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Cui H, Cui Y, Tang Q, Chu G, Wang Y, Bi K, Li Q, Li T, Liu R. PDMS-TiO 2 composite films combined with LC-MS/MS for determination of phospholipids of urine in non-small cell lung cancer patients with traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 233:115472. [PMID: 37235959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in China. Most patients are already in the mid to advanced stages during the consultation and the survival rate is less than 23 % with a poor prognosis. Therefore, effective dialectical diagnosis of advanced cancer can guide individualized treatment to improve survival. Phospholipids are the building blocks of cell membranes and abnormal phospholipid metabolism is associated with plentiful diseases. Most studies of disease markers use blood as a sample. However, urine covers extensive metabolites that are produced during the body's metabolic processes. Therefore, the study of markers in urine can be used as a complement to improve the diagnosis rate of marker diseases. Moreover, urine is characterized by high water content, high polarity, and high inorganic salt, therefore the detection of phospholipids in urine is challenging. In this study, an original Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-titanium dioxide (TiO2) composite film for sample pre-treatment coupled with the LC-MS/MS method for the determination of phospholipids in the urine with high selectivity and low matrix effects was prepared and developed. The extraction process was scientifically optimized by the single-factor test. After systematic validation, the established method was successfully applied to the accurate determination of phospholipid substances in the urine of lung cancer patients and healthy subjects. In conclusion, the developed method has great potential for the development of lipid enrichment analysis in urine and can be used as a beneficial tool for cancer diagnosis and Chinese medicine syndrome typing.
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- Haiyue Cui
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Inspection, Examination&Certification Centre, China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Lau sin Avenue, Shenzhen 518000, China.
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Xing L, Zhang Y, Li S, Tong M, Bi K, Zhang Q, Li Q. A Dual Coverage Monitoring of the Bile Acids Profile in the Liver-Gut Axis throughout the Whole Inflammation-Cancer Transformation Progressive: Reveal Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054258. [PMID: 36901689 PMCID: PMC10001964 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the terminal phase of multiple chronic liver diseases, and evidence supports chronic uncontrollable inflammation being one of the potential mechanisms leading to HCC formation. The dysregulation of bile acid homeostasis in the enterohepatic circulation has become a hot research issue concerning revealing the pathogenesis of the inflammatory-cancerous transformation process. We reproduced the development of HCC through an N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN)-induced rat model in 20 weeks. We achieved the monitoring of the bile acid profile in the plasma, liver, and intestine during the evolution of "hepatitis-cirrhosis-HCC" by using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer for absolute quantification of bile acids. We observed differences in the level of primary and secondary bile acids both in plasma, liver, and intestine when compared to controls, particularly a sustained reduction of intestine taurine-conjugated bile acid level. Moreover, we identified chenodeoxycholic acid, lithocholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid, and glycolithocholic acid in plasma as biomarkers for early diagnosis of HCC. We also identified bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase (BAAT) by gene set enrichment analysis, which dominates the final step in the synthesis of conjugated bile acids associated with the inflammatory-cancer transformation process. In conclusion, our study provided comprehensive bile acid metabolic fingerprinting in the liver-gut axis during the inflammation-cancer transformation process, laying the foundation for providing a new perspective for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of HCC.
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- Correspondence: (Q.Z.); (Q.L.)
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Tong M, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Xing L, Bi K, Li Q. A convenient and efficient 4-(diethylamino)-butylamine-labeled polarity-response-homodispersed strategy for absolute quantification of carboxyl submetabolome: Monitoring the whole progressive course of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1683:463504. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang Y, Li S, Yang P, Zhang Q, Xu H, Bi K, Li Q. A multidimensional strategy for uncovering comprehensive quality markers of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill based on pharmacodynamics and chemical properties. Phytomedicine 2022; 106:154273. [PMID: 36044818 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quality control of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) has improved greatly, but there is still a lack of a convincing quality evaluation system for TCMs. Developing quality control markers of TCMs based on pharmacodynamics instead of content has been an attractive approach. However, on account of neglecting phytochemistry attributes of TCMs, part of effective markers might be short of specificity and inconvenient for detecting in production manufacture, which is adverse to control the quality of TCMs systematically. PURPOSE To build a novel and multidimensional quality assessment approach for TCMs based on pharmacodynamics and chemical properties. METHODS Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill (S. chinensis) was used as an example and a rat depression model was built by using a chronic unpredictable mild stress procedure. For identifying the antidepressive components of S. chinensis, we elucidated its antidepressant mechanism in first-step by using quantitative RT-PCR and immunoblotting techniques. And accordingly, correlation analysis between ingredients in vivo with target proteins and anti-inflammation experiments in vitro were carried out. On the other hand, HPLC fingerprint combinations with diverse chemometrics methods were applied to analyze 14 preparations of S. chinensis to obtain its characteristic chemical information. Finally, we ascertained the quality control markers of S. chinensis by integrating the efficacious and characteristic constituents. RESULTS Our research indicated that S. chinensis treated depression by relieving disordered monoaminergic system and ameliorating neuroinflammation. Five effective substances (schisandrol A, schisandrin A, gomisin N, schisandrin B, and schisandrin C) were screened out according to their potential anti-depression efficacy. Besides, 21 common ingredients and 4 representative constituents of S. chinensis were identified by chemical analysis, whereas only 2 characteristic quantitative markers (schisandrol A, schisandrol B) were ultimately ascertained based on previous studies. CONCLUSION 6 components, schisandrol A, schisandrin A, gomisin N, schisandrin B, schisandrin C, and schisandrol B, possessed efficacy, measurability, and specificity, were selected as the comprehensive markers for quality control of S. chinensis. We proposed a multidimensional strategy for identifying comprehensive quality markers for TCMs in this study.
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- Yiwen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Qu J, Ke F, Yang X, Wang Y, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. Induction of P-glycoprotein expression by dandelion in tumor and heart tissues: Impact on the anti-tumor activity and cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin. Phytomedicine 2022; 104:154275. [PMID: 35760022 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previously, we have investigated the anti-tumor activity and mechanism through which dandelion acts against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, traditional Chinese medicine is mostly accepted as an adjunct therapy during chemotherapy in clinical practice. So far, little is known about the effects of dandelion in conjunction with chemotherapeutic drugs. PURPOSE To investigate the effects of dandelion on the anti-tumor activity and cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin (DOX), and to further explore the molecular mechanisms through which these effects occur. STUDY DESIGN At the beginning of this study, dandelion was observed to alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity and reduce the anti-tumor activity of DOX. Subsequently, we investigated whether the resistance to DOX mediated by P-glycoprotein was involved in the above effects. METHODS The cardioprotective effect of dandelion was investigated on DOX-treated mice by histological analysis, myocardial enzyme assays, and an untargeted metabolomics study based on LC-Q-TOF/MS. TNBC cell lines and 4T1 tumor-bearing mice were employed to investigate the combined anti-tumor activity. Laser scanning confocal microscope and a flow cytometry analysis were employed to measure the intracellular accumulation of DOX. A specific, sensitive, and rapid LC-MS/MS method was developed to detect the efflux of DOX from cells. Expression of P-glycoprotein in mouse tumor and heart tissues was detected via Western blotting analysis. RESULTS Dandelion was found to significantly alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, as was evidenced by improved cardiomyocyte morphology, decreased LDH and CK-MB release, and adjusted metabolic biomarker levels. However, in vitro and in vivo studies showed that dandelion could reduce the anti-tumor activity of DOX. This counteraction was achieved by activating of the drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein, thereby promoting the efflux of DOX from cells and reducing the intracellular accumulation of DOX. Moreover, the activation of P-glycoprotein by dandelion in mouse heart tissue was also observed, thus suggesting that the decrease of cardiac DOX accumulation plays an important role in the cardioprotective effect of dandelion. CONCLUSION Dandelion can activate the P-glycoprotein in heart and tumor tissues, which ameliorates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity but attenuates DOX cytotoxicity toward TNBC. Our findings have important implications for the correct clinical use of dandelion.
