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Zhuge H, Ge Z, Wang J, Yao J, He J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Tang Y. The Tandem of Liquid Chromatography and Network Pharmacology for the Chemical Profiling of Pule'an Tablets and the Prediction of Mechanism of Action in Treating Prostatitis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 17:56. [PMID: 38256890 PMCID: PMC10821205 DOI: 10.3390/ph17010056] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Prostatitis, a prevalent urinary tract disorder in males, has a complex etiology that leads to severe clinical discomfort. Pule'an Tablets, a classic single-component formulation primarily based on rapeseed pollen, have been clinically proven to have a beneficial therapeutic effect on both prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, there is currently a lack of research on the chemical composition and mechanisms of action of Pule'an Tablets in treating prostatitis. In this study, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), a total of 53 compounds in Pule'an Tablets were identified, including flavonoids, phenylpropionamides, lipids, glucosinolates, and nucleic acids. Subsequently, through a network pharmacology analysis, potential target genes and their mechanisms of action were predicted accordingly. The results suggested that genes such as LPAR5, LPAR6, LPAR4, LPAR3, LPAR2, LPAR1, F2, ENPP2, MMP9, and TNF, along with pathways like prostate cancer, endocrine resistance, bladder cancer, and the IL-17 signaling pathway, may represent potential pathways involved in the therapeutic effects of Pule'an Tablets. This study represents the first systematic investigation into the chemical composition of Pule'an Tablets, shedding light on the potential mechanisms underlying their efficacy in treating prostatitis. These findings could serve as a valuable reference for future pharmacological research on Pule'an Tablets.
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- Hui Zhuge
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences & Institute of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (Z.G.); (J.W.)
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences & Institute of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (Z.G.); (J.W.)
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- Zhejiang CONBA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China; (J.Y.); (J.H.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Technology, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang CONBA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China; (J.Y.); (J.H.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Technology, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Liu G, He H, Wang P, Zhao X, Ren F. Glucoraphanin Accumulation via Glucoraphanin Synthesis Promotion during Broccoli Germination. Foods 2023; 13:41. [PMID: 38201069 PMCID: PMC10778628 DOI: 10.3390/foods13010041] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Glucoraphanin is an important glucosinolate which is widely distributed in Brassica vegetables and poses an anticancer effect to humans. Although researchers have paid a lot of attention to the changes in glucoraphanin concentration in seedlings of broccoli over 1-2 weeks, there has been little research focusing on the total whole-sprout glucoraphanin content within broccoli seedlings over 1-5 weeks. However, it is necessary to clarify the changes in total glucoraphanin content during the broccoli sprouting stage as broccoli seedlings are novel plant foods. This research explored glucoraphanin absolute accumulation and the biosynthesis mechanism in broccoli seedlings during a 5-week growth period. The results showed that glucoraphanin accumulation content was higher at week 4 than in the seeds. Moreover, the relative DL-methionine contents increased significantly after 3 weeks. Glucoraphanin synthetic gene expression levels were increased after 3 weeks, but the gene expressions of AOP3 (encoding 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases) and MYR (encoding myrosinase) were significantly decreased. Furthermore, the 20 essential DEGs obtained can provide new insight into understanding the developmental regulation of broccoli seedlings. In addition, the results can also provide information on how to obtain higher glucoraphanin contents in broccoli sprouts.
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- Guangmin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- Institute of Agri-food Processing and Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Agri-food Processing and Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Agri-food Processing and Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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Yan C, Huang Y, Zhang S, Cui L, Jiao Z, Peng Z, Luo X, Liu Y, Qiu Z. Dynamic profiling of intact glucosinolates in radish by combining UHPLC-HRMS/MS and UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1216682. [PMID: 37476169 PMCID: PMC10354559 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1216682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Glucosinolates (GSLs) and their degradation products in radish confer plant defense, promote human health, and generate pungent flavor. However, the intact GSLs in radish have not been investigated comprehensively yet. Here, an accurate qualitative and quantitative analyses of 15 intact GSLs from radish, including four major GSLs of glucoraphasatin (GRH), glucoerucin (GER), glucoraphenin (GRE), and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin (4MGBS), were conducted using UHPLC-HRMS/MS in combination with UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS. Simultaneously, three isomers of hexyl GSL, 3-methylpentyl GSL, and 4-methylpentyl GSL were identified in radish. The highest content of GSLs was up to 232.46 μmol/g DW at the 42 DAG stage in the 'SQY' taproot, with an approximately 184.49-fold increase compared to the lowest content in another sample. That the GSLs content in the taproots of two radishes fluctuated in a similar pattern throughout the five vegetative growth stages according to the metabolic profiling, whereas the GSLs content in the '55' leaf steadily decreased over the same period. Additionally, the proposed biosynthetic pathways of radish-specific GSLs were elucidated in this study. Our findings will provide an abundance of qualitative and quantitative data on intact GSLs, as well as a method for detecting GSLs, thus providing direction for the scientific progress and practical utilization of GSLs in radish.
