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Wilczańska A, Sparzak-Stefanowska B, Kokotkiewicz A, Jesionek A, Królicka A, Łuczkiewicz M, Krauze-Baranowska M. Biotechnological strategies for controlled accumulation of flavones in hairy root culture of Scutellaria lateriflora L. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20422. [PMID: 37990031 PMCID: PMC10663461 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47757-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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Accumulation of medicinally important flavones and acteoside was evaluated in Scutellaria lateriflora hairy root cultures subjected to different experimental strategies - feeding with precursors of phenolics biosynthesis (phenylalanine, cinnamic acid, and sodium cinnamate), addition of elicitors (chitosan, jasmonic acid) and Amberlite XAD-4 and XAD-7 resins and permeabilization with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and methanol. The production profile of S. lateriflora cultures changed under the influence of the applied strategies. Hairy roots of S. lateriflora were found to be a rich source of wogonoside or wogonin, depending on the treatment used. The addition of sodium cinnamate (1.0 mg/L) was the most effective approach to provide high production of flavonoids, especially wogonoside (4.41% dry weight /DW/; 566.78 mg/L). Permeabilization with DMSO (2 µg/ml for 12 h) or methanol (30% for 12 h) resulted in high biosynthesis of wogonin (299.77 mg/L and 274.03 mg/L, respectively). The obtained results provide new insight into the selection of the optimal growth conditions for the production of in vitro biomass with a significant level of flavone accumulation. The data may be valuable for designing large-scale cultivation systems of hairy roots of S. lateriflora with high productivity of bioactive compounds - wogonin or wogonoside.
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- Agata Wilczańska
- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, University of Gdańsk, A. Abrahama 58, 80-307, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Garden, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Ciesielska-Figlon K, Wojciechowicz K, Daca A, Kokotkiewicz A, Łuczkiewicz M, Witkowski JM, Lisowska KA. The Impact of Nigella sativa Essential Oil on T Cells in Women with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1246. [PMID: 37371976 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease mediated by T cells. It is characterized by the presence of thyroid autoantibodies in the serum, such as anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab) and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (TG-Ab). The essential oil extracted from Nigella sativa seeds is rich in bioactive substances, such as thymoquinone and cymene. METHODS Therefore, we examined the effect of essential oil from Nigella sativa (NSEO) on T cells from HT patients, especially their proliferation capacity, ability to produce cytokines, and susceptibility to apoptosis. RESULTS The lowest ethanol (EtOH) dilution (1:10) of NSEO significantly inhibited the proliferation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from HT patients and healthy women by affecting the percentage of dividing cells and the number of cell divisions. In addition, 1:10 and 1:50 NSEO dilutions induced cell death. Different dilutions of NSEO also reduced the concentration of IL-17A and IL-10. In healthy women, the level of IL-4 and IL-2 significantly increased in the presence of 1:10 and 1:50 NSEO dilutions. NSEO did not influence the concentration of IL-6 and IFN-γ. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that NSEO has a strong immunomodulatory effect on the lymphocytes of HT patients.
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- Klaudia Ciesielska-Figlon
- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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Ciesielska-Figlon K, Daca A, Kokotkiewicz A, Łuczkiewicz M, Zabiegała B, Witkowski JM, Lisowska KA. The influence of Nigella sativa essential oil on proliferation, activation, and apoptosis of human T lymphocytes in vitro. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113349. [PMID: 35779419 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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In previous work, we tested the immunomodulatory effect of Nigella sativa (NS) fatty oil. Our results demonstrated that unrefined, obtained by cold pressing black cumin seed oil inhibited lymphocytes' proliferation and induced their apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In this study, we examined the immunomodulatory properties of essential oil (EO) obtained from the NS seeds by hydrodistillation and its two main constituents: thymoquinone (TQ) and p-cymene. We analyzed the proliferation, activation phenotype, and apoptosis rates of human T lymphocytes stimulated with an immobilized monoclonal anti-CD3 antibody in the presence of serial ethanol dilutions of tested oil or serial distilled water dilutions of tested compounds with flow cytometry. Our results showed that NSEO significantly inhibited the proliferation of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner, and reduced the expression of CD28 and CD25 antigens essential for lymphocyte activation. TQ inhibited the proliferation of T lymphocytes and induced cell death, particularly in high concentrations. Meanwhile, p-cymene did not influence lymphocyte proliferation. However, its high concentration induced cell necrosis. These results show that the essential oil from Nigella sativa has powerful immunomodulatory properties, which, at least partially, are related to the TQ component.
