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Sun L, Yin H, Li YT, Qiao YX, Wang J, He QY, Xiao ZW, Kuai L, Xiang YW. Shengjihuayu formula ameliorates the oxidative injury in human keratinocytes via blocking JNK/c-Jun/MMPs signaling pathway. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 326:117938. [PMID: 38395178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117938] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The reactive oxygen species (ROS) surge in the chronic wound tissue of diabetic ulcers (DUs) aggravates the inflammatory response. The oxidative stress state during inflammation will exacerbate inflammation and cause tissue damage, resulting in prolonged wound healing. Shengjihuayu Formula (SJHYF) is a renowned Chinese medicine prescription for treating chronic wounds in diabetic ulcers. Growing clinical evidence has demonstrated that SJHYF exhibits superior therapeutic efficacy and has a favorable safety profile. However, the underlying mechanisms by which SJHYF ameliorates oxidative damage under pathological conditions of DUs remain unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the cytoprotective properties of SJHYF on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced cell damage in human HaCaT keratinocytes and to explore its potential targets and molecular pathways in treating DUs using RNA-seq. METHODS HaCaT cells were incubated with H2O2 for 24 h to construct an oxidative stress cell model. Cell viability and proliferation were measured using the MTT and EdU assays, respectively. Cell migration was assessed using the scratch assay, and the fluorescence intensity of ROS was measured using the DCFH-DA probe. The chemical components of SJHYF were analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, while the therapeutic effects of SJHYF on H2O2-induced HaCaT cells were analyzed using RNA-Seq. The potential target genes were validated using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). At the same time, the pathway phenotype expression of SJHYF on the protection of H2O2-induced HaCaT cells was explored using Western Blot. RESULTS The application of SJHY at a concentration of 0.25 mg/mL promoted cell proliferation, cell migration, and reduced ROS production. In addition, SJHYF was detected to have a total of 93 active compounds, including key components such as Galloyl-beta-D-glucose, Danshensu, Procyanidin B2, Catechin, and Alkannin. The RNA-seq analysis identified several core targets namely KRT17, TGM1, JUNB, PRDX5, TXNIP, PRDX1, HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, and TNF-α. Western blot revealed the presence of the JNK/c-Jun/MMPs pathway and its related transcription factors. CONCLUSION SJHYF displays significant protective effects on H2O2-induced oxidative cell damage in HaCaT cells via blocking the JNK/c-Jun/MMPs pathway.
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- Lu Sun
- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Vascular Disease, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
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Li Z, Yuan J, Dai Y, Xia Y. Integration of serum pharmacochemistry and metabolomics to reveal the underlying mechanism of shaoyao-gancao-fuzi decoction to ameliorate rheumatoid arthritis. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 326:117910. [PMID: 38373664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117910] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE For centuries, Shaoyao-Gancao-Fuzi decoction (SGFD) has been a reliable traditional Chinese medicine for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite its long history of use, the specific active components and underlying mechanisms of its therapeutic effects have yet to be fully understood. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this study was to investigate the active ingredients and therapeutic effects of SGFD on RA, and to further understand its underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The chemical constituents in SGFD extract and in rat serum after oral administration of SGFD were identified and evaluated using ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) together with various data-processing methods, respectively. The efficacy of SGFD was assessed by using an adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) rat model and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cell. Subsequently, cell metabolomic was conducted to clarify the potential biomarkers and pathways. ELISA, RT-qPCR, and WB were used to verify the anti-arthritis mechanism of SGFD. RESULTS A total of 65 chemical constituents were identified in SGFD. 17 active components were distinguished in rat serum samples, of which 13 may be the main active ingredients for SGFD treatment of RA. The remarkable efficacy of SGFD in reducing the symptoms of RA is evident through its ability to alleviate the redness and swelling of the affected paws, as well as reduce the infiltration of inflammatory cells. Cell experiments revealed that rat serum of SGFD reduced IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α secretion in RAW 264.7 cells. 27 potential biomarkers were identified through cell metabolomics analysis. The arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism signaling pathway was activated in RA, which could be reversed by rat serum of SGFD. SGFD effectively inhibited the expression and transformation of AA by downregulating the expression of key enzymes, including phospholipase A and cyclooxygenase. CONCLUSION SGFD may ameliorate RA symptoms by regulating the AA-PGH2-PGE2/PGF2α pathway. The main active components include songorine, fuziline, neoline, albiflorin, paeoniflorin, liquiritin, benzoylmesaconine, isoformononetin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, formononetin, glycyrrhizic acid, and glycyrrhetinic acid.
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- Ze Li
- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinses Materia Medica, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, China.
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Yuan Y, Duan Y, Zhang Q, Hou J, Xu C, Zhao J, Jin R, Yu Y, Mao X, Wang Y. Untargeted metabolomics analysis of Gannan navel orange at different storage periods under room temperature using HS-SPME-GC-MS and UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Food Chem 2024; 440:138186. [PMID: 38104456 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138186] [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: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Navel orange remains metabolized continuously during postharvest storage, but few studies have monitored the changes of these metabolites. Therefore, HS-SPME-GC-MS and UPLC-Q-TOF/MS were used to comprehensively investigate the dynamic changes of the components of Gannan navel orange during storage at room temperature. A total of 62 volatile components and 68 non-volatile components were identified. Principal Component Analysis and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis showed that navel orange under different storage periods were clearly distinguished. Combined with VIP > 1 and p < 0.05, 19 volatile and 27 non-volatile differential metabolites were obtained. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that flavonoid biosynthesis (map00941) was the primary metabolic pathway. The middle storage period had a higher antioxidant enzyme activity, but the malondialdehyde content was the opposite. These results reveal the changes of postharvest components of Gannan navel orange, providing a theoretical basis for the storage and product development of navel orange.
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- Yi Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China; College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
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Chen H, Zhou H, Qi Z, Xue X, Wang C. Vortex-blending matrix solid-phase dispersion and UPLC-Q-TOF/MS were proposed to extract and examine the urushiols from Toxicodendron vernicifluum bark. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 242:116066. [PMID: 38417325 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116066] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Toxicodendron vernicifluum bark has been used for many years as a component in foods and as a traditional herbal medication. Unfortunately, the presence of urushiols, which induce allergies, limits its application. This study used a vortex-blending matrix solid-phase dispersion microextraction technique to extract urushiols from Toxicodendron vernicifluum bark. HPLC was used to evaluate the amounts of the extracted urushiols (15:0, 15:1, 15:2, and 15:3). The modified magnetic adsorbent was prepared through an in situ coprecipitation method and characterized using a variety of techniques. The optimized extraction conditions are as follows: using magnetic Zeolite Socony Mobil-Five as an adsorbent, a 1:2 sample/adsorbent ratio, 2.5 min of vortex-blending time, 4 mL of 0.1% (V/V) trifluoroacetic acid-methanol as the elution solvent and 8 min of ultrasound time. There was good linearity and high repeatability in the method. Furthermore, the limits of detection for the urushiols ranged from 0.20 to 0.50 μg/mL. Under the optimized conditions, 50 compounds were identified by ultra high performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. These compounds included 8 phenolic acids, 9 monomeric urushiols, 11 urushiol dimers, 10 other components, and 11 flavonoids. The suggested approach, which has the advantages of few stages and high extraction efficiency over existing extraction procedures, is a potentially useful method for obtaining and evaluating urushiols in raw materials or extracts.
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- HongXia Chen
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China.
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Yuan S, Cao Y, Jiang J, Chen J, Huang X, Li X, Zhou J, Zhou Y, Zhou J. Xuebijing injection and its bioactive components alleviate nephrotic syndrome by inhibiting podocyte inflammatory injury. Eur J Pharm Sci 2024; 196:106759. [PMID: 38570053 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106759] [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: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Xuebijing injection (XBJ) is widely used to treat nephrotic syndrome (NS) in clinic, but its bioactive components and therapeutic mechanism are still unclear. In this study, the bioactive components of XBJ were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS). The therapeutic effect of XBJ on NS was evaluated in BALB/c mice induced by adriamycin (ADR, 10 mg/kg) via a single tail vein. The protective effect of XBJ and its bioactive components on podocytes was demonstrated using mouse podocytes (MPC-5) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 4 μg/mL). The results show that 33 components of XBJ were identified. Furthermore, 12 bioactive components were detected in blood, including protocatechuic acid, salvianolic acid C, benzoyloxypaeoniflorin, danshensu, salvianolic acid A, salvianolic acid B, catechin, caffeic acid, galloylpaeoniflorin, oxypaeoniflorin, hydroxysafflor yellow A, rosmarinic acid. The relative content (%) of the bioactive components were 59.32, 16.01, 9.97, 9.73, 8.72, 8.31, 7.92, 6.54, 1.54, 1.30, 0.68 and 0.59 in this order. After XBJ treatment, the renal function, hyperlipidemia and renal pathological damage were improved in NS model mice. Moreover, the levels of nephrin and desmin which are functional proteins in podocytes were reversed, and the levels of pro-inflammatory factors were reduced by XBJ. Interestingly, protocatechuic acid and salvianolic acid C also showed good protective effects on podocyte function and reduced the level of inflammation in LPS-induced MPC-5. The study is the first time to elucidate the bioactive components of XBJ and its potential therapeutic mechanism for treating NS by protecting podocyte function.
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- Shengliang Yuan
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China; Affiliated Gaozhou People's Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Gaozhou 525200, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China; The Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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Chen H, Zhou H, Zhang C, Li W, Xue X, Wang C. Convenient preparation of indigo from the Ieaves of Baphicacanthus cusia(Nees) Bremek by enzymatic method and its MALDI-TOF-MS and UPLC-Q-TOF/MS analysis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 178:110440. [PMID: 38574422 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110440] [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: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The manufacturing of indigo naturalis requires prolonged leaf soaking and lime stirring; the resulting indigo purity is less than 3.00% and the yield of indigo (measured in stems and leaves weight) is less than 0.50%, making it unsuitable for use in industrial procedures like printing and dyeing. An enzymatic method of creating indigo without the requirement for lime was investigated in order to generate high purity indigo. Single factor tests were performed to optimize the enzymatic preparation conditions. The findings showed that 60 °C, pH 5.5, 200 mL of leaves extract containing 0.45 mg/mL indican, and a 4:1 ratio of the acidic cellulose (activity: 9000 U/mL, liquid) to indican were the ideal parameters for enzymatic preparation. The yield of indigo was 40.32%, and the contents of indigo and indirubin were 37.37% and 2.30%, respectively. MALDI-TOF-MS in positive ion mode and UPLC-Q-TOF-MS in both positive and negative ion modes were used to analyze indigo extracts from Baphicacanthus cusia(Nees) Bremek by enzymatic preparation. It has been discovered that 13 alkaloids, 5 organic acids, 3 terpenoids, 3 steroids, 2 flavones, and 7 other compounds are present in indigo extracts. The presence of the indigo, indirubin, isorhamnetin, tryptanthrin, indigodole B, and indigodole C determined by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS was verified by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis. The enzymatic preparation of indigo extracts kept the same chemical makeup as conventional indigo naturalis. Thermal analysis and SEM morphology were used to confirm that there was no lime in the indigo extract. During the enzymatic process, Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek was employed more effectively, increasing the yield and purity of indigo.