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- Jiameng Qu
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; School of Traditional Chinese Material Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Ma D, Wang L, Jin Y, Gu L, Yin G, Wang J, Yu XA, Huang H, Zhang Z, Wang B, Lu Y, Bi K, Wang P, Wang T. Chemical characteristics of Rhodiola Crenulata and its mechanism in acute mountain sickness using UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS combined with network pharmacology analysis. J Ethnopharmacol 2022; 294:115345. [PMID: 35526732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Ohba has a long history of clinical application for the prevention and treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in traditional Chinese medicine. However, gaps in knowledge still exist in understanding the underlying mechanisms of Rhodiola crenulata against AMS. AIMS To address this problem, a comprehensive method was established by combining UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis and network pharmacology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ingredients of Rhodiola crenulata were comprehensively analyzed using UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS method. On this basis, a network pharmacology method incorporated target prediction, protein-protein interaction network, gene enrichment analysis and components-targets-pathways network was performed. Finally, the possible mechanisms were verified through molecular docking, in vitro and in vivo experiments. RESULTS A total of 106 constituents of Rhodiola crenulata were charactered via UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS. The 98 potentially active compounds out of 106 were screened and corresponded to 53 anti-AMS targets. Gene enrichment analysis revealed that hypoxia and inflammation related genes may be the central factors for Rhodiola crenulata to modulate AMS. Molecular docking revealed that TNF, VEGFA and HIF-1α had high affinities to Rhodiola crenulata compounds. Subsequently, Rhodiola crenulata extract was indicated to inhibit the protein expression level of TNF in hypoxia induced H9c2 cells. Lastly, Rhodiola crenulata extract was further verified to ameliorate heart injury and decreased the heart levels of TNF, VEGFA and HIF-1α in acute hypoxia-induced rats. CONCLUSIONS This study used UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis and a network pharmacology to provide an important reference for revealing the potential mechanism of Rhodiola crenulata in the prevention and treatment of AMS.
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- Didi Ma
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China.
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Cang S, Liu R, Mu K, Tang Q, Cui H, Bi K, Zhang Y, Li Q. Assessment of Plasma Amino Acids, Purines, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Metabolites, and Lipids Levels in NSCLC Patients Based on LC-MS/MS Quantification. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 221:114990. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yan T, Li X, Nian T, Zhang X, He B, Bi K, Wang Z. Salidroside Inhibits Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Myocardial Apoptosis by Targeting Mir-378a-3p Via the Igf1r/Pi3k/Akt Signaling Pathway. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:1970-1983. [PMID: 35927086 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects and mechanism of salidroside (SAL) on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS We set up an H/R H9c2 cell model in vitro and an I/R rat model in vivo. Cell viability, apoptosis and histopathologic evaluation were conducted. RESULTS The cell viability of H/R-induced cardiomyocytes was increased by pretreatment of SAL, whereas the release of lactate dehydrogenase, reactive oxygen species production, and apoptosis were decreased accompanied with reduced Cleaved-caspase-3 and Bax, and increased Bcl-2 expressions. The SAL restored mitochondrial membrane potential both in vitro and in vivo, and improved electrocardiographic abnormality, and attenuated myocardial apoptosis and injury in I/R-induced rats. The transfection of miR-378a-3p inhibitor counteracted the effects of SAL-induced increase of cell viability and decrease of cell apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential. SAL reduced the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), and increased the expressions of PI3K and Akt, however, these alterations were blocked by miR-378a-3p inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS miR-378a-3p might participate in the protective effect of SAL in I/R-induced myocardial apoptosis via the IGF1R/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
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- Tingxu Yan
- Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Lianyungang, China; School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Lianyungang, China; State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Lianyungang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Lianyungang, China; State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Lianyungang, China.
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Gu L, Xie X, Wang B, Jin Y, Wang L, Wang J, Yin G, Bi K, Wang T. Discrimination of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos according to species, growth mode, processing method, and geographical origin with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography analysis and chemical pattern recognition. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 219:114924. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yu C, Wang L, Zheng J, Jiang X, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Bi K, Li D, Li Q. Nanoconfinement effect based in-fiber extraction and derivatization method for ultrafast analysis of twenty amines in human urine by GC-MS: Application to cancer diagnosis biomarkers’ screening. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1217:339985. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Qu J, Ke F, Liu Z, Yang X, Li X, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. Uncovering the mechanisms of dandelion against triple-negative breast cancer using a combined network pharmacology, molecular pharmacology and metabolomics approach. Phytomedicine 2022; 99:153986. [PMID: 35183931 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Taraxacum mongolicum, also called dandelion, has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for mammary abscess, mammary gland hyperplasia, and various other diseases afflicting the breast. In modern pharmacological research, dandelion has been proven to be effective against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the mechanisms of this anti-tumor effect have not been fully elucidated. PURPOSE The aim of this investigation was to understand the multi-target mechanisms through which dandelion counteracts TNBC via a network pharmacology strategy as well as to validate its effectiveness by means of molecular pharmacology and metabolomics assessments. METHODS A liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (LC-Q-TOF/MS) was employed to identify the absorbed components of dandelion in rat plasma. The network pharmacology-based prediction was utilized to uncover the potential mechanisms through which dandelion counteracts TNBC, during which potential targets were identified and pathway enrichment analysis was performed. Subsequently, TNBC cells and 4T1 tumor-bearing mice were used to further verify the molecular mechanisms of dandelion. RESULTS Twelve active compounds were identified in rat plasma, which were connected with 50 TNBC-related targets. The pathway enrichment showed that dandelion could treat TNBC through regulating a series of biological processes involving cell cycle and metabolism. Experimentally, flow cytometry analysis revealed that dandelion could arrest the G0/G1 and G2/M cell cycles in 4T1 cells. Further western blot analysis evidenced that the protein expression of kinase 6 (CDK6) as well as cyclins B1 and B2 in mice tumor tissue were suppressed by dandelion. In addition, cell metabolomics analysis revealed the changes in the endogenous metabolite levels that result from dandelion treatments, such as the downregulation of arginine and spermine levels. All these findings were consistent with the predicted targets and pathways. CONCLUSION This study comprehensively demonstrates the multi-target mechanisms of dandelion against TNBC using network pharmacology, molecular pharmacology, and metabolomics approaches. These findings will provide important stepping stones for further mechanism investigations and may lead to the development of highly effective dandelion-based treatments for TNBC.
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- Jiameng Qu
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; School of Traditional Chinese Material Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Material Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Gao Y, Yu XA, Wang B, Gu L, Ge Y, Zhu G, Sun K, Lu Y, Wang T, Bi K. Comparative pharmacokinetic study of twelve phenolic acids and flavonoids from red wine between control and coronary heart disease model rats by UFLC–MS/MS. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjac.2022.100125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yu C, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Wang L, Xu H, Bi K, Li D, Li Q. Isotope Labelled in suit Derivatization-Extraction Integrated System for Amine/Phenol Submetabolome Analysis based on Nanoconfinement Effect: Application to Lung Cancer. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1670:462954. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gu L, Xie X, Wang B, Jin Y, Wang L, Yin G, Wang J, Bi K, Wang T. Chemical Pattern Recognition for Quality Analysis of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos and Lonicerae Flos Based on Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Anti-SARS-CoV2 Main Protease Activity. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:810748. [PMID: 35058788 PMCID: PMC8764198 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.810748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Lonicerae japonicae flos (L. japonicae flos, Lonicera japonica Thunb.) is one of the most commonly prescribed botanical drugs in the treatment or prevention of corona virus disease 2019. However, L. japonicae flos is often confused or adulterated with Lonicerae flos (L. flos, Lonicera macrantha (D.Don) Spreng., Shanyinhua in Chinese). The anti-SARS-CoV2 activity and related differentiation method of L. japonicae flos and L. flos have not been documented. In this study, we established a chemical pattern recognition model for quality analysis of L. japonicae flos and L. flos based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and anti-SARS-CoV2 activity. Firstly, chemical data of 59 batches of L. japonicae flos and L. flos were obtained by UHPLC, and partial least squares-discriminant analysis was applied to extract the components that lead to classification. Next, anti-SARS-CoV2 activity was measured and bioactive components were acquired by spectrum-effect relationship analysis. Finally, characteristic components were explored by overlapping feature extracted components and bioactive components. Accordingly, eleven characteristic components were successfully selected, identified, quantified and could be recommended as quality control marker. In addition, chemical pattern recognition model based on these eleven components was established to effectively discriminate L. japonicae flos and L. flos. In sum, the demonstrated strategy provided effective and highly feasible tool for quality assessment of natural products, and offer reference for the quality standard setting.
