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Zhang S, Huang R, Jing J, Wei X, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Ou G, Hu J, Wu Y, Li Y, Ying S, You Z. A phytomedicine extract exerts an anti-inflammatory response in the lungs by reducing STING-mediated type I interferon release. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 130:155373. [PMID: 38850630 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155373] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute respiratory disease characterized by bilateral chest radiolucency and severe hypoxemia. Quzhou Fructus Aurantii ethyl acetate extract (QFAEE), which is prepared from the traditional Chinese respiratory anti-inflammatory natural herb Quzhou Fructus Arantii, has the potential to alleviate ARDS. In this work, we aimed to investigate the potential and mechanism underlying the action of QFAEE on ARDS and how QFAEE modulates the STING pathway to reduce type I interferon release to alleviate the inflammatory response. METHODS Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a potential proinflammatory stimulant capable of causing pulmonary inflammation with edema after nasal drops, was employed to model ARDS in vitro and in vivo. Under QFAEE intervention, the mechanism of action of QFAEE to alleviate ARDS was explored in this study. TREX1-/- mice were sued as a research model for the activation of the congenital STING signaling pathway. The effect of QFAEE on TREX1-/- mice could explain the STING-targeted effect of QFAEE on alleviating the inflammatory response. Our explorations covered several techniques, Western blot, histological assays, immunofluorescence staining, transcriptomic assays and qRT-PCR to determine the potential mechanism of action of QFAEE in antagonizing the inflammatory response in the lungs, as well as the mechanism of action of QFAEE in targeting the STING signaling pathway to regulate the release of type I interferon. RESULTS QFAEE effectively alleviates ARDS symptoms in LPS-induced ARDS. We revealed that the mechanism underlying LPS-induced ARDS is the STING-TBK1 signaling pathway and further elucidated the molecular mechanism of QFAEE in the prevention and treatment of ARDS. QFAEE reduced the release of type I interferons by inhibiting the STING-TBK1-IRF3 axis, thus alleviating LPS-induced pneumonia and lung cell death in mice. Another key finding is that activation of the STING pathway by activators or targeted knockdown of the TREX1 gene can also induce ARDS. As expected, QFAEE was found to be an effective protective agent in alleviating ARDS and the antagonistic effect of QFAEE on ARDS was achieved by inhibiting the STING signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS The main anti-inflammatory effect of QFAEE was achieved by inhibiting the STING signaling pathway and reducing the release of type I interferons. According to this mechanism of effect, QFAEE can effectively alleviate ARDS and can be considered a potential therapeutic agent. In addition, the STING pathway plays an essential role in the development and progression of ARDS, and it is a potential target for ARDS therapy.
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- Sheng Zhang
- Center for Safety Evaluation and Research, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China; Key discipline of Zhejiang Province in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (First Class, Category A), Hangzhou Medical College, China.
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Zhao Q, Liu J, Chen L, Gao Z, Lin M, Wang Y, Xiao Z, Chen Y, Huang X. Phytomedicine Fructus Aurantii-derived two absorbed compounds unlock antidepressant and prokinetic multi-functions via modulating 5-HT 3/GHSR. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 323:117703. [PMID: 38185260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117703] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Fructus Aurantii (FA), a well-known phytomedicine, has been employed to evoke antidepressant and prokinetic multi-functions. Therein, systematically identifying bioactive components and the referred mechanism is essential for FA. AIM OF THE STUDY This study was planned to answer "2 W" (What and Why), such as which components and pathways contribute to FA's multi-functions. We aimed to identify bioactive compounds as the key for opening the lock of FA's multi-functions, and the molecule mechanisms are their naturally matched lock cylinder. MATERIALS AND METHODS The phytochemical content of FA extract was determined, and the compounds were identified in rats pretreated with FA using liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The contribution strategy was used to assess bioactive compounds' efficacy (doses = their content in FA) in model rats with the mechanism. The changes in functional brain regions were determined via 7.0 T functional magnetic resonance imaging-blood oxygen level-dependent (fMRI-BOLD). RESULT Eight phytochemicals' content was detected, and merely six components were identified in rats in vivo. Meranzin hydrate + hesperidin (MH), as the primary contributor of FA, exerted antidepressant and prokinetic effects (improvement of indexes for immobility time, gastric emptying, intestinal transit, CRH, ghrelin, ACTH, DA, NA, 5-HT, CORT, and 5-HT3) by regulating 5-HT3/Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) pathway. These results were validated by 5-HT2A, 5-HT3, and GHSR receptor antagonists combined with molecule docking. MH restored the excessive BOLD activation of the left accumbens nucleus, left corpus callosum and hypothalamus preoptic region. CONCLUSION Absorbed MH accounts for FA's anti-depressant and prokinetic efficacy in acutely-stressed rats, primarily via 5-HT3/GHSR shared regulation.
