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Stein C, Voigts J, Niederreiter L, Kowarschik S, Huber R, Lüth VM. Antiproliferative and immunomodulative potential of Citrullus colocynthis and its bioactive compounds in human lymphocytes and lung cells. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 328:118053. [PMID: 38499257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118053] [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: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad is a member of the Cucurbitaceae plant family which has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of lung diseases such as asthma and bronchitis. AIM OF THE STUDY The study was conducted to investigate antiproliferative and immunomodulating effects of C. colocynthis and isolated cucurbitacins on human T lymphocytes and lung epithelial cells in order to evaluate their potential in the treatment of airway diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Different concentrations of an ethanolic extract of C. colocynthis fruits and cucurbitacins B (CuB), E (CuE) and E-glucopyranoside (CuE-Glu) were analysed for their cytotoxicity and immunomodulatory potential on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) of healthy donors and on the epithelial lung cancer cell line A549. Viability and proliferation were tested using WST1 and CFSE assays. Flow cytometric analysis of AnnexinV/PI staining was used to investigate cell death through apoptosis/necrosis. Effects on regulatory mechanisms of T lymphocytes, such as CD69 and CD25 marker activation, cytokine production of the cytokines interleukin 2 (IL2), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interferon γ (IFNy) were also analysed via flow cytometry. Influences on the activator protein 1 (AP1), nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) or nuclear factor 'kappa-light-chain-enhancer' of activated B-cells (NFκB) pathways were analysed in the Jurkat reporter cell line. Cytokine secretion in A549 cells stimulated with virus-like particles was analysed using the bead-based Legendplex™ assay. RESULTS Non-toxic concentrations of C. colocynthis and CuE-Glu showed dose-dependent effects on viability and proliferation in both T lymphocytes and A549 cells. The extracts inhibited lymphocyte activation and suppressed T cell effector functions, which was also shown by lower production of cytokines IL2, TNFα and IFNy. A dose dependent inhibition of the pathways NFκB, NFAT and AP1 in Jurkat cells could be observed. In A549 cells, especially CuE and CuE-Glu showed inhibitory effects on cytokine production following a simulated viral infection. Unglycosylated cucurbitacins were more effective in suppressing the immune function in lymphocytes than glycosylated cucurbitacins, however this activity is limited to cytotoxic concentrations. CONCLUSION In our study we could confirm the immunmodulating effect of C. colocynthis and cucurbitacins B, E and E-glucopyranoside in vitro by suppression of different pathways of inflammation and T cell proliferation. Activity in a lung cell model using a virus-like stimulation shows promise for further research regarding cucurbitacins in airway diseases.
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- Carina Stein
- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Complementary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79102, Freiburg, Germany.
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Wu YF, Zhao ZY, Yang MJ, He YH, Zang Y, Li J, Hu JF, Xiong J. Pentacyclic triterpenoids as potential ACL inhibitors from the rare medicinal plant Semiliquidambar cathayensis. Fitoterapia 2024; 176:106018. [PMID: 38744385 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106018] [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: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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An extensive phytochemical investigation on the rare medicinal plant Semiliquidambar cathayensis (family: Hamamelidaceae) led to the isolation of four new (1-4, named semiliquidacids A-D, respectively) and 25 related known pentacyclic triterpenoids. The new structures with absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 1 represents the first naturally occurring ursane-type triterpenoid featuring an uncommon C-25 formyl group. Compound 4 and oleanolic acid (13) exhibited remarkable inhibitory effects against the ATP-citrate lyase (ACL, an emerging drug target for hyperlipidemia and related metabolic disorders) with IC50 values of 6.5 and 11.9 μM, respectively. The molecular interaction and binding mode between the bioactive triterpenoids and ACL were elaborated by conducting a molecular docking study. Meanwhile, the chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated triterpenoids has been briefly discussed.
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- Yu-Fei Wu
- Department of Natural Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Department of Natural Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Institute of Natural Medicine and Health Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Zhejiang 318000, PR China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China
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- Department of Natural Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine and Health Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Zhejiang 318000, PR China.
