantly inhibited by OTS, OTF, STL, ginsenoside Rg1, ophiopogon D', and schizandrin A. The uptake of schizandrin B was significantly inhibited by GTS, OTS, OTF, and ophiopogon D'. CONCLUSION Ginsenoside Rg1, ophiopogon D', and schizandrin A are potential inhibitors of NTCP and may interact with clinical drugs mediated by NTCP. Ginsenoside Re and schizandrin B are also potential substrates of NTCP, and their uptake mediated by NTCP was inhibited by the other components in SMF. The interaction of complex components based on NTCP may be one of the important compatibility mechanisms in SMF.
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- Tao Zhan
- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Nanchang University, Bayi road 461#, Nanchang 330006, PR China.
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Xie Y, Zhou X, Pei H, Chen MC, Sun ZL, Xue YR, Tian XT, Huang CG. Metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and hepatic disposition of xanthones and saponins on Zhimu treatments for exploratively interpreting the discrepancy between the herbal safety and timosaponin A3-induced hepatotoxicity. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1923-1934. [PMID: 29795136 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0012-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Timosaponin A3, a saponin in Zhimu, elicited hepatotoxicity via oxidative stress. However, the clinical medication of Zhimu has been historically regarded as safe, probably associated with the antioxidants it contains. However, the related information on the in vivo levels of timosaponin A3 and antioxidants remained unclear on Zhimu treatments. Therefore, a combination of the in vitro metabolism, including microbiota-mediated and liver-mediated metabolism, and in vivo pharmacokinetics and hepatic disposition, was conducted for three xanthones (neomangiferin, mangiferin, and norathyriol) and three saponins (timosaponin B2, timosaponin B3, and timosaponin A3) on Zhimu treatments. Consequently, following oral administration of Zhimu decoction to rats, those saponins and xanthones were all observed in the plasma with severe liver first-pass effect, where mangiferin was of the maximum exposure. Despite the ignorable content in the herb, timosaponin A3 elicited sizable hepatic exposure as the microbiota-mediated metabolite of saponins in Zhimu. The similar phenomenon also occurred to norathyriol, the microbiota-mediated metabolite of xanthones. However, the major prototypes in Zhimu were of limited hepatic exposure. We deduced the hepatic collection of norathyriol, maximum circulating levels of mangiferin, and timosaponin B2 and mangiferin interaction may directly or indirectly contribute to the whole anti-oxidation of Zhimu, and then resisted the timosaponin A3-induced hepatotoxicity. Thus, our study exploratively interpreted the discrepancy between herbal safety and timosaponin A3-induced hepatotoxicity. However, given the considerable levels and slow eliminated rate of timosaponin A3 in the liver, more attention should be paid to the safety on the continuous clinical medication of Zhimu in the future.
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Karsch-Bluman A, Amoyav B, Friedman N, Shoval H, Schwob O, Ella E, Wald O, Benny O. High mobility group box 1 antagonist limits metastatic seeding in the lungs via reduction of cell-cell adhesion. Oncotarget 2018; 8:32706-32721. [PMID: 28415753 PMCID: PMC5464821 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Metastatic spread is the leading cause for cancer-related mortality, with the lungs being a major site for metastatic seeding. Available therapies for patients with metastatic disease are extremely limited. Therefore, there is a desperate need for new strategies to prevent or limit metastatic dissemination and treat existing metastases. The metastatic cascade is highly complex and is affected by multiple factors related to both tumor cells themselves and the microenvironment in the future site of metastasis. We hypothesized that modifying the lung microenvironment by blocking central ubiquitous signals may affect metastatic seeding in the lungs. Given the high basal levels of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products (RAGE) in the pulmonary tissue, and its pro-inflammatory properties, we investigated the consequences of interfering with its ligand; High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1). To this end, we tested the effect of Carbenoxolone, an HMGB1 antagonist, on primary tumor growth and metastatic progression in several murine tumor models. We show that antagonizing HMGB1 prevents the adhesion and colonization of cancer cells in the lungs through the reduction of their adhesion and cell–cell interaction both in vitro and in vivo. We demonstrated that these activities are mediated by downregulation of the adhesion molecule Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (ICAM1) and ultimately result in reduced metastatic burden. Carbenoxolone decreases significantly lung metastases formation and can be used potentially as prophylactic therapy for metastatic diseases.
