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Yang L, Zhang X, Wang Z, Lin X, Zhang Y, Lu J, Wu L, Yao S, Jing W, Huang X, Wang P. Decoction regulating phytochemicals' micromorphology changes and anti-inflammation activity enhancements originated from herb medicine supermolecules. Chin Med 2024; 19:19. [PMID: 38279104 PMCID: PMC10811931 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00864-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Mahuang Fuzi decoction (MGF) is composed of three herb medicines that has been clinically used to treat inflammatory diseases for a long history. At present, more and more active phytochemicals' aggregations have been found during the thermodynamic process of herb medicine decoction, and revealing the clinical efficacy of herb medicine through supramolecular strategies is the focus of current research. However, it is not clear whether decoction induced supermolecules' morphological changes to modify activity. METHODS Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to analyze the micromorphology of MGF, MGF SA (MGF supermolecules), and MIX (physical mixture of MGF single decoction). The interaction and thermodynamic parameters of single herbs in a decoction were investigated by Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The phytochemicals were systematically analyzed by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-Q Exactive hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS). Under the safe dose on RAW264.7 cells, NO, IL-6 and TNF-α were determined by Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) method. NF-κB p65 translocation from the cytoplasm into the nucleus was examined using the immunofluorescence assay and the western blot, respectively. Furthermore, Metabolomics was used to discover potential biomarkers and the associated metabolic pathways of MGF SA treatment. RESULTS There were nanoscale aggregations in MGF, and the micromorphology of the extracted MGF SA consisted of uniform particles; while the MIX micromorphology had no uniformity. ITC showed that the interaction MH-GC and FZ-GC were a spontaneous exothermic reaction, indicating that their phytochemicals had the property of self-assembly. Though the micromorphology between MGF, MGF SA, and MIX was obviously different, UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS results displayed that the main phytochemicals of MGF and MIX had nearly the same components. Interestingly, MGF and MGF SA could significantly inhibit the production of NO, and had better inhibition effect on the expression of nuclear protein NF-κB p65 than MIX, among which MGF SA had the best effect. Further investigation indicated that the perturbance of metabolic profiling in RAW264.7 inflammatory cells was obviously reversed by MGF SA. CONCLUSIONS The decoction enriched the key active phytochemicals and regulated the formation of homogeneous nanoparticles in MGF SA. The supermolecules in MGF SA significantly enhanced its anti-inflammatory activity, primarily affecting the NF-κB signaling pathway and the biosynthesis and metabolism of arginine in RAW264.7 inflammatory cells. Current study displayed that co-decocting herbal medicine were beneficial to the treatment of diseases than the mixture of the single herbs' extraction.
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- Luping Yang
- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China.
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Gao Y, Liu SQ, Wang JL, Cui HM, Zhang QY, Wang L, Zhang YX, Li J, Dong Y, Hu YH. Vitro UPLC analysis and mass method identification, and in vivo or cellular immune anti-inflammatory function of Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction (SHXD). JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 318:117002. [PMID: 37544343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117002] [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: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction (SHXD), consisting of Coptis chinensis Franch., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Rheum palmatum L., is traditionally used for relieving fever, purging fire for removing toxins, eliminating phlegm and haemostasis, eliminating the wetness-evil from the upper warmer, clearing away the heat-evil and expelling superficial evils. Each of the three herbs contained in SHXD has been indicated to have anti-inflammatory effects in vivo, but its effects on rat NK-cell phenotypes remain unexplored, and the comprehensive mechanism of this compound SHXD in curing the inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) remains to be revealed. AIM OF THE STUDY The study aim was to assess the effect of SHXD on LPS-induced fever and inflammation in a rat model, reduce NLRP3 activation in NK cells expressing specific cell phenotype antibodies and determine the therapeutic value of this approach in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS SHXD extract was prepared and