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- HongXia Chen
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, China; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210042, China.
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Luo S, Yang X, Zhang Y, Kuang T, Tang C. Spatial metabolomics method to reveal differential metabolomes in microregions of Panax quinquefolius roots by using ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole/time of flight-mass spectrometry and desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Food Chem 2024; 435:137504. [PMID: 37813026 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137504] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Panax quinquefolius is a natural homology medicine and food that is rich in bioactive ingredients, such as ginsenosides and polysaccharides. The combination of ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole/time of flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) and desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) was used for the first time in a spatial metabolomics analysis to comprehensively evaluate the differential components in different microregions of P. quinquefolius. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and DESI-MSI combined with principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis were used to screen differential metabolites. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and DESI-MSI screened 27 and 23 differential metabolites, respectively, among which 15 differential metabolites were identified by both methods. It was found that some components, such as ginsenoside Rg1 and malonyl-ginsenoside Rc, were mainly distributed in P of the transverse slice of P. quinquefolius roots, while ginsenoside Ro and malonyl-ginsenoside Rd were mainly distributed in C. The methods and results of this study could be used to understand the precise localization, biosynthesis, and biological functions of special metabolites in P. quinquefolius.
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- Shiying Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China; School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China
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- Waters Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Jinghai Industrial Park, 156 Jinghai 4th Road, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, Beijing 100076, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China.
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Chen C, Wu H, Fu X, Li R, Cheng H, Wang M, Zhou A, Zhang M, Li Q. A UPLC-QTOF/MS-based hepatic tissue metabolomics approach deciphers the mechanism of Huachansu tablets-based intervention against hepatocellular carcinoma. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 239:115875. [PMID: 38061172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115875] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Huachansu (HCS) tablets, classified as well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation, have been proved to be effective in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in clinical studies. However, the underlying mechanism of HCS tablets against HCC has not been comprehensively elucidated. In this study, a rat model of HCC was established with diethylnitrosamine (DEN) inducer. The efficacy of HCS tablets against HCC was assessed through liver histopathological examination and evaluation of biochemical indicators. A metabolomics method based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS combined with multivariate data analysis was established to identify differential metabolites related to the inhibition effect of HCS tablets on HCC, and then the relevant metabolic pathway analysis was performed to investigate the anti-HCC mechanisms of HCS tablets. The results showed that compared to the control group, the HCC model group showed a significant increase in the values of HCC-related biochemical indicators and the number of tumor nodules, indicating the successful establishment of the HCC rat model. Upon treatment with HCS tablets, the values of HCC-related biochemical indicators decreased, liver fibrosis and nuclear deformation were also significantly alleviated. A total of 15 differential metabolites associated with the anti-tumor effect of HCS tablets on HCC were screened and annotated through hepatic tissue metabolomics studies. Analysis of metabolic pathways revealed that the therapeutic effects of HCS tablets on HCC mainly involved the pentose and glucuronate interconversions and arachidonic acid metabolism. Further western blotting corroborated that the alteration in arachidonic acid (AA) level after the intervention of HCS tablets was related to the inhibition of cPLA2α expression in rat liver tissues. In conclusion, HCS tablets exhibit a certain anti-tumor effect on HCC, and the metabolomics method based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS combined with further verification at the biochemical level is a promising way to reveal its underlying mechanism.
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- Chang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Hefei 230012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
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- Oncology Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
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Wang Y, Zhang B, Liu S, Xu E, Wang Z. The traditional herb Sargentodoxa cuneata alleviates DSS-induced colitis by attenuating epithelial barrier damage via blocking necroptotic signaling. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 319:117373. [PMID: 37923253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117373] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The traditional Chinese herb, Sargentodoxa cuneata, is primarily utilized as a crucial herb for managing ulcerative colitis (UC), also known as "Da Xue Teng (DXT)" or "Hong Teng" in Chinese. Nevertheless, the chemical composition, prototype, and metabolite constituents of DXT and its pharmacological mechanism of treatment for UC remain unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY Necroptosis, a caspase-independent form of programmed cell death, plays a crucial role in the inflammatory pathogenesis of UC. The occurrence of necroptosis in intestinal epithelial cells triggers a robust inflammatory response and disrupts the integrity of both the mucinous barrier and tight junction construction. The objective of our study was to determine the chemical composition of DXT, identify its absorbed active ingredients and metabolites in rat serum, and investigate whether DXT possesses epithelial barrier protective effects by inhibiting necroptosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, the UPLC-Q-TOF/MS was applied to identify the chemical composition of DXT, as well as the absorption components and metabolites of DXT in rat serum. Second, the network pharmacology analysis was further investigated to elucidate the potential targets for treating UC. Finally, the mechanism of action was validated by necroptosis-based experiment in vitro and an in vivo model of colitis. RESULTS A comprehensive analysis revealed the presence of 31 phytochemicals derived from DXT herb, as well as a total of 39 components in rat serum. Network pharmacology analysis indicated that TNF, EGFR, HSP90, etc. are the potential targets. Experimental in vitro and in vivo verified that the DXT could improve disease activity index, body weight, colon length and intestinal barrier permeability in mice with colitis by inhibiting necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the phytochemicals derived from DXT herb and absorption active ingredients and metabolites of DXT in rat serum were analyzed. The biological mechanism of treatment for UC can be elucidated by combining network pharmacology investigation with experimental in vitro and in vivo studies. The findings offered a theoretical basis for comprehending the bioactive substances and the pharmacological process of DXT.
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- Yuanyuan Wang
- Henan Key Laboratory for Modern Research on Zhongjing's Herbal Formulae, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China; Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Research and Development on the Whole Industry Chain of Yu-Yao, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China; Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 274 Middle Zhijiang Road, Shanghai, 200071, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 274 Middle Zhijiang Road, Shanghai, 200071, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Modern Research on Zhongjing's Herbal Formulae, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China; Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Research and Development on the Whole Industry Chain of Yu-Yao, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Modern Research on Zhongjing's Herbal Formulae, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China; Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Research and Development on the Whole Industry Chain of Yu-Yao, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Cui L, Ma C, Shi W, Yang C, Wu J, Wu Z, Lou Y, Fan G. A Systematic Study of Yiqi Qubai Standard Decoction for Treating Vitiligo Based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS Combined with Chemometrics, Molecular Docking, and Cellular and Zebrafish Assays. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1716. [PMID: 38139842 PMCID: PMC10747336 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121716] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The Yiqi Qubai (YQ) formula is a hospital preparation for treating vitiligo in China that has had reliable efficacy for decades. The formula consists of four herbs; however, the extraction process to produce the formula is obsolete and the active ingredients and mechanisms remain unknown. Therefore, in this paper, fingerprints were combined with the chemometrics method to screen high-quality herbs for the preparation of the YQ standard decoction (YQD). Then, the YQD preparation procedure was optimized using response surface methodology. A total of 44 chemical constituents, as well as 36 absorption components (in rat plasma) of YQD, were identified via UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Based on the ingredients, the quality control system of YQD was optimized by establishing the SPE-UPLC-Q-TOF/MS identification method and the HPLC quantification method. Network pharmacological analysis and molecular docking showed that carasinaurone, calycosin-7-O-β-d-glucoside, methylnissolin-3-O-glucoside, genkwanin, akebia saponin D, formononetin, akebia saponin B, and apigenin may be the key active components for treating vitiligo; the core targets associated with them were AKT1, MAPK1, and mTOR, whereas the related pathways were the PI3K-Akt, MAPK, and FoxO signaling pathways. Cellular assays showed that YQD could promote melanogenesis and tyrosinase activity, as well as the transcription and expression of tyrosinase-associated proteins (i.e., TRP-1) in B16F10 cells. In addition, YQD also increased extracellular tyrosinase activity. Further efficacy validation showed that YQD significantly promotes melanin production in zebrafish. These may be the mechanisms by which YQD improves the symptoms of vitiligo. This is the first systematic study of the YQ formula that has optimized the standard decoction preparation method and investigated the active ingredients, quality control, efficacy, and mechanisms of YQD. The results of this study lay the foundations for the clinical application and further development of the YQ formula.
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- Lijun Cui
- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200331, China;
- School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China (C.Y.); (J.W.); (Z.W.)
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200434, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China (C.Y.); (J.W.); (Z.W.)
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China (C.Y.); (J.W.); (Z.W.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China (C.Y.); (J.W.); (Z.W.)
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200331, China;
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200434, China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200331, China;
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China (C.Y.); (J.W.); (Z.W.)
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Ma M, Chen L, Tang Z, Song Z, Kong X. Hepatoprotective effect of total flavonoids from Carthamus tinctorius L. leaves against carbon tetrachloride-induced chronic liver injury in mice. Fitoterapia 2023; 171:105605. [PMID: 37437698 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105605] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Carthamus tinctorius L. leaves, a waste product after Carthami flos production, are rich in flavonoids. Total flavonoids from C. tinctorius L. leaves (TFCTLL) exhibited the protective effect on acute liver injury in mice in previous studies. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of TFCTLL on chronic liver injury (CLI) and investigate the underlying mechanism. The chemical components of TFCTLL were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, and their migration into blood was evaluated. The protective effect of TFCTLL on CLI was evaluated by antioxidative and anti-inflammatory experiments in vitro, network pharmacology and a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced CLI mouse model. We indentified 18 chemical components in the TFCTLL samples and 4 components in plasma. TFCTLL showed significant anti-inflammatory activity and antioxidant capacity in vitro and in vivo. TFCTLL administration prominently improved the liver function and structure, decreased the mRNA expression levels of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, NF-κB p65, IRF3, AKT1, TRIF, PI3K, MyD88, IL-1β and TNF-α and inhibited the protein expression and nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 in mice with CLI. The molecular docking results showed that components in plasma had high binding affinity for the targets TLR4, PI3K and AKT1. Therefore, TFCTLL has a protective effect against CCl4-induced CLI, and the underlying mechanisms may be related to antioxidation, anti-inflammation and modulation of the TLRs/NF-κB and PI3K/AKT pathways.