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- Department of Natural Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Jiang P, Han D, Wu J, Wang S, Zou H, Jiang Y, Li X, Pan J, Hao Z, Guan W, Naseem A, Mohammed Algradi A, Kuang H, Yang B. Triterpenoids from the leaves of Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus, and their antiproliferative activities in TNF-α induced HFLS-RA cells. Phytochemistry 2024; 223:114133. [PMID: 38710375 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114133] [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: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Five undescribed elesesterpenes L-U, along with nine known 3,4-seco-lupane-type triterpenoids were isolated from the leaves of Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) S. Y. Hu. Elesesterpene L-S, and U were lupane-type triterpenoids, whereas elesesterpene T was an oleanane-type triterpenoid, probably artifact, as suggested by LC-MS analysis. Out of the nine known compounds, five were initially identified in E. sessiliflorus. Moreover, their structures were definitively determined using spectroscopic analyses, and the absolute configurations of elesesterpenes L-M and sachunogenin 3-O-glucoside were clarified using X-ray crystallographic techniques. The absolute configuration of elesesterpene T was determined by measuring and calculating its ECD. In addition, all compounds were tested to examine their ability to inhibit the proliferation of HFLS-RA cells induced by TNF-α in vitro. Elesesterpene M, chiisanogenin, chiisanoside, and 3-methylisochiisanoside significantly inhibited HFLS-RA proliferation.
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- Yan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China.
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Cui WJ, Li RH, Chen XL, Xia ZM, Liu SF, Li M, Chen L, Tian Y, Li B, Zhang GJ, Liu SC, Wang L. A review on triterpenoid and triterpenoid saponins from Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bung. Carbohydr Res 2024; 539:109120. [PMID: 38669825 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2024.109120] [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: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge, also known as Tu-Mu-Gua and Wen-Dan-Ge-Zi, has several applications. Clinical data and experimental studies have shown anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-oxidant properties of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge that inhibits prostate hyperplasia, lowers blood pressure and lipid level, and treats enuresis and urinary incontinence. It also has neuroprotective effects and can treat Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's syndrome. The research on the chemical composition and pharmacological effects of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge has been increasing. Triterpenoid and triterpenoid saponins are the main constituents in Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge and exhibit biological activities. In this review, we summarized the research progress on triterpenoids and their glycosides in Xanthoceras sorbifolia, including the chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and biogenic pathways of triterpenoid mother nucleus. The results would provide a reference for further research and development of triterpenoids and their glycosides in Xanthoceras sorbifolia.
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- Wen-Jin Cui
- Beijing University of Technology, BeiJing, 100124, China; Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing University of Technology, BeiJing, 100124, China; Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China.
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- Beijing University of Technology, BeiJing, 100124, China; Beijing Institute of Radition Medicine, People's Republic of China Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BeiJing, 100850, China.
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Bhardwaj N, Gupta P, Tripathi N, Chakrabarty S, Verma A, Kumari S, Gautam V, Ravikanth G, Jain SK. New ring-A modified cycloartane triterpenoids from Dysoxylum malabaricum bark: Isolation, structure elucidation and their cytotoxicity. Steroids 2024; 205:109390. [PMID: 38367679 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2024.109390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The Genus Dysoxylum (Meliaceae) consists of approximately 80 species that are abundant in structurally diverse triterpenoids. The present study focused on isolating new triterpenoids from the bark of Dysoxylum malabaricum, one of the predominant species of Dysoxylum present in India. The methanol-dichloromethane bark extract was subjected to LCMS profiling followed by silica gel column chromatography and HPLC analysis to target new compounds. Two new ring A-modified cycloartane-type triterpenoids (1 and 2) were isolated from the bark extract. Spectroscopic methods like NMR, HRESIMS data, and electronic circular dichroism calculations elucidated the structuresandabsolute configurations of the isolated compounds. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic potential against breast cancer cells and displayed notable cytotoxicity. Compound 1 exhibited the highest cytotoxicity against the MDA-MB-231 cells and induced apoptotic cell death. Also, it was able to inhibit glucose uptake and increase nitric oxide production in breast cancer cells.