analysed by the developed ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) method for the simultaneous detection of 14 compounds. The main peaks were firstly identified on an Orbitrap via high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (MS). Then, the extract was used in the rat model of LPS-induced inflammation and fever for pharmacologically study the effects of drug treatment. Peripheral blood lymphocyte cells were isolated from the animals, including those subjected to the SHXD extract treatment, and the cell phenotype was determined prior to cell culture and after treating the cell cultures with the extract. The phenotypes of cells harvested using CD3, CD4, CD8a, CD81, CD161 and CD86 antibodies were used to verify the enhanced memory of the peripheral blood lymphocytes cells (PBMC) that were induced into nature killer (NK) cells. RESULTS The SHXD extract was prepared, analysed and identified via quality control equipment and was observed to have pharmacological effects that reduced NLRP3 activation and fever in rats. The production of NK cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes was induced by the SHXD extract, which manifested as increased levels of CD4+, CD8a+, CD81+, CD161+ and CD86+ cells. The levels of CD3+ cells were significantly different between the model group and the drug-treated or control groups (p < 0.01) with dose independence, while the levels of CD4+ cells were not significantly different between the drug-treated and control groups, with a trend towards lower levels in the model group with dose independence. The levels of CD4+ cells was significantly different between the drug-treated group and the model groups with dose independence (p < 0.05). The levels of CD86+ cells were not significantly different between the drug-treated group and the model and control groups. The levels of CD8a + cells was significantly different between the model group and the drug and control groups (p < 0.05, dose 2.0 μg/ml), with higher levels in the drug-treated group. The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8a + cells in the drug treated group have dose dependence with SHXD. CONCLUSIONS This experiment revealed that SHXD reduced NLRP3 activation in the blood of LPS-treated rats, which occurred through the activation of NK cells that expressed CD3, CD8a and CD161. SHXD may possess anti-inflammatory effect via activacting the one of major pharmacology effcet of NK cells that expressed CD3, CD8a and CD161 phenotypes expression. This result demonstrates that SHXD may possess ability to enhance the memory of peripheral blood lymphocytes and natural killer cells.
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- Yang Gao
- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300381, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Ren Z, Xiao G, Chen Y, Wang L, Xiang X, Yang Y, Wen S, Xie Z, Luo W, Li G, Zheng W, Qian X, Hai R, Yang L, Zhu Y, Cai M, Ye Y, Shi G, Chen Y. SBC (Sanhuang Xiexin Tang combined with Baihu Tang plus Cangzhu) alleviates NAFLD by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis and ameliorating inflammation in obese patients and mice. Chin J Nat Med 2023; 21:830-841. [PMID: 38035938 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(23)60469-8] [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: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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In the context of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by dysregulated lipid metabolism in hepatocytes, the quest for safe and effective therapeutics targeting lipid metabolism has gained paramount importance. Sanhuang Xiexin Tang (SXT) and Baihu Tang (BHT) have emerged as prominent candidates for treating metabolic disorders. SXT combined with BHT plus Cangzhu (SBC) has been used clinically for Weihuochisheng obese patients. This retrospective analysis focused on assessing the anti-obesity effects of SBC in Weihuochisheng obese patients. We observed significant reductions in body weight and hepatic lipid content among obese patients following SBC treatment. To gain further insights, we investigated the effects and underlying mechanisms of SBC in HFD-fed mice. The results demonstrated that SBC treatment mitigated body weight gain and hepatic lipid accumulation in HFD-fed mice. Pharmacological network analysis suggested that SBC may affect lipid metabolism, mitochondria, inflammation, and apoptosis-a hypothesis supported by the hepatic transcriptomic analysis in HFD-fed mice treated with SBC. Notably, SBC treatment was associated with enhanced hepatic mitochondrial biogenesis and the inhibition of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/NF-κB pathways. In conclusion, SBC treatment alleviates NAFLD in both obese patients and mouse models by improving lipid metabolism, potentially through enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis. These effects, in turn, ameliorate inflammation in hepatocytes.