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- Lifei Gu
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.,School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Cang S, Liu R, Jin W, Tang Q, Li W, Mu K, Jin P, Bi K, Li Q. Integrated DIA proteomics and lipidomics analysis on non-small cell lung cancer patients with TCM syndromes. Chin Med 2021; 16:126. [PMID: 34838074 PMCID: PMC8627049 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-021-00535-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lung cancer remains the leading cause of mortality from malignant tumors, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for the majority of lung cancer cases, and individualized diagnosis and treatment is an effective trend. The individual characteristics of different traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of NSCLC patients may be revealed by highly specific molecular profiles. Methods In this study, 10 NSCLC patients with Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency (QDYD) syndrome and 10 patients with Qi deficiency of lung-spleen (QDLS) syndrome in TNM stage III-IV as well as 10 healthy volunteers were enrolled. Aiming at the varied syndromes of NSCLC patients with “Yin deficiency” as the main difference, a proteomics research based on data-independent acquisition (DIA) was developed. Of the dysregulated proteins in NSCLC patients, lipid metabolism was significantly enriched. Thereafter, nontargeted lipidomics research based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS was performed in 16 patients, with 8 individuals randomly selected from each syndrome group. Furthermore, the considerably different characteristics between the syndromes and pathological mechanisms of NSCLC were screened by statistical and biological integrations of proteomics and lipidomics and the differential metabolic pathways of the two similar syndromes were further explored. Besides, lipids biomarkers were verified by a clinically used anticancer Chinese medicine, and the level of key differential proteins in the two syndromes was also validated using ELISA. Results The results showed that glycerophospholipid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, glycolipid metabolism, and primary bile acid biosynthesis were altered in NSCLC patients and that glycerophospholipid metabolism was significantly changed between the two syndromes in lipidomics analysis. Among the proteins and lipids, ALDOC and lysophosphatidylcholine (LPCs) were revealed to have a strong relationship by statistical and biological integration analysis, and could effectively distinguish QDLS and QDYD syndromes. Notably, the patients with different syndromes had the most typical metabolic patterns in glycerophospholipid metabolism and glycolysis, reflecting the differences in the syndromes dominated by “Yin deficiency”. Conclusions ALDOC and LPCs could be employed for the differentiation of NSCLC patients with QDLS and QDYD syndromes, and “Yin deficiency” might be associated with glycerophospholipid metabolism and glycolysis pathway. The results provided a theoretical basis for “Syndrome differentiation” in TCM diagnosis. Moreover, the developed integrated strategy could also provide a reference for individualized diagnosis and treatment of other diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13020-021-00535-x.
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- Song Cang
- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Applied Chemistry and Biological Technology, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Lau sin Avenue, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 17, Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang, Beijing, 100021, China
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- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Assessment of Clinical Drugs Risk and Individual Application, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, No. 1 Dahua Road, Dong Dan, Beijing, 100730, China
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- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Rong W, Han K, Zhao Z, An J, Li Q, Bi K. The protective effect of Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge husks on cognitive disorder based on metabolomics and gut microbiota analysis. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 279:113094. [PMID: 32634462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY The husks of Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge mainly used in north China as folk medicine were reported to have potential protective effect on cognitive impairment. However, the mechanism remains unclear. In order to fully understand the mechanism of the protection, a complementary study of the husks was conducted. MATERIALS AND METHODS The urinary and fecal metabolomics were used to analyze the potential biomarkers by the liquid chromatography-tandem time of flight mass spectrometry, and the16S rDNA technology was applied to conduct the analysis of microbiota species in the fecal samples of the rats, which is a significant influencing factor for the development of cognitive impairment. RESULTS In metabolomics study, ten potential metabolic biomarkers, which are hippuric acid, kynurenic acid, creatinine, phenylalanine, xanthurenic acid, phenylacetylglycine, succinyladenosine, cresol sulfate, tryptophan 2-C-mannoside and N4-Acetylcytidine in urine, along with two, including isoleucine and phenylalanine in feces, were preliminarily identified, involving multiple pathways such as tryptophan, purine, kynurenine, and phenylalanine metabolism. The perturbation of these metabolic pathways could be related with insulin resistance, oxidative stress, energy metabolism deficit and neuroinflammation, which were risk factors to cause cognitive impairment. In gut microbiota analysis, the relative abundance of c_Bacteroidia, c_Alphaproteobacteria, f_Prevotellaceae, f_Sphingomonadaceae, f_Burkholderiaceae, g_Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group and p_Bacteroidetes was significantly changed in the rats with cognitive impairment. Spearman's analysis showed obvious correlation between the metabolites and the microbiota species. In the rats with pretreatment of the husks extract, metabolites maintained a relative normal level, and the husks extract could regulate the gut microbiota, especially f_Prevotellaceae and g_Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group, indicating the effect of the husks on the metabolic pathways via GMs. Such amino acids as isoleucine and phenylalanine failed to show any significant correlation with the microbiota species, indicating that the husks exhibited the potential protective effect through gut microbiota and other pathways. CONCLUSIONS The husks extract could improve the intestinal microenvironment, and the stability of intestinal microenvironment was associated with normality of tryptophan, purine, kynurenine and phenylalanine metabolic pathways etc, which probably had an effect on cognitive function. This complementary work suggested that gut microbiotas were potential targets of the husks to exert its effect on cognitive impairment.
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- Weiwei Rong
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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Li S, Zhang Y, Yang P, Tong M, Xing L, Zhang Q, Bi K, Li Q. An Integrated Mutually Oriented "Chemical Profiling-Pharmaceutical Effect" Strategy for Screening Discriminating Markers of Underlying Hepatoprotective Effects to Distinguish Garden-Cultivated from Mountain-Cultivated Ginseng. Molecules 2021; 26:5456. [PMID: 34576927 PMCID: PMC8466359 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Garden-cultivated Ginseng (GG) and mountain-cultivated Ginseng (MG) both belong to Panax Ginseng C. A. Meyer. However, the effective substances which can be used to distinguish GG from MG remain obscure. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to screen for discriminating markers that can assist in the correct identification of GG and MG. HPLC Q-TOF/MS and various chemometrics methods were used to analyze the chemical profiles of 13 batches of Ginseng and to explore the characteristic constituents of both GG and MG. The hepatocyte-protecting effects of GG and MG were investigated through a paclitaxel-induced liver injury model. Through a combination of correlation analysis and bioinformatic techniques, markers for differentiation between GG and MG were ascertained. A total of 40 and 41 compounds were identified in GG and MG, respectively, and 15 characteristic ingredients contributed significantly to the discrimination of GG from MG. Correlation analysis and network pharmacology were applied and ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, and Rg3 were found to be discriminating markers of GG and MG. Six markers for the identification of GG and MG were screened out by a step-wise mutually oriented "chemical profiling-pharmaceutical effect" correlation strategy, which is of great significance for future quality assessment of Ginseng products.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (S.L.); (Y.Z.); (P.Y.); (M.T.); (L.X.); (Q.Z.); (K.B.)
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Qu J, Ding Y, Jiang K, Hao J, Li Y, Zhang A, Li Z, Qi G, Xu Z, Liu X, Ma J, Bi K, Li Z. Nephrotoxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Disproportionality Analysis from 2013 to 2020. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2021; 254:275-282. [PMID: 34433731 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.254.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nephrotoxicity occasionally occurs during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Few related studies compare the differences between these drugs. This study aimed to systematically characterize nephrotoxicity after ICI initiation. Data were extracted from the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. Disproportionality analysis, including information components (ICs) and reporting odds ratios (RORs), was performed to determine the potential renal toxicity of ICIs. A total of 7,204 reports of renal adverse events (AEs) were identified in the FAERS database. Renal AEs were most commonly reported for nivolumab (46.84%). Strong signals were detected in male patients combined with ICIs. In the clinical application of ICIs, attention should be paid to patients, especially male patients, with acute kidney injury, nephritis, autoimmune nephritis and other nephrotoxic AEs. The use of ICIs is likely to aggravate their condition.
