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Zhang B, Zhou B, Huang G, Huang J, Lin X, Li Z, Lian Y, Huang Q, Ye Y. Nitidine chloride inhibits G2/M phase by regulating the p53/14-3-3 Sigma/CDK1 axis for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24012. [PMID: 38283241 PMCID: PMC10818205 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24012] [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: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Liver cancer had become the sixth most common cancer. Nitidine chloride (NC) has demonstrated promising anti-HCC properties; however, further elucidation of its mechanism of action is necessary. Methods The anti-HCC targets of NC were identified through the utilization of multiple databases and ChIPs data analysis. The GO and KEGG analyses to determine the specific pathway affected by NC. The Huh 7 and Hep G2 cells were subjected to a 24-h treatment with NC, followed by evaluating the impact of NC on cell proliferation and cell cycle. The involvement of the p53/14-3-3 Sigma/CDK1 axis in HCC cells was confirmed by qPCR and WB analysis of the corresponding genes and proteins. Results The GO and KEGG analysis showed the targets were related to cell cycle and p53 signaling pathways. In vitro experiments showed that NC significantly inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells and induced G2/M phase arrest. In addition, qPCR and WB experiments showed that the expression of p53 in HCC cells increased after NC intervention, while the expression of 14-3-3 Sigma and CDK1 decreased. Conclusion NC can inhibit the proliferation of HCC cells and induce G2/M cell cycle arrest, potentially by regulating the p53/14-3-3 Sigma/CDK1 axis.
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- Bo Zhang
- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Optimization, Guangxi Engineering Research Center for Pharmaceutical Molecular Screening and Druggability Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Teaching Experiment and Training Center, Nanning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, China
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Li L, Zhao D, Du KZ, Li J, Fang S, He J, Tian F, Chang Y. A vortex-enhanced magnetic solid phase extraction for the selective enrichment of four quaternary ammonium alkaloids from Zanthoxyli Radix. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1217:123617. [PMID: 36716512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Zanthoxyli Radix, the dried root of Zanthozylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC, one of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), exhibits various pharmacological activities such as anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, analgesic activity. A sustainable vortex-enhanced magnetic solid phase extraction (VE-MSPE) method combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) was established to enrich and analyze the bioactive quaternary ammonium alkaloids (QAAs) of Zanthoxyli Radix. Fe3O4@C@CMCS magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) was first synthesized for selectively adsorbing target QAAs (magnolinine, sanguinarine, nitidine chloride and chelerythrine), which possess excellent adsorption performance after being reused 10 times. The results revealed that the great adsorption rate of Fe3O4@C@CMCS MNPs for the four QAAs could reach 55.1-78.7 %. In addition, a reliable linear relationship (r ≥ 0.9995) and good recovery (97.5-104 %) was obtained. Consequently, the VE-MSPE method applying Fe3O4@C@CMCS MNPs as a sustainable adsorbent exhibited great potential in the selective enrichment of QAAs in TCM.
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- Li Li
- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
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Lian C, Huang Y, Hu P, Cao Y, Zhang Z, Feng F, Zhang J. Nitidine Chloride Triggers Autophagy and Apoptosis of Ovarian Cancer Cells through Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Curr Pharm Des 2023; 29:1524-1534. [PMID: 37317923 PMCID: PMC10494283 DOI: 10.2174/1381612829666230614154847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Ovarian cancer (OC) is the eighth most common cancer with high mortality in women worldwide. Currently, compounds derived from Chinese herbal medicine have provided a new angle for OC treatment. METHODS In this study, the cell proliferation and migration of ovarian cancer A2780/SKOV3 cells were inhibited after being treated with nitidine chloride (NC) by using MTT and Wound-Healing Assay. Flow cytometry analysis indicated NC-induced apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells, and AO and MDC staining showed that NC treatment induced the appearance of autophagosomes and autophagic lysosomes in ovarian cancer cells. RESULTS Through the autophagy inhibition experiment of chloroquine, it was proved that NC significantly further promoted apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells. Furthermore, NC proved that it could significantly decrease the expression of autophagy-related genes such as Akt, mTOR, P85 S6K, P70 S6K, and 4E-BP1. CONCLUSION Therefore, we suggest that NC could trigger autophagy and apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells through Akt/mTOR signaling pathway, and NC may potentially be a target for chemotherapy against ovarian cancer.
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- Chaoqun Lian
- Research Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, China
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- Department of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, China
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- School of Biology and Food Engineering, Suzhou University, Anhui, 234000, China
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- School of Biology and Food Engineering, Suzhou University, Anhui, 234000, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, China
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- School of Biology and Food Engineering, Suzhou University, Anhui, 234000, China
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- Department of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, China
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Chen S, Liao Y, Lv J, Hou H, Feng J. Quantitative Proteomics Based on iTRAQ Reveal that Nitidine Chloride Induces Apoptosis by Activating JNK/c-Jun Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. PLANTA MEDICA 2022; 88:1233-1244. [PMID: 35104905 DOI: 10.1055/a-1676-4307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the cytotoxic effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of nitidine chloride (NC) in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via quantitative proteomics. MTT assays were used to detect the inhibitory effects of NC in Bel-7402 liver cancer cells, and the number of apoptotic cells was measured by flow cytometry. Quantitative proteomics technology based on iTRAQ was used to discover differential expressed proteins after NC treatment, and bioinformatic techniques were further used to screen potential targets of NC. Molecular docking was applied to evaluate the docking activity of NC with possible upstream proteins, and their expression was detected at the mRNA and protein levels by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and western blotting. NC inhibited the proliferation of Bel-7402 cells after 24 h of treatment and stimulated apoptosis in vitro. The proteomics experiment showed that NC triggers mitochondrial damage in HCC cells and transcription factor AP-1 (c-Jun) may be a potential target of NC (fold change = 4.36 ± 0.23). Molecular docking results revealed the highest docking score of NC with c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), one of the upstream proteins of c-Jun. Moreover, the mRNA and protein expression of c-Jun and JNK were significantly increased after NC treatment (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that NC significantly induced mitochondrial damage in HCC cells, and induced apoptosis by activating JNK/c-Jun signaling.