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- Zhitao Ren
- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Guangdong e-fong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Foshan 528000, China
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- Guangdong e-fong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Foshan 528000, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Foshan Fourth People's Hospital, Foshan 528000, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Medical Center for Comprehensive Weight Control, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
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Chen D, Chen X, He C, Xiao C, Chen Z, Chen Q, Chen J, Bo H. Sanhuang xiexin decoction synergizes insulin/PI3K-Akt/FoxO signaling pathway to inhibit hepatic glucose production and alleviate T2DM. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 306:116162. [PMID: 36646159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction (SHXXD) is a classic prescription for the treatment of diabetes. Excessive hepatic glucose production (HGP) is a major determinant of the occurrence and development of diabetes. Inhibition of HGP can significantly improve type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the mechanism by which SHXXD inhibits HGP. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, a mouse model of T2DM was established through high-fat diet (HFD) feeding combined with streptozotocin (STZ) injection to determine the pharmacodynamic effect of SHXXD in T2DM mice. Then, the possible pathways induced by SHXXD in the treatment of T2DM were predicted by network pharmacology combined with transcriptomics (including target prediction, network analysis and enrichment analysis). Finally, the specific mechanism of SHXXD was elucidated by in vitro experiments. RESULTS In vivo experiments showed that SHXXD reduced fasting blood glucose and alleviated weight loss in T2DM mice. Improved glucose clearance rates and insulin sensitivity improve dyslipidemia, liver tissue structural abnormalities and inflammatory cell infiltration as well as increase glycogen storage in T2DM mice. The results of network pharmacology and transcriptome analysis showed that SHXXD contained 378 compounds and 2625 targets. In total, 292 intersection targets were identified between the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of the liver tissue insulin resistance (IR) related dataset GSE23343. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that the insulin/PI3K-Akt/FoxO signaling pathway may be related to SHXXD-mediated improvements in T2DM. In vitro experimental results showed that SHXXD increased glucose consumption by HepG2-IR cells and improved their insulin sensitivity. RT‒qPCR and Western blotting results showed that SHXXD inhibited hepatic gluconeogenesis through the insulin/PI3K-Akt/FoxO signaling pathway by promoting IGFIR, PIK3R1 and AKT2 expression and subsequently inhibiting PEPCK and FBP1 expression via phosphorylation of Foxo1. In addition, PI3K/Akt deactivated p-GSK3β through phosphorylation, thereby promoting GS expression and increasing glycogen synthesis. CONCLUSIONS SHXXD can target the liver to cooperate with the insulin/PI3K-Akt/FoxO signaling pathway to inhibit HGP to alleviate T2DM.
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- Dan Chen
- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Shi H, Qiao F, Huang K, Lu W, Zhang X, Ke Z, Wu Y, Cao L, Chen Y. Exploring therapeutic mechanisms of San-Huang-Tang in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through network pharmacology and experimental validation. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 296:115477. [PMID: 35764198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE San-Huang-Tang (SHT), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, has been clinically used to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently it has proved that SHT have a good effect on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). AIM OF THE STUDY Our study was designed to investigate the therapeutic mechanisms of the SHT against NAFLD. The data of SHT were obtained through network pharmacology platform and validated experimentally in vivo and in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS The candidate targets of SHT were predicted by network pharmacological analysis and crucial targets were chosen by the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and Genomes (KEGG) were applied to analyze the NAFLD-related signaling pathways affected by SHT, and then the analysis results were verified with molecular biological experiments in vivo and in vitro. RESULTS Molecules were screened with network pharmacological analysis, and then the improvement of insulin resistance of NAFLD mice was measured by IPITTs and IPGTTs. Through series of molecular experiments, it is revealed that SHT could increase the transcription of insulin receptor (INSR) and insulin receptor substrate (IRS1), and enhance the phosphorylation of both threonine protein kinase (AKT) and forkhead box O1 (FoxO1). CONCLUSIONS Screened by bioinformatics and verified by experiments in vivo and in vitro, SHT could contribute to NAFLD by affecting insulin resistance via activating INSR/IRS1/AKT/FoxO1 pathway. Our research findings provide not only an experimental basis for the therapeutic effect of SHT but also a new target against NAFLD.
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- Huilian Shi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, PR China; Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Si Y, Wu Z, Gu L, Li H, Ge P, Liu H, Zhang W, Xu Y, Huang Y, Chen M. Analysis of Shenhuang Capsule Using HPLC: Method Development, Validation, and Application. CURR PHARM ANAL 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412918666220427135241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shenhuang (SH) capsule is a traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation containing rhubarb, coptis, scutellaria, salvia and Pueraria, used for diabetic nephropathy studied by our research group in the early stage. This study aims to develop the method of qualitative identification and content determination of the main active ingredients of SH capsules, so as to establish the quality standard.
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HPLC method was used to determine the contents of rhein, Pueraria and tanshinone in SH capsules. The determination method of SH capsules was established through the determination of specificity, regression equation, precision, repeatability, and recovery. The general quality standard of SH capsule was established by measuring water content, disintegration time and microorganism. The contents of rhein, puerarin and tanshinone IIA in SH capsules were determined by HPLC.