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- Jiaming Qu
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- School of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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Yu C, Zhang Q, Zou Y, Liu R, Zhao J, Bi K, Li D, Li Q. Across-polarity quantification method for broad metabolome coverage based on consecutive nanoconfined liquid phase nanoextraction technology: Application in discovering the plasma potential biomarkers of different types of cancer. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1167:338577. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rong W, Sun Z, Guan Y, Liu R, Li Q, Bi K. Simultaneous quantification of five bioactive 16-deoxybarringtogenol C triterpenoid saponins in rat plasma by HPLC-MS: Application to a pharmacokinetic study after oral administration of Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge husks extract. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2021. [DOI: 10.1556/1326.2020.00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AbstractIn this study, a simple and rapid liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was developed to simultaneously determinate five 16-deoxybarringtogenol C triterpenoid saponins with the potential of neuroprotection in rat plasma following the oral administration of the Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge husks extract. With digoxin as the internal standard, the plasma samples were pre-treated by ethyl acetate-isopropanol (1:1, v/v). The chromatographic separation of the five analytes was performed using a Phenomenex C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5.0 mm) with a mobile phase of 0.05% formic acid (A)-acetonitrile (B). The mass spectrometric detection was carried out in the selected ion mode in positive ionization. The extraction recoveries of the five analytes were all over 71.28%. The established method was fully validated in line with the ICH and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines and successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study on the five analytes in rat plasma. The terminal half-life (t1/2) of the five analytes was 2.92 ± 0.57, 5.52 ± 1.75, 2.48 ± 0.62, 2.95 ± 0.94, and 2.34 ± 0.81, respectively. This study was purposed to investigate the oral pharmacokinetic parameters and gain an in-depth insight into the reasonable preclinical use of the husks extract derived from X. sorbifolia Bunge.
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- Weiwei Rong
- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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- 1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, 110016, Shenyang, China
- 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, China
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Yan T, Mao Q, Zhang X, Wu B, Bi K, He B, Jia Y. Schisandra chinensis protects against dopaminergic neuronal oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and apoptosis via the BDNF/Nrf2/NF-κB pathway in 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson's disease mice. Food Funct 2021; 12:4079-4091. [PMID: 33977962 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo02836c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a disorder of both the motor and nonmotor systems due to a loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Herein, we aimed to investigate the potential neuroprotective role of Schisandra chinensis (Sch) and to determine the mechanism by which Sch functions to ameliorate PD in a 6-hydroxydopamin (6-OHDA)-induced PD model. The open field test, sucrose preference test, and Y-maze test were utilized to evaluate the motor and nonmotor symptoms. We found that administration of Sch improved both disorders and DA neurodegeneration in 6-OHDA-induced mice. Additional data confirmed that Sch treatment significantly increased BDNF expression and decreased the activity of GSK-3β in the striatum and hippocampus. Moreover, Sch was able to alleviate the abnormal levels of ROS and increase SOD by boosting Nrf2 expression. The nuclear translocation of NF-κB was inhibited by Sch, which subsequently led to a downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines. Sch effectively suppressed apoptosis by decreasing expressions of caspase 3, caspase 9, and p53 in the PD mouse model. Our findings demonstrate that Sch protects against DA neurodegeneration in 6-OHDA-induced PD mice by suppressing oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and apoptosis through the involvement of the BDNF/Nrf2/NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Tingxu Yan
- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Li W, Cang S, Sun Z, Bi K, Li Q, Li Z, Liu R. Development of an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantitative analysis of macromolecular pharmaceutical adjuvant 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and active pharmaceutical ingredients butylphthalide in rat plasma. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:2680-2692. [PMID: 33971083 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, which possesses a high water solubility and low hemolycity, is widely used as a solubilizer and an excipient. It had also been reported that hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin has the activity of regulating lipid homeostasis. In order to further understand the metabolism, the primary focus was to establish a quantitative method for hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. The analytes were extracted from plasma by protein precipitation with methanol and then carried out on a Waters CORTECS T3 column in the gradient elution of pure water and methanol. Finally, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was applied in multiple reaction monitoring mode to complete the quantitative analysis of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. This validated method had been successfully applied to investigate the interaction between hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and butylphthalide in vivo by optimizing the extraction reagent, simplifying the experimental procedure, and improving the sensitivity while considering the difference of drug chemical properties. Results showed that the inclusion of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with butylphthalide significantly improved the pharmacokinetic behavior of free body hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and 3-n-butylphthalide in vivo. It had been implied that the metabolism of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and the drug active ingredients could impact each other. It will help better application of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and the developed method might lay the foundation for development of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin as a treatment drug for brain diseases.
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- Wanjun Li
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Biological Technology, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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He J, Zhang Q, Ma C, Giancaspro GI, Bi K, Li Q. An Effective Workflow for Differentiating the Same Genus Herbs of Chrysanthemum morifolium Flower and Chrysanthemum Indicum Flower. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:575726. [PMID: 33967745 PMCID: PMC8102030 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.575726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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C. morifolium flower and C. indicum flower are two closely related herbal species with similar morphological and microscopic characteristics but are discriminated in edible and medicinal purpose. However, there is no effective approach to distinguish the two herbs. A novel workflow for quickly differentiating C. morifolium flower and C. indicum flower was developed. Firstly, the difference in anti-inflammatory effects for C. morifolium flower and C. indicum flower was characterized using lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. Then HPLC fingerprint analysis for 53 batches of C. morifolium flowers and 33 batches of C. indicum flower was carried out to deep profile the chemical components. The preliminary markers were screened out by OPLS-DA, identified by HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS, and quantified by the improved SSDMC (single reference standard to determine multiple compounds) approach. Finally, multiple statistical data mining was performed to confirm the markers and a binary logistic regression equation was built to differentiate C. morifolium flower and C. indicum flower successfully. In general, the established workflow was rapid, effective and highly feasible, which would provide a powerful tool for herb identification.
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- Jiao He
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, Science Division, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Department of Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, Science Division, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Chen X, Rui WW, Bi K, Wu YJ, Zhang SX, Zhang L, Yu J, Xiu B, Yi XH, Zeng Y. [A study of LEF1 protein expression in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lymphoblastic lymphoma/acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:207-212. [PMID: 33677883 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200513-00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the expression of LEF1 protein in lymphoblastic lymphoma/acute lymphoblastic leukemia (LBL/ALL) and small B-cell lymphomas, and its value in pathologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of LBL/ALL. Methods: 53 cases of LBL/ALL were collected at shanghai Tongji Hospital from January 2012 to December 2019. The protein expression of LEF1 and TdT was detected by immunohistochemistry in 53 paraffin-embedded tissue samples of LBL/ALL. The specificity and sensitivity of LEF1 and TdT in the diagnosis of LBL/ALL were compared. The expression of LEF1 protein in 77 cases of small B-cell lymphomas including chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphoid lymphoma (CLL/SLL), follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma was studied. The correlation between LEF1 expression and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) was performed by univariate analysis. Results: The expression of LEF1 in LBL/ALL was 100% (53/53), the median value was 90%; the expression of TdT was 84.9% (T-LBL/ALL 78.1%, B-LBL/ALL 95.2%), the median value was 80%; the expression rate and median value of LEF1 and TdT were significantly different (P=0.008 and 0.001 respectively). The expression of LEF1 in CLL/SLL was 14/18, the median value was 45%; LEF1 was not expressed in follicular lymphoma (0/16), mantle cell lymphoma (0/16), marginal zone lymphoma (0/19), and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (0/8). LEF1 expression was significantly different between B-LBL/ALL and small B-cell lymphomas. The median follow-up time of LBL/ALL cases in this group was 16 months. There was no statistical difference between LEF1 expression and the OS and PFS in LBL/ALL patients. Conclusions: Immunohistochemical staining of LEF1 has high sensitivity and good specificity in the diagnosis of LBL/ALL, and its combination with TdT can improve the diagnostic rate of LBL/ALL.