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- Qiulong Zhao
- Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Medical College, Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Yang T, Huang Y, Li Q, Xu Q, Fang Y, Long J, Huang A, Wang M, Xia Q. Determination of Ten Flavonoids in the Raw and Fermented Fructus Aurantii by Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents via a Single Marker (QAMS) Based on UPLC. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2023; 2023:6067647. [PMID: 37305028 PMCID: PMC10257543 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6067647] [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: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fermented Fructus Aurantii (FFA) is widely used in South China for the treatment of functional dyspepsia. Naringin, neohesperidin, and other flavonoids are the main pharmacodynamic components of FFA. A new method is presented for the simultaneous determination of 10 flavonoids (including flavonoid glycosides and aglycones) in FFA using the quantitative analysis of multicomponents via a single marker (QAMS) approach and is used to investigate changes in flavonoids during fermentation. The viability and precision of QAMS were validated against the ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), with various UPLC instruments and chromatographic conditions being evaluated. Differences between raw Fructus Aurantii (RFA) and FFA were examined using orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA) and content determination. The influence of various fermentation conditions on flavonoids was also investigated. There were no appreciable differences between the QAMS and the external standard method (ESM), demonstrating that QAMS is an improved method for the determination of FA and FFA. FFA and RFA can be readily distinguished based on OPLS-DA chemometric modelling and the corresponding chromatograms. In addition, the flavonoid changes after fermentation. Fermentation considerably reduced the contents of flavonoid glycosides, while increasing hesperidin-7-O-glucoside and flavonoid aglycones. Moreover, fermentation conditions impact multiple flavonoids in FA, so controlling these conditions is necessary for the quality control of fermented FA products. This QAMS approach is useful for detecting numerous components in RFA and FFA simply, quickly, and efficiently, thus strengthening the quality control of FA and its fermented products.
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- Ting Yang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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Ha NY, Jeong H, Lee H, Ko SJ, Park JW, Kim J. Safety and effectiveness of traditional herbal medicine Siho-sogan-san in functional dyspepsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 313:116518. [PMID: 37127143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Functional dyspepsia (FD), a chronic upper gastrointestinal syndrome, seriously affects the quality of life of patients and poses a significant economic burden. Since the pathological mechanisms of FD have not been fully elucidated, conventional therapies such as prokinetics, proton pump inhibitors, and antidepressants have some limitations. Siho-sogan-san (SHS) is commonly used as a therapeutic alternative in traditional medicine; however, scientific and clinical evidence supporting its application in FD remains insufficient. AIM OF THE STUDY This review aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of SHS and in combined with Western medicine (WM) for the treatment of FD. METHODS Eleven databases, including EMBASE, Medline, and Cochrane Library, were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on FD published before December 31, 2022. After two independent reveiwers sceened and selected studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, clinical data was pooled and synthesized via Review Manager software. The outcome parameters included total clinical effectiveness rate (TCE), time for symptom improvement, levels of motilin and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), and adverse events. Cochrane's risk of bias tool was used for quality assessment. RESULTS A total of 12 studies that included 867 participants comparing WM with SHS or combination therapy (SHS plus WM) were identified. Through a meta-analysis of five studies including 363 patients, SHS compared with WM showed a positive result in safely increasing TCE [risk ratio = 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22 to 1.51, P < 0.00001]. The time for symptom improvement, including abdominal pain, belching, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension, was significantly more shortened in the combination therapy than WM group. Furthermore, combination therapy resulted in greater secretion of motilin than WM alone [mean difference = 67.95, 95% CI 39.52 to 96.39, P < 0.00001]. No remarkable difference was observed in CRH levels between the combination therapy and WM groups. For a subgroup analysis, the administration of SHS based on the type of pattern identification (PI) showed larger effect size than in the group that do not consider PI. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that SHS and combination therapy can be considered effective and safe options for the treatment of FD. However, owing to the low quality of the included studies, more well-designed investigational studies and RCTs with longer treatment and follow-up period are needed.