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- Mengge Ma
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization by Shaanxi & Education Ministry, State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, 712083, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization by Shaanxi & Education Ministry, State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, 712083, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization by Shaanxi & Education Ministry, State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, 712083, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China; China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700 Beijing, PR China.
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization by Shaanxi & Education Ministry, State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, 712083, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization by Shaanxi & Education Ministry, State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, 712083, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China
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Ge S, Liu J, Liu Y, Song J, Wu H, Li L, Zhu H, Feng B. Chemical Profiling, Quantitation, and Bioactivities of Ginseng Residue. Molecules 2023; 28:7854. [PMID: 38067583 PMCID: PMC10708035 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237854] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Ginseng residue is a by-product stemming from the commercial extraction of ginsenosides. To assess the disparities between ginseng residue and ginseng tablet, we employed the ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) technique for sample analysis. The analyses revealed the presence of 39 compounds in both ginseng residue and ginseng tablets. Subsequently, the contents of total ginsenosides and total ginseng polysaccharides in the ginseng residue and ginseng tablet were determined. The results indicate that while only a small fraction of ginsenosides remained in the ginseng residue, a significant amount of polysaccharides was retained. Furthermore, our evaluation encompassed the antioxidant activities of both ginseng residue and ginseng tablets. Notably, ginseng residue exhibited robust antioxidant effects, thereby showcasing its potential for recycling as a functional food raw material.
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- Shengyu Ge
- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
- School of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; (S.G.); (J.L.); (Y.L.); (J.S.); (H.W.); (B.F.)
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Deng W, He Q, Zhang W. Analysis of the mechanism of curcumin against osteoarthritis using metabolomics and transcriptomics. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2023:10.1007/s00210-023-02785-y. [PMID: 37938371 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02785-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Curcumin, a polyphenolic compound derived from the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa), has been extensively studied for its anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties. The safety and efficacy of curcumin have been thoroughly validated. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism for treating osteoarthritis remains ambiguous. This study aims to reveal the potential mechanism of curcumin in treating osteoarthritis by using metabolomics and transcriptomics. Firstly, we validated the effect of curcumin on inflammatory factors in human articular chondrocytes. Secondly, we explored the cellular metabolism mechanism of curcumin against osteoarthritis using cell metabolomics. Thirdly, we assessed the differences in gene expression of human articular chondrocytes through transcriptomics. Lastly, to evaluate the essential targets and elucidate the potential mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects of curcumin in osteoarthritis, we conducted a screening of the proteins within the shared pathway of metabolomics and transcriptomics. Our results demonstrated that curcumin significantly decreased the levels of inflammatory markers, such as IL-β, IL-6, and TNF-α, in human articular chondrocytes. Cell metabolomics identified 106 differential metabolites, including beta-aminopropionitrile, 3-amino-2-piperidone, pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde, and various other components. The transcriptomic analysis yielded 1050 differential mRNAs. Enrichment analysis showed that the differential metabolites and mRNAs were significantly enriched in seven pathways, including glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism; pentose and glucuronate interconversions; glycerolipid metabolism; histidine metabolism; mucin-type o-glycan biosynthesis; inositol phosphate metabolism; and cysteine and methionine metabolism. A total of 23 key targets were identified to be involved in these pathways. We speculate that curcumin may alleviate osteoarthritis by targeting key proteins involved in glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism; inhibiting pyruvate production; and modulating glycolysis.
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- Wenxiang Deng
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, 418000, Hunan, China.
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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Li L, Chang Z, Wei K, Tang Y, Chen Z, Zhang H, Wang Y, Zhu H, Feng B. Chemical Differentiation and Quantitative Analysis of Black Ginseng Based on an LC-MS Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis Approach. Molecules 2023; 28:5251. [PMID: 37446911 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135251] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Black ginseng is a new type of processed ginseng that is traditionally used in herbal medicine in East Asian countries. It is prepared from fresh, white, or red ginseng by undergoing a process of steaming and drying several times. However, the chemical differentiation of black ginseng with different processing levels is not well understood. The aim of this study was to propose a new method for discriminating and quantifying black ginseng. Six ginsenosides from black ginseng were accurately quantified, and based on this, the black ginseng samples were divided into incomplete and complete black ginseng. Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight/mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) combined with a multivariate statistical analysis strategy was then employed to differentiate the two groups. A total of 141 ions were selected as analytical markers of black ginseng, with 45 of these markers being annotated by matching precise m/z and MS/MS data from prior studies.
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- Lele Li
- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China
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Yang F, Zhang S, Tian D, Zhou G, Tang X, Miao X, He Y, Yao X, Tang J. Deciphering chemical and metabolite profiling of Chang-Kang-Fang by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS and its potential active components identification. Chin J Nat Med 2023; 21:459-480. [PMID: 37407177 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(23)60474-1] [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] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Chang-Kang-Fang (CKF) formula, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) prescription, has been widely used for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, its potential material basis and underlying mechanism remain elusive. Therefore, this study employed an integrated approach that combined ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) with network pharmacology to systematically characterize the phytochemical components and metabolites of CKF, as well as elucidating its underlying mechanism. Through this comprehensive analysis, a total of 150 components were identified or tentatively characterized within the CKF formula. Notably, six N-acetyldopamine oligomers from CicadaePeriostracum and eight resin glycosides from Cuscutae Semen were characterized in this formula for the first time. Meanwhile, 149 xenobiotics (58 prototypes and 91 metabolites) were detected in plasma, urine, feces, brain, and intestinal contents, and the in vivo metabolic pathways of resin glycosides were elaborated for the first time. Furthermore, network pharmacology and molecular docking analyses revealed that alkaloids, flavonoids, chromones, monoterpenes, N-acetyldopamine dimers, p-hydroxycinnamic acid, and Cus-3/isomer might be responsible for the beneficial effects of CKF in treating IBS, and CASP8, MARK14, PIK3C, PIK3R1, TLR4, and TNF may be its potential targets. These discoveries offer a comprehensive understanding of the potential material basis and clarify the underlying mechanism of the CKF formula in treating IBS, facilitating the broader application of CKF in the field of medicine.
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- Fengge Yang
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Core Technology in Innovative Chinese Medicine, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China; Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Core Technology in Innovative Chinese Medicine, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China; Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Core Technology in Innovative Chinese Medicine, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China; Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300410, China.
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drug Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Guo M, Shen Q, Wu Y, Li L, Zhang L, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhuang P, Guo H. Multivariate analysis of original identification and chemical markers exploration of Chinese ginger. Food Sci Biotechnol 2023; 32:911-920. [PMID: 37123069 PMCID: PMC10130292 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-022-01229-2] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most widely consumed dietary supplements. However, the content of active ingredients varied greatly from place to place. In this study, we first identified and compared the compositions of ginger samples from six different origins. Then, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of different samples in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. The results indicated that highly variable in chemical composition and activity for ginger from different origin. Further, correlation analysis showed that isoborneol, terpineol, α-curcumene, germacrene D, α-elemol and 8-shogaol exhibited a strong correlation with inflammatory factors, which could be used as potential chemical markers to evaluate quality and distinguish source of ginger. Finally, comprehensive evaluation found that the ginger from Sichuan exerts stronger anti-inflammatory properties. This study will help to select ginger varieties with excellent characteristics, provide theoretical basis for the development and utilization of ginger. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-022-01229-2.
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- Mengqing Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
- Chinese Materia Medica College, Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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He G, Chen X, Hou X, Yu X, Han M, Qiu S, Li Y, Qin S, Wang F. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS-based metabolomic analysis reveals the effects of asomate on the citrus fruit. Curr Res Food Sci 2023; 6:100523. [PMID: 37275389 PMCID: PMC10232657 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100523] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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The regulation of the sugar-acid ratio is of great significance to the improvement of citrus fruit quality. The citric acid level in fruit is influenced by many factors. Among them, cultivar selection and production practices are the most important strategies under the grower's control. In recent years, an arsenic-containing preparation called "Tianmisu", with the main ingredient of asomate, has occasionally been reported to be used in citrus cultivation to improve the sweetness of fruits. In order to reveal the effects of the pesticide on citrus fruits, 'Harumi' tangor was treated with "Tianmisu", and the impact of this pesticide on fruit quality and metabolites was investigated through UPLC-Q-TOF/MS-based metabolomic analysis. Compared with the control, the concentration of titratable acidity, in particular citric acid, in the pulp of 'Harumi' tangor treated with the pesticide, was significantly reduced by 60.5%. The differences in metabolites between the pesticide-treated samples and the control were illustrated by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA). The PLS-DA analysis demonstrated a clear discrimination, with R2Y and Q2 values of 0.982 and 0.933 in the positive mode and 0.984 and 0.900 in the negative mode, respectively. A total of 155 compounds were identified, and 63 characteristic components were screened out from the pesticide-treated samples compared to the control. Aside from the upregulation observed for a few metabolites, the majority of the compounds, including citric acid and various lipids, were down-regulated in the treated citrus fruits compared to the control. This study can serve as a basis for understanding the regulatory mechanism of organic acids in citrus and will be helpful in developing different strategies to improve citrus quality.
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- Guangyun He
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- SCIEX Analytical Instrument Trading Co., Shanghai, 200335, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, 999078, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610066, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Chengdu), Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610066, China
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Liu J, Tao Y, Zou X, Liu Q, Meng X, Zhang Y, Su J. In vitro and in vivo exploration of the anti-atopic dermatitis mechanism of action of Tibetan medicine Qi-Sai-Er-Sang-Dang-Song decoction. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 306:116155. [PMID: 36634726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Tibetan medicine Qi-Sai-Er-Sang-Dang-Song Decoction(QSD, ཆུ་སེར་སེང་ལྡེང་སུམ་ཐང་།)is a traditional Tibetan medical formulation with demonstrated clinical benefits in atopic dermatitis (AD). However, its potential mechanism and molecular targets remain to be elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aims to explore the activity and mechanism of QSD on AD in multiple dimensions by combining in vitro and in vivo experiments with network pharmacology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The AD effect of QSD was investigated by evaluating the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated RAW264.7 cells. AD-like skin lesions in female BALB/c mice were induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB). QSD or dexamethasone (positive control) were gavagely administered daily for 15 consecutive days. The body weight and skin lesion severity were recorded throughout the study. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot (WB) analysis were used to illuminate the molecular targets associated with the anti-AD effects of QSD. Meanwhile, the ingredients of QSD in the blood were revealed and analyzed by Ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) method. Network pharmacology was used to predict the targets and mechanism of active ingredient therapy for AD. In addition, the network pharmacology outcomes were further verified by molecular docking. RESULT After treatment with QSD, the levels of NO and IL-6 were decreased in the cell supernatant. Herein, QSD markedly decreased the eosinophil and mast cells infiltration in the dorsal skin of the 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. Moreover, QSD reconstructed the epidermal barrier by increasing the content of collagen fibers and changing the arrangement of DNCB-treated mice. QSD not only inhibited the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) but also inhibited phosphorylation of p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) proteins in the dorsal skin. Four active ingredients were identified through UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, including (-)-epicatechin, kaempferol-7-O-glucoside, cassiaside, and questin. After the network pharmacological analysis, six core targets of QSD closely related to AD were obtained, including TNF-α, IL-6, Caspase-3 (CASP3), Epidermal growth factor (EGFR), Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), and Neurotrophic Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1 (NTRK1). Meanwhile, through Gene ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment, the Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway occupies an important position in the QSD treatment of AD. The molecular docking results showed that the six core targets are stable in binding to the four active ingredients as indicated by the molecular docking results. CONCLUSIONS The anti-AD effect of QSD might be related to the reconstruction of the epidermal barrier and inhibition of inflammation, which regulated the MAPK pathway. Hence, it provided a promising idea for the study of Tibetan medicine prescriptions for the treatment of AD.
