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Wang Y, Zhan Y, Ji C, Shi C, Han J. Houttuynia cordata Thunb repairs steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head through regulating NF-κB signaling pathway. Toxicon 2023; 233:107270. [PMID: 37652100 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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To investigate the influences of Houttuynia cordata Thunb (HCT) in steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH), we conducted a comprehensive study evaluating the effects of HCT on various aspects. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay was used to examine bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) cell viability. Flow cytometry and lactate dehydrogenase detection assay were conducted to determine cell apoptosis. The levels of apoptosis-related proteins, osteogenic-related markers, inflammatory factors, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway-associated proteins were determined via western blotting. Hematoxylin and eosin and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling assays were utilized to verify the effects of HCT in SANFH rats. Our findings revealed that HCT could enhanced cell viability and arrested cell apoptosis in dexamethasone (Dex)-treated BMSCs. Dex increased the levels of cleaved caspase-3, Bcl2-associated X, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18, IL-6, p65, and inhibitor of NF-κB kinase β (IKKβ), while this promoting trend was weakened by HCT. Moreover, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, an inhibitor of NF-κB signaling pathway) further increased the inhibitory role of apoptosis and the levels of IL-1β, IL-18, and IL-6 and the promotional effect of the levels of RUNX2 and ALP in Dex-treated BMSCs. The in-vivo assays showed that HCT decreased the percentage of empty lacunae, apoptosis, and the levels of IL-1β, IL-18, IL-6, p65, and IKKβ in SANFH rats. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that HCT relieved SANFH, which might be possibly achieved by NF-κB pathway.
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- Yuanyuan Wang
- Medical Insurance Office, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, PR China
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- Hematology Department, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, PR China
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- Hematology Department, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, PR China
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- Hematology Department, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, PR China
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- Hematology Department, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, PR China.
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Ponzoni M, Coles JG, Maynes JT. Rodent Models of Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure for Translational Investigations and Therapeutic Discovery. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043162. [PMID: 36834573 PMCID: PMC9963155 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Even with modern therapy, patients with heart failure only have a 50% five-year survival rate. To improve the development of new therapeutic strategies, preclinical models of disease are needed to properly emulate the human condition. Determining the most appropriate model represents the first key step for reliable and translatable experimental research. Rodent models of heart failure provide a strategic compromise between human in vivo similarity and the ability to perform a larger number of experiments and explore many therapeutic candidates. We herein review the currently available rodent models of heart failure, summarizing their physiopathological basis, the timeline of the development of ventricular failure, and their specific clinical features. In order to facilitate the future planning of investigations in the field of heart failure, a detailed overview of the advantages and possible drawbacks of each model is provided.
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- Matteo Ponzoni
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Program in Translational Medicine, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Program in Translational Medicine, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
- Correspondence: (J.G.C.); (J.T.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Program in Molecular Medicine, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1E2, Canada
- Correspondence: (J.G.C.); (J.T.M.)
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Tan R, You Q, Cui J, Wang M, Song N, An K, Lin L, Adu-Amankwaah J, Yuan J, Sun H. Sodium houttuyfonate against cardiac fibrosis attenuates isoproterenol-induced heart failure by binding to MMP2 and p38. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 109:154590. [PMID: 36610170 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF), caused by stress cardiomyopathy, is a major cause of mortality. Cardiac fibrosis is an essential structural remodeling associated with HF; therefore, preventing cardiac fibrosis is crucial to decelerating the progression of HF. Sodium houttuyfonate (SH), an extract of Houttuynia cordata, has a potent therapeutic effect on hypoxic cardiomyocytes in a myocardial infarction model. PURPOSE To investigate the preventative and therapeutic effects of SH during isoproterenol (ISO)-induced HF and explore the pharmacological mechanism of SH in alleviating HF. METHODS We analyzed the overlapping target genes between SH and cardiac fibrosis or HF using a network pharmacology analytical method. We verified the suppressive effect of SH on ISO-induced proliferation and activation of cardiac fibroblasts by immunohistochemical staining and histological analysis in an isoproterenol-induced HF mouse model. Additionally, we investigated the effect of SH by evaluating fibrosis and cardiac remodeling markers. To further decipher the pharmacological mechanism of SH against cardiac fibrosis and HF, we performed a molecular docking analysis between SH and hub common target genes. RESULTS There were 20 overlapping target genes between SH and cardiac fibrosis and 32 overlapping target genes between SH and HF. The 16 common target genes of SH against cardiac fibrosis and HF included MMP2 (matrix metalloproteinase 2), and p38. SH significantly inhibited the ISO- or TGF-β-induced expression of Col1α (collagen 1), α-SMA (smooth muscle actin), MMP2, TIMP2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2), TGF-β (transforming growth factor), and Smad2 phosphorylation. Moreover, both ISO- and TGF-β-induced p38 phosphorylation was inhibited. Molecular docking analysis showed that SH forms a stable complex with MMP2 and p38. CONCLUSIONS In addition to protecting cardiomyocytes, SH directly inhibits cardiac fibroblast activation and proliferation by binding to MMP2 and p38, subsequently delaying cardiac fibrosis and HF progression. Our prevention- and intervention-based approaches in this study showed that SH inhibited the development of stress cardiomyopathy-mediated cardiac fibrosis and HF when SH was administered before or after the initiation of cardiac stress.