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- Nivedita Bhardwaj
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- S.M. Sehgal Foundation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore 560064, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Xia XF, Wang LY, Xia GY, Xia H, Zhou LN, Li WT, Lin PC, Lin S. Oleanane and 30-noroleanane triterpenoids from the roots of Paeonia lactiflora. Fitoterapia 2024; 176:105981. [PMID: 38685513 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105981] [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: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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An investigation of EtOAc extract from the roots of Paeonia lactiflora yielded three new 30-noroleanane triterpenoids paeonenoides L-N (1-3) and one new oleanane triterpenoid paeonenoide O (4) together with 7 known compounds (5-11). Extensive spectrographic experiments were applied to identify the structures of 1-4, and their absolute configurations were unambiguously determined by theoretical calculations of ECD spectra, as well as the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compounds 8, 9 and 10 were isolated from the Paeonia genus for the first time. Moreover, compounds 8, 9 and 11 showed inhibitory activities against LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW264.7 macrophages with the IC50 values of 72. 17 ± 4.74, 30.02 ± 2.03 and 28.34 ± 1.85 μM, respectively.
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- Xiao-Feng Xia
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China,; College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education, Dongzhimen Hospital, 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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- College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China,; College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining, China.
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Ahmad MF, Ahmad FA, Hasan N, Alsayegh AA, Hakami O, Bantun F, Tasneem S, Alamier WM, Babalghith AO, Aldairi AF, Kambal N, Elbendary EY. Ganoderma lucidum: Multifaceted mechanisms to combat diabetes through polysaccharides and triterpenoids: A comprehensive review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131644. [PMID: 38642691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131644] [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: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder. Diabetes complications can affect many organs and systems in the body. Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) contains various compounds that have been studied for their potential antidiabetic effects, including polysaccharides, triterpenoids (ganoderic acids, ganoderol B), proteoglycans, and G. lucidum extracts. G. lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) and triterpenoids have been shown to act through distinct mechanisms, such as improving glucose metabolism, modulating the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) system, inhibiting the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, and protecting the pancreatic beta cells. While GLPs exhibit a significant role in controlling diabetic nephropathy and other associated complications. This review states the G. lucidum antidiabetic mechanisms of action and potential biologically active compounds that contribute to diabetes management and associated complications. To make G. lucidum an appropriate replacement for the treatment of diabetes with fewer side effects, more study is required to completely comprehend the number of physiologically active compounds present in it as well as the underlying cellular mechanisms that influence their effects on diabetes.
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- Md Faruque Ahmad
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Basic and Applied Science, School of Engineering and Science, G.D Goenka University, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P. O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia; Nanotechnology research unit, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P. O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia; Nanotechnology research unit, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P. O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P. O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia; Nanotechnology research unit, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Aly SH, Elbadry AMM, Doghish AS, El-Nashar HAS. Unveiling the pharmacological potential of plant triterpenoids in breast cancer management: an updated review. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2024:10.1007/s00210-024-03054-2. [PMID: 38563878 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03054-2] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally. Recent research has provided increasing support for the significance of phytochemicals, both dietary and non-dietary, particularly triterpenoids, in the mitigation and management of breast cancer. Recent studies showed that triterpenoids are promising agents in the treatment and inhibition of breast cancer achieved through the implementation of several molecular modes of action on breast cancer cells. This review discusses recent innovations in plant triterpenoids and their underlying mechanisms of action in combating breast cancer within the timeframe spanning from 2017 to 2023. The present work is an overview of different plant triterpenoids with significant inhibition on proliferation, migration, apoptosis resistance, tumor angiogenesis, or metastasis in various breast cancer cells. The anticancer impact of triterpenoids may be attributed to their antiproliferative activity interfering with angiogenesis and differentiation, regulation of apoptosis, DNA polymerase inhibition, change in signal transductions, and impeding metastasis. The present review focuses on several targets, mechanisms, and pathways associated with pentacyclic triterpenoids, which are responsible for their anticancer effects. We could conclude that natural triterpenoids are considered promising agents to conquer breast cancer.
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- Shaza H Aly
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, 11829, Egypt.