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- Jia Liu
- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
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Li M, Zhang Y, Chen C, Zhong S, Li M, Xu K, Zhu Y, Li P, You S, Jin S. Chemical and Quality Analysis of Beauty Tea Processed from Fresh Leaves of Tieguanyin Variety with Different Puncturing Degrees. Foods 2023; 12:foods12091737. [PMID: 37174277 PMCID: PMC10178084 DOI: 10.3390/foods12091737] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Beauty tea with special flavor can be affected by the degree of leafhopper puncturing. The present research adopted widely targeted metabolomics to analyze the characteristic metabolites of fresh tea leaves and beauty tea with different degrees of leafhopper puncturing. Low-puncturing beauty tea (LPBT) exhibited a superior quality. Altogether, 95 and 65 differential metabolites, including tea polyphenols, saccharides, and lipids, were identified from fresh leaves and beauty tea, respectively. The partial least squares regression (PLSR) analysis results showed that isomaltulose, theaflavic acid, and ellagic acid, may be the characteristic metabolites that form the different taste outlines of beauty tea. Based on odor activity values (OAVs) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), dihydrolinalool and cis-linalool oxide were identified as characteristic volatile components, which may be essential for the formation of the different aroma characteristic of beauty tea. The results provide a theoretical basis for selecting raw materials, performing quality research, and developing beauty tea industrially.
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- Mingjin Li
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Fengyuan Tea Industry Co., Ltd., Sanming 366100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Jiangshan Beauty Tea Co., Ltd., Sanming 366100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Li H, Gong W, Lv W, Wang Y, Dong W, Lu A. Target and suspect screening of pesticide residues in soil samples from peach orchards using liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 253:114664. [PMID: 36807059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114664] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Agricultural soil contamination by pesticide residues has become a serious issue of increasing concern due to their high persistence and toxicity to non-target species. However, as the world's largest peach producer, national scale surveys on pesticide residues in peach orchard soils are scarce in China. In this study, a target and suspect screening method covering over 200 pesticides commonly used in peach orchards was developed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry in MSE. An identification strategy using different data processing parameters was developed to identify the pesticide occurrence in soil. The method was applied to soil samples from typical peach orchards in 12 regions across China. The present work also discusses in detail the frequency of occurrence, concentration of pesticides, spatial distribution of multiresidues, and relationship between pesticide occurrence and soil properties. In the tested soil samples, 21 herbicides (level 1), 31 fungicides (level 2a), 24 insecticides (level 2a), and 3 growth regulators (level 2a) were identified. The total concentrations of quantifiable herbicides in the soil samples ranged from 1.05 to 327 ng/g. Only in 5.4% of the soil samples, no pesticide residues were present. By contrast, more than 86% of the total contained multiple residues. This study represents the first large-scale survey of pesticides in soil from peach orchards and provides comprehensive and accurate information on the pesticide residue status for risk assessment.
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- Haifeng Li
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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Li B, Xiao Q, Zhang J, Wang Y, Liu J, Zhang B, Liu H. Exploring the active compounds and potential mechanism of the anti-nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity of the fraction from Schisandra chinensis fruit extract based on multi-technology integrated network pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 301:115769. [PMID: 36183952 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115769] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Schisandra chinensis fruit is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used to treat various liver diseases. Our previous study revealed that its extract is effective against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). AIM OF THIS STUDY This study aimed to elucidate the active components and explore the underlying mechanisms of action of S. chinensis fruit in the treatment of NAFLD. MATERIALS AND METHODS A HepG2 cell model was used to screen the anti-NAFLD activity of the fraction from S. chinensis fruit extract. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) was used to determine the components of the active fraction. Active compounds, potential targets, and key pathways were predicted for the active fraction treatment of NAFLD using network pharmacology. The anti-NAFLD effects of the active fraction and core active compound 3 were further validated using a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD mouse model, intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT), and intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test (IPITT). Related hepatic mRNA expression was detected using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) to preliminarily validate the mechanism. RESULTS In vitro experiments showed that the active fraction of S. chinensis fruit ethanol (EtOH) extract was mainly concentrated in the soluble fraction of petroleum ether (PET). Thirty-seven lignans were identified in this active fraction using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Network pharmacology studies have indicated that its anti-NAFLD effects lie in three major active lignans (3, 24, and 27) contained in PET, which may regulate the insulin resistance signaling pathway. In vivo experiments demonstrated that PET and core active compound 3 treatment significantly attenuated hepatic steatosis and reduced the levels of serum alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), insulin, malondialdehyde (MDA), hepatic triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) in HFD-induced mice (P < 0.05). Moreover, treatment with PET and compound 3 alleviated glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. These beneficial effects can be achieved by regulating the expression of Pik3ca, Gsk3β, Jnk1, and Tnf-α. CONCLUSION This study identified the main active fraction and compounds responsible for the anti-NAFLD activity of S. chinensis fruit. This mechanism may be related to regulation of the resistance pathway.
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- Bin Li
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Animal Science and Technology College Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Li X, Zhang C, Wu E, Han L, Deng X, Shi Z. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS-Based Metabolomics Approach Reveals Osthole Intervention in Breast Cancer 4T1 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021168. [PMID: 36674685 PMCID: PMC9861432 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021168] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Osthole (OST) is a simple coumarin derivative with pharmacological effects in many types of cancer cells. However, its role and its mechanism of action in breast cancer 4T1 cells remain unclear. In this study, we explored the effects and potential mechanisms of action of OST in 4T1 cells. The MTT, PI, and Annexin V-FITC/PI methods were used to evaluate the effects of OST-treated and untreated 4T1 cells on viability, cell cycle, and apoptosis, respectively. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS combined with multivariate data analysis was used to screen potential biomarkers relevant to the therapeutic mechanisms of OST. Additionally, mTOR, SREBP1, and FASN protein levels were detected using western blotting in OST-treated and untreated 4T1 cells. OST inhibited 4T1 cell proliferation, blocked the cells from remaining in S-phase, and induced apoptosis. In 4T1 cells, OST mainly affected the phospholipid biosynthesis, methyl histidine metabolism, pyrimidine metabolism, and β-oxidation of very long chain fatty acid pathways, suggesting that metabolic changes related to lipid metabolism-mediated signaling systems were the most influential pathways, possibly via inhibition of mTOR/SREBP1/FASN signaling. Our findings reveal biomarkers with potential therapeutic effects in breast cancer and provide insight into the therapeutic and metabolic mechanisms of OST in 4T1 cells.
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- Xiuyun Li
- School of Pharmacy, The Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Health, Guangdong Light and Health Engineering R&D Center, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Correspondence: (X.D.); (Z.S.)
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- School of Pharmacy, The Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Correspondence: (X.D.); (Z.S.)
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Zhang X, Jiang Z, Zhang L, Xue C, Feng X, Chai X, Wang Y. Identification of prototype compounds and their metabolites in rats' serum from Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Chin Herb Med 2023; 15:139-50. [PMID: 36875444 DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective As a classic prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction (XFZYD) has been widely used in the clinical treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In order to unveil the potentially effective compounds, a rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) method was established to identify prototype compounds and their metabolites from XFZYD in rats' serum. Methods The serum from rats after intragastric administration of XFZYD aqueous extract was analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS method. The prototype compounds and their metabolites were identified by comparison with the reference standards and tentatively characterized by comprehensively analyzing the retention time, MS data, characteristic MS fragmentation pattern and retrieving literatures. Results A total of 175 compounds (24 prototype compounds and 151 metabolites) were identified and tentatively characterized. The metabolic pathways of prototype compounds in vivo were also summarized, including glucuronidation, hydrolyzation, sulfation, demethylation, and hydroxylation, and so on. Conclusion In this study, a UPLC-Q-TOF/MS technique was developed to analyze prototype compounds and their metabolites from XFZYD in serum, which would provide the evidence for further studying the effective compounds of XFZYD.
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Wang P, Xu J, Sun Q, Ge Q, Qiu M, Zou K, Ying J, Yuan W, Chen J, Zeng Q, Cui Q, Jin H, Zhang C, Li F. Chondroprotective Mechanism of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.- Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Couplet Medicines in Knee Osteoarthritis via Experimental Study and Network Pharmacology Analysis. Drug Des Devel Ther 2023; 17:633-646. [PMID: 36875721 PMCID: PMC9983602 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s397185] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the primary prevalent disabling joint disorder among osteoarthritis (OA), and there is no particularly effective treatment at the clinic. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs, such as Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (E.G.) couplet medicines, have been reported to exhibit beneficial health effects on KOA, exact mechanism of E.G. nevertheless is not fully elucidated. Purpose We assess the therapeutic effects of E.G. on KOA and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Methods UPLC-Q-TOF/MS technique was used to analyze the active chemical constituents of E.G. The destabilization of the medial meniscus model (DMM) was employed to evaluate the chondroprotective action of E.G. in KOA mice using histomorphometry, μCT, behavioral testing and immunohistochemical staining. Additionally, network pharmacology and molecular docking were used to predict potential targets for anti-KOA activities of E.G., which was further verified through in vitro experiments. Results In vivo studies have shown that E.G. could significantly ameliorate DMM-induced KOA phenotypes including subchondral bone sclerosis, cartilage degradation, gait abnormality and thermal pain reaction sensibility. E.G. treatment could also promote extracellular matrix synthesis to protect articular chondrocytes, which was indicated by Col2 and Aggrecan expressions, as well as reducing matrix degradation by inhibiting MMP13 expression. Interestingly, network pharmacologic analysis showed that PPARG might be a therapeutic center. Further study proved that E.G.-containing serum (EGS) could up-regulate PPARG mRNA level in IL-1β-induced chondrocytes. Notably, significant effects of EGS on the increment of anabolic gene expressions (Col2, Aggrecan) and the decrement of catabolic gene expressions (MMP13, Adamts5) in KOA chondrocytes were abolished due to the silence of PPARG. Conclusion E.G. played a chondroprotective role in anti-KOA by inhibiting extracellular matrix degradation, which might be related to PPARG.
