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Zhao H, Feng YL, Wang M, Wang JJ, Liu T, Yu J. The Angelica dahurica: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:896637. [PMID: 35847034 PMCID: PMC9283917 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.896637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Angelica dahurica (A. dahurica) root is a famous edible medicinal herb that has been used in China for thousands of years. To date, more than 300 chemical constituents have been discovered from A. dahurica. Among these ingredients, coumarins and volatile oils are the major active compounds. Moreover, a few other compounds have also been isolated from the root of A. dahurica, such as alkaloids, phenols, sterols, benzofurans, polyacetylenes and polysaccharides. Modern pharmacological studies demonstrated that the root of A. dahurica and its active components displayed various bioactivities such as anti-inflammation, anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, analgesic activity, antiviral and anti-microbial effects, effects on the cardiovascular system, neuroprotective function, hepatoprotective activity, effects on skin diseases and so on. Based on these studies, this review focused on the research publications of A. dahurica and aimed to summarize the advances in the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology which will provide reference for the further studies and applications of A. dahurica.
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- Hui Zhao
- Clinical Experimental Center, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an, China
- Xi’an Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Active Peptides, Xi’an, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Clinical Experimental Center, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an, China
- Xi’an Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Active Peptides, Xi’an, China
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- Clinical Experimental Center, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an, China
- Xi’an Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Active Peptides, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Jun Yu,
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Balkrishna A, Arya V, Sharma IP. Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Furanocoumarins from Ammi majus L. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:1030-1036. [PMID: 34431469 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210824113128] [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: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Secondary metabolites have potential benefits to human being. They are used in the food, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. The secondary metabolite of furanocoumarins from different plant sources is essential in various skin-related ailments. Biologically, these chemicals are isolated from different plants in the Apiaceae, Fabaceae, Rutaceae and Moraceae families. Ammi Majus L. is one of the most common plants in the family of Apiaceae with a large quantity of derivatives. The furanocoumarin derivatives defend the plant by fighting external enemies by systemic acquired resistance (SAR). Via suppressing or retarding microbial growth in infected parts, these derivatives, along with SAR, help to alleviate inflammation in the human body. Latest evidence of these compounds has been established in the treatment of cancer, but the mechanism that needs to be elaborated is not yet understood. Recent studies have shown that furanocoumarin derivatives bind to DNA base pairs and block DNA replication. This may be a potential pathway that helps to regulate the growth of cancerous cells. This article reflects on the pharmaceutical data of furanocoumarins and their different mechanisms in these cases.
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- Acharya Balkrishna
- Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar - 249 405 (Uttarakhand) . India
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- Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar - 249 405 (Uttarakhand) . India
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- Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar - 249 405 (Uttarakhand) . India
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Xu L, Tang C, Li X, Li X, Yang H, Mao R, He J, Li W, Liu J, Li Y, Shi S, Xiao X, Wang X. Ligand fishing with cellular membrane-coated cellulose filter paper: a new method for screening of potential active compounds from natural products. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:1989-2000. [PMID: 30798339 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01662-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ligand fishing is a widely used approach for screening active compounds from natural products. Recently, cell membrane (CM) as affinity ligand has been applied in ligand fishing, including cell membrane chromatography (CMC) and CM-coated magnetic bead. However, these methods possess many weaknesses, including complicated preparation processes and time-consuming operation. In this study, cheap and easily available cellulose filter paper (CFP) was selected as carrier of CM and used to fabricate a novel CM-coated CFP (CMCFP) for the first time. The type of CFP was optimized according to the amount of immobilized protein, and the immobilization of CM onto CFP by the insertion and self-fusion process was verified by confocal imaging. The CMCFP exhibited good selectivity and stability and was used for fishing potentially active compounds from extracts of Angelica dahurica. Three potentially active compounds, including bergapten, pabulenol, and imperatorin, were fished out and identified. The traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform was used to build an active compound-target protein network, and accordingly, the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 (GABRA1) was deduced as potential target of CM for the active compounds of Angelica dahurica. Molecular docking was performed to evaluate the interaction between active compounds and GABRA1, and bergapten was speculated as a new potentially active compound. Compared with other methods, the fishing assay based on CMCFP was more effective, simpler, and cheaper.