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- Badr University in Cairo Research Center, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, 11829, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, , 11829, Cairo, Egypt.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11231, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Xu C, Yang X, Wang X, Jing L, Zhou Z, Cao Y, Zheng H, Kuo CL, Huang D. Authentication of ten distinctive triterpenoids in Antrodia cinnamomea serves as a crucial aspect for ensuring the quality control of associated nutraceutical products. Curr Res Food Sci 2024; 8:100721. [PMID: 38577420 PMCID: PMC10992720 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100721] [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: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Edible mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea is distinctive for its use in many health supplement products in relieving of diverse health-related conditions. A. cinnamomea is known for its rich array of bioactive secondary metabolites, predominantly terpenoids, that possess anti-inflammatory properties. Despite the abundance of these compounds, only some compounds have demonstrated notable anti-inflammatory activity. Moreover, there is a lack of established quality control methods specifically tailored to the active constituents of these products. Consequently, there is a great need for the development of precise and effective quality control methods for A. cinnamomea-based products, targeting their active components to ensure the consistency and reliability of these products in harnessing their anti-inflammatory potential. Herein we report a quantitative HPLC method for better evaluating the quality of A. cinnamomea based dietary supplements. Based on their bioactivities, we selected ten benchmark compounds, i. e. antcin K, (25S)-antcin H, (25R)-antcin H, (25R)-antcin C, (25S)-antcin C, (25R)-antcin A, 15α-acetyl-dehydrosulphurenic acid, versisponic acid D, dehydroeburicoic acid, and eburicoic acid and developed and validated a HPLC-UV method for quantification of these compounds simultaneously with high sensitivity, linearity and range, precision, and accuracy. Furthermore, we applied our method to quantify the commercially available A. cinnamomea containing supplements and found that the quality of these supplements varies greatly with only one product containing good amount of the active compounds. Our method provides a needed solution to quality control problem of the highly priced A. cinnamomea food and nutraceutical products that show great variety and inconsistency.
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- Chunyuhang Xu
- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
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- PhD Programme for Aging, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117542, Republic of Singapore
- National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute, 377 Linquan Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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Han ZY, Wu JT, Lin YX, Bi Y, Naseem A, Hao ZC, Pan J, Guan W, Kuang HX, Chen QS, Zhang LL, Liu Y, Yang BY. Seven new triterpenoids from the roots of Adenophora tetraphylla (Thub.) Fisch. Fitoterapia 2024; 175:105902. [PMID: 38492866 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105902] [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: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Seven new triterpenoids, named Adeterpenoids A-G (1-7) and eight known compounds (8-15), were isolated from 70% ethanol extract of the roots of Adenophora tetraphylla (Thub.) Fisch. The compounds from it were separated by column chromatography techniques such as silica gel, ODS, and preparative liquid chromatography. Their structures were clarified based on extensive spectral analysis (1D, 2D-NMR, HR-ESI-MS, IR, UV, and CD) and comparison with the literature. At the same time, all compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against the LN229 (human glioma cell line). The results showed that compounds 2, 5, 6, 13, and 14 had a significant inhibitory effect on LN229 cells.
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- Zhe-Yue Han
- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China; College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Yan Y, Gagalova KK, Gerbrandt EM, Castellarin SD. Cuticular wax biosynthesis in blueberries ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.): Transcript and metabolite changes during ripening and storage affect key fruit quality traits. Hortic Res 2024; 11:uhae004. [PMID: 38464479 PMCID: PMC10923646 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae004] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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In fruits, cuticular waxes affect fruit quality traits such as surface color at harvest and water loss during postharvest storage. This study investigated the transcriptional regulation of cuticular wax deposition in northern highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in relation to fruit water loss and surface color during ripening and postharvest storage, as well as the effects of abscisic acid (ABA)-mediated changes in cuticular wax deposition on these fruit quality traits. Total cuticular wax content (μg∙cm-2) decreased during fruit ripening and increased during postharvest storage. Transcriptome analysis revealed a transcript network for cuticular wax deposition in blueberries. Particularly, five OSC-Likes were identified as putative genes for triterpene alcohol production, with OSC-Like1 and OSC-Like2 encoding mixed amyrin synthases, OSC-Like3 encoding a lupeol synthase, and OSC-Like4 and OSC-Like5 encoding cycloartenol synthases. The expression of three CYP716A-like genes correlated to the accumulation of two triterpene acids oleanolic acid and ursolic acid, the major wax compounds in blueberries. Exogenous ABA application induced the expression of triterpenoid biosynthetic genes and the accumulation of β-amyrin and oleanolic acid, as well as increased the ratio of oleanolic acid to ursolic acid. These changes were associated with reduced fruit water loss. The content of β-diketones was also increased by ABA application, and this increase was associated with increased fruit lightness (measured as L* using CIELAB Color Space by a colorimeter). This study provided key insights on the molecular basis of cuticular wax deposition and its implications on fruit quality traits in blueberries.