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- Pinger Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Joint Surgery, Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Wang Q, Luo Z, Li D, Qin J, Pan Z, Guo B, Deng L, Nong Y, Huang Z, He Y, Guo H, Zhu D, Liang Y, Su Z. Investigation of the Therapeutic Effect of Total Alkaloids of Corydalis saxicola Bunting on CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by LC/MS-Based Metabolomics Analysis and Network Pharmacology. Metabolites 2022; 13. [PMID: 36676934 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Liver fibrosis is a pathological result of liver injury that usually leads to a pathophysiological wound healing response. The total alkaloids of Corydalis saxicola Bunting (TACS) have been used for hepatoprotective effects on the liver. However, its exact therapeutic mechanisms of liver fibrosis are not yet well understood. To explore the potential anti-fibrosis mechanism of TACS, metabolomics coupled with network pharmacology were applied to reveal the underlying mechanisms. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) combined with multivariate statistical analyses were performed to estimate changes in metabolic profiles. As a result, a total of 23 metabolites in rats with liver fibrosis were altered; of these, 11 had been downregulated and 12 had been upregulated compared with the control group. After TACS treatment, the levels of 13 metabolites were significantly restored compared with the CCl4-treated group, of which 4 metabolites were up-regulated and 9 metabolites were down-regulated. Many of these metabolites are involved in the bile acid metabolism, glutathione metabolism, tryptophan metabolism and purine metabolism. Then, three key targets, including cytochrome P450 family1 subfamily A member 1 (CYP1A1), ornithine decarboxylase 1 (OCD1) and monoamine oxidase Type B (MAOB) were predicted as potential therapeutic targets of TACS against liver fibrosis through network pharmacology analysis. Finally, palmatine, tetrahydropalmatine and dehydrocavidine were screened as potential active compounds responsible for the anti-fibrosis effect of TACS by molecular docking analysis. This study reveals that TACS exerted anti-fibrosis effects by regulating the liver metabolic pathway with multiple components and multiple targets, which is helpful to further clarify the hepatoprotective mechanisms of natural plant extracts.
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Hong B, Wang Y, Hou Y, Liu R, Li W. Study on the mechanism of anti-hepatic fibrosis of Glycyrrhiza Uralensis-Salvia miltiorrhiza prescription based on serum and urine metabolomics and network pharmacology. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2022; 1209:123416. [PMID: 36027704 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a kind of chronic epidemic liver disease. Glycyrrhiza Uralensis and Salvia Miltiorrhiza (GUSM), traditional Chinese medicine, has the obvious clinical treatment of liver fibrosis. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of GUSM against HF by an integrated strategy combining untargeted metabolomics with network pharmacology. The results showed that GUSM prescription can improve the morphology and structure of liver tissue, inhibit the proliferation of collagen fibers and reducing the inflammatory response of the liver and so on. Endogenous metabolites and HF-related potential biomarkers in serum and urine were detected by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS). The metabolic pathways were enriched by MetaboAnalyst. GUSM prescription showed an antifibrotic effect on rats by regulating metabolic pathways, mainly pentose and glucuronate interconversions and arachidonic acid metabolism. Network pharmacology was then applied to find 42 overlapping targets of GUSM-HF. Quercetin was found to be the main active component and STAT3 was the main active target in GUSM prescription. Molecular docking showed high affinities between quercetin and STAT3. Therefore, GUSM has protective effects on HF by regulating the metabolism and different signaling pathways. The work also shows that the metabolomic and network pharmacology methods are promising tools to gain insight into the efficacy and mechanism research of traditional Chinese medicines.
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Kong XY, Chen TT, Zhang HW, Jia HM, Yu M, Zou ZM. Characterization of the metabolism of aloin A/B and aloesin in rats by using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Biomed Chromatogr 2022; 36:e5483. [PMID: 35975594 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5483] [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: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Aloin A/B and aloesin are the major bioactive constituents in the Aloe vera, with diverse pharmacological activities, including anti-bacterial, anti-tumour, anti-inflammatory and intestinal regulation. However, the in vivo metabolism of aloin A/B and aloesin are still unclear. In this study, the metabolic processes of aloin A/B and aloesin in rats were investigated using the ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) and MetaboLynxTM software with Mass defect filter (MDF) technique. Based on the proposed method, the prototype component of three compounds were all detected in the rat plasma, urine and feces. Meanwhile, 25 aloin A/B metabolites (6 phase I, 3 phase II, 16 phase I combined with phase II) and 3 aloesin metabolites (2 phase I and 1 phase II) were detected in rats after oral administration of aloin A, aloin B and aloesin, and the main biotransformation reactions were hydroxylation, oxidation, methylation, acetylation, and glucuronidation. In addition, Aloin A and aloin B can be transformed into each other in vivo and the metabolic profiles of aloin A and aloin B were identical. These results provide essential data for further pharmaceutical researches and clinical application of aloin A/B and aloesin.
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- Xin-Yu Kong
- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Liu Y, Cai C, Qin X. Regulation of gut microbiota of Astragali Radix in treating for chronic atrophic gastritis rats based on metabolomics coupled with 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 365:110063. [PMID: 35872051 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110063] [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: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Astragali Radix (HQ), a common traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is widely used to treat chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). However, its mechanism in treating CAG is still not clear. Accumulating evidence highlights the link between gut microbiota and CAG. We hypothesized that the gut microbiota might be involved in the effect of HQ. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) based metabolomics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques of the cecal contents were applied to study its mechanisms. As a result, nine metabolites and fifteen gut microbiotas changed significantly in cecal contents samples between control group and model group. Among them, two metabolites (7-keto-3A ·12-α-hydroxyalkanoic acid and deoxycholic acid) and two gut microbiota genera (Acetobacter and Escherichia), had the most obvious callback effect after the administration of HQ. Sixty-seven correlated pairs exhibited the significant link between the involved metabolites and gut microbiotas through the correlation analysis, where two strong correlation pairs: Tetrahydrohydroxone ∼ Bacteroides (r = 0.895) and Deoxycholic acid ∼ Acetobacter (r = -0.843) were regulated by HQ. The results showed that HQ had the potential protection from metabolic perturbation involved into gut microbiotas induced by CAG. Two gut microbiotas, Acetobacter and Escherichia, and two metabolites, 7-keto-3A ·12-α-hydroxyalkanoic acid and deoxycholic acid were the potential targets of HQ.
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- Yuetao Liu
- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Effective Substances Research and Utilization in TCM of Shanxi Province, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Effective Substances Research and Utilization in TCM of Shanxi Province, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Effective Substances Research and Utilization in TCM of Shanxi Province, No. 92, Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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Wang T, Zhang J, Yang M, Guo J, Li D, Li Y. Lipidomics Analysis Reveals a Protective Effect of Myriocin on Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Model Rats. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:1846-1858. [PMID: 35776315 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-02014-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ceramide accumulation has been associated with ischemic stroke. Myriocin is an effective serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) inhibitor that reduces ceramide levels by inhibiting the de novo synthesis pathway. However, the role of myriocin in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and its underlying mechanism remain unknown. The present study established an experimental rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). We employed ultra-performance liquid chromatograph quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS)-based lipidomic analysis to identify the disordered lipid metabolites and the effects of myriocin in cerebral cortical tissues of rats. In this study, we found 15 characterized lipid metabolites involved in sphingolipid and glycerophospholipid metabolism in cerebral I/R-injured rats, and these alterations were significantly alleviated by myriocin. Specifically, the mRNA expression of metabolism-related enzyme genes was detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). We demonstrated that myriocin could regulate the mRNA expression of ASMase, NSMase, SGMS1, SGMS2, ASAH1, ACER2, and ACER3, which are involved in sphingolipid metabolism and PLA2, which is involved in glycerophospholipid metabolism. Moreover, TUNEL and Western blot assays showed that myriocin plays a key role in regulating neuronal cell apoptosis. In summary, the present work provides a new perspective for the systematic study of metabolic changes in ischemic stroke and the therapeutic applications of myriocin.
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- Ting Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Zhou W, Li S, Sun G, Song L, Feng W, Li R, Liu H, Dong Y, Chen S, Yang S, Li J, Li Y. Early Warning of Ischemic Stroke Based on Atherosclerosis Index Combined With Serum Markers. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:1956-1964. [PMID: 35349673 PMCID: PMC9202721 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Ischemic stroke (IS) is a serious public health problem worldwide, threatening human life and health. Atherosclerosis is the cause of stroke. At present, there are few selective indexes that can be used to evaluate atherosclerosis in the clinic; providers rely mainly on the atherosclerotic index (AI). Disturbance of lipid metabolism is considered to be a key event leading to IS. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to discover potential biomarkers in the serum of atherosclerosis-induced IS, combined with the AI to provide early warning for the diagnosis of IS. METHODS In this study, we used nontargeted metabolomics based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) to measure the changes in serum metabolites in a group of patients with IS. To verify the reproducibility of candidate biomarkers in the population, we expanded the sample size. RESULTS Five metabolites were identified, including sphingomyelin (18:0/14:0), 1-Methylpyrrolinium, PC (18:0/18:0), LysoPC (18:0/0:0), and PC (18: 2/18:2). The combination of these 5 metabolic markers has good diagnostic and predictive ability, and the change level of these metabolites is significantly related to IS. Our results also indicate that changes in glycerophospholipid metabolism may indicate an early risk of IS development. CONCLUSION These findings may contribute to the development of new diagnostic methods of potential biomarkers in serum combined with the AI, thereby providing early warning for the diagnosis of atherosclerosis-induced IS, and may provide a new insights for pathogenesis in IS.
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- Department of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Tianjin Institute of Urology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, Hexi District, Tianjin 300211, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Correspondence: Shenshen Yang, DSc, State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10, Poyang Lake Rd, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China.
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- Jing Li, MD, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 88 Changling Rd, Xiqing District, Tianjin, Tianjin 300381, China.
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- Yubo Li, DE, State Key Laboratory of Component Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10, Poyang Lake Rd, Tuanbo New City, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China.