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- Adi Karsch-Bluman
- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.,Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Zhang L, Xu H, Zhan L. Pharmacokinetic Assessments of Liquiritin, Protocatechuic Aldehyde and Rosmarinic Acid in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS-MS After Administration of ZibuPiyin Recipe. J Chromatogr Sci 2018; 56:139-146. [PMID: 29186346 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmx093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The three analytes of the Traditional Chinese Medicine ZibuPiyin Recipe (ZBPYR), namely, liquiritin, protocatechuic aldehyde and rosmarinic acid, may synergistically play an important role in regulating memory and learning. However, the pharmacokinetic behaviors of these compounds after their co-administration remain unclear. To this end, a selective and sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated in rat plasma for the study of these three major bioactive ingredients in ZBPYR. The analytes in the plasma samples were separated on a Shiseido Capcell core C18 column using bendrofluazide as an internal standard, with a gradient mobile phase system of acetonitrile-water containing 0.1% formic acid. Electrospray ionization in the negative-ion mode and multiple reaction monitoring were used to identify and quantify the three analytes. All of the calibration curves showed good linearity (r > 0.992) over the concentration range, with a lower limit of quantification of 5 ng/mL. The precision of the analytical method was evaluated by intra- and inter-day assays, and the percentage of relative standard deviation (SD) was within 15%. Satisfactory extraction efficiency (between 83.4 and 99.4%) and matrix effects (76.4-107.4) were obtained by liquid-liquid extraction. The pharmacokinetic results showed that the three bioactive ingredients were rapidly absorbed and had a short terminal half-life in rats after oral administration of ZibuPiyin recipe. This UPLC-MS-MS study method used in this study may be useful for assessing the pharmacokinetic characteristics of various compounds, which would be helpful in determining their clinical potential.
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- Lin Zhang
- College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Lvshunkou District, Dalian 116044, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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Yang R, Yuan BC, Ma YS, Zhou S, Liu Y. The anti-inflammatory activity of licorice, a widely used Chinese herb. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017; 55:5-18. [PMID: 27650551 PMCID: PMC7012004 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1225775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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CONTEXT Increasing incidence and impact of inflammatory diseases have encouraged the search of new pharmacological strategies to face them. Licorice has been used to treat inflammatory diseases since ancient times in China. OBJECTIVE To summarize the current knowledge on anti-inflammatory properties and mechanisms of compounds isolated from licorice, to introduce the traditional use, modern clinical trials and officially approved drugs, to evaluate the safety and to obtain new insights for further research of licorice. METHODS PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct and ResearchGate were information sources for the search terms 'licorice', 'licorice metabolites', 'anti-inflammatory', 'triterpenoids', 'flavonoids' and their combinations, mainly from year 2010 to 2016 without language restriction. Studies were selected from Science Citation Index journals, in vitro studies with Jadad score less than 2 points and in vivo and clinical studies with experimental flaws were excluded. RESULTS Two hundred and ninety-five papers were searched and 93 papers were reviewed. Licorice extract, 3 triterpenes and 13 flavonoids exhibit evident anti-inflammatory properties mainly by decreasing TNF, MMPs, PGE2 and free radicals, which also explained its traditional applications in stimulating digestive system functions, eliminating phlegm, relieving coughing, nourishing qi and alleviating pain in TCM. Five hundred and fifty-four drugs containing licorice have been approved by CFDA. The side effect may due to the cortical hormone like action. CONCLUSION Licorice and its natural compounds have demonstrated anti-inflammatory activities. More pharmacokinetic studies using different models with different dosages should be carried out, and the maximum tolerated dose is also critical for clinical use of licorice extract and purified compounds.
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- Rui Yang
- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Zeng H, Xue P, Su S, Huang X, Shang E, Guo J, Qian D, Tang Y, Duan JA. Comparative Pharmacokinetics of three major bioactive components in rats after oral administration of Typhae Pollen-Trogopterus Feces drug pair before and after compatibility. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 24:2. [PMID: 26792373 PMCID: PMC4719211 DOI: 10.1186/s40199-016-0140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Typhae Pollen (TP) and Trogopterus Feces (TF) are well-known traditional medicine in china which widely used for thousands of years as drug pair called Shixiao San for treatment of blood stasis syndrome, specially shown great efficacy in gynecological disease. Typhaneoside, vanillic acid and p-coumaric acid are the main bioactive components of Typhae Pollen. This study was carried out for comparing the pharmacokinetic profile of these three major bioactive components in rats after oral administration of Typhae Pollen-Trogopterus Feces (TP-TF) drug pair before and after compatibility. METHODS A sensitive and rapid UPLC-TQ/MS method has been developed for simultaneous quantification of the three main bioactive compounds in blood at different time points after oral administration of Typhae Pollen (TP) and the combination with Trogopterus Feces (TF). RESULTS There were significant differences of C(max), T(max), T(1/2) and AUC(0~t) for three bioactive compounds among the groups, for typhaneoside with the most highest plasma concentration of 370.86 ± 315.71 ng/mL and more longer T(max) in TP-TF co-decoction group (C(M)); for vanillic acid, TP-TF co-decoction group (C(M)) had a good absorption with C(max) (3870.99 ± 2527.99 ng/mL) and T(max) (1.47 ± 3.20 h); for p-coumaric acid, it had similar pharmacokinetic characteristics with vanillic acid. CONCLUSIONS The three bioactive components in Typhae Pollen (TP) were simultaneously determined by UPLC-TQ/MS and had a good absorption in rat plasma after the combination with Trogopterus Feces (TF).