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- Shipeng Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Rao SW, Duan YY, Pang HQ, Xu SH, Hu SQ, Cheng KG, Liang D, Shi W. Spectrum-Effect Relationship Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Coupled With Comprehensive Filtering Approaches. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:794277. [PMID: 35355711 PMCID: PMC8959880 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.794277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. (ZN), with strong effects of anti-inflammation and antioxidant activities is treated as a core herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation for treating stomachache, toothache, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the active ingredients of ZN are not fully clarified due to its chemical complexity. In the present study, a double spectrum–effect analysis strategy was developed and applied to explore the bioactive components in herbs, and ZN was used as an example. Here, the chemical components in ZN were rapidly and comprehensively profiled based on the mass defect filtering-based structure classification (MDFSC) and diagnostic fragment-ion-based extension approaches. Furthermore, the fingerprints of 20 batches of ZN samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the 20 batches of ZN samples were studied. Finally, the partial least squares regression (PLSR), gray relational analysis models, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (SRCC) were applied to discover the bioactive compounds in ZN. As a result, a total of 48 compounds were identified or tentatively characterized in ZN, including 35 alkaloids, seven coumarins, three phenolic acids, two flavonoids, and one lignan. The results achieved by three prediction models indicated that peaks 4, 12, and 17 were the potential anti-inflammatory compounds in ZN, whereas peaks 3, 5, 7, 12, and 13 were involved in the antioxidant activity. Among them, peaks 4, 5, 7, and 12 were identified as nitidine, chelerythrine, hesperidin, and oxynitidine by comparison with the standards and other references. The data in the current study achieved by double spectrum–effect analysis strategy had great importance to improve the quality standardization of ZN, and the method might be an efficiency tool for the discovery of active components in a complex system, such as TCMs.
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- Si-Wei Rao
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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Wei WJ, Chen XH, Guo T, Liu XQ, Zhao Y, Wang LL, Lan JX, Li HW, Si YP, Wang ZM. A Review on Classification and Biological Activities of Alkaloids from the Genus Zanthoxylum Species. Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 21:336-361. [PMID: 32912124 DOI: 10.2174/1389557520666200910091905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many plants in the genus Zanthoxylum, belonging to the Rutaceae family, are used as folk medicines for the treatment of various diseases, which have gained much attention for their phytochemical and pharmacological activity investigations. Alkaloids are the largest secondary metabolites with structurally diverse types found in this genus and they demonstrate a wide range of biological activities. The aim of this review is to provide a summary on the isolation, classification, and biological properties of alkaloids from Zanthoxylum species, which also will bring more attention to other researchers for further biological study on alkaloids for the new drug development.
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- Wen-Jun Wei
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhao WJ, Chen XY, Liu YQ, Li P, Li HJ. Liquid chromatographic separation of alkaloids in herbal medicines: Current status and perspectives. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:1755-1772. [PMID: 32160388 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Alkaloids are a widespread group of basic compounds in herbal medicines and have attracted great interest due to various pharmaceutical activities and desirable druggability. Their distinctive structures make chromatographic separation fairly difficult. Peak tailing, poor resolution, and inferior column-to-column reproducibility are common obstacles to overcome. In order to provide a valuable reference, the methodologies and/or strategies on liquid chromatographic separation of alkaloids in herbal medicines proposed from 2012 to 2019 are thoroughly summarized.
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- Wen-Jing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Chen S, Yang L, Feng J. Nitidine chloride inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells by activating the Fas signalling pathway. J Pharm Pharmacol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Objectives
To explore the apoptotic effects and underlying mechanisms of nitidine chloride (NC) in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Methods
The MTT cell proliferation assay was used to detect the inhibitory effects of different concentrations of NC (0, 0.3125, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5 and 10 μg/ml) in SKOV3 ovarian carcinoma cells. The number of apoptotic cells was observed by Hoechst staining and measured by flow cytometry. Quantitative PCR was used to measure the expression of Fas, Fas-associated death domain-containing protein (FADD), caspase-8 and caspase-3. RNA interference (RNAi) was used to determine whether caspase-8 played an important role in NC-induced apoptosis.
Key findings
Nitidine chloride inhibited the proliferation of SKOV3 cells (IC50 = 2.317 ± 0.155 μg/ml) after 24 h of treatment and induced apoptosis (15.9–64.3%). Compared with the control group, a significant increase in Fas, FADD, caspase-8 and caspase-3 gene expression was observed in the NC-treated groups (P < 0.05). After silencing caspase-8 by RNAi, the antiproliferative activity and pro-apoptotic activity of NC in SKOV3 cells decreased (P < 0.05).
Conclusions
Our study showed that NC induced apoptosis in SKOV3 cells by activating the Fas signalling pathway, and caspase-8 played an important role in this process.
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- Shipeng Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Determination and Pharmacokinetic Study of Nitidine Chloride in Rat Plasma after Intragastrical Administration by LC-ESI-MS/MS Method. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1674-6384(17)60118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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