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- Na-Yeon Ha
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyung Hee University College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyung Hee University College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyung Hee University College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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The Effect of Citrus aurantium on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Research Based on Network and Experimental Pharmacology. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 2023:6407588. [PMID: 36726839 PMCID: PMC9886468 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6407588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Purpose To screen the main active components of Citrus aurantium through a network pharmacology approach, construct a component-disease target network, explore its molecular mechanism for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and validate it experimentally. Methods The active ingredients in Citrus aurantium and the targets of Citrus aurantium and NSCLC were collected through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systematic Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP), GeneCards, and OMIM databases. The protein interaction network was constructed using the STRING database, and the component-disease relationship network graph was analyzed using Cytoscape 3.9.1. The Metascape database can be used for GO and KEGG enrichment analyses. The Kaplan-Meier plotter was applied for overall survival analysis of key targets of Citrus aurantium in the treatment of NSCLC. Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blotting were used to determine the mRNA and protein levels of key targets of Citrus aurantium for the treatment of NSCLC. Results Five active ingredients of Citrus aurantium were screened, and 54 potential targets for the treatment of NSCLC were found, of which the key ingredient was nobiletin and the key targets are TP53, CXCL8, ESR1, PPAR-α, and MMP9. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses indicated that the mechanism of nobiletin in treating NSCLC may be related to the regulation of cancer signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway, lipid and atherosclerosis signaling pathway, and neurodegenerative signaling pathway. The experimental results showed that nobiletin could inhibit the proliferation of NSCLC cells and upregulate the levels of P53 and PPAR-α and suppress the expression of MMP9 (P < 0.05). Conclusion Citrus aurantium can participate in the treatment of NSCLC through multiple targets and pathways.
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Nie K, Liu L, Peng L, Zhang M, Zhang C, Xiao B, Xia Z, Huang W. Effects of Meranzin Hydrate On the LncRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network in the Hippocampus of a Rat Model of Depression. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:910-922. [PMID: 35099722 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-01971-6] [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: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Meranzin hydrate (MH) is a frequently used antidepressant drug in China; however it underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to explore whether MH could ameliorate depression-like behavior in rats by regulating the competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network. We developed a depression-like rat model using an unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) protocol, and the differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs were identified between the model group and MH group. Then, a ceRNA network responding to MH treatment was constructed by their corresponding relationships in the databases. Finally, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were conducted to explore molecular mechanisms associated with MH treatment. The study indicated that rats in the model group showed loss of weight and deteriorated behavior in behavior tests compared with rats in the normal group. A total of 826 lncRNAs, 121 miRNAs, and 954 mRNAs were differentially expressed in the hippocampus of UCMS rats after MH treatment. In addition, 13 miRNAs were selected, and 12 of them were validated in the hippocampus by qRT-PCR. Then, we predicted upstream lncRNAs and downstream mRNAs of the validated miRNAs and interacted with the results of microarrays. Eventually, a lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network, responding to MH treatment, was constructed based on the 314 lncRNAs, 11 miRNAs, and 221 mRNAs. KEGG pathways suggested that these genes may be highly related to Wnt signaling, axon guidance, and MAPK signaling pathways. All these results suggest that MH may be a potential representative compound for the treatment of depression, and its mechanism of action is related to the ceRNA modification.