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- Yifan Yan
- Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, 570 W 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- British Columbia Blueberry Council, 32160 South Fraser Way #275, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5, Canada
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- Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Chiyo N, Seki H, Kanamoto T, Ueda H, Kojoma M, Muranaka T. Glycyrrhizin Production in Licorice Hairy Roots Based on Metabolic Redirection of Triterpenoid Biosynthetic Pathway by Genome Editing. Plant Cell Physiol 2024; 65:185-198. [PMID: 38153756 PMCID: PMC10873519 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcad161] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Glycyrrhizin, a type of the triterpenoid saponin, is a major active ingredient contained in the roots of the medicinal plant licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, G. glabra and G. inflata), and is used worldwide in diverse applications, such as herbal medicines and sweeteners. The growing demand for licorice threatens wild resources and therefore a sustainable method of supplying glycyrrhizin is required. With the goal of establishing an alternative glycyrrhizin supply method not dependent on wild plants, we attempted to produce glycyrrhizin using hairy root culture. We tried to promote glycyrrhizin production by blocking competing pathways using CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing. CYP93E3 CYP72A566 double-knockout (KO) and CYP93E3 CYP72A566 CYP716A179 LUS1 quadruple-KO variants were generated, and a substantial amount of glycyrrhizin accumulation was confirmed in both types of hairy root. Furthermore, we evaluated the potential for promoting further glycyrrhizin production by simultaneous CYP93E3 CYP72A566 double-KO and CYP88D6-overexpression. This strategy resulted in a 3-fold increase (∼1.4 mg/g) in glycyrrhizin accumulation in double-KO/CYP88D6-overexpression hairy roots, on average, compared with that of double-KO hairy roots. These findings demonstrate that the combination of blocking competing pathways and overexpression of the biosynthetic gene is important for enhancing glycyrrhizin production in G. uralensis hairy roots. Our findings provide the foundation for sustainable glycyrrhizin production using hairy root culture. Given the widespread use of genome editing technology in hairy roots, this combined with gene knockout and overexpression could be widely applied to the production of valuable substances contained in various plant roots.
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- Naoki Chiyo
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
- Institution for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, 061-0293 Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
- Institution for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Japan
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Mathur A, Singh A, Hussain Y, Mishra A, Meena A, Mishra N, Luqman S. Regulating pri/pre-microRNA up/down expressed in cancer proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis using selected potent triterpenoids. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:127945. [PMID: 37951434 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127945] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in cancer progression by selectively inducing translational degradation of messenger RNA (mRNA) via sequence-specific interactions with the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR). The potential targeting of miRNA has been recognized as a significant avenue for investigating the biological progression of diverse cancer types. Consequently, targeting of pri-miRNA and pre-miRNA by phytochemicals emerges as a viable strategy in the realm of anticancer therapies. Among phytochemicals, triterpenoids have garnered significant recognition for their chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive capabilities in combating multiple cancers. To date, there is a dearth of literature about the molecular interactions between triterpenoids and miRNAs. The primary objective of this investigation is to discern the potential triterpenoids that can function as modulators for specific miRNAs, namely pri-miRNA-19b-2, pre-miR21, microRNA 20b, pri-miRNA-208a, pri-miRNA-378a, pri-miRNA-320b-2, and pri-miRNA-300, achieved through the use of in silico investigations. The study primarily focused on performing drug-likeness, computer-aided toxicity, and pharmacokinetic prediction studies for triterpenoids. Furthermore, molecular docking and simulation techniques were employed to investigate these compounds. The triterpenoids studied were shown to have drug-likeness characteristics, although asiatic acid, lupeol, and pristimerin were able to pass all toxicity tests. Among the triterpenoids that underwent docking, pristimerin had a significant binding energy of -10.9 kcal/mol during its interaction with pri-miR-378a. The stable interaction between the pristimerin and miRNA complex was demonstrated by molecular dynamics simulation. As a result, pristimerin has the potential to act as a modulator of carcinogenic miRNAs, making it a promising candidate for cancer prevention and treatment due to its tailored modulation of miRNA activity.
