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Petrović A, Madić V, Stojanović G, Zlatanović I, Zlatković B, Vasiljević P, Đorđević L. Antidiabetic effects of polyherbal mixture made of Centaurium erythraea, Cichorium intybus and Potentilla erecta. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 319:117032. [PMID: 37582477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The polyherbal mixture made of Centaurium erythraea aerial parts and Cichorium intybus roots and Potentilla erecta rhizomes has been used for centuries to treat both the primary and secondary complications of diabetes. AIM OF THE STUDY As a continuation of our search for the most effective herbal mixture used as an ethnopharmacological remedy for diabetes, this study aimed to compare the in vitro biological activities of this polyherbal mixture and its individual ingredients, and, most importantly, to validate the ethnopharmacological value of the herbal mixture through evaluation of its phytochemical composition, its potential in vivo toxicity and its effect on diabetes complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS Phytochemical analysis was performed using HPLC-UV. Antioxidant activity was estimated via the DPPH test. Potential cytotoxicity/anticytotoxicity was assessed using an in vitro RBCs antihemolytic assay and an in vivo sub-chronic oral toxicity method. Antidiabetic activity was evaluated using an in vitro α-amylase inhibition assay and in vivo using a chemically induced diabetic rat model. RESULTS The HPLC-UV analysis revealed the presence of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid derivative, catechin, five catechin derivatives, epicatechin, isoquercetin, hyperoside, rutin, four quercetin derivatives, caffeic acid, and four caffeic acid derivatives in the polyherbal mixture decoction. Treatment with the decoction has shown no toxic effects. The antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of the polyherbal mixture were higher than the reference's ones. Its antidiabetic activity was high in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Fourteen days of treatment with the decoction (15 g/kg) completely normalized blood glucose levels of diabetic animals, while treatments with insulin and glimepiride only slightly lowered glycemic values. In addition, lipid status of treated animals as well as levels of serum AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, urea and MDA were completely normalized. In addition, the polyherbal mixture completely restored the histopathological changes of the liver, kidneys and all four Cornu ammonis regions of the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS The polyherbal mixture was effective in the prevention of both primary and secondary diabetic complications such as hyperlipidemia, increased lipid peroxidation, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nephropathy and neurodegeneration.
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- Aleksandra Petrović
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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Zhao H, Duan S, Shi Y, Zhang M, Zhang L, Jin Z, Fu W, Xiao W, Bai T, Zhang X, Wang Y. Naru-3 inhibits inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and neovascularization in collagen-induced arthritis in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 311:116350. [PMID: 37019159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Naru-3 is a prescribed formulation based on the theory of Mongolian medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Naru-3 consists of three medicinal agents: Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb (caowu), Terminalia chebula Retz (hezi), and Piper longum L (biba). These medicinal agents are widely distributed in the Mongolian area of China and have been used to treat rheumatism for centuries. BACKGROUND Mongolian medicine Naru-3 is commonly prescribed to treat RA, but its mechanism of action is unknown. METHODS A rat collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model was established to investigate the mechanism of Naru-3. Rats were treated with Naru-3, Etanercept (ETN), and sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) for four weeks. After treatment was terminated, paw thickness, ankle diameter, and arthritis index (AI) were scored. Synovial hyperplasia was evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and two-dimensional ultrasonography. Synovitis and neovascularization were assayed using power Doppler imaging (PDI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS). Levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin (IL)-1, and CD31 in the serum or synovium were detected using ELISA and immunohistochemistry analyses. RESULTS Naru-3 and ETN alleviated the symptoms of CIA as evidenced by diminished paw thickness, ankle diameter, and AI scores. Mechanistically, Naru-3 inhibited synovial hyperplasia, synovitis, and neovascularization by diminishing systemic and local inflammation, as indicated by the relative expression of CD31, VEGF and IL-1 in the serumor synovium. After four weeks of treatment, no significant neovascularization was observed in the Naru-3 group, but neovascularization and synovitis occurred in the ETN group, as demonstrated by H&E staining, PDI, and CEUS examination. CONCLUSION Naru-3 inhibited inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and neovascularization and alleviates RA in our CIA rat model. No symptom recurrence was observed four weeks after drug treatment.