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Song S, Tao Y, Gao L, Liang H, Tang D, Lin J, Wang Y, Gmitter FG, Li C. An Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis Reveal the Regulation Mechanisms of Flavonoid Biosynthesis in a Purple Tea Plant Cultivar. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:880227. [PMID: 35665157 PMCID: PMC9161209 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.880227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Purple tea plant cultivars, enrich with flavonoids and anthocyanins, are valuable materials for manufacturing tea with unique color and flavor. Researchers found that 'Zijuan' leaves changed from purple to green mainly caused by the decreased flavonoids and anthocyanins concentrations. The mechanism of flavonoids and anthocyanin biosynthesis has been studied in many purple tea plant cultivars and the key genes which regulated the biosynthesis of flavonoid and anthocyanins in different purple tea plant cultivars were quite different. Also, the molecular regulation mechanism underlying the flavonoids and anthocyanins biosynthesis during leaves development and color changes is less-thoroughly understood. In this study, an integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome was performed on the purple leaves and green leaves of 'Zijuan' tea plant to reveal the regulatory networks correlated to flavonoid biosynthesis and to identify key regulatory genes. Our results indicated that the 'Zijuan' new shoots leaves were purple might be due to the copigmentation of quercetin and kaempferol derivatives. In 'Zijuan' tea plant cultivar, flavonoids metabolites concentrations in purple leaves and green leaves were significantly influenced by the genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, transcriptional regulation, transport, and hormone response. Transcription factors including NAC008, MYB23, and bHLH96 and transporters such as ABC transporter I might be responsible for the flavonoid and anthocyanins accumulation in purple leaves. This study provides a new insight into the metabolism and molecular mechanisms underlying flavonoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis in tea plant.
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, United States
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- College of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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Wu Z, Jia M, Zhao W, Huang X, Yang X, Chen D, Qiaolongbatu X, Li X, Wu J, Qian F, Lou Y, Fan G. Schisandrol A, the main active ingredient of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, inhibits pulmonary fibrosis through suppression of the TGF-β signaling pathway as revealed by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, network pharmacology and experimental verification. J Ethnopharmacol 2022; 289:115031. [PMID: 35091014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Schisandra chinensis decoction derived from the book of Waitai Miyao (Tao Wang, Tang dynasty) is often used in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which is included in the Grand Ceremony of Chinese formulae (Huairen Peng, 1994). Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus (Sch) is one of the most important herbs in this formula. According to the "Shennong's Herbal Classicherbal" of the Han Dynasty, Sch has sour taste, warm nature, which has the effect of tonifying qi and curing cough. In addition, according to the "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty, Sch is used to treat cough and asthma, which has the effect of moistening the lung and tonifying the kidney. However, the active ingredients of Sch absorption into the plasma and its pharmacological mechanism of treatment for IPF still remained unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY Our research aimed at identifying the absorbed active ingredients and metabolized of Sch in rat plasma and the mechanism of anti-IPF based on serum pharmacochemistry. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, the rats were divided into control group and Sch group. Sch sample was orally administrated to the rats for seven days. The blood samples were drawn into an Eppendorf tube after the last dosing. The ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) was applied to identify the absorption components and metabolites of Sch in rat plasma. Second, the network pharmacology combined with molecular docking analysis was further investigated to illuminate its potential mechanism of treatment for IPF by the biological targets regulating related pathways. Finally, the mechanism of action was verified by experimental in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS A total of 78 compounds, consist of 13 prototype lignans and 65 metabolites (including isomers) were identified. Network pharmacology study and molecular docking analysis indicated that schisandrol A (L1) play an anti-fibrosis role by regulating the TGF-β signaling pathway. Experimental in vitro and in vivo verified that the schisandrol A could inhibiting pulmonary fibrosis through TGF-β signaling pathway. The effect and mechanism of schisandrol A inhibiting pulmonary fibrosis were reported for the first time. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the absorption active ingredients of Sch in rat plasma were combined with the network pharmacology investigation and experimental in vitro and in vivo to elucidate its biological mechanism of treatment for IPF. The results provided a theoretical support for understanding the bioactive compounds and the pharmacological mechanism of Sch.
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- Zhenghua Wu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, PR China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, PR China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, PR China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, PR China.
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Wang YY, Zhou N, Shan ZF, Ke YY, Liu Z, Liu ZH, Feng WS, Zheng XK. Metabolomic strategies and biochemical analysis of the effect of processed Rehmanniae radix extract on a blood-deficient rat model. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022; 22:89. [PMID: 35337319 PMCID: PMC8957163 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03560-x] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Rehmanniae Radix (RR), an herb with numerous pharmacological effects, is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of blood deficiency syndrome, either alone or in combination with other herbs. However, the mechanism by which processed Rehmanniae Radix (PRR) improves blood enrichment efficacy has not been clearly defined. Methods Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) and biochemical methods were combined to explore the hematopoietic functional mechanisms of PRR on blood deficiency in a rat model, as well as the potential active ingredient for blood enrichment efficacy. The pharmacological effects of PRR were evaluated on a rat blood deficiency model induced by cyclophosphamide in combination with 1-acetyl-2-phenylhydrazine. The blood routine index, including white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), and platelet (PLT) counts, as well as hemoglobin (HGB) level, and the changing metabolite profile based on urine and serum were assessed. Nontargeted metabolomic studies, combined with biochemical analyses, were employed to clarify pharmacological mechanisms. Results PRR significantly increased the blood routine index levels and reversed the levels of SOD, GSH, and ATP. The PRR group was similar to the control group, as determined from the metabolic profile. All of the 60 biomarkers, representing the typical metabolic characteristics of the blood-deficient rat model, mainly involved energy metabolism dysfunction, the peripheral circulation system, and oxidative damage in the body. This improvement may be attributed to changes in polysaccharide and sixteen non-polysaccharide compounds in PRR, which were caused by processing RR with rice wine. Conclusions The strategies of integrated metabolomic and biochemical analyses were combined, revealing the biological function and effective mechanism of PRR. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12906-022-03560-x.
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- Yang-Yang Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.,The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, 156 Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.,Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. .,The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, 156 Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. .,The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, 156 Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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Zhao H, Liu Y, Huang Y, Liang Q, Cai S, Zhang G. Time-Course Comparative Metabolome Analysis of Different Barley Varieties during Malting. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:2051-2059. [PMID: 35119850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c08346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Malt production is one of the important uses of barley, and its quality differs greatly depending on the barley varieties used. In this study, ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry technology was used to investigate the temporal changes of metabolites during malting in two barley varieties: Franklin (malt barley) and Yerong (non-malt barley). Also, differences in metabolite profiles were compared in the kilned malt between two other malt barley varieties (Copeland and Planet) and two non-malt varieties (ZD10 and Hua30). Results showed that degradation of trisaccharide and accumulation of UDP-glucose and mannose-1-phosphate are the key metabolic events during steeping, with Franklin showing earlier and greater changes. Earlier increase of sugars and amino acids in Franklin is associated with its faster germination rate. Comparative metabolome analysis of kilned malt from the different barley varieties indicated that malt barley accumulated more sugars, hordatine-glucoside, and oxoproline, and non-malt barley accumulated more polyphenols and monogalactosylmonoacylglycerol. These results improved the understanding of the genotypic difference in the formation of malt quality at the metabolomic level.
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- Huifang Zhao
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Linyi 276000, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Linyi 276000, China
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Yuan Y, Yang C, Wang Y, Sun M, Bi C, Sun S, Sun G, Hao J, Li L, Shan C, Zhang S, Li Y. Functional metabolome profiling may improve individual outcomes in colorectal cancer management implementing concepts of predictive, preventive, and personalized medical approach. EPMA J 2022; 13:39-55. [PMID: 35273658 PMCID: PMC8897532 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-021-00269-8] [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: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Objectives Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common solid tumors worldwide, but its diagnosis and treatment are limited. The objectives of our study were to compare the metabolic differences between CRC patients and healthy controls (HC), and to identify potential biomarkers in the serum that can be used for early diagnosis and as effective therapeutic targets. The aim was to provide a new direction for CRC predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine (PPPM). Methods In this study, CRC patients (n = 30) and HC (n = 30) were recruited. Serum metabolites were assayed using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) technology. Subsequently, CRC cell lines (HCT116 and HCT8) were treated with metabolites to verify their function. Key targets were identified by molecular docking, thermal shift assay, and protein overexpression/inhibition experiments. The inhibitory effect of celastrol on tumor growth was also assessed, which included IC50 analysis, nude mice xenografting, molecular docking, protein overexpression/inhibition experiments, and network pharmacology technology. Results In the CRC group, 15 serum metabolites were significantly different in comparison with the HC group. The level of glycodeoxycholic acid (GDCA) was positively correlated with CRC and showed high sensitivity and specificity for the clinical diagnostic reference (AUC = 0.825). In vitro findings showed that GDCA promoted the proliferation and migration of CRC cell lines (HCT116 and HCT8), and Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) was identified as one of the key targets of GDCA. The IC50 of celastrol in HCT116 cells was 121.1 nM, and the anticancer effect of celastrol was supported by in vivo experiments. Based on the potential of GDCA in PPPM, PARP-1 was found to be significantly correlated with the anticancer functions of celastrol. Conclusion These findings suggest that GDCA is an abnormally produced metabolite of CRC, which may provide an innovative molecular biomarker for the predictive identification and targeted prevention of CRC. In addition, PARP-1 was found to be an important target of GDCA that promotes CRC; therefore, celastrol may be a potential targeted therapy for CRC via its effects on PARP-1. Taken together, the pathophysiology and progress of tumor molecules mediated by changes in metabolite content provide a new perspective for predictive, preventive, and personalized medical of clinical cancer patients based on the target of metabolites in vivo.Clinical trials registration number: ChiCTR2000039410. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13167-021-00269-8.
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- Yu Yuan
- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.216938.70000 0000 9878 7032State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350 China
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- grid.216938.70000 0000 9878 7032State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.412648.d0000 0004 1798 6160Department of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211 China
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- grid.412648.d0000 0004 1798 6160Department of Anorectal Surgery, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.216938.70000 0000 9878 7032State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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- grid.410648.f0000 0001 1816 6218Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617 China
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Song L, Yin H, Han R, Li J, Ma N, Wang Y, Guo H. Metabolism of Du Zhong Formula in rats using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. J Mass Spectrom 2022; 57:e4795. [PMID: 34913224 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4795] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Du Zhong Formula (DZF), a traditional Chinese medicine formula derived from BeiJiQianJinYaoFang, is used to treat kidney deficiency and lumbago. In this study, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) technique combined with pattern recognition analysis was applied for analysis of metabolic profiles of the bioactive components of the DZF in rat biological samples. In this experiment, a total of 73 compounds, including 53 prototype components and 20 metabolites, were identified tentatively in vivo compared with blank urine, plasma, feces, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The prototype ingredients in DZF include terpenoids, gingerols, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids, phenanthrenes, bibenzyls, organic acids, and other ingredients. The metabolic pathways of DZF involved reduction, demethylation, hydroxylation, desugarization, deoxygenation, glucuronidation, sulfation, and methylation. The proposed method could develop an integrated template approach to analyze screening and identification of the bioactive components in plasma, urine, feces, and CSF after oral administration of herb medicines. Additionally, this investigation might provide helpful chemical information for further pharmacology and activity mechanism of DZF.