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- Rubin Tan
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China; School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center, Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China.
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Zhuang T, Hu M, Wang J, Mei L, Zhu X, Zhang H, Jin F, Shao J, Wang T, Wang C, Niu X, Wu D. Sodium houttuyfonate effectively treats acute pulmonary infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by affecting immunity and intestinal flora in mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1022511. [PMID: 36530439 PMCID: PMC9751016 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1022511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen that frequently causes ventilator-associated pneumonia in specific populations. Sodium houttuyfonate (SH) has shown mild antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa in vitro, but the mechanism of potent antimicrobial activity of SH against P. aeruginosa infection in vivo remains unclear. Methods Here, using the mouse pneumonia model induced by P. aeruginosa nasal drip to explore the therapeutic effects of SH. Results We found that SH exhibits dose-dependent therapeutic effects of reducing P. aeruginosa burden and systemic inflammation in pneumonia mice. SH ameliorates inflammatory gene expression and production of inflammatory proteins, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), associated with the TLR4/NF-κB pathway in mice with P. aeruginosa pneumonia. Furthermore, we analyzed the intestinal flora of mice and found that compared with the model group, the abundance and diversity of beneficial bacterial flora of SH treatment groups increased significantly, suggesting that SH can improve the intestinal flora disorder caused by inflammation. In addition, SH improves alpha and beta diversity index and reduces species abundance differences of intestinal flora in pneumonia mice. Discussion Taken together, our presented results indicate that SH may effectively alleviate the acute pulmonary infection induced by P. aeruginosa by reducing the disturbance of regulating immunity and intestinal flora in mice.
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- Tian Zhuang
- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Pathology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Research Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,*Correspondence: Daqiang Wu, ; Xiaojia Niu,
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China,*Correspondence: Daqiang Wu, ; Xiaojia Niu,
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Yao PA, Wei KZ, Feng JH, Liu XN, Xu X, Cui HY, Zhang XC, Gao JP. Sodium houttuyfonate protects against cardiac injury by regulating cardiac energy metabolism in diabetic rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 932:175236. [PMID: 36044971 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a diabetic complication with complicated pathophysiological changes and pathogenesis and difficult treatment. Sodium houttuyfonate is the adduct of sodium bisulfite and houttuynin, the main volatile component in Houttuynia cordata Thunb, possesses a variety of activities including multiple interventions on inhibiting ventricular remodeling. The study aims to explore effect of sodium houttuyfonate on diabetic myocardial injury and its underlying mechanisms. The diabetes model was established by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 85 mg/kg. By intragastric administration for 26 days, sodium houttuyfonate (50 and 100 mg/kg/d) reversed the abnormal serum levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, improved the abnormal levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase and brain natriuretic peptide, reduced electrocardiogram P-R and QRS interval extension, accelerated the heart rate, decreased serum malondialdehyde content, up-regulated the myocardial energy metabolism including elevated the contents of ATP, ADP, total adenine nucleotides and phosphocreatine in myocardium, decreased AMP/ATP ratio, elevated myocardial Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activity, and down-regulated the mRNA expressions of AMP protein activation kinase α2 (AMPK-α2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α). In a conclusion, these results suggest that sodium houttuyfonate can improve cardiac energy metabolism disorder caused by diabetes by increasing cardiac Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activity and regulating AMPK signaling pathway, and then attenuates cardiac injury caused by hyperglycemia. In addition, sodium houttuyfonate also has the effects of anti-oxidation and improving abnormal levels of blood lipid.