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- Kechao Nie
- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese & Western Internal Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
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- The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410021, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Lin TF, Qiu JN, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Sun M, Zhang JH, Liu B, Cheng FF, Jiang YY. Screening out the anti-insomnia components from Prunella vulgaris L. based on plasma pharmacochemistry combined with pharmacodynamic experiments and UPLC-MS/MS analysis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 279:114373. [PMID: 34181959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114373] [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: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Prunella vulgaris L. (P. vulgaris) is a medicinal plant belonging to the Labiatae family, and its dried spikes is called as Xiakucao in China, which is a common traditional Chinese medicine with the activities of clearing the liver and expelling fire, improving eyesight, dispersing nodules and detumescence. Modern pharmacological studies have proved that P. vulgaris has various pharmacological activities such as immunomodulatory, antiviral, antibacterial and anti-insomnia activities. AIMS OF THIS REVIEW P. vulgaris have been reported to have anti-insomnia effects. Nevertheless, the pharmacodynamic substance basis of this anti-insomnia effect is still unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the active components responsible for evoking the anti-insomnia effect of P. vulgaris and to evaluate its anti-insomnia effect. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we proposed a method combined with pharmacodynamic experiments, extraction and enrichment of chemical components, and the plasma pharmacochemistry to screen out the anti-insomnia components of P. vulgaris. Firstly, the active eluted fraction of the ethanol extract was screened out based on pharmacodynamic tracing method, and then the chemical composition was analyzed systematically by UPLC-MS/MS. Thirdly, pharmacodynamic tracing method and silica gel column chromatography were employed to screen out the active fraction of 70% ethanol eluted fraction, and its bioactive components in vitro and in vivo were identified by UPLC-MS/MS. Finally, screening out the anti-insomnia components of P. vulgaris by comparing the difference between in vivo and in vitro components, and three potentially bioactive ingredients were validated experimentally. RESULTS It was confirmed that the fraction eluted with 70% ethanol from macroporous adsorption resin column was responsible for the anti-insomnia efficacy, and 55 compounds were identified or preliminarily identified. Then totally 9 compounds in vitro and 12 compounds in vivo from the active fraction of 70% ethanol eluted fraction were tentatively identified. Among them, mangiferin, rosmarinic acid and salviaflaside were the prototype components of P. vulgaris, which indicated that the three compounds might play the key role in the anti-insomnia activities. In vivo, compared to blank control group, the three compounds significantly shortened the sleeping latency and prolonged the sleeping time produced by pentobarbital sodium. CONCLUSIONS This study clarified that mangiferin, rosmarinic acid and salviaflaside were considered as the anti-insomnia components of P. vulgaris. This is the first study on screening out the active ingredients responsible for evoking the anti-insomnia effect of P. vulgaris. The three compounds of P. vulgaris may help develop one or more drugs to prevent or treat insomnia. Further investigations are recommended to define the mechanism of the anti-insomnia activity of P. vulgaris.
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- Tian-Feng Lin
- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China.
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China.
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Chen M, Ren X, Sun S, Wang X, Xu X, Li X, Wang X, Li X, Yan X, Li R, Wang Y, Liu X, Dong Y, Fu X, She G. Structure, Biological Activities and Metabolism of Flavonoid Glucuronides. Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 22:322-354. [PMID: 34036917 DOI: 10.2174/1389557521666210521221352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Flavonoid glucuronides are a kind of natural products which present a flavone linked directly with one or several glucuronides through O-glycoside bond. They had become of interest in natural product research in the past decades for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacteria activities. In particular, the compound breviscapine has a notable effect on cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. Several other compounds even have antitumor activity. METHODS Through searching the database and reading a large number of documents, we summarized the related findings of flavonoid glucuronides. RESULTS We summarized 211 naturally occurring flavonoid glucuronides in 119 references with their chemical structures, biological activities, and metabolism. A total of 220 references from 1953 to 2020 were cited in this paper according to literature databases such as CNKI, Weipu, Wanfang data, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, NCBI, PubMed, EmBase, etc.. CONCLUSION Flavonoid glucuronides are a class of compounds with various chemical structures and a diverse range of biological activities. And they are thought to be potential candidates for drug discovery, but the specific study on their mechanisms is still limited until now. We hope this article can provide references for natural product researchers and draw more attention to flavonoid glucuronides' biological activities and mechanisms.