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- X Chen
- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200010, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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Zhang Y, Li S, Liang Y, Liu R, Lv X, Zhang Q, Xu H, Bi K, Li Z, Li Q. A systematic strategy for uncovering quality marker of Asari Radix et Rhizoma on alleviating inflammation based chemometrics analysis of components. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1642:461960. [PMID: 33684872 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.461960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been applied in clinical generally. However, due to the lack of valid methods for Asarum quality control, inhomogenous quality and therapy issues have become severe with each passing day. In this study, we aimed to establish a comprehensive multi-system to explore the quality control markers underlying pharmaceutical effects based on chemometrics analysis on the total ingredients of Asarum. In brief, DNA barcoding technology was used to screen out the unadulterated herbs in the 15 batches Asarum collected from different origins. Then, the chemical profiles of volatile/nonvolatile components of 10 batches Asarum with definite resource were obtained by HPLC Q-TOF/MS and GC/MS. Combination with chemometrics methods, 14 characteristic ingredients and 4 qualitative and quantitative markers were figured out preliminarily. Moreover, correlation analysis between the characteristic ingredients and the cytokines integrating the virtual targets prediction of network pharmacology, 3 potential bioactive substance were ascertained. In conclusion, l-asarinin, 2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol and safrole were considered as the potent candidates for quality control markers based on the comprehensive understanding for therapeutic effects and the chemical information of Asarum, which provided a novel perspective of the development for the quality control of TCM.
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- Yiwen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Qi Y, Cheng X, Gong G, Yan T, Du Y, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Synergistic neuroprotective effect of schisandrin and nootkatone on regulating inflammation, apoptosis and autophagy via the PI3K/AKT pathway. Food Funct 2021; 11:2427-2438. [PMID: 32129354 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo02927c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that seriously threatens elderly health. Schisandrin (SCH) and nootkatone (NKT) are two core components derived from Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair (ASHP), a traditional Chinese medicine formulation. Previous studies demonstrated that the combination of NKT and SCH exerted a neuroprotective effect in AD mouse models. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether there was a synergistic effect between NKT and SCH and the possible mechanism in Aβ1-42 induced PC12 cells. SCH (50 μM) and NKT (10 μM) had the most notable inhibitory effect on the level of Aβ secreted by cells. Treatment with NKT + SCH activated the PI3K/AKT/Gsk-3β/mTOR pathway. Inflammation related proteins such as NF-κB, IKK, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were decreased. The levels of cleaved-Caspase3 and LC3-II were reduced, indicating that apoptosis and autophagy were inhibited. These results revealed that NKT + SCH exerted a neuroprotective effect via the PI3K/AKT pathway, inhibiting inflammation, apoptosis and autophagy.
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- Yu Qi
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai Campus, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shengyang 110016, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zhang Q, Yang X, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Gao P, Li Z, Liu R, Xu H, Bi K, Li Q. "Modeling-Prediction" Strategy for Deep Profiling of Lysophosphatidic Acids by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Exploration Biomarkers of Breast Cancer. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1634:461634. [PMID: 33176220 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Lysophosphatidic acids (LPAs) are important bioactive phospholipids consisting of various species involved in a wide array of physiological and pathological processes. However, LPAs were rarely identified in untargeted lipidomics studies because of the incompatibility with analytical methods. Moreover, in targeted studies, the coverages of LPAs remained unsatisfactorily low due to the limitation of reference standards. Herein, a "modeling-prediction" workflow for deep profiling of LPAs by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed. Multiple linear regression models of qualitative and quantitative parameters were established according to features of fatty acyl tails of the commercial standards to predict the corresponding parameters for unknown LPAs. Then 72 multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions were monitored simultaneously and species of LPA 14:0, LPA 16:1, LPA 18:3, LPA 20:3 and LPA 20:5 were firstly characterized and quantified in plasma. Finally, the workflow was applied to explore the changes of LPAs in plasma of breast cancer patients compared with healthy volunteers. Multi-LPAs indexes with strong diagnostic ability for breast cancer were identified successfully using Student's t- test, orthogona partial least-squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA) and logistic regression- receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The proposed workflow with high sensitivity, high accuracy, high coverage and reliable identification would be a powerful complement to untargeted lipidomics and shed a light on the analysis of other lipids.
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- Qian Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Metabolomics Core Facility of RHLCCC, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- School of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Sun Y, Yan T, Gong G, Li Y, Zhang J, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Antidepressant-like effects of Schisandrin on lipopolysaccharide-induced mice : Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acid and TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 89:107029. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang T, Lin S, Li H, Liu R, Liu Z, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. A stepwise integrated multi-system to screen quality markers of Chinese classic prescription Qingzao Jiufei decoction on the treatment of acute lung injury by combining 'network pharmacology-metabolomics-PK/PD modeling'. Phytomedicine 2020; 78:153313. [PMID: 32866904 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previously, we have investigated the therapeutic mechanism of Qingzao Jiufei Decoction (QZJFD), a Chinese classic prescription, on acute lung injury (ALI), however, which remained to be further clarified together with the underlying efficacy related compounds for quality markers (Q-markers). HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE To explore Q-markers of QZJFD on ALI by integrating a stepwise multi-system with 'network pharmacology-metabolomics- pharmacokinetic (PK)/ pharmacodynamic (PD) modeling'. METHODS First, based on in vitro and in vivo component analysis, a network pharmacology strategy was developed to identify active components and potential action mechanism of QZJFD on ALI. Next, studies of poly-pharmacology and non-targeted metabolomics were used to elaborate efficacy and verify network pharmacology results. Then, a comparative PK study on active components in network pharmacology was developed to profile their dynamic laws in vivo under ALI, suggesting Q-marker candidates. Next, quantified analytes with marked PK variations after modeling were fitted with characteristic endogenous metabolites along drug concentration-efficacy-time curve in a PK-PD modeling to verify and select primary effective compounds. Finally, Q-markers were further chosen based on representativeness among analytes through validity analysis of PK quantitation of primary effective compounds. RESULTS In virtue of 121 and 33 compounds identified in vitro and in vivo, respectively, 33 absorbed prototype compounds were selected to construct a ternary network of '20 components-47 targets-113 pathways' related to anti-ALI of QZJFD. Predicted mechanism (leukocytes infiltration, cytokines, endogenous metabolism) were successively verified by poly-pharmacology and metabolomics. Next, 18 measurable components were retained from 20 analytes by PK comparison under ALI. Then, 15 primary effective compounds from 18 PK markers were further selected by PK-PD analysis. Finally, 9 representative Q-markers from 15 primary effective compounds attributed to principal (chlorogenic acid), ministerial (methylophiopogonanone A, methylophiopogonanone B), adjuvant (sesamin, ursolic acid, amygdalin), conductant drugs (liquiritin apioside, liquiritigenin and isoliquiritin) in QZJFD, were recognized by substitutability and relevance of plasmatic concentration at various time points. CONCLUSION 9 Q-markers for QZJFD on ALI were identified by a stepwise integration strategy, moreover, which was a powerful tool for screening Q-makers involved with the therapeutic action of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription and promoting the process of TCM modernization and scientification.
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- Tianyang Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Basic Medical Science College, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, 161006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Yan T, Nian T, Li F, He B, Jia Y, Bi K, Wang Z. Salidroside from Rhodiola wallichiana var. cholaensis reverses insulin resistance and stimulates the GLP-1 secretion by alleviating ROS-mediated activation of MAPKs signaling pathway and mitigating apoptosis. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13446. [PMID: 32910486 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The present study was aimed to investigate the mechanisms of salidroside (SAL) from Rhodiola wallichiana var. cholaensis on hypoglycemic and oxidative stress responses. The palmitate (PA)-induced GLUTag cells model and the glucosamine-induced insulin resistance model in HepG2 cells were built. SAL led to the up-regulation of the serum glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) level by facilitating the SCFAs production, the promotion of GLP-1 synthesis by improving p38 MAPK phosphorylation and regulating insulin resistance. Moreover, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the expression of MAPKs were down-regulated. Furthermore, SAL was found to be able to inhibit PA-induced apoptosis that down-regulates cleaved caspase-3 and Bax expressions, while up-regulating Bcl-2 expression and up-regulates the Bcl-2/Bax ratio in glucosamine induced insulin resistance model. Besides, SAL can also up-regulate the mTOR/p70S6k signaling pathway in the PA-induced GLUTag cells model. Our data demonstrated that SAL could reverse insulin resistance and stimulates the GLP-1 secretion by alleviating ROS-mediated activation of MAPKs signaling pathway and mitigating apoptosis. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Our data showed that SAL could increase the GLP-1 level by stimulating the SCFAs production and p38 phosphorylation and facilitate the IR and GLP-1 synthesis by alleviating ROS-mediated activation of MAPKs signaling pathway and mitigating apoptosis. Furthermore, the SAL has also stimulated the mTOR/p70S6k signaling pathway in PA-induced GLUTag cells model. The results provided a possibility to employ SAL for diabetes treatment.