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- Haiyue Zhao
- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Chemical analysis of Chrysosplenium from different species by UPLC-Q Exactive Orbitrap HRMS and HPLC-DAD. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 218:114861. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang L, Liu H, Li T, Li J, Wang Y. Verified the rapid evaluation of the edible safety of wild porcini mushrooms, using deep learning and PLS-DA. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:1531-1539. [PMID: 34402067 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND How to quickly identify poisonous mushrooms is a worldwide problem, because poisonous mushrooms and edible mushrooms have very similar appearances. Even some edible mushrooms must be processed further before they can be eaten. In addition, mushrooms from different geographical origins contain different levels of heavy metals. Eating frequent mushrooms with excessive heavy metal content can also cause food poisoning. This information is very important and needs to be informed to consumers in advance. Through the demand for the safety of porcini mushrooms in the Yunnan area we propose a hierarchical identification system based on Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy to evaluate the edible safety of porcini species. RESULTS We found that deep learning is the most effective means to identify the edible safety of porcini, and the recognition accuracy was 100%, by comparing two pattern recognition tools, deep learning and partial least square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). Although the accuracy of the PLS-DA test set is 96.10%, the poisonous porcini is not allowed to be wrongly judged. In addition, the cadmium (Cd) content of Leccinum rugosiceps in the Midu area exceeded the standard. Deep learning can trace Le. rugosiceps geographic origin with an accuracy of 100%. CONCLUSION The overall results show that deep learning methods based on FT-NIR can identify porcini that is at risk of being eaten. This has useful application prospects in food safety. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Li Wang
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Wang L, Li J, Li T, Liu H, Wang Y. Method Superior to Traditional Spectral Identification: FT-NIR Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy Combined with Deep Learning to Identify the Shelf Life of Fresh Phlebopus portentosus. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:19665-19674. [PMID: 34368554 PMCID: PMC8340397 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The taste of fresh mushrooms is always appealing. Phlebopus portentosus is the only porcini that can be cultivated artificially in the world, with a daily output of up to 2 tons and a large sales market. Fresh mushrooms are very susceptible to microbial attacks when stored at 0-2 °C for more than 5 days. Therefore, the freshness of P. portentosus must be evaluated during its refrigeration to ensure food safety. According to their freshness, the samples were divided into three categories, namely, category I (1-2 days, 0-48 h, recommended for consumption), category II (3-4 days, 48-96 h, recommended for consumption), and category III (5-6 days, 96-144 h, not recommended). In our study, a fast and reliable shelf life identification method was established through Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy combined with a machine learning method. Deep learning (DL) is a new focus in the field of food research, so we established a deep learning classification model, traditional support-vector machine (SVM), partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), and an extreme learning machine (ELM) model to identify the shelf life of P. portentosus. The results showed that FT-NIR two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS) combined with the deep learning model was more suitable for the identification of fresh mushroom shelf life and the model had the best robustness. In conclusion, FT-NIR combined with machine learning had the advantages of being nondestructive, fast, and highly accurate in identifying the shelf life of P. portentosus. This method may become a promising rapid analysis tool, which can quickly identify the shelf life of fresh edible mushrooms.
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- Li Wang
- College
of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural
University, Kunming 650201, China
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- College
of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural
University, Kunming 650201, China
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- College
of Resources and Environment, Yuxi Normal
University, Yuxi 653199, China
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- College
of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Zhaotong
University, Zhaotong 657000, China
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- Medicinal
Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy
of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, China
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Gaião Calixto M, Alves Ramos H, Veríssimo LS, Dantas Alves V, D Medeiros AC, Alencar Fernandes FH, Veras G. Trends and Application of Chemometric Pattern Recognition Techniques in Medicinal Plants Analysis. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2021; 53:326-338. [PMID: 34314279 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2021.1953370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Medicinal plants have been used and studied for ages, from very old registers to modern ethnopharmacology, which encompasses analytical chemistry, foods, and pharmacy. Based on international norms and governmental organizations of health, phytomedicine-for example, herbal drugs-needs to guarantee the quality control of products and identify contaminants, biomarkers, and chemical profiles, among other issues. In this sense, is necessary to develop advanced analytical methods that show interesting possibilities and obtain a great amount of data. In order to treat the data, a set of mathematical and statistical procedures named chemometrics is necessary. In terms of herbal drugs, chemometric tools may be used to identify the following in plants: parts, development stages, processing, geographic origin, authentication, and chemical markers. This review describes applications of chemometric pattern recognition tools to analyze herbal drugs in different conditions associated with analytical methods in the last six years (2015-2020).