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- Huiting Zeng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for TCM Formulae Research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210046, People's Republic of China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for TCM Formulae Research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210046, People's Republic of China.
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Du GH, Yuan TY, Du LD, Zhang YX. The Potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment and Modulation of Pain. PHARMACOLOGICAL MECHANISMS AND THE MODULATION OF PAIN 2016; 75:325-61. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Screening Ingredients from Herbs against Pregnane X Receptor in the Study of Inductive Herb-Drug Interactions: Combining Pharmacophore and Docking-Based Rank Aggregation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:657159. [PMID: 26339628 PMCID: PMC4538340 DOI: 10.1155/2015/657159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The issue of herb-drug interactions has been widely reported. Herbal ingredients can activate nuclear receptors and further induce the gene expression alteration of drug-metabolizing enzyme and/or transporter. Therefore, the herb-drug interaction will happen when the herbs and drugs are coadministered. This kind of interaction is called inductive herb-drug interactions. Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) and drug-metabolizing target genes are involved in most of inductive herb-drug interactions. To predict this kind of herb-drug interaction, the protocol could be simplified to only screen agonists of PXR from herbs because the relations of drugs with their metabolizing enzymes are well studied. Here, a combinational in silico strategy of pharmacophore modelling and docking-based rank aggregation (DRA) was employed to identify PXR's agonists. Firstly, 305 ingredients were screened out from 820 ingredients as candidate agonists of PXR with our pharmacophore model. Secondly, DRA was used to rerank the result of pharmacophore filtering. To validate our prediction, a curated herb-drug interaction database was built, which recorded 380 herb-drug interactions. Finally, among the top 10 herb ingredients from the ranking list, 6 ingredients were reported to involve in herb-drug interactions. The accuracy of our method is higher than other traditional methods. The strategy could be extended to studies on other inductive herb-drug interactions.
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Zheng L, Gong Z, Lu Y, Xie Y, Huang Y, Liu Y, Lan Y, Wang A, Wang Y. A UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of danshensu, protocatechuic aldehyde, rosmarinic acid, and ligustrazine in rat plasma, and its application to pharmacokinetic studies of Shenxiong glucose injection in rats. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 997:210-7. [PMID: 26118621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A rapid and sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of the four major active ingredients, danshensu, protocatechuic aldehyde, rosmarinic acid, and ligustrazine, in the traditional Chinese medicine Shenxiong glucose injection in rat plasma. Acidified and alkalized plasma samples were extracted using ethyl acetate, and separated on a Waters C18 column (2.1mm×50mm, 1.7μm) by using a gradient mobile phase system of acetonitrile-water containing 0.1% formic acid and luteoloside as an internal standard. Electrospray ionization in the positive-ion mode and multiple reaction monitoring were used to identify and quantitate the active components. All calibration curves showed good linearity (r>0.994) over the concentration range, with a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) between 0.02 and 0.21μg/mL. The precision of the in vivo study was evaluated by intra- and inter-day assays, and the percentage of relative standard deviation was within 15%. Moreover, satisfactory extraction efficiency was obtained (between 83.94 and 117.81%) by liquid-liquid extraction. The validated method was successfully applied in a pharmacokinetic study in rats after intravenous administration of Shenxiong glucose injection. The results showed that the four bioactive ingredients in Shenxiong glucose injection have linear pharmacokinetic properties in rats after intravenous injection within the administered dose range and partially different ones compared to single ingredient.
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- Lin Zheng
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China.
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutics in Guizhou Province, School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, No.9, Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang 550004, People's Republic of China.
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Comparison of Paeoniflorin and Albiflorin on Human CYP3A4 and CYP2D6. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:470219. [PMID: 26089940 PMCID: PMC4452296 DOI: 10.1155/2015/470219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall-) is a plant medicine and a functional food ingredient with wide application for more than 2000 years. It can be coadministrated with many other drugs, composed of traditional Chinese medicine compound such as shaoyao-gancao decoction. In order to explore the efficacy and safety of peony, effects of paeoniflorin and albiflorin (the principal components of peony) on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 and CYP2D6 were analyzed in human hepatoma HepG2 cells and evaluated from the level of recombinant CYP enzymes in vitro. The findings indicated that albiflorin possessed stronger regulation on the mRNA expression of CYP3A4 and CYP2D6 than paeoniflorin. For the protein level of CYP3A4, albiflorin showed significant induction or inhibition with the concentration increasing from 10(-7) M to 10(-5) M, but no remarkable variation was observed in paeoniflorin-treated group. Enzyme activity assay implied that both paeoniflorin and albiflorin could regulate CYP3A4 and CYP2D6 with varying degrees. The results showed that albiflorin should be given more attention because it may play a vital role on the overall efficacy of peony. The whole behavior of both paeoniflorin and albiflorin should be focused on ensuring the rationality and effectiveness of clinical application.
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