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- Liang Xu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China.,Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, 300222, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China.,People's Hospital of Tongliangqu, Chongqing, 402560, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 61 Yuquan Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China.,Acchrom Technologies Co., Lid., Beijing, 100020, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, 300222, China
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- Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, 300222, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 61 Yuquan Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Melough MM, Chun OK. Dietary furocoumarins and skin cancer: A review of current biological evidence. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 122:163-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gao H, Huang H, Zheng A, Yu N, Li N. Determination of quantitative retention-activity relationships between pharmacokinetic parameters and biological effectiveness fingerprints of Salvia miltiorrhiza constituents using biopartitioning and microemulsion high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1067:10-17. [PMID: 28985481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this study, we analyzed danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) constituents using biopartitioning and microemulsion high-performance liquid chromatography (MELC). The quantitative retention-activity relationships (QRARs) of the constituents were established to model their pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters and chromatographic retention data, and generate their biological effectiveness fingerprints. A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was established to determine the abundance of the extracted danshen constituents, such as sodium danshensu, rosmarinic acid, salvianolic acid B, protocatechuic aldehyde, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA. And another HPLC protocol was established to determine the abundance of those constituents in rat plasma samples. An experimental model was built in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, and calculated the corresponding PK parameterst with 3P97 software package. Thirty-five model drugs were selected to test the PK parameter prediction capacities of the various MELC systems and to optimize the chromatographic protocols. QRARs and generated PK fingerprints were established. The test included water/oil-soluble danshen constituents and the prediction capacity of the regression model was validated. The results showed that the model had good predictability.
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- Haoshi Gao
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110013, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Tang C, Mao R, Liu F, Yu Y, Xu L, Zhang Y. Ligand Fishing with Cellular Membrane-Coated Magnetic Beads: A New Method for the Screening of Potentially Active Compounds from Natural Products. Chromatographia 2017; 80:1517-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-017-3370-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhao AH, Zhang YB, Yang XW. Simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetics of sixteen Angelicae dahurica coumarins in vivo by LC-ESI-MS/MS following oral delivery in rats. Phytomedicine 2016; 23:1029-1036. [PMID: 27444348 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2016.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The roots of Angelica dahurica cv. Qibaizhi is frequently used in clinical practice as a traditional Chinese medicine. However, a comprehensive study of the pharmacokinetics of this medicine has not been carried out. METHOD A sensitive and specific liquid chromatographic-tandem mass (LC-MS/MS) spectrometric method was established to investigate pharmacokinetics of sixteen coumarins of Angelicae dahuricae Radix (ADR) in rat plasma, including xanthotoxol (1), oxypeucedanin hydrate (2), 5-hydroxy-8-methoxypsoralen (3), (-)-marmesin (4), byakangelicin (5), columbianetin (6), psoralen (7), xanthotoxin (8), neobyakangelicol (9), isoimpinellin (10), bergapten (11), heraclenin (12), oxypeucedanin ethanolate (13), imperatorin (14), phellopterin (15), isoimperatorin (16). Detection was performed on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in multiple-reaction-mode (MRM). RESULTS The method established in this assay was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of the selected coumarins in rat plasma after oral administration of the extract of ADR, and the pharmacokinetic characteristics of sixteen coumarins were clearly elucidated. CONCLUSION This pharmacokinetic identification of multiple coumarins of ADR in rats provides a significant basis for better understanding the metabolic mechanism of the herb medicine.
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- Ai-Hong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191, Beijing, China; School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191, Beijing, China.
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Chen L, Jian Y, Wei N, Yuan M, Zhuang X, Li H. Separation and simultaneous quantification of nine furanocoumarins from Radix Angelicae dahuricae using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry for bioavailability determination in rats. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:4216-24. [PMID: 26496866 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Radix Angelicae dahuricae is a well-known medicinal herb in a number of herb preparations for medical uses. In this study, a rapid and selective method using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was developed for the separation and simultaneous quantitation of nine furanocoumarins from Radix A. dahuricae, namely imperatorin, isoimperatorin, oxypeucedanin hydrate, bergapten, oxypeucedanin, xanthotoxol, xanthotoxin, isopimpinellin, and psoralen. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a CAPCELL PAK MG II C18 analytical column. Detection was performed using positive electrospray ion source in the multiple reaction monitoring mode. The method was fully validated for analyzing these principles in rat plasma with a lower limit of quantification from 0.5 to 5 ng/mL. The intra- and interbatch precisions were less than 10%, and the accuracies ranged from -7.5 to 8.0%. The extraction recovery of the analytes was above 70% without a significant matrix effect. The method was used to determine the oral and intravenous pharmacokinetic profiles of these furanocoumarins after dosing with Radix A. dahurica extract. The bioavailability of these furanocoumarins ranged from 10.1 to 82.8%. These data provide critical information for a better understanding of the pharmacological mechanisms and herb-drug interaction potential of Radix A. dahurica.