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The precision was 1.10–3.00%, the reproducibility and recovery rates were 95.0–105.7%. The moisture determination, disintegration time and microorganism examination of SH capsule were all in line with the standard.
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The stable, feasible, simple and reliable content determination method was established through the content determination of SH capsules and the general quality standard test.
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- Yuankai Si
- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the Hospital of Luzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the Hospital of Luzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the Hospital of Luzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China
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Zhou K, Zhang J, Liu C, Ou L, Wang F, Yu Y, Wang Y, Bai S. Sanziguben polysaccharides inhibit diabetic nephropathy through NF-κB-mediated anti-inflammation. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2021; 18:81. [PMID: 34493288 PMCID: PMC8425148 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-021-00601-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Sanziguben polysaccharides (SZP) are large amounts of classical Chinese medicines from Sanziguben (SZGB). Moreover, SZGB is a widely applied compound prescription for diabetic nephropathy (DN) treatment, but the role is still unclear. This study initially explores the mechanism of SZP in the treatment of DN. Methods The high-fat diet plus streptozotocin injections were used to replicate the DN models in male C57BL/6 mice. DN mice were divided into five groups: DN mice, DN mice treated with SZP(1.01 or 2.02 g/kg), DN mice treated with SZGB decoction(4.7 g/kg), and DN mice treated with metformin (300 mg/kg). HG and LPS plus TNFα stimulated human tubule epithelial (HK-2) cells to establish an in vitro model and treated with SZP (100 or 200 μg/mL). Results SZP was found to comprise sugar, protein, and uronic acid. Furthermore, SZP alleviated the progression of inflammation in vivo and in vitro by inhibiting the expression of NF-κB. Conclusions NF-κB plays a critical role in the development of DN induced by STZ and HG. Furthermore, SZP can attenuate the NF-κB‐mediated progression of diabetic nephropathy, improve DN through anti-inflammation.
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- Kang Zhou
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Room C306, Pharmaceutical Building, No. 232 Waihuan East Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Zhang ZM, Yang L, Wan Y, Jiang S, Shang EX, Qian DW, Duan JA. The synergic renoprotective effect of Rehmanniae Radix Preparata and Corni Fructus on adenine-induced chronic kidney disease rats based on integrated plasma metabolomics and network pharmacology approach. Life Sci 2021; 278:119545. [PMID: 33930370 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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AIMS Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (RR) and Corni Fructus (CF) are commonly used together for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the clinical practices for thousands of years. However, little information on their synergy mechanism is available. MAIN METHODS In this study, an integrated approach combining ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS)-based metabonomics and network pharmacology was adopted to elucidate the cooperation mechanism of RR and CF on the amelioration of CKD. Furthermore, the targets from network pharmacology and metabolism pathways were jointly analyzed. Finally, the activities of key metabolic enzymes were experimentally validated by ELISA. KEY FINDINGS Metabolic profiling indicated that the metabolic disturbance in plasma was markedly alleviated after treatment. Nine putative biomarkers mainly involving in phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis and tyrosine metabolism were identified. Moreover, the compound-target-pathway network of RR and CF for CKD treatment was constructed by network pharmacology, which was related to tyrosine metabolism and arginine and proline metabolism. The results were partly consistent with the findings of plasma metabolomics. SIGNIFICANCE In conclusion, this study solidly supported and enhanced current understanding of the synergy effects of RR and CF on CKD. Meanwhile, it also confirmed the feasibility of combining metabolomics and network pharmacology to identify active components and elucidate the pharmacological effects of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs).