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- Mariana Gaião Calixto
- Laboratório de Química Analítica e Quimiometria, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Analítica e Quimiometria, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Analítica e Quimiometria, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Analítica e Quimiometria, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil.,Centro Universitário UNIFACISA, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Analítica e Quimiometria, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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Liu B, Zhang Y, Wu Q, Wang L, Hu B. Alleviation of isoprenaline hydrochloride induced myocardial ischemia injury by brucine through the inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase. Exp Gerontol 2021; 149:111332. [PMID: 33781843 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is the most extensive manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD), associated with prolonged supply and demand blood oxygen imbalance to the heart muscle. The treatment of MI includes several conventional medicines which are beta-blockers and calcium antagonists. Though, these were reported to be either not efficient or associated with life threatening adverse effects. Brucine, the main alkaloid bioactive compound from Strychnos nux-vomica seeds, offers unique compatibility advantages in inflammatory diseases associated clinical practices. Thus, the present investigation was projected to explore the activity of brucine towards MI provoked by isoprenaline hydrochloride (ISO) in rats. The cardioprotective properties of brucine were evaluated via detecting the infarct size, serum cardiac marker enzymes (CK, CK-MB, cTnT, and cTnI), endogenous antioxidants (CAT, SOD, GPx), and lipid peroxidation (TBARS and LOOH), inflammatory mediators (NF-κB, TNF-α and IL-6) and histopathological analysis. The results demonstrated, brucine effectively restored the infarct size by increasing the endogenous antioxidants and decreasing the status of TBARS and LOOH, marker enzymes and ameliorated the histopathological injuries. Brucine's cardioprotective effect might be associated with TNF-α, IL-6 signaling molecules activation, revealing its pharmacological actions.
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- Bin Liu
- Second Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Western Hospital, Shandong ENT Hospital, No. 4 Duanxing West Road, Jinan, Shandong Province 25002, China
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- Department of Vertigo, The People's Hospital of Huaiyin, Jinan, Shandong Province 250000, China
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- Shandong Shangheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Jinan, Shandong Province 250000, China
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- Shandong Shangheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Jinan, Shandong Province 250000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 324 Jingwu Weiqi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Department of Emergency, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324 Jingwu Weiqi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.
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Xu T, Li X, Huang M, Wang Q, Li C, Tian G, Chen Y. A Preferable Approach for the Quality Control of Xiaoer Chiqiao Qingre Granules Based on the Combination of Chromatographic Fingerprints and Chemometrics. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2020; 2020:6836981. [PMID: 33062374 PMCID: PMC7542504 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6836981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A preferable approach of a combination of a multiwavelength fusion HPLC fingerprint and chemometrics for the quality control of Xiaoer Chiqiao Qingre granules (XCQG) was established in this study. A single-wavelength HPLC fingerprint was performed to identify 18 peaks as common peaks in the beginning, and 12 of them were recognized by HPLC-Q/TOF-MS. To overcome the limitation of the single-wavelength HPLC fingerprint, a three-wavelength (230 nm, 250 nm, and 330 nm) fusion fingerprint was established for a more thorough quality assessment. Six main active ingredients (geniposide, paeoniflorin, forsythin, forsythoside A, baicalin, and wogonoside) were selected as chemical markers for simultaneous quantitative analysis, while the results indicated that the content of other five ingredients except forsythoside A presented comparatively stable. Chemometrics including hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were performed to evaluate the homogeneity and heterogeneity of sixteen batches of XCQG. The results of the multiwavelength fingerprint were clearly classified into two clusters by HCA, whereas the single-wavelength fingerprint showed no distinct difference between them. OPLS-DA was further employed to prove that the above six main active ingredients made great contributions to clustering. In summary, this integrated analysis provided a better promoted and more comprehensive method to control the quality of XCQG.