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- Lin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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Jeong SH, Kim BB, Lee JE, Ko Y, Park JB. Evaluation of the effects of Angelicae dahuricae radix on the morphology and viability of mesenchymal stem cells. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:1556-60. [PMID: 25760069 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Angelicae dahuricae radix is a traditional herbal medicine used to treat various diseases in China and Korea, such as colds, headaches, rhinitis and psoriasis. Angelicae dahuricae radix has been used as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and antioxidant remedy. This study was performed in order to evaluate the effects of the extracts of Angelicae dahuricae radix on the morphology and viability of mesenchymal stem cells derived from the gingiva. Mesenchymal stem cells derived from the gingiva were grown in the presence of Angelicae dahuricae radix at final concentrations that ranged from 0.001 to 100 µg/ml. The morphology of the cells was viewed under an inverted microscope, and the analysis of cell proliferation was performed with cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) on days 1, 3 and 7. The cells in the control group had spindle-shaped, fibroblast-like morphology at days 1, 3 and 7 under optical microscopy. The shapes of the cells in 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 µg/ml Angelicae dahuricae radix were similar to the shapes of the cells in the control group. The relative values of the CCK-8 assays of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 µg/ml Angelicae dahuricae radix were 102.5 ± 0.6, 133.3 ± 9.6, 148.4 ± 20.5, 147.7 ± 12.6, 132.3 ± 27.7 and 101.1 ± 4.6%, respectively, when the CCK-8 result of the control group on day 1 was considered to be 100%. There was a marginal increase in cell proliferation at 0.1 and 1 µg/ml groups at day 1; however, this did not achieve statistical significance (P=0.052). The relative values of the CCK-8 assays of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 µg/ml Angelicae dahuricae radix were 96.5 ± 1.3, 89.3 ± 0.9, 90.3 ± 3.0, 84.8 ± 12.2, 92.3 ± 4.5 and 86.8 ± 11.7%, respectively, when the CCK-8 result of the control group on day 3 was considered to be 100% (P>0.05). The relative values of the CCK-8 assays of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 µg/ml Angelicae dahuricae radix day 7 were 94.9 ± 22.3, 102.8 ± 22.1, 127.4 ± 7.4, 130.4 ± 1.3, 129.2 ± 10.8 and 124.8 ± 9.1%, respectively, when the CCK-8 result of the control group on day 7 was considered to be 100%, but there were no statistically significant differences among the groups (P>0.05). Within the limits of this study, Angelicae dahuricae radix at the tested concentrations did not produce statistically significant differences in the viability of stem cells derived from the gingiva.