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- Zhi-Miao Zhang
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Shahcheraghi SH, Aljabali AAA, Al Zoubi MS, Mishra V, Charbe NB, Haggag YA, Shrivastava G, Almutary AG, Alnuqaydan AM, Barh D, Dua K, Chellappan DK, Gupta G, Lotfi M, Serrano-Aroca Á, Bahar B, Mishra YK, Takayama K, Panda PK, Bakshi HA, Tambuwala MM. Overview of key molecular and pharmacological targets for diabetes and associated diseases. Life Sci 2021; 278:119632. [PMID: 34019900 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes epidemiological quantities are demonstrating one of the most important communities' health worries. The essential diabetic difficulties are including cardiomyopathy, nephropathy, inflammation, and retinopathy. Despite developments in glucose decreasing treatments and drugs, these diabetic complications are still ineffectively reversed or prohibited. Several signaling and molecular pathways are vital targets in the new therapies of diabetes. This review assesses the newest researches about the key molecules and signaling pathways as targets of molecular pharmacology in diabetes and diseases related to it for better treatment based on molecular sciences. The disease is not cured by current pharmacological strategies for type 2 diabetes. While several drug combinations are accessible that can efficiently modulate glycemia and mitigate long-term complications, these agents do not reverse pathogenesis, and in practice, they are not established to modify the patient's specific molecular profiling. Therapeutic companies have benefited from human genetics. Genome exploration, which is agnostic to the information that exists, has revealed tens of loci that impact glycemic modulation. The physiological report has begun to examine subtypes of diseases, illustrate heterogeneity and propose biochemical therapeutic pathways.
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- Seyed Hossein Shahcheraghi
- Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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- Yarmouk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Irbid, Jordan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Genomics and Applied Gene Technology, Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied, India
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Mahal Road, Jagatpura, Jaipur, India
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- Abortion Research Center, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab, Translational Research Centre San Alberto Magno, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, C/Guillem de Castro 94, 46001 Valencia, Spain
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- Nutrition Sciences and Applied Food Safety Studies, Research Centre for Global Development, School of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
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- University of Southern Denmark, Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, Alsion 2, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
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- Center for IPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8397, Japan
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Theory Division, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Chen M, Liu C, Shen Y, Zou J, Zhang Z, Wan Y, Yang L, Jiang S, Qian D, Duan J. A Powerful HPLC-ELSD Method for Simultaneous Determination of Fecal Bile Acids in T2DM Rats Interfered by Sanhuang Xiexin Tang. J Chromatogr Sci 2021; 59:871-876. [PMID: 33524991 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmaa144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bile acids (BAs) as important endogenous ligands can activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1, also known as TGR5) signaling to regulate glycolipid metabolism. In this study, a simple, reliable and sensitive analysis method for simultaneous determination of four BAs from rat feces based on high-performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detector (HPLC-ELSD) was developed. Chromatographic analysis was performed with the mobile phases of acetonitrile and 0.2% formic acid. All the standard curves exhibited good linearity (R2 ≥ 0.99). The relative standard deviations of precision, stability and repeatability varied from 1.27 to 3.96%, 2.20 to 3.89% and 3.00 to 4.31%, respectively. The validated method was successfully applied to investigate the variation of four BAs in feces from T2DM rats after oral administration of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang (SXT). Data showed that SXT could remarkably increase the contents of conjunct BAs and decrease the contents of free BAs, which might contribute to ameliorate the symptoms of T2DM rats.
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- Mengjun Chen
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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Song S, Ding Y, Dai GL, Zhang Y, Xu MT, Shen JR, Chen TT, Chen Y, Meng GL. Sirtuin 3 deficiency exacerbates diabetic cardiomyopathy via necroptosis enhancement and NLRP3 activation. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2021; 42:230-241. [PMID: 32770173 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-0490-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) is a potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular, metabolic, and other aging-related diseases. In this study, we investigated the role of SIRT3 in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Mice were injected with streptozotocin (STZ, 60 mg/kg, ip) to induce diabetes mellitus. Our proteomics analysis revealed that SIRT3 expression in the myocardium of diabetic mice was lower than that of control mice, as subsequently confirmed by real-time PCR and Western blotting. To explore the role of SIRT3 in DCM, SIRT3-knockout mice and 129S1/SvImJ wild-type mice were injected with STZ. We found that diabetic mice with SIRT3 deficiency exhibited aggravated cardiac dysfunction, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level in the serum, decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level in the myocardium, exacerbated myocardial injury, and promoted myocardial reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were transfected with SIRT3 siRNA, then exposed to high glucose (HG, 25.5 mM). We found that downregulation of SIRT3 further increased LDH release, decreased ATP level, suppressed the mitochondrial membrane potential, and elevated oxidative stress in HG-treated cardiomyocytes. SIRT3 deficiency further raised expression of necroptosis-related proteins including receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1), RIPK3, and cleaved caspase 3, and upregulated the expression of inflammation-related proteins including NLR family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3), caspase 1 p20, and interleukin-1β both in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, SIRT3 deficiency aggravated hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial damage, increased ROS accumulation, promoted necroptosis, possibly activated the NLRP3 inflammasome, and ultimately exacerbated DCM in the mice. These results suggest that SIRT3 can be a molecular intervention target for the prevention and treatment of DCM.
