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Liu Y, Wang C, Wu J, Tan L, Gao P, Wu S, Tang D, Wang Q, Wang C, Li P, Liu J. Study on the Comprehensive Phytochemicals and the Anti-Ulcerative Colitis Effect of Saussurea pulchella. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041526. [PMID: 36838515 PMCID: PMC9964537 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Saussurea pulchella (SP) is a traditional medicinal plant that is widely used in folk medicine because of its diverse biological activities, particularly its anti-inflammatory effects. However, the alleviation effect of SP on ulcerative colitis (UC) has not yet been realized. PURPOSE To investigate the chemical composition and therapeutic effect of SP extract against UC. METHODS First, qualitative and quantitative analysis of SP 75% ethanol extract was performed by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. Second, a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) model of UC mice was developed to study the effects of SP on the symptoms, inflammatory factors, oxidative stress indexes and colon histopathology. Third, an integration of network pharmacology with metabolomics was performed to investigate the key metabolites, biological targets and metabolisms closely related to the effect of SP. RESULTS From the SP ethanol extract, 149 compounds were identified qualitatively and 20 were determined quantitatively. The SP could dose-dependently decrease the DAI score, spleen coefficient and the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, iNOS, MPO and MDA; increase the colon length, GSH level and SOD activity; and protect the intestinal barrier in the UC mice. Moreover, 10 metabolite biomarkers,18 targets and 5 metabolisms were found to play crucial roles in the treatment of UC with SP. CONCLUSIONS SP 75% ethanol extract could effectively alleviate the progression of UC and, therefore, could be classified as a novel natural treatment for UC.
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- Yunhe Liu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
- Research Center of Natural Drugs, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
- Research Center of Natural Drugs, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
- Research Center of Natural Drugs, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-431-85619803
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Zhang H, Wang J, Zhao J, Sun C, Wang J, Wang Q, Qu F, Yun X, Feng Z. Integrated Lipidomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Lipid Metabolism in Foxtail Millet ( Setaria italica). Front Genet 2021; 12:758003. [PMID: 34868233 PMCID: PMC8635157 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.758003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) as the main traditional crop in China, is rich in many kinds of high quality fatty acids (FAs). In this study, Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-time-of-flight-tandem mass spectrometer (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) was used to determine the lipids of JG35 and JG39. A total of 2,633 lipid molecules and 31 lipid subclasses were identified, mainly including thirteen kinds of glycerophospholipids (GP), eleven kinds of glycerolipids (GL), four kinds of sphingolipids (SP), two kinds of fatty acyls (FA) and one kind of sterol (ST). Among them JG35 had higher contents of diacylglycerols (DG) and ceramides (Cer), while triacylglycerols, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidic acid, sterol, fatty acyls and pardiolipin (TG, PE, PA, ST, FA and CL) were higher in JG39. Meantime, the correlation analysis of lipidomics and transcriptomics was used to map the main differential lipid metabolism pathways of foxtail millet. The results shown that a differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of FATA/B for the synthesis of FA was highly expressed in JG35, and the related genes for the synthesis DG (ACCase, KAS, HAD, KCS, LACS and GAPT), TG (DGAT and PDAT) and CL (CLS) were highly expressed in JG39. The results of this study will provide a theoretical basis for the future study of lipidomics, improvement of lipid quality directionally and breeding of idiosyncratic quality varieties in foxtail millet.
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- Haiying Zhang
- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- Hebei Zhihai Technology Co., Ltd., Xingtai, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- Shanxi Institute of Organic Dryland Farming, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China
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Dan Z, Min H, Chengbo X, Chengjuan C, Jiangong S, Tiantai Z, Pengmei L. Pharmacokinetic Characterization of ZT55, A Novel Indole Derivative Isolated from Radix Isatidis, using Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass and Q-TOF/Tandem Mass Spectrometry. CURR PHARM ANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412915666191007090906] [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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Background:
ZT55 is a novel natural product isolated from Radix isatidis. It is a highlyselective
tyrosine kinase inhibitor against myeloproliferative neoplasms. Although earlier research has
described the pharmacodynamic properties of ZT55 in vivo and in vitro, the quantitative determination
and pharmacokinetic profile in vivo have not been thoroughly studied.
Methods:
A novel liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed
and validated for the quantification of ZT55 in rat plasma. A Waters symmetry C18 column was
used for chromatographic separation; 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile and 0.1% formic aqueous solution
was used as the mobile phase. Detection was performed by Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM)
mode using electrospray ionization in the positive ion mode. UPLC-QTOF-MS was used for the identification
of metabolites.
Results:
The method was linear (R2=0.9988) over the concentration range of 1-2500 ng/mL. The lower
limit of quantification was 1 ng/mL. The intra-day and inter-day precision of ZT55 showed a relative
standard deviation within 8.47%, whereas the accuracy (RE) ranged from -4.84% to 4.45%. The recoveries
ranged from 92.89% to 97.21%. ZT55 reached the highest plasma concentration at 0.5h. The peak
concentrations with three dosages were 103.59±10.11, 185.23±29.56, and 355.98±28.86 ng/mL. The
AUC0-24 of three dosages were 874.70±72.33, 433.80±49.33, and 231.65±19.41 ng•h/ml respectively.
