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Lin QR, Jia LQ, Lei M, Gao D, Zhang N, Sha L, Liu XH, Liu YD. Natural products as pharmacological modulators of mitochondrial dysfunctions for the treatment of diabetes and its complications: An update since 2010. Pharmacol Res 2024; 200:107054. [PMID: 38181858 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.107054] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Diabetes, characterized as a well-known chronic metabolic syndrome, with its associated complications pose a substantial and escalating health and healthcare challenge on a global scale. Current strategies addressing diabetes are mainly symptomatic and there are fewer available curative pharmaceuticals for diabetic complications. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify novel pharmacological targets and agents. The impaired mitochondria have been associated with the etiology of diabetes and its complications, and the intervention of mitochondrial dysfunction represents an attractive breakthrough point for the treatments of diabetes and its complications. Natural products (NPs), with multicenter characteristics, multi-pharmacological activities and lower toxicity, have been caught attentions as the modulators of mitochondrial functions in the therapeutical filed of diabetes and its complications. This review mainly summarizes the recent progresses on the potential of 39 NPs and 2 plant-extracted mixtures to improve mitochondrial dysfunction against diabetes and its complications. It is expected that this work may be useful to accelerate the development of innovative drugs originated from NPs and improve upcoming therapeutics in diabetes and its complications.
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- Qian-Ru Lin
- Department of Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for TCM Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education & Medical Electrophysiological Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Department of Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Department of Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning 116033, China.
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- Department of Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China.
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Wu CQ, Lin QR, Ying SJ, Luo JK, Hong WJ, Lin ZJ, Jiang Y. Association of Crohn's Disease with Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Patients from Southeast China. Immunol Invest 2019; 48:809-821. [PMID: 31405308 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2019.1569677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Aims The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays a pivotal role in regulating the innate and the acquired immune systems. The present study aimed to investigate the association of Crohn's disease (CD) with AhR polymorphisms in a cohort of patients from Southeast China. Methods An improved multiple ligase detection reaction technique was applied to examine the polymorphisms of rs2158041, rs2066853, and rs10249788 in 310 patients with CD and 573 controls. Results Compared to the controls, the variant allele (T) and genotype (CT+TT) of rs2158041 were less frequent in patients with CD (both p < 0.05). Similar conclusions were drawn from patients with ileal CD and with stricture CD as compared to the controls (all p < 0.0083). However, no significant differences were observed in allele and genotype frequencies of rs2066853 and rs10249788 between patients with CD and the controls (all p > 0.05). Although rs2158041 and rs10249788 were in complete linkage disequilibrium with rs2066853, respectively, only the frequency of haplotype (TG) formed by rs2158041 and rs2066853 was significantly lower in patients with CD than that in the controls (p < 0.05). Conclusions AhR (rs2158041) might be a susceptible locus for CD, especially for the two subtypes: ileal CD and stricture CD.
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- Chao-Qun Wu
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , China
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Xia SL, Lin DP, Lin QR, Sun L, Wang XQ, Hong WJ, Lin ZJ, Du CC, Jiang Y. A Case-Control Study on Association of Ulcerative Colitis with FCGR2A Gene Polymorphisms in Chinese Patients. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:607-614. [PMID: 30260678 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The Fc gamma receptor IIa (FcγRIIa), encoded by FCGR2A gene, has been suggested to play a crucial role in immunity by linking immunoglobulin G antibody-mediated responses with cellular effector and regulatory functions. Polymorphisms in FCGR2A have been shown to affect FcγRIIa/antibody interactions and have been potentially implicated in several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. This study was designed to analyze the association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and FCGR2A polymorphisms in the Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 422 patients with UC and 710 unaffected controls were recruited. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms of FCGR2A (rs1801274, rs10800309, rs4657039, rs511278, and rs6696854) were genotyped by SNaPshot. Analyses for linkage disequilibrium (LD) and haplotype studies of FCGR2A were performed for all study subjects. RESULTS The frequency of the minor homozygote (CC) of the rs1801274 SNP of FCGR2A was shown to be significantly lower in patients with UC than in controls (7.1% vs. 12.1%, p = 0.008). Two haplotype blocks, formed by FCGR2A (rs4657039, rs6696854, and rs10800309) and FCGR2A (rs1801274 and rs511278), respectively, were observed in the subsequent LD analysis. The TC haplotype constructed by the major allele of FCGR2A (rs1801274 and rs511278) was more prevalent in UC patients compared with controls (65.2% vs. 60.2%, p = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS The minor homozygote (CC) of FCGR2A (rs1801274) may contribute to decrease the susceptibility to UC and the TC haplotype formed by FCGR2A (rs1801274 and rs511278) may increase the risk of UC in the Chinese population.
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- Sheng-Long Xia
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, China
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Jin HY, Hu Q, Jun JY, Ju AC, Sen LD, Qian DR, Lin QR. Preliminary studies on the zinc-induced metallothionein protein with antibacterial activity in housefly larvae, Musca domestica. Acta Biol Hung 2005; 56:283-95. [PMID: 16196203 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.56.2005.3-4.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Three isoforms of metallothionein protein induced with Zinc were isolated and purified from housefly larvae, Musca domestica, by gel filtration on Sephadex G-75, G-25 and anion exchange on DEAE-52 chromatography. Among them, one was found to possess antibacterial activity, and was further characterized by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, sulphydryl group determination, enzyme hydrolysis, and spectra property. Our results showed that the novel protein has the characteristics of heat-stable, low-molecular weight (6 kDa), rich-cysteine (approximately 12 cysteine residues in one molecule), metal affinity, and antibacterial activity. This paper was the first to report that metallothionein had antibacterial activity. We expect that this characteristic would give some help to investigate definite physiological functions of metallothionein.
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- H Y Jin
- Department of Cell and Genetics, Genetic Engineering Laboratory, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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Malinow MR, Nieto FJ, Kruger WD, Duell PB, Hess DL, Gluckman RA, Block PC, Holzgang CR, Anderson PH, Seltzer D, Upson B, Lin QR. The effects of folic acid supplementation on plasma total homocysteine are modulated by multivitamin use and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997; 17:1157-62. [PMID: 9194768 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.17.6.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Elevated concentration of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is a common risk factor for arterial occlusive diseases. Folic acid (FA) supplementation usually lowers tHcy levels, but initial tHcy and vitamin levels, multivitamin use, and polymorphisms in the gene for 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) may contribute to variability in reduction. We tested the effects of a 3-week daily intake of 1 or 2 mg of FA supplements on tHcy levels in patients with and without coronary heart disease (CHD) who were analyzed for the C677T MTHFR mutation. Prior multivitamin intake and baseline vitamin and tHcy levels were also compared with responsiveness to folate supplementation. Both dosages of FA lowered tHcy levels similarly, regardless of sex, age, CHD status, body mass index, smoking, or plasma creatinine concentration. In non-multivitamin users, FA supplements reduced tHcy by 7% in C/C homozygotes and by 13% or 21% in subjects with one or two copies of the T677 allele, respectively; the corresponding reductions were smaller in users of multivitamins. Moreover, T/T homozygotes had elevated tHcy and increased susceptibility to high levels of tHcy at marginally low plasma folate levels, as well as enhanced response to the tHcy-lowering effects of FA. Although other factors are probably involved in the responsiveness of tHcy levels to FA supplementation, about one third of heterogeneity in responsiveness was attributable to baseline tHcy and folate levels and to multivitamin use.
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- M R Malinow
- Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton 97006, USA.
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