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Li Y, Wu Y, Li H, Wang M, Gao Y, Pei S, Liu S, Liu Z, Liu Z, Men L. UPLC-QTOF-MS based metabolomics unravels the modulatory effect of ginseng water extracts on rats with Qi-deficiency. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 242:116019. [PMID: 38382315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116019] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Ginseng is commonly used as a nutritional supplement and daily wellness product due to its ability to invigorate qi. As a result, individuals with Qi-deficiency often use ginseng as a health supplement. Ginsenosides and polysaccharides are the primary components of ginseng. However, the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of action of these components in Qi-deficiency remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the modulatory effects and mechanisms of ginseng water extract, ginsenosides, and ginseng polysaccharides in a rat model of Qi-deficiency using metabolomics and network analysis. The rat model of Qi-deficiency was established via swimming fatigue and a restricted diet. Oral administration of different ginseng water extracts for 30 days primarily alleviated oxidative stress and disrupted energy metabolism and immune response dysfunction caused by Qi-deficiency in rats. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography combined with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) was used for untargeted serum metabolomic analysis. Based on the analysis results, the active constituents of ginseng significantly reversed the changes in serum biomarkers related to Qi-deficiency in rats, particularly energy, amino acid, and unsaturated fatty acid metabolism. Furthermore, analysis of the metabolite-gene network suggested that the anti-Qi-deficiency effects of the ginseng components were mainly associated with toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling and inflammatory response. Additional verification revealed that treatment with the ginseng components effectively reduced the inflammatory response and activation of the myocardial TLR4/NF-κB pathway induced by Qi-deficiency, especially the ginseng water extracts. Therefore, ginseng could be an effective preventive measure against the progression of Qi-deficiency by regulating metabolic and inflammatory responses.
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- Yanyi Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China.
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Li J, Peng G, Yu Y, Lin B, Zhang L, Guo M, Cao Y, Wang Y. Cu 2+-mediated turn-on fluorescence biosensor based on DNA-templated silver nanoclusters for label-free and sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 190:41. [PMID: 36585965 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05617-7] [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: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
A Cu2+-mediated turn-on fluorescence biosensor based on the DNA-templated green-emitting silver nanoclusters (DNA@g-AgNCs) was developed for label-free and sensitive detection of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP). Cu2+ was able to quench the bright green fluorescence of DNA@g-AgNCs because of the coordination and photoinduced electron transfer between DNA@g-AgNCs and Cu2+. Therefore, a unique and effective fluorescence biosensor can be constructed with the formation of DNA@g-AgNCs/Cu2+/ATP ternary-competition system. With the introduction of ATP, the DNA@g-AgNCs/Cu2+ fluorescence sensing system will be disrupted and the fluorescence of DNA@g-AgNCs was recovered due to higher affinity of ATP towards Cu2+. On the basis of this feature, the DNA@g-AgNCs/Cu2+ fluorescence sensing system demonstrated quantitative determination of ATP in the range 0.05 - 3 μM and a detection limit of 16 nM. Moreover, the fluorescence sensing system was successfully applied to the quantitative determination of ATP in human urine and serum samples with recoveries ranging from 98.6 to 106.5%, showing great promise to provide a label-free, cost-efficient, and rapid platform for ATP-related clinical disease diagnosis.
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- Jingze Li
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Engineering, Jiangxi College of Applied Technology, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biomedicine, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, People's Republic of China.
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Gao Y, Wu Y, Liu Z, Fu J, Zhang Y, Wu J, Liu S, Song F, Liu Z. Based on urine metabolomics to study the mechanism of Qi-deficiency affecting type 2 diabetes rats using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1179:122850. [PMID: 34364297 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Qi-deficiency also called energy deficiency, which approximates to the term of sub-health in contemporary medical theory. Diabetes is similar to the symptoms of "xiaoke" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which is linked with Qi-deficiency. However, the mechanism of Qi-deficiency on type 2 diabetes (T2D) has not been completely elucidated. In this study, a model on Qi-deficiency T2D rat was established by using diet with high fat and high sugar and small-dose STZ induction combined with exhaustive swimming, and the model was evaluated by pathological section, hematological index and serum biochemical parameters. Applying urine metabolomics based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to explore the underlying molecular mechanism of Qi-deficiency on T2D and 32 urinary metabolites were identified as prospective biomarkers for Qi-deficiency T2D rats. Metabolic pathway analysis indicated that synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, starch and sucrose metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, butanoate metabolism and TCA cycle, etc., were closely related to potential mechanisms of Qi-deficiency on T2D. The metabolomics results can provide reliable data support for complex TCM syndrome diagnosis.
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- Yang Gao
- 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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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, 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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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Zarif F, Khurshid S, Muhammad N, Zahid Qureshi M, Shah NS. Colorimetric Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Ionic‐Liquid‐Sensitized Zero‐Valent Copper Nanoparticle (nZVCu). ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Faiza Zarif
- Department of Chemistry Government College University Katchery road Lahore 54000 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Government College University Katchery road Lahore 54000 Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM) COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus 54000 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Government College University Katchery road Lahore 54000 Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari Campus 61100 Pakistan
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A microfluidic platform integrating paper adsorption-based sample clean-up and voltage-assisted liquid desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for biological sample analysis. Talanta 2020; 217:121106. [PMID: 32498849 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Clinical application of direct sampling electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) remains limited due to problems associated with very "dirty" sample matrices. Herein we report on a microfluidic platform that allows direct mass spectrometric analysis of serum samples of microliter sizes. The platform integrates in-line paper adsorption-based sample clean-up and voltage assisted liquid desorption ESI-MS/MS (VAL DESI-MS/MS) to detect multiple targeted compounds of clinical interest. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were selected as model analytes. Simultaneous quantification of these compounds in human serum samples was demonstrated. For all the three compounds, linear calibration curves were obtained in a concentration range from 0.20 to 20.0 μmol/L with r2 values ≥ 0.996. Limits of detection were 0.019, 0.015, and 0.011 μmol/L for AMP, ADP, and ATP, respectively. Recovery was found in the range from 96.5% to 103.5% at spiking concentrations of 0.25 and 2.50 μmol/L. The results indicate that the proposed microfluidic mass spectrometric platform is robust and effective. It may have a potential in clinical analysis.
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Das A, Mohanty S, Kuanr BK. Label-free gold nanorod-based plasmonic sensing of arsenic(iii) in contaminated water. Analyst 2019; 144:4708-4718. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an00668k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient label-free strategy for arsenic(iii) sensing in water through the suppression of iron(iii)-catalyzed oxidative shortening of gold nanorods.
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- Anindita Das
- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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