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- Tong Xu
- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Multi-Component of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Microecology Research Center, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Multi-Component of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Microecology Research Center, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Multi-Component of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Microecology Research Center, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Taixing 225400, China
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- Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Taixing 225400, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Multi-Component of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Microecology Research Center, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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Chen XR, Liu YY, Zhou YH, Xing XX, Qu QW, Chen XY, Ding WY, Cheng GL, Wei AJ, Feng XW, God'spower BO, Eliphaz N, Li YH. Process optimization of Syringa oblata Lindl. by response surface methodology and its effect on Staphylococcus xylosus biofilm. RSC Adv 2019; 9:36088-36096. [PMID: 35540619 PMCID: PMC9074935 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06224f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Syringa oblata Lindl. (S. oblata) is a medicinal plant with effective broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, which can also inhibit Streptococcus suis biofilm formation. The processing of herbal medicine can purify medicinal materials, provide acceptable taste, reduce toxicity, enhance efficacy, influence performance and facilitate preparation. Thus, the aim of this study was to enhance the biofilm inhibition activity of S. oblata toward Staphylococcus xylosus (S. xylosus) using the best processing method. The content of rutin and flavonoids and the ability to inhibit the biofilm formation by S. oblata were examined using four processing methods. One of the best methods, the process of stir-frying S. oblata with vinegar, was optimized based on the best rutin content by response surface methodology. The histidine content and hisB gene expression of S. xylosus biofilm in vitro, resulting from stir-frying S. oblata with vinegar, were evaluated and were found to be significantly decreased and down-regulated, respectively. The results show that S. oblata stir-fried with vinegar can be used to effectively treat diseases resulting from S. xylosus infection. This is because it significantly inhibited S. xylosus biofilm formation by interfering with the biosynthesis of histidine; thus, its mechanism of action is decreasing histidine synthesis.
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- Xing-Ru Chen
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang Harbin Heilongjiang 150030 P. R. China +86 451 55191881
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development Harbin China
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Zhou Y, Yan P, He M, Hong L, Cao Q. Hyphenated chromatography detection and compound-target-disease investigation on herb-pair Chuanxiong Rhizoma - Xiangfu Rhizoma. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 243:112125. [PMID: 31369833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE The combination of Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., umbelliferae) with Xiangfu Rhizoma (the rhizoma of Cyperus rotundus L., Cyperaceae), is deemed as CR-XR herb-pair (Yaodui) in China. Their compatible mechanism needs a further research using modern analytical techniques and bioinformatic tool. METHODS Head Space- Solid Phase Micro Extraction coupled with Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer detection (HS-SPME-GC/MS) and Liquid Chromatography coupled to quadrupole Time of Flight - Mass Spectrometry (LC-qTOF-MS) were applied in an accurate identification of the absorbed phytochemicals in mice serum; Their potential targets were available after compound-protein interaction (CPI) prediction and molecular docking verification; Then the corresponding disease types, as well as the relevant Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhongyi) syndromes (Zheng), were matched from databases and references. RESULTS Resolution from hyphenated chromatographic datasets, thirty-eight phytochemicals were detected in serum samples from mice. Seventy potential target proteins were thereby found through a bioinformatic calculation, which mainly focused on circulatory, endocrine and nervous diseases in Western medicine, also related with Qizhi and Xueyu Zheng from the perspective of Zhongyi. Part of the relationships among compound-Target-Disease have been confirmed by literatures. These virtual data were sketched out as 'The active Compound - potential Target' network, 'Target - Disease' network and 'Target - Zhongyi Disease' network, in which the network topology was used to analyze them. CONCLUSIONS Our work successfully explained the compatible mechanism of CR-XR Yaodui, which exert 'multi-components, multi targets' in treating Qizhi and Xueyu Zheng.