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- Min Chen
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hui Ethnic Medicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Ningxia 750004, China
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Systematically Deciphering the Pharmacological Mechanism of Fructus Aurantii via Network Pharmacology. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:6236135. [PMID: 33542744 PMCID: PMC7843179 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6236135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fructus Aurantii (FA) is a traditional herbal medicine that has been widely used for thousands of years in China and possesses a variety of pharmacological effects. However, the active ingredients in FA and the potential mechanisms of its therapeutic effects have not been fully explored. Here, we applied a network pharmacology approach to explore the potential mechanisms of FA. We identified 5 active compounds from FA and a total of 209 potential targets to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (PTGS2), heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), cell division protein kinase 6 (CDK6), caspase 3 (CASP3), apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (Bcl-2), and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) were identified as key targets of FA in the treatment of multiple diseases. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment demonstrated that FA was highly related to transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter, DNA-templated transcription, positive regulation of transcription, regulation of apoptosis process, and regulation of cell proliferation. Various signaling pathways involved in the treatment of FA were identified, including pathways in cancer and pathways specifically related to prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, PI3K-Akt, apoptosis, and non-small-cell lung cancer. TP53, AKT1, caspase 3, MAPK3, PTGS2, and BAX/BCL2 were related key targets in the identified enriched pathways and the PPI network. In addition, our molecular docking results showed that the bioactive compounds in FA can tightly bind to most target proteins. This article reveals via network pharmacology research the possible mechanism(s) by which FA exerts its activities in the treatment of various diseases and lays a foundation for further experiments and the development of a rational clinical application of FA.
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Ha Y, Wang T, Li J, Li J, Lu R, Li J, Chen L, Gan P. Herb-Drug Interaction Potential of Licorice Extract and Paclitaxel: A Pharmacokinetic Study in Rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2020; 45:257-264. [PMID: 31820303 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-019-00593-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Licorice is the dried roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (Leguminosae), which is often used with paclitaxel to alleviate paclitaxel-induced pain in clinics. However, the herb-drug interaction between licorice and paclitaxel is still unknown. Our study evaluates the effects of oral licorice on the paclitaxel in rats via pharmacokinetic studies. METHODS A simple and rapid ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method was developed to determine paclitaxel in rat. SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups of 6 animals each as follows: two groups of rats that were pretreated with a daily gavage of licorice (3 g/kg) for 1 or 14 successive days; Control group that was administered distilled water. All rats were then intravenously administered with paclitaxel (3 mg/kg). RESULTS The results showed that 14 days pretreatment of licorice could decrease the area under the curve (AUC0-t) (from 7483.08 ± 528.78 to 6679.12 ± 266.56 mg/L × h) (P < 0.01), and increase the total clearance (CL) (from 0.36 ± 0.02 to 0.39 ± 0.02 L/h/kg) of paclitaxel (P < 0.01). However, a single co-administration of licorice did not significantly alter the pharmacokinetic parameters of paclitaxel, such as AUC0-t (from 7483.08 ± 528.78 to 7201.24 ± 292.76 mg/L × h) (P > 0.05) and CL (from 0.36 ± 0.02 to 0.36 ± 0.01 L/h/kg) (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The results will contribute to better use of licorice in the adjunctive therapy and provide information to study the interaction between herbs and chemotherapy.