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- Tingxu Yan
- Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Lianyungang, China.,School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Lianyungang, China.,State Key Laboratory of New-Tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Lianyungang, China
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Tang Q, Cang S, Jiao J, Rong W, Xu H, Bi K, Li Q, Liu R. Integrated study of metabolomics and gut metabolic activity from ulcerative colitis to colorectal cancer: The combined action of disordered gut microbiota and linoleic acid metabolic pathway might fuel cancer. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1629:461503. [PMID: 32858455 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most serious complications of ulcerative colitis (UC). Altered gut microbiota is implicated in the development of CRC and metabolic perturbations are often associated with changes in the gut microbiome composition. Given the links between gut microbiome and the metabolic profiles in the body, an approach involving ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) metabolomics and 16S rDNA sequencing technology was applied to trace the development UC into CRC in rats. The study identified 11 differential metabolites related to both UC and CRC, which mainly referred to the linoleic acid metabolism. Among these, linoleic acid and 12‑hydroxy‑8,10-octadecadienoic acid could serve as key biomarkers for the development of UC into CRC. Besides, a significant change was observed in the microflora structure during the development from UC to CRC; this mainly involved a gradual increase in Escherichia-Shigella and a gradual decrease in Lactobacillus. In addition, Pearson's correlation analysis revealed strong correlations between intestinal microflora-related metabolites and specific intestinal microflora, which indicated both of them can promote the transition of UC to CRC. The results of the present study provided positive support for the involvement of intestinal microflora and host metabolism in the pathophysiological mechanism that is responsible for the development of UC into CRC. This information can help understand the risk for CRC that accompanies a diagnosis of UC and also provide different means of targeting these differential metabolites and intestinal microbiota to avoid UC-induced CRC.
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- Qi Tang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Wang T, Lin S, Liu R, Li H, Liu Z, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. Acute lung injury therapeutic mechanism exploration for Chinese classic prescription Qingzao Jiufei Decoction by UFLC-MS/MS quantification of bile acids, fatty acids and eicosanoids in rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 189:113463. [PMID: 32688210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common and complex inflammatory disease, which has been reasonably associated with carboxyl-containing metabolites in our preliminary non-targeted metabolomic strategy. Qingzao Jiufei Decoction (QZJFD), a classic prescription, is widely used in the treatment of pulmonary inflammatory injuries. Successively, in this targeted project, to fill in the research gap and exposit the therapeutic mechanism of QZJFD on ALI, considering the structure similarity and bioactivity correlation, 21 bile acids, 11 fatty acids and 19 eicosanoids were profiled simultaneously in plasma, lung, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, spleen and feces from rats utilizing a novel ultraperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approach. As a result, potential biomarkers and ALI characteristic metabolomic spectrums were obtained to distinguish different physical states using discriminative similarity threshold as 0.65 for clinical application. After treatment with QZJFD, obvious reversing ability for various biomarker levels was observed in different bio-samples, providing insights into the systemic intervention of QZJFD on ALI by regulating bile acid synthesis, fatty acid synthesis and eicosanoid metabolism. Conclusively, this investigation represented more information on the comprehensive therapeutic action of QZJFD on ALI involving with multi-targets and multi-pathways for clinical application and traditional Chinese medicine modernization.
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- Tianyang Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Basic Medical Science College, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, 161006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Xu M, Wang J, Zhang X, Yan T, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Polysaccharide from Schisandra chinensis acts via LRP-1 to reverse microglia activation through suppression of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling. J Ethnopharmacol 2020; 256:112798. [PMID: 32251761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill (S. Chinensis), a traditional Chinese medicine frequently used in the traditional treatment of dementia, its polysaccharide component has been widely reported. AIM OF THE STUDY In this paper, we studied whether SCP2-1, a natural product of homogeneous polysaccharide from S. Chinensis, could improve M1 and M2 polarization and inhibit neuroinflammation through lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1), and futher exerted anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS SCP2-1 was obtained from crude polysaccharide of S. Chinensis, BV2 microglia cells and mice stimulated by LPS were served to detect the positive role of SCP2-1 in M1/M2 polarization. The concentration of cytokine expression, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-12 and IL-6 for M1 polarization and TGF-β, IL-10, IL-4 and Arg-1 for M2 polarization, in the BV2 and hippocampus were tested by ELISA kits. CD86 and CD206, as surface markers of M1 and M2, were tested by flow cytometry. We examined the expression of LRP-1 in BV2 cells and mouse hippocampus. The addition of siRNA for LRP-1 demonstrated the important role of LRP-1 in the neuroprotection of SCP2-1. Western blot was used to detect the activation of various mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs) pathway, i.e. the phosphorylation of JNK and ERK proteins, and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB). H.E. staining was used to observe Histopathological changes. RESULTS SCP2-1 could reverse M1/M2 polarization in vitro culture and suppressed M1 polarization in the hippocampus of mice stimulated with LPS. After LPS stimulation, poor levels of LRP-1, hyperactivation of the JNK and NF-κB was appeared, which could improve by SCP2-1. The addition of siRNA for LRP-1 suppressed the protection of SCP2-1 in BV2 microglial cells. More importantly, SCP2-1 could improve LPS-induced cognitive dysfunction in mice in Y-maze and NOR test. CONCLUSIONS SCP2-1 could improve M1/M2 polarization, especially inhibit M1 polarization, and ameliorate the cognition of mice in Y-maze and NOR test. SCP2-1 play a neuroprotective role through LRP-1 to reverse activation of microglia via suppressing the overactive NF-κB and JNK pathway.
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- Mengjie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- The Engineering Laboratory of National and Local Union of Quality Control for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Du Y, Wu B, Xiao F, Yan T, Li Q, Jia Y, Bi K, He B. Untargeted metabolomic study on the insomnia effect of Suan‐Zao‐Ren decoction in the rat serum and brain using ultra‐high‐performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry combined with data processing analysis. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:2019-2030. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201901002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yiyang Du
- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of PharmacyShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of PharmacyShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang P. R. China
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Qi Y, Jing H, Cheng X, Yan T, Xiao F, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis Herb Pair Alleviates Amyloid-β Induced Cognitive Deficits via PI3K/Akt/Gsk-3β/CREB Pathway. Neuromolecular Med 2020; 22:370-383. [PMID: 32140977 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-020-08595-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, threatens people's health. Based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) efficacy and treatment theory, we first proposed the Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair (ASHP) for finding a candidate of AD treatment. This study aimed at exploring the effects of ASHP on improving the cognitive function and neurodegeneration, and revealing the possible mechanism. In this study, an amyloid-β (Aβ) induced AD model was established in mice via intracerebroventricular injection. The Y-maze test and Morris water maze test were carried out to observe the behavioral change of mice, which showed that ASHP significantly ameliorated cognitive impairment. In addition, ASHP reduced amyloid-β deposition and downregulated the hyperphosphorylation of tau via immunofluorescence assay and western blot analysis, respectively. Subsequently we focused on the PI3K/Akt pathway that is a classical pathway related to nervous system diseases. It also noticeably ASHP improved the histopathological changes in the hippocampus and cortex. Moreover, it was found that ASHP could upregulate the PI3K/Akt/Gsk-3β/CREB signaling pathway in N2a-SwedAPP cells. Taken together, it suggests that ASHP might reverse cognitive deficits and neurodegeneration via PI3K/Akt/Gsk-3β/CREB pathway.