Five metabolites of ZT55 from plasma were confirmed. The main pathways of ZT55 in vivo were hydrolysis,
N-dealkylation, glycosylation, and sulfonation.
Conclusions:
LC-MS/MS method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of ZT55 after
oral administration and intravenous. ZT55 exhibited rapid oral absorption, high elimination, and low
absolute bioavailability. This study provides important pharmacokinetic and metabolism information
for further pharmacological and toxicological research on ZT55.
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- Zhang Dan
- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Aabideen ZU, Mumtaz MW, Akhtar MT, Mukhtar H, Raza SA, Touqeer T, Saari N. Anti-Obesity Attributes; UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS-Based Metabolite Profiling and Molecular Docking Insights of Taraxacum officinale. Molecules 2020; 25:E4935. [PMID: 33114490 PMCID: PMC7663631 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The naturopathic treatment of obesity is a matter of keen interest to develop efficient natural pharmacological routes for disease management with low or negligible toxicity and side effects. For this purpose, optimized ultrasonicated hydroethanolic extracts of Taraxacum officinale were evaluated for antiobesity attributes. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl method was adopted to evaluate antioxidant potential. Porcine pancreatic lipase inhibitory assay was conducted to assess the in vitro antiobesity property. Ultra-high performance chromatography equipped with a mass spectrometer was utilized to profile the secondary metabolites in the most potent extract. The 60% ethanolic extract exhibited highest extract yield (25.05 ± 0.07%), total phenolic contents (123.42 ± 0.007 mg GAE/g DE), total flavonoid contents (55.81 ± 0.004 RE/g DE), DPPH-radical-scavenging activity (IC50 = 81.05 ± 0.96 µg/mL) and pancreatic lipase inhibitory properties (IC50 = 146.49 ± 4.24 µg/mL). The targeted metabolite fingerprinting highlighted the presence of high-value secondary metabolites. Molecular-binding energies computed by docking tool revealed the possible contribution towards pancreatic lipase inhibitory properties of secondary metabolites including myricetin, isomangiferin, icariside B4, kaempferol and luteolin derivatives when compared to the standard drug orlistat. In vivo investigations revealed a positive impact on the lipid profile and obesity biomarkers of obese mice. The study presents Taraxacum officinale as a potent source of functional bioactive ingredients to impart new insights into the existing pool of knowledge of naturopathic approaches towards obesity management.
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- Zain Ul Aabideen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan; (Z.U.A.); (T.T.)
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.T.A.); (H.M.)
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.T.A.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan; (Z.U.A.); (T.T.)
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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Wang N, Xu P, Wang X, Yao W, Yu Z, Wu R, Huang X, Si Y, Shou D. Integrated pathological cell fishing and network pharmacology approach to investigate main active components of Er-Xian decotion for treating osteoporosis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 241:111977. [PMID: 31136804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Oxidative damage to osteoblasts was a key factor in the development of osteoporosis. Er-Xian Decotion (EXD) is widely used in China for the treatment of osteoporosis, which has a variety of antioxidant active ingredients. EXD may be an important source of protection against oxidative damage in osteoblasts, but the anti-osteoporotic active components of EXD is currently unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY This work established an effective and reliable drug screening method to find main active ingredients in EXD (M-EXD) that can protect osteoblasts against oxidative stress and achieve anti-osteoporosis effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS H2O2-induced osteoblast cell fishing with UHPLC-QTOF/MS was firstly used to discover the potential active components from EXD. Afterword, the EXD compound-osteoporosis target network was constructed using network pharmacology, thus potentially anti-osteoporosis ingredients were founded, and their combination were defined as the M-EXD. Finally, pharmacology effects of M-EXD was evaluated by ovariectomized rats, prednisolone induced-zebrafish and H2O2-induced osteoblasts. RESULTS 40 candidate active ingredients in EXD were initially screened out via pathological cell fishing. According to network pharmacology result, M-EXD consisted of 13 ingredients since they had a close relationship with 65 osteoporosis-related targets. Pharmacological evaluation showed that M-EXD significantly ameliorated oxidative stress in H2O2-induced osteoblast model, evidently reversed the activity of ALP, ROS, GSH-px, NO and MDA compared with the model group. M-EXD showed better anti-oxidative activities than individual ingredients, presenting obvious synergetic effects. In osteoporosis rat and zebrafish models, M-EXD also demonstrated good anti-osteoporotic properties by mitigating the osteoporosis bone loss and increasing serum bone morphogenetic protein 2, and reversing osteocalcin expression in bone tissue. It significantly ameliorated oxidative stress in the in-vivo models. Moreover, M-EXD and EXD showed similar anti-osteoporotic and anti-oxidative properties, while the rest components of EXD had no satisfactory anti-osteoporotic efficacy. CONCLUSIONS Our work successfully identified the main active components in EXD, which could represent the efficacy of EXD on treating osteoporosis, and meanwhile, it also provided an effective strategy to investigate active ingredients from natural medicines, which might be helpful for drug development and application.
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- Nani Wang
- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China; School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China; School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Prevention and Control Technology of Zhejiang Province, The Department of Criminal Science and Technology, Zhejiang Police College, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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- Guerin College Preparatory High School, Chicago, 60171, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
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