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- Yinuer Ha
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Binzhou Central Hospital, Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, 251700, China
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- Department of Oncology,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 of Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 12 Urumchi Middle Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of New Drug R&D, JS InnoPharm(Shanghai) Ltd., Shanghai, 201319, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Oncology,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 of Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Wu L, Zhang T, Chen K, Lu C, Liu XF, Zhou JL, Huang YK, Yan H, Chen Y, Zhang CJ, Li JF, Shi SQ, Ren P, Huang X. Rapid antidepressant‐like effect of Fructus Aurantii depends on cAMP‐response element binding protein/Brain‐derived neurotrophic facto by mediating synaptic transmission. Phytother Res 2020; 35:404-414. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lei Wu
- Department of Pharmacy Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Pharmacy Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
- Department Of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Fudan University Medical School Shanghai China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
- Department of Geriatrics Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Institute of TCM‐Related Comorbid Depression Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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Seoka M, Ma G, Zhang L, Yahata M, Yamawaki K, Kan T, Kato M. Expression and functional analysis of the nobiletin biosynthesis-related gene CitOMT in citrus fruit. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15288. [PMID: 32943728 PMCID: PMC7498457 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72277-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Nobiletin, a polymethoxy flavone (PMF), is specific to citrus and has been reported to exhibit important health-supporting properties. Nobiletin has six methoxy groups at the 3′,4′,5,6,7,8-positions, which are catalyzed by O-methyltransferases (OMTs). To date, researches on OMTs in citrus fruit are still limited. In the present study, a novel OMT gene (CitOMT) was isolated from two citrus varieties Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) and Ponkan mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco), and its function was characterized in vitro. The results showed that the expression of CitOMT in the flavedo of Ponkan mandarin was much higher than that of Satsuma mandarin during maturation, which was consistent with the higher accumulation of nobiletin in Ponkan mandarin. In addition, functional analysis showed that the recombinant protein of CitOMT had methylation activity to transfer a methyl group to 3′-hydroxy group of flavones in vitro. Because methylation at the 3′-position of flavones is vital for the nobiletin biosynthesis, CitOMT may be a key gene responsible for nobiletin biosynthesis in citrus fruit. The results presented in this study will provide new strategies to enhance nobiletin accumulation and improve the nutritional qualities of citrus fruit.
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- Mao Seoka
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.,Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.,Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.,Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan. .,Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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Nobiletin Ameliorates NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Inflammation Through Promoting Autophagy via the AMPK Pathway. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:5056-5068. [PMID: 32833187 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02071-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Multiple lines of evidence have shown that neuroinflammation and autophagy are highly involved in the process of depression. Nobiletin (NOB) displays neuroprotective effects and anti-depressant-like effects. Given the evidence that NOB exerts anti-inflammatory effects and regulates autophagy, we investigate the anti-neuroinflammatory properties and the effect of regulating the autophagy of NOB and subsequently uncover the potential anti-depressant mechanisms of NOB. The behavioral changes of rats were observed after prolonged lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment and NOB administration. Rat hippocampus and BV2 cells treated by LPS and NOB were evaluated. The methods of real-time PCR analysis, Western blot, immunostaining, and adenovirus transfection were employed to determine neuroinflammation, autophagic markers, and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) activation. Our study showed LPS enhanced the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasome activation but inhibited autophagy in both rat hippocampus and BV2 cells. NOB significantly improved the behavioral deficits and ameliorated the neuroinflammation induced by LPS in rats. Furthermore, NOB promoted autophagy and attenuated NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by LPS, involving in the process the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. Neuroprotective and anti-depressant actions of NOB relied on its effects of promoting autophagy and suppressing the activation of NLRP3, in which process of AMPK pathway may be involved.