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- Yu Qi
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shengyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang Y, Lv X, Qu J, Zhang X, Zhang M, Gao H, Zhang Q, Liu R, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. A systematic strategy for screening therapeutic constituents of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz .) Baill infiltrated blood-brain barrier oriented in lesions using ethanol and water extracts: a novel perspective for exploring chemical material basis of herb medicines. Acta Pharm Sin B 2020; 10:557-568. [PMID: 32140399 PMCID: PMC7049611 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Schisandra chinensis, a widely used Chinese herbal medicine, was considered as central nervous system (CNS) drug for years. Both ethanol extracts (EES) and water extracts (WES) of it were applied clinically. Unfortunately, the difference of their efficacy and even effective material foundation of S. chinensis remains obscure. In this study, to explore the active constituents of S. chinensis, we compared pharmacodynamics and chemical profiles in vitro/in vivo of EES/WES for the first time using multiple chemical analysis, pharmacological and data processing approaches. It was proved that there was no significant difference in the anti-depressive effects between WES and EES. However, the contents of most components in vitro and in plasma were higher in EES than those in WES, which was unconvincing for their similar efficacy. Therefore, we further explored components of S. chinensis targeted onto brain and the results showed that 5 lignans were identified with definite absorptivity respectively both in EES and WES caused by the limitation of blood−brain barrier. Moreover, bioinformatic analysis predicted their anti-depressive action. Above all, the systematic strategy screened 5 brain-targeted effective substances of S. chinensis and it was suggested that exploring the components into nidi would promote the studies on herbs effective material basis.
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- Yiwen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 24 23986012; fax: +86 24 23986259.
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Zhang Q, Liu R, Xu H, Yang X, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Gao P, Bi K, Han T, Li Q. Multifunctional isotopic standards based steroidomics strategy: Exploration of cancer screening model. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1614:460723. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang T, Lin S, Liu R, Li H, Liu Z, Zhang X, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. Metabolomic profile perturbations of serum, lung, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, spleen and feces in LPS-induced acute lung injury rats based on HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:1215-1234. [PMID: 31940090 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02357-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinically common and serious disease, underscoring the urgent need for clarification of its pathogenesis. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories on the "lung-spleen-intestine axis" and its correlation with ALI, a high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTOF-MS) metabolomic platform was applied to identify biomarkers from five bio-samples of control and model rats challenged with intratracheally administered lipopolysaccharide (LPS) based on multivariate mathematical statistical analysis. As a result, 19, 24, 24, 15 and 29 altered metabolites were identified in serum, lung, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), spleen and feces samples, respectively. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that linoleic acid, sphingolipid, glycerophospholipid and bile acid metabolism pathways were mainly altered by ALI. Additionally, ROC curves were applied to assess the specificity and sensitivity of the biomarkers. ALI characteristic metabolomic spectra were then established to differentiate the control from the model group with a similarity discriminative threshold of 0.7. Additionally, to compare the metabolomic profiles of the five bio-samples and establish metabolic similarities and differences among them, correlation analysis was conducted in order to delineate an objective law of endogenous linkage along the lung-spleen-intestine axis. Therefore, this study provides insights into the mechanisms involved in ALI from a metabolomics perspective, which can be applied in characterization of the mechanism and early disease detection. Graphical abstract.
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- Tianyang Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- Basic Medical Science College, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161006, Heilongjiang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China.
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Yan T, Nian T, Liao Z, Xiao F, Wu B, Bi K, He B, Jia Y. Antidepressant effects of a polysaccharide from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench) by anti-inflammation and rebalancing the gut microbiota. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 144:427-440. [PMID: 31862370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the antidepressant-like effect of a polysaccharide (OP), which is isolated from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench), in CUMS-induced mice and its possible mechanisms. OPT, FST and TST were employed to examine the anxiety and depressive behavior in CUMS-induced mice and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) CUMS-induced mice, while proinflammatory cytokines, TLR4/NF-κB pathway and MAPKs signaling were detected in both CUMS-induced mice and LPS-induced BV2 cells. The results showed that anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors, gut microbiota dysbiosis and changes of SCFAs, and activation of inflammatory reactions in the colon, serum, and hippocampus of CUMS-induced mice, as well as activation of inflammatory reactions in BV2 cells, could be alleviated by the treatment of OP. The mice that were colonized by OP microbiota showed improved anxiety and depressive behaviors and lower inflammatory response. Furthermore, OP inhibited the expression of TLR4, the nuclear translocation of NF-κB and high levels of proinflammatory cytokines, and enhanced the MAPKs signaling, these effects of OP also observed in LPS-induced BV2 cells. Above all, suggested that the potential mechanism of the antidepressant-like effects of OP was closely correlated with the bidirectional communication of microbiota-gut-brain axis via regulation of inflammation response.
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- Tingxu Yan
- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Yan T, Sun Y, Wu B, Xiao F, Bi K, Sun B, Jia Y. Red wine polyphenols reverse depressive-like behaviors in mice induced by repeated corticosterone treatment. Ciência Téc Vitiv 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/ctv/201934020115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the antidepressant-like effect of red wine phenolic extracts in mouse model exposed to exogenous corticosterone. The results showed that 3-week corticosterone injections caused depression-like behavior in mice, as indicated by the significant decrease in sucrose consumption and increase immobility time in the forced swimming test (FST). Red wine phenolic extracts treatment significantly reduced serum corticosterone levels. Moreover, it was found that red wine phenolic extract increased the brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein (BNDF) and tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) phosphorylation and cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation levels in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. However, K252a, an inhibitor of TrkB, completely abolished those antidepressant-like effects. These results suggested that the red wine phenolic extracts produce an antidepressant-like effect in corticosteronetreated mice, at least in part, which is possibly mediated by modulating hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, BDNF, TrkB and CREB phosphorylation levels in the brain region of mice.
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Qi Y, Cheng X, Jing H, Yan T, Xiao F, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Combination of schisandrin and nootkatone exerts neuroprotective effect in Alzheimer's disease mice model. Metab Brain Dis 2019; 34:1689-1703. [PMID: 31422511 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-019-00475-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases which seriously affect the quality of life of the elderly. Schisandrin (SCH) and nootkatone (NKT) are the two marked active components in ASHP. In this study, the effects of Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair (ASHP) as well as its bioactive components on cognitive deficiency and dementia were revealed via Aβ1-42-induced AD in mouse. Morris water maze test showed that acute administration of ASHP and SCH + NKT treatments had higher discrimination index in the object recognition task, more quadrant dwell time and shorter escape latency compared with those in the Morris water maze. The levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were decreased after ASHP and SCH + NKT treatment. The inflammatory response was attenuated by inhibiting TLR4/ NF-κB/ NLRP3 pathway. In addition, ASHP and SCH + NKT treatments significantly restored the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) and inducible nitric oxide syntheses (iNOS), and the levels of glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO). The histopathological changes of hippocampus were noticeably improved after ASHP and SCH + NKT treatments. These findings demonstrate that ASHP as well as its bioactive components exerted a protective effects on cognitive disorder, inflammatory reaction and oxidative stress.
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- Yu Qi
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Functional Food and wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Functional Food and wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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Yan T, Nian T, Wu B, Xiao F, He B, Bi K, Jia Y. Okra polysaccharides can reverse the metabolic disorder induced by high-fat diet and cognitive function injury in Aβ 1-42 mice. Exp Gerontol 2019; 130:110802. [PMID: 31794852 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Epidemiological studies showed that a high-fat diet threatened human health seriously. It can induce various diseases, such as obesity, metabolic disturbance and cognitive dysfunction which also related to insulin signaling. In the present study, Aβ1-42 induced AD model mice and normal mice were given a standard diet and high-fat diet, respectively. Meanwhile, Okra polysaccharides were used to treat AD mice to explore the possible mechanism between Alzheimer's disease and insulin signals. Weight and blood glucose of mice were measured weekly. Through the Morris water maze and the novel object recognition test, the Okra polysaccharides could improve the cognitive impairment of the AD mice. In addition, we also performed the serum chemistry analysis of mice, studied the histopathological changes in the hippocampal CA1 region by HE staining and detected the expressions of AKT, PI3K, ERK1/2, and GSK3β in the hippocampus by western blot. These results suggested that a high-fat diet can aggravate the metabolic disorder in AD mice and Okra polysaccharides can significantly reverse the metabolic disorder induced by high-fat diet and cognitive function injury in AD mice.