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Chang HY, Lee CH, Li YS, Huang JT, Lan SH, Wang YF, Lai WW, Wang YC, Lin YJ, Liu HS, Cheng HC. MicroRNA-146a suppresses tumor malignancy via targeting vimentin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells with lower fibronectin membrane assembly. J Biomed Sci 2020; 27:102. [PMID: 33248456 PMCID: PMC7697386 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-00693-4] [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: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is widely prevalent in Taiwan, and high metastatic spread of ESCC leads to poor survival rate. Fibronectin (FN) assembly on the cell membrane may induce ESCC mobility. MicroRNAs (MiRNAs) are abundant in and participate in tumorigenesis in many cancers. However, the role of MiRNA in FN assembly-related ESCC mobility remains unexplored. Methods We divided ESCC CE81T cells into high-FN assembly (CE81FN+) and low-FN assembly (CE81FN−) groups by flow cytometry. MiRNA microarray analysis identified miR-146a expression as the most down-regulated miRNA in comparison of CE81FN+ and CE81FN− cells. Results Cell proliferation and migration were decreased when CE81FN+ cells overexpressed transgenic miR-146a compared to the parental cells, indicating an inverse correlation between low miR-146a expression and high proliferation as well as motility of FN assembly ESCC cells. Furthermore, vimentin is the target gene of miR-146a involved in ESCC tumorigenesis. MiR-146a suppressed cell proliferation, migration and invasion of CE81FN+ cells through the inhibition of vimentin expression, as confirmed by real-time PCR, Western blotting and Transwell™ assay. Analysis of one hundred and thirty-six paired ESCC patient specimens revealed that low miR-146a and high vimentin levels were frequently detected in tumor, and that the former was associated with late tumor stages (III and IV). Notably, either low miR-146a expression or high vimentin level was significantly associated with poor overall survival rate among ESCC patients. Conclusions This is the first report to link FN assembly in the cell membrane with miR-146a, vimentin and ESCC tumorigenesis both in vitro and in ESCC patients.
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- Hong-Yi Chang
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, College of Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,M. Sc. Program in Tropical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Center for Cancer Research, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Zou J, Shen Y, Chen M, Zhang Z, Xiao S, Liu C, Wan Y, Yang L, Jiang S, Shang E, Qian D, Duan J. Lizhong decoction ameliorates ulcerative colitis in mice via modulating gut microbiota and its metabolites. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:5999-6012. [PMID: 32418127 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10665-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC), a kind of inflammatory bowel disease, is generally characterized by chronic, persistent, relapsing, and nonspecific ulceration of the bowel, which is widespread in the world. Although the pathogenesis of UC is multifactorial, growing evidence has demonstrated that gut microbiota and its metabolites are closely related to the development of UC. Lizhong decoction (LZD), a well-known classical Chinese herbal prescription, has been used to clinically treat UC for long time, but its mechanism is not clear. In this study, 16S rRNA gene sequencing combining with untargeted metabolomics profiling was used to investigate how LZD worked. Results indicated that LZD could shape the gut microbiota structure and modify metabolic profiles. The abundance of opportunistic pathogens such as Clostridium sensu stricto 1, Enterobacter, and Escherichia-Shigella correlated with intestinal inflammation markedly decreased, while the levels of beneficial bacteria including Blautia, Muribaculaceae_norank, Prevotellaceae UCG-001, and Ruminiclostridium 9 elevated in various degrees. Additionally, fecal metabolite profiles reflecting microbial activities showed that adenosine, lysoPC(18:0), glycocholic acid, and deoxycholic acid notably decreased, while cholic acid, α-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, and L-tryptophan significantly increased after LZD treatment. Hence, based on the systematic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and metabolomics of gut flora, the results provided a novel insight that microbiota and its metabolites might be potential targets for revealing the mechanism of LZD on amelioration of UC.Key Points • The potential mechanism of LZD on the amelioration of UC was firstly investigated.• LZD could significantly shape the structure of gut microbiota.• LZD could notably modulate the fecal metabolic profiling of UC mice. Graphical abstract.