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- Yu Zhou
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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Ding W, Wang H, Zhou Q, Wu C, Gao X, Cheng X, Tian L, Wang C. Simultaneous determination of polyphenols and triterpenes in pomegranate peel based on high-performance liquid chromatography fingerprint by solvent extraction and ratio blending method in tandem with wavelength switching. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 33:e4690. [PMID: 31452234 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Traditionally, pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) has been consumed as fresh fruit or as pomegranate juice. Pomegranate peel, the dried husk of P· granatum, is an important herbal medicine for treating diarrhea, hemostasis and insect-induced abdominal pain in China. However, the quality control methods for pomegranate peel remain unsatisfactory. In this work, a new HPLC-based qualitative and quantitative method for quality control of pomegranate peel was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of polyphenols and triterpenes (including punicalagins A and B, ellagic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid) by solvent extraction and ratio blending method in tandem with wavelength switching. The average recoveries were 98.07-100.61% with relative standard deviation no more than 4.27%. In addition, the fingerprint analysis was conducted to interpret the consistency of the quality test. Thirteen characteristic peaks were selected to evaluate the similarities of 16 batches of pomegranate peel. The similarities of samples were all more than 0.80, indicating that the samples from different areas of China were consistent. The results demonstrated that quantitative analysis and the HPLC fingerprint as a characteristic distinguishing method combining similarity evaluation can be successfully used to assess the quality and to identify the authenticity of pomegranate peel.
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- Wenzheng Ding
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Famous Prescription and Science of Formula, Urumqi, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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Pei Y, Zhang Q, Wang Y. Application of Authentication Evaluation Techniques of Ethnobotanical Medicinal Plant Genus Paris: A Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2019; 50:405-423. [DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2019.1642734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- Yifei Pei
- Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Chromatographic fingerprinting as a strategy to identify regulated plants in illegal herbal supplements. Talanta 2016; 164:490-502. [PMID: 28107963 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a sexual disorder characterized by the inability to achieve or maintain a sufficiently rigid erection. Despite the availability of non-invasive oral treatment options, many patients turn to herbal alternatives. Furthermore, herbal supplements are increasingly gaining popularity in industrialized countries and, as a consequence, quality control is a highly important issue. Unfortunately, this is not a simple task since plants are often crushed and mixed with other plants, which complicates their identification by usage of classical approaches such as microscopy. The aim of this study was to explore the potential use of chromatographic fingerprinting to identify plants present in herbal preparations intended for the treatment of ED. To achieve this goal, a HPLC-PDA and a HPLC-MS method were developed, using a full factorial experimental design in order to acquire characteristic fingerprints of three plants which are potentially beneficial for treating ED: Epimedium spp., Pausinystalia yohimbe and Tribulus terrestris. The full factorial design demonstrated that for all three plant references a C8 column (250mm×4.6mm; 5µm particle size) is best suited; methanol and an ammonium formate buffer (pH 3) were found to be the best constituents for the mobile phase. The suitability of this strategy was demonstrated by analysing several self-made triturations in three different botanical matrices, which mimic the influential effects that could be expected when analysing herbal supplements. To conclude, this study demonstrates that chromatographic fingerprinting could provide a useful means to identify plants in a complex herbal mixture.