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- Lili Song
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Formula of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Wan JY, Wan JX, Wang S, Wang X, Guo W, Ma H, Wu Y, Wang CZ, Qi LW, Li P, Yao H, Yuan CS. Chemical profiling of root bark extract from Oplopanax elatus and its in vitro biotransformation by human intestinal microbiota. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12513. [PMID: 34900430 PMCID: PMC8627129 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12513] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oplopanax elatus (Nakai) Nakai, in the Araliaceae family, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat diseases as an adaptogen for thousands of years. This study established an ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) method to identify chemical components and biotransformation metabolites of root bark extract from O. elatus. A total of 18 compounds were characterized in O. elatus extract, and 62 metabolites by human intestinal microbiota were detected. Two polyynes, falcarindiol and oplopandiol were recognized as the main components of O. elatus, whose metabolites are further illustrated. Several metabolic pathways were proposed to generate the detected metabolites, including methylation, hydrogenation, demethylation, dehydroxylation, and hydroxylation. These findings indicated that intestinal microbiota might play an essential role in mediating the bioactivity of O. elatus.
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- Jin-Yi Wan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research & Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research & Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Yang Z, Jiang M, Yue Z, Wang P, Wang H, Zhang G, Chen M, Zhang J, Wang Z, Zhang C, Cao Y, Wang Y. Metabonomics analysis of semen euphorbiae and semen Euphorbiae Pulveratum using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Biomed Chromatogr 2021; 36:e5279. [PMID: 34783065 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5279] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Semen Euphorbiae (SE), the dry and mature seed of Euphorbia lathyris L., a common traditional Chinese medicine, has significant pharmacological activity. However, its toxicity limits its clinical application, and less toxic Semen Euphorbiae Pulveratum (SEP) is often used clinically. To explore the possible mechanism of SE frost-making and attenuation, this study used ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry to perform a comprehensive metabolomics analysis of serum and urine samples from rats treated with SE and SEP, and performed histopathological evaluation of liver, kidney and colon tissues. Meanwhile, the different metabolites were visualized through multivariate statistical analysis and the HMDB and KEGG databases were used to distinguish the differential metabolites of SE and SEP to reveal related metabolic pathways and their significance. In total, 32 potential biomarkers, 14 in serum and 18 in urine, were identified. The metabolic pathway analysis revealed that arachidonic acid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle and seven other metabolic pathways were significantly altered. Importantly, compared with SE, SEP reduced the metabolic disorder related to endogenous components. The mechanism may be related to the regulation of lipid metabolism, intestinal flora metabolites, amino acid metabolism and energy metabolism. This study provided new insights into the possible mechanism of SE freezing and attenuation.
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- Ziye Yang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Kong Y, Feng YQ, Lu YT, Feng SS, Huang Z, Wang QY, Huang HM, Ling X, Su ZH, Guo Y. Predictive serum biomarkers of patients with cerebral infarction. Neurol Res 2021; 44:331-341. [PMID: 34763612 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2021.1987055] [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] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Stroke is the third most common cause of death and also causes seizures and disability. Biomarkers are abnormal signal indicators at the biological level that are present before the organism is seriously affected and are more sensitive to early diagnosis than are traditional imaging methods. Early diagnosis of stroke can prevent the progression of the disease. However, there are currently no widely accepted biomarkers for stroke that have been applied clinically. METHODS A serum metabonomics method based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) was used to identify potential biomarkers and metabolic pathways of cerebral infarction. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to verify the diagnostic and classification abilities of the biomarkers, and a support vector machine (SVM) model was developed for the prediction of cerebral infarction. RESULTS Principal component analysis revealed a clear separation between the normal and cerebral infarction groups. A total of 13 potential serum biomarkers were identified, which were mainly involved in linoleic acid metabolism; phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis; tyrosine metabolism; arachidonic acid metabolism; and fatty acid biosynthesis. The ROC curve analysis showed that the potential biomarkers had high specificity and sensitivity for the diagnosis of cerebral infarction. The SVM model had good diagnostic ability and could accurately distinguish the control group from the cerebral infarction group. DISCUSSION The metabonomics approach may be a useful bioanalytical method for understanding the pathophysiology of cerebral infarction and may provide an experimental basis for the development of clinical biomarkers for stroke.
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- Yan Kong
- College of General Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- RuiKang Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Zhang C, Mo YY, Feng SS, Meng MW, Chen SY, Huang HM, Ling X, Song H, Liang YH, Ou SF, Guo HW, Su ZH. Urinary metabonomics study of anti-depressive mechanisms of Millettia speciosa Champ on rats with chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 205:114338. [PMID: 34461490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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As a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Millettia speciosa Champ (MSC), exerts a wide range of pharmacological activities. Our research group previously found that MSC has antidepressant effects, but the specific antidepressant mechanisms remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, urine metabolomics based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) combined with pharmacodynamics was used to explore the pathogenesis of depression and the antidepressant effects of MSC. The results showed that MSC treatment could significantly improve chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced depression. Urine metabolic showed that the profiles of the CUMS model group were significantly separated from the control group, while the drug-treated groups were closer to the control group, especially the MSC group treated with a 14 g/kg dose of MSC. Furthermore, 9 metabolites, including glutaric acid, L-isoleucine, L-Dopa, sebacic acid, 3-methylhistidine, allantoin, caprylic acid, tryptophol, and 2-phenylethanol glucuronide, were identified as potential biomarkers of depression. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that these potential biomarkers were mainly involved in valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation, tyrosine metabolism, histidine metabolism, fatty acid biosynthesis, and pentose and glucuronate interconversions. Through Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and Pearson correlation analysis, the combination of L-isoleucine, sebacic acid, and allantoin, were further screened out as potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers associated with the efficacy of MSC. This study suggests that the integration of metabolomics with pharmacodynamics helps to further understand the pathogenesis of depression and provides novel insight into the efficacy of TCM.
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- Chi Zhang
- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China; Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education & Center for Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation & College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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- Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation & College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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Gong P, Wang M, Yang W, Chang X, Wang L, Chen F. Integrated metabolomics coupled with pattern recognition and pathway analysis to reveal molecular mechanism of cadmium-induced diabetic nephropathy. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2021; 10:777-791. [PMID: 34484669 DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfab059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is becoming a worldwide public health problem and its pathophysiological mechanism is not well understood. Emerging evidences indicated that cadmium (Cd), an industrial material but also an environmental toxin, may be involved in the development and progression of diabetes and diabetes-related kidney disease. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Herein, a DN animal model was constructed by exposing to Cd, the metabolomic profiling of DN mice were obtained by using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS), pattern recognition and pathway analysis were performed to screen potential biomarker. Moreover, western blotting was employed to verify the possible mechanism involved in the occurrence of Cd-induced DN. A total of 66 metabolites in serum have been screened out and identified as biomarkers, including free fatty acids, phospholipids, sphingomyelins, glycerides, and others. Significant differences were demonstrated between the metabolic profiles, including decreased levels of phospholipid and increased content of triglyceride, diacylglycerols, ceramide, lysophosphatidylcholine in Cd-induced DN mice compared with control. Protein expression level of p38 MAPK and Wnt/β-catenin were significantly increased. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS-based serum metabolomics coupled with pattern recognition methods and pathway analysis provide a powerful approach to identify potential biomarkers and is a new strategy to predict the underlying mechanism of disease caused by environmental toxicant.
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- Pin Gong
- School of Food and Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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Gao Y, Wu Y, Liu Z, Fu J, Zhang Y, Wu J, Liu S, Song F, Liu Z. Based on urine metabolomics to study the mechanism of Qi-deficiency affecting type 2 diabetes rats using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1179:122850. [PMID: 34364297 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Qi-deficiency also called energy deficiency, which approximates to the term of sub-health in contemporary medical theory. Diabetes is similar to the symptoms of "xiaoke" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which is linked with Qi-deficiency. However, the mechanism of Qi-deficiency on type 2 diabetes (T2D) has not been completely elucidated. In this study, a model on Qi-deficiency T2D rat was established by using diet with high fat and high sugar and small-dose STZ induction combined with exhaustive swimming, and the model was evaluated by pathological section, hematological index and serum biochemical parameters. Applying urine metabolomics based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to explore the underlying molecular mechanism of Qi-deficiency on T2D and 32 urinary metabolites were identified as prospective biomarkers for Qi-deficiency T2D rats. Metabolic pathway analysis indicated that synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, starch and sucrose metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, butanoate metabolism and TCA cycle, etc., were closely related to potential mechanisms of Qi-deficiency on T2D. The metabolomics results can provide reliable data support for complex TCM syndrome diagnosis.
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- Yang Gao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun & Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Liu T, Zhou N, Xu R, Cao Y, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Zheng X, Feng W. A metabolomic study on the anti-depressive effects of two active components from Chrysanthemum morifolium. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 2021; 48:718-727. [PMID: 32657166 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2020.1774597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chrysanthemum morifolium (Chr) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used in the treatment of inflammation-linked diseases for hundreds of years. Naringenin (Nar) and apigenin (Api) are the major active components in aqueous extracts of C. morifolium. The aim of our study was to clarify the roles of Chr, Nar and Api in ameliorating depression-like behaviour induced by corticosterone. First, the behavioural and biochemical indicators closely related to depression were examined to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Chr/Nar/Api on a depression model. Then, a metabolomics approach was utilized to screen for biomarkers and related pathways between a control group and Chr/Nar/Api groups. The comprehensive results revealed that Chr/Nar/Api exerted anti-depressant effects through interfering with tryptophan metabolism, arginine and prolinemetabolism, citrate cycle, niacin and niacinamide metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, and alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism. The mechanism of Chr/Api/Nar in the treatment of depression was elucidated based on material and energy metabolism. Moreover, Nar could be used as a substitute for Chr for reversing depression-like behaviour, and Api was similar to a positive drug in terms of function on depression. The integrated metabolomics approach demonstrated here should be an effective method for interpreting the function of herbs from TCM and clarifying the mechanism of their components in future studies.