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- Junfeng Zou
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
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Fang P, Sun Y, Gu X, Han L, Han S, Shang Y, Luan Z, Lu N, Ge R, Shi M, Zhang Z, Min W. San-Huang-Tang protects obesity/diabetes induced NAFLD by upregulating PGC-1α/PEPCK signaling in obese and galr1 knockout mice models. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 250:112483. [PMID: 31843573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE San-Huang-Tang (ST), a classic prescription, has been clinically used to cure diabetes and diabetes-associated metabolic disorders. Established studies have reported that ST can alleviate inflammation, obesity, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. AIM OF THE STUDY To the best of our knowledge, here, we reported for the first time the underlying mechanistic therapeutic efficacy of the ST against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in high-fat induced obese and galr1-deficient diabetic mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The obese and galr1-deficient mice were treated with ST at a dose of 10 g/kg every day for three weeks. Then food intake, body weight and insulin resistance indexes were measured. Western blotting, qRT-PCR, and plasma biochemical analyses were applied. RESULTS ST reduced food intake, body weight, blood glucose level and insulin resistance, improved glucose tolerance in obese and galr1-deficient mice. Mechanistically, we confirmed that ST protected against NAFLD through activation of PGC-1α and its downstream signaling pathways as shown by the attenuated hepatic adipogenesis and lipid accumulation, increased hepatic fatty acid oxidation, regulated plasma lipid parameters, and increased energy expenditure and metabolic function in fat and muscle. CONCLUSIONS Reduction in food intake produced by ST may contribute to the observed metabolic effects. Our findings strongly suggest that ST might be a potential novel therapeutic drug against obesity/diabetes-induced NAFLD and other metabolic disorders.
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- Penghua Fang
- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, China.
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Pan L, Ding Y, Ni X, Wang CZ, Jiang B, Zhang Y, Jiang N, Tang Y, Chen L, Yuan CS. Modeling rapid and selective capture of nNOS–PSD-95 uncouplers from Sanhuang Xiexin decoction by novel molecularly imprinted polymers based on metal–organic frameworks. RSC Adv 2020; 10:7671-7681. [PMID: 35492204 PMCID: PMC9049783 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10537a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Novel and highly selective molecularly imprinted polymers based on the surface of metal–organic frameworks, NH2-MIL-101(Cr) (MIL@MIPS), were successfully fabricated to capture neuronal nitric oxide synthase–postsynaptic density protein-95 (nNOS–PSD-95) uncouplers from Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction (SXD) for stroke treatment. The resultant polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffraction. The performance tests revealed that MIL@MIPs had a large binding capacity, fast kinetics, and excellent selectivity. Then the obtained polymers were satisfactorily applied to solid-phase extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography to selectively capture nNOS–PSD-95 uncouplers from SXD. Furthermore, the biological activities of components obtained from SXD were evaluated in vivo and in vitro. As a consequence, the components showed a potent neuroprotective effect from the MTS assay and uncoupling activity from the co-immunoprecipitation experiment. In addition, the anti-ischemic stroke assay in vivo was further investigated to determine the effect of reducing infarct size and ameliorating neurological deficit by the active components. Therefore, this present study contributes a valuable new method and new tendency to selectively capture active components for stroke treatment from SXD and other natural medicines. Novel MIL@MIPs were prepared to rapidly capture nNOS–PSD-95 uncouplers from Sanhuang Xiexin decoction, coupled with SPE and HPLC.![]()
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- Linli Pan
- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research
- Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care
- University of Chicago
- Chicago
- USA
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing Medical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research
- Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care
- University of Chicago
- Chicago
- USA
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Wu J, Luo Y, Deng D, Su S, Li S, Xiang L, Hu Y, Wang P, Meng X. Coptisine from Coptis chinensis exerts diverse beneficial properties: A concise review. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:7946-7960. [PMID: 31622015 PMCID: PMC6850926 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Coptisine is a natural small-molecular compound extracted from Coptis chinensis (CC) with a history of using for thousands of years. This work aimed at summarizing coptisine's activity and providing advice for its clinical use. We analysed the online papers in the database of SciFinder, Web of Science, PubMed, Google scholar and CNKI by setting keywords as 'coptisine' in combination of 'each pivotal pathway target'. Based on the existing literatures, we find (a) coptisine exerted potential to be an anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, CAD ameliorating or anti-bacterial drug through regulating the signalling transduction of pathways such as NF-κB, MAPK, PI3K/Akt, NLRP3 inflammasome, RANKL/RANK and Beclin 1/Sirt1. However, we also (b) observe that the plasma concentration of coptisine demonstrates obvious non-liner relationship with dosage, and even the highest dosage used in animal study actually cannot reach the minimum concentration level used in cell experiments owing to the poor absorption and low availability of coptisine. We conclude (a) further investigations can focus on coptisine's effect on caspase-1-involved inflammasome assembling and pyroptosis activation, as well as autophagy. (b) Under circumstance of promoting coptisine availability by pursuing nano- or microrods strategies or applying salt-forming process to coptisine, can it be introduced to clinical trial.
