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Gao R, Yu Z, Lv C, Geng X, Ren Y, Ren J, Wang H, Ai F, Zhang B, Yue B, Wang Z, Dou W. Medicinal and edible plant Allium macrostemon Bunge for the treatment of testosterone-induced androgenetic alopecia in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2023:116657. [PMID: 37244409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116657] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Allium macrostemon Bunge (AMB), a widely distributed wild garlic plant, possesses a variety of health-promoting properties. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common disorder that affects quality of life. AIM OF THE STUDY We sought to investigate whether AMB stimulates hair regrowth in AGA mouse model, and clarify the underlying molecular mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS The chemical constituents of AMB water extract were identified by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) analysis. Cell viability assay and Ki-67 immunostaining were undertaken to evaluate the impacts of AMB on human hair dermal papilla cell (HDPC) proliferation. Wound-healing assay was undertaken to assess cell migration. Flow cytometry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay were performed to examine cell apoptosis. Western blotting, real-time reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and immunostaining assays were undertaken to determine the impacts of AMB on Wnt/β-catenin signaling and growth factors expression in HDPC cells. AGA mouse model was induced by testosterone treatment. The effects of AMB on hair regeneration in AGA mice were demonstrated by hair growth measuring and histological scoring. The levels of β-catenin, p-GSK-3β, and Cyclin D1 in dorsal skin were measured. RESULTS AMB promoted proliferation and migration, as well as the expression of growth factors in cultured HDPC cells. Meanwhile, AMB restrained apoptosis of HDPC cells by increasing the ratio of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2/pro-apoptotic Bax. Besides, AMB activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling and thereby enhancing growth factors expression as well as proliferation of HDPC cells, which was abolished by Wnt signaling inhibitor ICG-001. In addition, an increase of hair shaft elongation was observed in mice suffering from testosterone-induced AGA upon the treatment of AMB extract (1% and 3%). Consistent with the in vitro assays, AMB upregulated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling molecules in dorsal skin of AGA mice. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that AMB promoted HDPC cell proliferation and stimulated hair regrowth in AGA mice. Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation, which induced production of growth factors in hair follicles and, eventually, contributed to the influence of AMB on the hair regrowth. Our findings may contribute to effective utilization of AMB in alopecia treatment.
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- Ruiyang Gao
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, And the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), Shanghai, China.
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Kim HJ, Lee SH, Lee SH, Lee J, Kim H, Chang GT, Lee D. Longitudinal Bone Growth Stimulating Effect of Allium macrostemon in Adolescent Female Rats. Molecules 2020; 25:E5449. [PMID: 33233332 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Allium macrostemon (AM) may affect bone growth by regulating bone formation and resorption. To examine the effect of AM on bone growth, 48 rats were divided into four administration groups in which either distilled water, AM (100 and 300 mg/kg), or recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH; 20 μg/kg) was administered for 10 days. On day 9, all animals were intraperitoneally injected with tetracycline hydrochloride (20 mg/kg), and 48 h after the injection, the rats were sacrificed. Their tibial sections were photographed to measure bone growth. Antigen-specific immunohistochemistry was performed to detect insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). The food intake of the AM 100 mg/kg group was higher; however, the food intake of the AM 300 mg/kg group was less than that of the control group. The rhGH and AM 100 mg/kg groups showed greater rates of bone growth (359.0 ± 23.7 and 373.1 ± 28.0 μm/day, respectively) compared with the control group. IGF-1 and BMP-2 in the AM and rhGH groups were highly expressed. Indigestion at higher doses of AM led to nonsignificant bone growth in spite of increased IGF-1 and BMP-2 expression. Therefore, a suitable amount of AM could increase bone growth.
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Usui A, Matsuo Y, Tanaka T, Ohshima K, Fukuda S, Mine T, Yakashiro I, Ishimaru K. Ferulic acid esters of glucosylglucose from Allium macrostemon Bunge. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2017; 19:215-221. [PMID: 27588352 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2016.1213722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Three new ferulic acid esters of glucosylglucose, 1-O-(E)-feruloyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-2)-[β- d-glucopyranosyl (1-6)]-β-d-glucopyranose (allimacronoid A, 1), 1-O-(E)-feruloyl-{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-4)-[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-2)]}-[β- d-glucopyranosyl (1-6)]-β-d-glucopyranose (allimacronoid B, 2), and 1-O-(E)-feruloyl-{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-6)-[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-2)]}-[β- d-glucopyranosyl (1-6)]-β-d-glucopyranose (allimacronoid C, 3) were isolated together with tuberonoid A (4), from the leaves of Allium macrostemon Bunge. The chemical structures were elucidated based on the analyses of the spectroscopic and chemical data.
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- Ayaka Usui
- a Faculty of Agriculture , Saga University , Saga 840-8502 , Japan
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- b Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Nagasaki University , Nagasaki 852-8521 , Japan
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- b Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Nagasaki University , Nagasaki 852-8521 , Japan
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- a Faculty of Agriculture , Saga University , Saga 840-8502 , Japan
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- a Faculty of Agriculture , Saga University , Saga 840-8502 , Japan
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- c Saga Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Research , Saga 849-0925 , Japan
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- c Saga Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Research , Saga 849-0925 , Japan
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- a Faculty of Agriculture , Saga University , Saga 840-8502 , Japan
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Kim YS, Suh WS, Park KJ, Choi SU, Lee KR. Allimacrosides A-E, new steroidal glycosides from Allium macrostemon Bunge. Steroids 2017; 118:41-46. [PMID: 27964942 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A new pregnane-type steroidal glycoside (1), two new spirostane-type steroidal glycosides (2, 3), and two new furostane-type steroidal glycosides (4, 5), named allimacrosides A-E, together with four known compounds (6-9) were isolated from a 80% MeOH extract of Allium macrostemon Bunge. The identification and structural elucidation of these compounds were based on their 1D- and 2D-NMR spectra, and HR-FAB-MS data analysis. The isolated compounds were tested for cytotoxicity against four human tumor cell lines in vitro using the sulforhodamine B bioassay.
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- Yun Sik Kim
- Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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