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- Su-Hyeon Jeong
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Chungju Hospital of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 390-711, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137‑701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137‑701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137‑701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137‑701, Republic of Korea
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Jiang K, Song Q, Wang L, Xie T, Wu X, Wang P, Yin G, Ye W, Wang T. Antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory activities of different extracts from Exocarpium Citri grandis. J Ethnopharmacol 2014; 156:97-101. [PMID: 25178947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Exocarpium Citri grandis (C. grandis, Huajuhong in Chinese), the epicarp of C. grandis 'Tomentosa', is used as an antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory drug for hundreds of years in China. The study was aimed at evaluating the antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory effects of different extracts of C. grandis, providing experimental evidence for its traditional use, and laying a foundation for its further researches. MATERIALS AND METHODS Crude drugs of C. grandis were extracted with four kinds of solvents (water, 50% ethanol, 70% ethanol and 90% ethanol) in reflux conditions, respectively. Solutions were concentrated in reduced pressure and lyophilized in vacuum to yield the aqueous extract, 50% ethanolic extract, 70% ethanolic extract, and 90% ethanolic extract of C. grandis. Antitussive evaluations were carried out with ammonia liquor induced mice cough; expectorant effects were tested with phenol red secretion experiments in mice; anti-inflammatory effects were assessed by murine model of xylene induced ear edema in mice. RESULTS Only aqueous and 70% ethanolic extracts of C. grandis displayed significant antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory activities. Aqueous extract of C. grandis significantly decreased cough frequency caused by ammonia liquor, increased phenol red secretion and inhibited the development of ear edema in anti-inflammatory assay at the dose of 1005 mg/kg (P<0.05). However, aqueous extract of C. grandis did not lengthened the cough period. It was worth noting that, 70% ethanolic extract of C. grandis showed strong effect of decreasing cough frequency, prolonging cough period, increasing phenol red secretion and decreasing the extent of ear edema at the dose of 493 mg/kg (P<0.001). The low, middle, and high dose (247, 493, and 986 mg/kg) of 70% ethanolic extract of C. grandis showed significant antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory effects in good dose dependant manner. CONCLUSION The results supported the folk use of C. grandis (decoction of C. grandis) with scientific evidence, and indicated that the 70% ethanolic extract of C. grandis might have better effects of antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory than those of aqueous extract. Further investigation needs to be conducted to study the bioactive constituents of 70% ethanolic extract of C. grandis and the mechanism of observed antitussive, expectorant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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- Kun Jiang
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Exploitation and Utilization of Medicinal Material Resources in Lingnan, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Standard Research, Shenzhen 518057, China; Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Road Gao Xin middle 2nd, No.28, Shenzhen 518057, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zhao G, Peng C, Du W, Wang S. Pharmacokinetic study of eight coumarins of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae in rats by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Fitoterapia 2013; 89:250-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Seo WD, Kim JY, Ryu HW, Kim JH, Han S, Ra J, Seo KH, Jang KC, Lee JH. Identification and characterisation of coumarins from the roots of Angelica dahurica and their inhibitory effects against cholinesterase. J Funct Foods 2013; 5:1421-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Huo HL, Yu SH, Liu XZ, Meng Y, Ren YP, Zhang LT. Simultaneous and sensitive determination of eight coumarins in rat bile and urine after oral administration ofRadix Angelicae Dahuricaeextract by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2013. [DOI: 10.1556/achrom.25.2013.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gao F, Hu Y, Fang G, Yang G, Xu Z, Dou L, Chen Z, Fan G. Recent developments in the field of the determination of constituents of TCMs in body fluids of animals and human. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 87:241-60. [PMID: 23642848 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Although traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) play important role in drug discovery and human health, the actual value of TCMs has not been fully recognized worldwide due to its complex components and uncontrollable quality. For the modernization and globalization of TCMs, it is important to establish selective, sensitive and feasible analytical methods for determination and quantification of bioactive components of TCMs in body fluids primarily due to the low concentration, the complex nature of the biological matrices, and multi-components and their metabolites present in biological fluids. The present review summarizes the current extraction techniques, chromatographic separation and spectroscopic (especially mass spectrometric) analysis methods and new trends on the analysis of bioactive components and metabolites of TCMs in biological fluids. In addition, the importance of establishment of pharmacokinetics and bioavailability profiles and simultaneous determination of multi-active components in TCMs is discussed to provide proper examples of analytical methods for pharmacological and clinical studies of TCMs.
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- Fangyuan Gao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolite Research, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Wang J, Chen Z, Wu Y, Fan G. [Fast determination of active components in Angelica dahurica extract using capillary electrochromatography with methacrylate ester-based monolithic columns]. Se Pu 2012; 28:240-6. [PMID: 20549974 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2010.00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The separation and determination of four important active components (imperatorin, isoimperatorin, phelloptorin and falcarindiol) from Angelica dahurica extract has been performed using capillary electrochromatography (CEC) with a methacrylate ester-based monolithic column. The effect of the porogen ratio on the column preparation was studied. The mobile phase composition, such as the concentration of organic solvent, the ionic strength and the pH of the buffer were also optimized. Under the optimized conditions (50% acetonitrile and 50% of a 20 mmol/L sodium dihydrogen phosphate electrolyte at pH 4.95, - 25 kV), a fast and baseline separation of the four analytes was achieved. The calibration curves showed a good linearity (r2 > 0.997) and the limits of detection were lower than 0.34 mg/L. The mean recoveries of the studied components ranged between 95.18% and 98.44%. The method developed is sensitive, reliable and suitable for the quality control. With this CEC system, the quality of Angelica dahurica extracts from 18 various regions was evaluated.