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- Jiasi Wu
- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan ProvinceSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Clinical TranslationChengdu Institute of BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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- College of PharmacyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChengduChina
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Zhao XQ, Guo S, Lu YY, Hua Y, Zhang F, Yan H, Shang EX, Wang HQ, Zhang WH, Duan JA. Lycium barbarum L. leaves ameliorate type 2 diabetes in rats by modulating metabolic profiles and gut microbiota composition. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 121:109559. [PMID: 31734581 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The leaf of Lycium barbarum L. (LLB) has been widely used as a tea, vegetable, and herb in China and Southeast Asia for centuries; this is because of the hypoglycemic effect it has, but the mechanism behind this effect is still unclear. In this study, a type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) rat model, induced by a high-fat diet combined with low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) injections, was adopted. The biochemical index was determined and the histopathological and metabolomics analyses of serum and urine and 16S rDNA sequencing of the gut microbiota were performed. We evaluated the hypoglycemic effects and the mechanism of action of the water extract from LLB, which contained neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and rutin (up to 6.06%). The relationships between biochemical indexes, serum and urine metabolites, and gut microbiota were analyzed. The results showed that the LLB extract could noticeably modulate the levels of blood glucose and lipids in diabetic rats as well as repair injuries in livers, kidneys and pancreas. The changes in serum and urine metabolites caused by T2DM were reversed after the administration of LLB; these changes were found to mainly be correlated with the following pathways: nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and purine metabolism. Sequencing of the 16S rDNA from fecal samples showed that the LLB extract could reverse the gut microbiota dysbiosis that T2DM had induced. Therefore, we conclude that T2DM, which altered the metabolic profiles and gut microbiota, could be alleviated effectively using the LLB extract.
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- Xue-Qin Zhao
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Mi J, He W, Lv J, Zhuang K, Huang H, Quan S. Effect of berberine on the HPA-axis pathway and skeletal muscle GLUT4 in type 2 diabetes mellitus rats. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2019; 12:1717-1725. [PMID: 31564939 PMCID: PMC6731988 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s211188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis pathway is closely related to insulin resistance (IR), glucose, and lipid metabolism disorders in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Berberine (BBR) has effect on regulating disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism in T2DM. In fact, activation of the HPA axis pathway is closely related to IR, glucose, and lipid metabolism disorders in T2DM. Here, we investigated whether the therapeutic effect of BBR on T2DM rats is acted through the HPA axis pathway. METHODS In this research, we investigated the effects of BBR on the HPA-axis pathway-related indicators and expression of skeletal muscle glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in the high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced T2DM rats, and identify its possible mechanism of improving IR in T2DM. RESULTS BBR significantly reduced fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in model rats. It also improved the abnormalities of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the insulin resistance index, the insulin sensitivity index, glucagon, and insulin levels. BBR decreased levels of hypothalamic Orexin-A, the OX2R receptor, the corticotropin-releasing hormone, the pituitary and the plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone, as well as serum and urine corticosterone. At the same time, BBR increased mRNA and protein expressions of GLUT4 in skeletal muscles of model rats as well. CONCLUSION Those results suggested that BBR can exert inhibition on the HPA-axis and increased skeletal muscle expression of GLUT4 proteins, which may be one of the important mechanisms in BBR to improve IR and regulating glucose and lipid metabolism in T2DM rats.
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- Jia Mi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Heqing Huang; Shijian QuanDepartment of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 232 East Wai Huan Road, Guangzhou510006, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 1 392 211 9719Email ;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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