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- Ping-An Yao
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Wu Z, Deng X, Hu Q, Xiao X, Jiang J, Ma X, Wu M. Houttuynia cordata Thunb: An Ethnopharmacological Review. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:714694. [PMID: 34539401 PMCID: PMC8440972 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.714694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Houttuynia cordata Thunb (H. cordata; Saururaceae) is widely distributed in Asian regions. It plays an important role in traditional health care and disease treatment, as its aboveground stems and leaves have a long medicinal history in China and are used in the treatment of pneumonia and lung abscess. In clinical treatment, it can usually be combined with other drugs to treat dysentery, cold, fever, and mumps; additionally, H. cordata is an edible plant. This review summarizes detailed information on the phytochemistry and pharmacological effects of H. cordata. By searching the keywords “H. cordata and lung”, “H. cordata and heart”, “H. cordata and liver”, and “H. cordata and inflammation” in PubMed, Web of Science and ScienceDirect, we screened out articles with high correlation in the past ten years, sorted out the research contents, disease models and research methods of the articles, and provided a new perspective on the therapeutic effects of H. cordata. A variety of its chemical constituents are characteristic of medicinal plants, the chemical constituents were isolated from H. cordata, including volatile oils, alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolic acids. Flavonoids and volatile oils are the main active components. In pharmacological studies, H. cordata showed organ protective activity, such as reducing the release of inflammatory factors to alleviate lung injury. Moreover, H. cordata regulates immunity, enhances the immune barriers of the vagina, oral cavity, and intestinal tract, and combined with the antibacterial and antiviral activity of its extract, effectively reduces pathogen infection. Furthermore, experiments in vivo and in vitro showed significant anti-inflammatory activity, and its chemical derivatives exert potential therapeutic activity against rheumatoid arthritis. Antitumour action is also an important pharmacological activity of H. cordata, and studies have shown that H. cordata has a notable effect on lung tumour, liver tumour, colon tumour, and breast tumour. This review categorizes the biological activities of H. cordata according to modern research papers, and provides insights into disease prevention and treatment of H. cordata.
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- Zhao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Physical Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Liu X, Zhong L, Xie J, Sui Y, Li G, Ma Z, Yang L. Sodium houttuyfonate: A review of its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular protective effects. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 902:174110. [PMID: 33901457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is an almost unlimited interest in searching and developing new drugs, especially when we are in an era that are witnessing more and more emerging pathogens. Natural products from traditional medicines represent a large library for searching lead compounds with novel bioactivities. Sodium houttuyfonate is such one bioactive compound derived from Houttuynia cordata Thunb which has been employed in traditional medicine for treating infectious and inflammatory diseases. Sodium houttuyfonate has demonstrated multiple kinds of pharmacological effects, including antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and cardiovascular protective activities, which are discussed here to provide insights into our understanding of the pharmacological effects of SH and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Xin Liu
- Eye Center of the Second Hospital of Jilin University, 218# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- Jilin Crovincial Pey Laboratory on Kolecular and Lhemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 265# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- Eye Center of the Second Hospital of Jilin University, 218# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- Jilin Crovincial Pey Laboratory on Kolecular and Lhemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 265# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- Jilin Crovincial Pey Laboratory on Kolecular and Lhemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 265# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Hernia Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130041, China.
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- Jilin Crovincial Pey Laboratory on Kolecular and Lhemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 265# Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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Shen YH, Cheng MH, Liu XY, Zhu DW, Gao J. Sodium Houttuyfonate Inhibits Bleomycin Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:596492. [PMID: 33716736 PMCID: PMC7947865 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.596492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) could severely disrupt the normal lung architecture and function with fatal consequences. Currently, there is no effective treatment for PF or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Sodium Houttuyfonate (SH) on bleomycin (BLM) induced PF mice model. Our results indicated that SH could attenuate BLM induced lung injury by reducing the inflammation, fibrogenesis and lung/body weight ratio. The proposed mechanisms for the protective effects of SH include: 1) improvement of pulmonary function in BLM mice, for instance, it can elevate the vital capacity (VC), increase the forced expiratory flow at 50% of forced vital capacity (FEF50) and improve other pulmonary function indices; 2) inhibition of collagen formation in BLM mice; 3) attenuation of the elevation of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which are triggered by BLM administration; 4) reduction of the mRNA level and protein production of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in BLM mice. Furthermore, it was found that the protective effects of SH against BLM induced PF in mice was comparable to that of prednisone acetate (PA) tablets, a widely used drug for immunological diseases. Although Houttuynia Cordata Thunb has been widely used in China for lung infection and inflammation, the mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated. Our study provides the evidence that SH is an effective compound against pulmonary injury, irritation and fibrogenesis.