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- Chenghuan Yan
- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Ecological Cultivation on Highland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Economic Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Kyriakou S, Michailidou K, Amery T, Stewart K, Winyard PG, Trafalis DT, Franco R, Pappa A, Panayiotidis MI. Polyphenolics, glucosinolates and isothiocyanates profiling of aerial parts of Nasturtium officinale (Watercress). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:998755. [PMID: 36457522 PMCID: PMC9706002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.998755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is a rich source of secondary metabolites with disease-preventing and/or health-promoting properties. Herein, we have utilized extraction procedures to isolate fractions of polyphenols, glucosinolates and isothiocyanates to determine their identification, and quantification. In doing so, we have utilized reproducible analytical methodologies based on liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry by either positive or negative ion mode. Due to the instability and volatility of isothiocyanates, we followed an ammonia derivatization protocol which converts them into respective ionizable thiourea derivatives. The analytes' content distribution map was created on watercress flowers, leaves and stems. We have demonstrated that watercress contains significantly higher levels of gluconasturtiin, phenethyl isothiocyanate, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and isorhamnetin, among others, with their content decreasing from flowers (82.11 ± 0.63, 273.89 ± 0.88, 1459.30 ± 12.95 and 289.40 ± 1.37 ng/g of dry extract respectively) to leaves (32.25 ± 0.74, 125.02 ± 0.52, 1197.86 ± 4.24 and 196.47 ± 3.65 ng/g of det extract respectively) to stems (9.20 ± 0.11, 64.7 ± 0.9, 41.02 ± 0.18, 65.67 ± 0.84 ng/g of dry extract respectivbely). Pearson's correlation analysis has shown that the content of isothiocyanates doesn't depend only on the bioconversion of individual glucosinolates but also on other glucosinolates of the same group. Overall, we have provided comprehensive analytical data of the major watercress metabolites thereby providing an opportunity to exploit different parts of watercress for potential therapeutic applications.
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- Sotiris Kyriakou
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics & Ultrastructural Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Biostatistics Unit, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- The Watercress Company, Dorchester, United Kingdom
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- Watercress Research Limited, Devon, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Redox Biology Centre, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
- Department of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics & Ultrastructural Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Castellaneta A, Losito I, Cisternino G, Leoni B, Santamaria P, Calvano CD, Bianco G, Cataldi TRI. All Ion Fragmentation Analysis Enhances the Untargeted Profiling of Glucosinolates in Brassica Microgreens by Liquid Chromatography and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:2108-2119. [PMID: 36264209 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An analytical approach based on reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization Fourier-transform mass spectrometry in negative ion mode (RPLC-ESI-(-)-FTMS) was developed for the untargeted characterization of glucosinolates (GSL) in the polar extracts of four Brassica microgreen crops, namely, garden cress, rapeseed, kale, and broccoli raab. Specifically, the all ion fragmentation (AIF) operation mode enabled by a quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometer, i.e., the systematic fragmentation of all ions generated in the electrospray source, followed by the acquisition of an FTMS spectrum, was exploited. First, the best qualifying product ions for GSL were recognized from higher-energy collisional dissociation (HCD)-FTMS2 spectra of representative standard GSL. Extracted ion chromatograms (EIC) were subsequently obtained for those ions from RPLC-ESI(-)-AIF-FTMS data referred to microgreen extracts, by plotting the intensity of their signals as a function of retention time. The alignment of peaks detected in the EIC traces was finally exploited for the recognition of peaks potentially related to GSL, with the EIC obtained for the sulfate radical anion [SO4]•- (exact m/z 95.9523) providing the highest selectivity. Each putative GSL was subsequently characterized by HCD-FTMS2 analyses and by collisionally induced dissociation (CID) multistage MSn (n = 2, 3) acquisitions based on a linear ion trap mass spectrometer. As a result, up to 27 different GSLs were identified in the four Brassica microgreens. The general method described in this work appears as a promising approach for the study of GSL, known and novel, in plant extracts.
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- Andrea Castellaneta
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agro-Ambientali e Territoriali, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agro-Ambientali e Territoriali, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Bian N, Chen X, Ren X, Yu Z, Jin M, Chen X, Liu C, Luan Y, Wei L, Chen Y, Song W, Zhao Y, Wang B, Jiang T, Zhang C, Shu Z, Su X, Wang L. 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone attenuates the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting alpha-hemolysin. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:200. [PMID: 35995893 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03378-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a Gram-positive bacteria, is an incurable cause of hospital and community-acquired infections. Inhibition bacterial virulence is a viable strategy against S. aureus infections based on the multiple virulence factors secreted by S. aureus. Alpha-hemolysin (Hla) plays a crucial role in bacteria virulence without affecting bacterial viability. Here, we identified that 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), a natural compound, was able to decrease the expression of and did not affect the in vitro growth of S. aureus USA300 at a concentration of 32 μg/mL. It was verified by western blot and RT-qPCR that the natural compound could inhibit the transcription and translation of Hla. Further mechanism studies revealed that 7,8-DHF has a negative effect on transcriptional regulator agrA and RNAIII, preventing the upregulation of virulence gene. Cytotoxicity assays showed that 7,8-DHF did not produce significant cytotoxicity to A549 cells. Animal experiments showed that the combination of 7,8-DHF and vancomycin had a more significant therapeutic effect on S. aureus infection, reflecting the synergistic effect of 7,8-DHF with antibiotics. In conclusion, 7,8-DHF was able to target Hla to protect host cells from hemolysis while limiting the development of bacterial resistance.
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- Nan Bian
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130118, China.
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China.
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China.
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