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Liu Y, Wang W, Chen Y, Yan H, Wu D, Xu J, Shi S, Shen X, Huang X. Simultaneous quantification of nine components in the plasma of depressed rats after oral administration of Chaihu-Shugan-San by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and its application to pharmacokinetic studies. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 186:113310. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Yuan J, Wei F, Luo X, Zhang M, Qiao R, Zhong M, Chen H, Yang W. Multi-Component Comparative Pharmacokinetics in Rats After Oral Administration of Fructus aurantii Extract, Naringin, Neohesperidin, and Naringin-Neohesperidin. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:933. [PMID: 32636752 PMCID: PMC7319089 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Citrus × aurantium L., Chinese name: Fructus Aurantii (FA) has been largely used as Qi-invigorating herb in China for centuries. The main components (meranzin hydrate, naringin, neohesperidin, meranzin, nobiletin) have good physiological activity with relatively high abundance in FA. Few multi-component comparative pharmacokinetics are simultaneously accessible for the flavone glycosides, polymethoxy flavones, and coumarins in FA. In this work, a reliable and rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was established and validated to determine the five ingredients in the SD rat plasma, and further applied to the pharmacokinetic studies after oral administration of monomer, drugs in compatibility, and FA extract. After hydrolysis with β-glucuronidase and sulfatase, the concentration of naringin and neohesperidin in rat plasma were expressed respectively by the total concentration of naringenin and hesperitin which was determined by UPLC-MS/MS. Double-peak phenomenon was observed for naringin and neohesperidin, which may be due to the enterohepatic circulation or multiple site absorption of the two flavone glycosides. Meranzin hydrate and meranzin (coumarins) were absorbed rapidly (Tmax, about 1.0 h) but eliminated slowly (t1/2z exceeds 6.5 h). Nobiletin, a typical polymethoxy flavone, was also rapidly absorbed according to Tmax and AUC(0-t). DAS 3.1 software suggests the pharmacokinetic profiles of the five components in rats be depicted as a two-compartment pharmacokinetic model. There were significant differences in pharmacokinetic parameters for naringenin and hesperetin between the compatibility, FA extract group vs monomer group: ① remarkable increases in the values of AUC(0–∞), AUC(0–t) and Cmax; ② obvious decrease of CLZ/F; and ③ longer tmax and t1/2z. The results suggest that compatibility can promote mutual absorption and affect the elimination behaviors.
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- Jinbin Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.,Nanchang Key Laboratory of Quality Control and Safety Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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Shen X, Li L, Ma Q, Chen H, Wang J, Lv L, Li Y. Pharmacokinetic study of eight bioactive components following oral administration of Zhiqiao Gancao decoction and observation of its clinical efficacy. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 34:e4706. [PMID: 31629372 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Xiaofeng Shen
- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Suzhou China
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- School of PharmacySecond Military Medical University Shanghai China
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- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Suzhou China
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- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Suzhou China
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- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Suzhou China
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- Department of PharmacyShanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital Shanghai China
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- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Suzhou China
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Chaihu-Shugan-San and absorbed meranzin hydrate induce anti-atherosclerosis and behavioral improvements in high-fat diet ApoE-/- mice via anti-inflammatory and BDNF-TrkB pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 115:108893. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Zhi H, Deng Y, Yan B, Li Z, Han S, Zhang Y, Hou J, Wu W, Guo D. Study on the herb-herb interaction of Danqi Tongmai Tablet based on the pharmacokinetics of twelve notoginsenoides in acute myocardial ischemia and sham rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 166:52-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Huang X, Xu J, He J, Shi S, Yan H, Wang J, Ren P. Pharmacokinetic study of the prokinetic ABCs liquiritigenin, naringenin and hesperitin following the oral administration of Si-Ni-San decoction to functional dyspepsia patients. Xenobiotica 2018; 49:708-717. [PMID: 30286676 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2018.1493756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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1. The pharmacokinetics (PKs) analysis of compounds absorbed after the oral administration of Si-Ni-San (SNS) decoction to functional dyspepsia (FD) patients was designed to detect whether the effects were similar to prokinetics administered to healthy rats, without ethical limitation. 2. First, the absorbed compounds, liquiritigenin (L), naringenin (N) and hesperitin (H) in the plasma were identified by UPLC-MS/MS following the oral administration of SNS decoction to subjects with FD. Next, the natural ratio of LNH in the SNS decoction was determined by UPLC. Third, gastric emptying and intestinal transit after the oral administration of LNH, in combination or alone, was compared with those observed after SNS administration in healthy rats. Additionally, the clinical PKs of LNH was studied. 3. The prokinetic efficacy of LNH administered at their natural ratios (7.5:5:1) increased dose-dependently and was better than the observed efficacy when administered alone in rats. Analysis of the clinical PK parameters, calculated using a one-compartment model, showed that the Cmax parameters of LNH in 3, 4 and 4 h were 639.17, 410.00 and 181.67 μg/L, respectively. 4. The clinical herbal PK analysis of the absorbed LNH preclinical prokinetic compounds, in their natural ratio from SNS, highlights the impact of an herbal translational pharmacology study.