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Potent Protection Against MPP +-Induced Neurotoxicity via Activating Transcription Factor MEF2D by a Novel Derivative of Naturally Occurring Danshensu/Tetramethylpyrazine. Neuromolecular Med 2016; 18:561-572. [PMID: 27277280 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-016-8399-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Danshensu (DSS) and tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) are active ingredients of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. and Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort that are widely used in oriental medicine. Structural combination of compounds with known biological activity may lead to the formation of a molecule with multiple properties or new function profile. In the current study, the neuroprotective effects of DT-010, a novel analogue in which TMP was coupled to DSS through an ester bond and two allyl groups at the carboxyl group, were evaluated in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease (PD). As evidenced by the increase in cell survival, as well as the decrease in the number of Hoechst-stained apoptotic nuclei and the level of intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species, DT-010 at 3-30 µM substantially protected against MPP+-induced neurotoxicity in both PC12 cells and primary cerebellar granule neurons, a protection that was more potent and efficacious than its parent molecules DSS and TMP. Very encouragingly, we found that DT-010, but not DSS or TMP, could enhance myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) transcriptional activity using luciferase reporter gene assay. The neuroprotective effects of DT-010 could be blocked by pharmacologic inhibition of PI3K pathways with LY294002, or MEF2D pathway with short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of MEF2D. Furthermore, western blot analysis revealed that DT-010 potentiates Akt protein expression against MPP+ to down-regulate MEF2D inhibitor GSK3β. Taken together, the results suggest that DT-010 prevents MPP+-induced neurotoxicity via enhancing MEF2D through the activation of PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathway. DT-010 may be a potential candidate for further preclinical study for preventing and treating PD.
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Fingerprinting of traditional Chinese medicines on the C18-Diol mixed-mode column in online or offline two-dimensional liquid chromatography on the single column modes. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 125:205-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yi T, Fang JY, Zhu L, Tang YN, Ji H, Zhang YZ, Yu JC, Zhang XJ, Yu ZL, Zhao ZZ, Chen HB. The variation in the major constituents of the dried rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuanxiong) after herbal processing. Chin Med 2016; 11:26. [PMID: 27222661 PMCID: PMC4877950 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-016-0098-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Rhizoma Chuanxiong (RC; Chuanxiong), which is the dried rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong (Umbelliferae), is commonly used in Chinese medicine (CM) for improving blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. RC is usually processed before use in clinical practice to enhance its therapeutic efficacy. This study aimed to investigate the temporal variations of the major constituents of RC by HPLC-DAD-MS during herbal processing to investigate the effects of an adjuvant (e.g., wine), steaming vs stir-frying and the optimal processing time. Methods An HPLC-DAD-MS method was developed to determine the major constituents of the RC processed by one of the four processing methods, i.e., stir-frying, steaming, stir-frying with rice wine and steaming with rice wine. Processing was conducted over 60 min. Six major compounds, namely ferulic acid, senkyunolide I, senkyunolide H, senkyunolide A, Z-ligustilide and levistolide A, were selected as markers to analyze the effects on the markers’ levels of the different processing methods and optimize the processing time. Results The results indicated that (a) processing with wine had no discernible impact on the amounts of the six chemical markers in RC; (b) the amounts of the major constituents of RC subjected to steam processing were higher than those of the RC subjected to stir-fry processing. Conclusion Among the four different methods evaluated for RC processing, steaming was better and the optimal time for steaming RC was 40 min.
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- Tao Yi
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Wang P, Nie L, Zang H. A Useful Strategy to Evaluate the Quality Consistency of Traditional Chinese Medicines Based on Liquid Chromatography and Chemometrics. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2015; 2015:589654. [PMID: 26618023 PMCID: PMC4649102 DOI: 10.1155/2015/589654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Evaluation of the batch consistency of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) is essential for the promotion of the development and quality control of TCMs. The aim of the present work was to develop a useful strategy via liquid chromatography and chemometrics to evaluate the batch consistency of TCM preparations. Xin-Ke-Shu (XKS) tablet was chosen as a model for this method development. Four types of chromatographic fingerprint approaches were compared by using similarity analysis based on cosine of angel or correlation coefficient. Differences in the fingerprints of 71 batches of XKS tablet were illustrated by hierarchical cluster analysis. Then, Mahalanobis distance was employed for estimating the probability level (P < 0.05) of the differences mentioned above. Additionally, t-test was applied to find out the chromatographic peaks which had significant differences. For XKS tablet, the maximum wavelength fingerprint had the largest range and dispersion degree of similarity as compared with the other three ones. There were two clear clusters in all the batches of samples. And we clearly arrived at the conclusion that higher similarity does not exactly indicate small Mahalanobis distance, while lower similarity indicated larger Mahalanobis distance. Finally, a useful strategy was proposed for evaluation of the batch consistency of XKS tablet.
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- Pei Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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