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- Division of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Pobłocka-Olech L, Głód D, Jesionek A, Łuczkiewicz M, Krauze-Baranowska M. Studies on the Polyphenolic Composition and the Antioxidant Properties of the Leaves of Poplar (Populus spp.) Various Species and Hybrids. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18. [PMID: 34138528 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The chemical composition in terms of flavonoid and salicylic compounds of leaves from 6 species and 3 hybrids of poplars (Populus) was identified with the use of TLC and HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS methods. Chromatographic analyses were carried out with 21 standard compounds including salicylic compounds (2), phenolic acids (3) and flavonoids (16). Moreover, on the basis of the obtained chromatographic data from the HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS and TLC separations, the presence of salicortin, tremulacin and chlorogenic acid was confirmed, depending on the analyzed poplar species or hybrid. The content of salicylic compounds was determined by HPLC-UV method and expressed on salicin as free and total fraction. Total flavonoid content was determined by spectroscopic method as quercetin equivalent. Significant qualitative and quantitative differences in the chemical composition of the analyzed leaves were demonstrated. The highest concentration of flavonoids (8.02 mg/g) was found in the leaves of Populus nigra, while the highest content of salicylic compounds (47.14 mg/g) was found in the leaves of P.×berolinensis. The antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibition properties of extracts from poplar leaves were investigated by TLC bioautography. It has been shown that the richest set of compounds with antioxidant properties are present in the leaves of P. alba, P.×candicans and P. nigra.
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- Loretta Pobłocka-Olech
- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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Henc I, Kokotkiewicz A, Łuczkiewicz P, Bryl E, Łuczkiewicz M, Witkowski JM. Naturally occurring xanthone and benzophenone derivatives exert significant anti-proliferative and proapoptotic effects in vitro on synovial fibroblasts and macrophages from rheumatoid arthritis patients. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 49:148-154. [PMID: 28587985 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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There is a need for novel, safer and cheaper drugs for the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), better targeted against the cellular processes involved in the disease pathogenesis. Using advanced analysis of microscopic images and flow cytometry, we demonstrate that naturally occurring xanthone and benzophenone derivatives exert strong, dose- and O2 concentration-dependent anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on RA patients' fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and macrophages. Suspensions containing fibroblasts, macrophages and other infiltrating cells were obtained from inflamed synovial tissue collected from female RA patients. Cells were grown in the presence of xanthone (mangiferin, isomangiferin, neomangiferin, norathyriol) or benzophenone (iriflophenone 3-C-glucoside, maclurin) derivatives for 48h or 7days, at 5% or 21% O2. Proportions of macrophages, FLS and infiltrating T cells undergoing apoptosis (annexin- or annexin and 7-AAD-positive) were determined by flow cytometry. The extent of late apoptosis (DNA degradation) was assessed by fluorescent microscopy and image analysis in cultures where DNA was stained with Hoechst 33342. Majority of tested compounds exert anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic, O2-dependent effects on T cells, FLS and macrophages. The results indicate that xanthone- and benzophenone-rich plant products provide a basis for the development of dietary strategy for rheumatoid arthritis management.
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- Izabella Henc
- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland
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- II Clinic of Orthopaedics and Kinetic Organ Traumatology, Medical University of Gdansk, Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
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Dziomba S, Łepek T, Jaremicz Z, Łuczkiewicz M, Prahl A, Kowalski P. Simultaneous determination of scopolamine, hyoscyamine and anisodamine in in vitro growth media of selected Solanaceae hairy roots by CE method. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 1001:17-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Raj D, Kokotkiewicz A, Łuczkiewicz M. Densitometric HPTLC analysis of indolizidine alkaloids in the herb and in-vitro cultures ofSecurinega suffruticosa. JPC-J PLANAR CHROMAT 2009. [DOI: 10.1556/jpc.22.2009.5.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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Łuczkiewicz M, Migas P, Kokotkiewicz A, Walijewska M, Cisowski W. Two-dimensional TLC with adsorbent gradient for separation of quinolizidine alkaloids in the herb and in-vitro cultures of severalGenistaspecies. JPC-J PLANAR CHROMAT 2004. [DOI: 10.1556/jpc.17.2004.2.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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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