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- Xi Huang
- a Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression , Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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- a Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression , Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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- b Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine , Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China
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- a Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression , Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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- a Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression , Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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- c Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- a Institute of TCM-Related Comorbid Depression , Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China.,d Department of Geriatrics , Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM , Nanjing , China
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He Y, Li Z, Wang W, Sooranna SR, Shi Y, Chen Y, Wu C, Zeng J, Tang Q, Xie H. Chemical Profiles and Simultaneous Quantification of Aurantii fructus by Use of HPLC-Q-TOF-MS Combined with GC-MS and HPLC Methods. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23092189. [PMID: 30200226 PMCID: PMC6225099 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23092189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Aurantii fructus (AF) is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used to improve gastrointestinal motility disorders for over a thousand years, but there is no exhaustive identification of the basic chemical components and comprehensive quality control of this herb. In this study, high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF-MS) and gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed to identify the basic chemical compounds, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed to determine the major biochemical markers from AF extract. There were 104 compounds belonging to eight structure types, including 13 amino acids or peptides, seven alkaloids, 18 flavanones, 14 flavones, 15 polymethoxyflavonoids, six triterpenoids, nine coumarins, and 18 volatile oils, as well as four other compounds that were systematically identified as the basic components from AF, and among them, 41 compounds were reported for the first time. Twelve bioactive ingredients were chosen as the benchmark markers to evaluate the quality of AF. The analysis was completed with a gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.7 mL/min within 55 min. This efficient method was validated showing good linearity, precision, stability, repeatability and recovery. Furthermore, the method was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of 12 chemical markers in different samples of AF. This study could be applied to the identification of multiple bioactive substances and improve the quality control of AF.
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- Yingjie He
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- School of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 565006, China.
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- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College London, London SW10 9NH, UK.
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- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- National and Local Union Engineering Research Center for the Veterinary Herbal Medicine Resources and Initiative, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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He Y, Cheng P, Wang W, Yan S, Tang Q, Liu D, Xie H. Rapid Investigation and Screening of Bioactive Components in Simo Decoction via LC-Q-TOF-MS and UF-HPLC-MD Methods. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23071792. [PMID: 30036998 PMCID: PMC6100586 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Simo decoction (SMD), as a traditional medicine, is widely used in the treatment of gastrointestinal dysmotility in China. In this study, a combined method of liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS) and ultrafiltration high-performance liquid chromatography molecular docking (UF-HPLC-MD) was efficiently employed to identify and screen bioactive ingredients in SMD. Ninety-four major constituents were identified or tentatively characterized by comparing their retention times and mass spectra with standards or literature data by using LC-Q-TOF-MS, and the ascription of those compounds were classified for the first time. Among them, 13 bioactive ingredients, including norisoboldine, eriocitrin, neoeriocitrin, narirutin, hesperidin, naringin, neohesperidin, hesperitin-7-O-glucoside, linderane, poncirin, costunolide, nobiletin, and tangeretin, were primarily identified as the human serum albumin (HSA) ligands at a range of docking scores from −29.7 to −40.6 kJ/mol by UF-HPLC-MD. The results indicate the systematic identification and screening of HSA ligands from Simo decoction guided by LC-Q-TOF-MS and UF-HPLC-MD represents a feasible and efficient method that could be extended for the identification and screening of other bioactive ingredients from natural medicines.
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- Yingjie He
- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Subhealth Intervention Technology, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
| | - Qi Tang
- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China.
| | - Dongbo Liu
- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Subhealth Intervention Technology, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
| | - Hongqi Xie
- Horticulture and Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Subhealth Intervention Technology, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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