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- Tingxu Yan
- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Cang S, Liu R, Wang T, Jiang X, Zhang W, Bi K, Li Q. Simultaneous determination of five active alkaloids from Compound Kushen Injection in rat plasma by LC–MS/MS and its application to a comparative pharmacokinetic study in normal and NSCLC nude rats. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2019; 1126-1127:121734. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.121734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Yan T, Sun Y, Xiao F, Wu B, Bi K, He B, Jia Y. Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus inhibits behavioral deficits induced by sleep deprivation and chronic unpredictable mild stress via increased signaling of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor. Phytother Res 2019; 33:3177-3190. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Tingxu Yan
- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia MedicaShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of PharmacyShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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- School of Functional Food and WineShenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang China
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Xu M, Zhang X, Ren F, Yan T, Wu B, Bi K, Bi W, Jia Y. Essential oil of Schisandra chinensis ameliorates cognitive decline in mice by alleviating inflammation. Food Funct 2019; 10:5827-5842. [PMID: 31463498 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo00058e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this study, we aim to assess possible impacts of essential oil (SEO) from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (S. chinensis) on mice with cognition impairment. Our data showed that SEO improved the cognitive ability of mice with Aβ1-42 or lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced Alzheimer's disease (AD) and suppressed the production of tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the hippocampus. Furthermore, SEO inhibited p38 activation, but had little effect on other signaling proteins in the MAPK family, such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1/2 (JNK). The SEO and BV-2 microglia co-culture was performed to further confirm the anti-inflammatory activity of SEO. The data showed that SEO decreased nitric oxide (NO) levels in LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia and significantly blocked LPS-induced MAPKs activation. Taken together, these findings suggested that SEO produces anti-AD effects on AD mice partly by modulating neuroinflammation through the NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway.
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- Mengjie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- The Engineering Laboratory of National and Local Union of Quality Control for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Liao Z, Zhang J, Wang J, Yan T, Xu F, Wu B, Xiao F, Bi K, Niu J, Jia Y. The anti-nephritic activity of a polysaccharide from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) via modulation of AMPK-Sirt1-PGC-1α signaling axis mediated anti-oxidative in type 2 diabetes model mice. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 140:568-576. [PMID: 31442509 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) with high morbidity and mortality is one of the most severe diabetes complications and affects nearly one-third of people with diabetes. Our present experiment was designed to assess the potential therapeutic of a polysaccharide purified from okra (OP) on DN in high-fat diet-fed and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. We found that an 8-week treatment with OP could significantly decrease the 24-h urine protein (24-h UP), serum creatinine (Scr), serum urea nitrogen (SUN) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, which are regard as the biomarkers of renal injury. The results of immunohistochemical analysis and histopathological examination showed that the diabetic-induced microstructural changes and fibrosis in kidney can be alleviated by the administration of OP (400 mg/kg). Our immunofluorescences results demonstrated that OP (400 mg/kg) could greatly reduce the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in kidney. In addition, we also studied the level of SOD, GSH, CAT, HO-1, Nrf2, p-AMPK, PGC-1α, Sirt1, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3 and Bax in renal tissue by assay kit and western blot. Our results suggested that OP ameliorated DN in diabetic mice, which is possibly related to suppressing apoptosis and oxidative stress through activating AMPK-Sirt1-PGC-1α signaling axis.
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- Zhengzheng Liao
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Women's and Children's Hospital, No. 87 Danan Street, Shenyang 110011, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zhang Y, Lv X, Liu R, Zhang M, Liu H, Gao H, Zhang Q, Xu H, Li Q, Bi K. An integrated strategy for ascertaining quality marker of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill based on correlation analysis between depression-related monoaminergic metabolites and chemical components profiling. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1598:122-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Yang W, Yang X, Shi F, Liao Z, Liang Y, Yu L, Wang R, Li Q, Bi K. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of related substances in the Compound Ketoconazole and Clobetasol Propionate Cream by HPLC-TOF-MS and HPLC. J Pharm Anal 2019; 9:156-162. [PMID: 31297292 PMCID: PMC6598455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Related substances in pharmaceutical formulations are associated with their safety, efficacy and stability. However, there is no overall study already published on the assessment of related substances in the Compound Ketoconazole and Clobetasol Propionate Cream. In this work, a reliable HPLC-TOF-MS qualitative method was developed for the analysis of related substances in this preparation with a quick and easy extraction procedure. Besides the active pharmaceutical ingredients, two compounds named ketoconazole impurity B′ optical isomer and ketoconazole impurity E were identified. Furthermore, a new HPLC method for qualitative and quantitative assessment on related substances and degradation products, which were found in the stability test, was established and validated. The single standard to determine multi-components method was applied in the quantitative analysis, which was an effective way for reducing cost and improving accuracy. This study can provide a creative idea for routine analysis of quality control of the Compound Ketoconazole and Clobetasol Propionate Cream.
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- Wenling Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- G.D China Resources Shunfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Guangdong 528300, China
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- G.D China Resources Shunfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Guangdong 528300, China
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- G.D China Resources Shunfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Guangdong 528300, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Corresponding author.
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Xu M, Yan T, Fan K, Wang M, Qi Y, Xiao F, Bi K, Jia Y. Polysaccharide of Schisandra Chinensis Fructus ameliorates cognitive decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Ethnopharmacol 2019; 237:354-365. [PMID: 30844489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Polysaccharides is an important ingredient of Schisandra Chinensis Fructus which often appears in ancient prescriptions for forgetfulness or dementia. AIM OF THE STUDY The purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of polysaccharides of Schisandra Chinensis Fructus (SCP) on animal model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is a common disease of dementia, to elucidate the traditional medical theories with modern pharmacological methods and provide a reference for further clarifying its active mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydrolysates of SCP were analyzed by HPLC. Y-maze, Morris water maze (MWM) were used for evaluating cognition processes of mice. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to detect the deposition of Aβ. The levels of cytokine expression including Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the hippocampus were detected by ELISA kits. Activation of astrocytes and microglia was assessed by immunofluorescence labeling GFAP and Iba-1. The phosphorylated state of various mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs) signaling molecules (p38 MAPK, ERK 1/2, and JNK) and activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) was studied by western blot. Histopathological changes were observed by H.E. straining. RESULTS SCP could significantly improve the cognition and histopathological changes of AD mice, reduce the deposition of Aβ, downregulate the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the activation of glial cells in the hippocampus. Further, SCP decreased nuclear displacement of NF-κB and MAPKs phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS SCP could improve the cognition of mice, and it may play an anti-AD role by activating the NF-κB/MAPK pathway to alleviate neuroinflammation.
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- Mengjie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Traditional Chinese MateriaMedica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- The Engineering Laboratory of National and Local Union of Quality Control for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Components of Chinese Medicine Screening and Evaluation, School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Qi Y, Cheng X, Jing H, Yan T, Xiao F, Wu B, Bi K, Jia Y. Effect of Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair on inflammation and apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease mice model. J Ethnopharmacol 2019; 237:28-38. [PMID: 30880259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair (ASHP), composed of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. Fructus (Yizhi, in Chinese) and Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill Fructus (Wuweizi, in Chinese) has been used in many traditional Chinese prescriptions such as Yizhi Wuwei pill and Jiannao pill. AIMS OF THE STUDY This study was primarily dealt with studying the effects of Alpinia oxyphylla-Schisandra chinensis herb pair (ASHP) on learning and cognitive impairment in the Aβ1-42 induced mouse model. MATERIALS AND METHODS The chemical composition quantitative analysis was by UPLC. Then the Y maze and Morris water maze test were used to determine the capability of ASHP extracts on improving memory. Histological changes and apoptotic features were detected by HE staining and TUNEL staining, respectively. qPCR was used to detect the changes in the mRNA of caspase3, caspase8 and caspase9 and western-blot was used to detect the changes in the levels of cleaved-caspase3, cleaved-caspase8 and cleaved-caspase9. The levels of some inflammatory factors such as IKK, IκB and NF-κB; anti-apoptotic factors such as bcl-2, bcl-xl, pro-apoptotic factors including bad, bax, p53 were assessed via immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western-blot. RESULTS Administration of ASHP extracts had higher spontaneous alternation ratio in the Y maze, more quadrant dwell time and shorter escape latency compared with model group in the Morris water maze. ASHP treated groups significantly inhibited NF-κB pathway and apoptosis-related pathway in the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that ASHP had the ability to ameliorate abnormal changes in cognitive behavior, biochemical and histopathology induced by Aβ1-42 in the mouse model. The powerful role of ASHP is to inhibit the NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway and cut down the damage of apoptosis. This study revealed ASHP might be a potential therapy for cognitive and behavioral deficits.
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- Yu Qi
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shengyang, 110016, China.
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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