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- Jiajing Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolite Research, Shanghai 200433, China
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Yang J, Luan X, Gui H, Yan P, Yang D, Song X, Liu W, Hu G, Yan B. Byakangelicin induces cytochrome P450 3A4 expression via transactivation of pregnane X receptors in human hepatocytes. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 162:441-51. [PMID: 20942813 PMCID: PMC3031064 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Byakangelicin is found in extracts of the root of Angelica dahurica, used in Korea and China as a traditional medicine to treat colds, headache and toothache. As byakangelicin can inhibit the effects of sex hormones, it may increase the catabolism of endogenous hormones. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of byakangelicin on the cytochrome P450 isoform cytochrome (CY) P3A4 in human hepatocytes. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Cultures of human hepatocytes and a hepatoma cell line (Huh7 cells) were used. mRNA and protein levels were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Plasmid constructs and mutants were prepared by cloning and site-directed mutagenesis. Reporter (luciferase) activity was determined by transient co-transfection experiments. KEY RESULTS In human primary hepatocytes, byakangelicin markedly induced the expression of CYP3A4 both at the mRNA level (approximately fivefold) and the protein level (approximately threefold) but did not affect expression of human pregnane X receptor (hPXR). In reporter assays, byakangelicin activated CYP3A4 promoter in a concentration-dependent manner (EC₅₀ = 5 µM), and this activation was enhanced by co-transfection with hPXR. Further reporter assays demonstrated that the eNR4 binding element in the CYP3A4 promoter was required for the transcriptional activation of CYP3A4 by byakangelicin. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Byakangelicin induced expression and activity of CYP3A4 in human hepatocytes. This induction was achieved by the transactivation of PXR and not by increased expression of PXR. Therefore, byakangelicin is likely to increase the expression of all PXR target genes (such as MDR1) and induce a wide range of drug-drug interactions.
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- Jian Yang
- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
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Xie Y, Zhao W, Zhou T, Fan G, Wu Y. An efficient strategy based on MAE, HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS and 2D-prep-HPLC-DAD for the rapid extraction, separation, identification and purification of five active coumarin components from Radix Angelicae Dahuricae. Phytochem Anal 2010; 21:473-482. [PMID: 20931624 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Further studies of active coumarin components in Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (AE) are absolutely essential to provide data on pharmacology, toxicology and quality for innovative drug candidates. Thus, the preparation of active component standards and the administration of coumarin monomers should be carried out. The isolation of the low-level active components from complex Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) samples necessitates the development of rapid, simple and economical modern extraction, separation, identification and purification methods. OBJECTIVE To develop an efficient strategy for the rapid extraction, separation, identification and purification of coumarins from AE. METHODOLOGY First, active coumarins in AE were extracted with microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) after the extraction conditions were optimised. Second, gradient extraction methods with MAE were used to partially purify AE. Third, a high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection-electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS) method was applied for the preliminary on-line identification and screening of the main coumarins in AE extract. Finally, a two-dimensional preparative high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (2D-prep-HPLC-DAD) system was developed for further preparative separation of those target components. RESULTS Altogether 10 coumarins have been identified and five of them including xanthotoxol, osthenol, oxypeucedanin hydrate, byakangelicin and imperatorin were deemed as target components for the preparative isolation. All of the five isolated coumarins were at high purities of over 99% and the production rate was much higher than the traditional methods. CONCLUSION The present paper demonstrates that these consecutive approaches are very useful for to isolate chemical constituents from TCM.
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- Ying Xie
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Yang G, Zhang L, Feng B, Zhang J. Validation and Application by LC for Simultaneous Determination of Imperatorin and Isoimperatorin in Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations Containing Radix Angelicae dahuricae. Chromatographia 2008. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-008-0779-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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