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- Yun-Hui Shen
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Sub-Inhibitory Concentrations of Sodium Houttuyfonate in Combination with Erythromycin Inhibit Biofilm Formation and Expression of IcaA in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2019. [DOI: 10.5812/jjm.98009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Wang T, Huang W, Duan Q, Wang J, Cheng H, Shao J, Li F, Wu D. Sodium houttuyfonate in vitro inhibits biofilm dispersion and expression of bdlA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Biol Rep 2018; 46:471-477. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4497-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zheng C, Lin JF, Lin ZH, Lin WQ, Thapa S, Lin YZ, Lian H, Liu ZR, Chen JH, Li XW. Sodium Houttuyfonate Alleviates Post-infarct Remodeling in Rats via AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1092. [PMID: 30319423 PMCID: PMC6170643 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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With the chronic ischemia persisting after acute myocardial infarction, the accompanying low-degree inflammation and subsequent fibrosis result in progression of cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Recently, Sodium Houttuyfonate (SH), a pure compound extracted from Houttuynia cordata, has been confirmed exerting anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects under diseased situations. Here, we aimed to investigate whether SH could reverse the cardiac remodeling post-myocardial infarction by alleviating cardiac inflammation and fibrosis. Left anterior descending coronary artery of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats was ligated to elicit myocardial infarction. Low and high dose of SH was administered by oral gavage for four consecutive weeks post-myocardial infarction. Long-term SH treatment decreased heart rate, heart weight/ body weight (HW/BW), and left ventricle weight/body weight (LVW/BW), reduced cardiac expression of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), improved left ventricular heart function, and ameliorated the histopathological changes caused by myocardial infarction. Western blotting revealed the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), collagen I, and collagen III of the infarcted ventricle were reduced by SH treatment. Meanwhile, we found that SH treatment post-myocardial infarction activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and suppressed nuclear factor-κB p65 (NF-κB p65). Furthermore, on H9C2 cells induced hypoxic injury with cobalt chloride (CoCl2), the reduction of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, and TGF-β), activation of AMPK, and suppression of NF-κB p65 were also observed by SH treatment. However, transfection of H9C2 with AMPKα siRNA blunted the suppression of NF-κB p65 and inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, and TGF-β) by SH post-hypoxia. Taken together, these findings suggested that long-term administration of SH post-myocardial infarction reduced cardiac inflammatory and fibrotic responses, and reversed cardiac remodeling process. The underlying mechanism may be activating AMPK and suppressing NF-κB pathway.
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- Cheng Zheng
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Taishun General Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Daqiang W, Weifeng H, Qiangjun D, Huijuan C. Effect of sodium houttuyfonate on symptom pattern of lung-Qi deficiency in rats induced by bacterialbiofilm infection. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2016; 36:730-6. [DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rat aorta as a pharmacological tool for in vitro and in vivo studies. Life Sci 2016; 145:190-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sodium houttuyfonate and EDTA-Na2 in combination effectively inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans in vitro and in vivo. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:142-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.10.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Wu D, Huang W, Duan Q, Li F, Cheng H. Sodium houttuyfonate affects production of N-acyl homoserine lactone and quorum sensing-regulated genes expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:635. [PMID: 25505457 PMCID: PMC4244979 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Quorum sensing (QS) is a means of cell-to-cell communication that uses diffusible signaling molecules that are sensed by the population to determine population density, thus allowing co-ordinate gene regulation in response to population density. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, production of the QS signaling molecule, N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), co-ordinates expression of key factors of pathogenesis, including biofilm formation and toxin secretion. It is predicted that the inhibition of AHL sensing would provide an effective clinical treatment to reduce the expression of virulence factors and increase the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents. We previously demonstrated that sodium houttuyfonate (SH), commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat infectious diseases, can effectively inhibit QS-regulated processes, including biofilm formation. Here, using a model system, we demonstrate that SH causes the dose-dependent inhibition of AHL production, through down-regulation of the AHL biosynthesis gene, lasI. Addition of SH also resulted in down-regulation of expression of the AHL sensor and transcriptional regulator, LasR, and inhibited the production of the QS-regulated virulence factors, pyocyanin and LasA. These results suggest that the antimicrobial activity of SH may be due to its ability to disrupt QS in P. aeruginosa.
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- Daqiang Wu
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei, China
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Beneficial effects of houttuynin on ventricular remodeling induced by coronary artery ligation in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 740:200-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Antimicrobial effect of sodium houttuyfonate on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans biofilms. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2013; 33:798-803. [DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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