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- Tong Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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Tang M, Gao X, Geng T, Chen X, Wang J, Shen C, Gao H, Qian M, Wang Z, Cao L, Xiao W. Metabolomics analysis of the therapeutic effects of Qiwei Tongbi oral liquid on rheumatoid arthritis in rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 202:114166. [PMID: 34052551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114166] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Qiwei Tongbi oral liquid (QWTB), a classical traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, has a good therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is widely used in China. To comprehensively elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of QWTB in the treatment of RA, the effects of QWTB on biomarkers and metabolic pathways in a rat model of kidney deficiency arthritis were investigated in this study. The effects of QWTB on pharmacodynamic indicators, including paw swelling, arthritis score; interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-17 F, tumor necrosis factor-α, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b, bone alkaline phosphatase, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, bone glaprotein, urea, and creatinine levels; and histopathology, suggested that QWTB significantly improved renal function, inhibited the inflammatory response, and reduced bone loss. In total, 39 differential metabolites were screened by comparing the endogenous components between blank and model rat plasma, among which 16 metabolites were altered by QWTB. The metabolism pathway analysis revealed that α-linolenic acid metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, histidine metabolism and glycerophospholipid metabolism were greatly disturbed. Thus, the biomarkers investigated included (1) α-linolenic acid, (2) hippuric acid, (3) phosphatidylethanolamine (15:0/22:2(13Z,16Z)), (4) phenylpyruvic acid, (5) sphinganine, and (6) urocanic acid. QWTB affected three abnormal biomarkers: (3), (4), and (6). Phenylphruvic acid, sphinganine and urocanic acid were significantly associated with pharmacodynamic indicators, as shown by Pearson correlation analysis. These results indicated that RA-related biomarkers had certain reliability and biological significance. In summary, QWTB regulated the metabolic disorders in rats with RA. Its therapeutic mechanism may involve the regulation of phenylalanine metabolism, histidine metabolism, and glycerophospholipid metabolism. The results of this study are useful for understanding the therapeutic mechanisms of TCM.
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- Ming Tang
- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China; China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China.
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China; China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China.
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- Jiangsu Kanion Modern Chinese Medicine Institute, Nanjing, 210017, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical New-Tech for Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, 222001, China; National Enterprise Technology Center, National Post-Doctoral Research Workstation, Jiangsu Enterprise Academician Workstation, Lianyungang, 222001, China.
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Zhang ZM, Chen MJ, Zou JF, Jiang S, Shang EX, Qian DW, Duan JA. UPLC-Q-TOF/MS based fecal metabolomics reveals the potential anti-diabetic effect of Xiexin Decoction on T2DM rats. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1173:122683. [PMID: 33857887 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Xiexin Decoction (XXD), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription composed of Rhei rhizome (RR), Scutellaria radix (SR) and Coptidis rhizome (CR), has been used to cure diabetes in clinical practices for thousands of years, but its mechanism is not clear. Our previous study indicated that XXD could significantly ameliorate the symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats by shifting the composition of gut microbiota. However, the effect of XXD on the metabolic activity of gut microbiota is not clarified. In this study, the underlying mechanism of XXD on the amelioration of T2DM was explored by fecal metabolic profiling analysis based on ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-fight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS). The disordered metabolic profiles in T2DM rats were notably improved by XXD. Ten potential biomarkers, which were mainly involved in arachidonic acid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, bile acid metabolism, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, were identified. Furthermore, these metabolites were closely related to SCFAs-producing and anti-inflammatory gut microflora. After XXD intervention, these biomarkers restored to the normal level at some extent. This study not only revealed potential biomarkers and related pathways in T2DM rats affected by XXD, but also provided a novel insight to uncover how traditional herb medicines worked from fecal metabolomics.
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- Zhi-Miao Zhang
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Ren S, Wei Y, Niu M, Li R, Wang R, Wei S, Wen J, Wang D, Yang T, Chen X, Wu S, Tong Y, Jing M, Li H, Wang M, Zhao Y. Mechanism of rutaecarpine on ethanol-induced acute gastric ulcer using integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 138:111490. [PMID: 33773465 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study was aimed to explore the mechanism of rutaecarpine (RUT) on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer (GU) in mice by integrated approaches. At first, the efficacy was determined through the macroscopic and microscopic state of stomach tissue and the expression levels of GU-related factors. Then, the serum metabolomics method based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS was used to explore the specific metabolites and metabolic pathways. Finally, the upstream key protein targets of these specific metabolites were analyzed by network pharmacology and verified by PCR to explore the potential mechanism. RUT alleviated the histological and pathological damage of gastric tissue caused by ethanol, and could remarkably ameliorate the level of GU-related factors. Subsequently, a total of 7 potential metabolites involved in 9 metabolic pathways were identified by metabolomics analysis. Then, a 'component-targets-metabolites' interaction network was constructed, and therefore 4 key target proteins (PLA2G1B, PDE5A, MIF and SRC) that may regulate the specific metabolites were obtained. This case was further verified by the results of PCR. ALL the above results strongly demonstrated that RUT exerted a gastroprotective effect against GU. And it is the first time to combine metabolomics combined with network pharmacology to elucidate the mechanism of RUT on GU, which may be related to the regulation of energy metabolism, oxidative stress, and inflammation, and these pathways may be regulated through the upstream protein PLA2G1B, PDE5A, MIF and SRC.
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- Sichen Ren
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of China Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Integrative Medical Center, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China; College of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
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Yu M, Zhou C, Tian D, Jia HM, Li ZQ, Yang C, Ba YM, Wu HK, Zou ZM. Molecular classification and clinical diagnosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients by serum metabolomics. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 198:114004. [PMID: 33721610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Prevalence of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients is growing worldwide, associating with multi-organ failure and high short-term mortality rates. ACLF can be of varying entity manifestation, whereas it remains poorly defined. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) stratifies ACLF into two types, damp hot (DH) and cold damp (CD), by seasoned TCM practitioners, for specific treatment with different TCMs. The biggest challenge for the outcome of TCM therapy is the accuracy of diagnosis. However, it is difficult to guarantee it due to lack of the molecule classification of ACLF. Herein, we recruited 58 subjects including 34 ACLF patients (18 DH and 16 CD) and 24 healthy controls, and analyzed serum metabolic profiles using untargeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) metabolomics approach. A total of 10 serum metabolites were found as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of ACLF. Among them, taurochenodesoxycholic acid (N3), glycyldeoxycholic acid (N5) and 12-HETE-GABA (N7), varied between two types of ACLF and can be merged as a combination marker to differentiate CD from DH patients with area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 0.928 (95 % CI 0.8-1). CD patients possessed comparatively higher bile acid metabolism and lower arachidonic acid metabolism compared with DH patients. The results provide not only serum molecules for early accurate diagnosis of ACLF patients, but also potential clinical biomarkers for classification of CD and DH types. The findings clarify that molecular markers will be objective criteria for diagnosis of clinical types in TCM practice.
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- Meng Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, 430050, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China; Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Wang H, Cao X, Yuan Z, Guo G. Untargeted metabolomics coupled with chemometrics approach for Xinyang Maojian green tea with cultivar, elevation and processing variations. Food Chem 2021; 352:129359. [PMID: 33735748 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [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: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The quality and flavor of green tea can be affected by various factors, which are closely related to the metabolite composition of tea. In this study, 66 Xinyang Maojian tea (XYMJ) samples produced by four cultivars, grown in different elevations and manufactured by different processing methods were analyzed by untargeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and chemometrics. 1912 ion features were detected and 95 metabolites were identified tentatively through a customized in-house library. Projection to latent structures discriminate analysis showed high capability to explain the cultivar variation. 54 metabolites were found to be responsible for the differentiation of the four cultivars. 27 metabolites including epigallocatechin gallate, epicatechin gallate, theanine, theogallin showed close correlation with elevation, resulting enhanced umami flavor of the high elevation tea. The differences between manual and mechanical tea were not significant. This comprehensive study is of great reference value for other types of tea.
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- Huijun Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Comprehensive Utilization in South Henan, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, China.
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Ren L, Guo HN, Yang J, Guo XY, Wei YS, Yang Z. Dissecting Efficacy and Metabolic Characteristic Mechanism of Taxifolin on Renal Fibrosis by Multivariate Approach and Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled With Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics Strategy. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:608511. [PMID: 33519473 PMCID: PMC7841412 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.608511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Taxifolin (TFN) is an important natural compound with antifibrotic activity; however, its pharmacological mechanism is not clear. In this study, our aim is to gain insight into the effects of TFN and its potential mechanisms in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) animal model using metabolomics approach to identify the metabolic biomarkers and perturbed pathways. Serum metabolomics analysis by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS was carried out to discover the changes in the metabolic profile. It showed that TFN has a significant protective effect on UUO-induced renal fibrosis and a total of 32 potential biomarkers were identified and related to RF progression. Of note, 27 biomarkers were regulated by TFN treatment, which participate in eight metabolic pathways, including phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, and phenylalanine metabolism. It also showed that metabolomics was a promising strategy to better dissect metabolic characteristics and pharmacological mechanisms of natural compounds by multivariate approach and ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.
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- Lei Ren
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, China
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Zhong Z, Huang Y, Huang Q, Zheng S, Huang Z, Deng W, Li T. Serum metabolic profiling analysis of gout patients based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Clin Chim Acta 2021; 515:52-60. [PMID: 33388309 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.12.028] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gout is a common kind of inflammatory arthritis with metabolic disorders. However, the detailed pathogenesis of gout is complex and not fully clear. We investigated the serum metabolic profiling of gout patients by ultra-performance liquid chromatograph quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS). METHODS Serum metabolites were extracted from 31 gout patients and 31 healthy controls. Metabolite extracts were analyzed in negative mode by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS for global metabolomics. Principal components analysis (PCA), orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and hierarchical clustering analysis were performed to detect different compounds between the two groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and pathway analysis of the different metabolites were conducted. RESULTS A total of 9192 compounds were detected, of which 138 significantly different compounds were selected, according to the criteria of (Variable importance in projection (VIP) > 3). Hierarchical clustering analysis showed that the relative levels of the differential compounds were different between the 2 groups. Ninety-one reliable metabolites matching the human metabolome database (HMDB) were confirmed. ROC curve results revealed that 4-hydroxytriazolam, urate and bilirubin exerted higher AUC values. Pathway analysis indicated that the significantly different metabolites were mainly involved in primary bile acid biosynthesis, purine metabolism and glycerophospholipid metabolism. CONCLUSIONS The serum metabolic profiling of gout patients was significantly different from healthy subjects based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Bilirubin was the potential biomarker. Primary bile acid biosynthesis may be a novel metabolic pathway of gout.
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- Zheng Zhong
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China.
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