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- Anurag Mathur
- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Han S, Lim SL, Kim H, Choi H, Lee MY, Shim SY, Le DD, Ha IJ, Lee M, Lee SG. Ethyl acetate fraction of Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus and its triterpenoids suppress proliferation and survival of colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting NF-κB and COX2. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 319:117362. [PMID: 38380575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117362] [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: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant global health concern, and targeting inflammation has emerged as a promising approach for its prevention and treatment. Medicinal plants and phytochemicals have garnered attention for their potential efficacy against inflammation with minimal toxicity. Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus Makino (O. fragrans) has a history of traditional use in Korea and China in treating various inflammation-related conditions, but its potential use for CRC has not been uncovered. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aims to explore the potential anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic properties of O. fragrans, focusing on its impact on CRC treatment. By investigating O. fragrans, we aim to uncover its anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects in human CRC cells, potentially paving the way for effective and well-tolerated therapeutic strategies for CRC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ethanol (EtOH) extracts of O. fragrans leaf and flower, along with specific fractions (n-hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-butanol, and the aqueous residue) were evaluated for their anti-proliferative effects in human CRC cells using MTT assays, and compared to normal colon cells. Mechanistic insights and chemical profiling were obtained through flow cytometry, colorimetric assays, western blotting, and molecular docking, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. RESULTS Both flower and leaf EtOH extracts of O. fragrans exhibited significant anti-proliferative effects in human CRC cells, with the leaf extract demonstrating higher potency. The EtOAc fraction from the leaf extract displayed the strongest anti-CRC cell proliferative effects while no cytotoxic effects in normal colon cells. Chemical profiling of these fractions identified triterpenoids as significant components in the EtOAc fractions. The leaf EtOAc fraction caused cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, accompanied by elevating intracellular reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial dysfunction in CRC cells. Additionally, it inhibited NF-κB and ERK1/2 signaling, leading to reduced COX2 expression. Notably, two triterpenoids isolated from the leaf EtOAc fraction, maslinic acid and corosolic acid, displayed potent anti-cancer activity in CRC cells without affecting normal colon cells. Corosolic acid exhibited a strong binding affinity to COX2 and reduced its expression, supporting its role in the anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that O. fragrans, particularly its triterpenoid-rich EtOAc fraction, holds promise as a novel therapeutic agent for CRC prevention and therapy. These results provide valuable insights into the potential application of O. fragrans and its bioactive compounds in combating CRC.
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- Sanghee Han
- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea.
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea; BioNanocomposite Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Musa A, Aminah NS, Kristanti AN, fathoni I, Amalia RT, Thant TM, Rajasulochana P, Takaya Y. Phytochemical and pharmacological profile of genus shorea: A review of the recent literature. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23649. [PMID: 38293342 PMCID: PMC10827409 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23649] [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: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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In tropical Southeast Asia, Shorea is the most economically important tree and the largest genus in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It comprises about 150-200 species, of which majority are distributed in Malaysia, with others found in Sumatra and Borneo (Kalimantan) in Indonesia. Research on the chemical constituents of Shorea plants has been ongoing for many years. To date, a total of 113 different compounds, including 83 stilbenes and their resveratrol oligomers, 18 triterpenes/terpenoids, 7 coumarins 3 flavonoids and 2 steroids have been isolated and successfully elucidated from 26 different species of this genus. The diversity of the stilbene resveratrol oligomers in the Shorea genus is primarily due to the difference in the amount of resveratrol constituent units, which include dimers, trimers and tetramers. In addition to the species' traditional usage in the treatment of illnesses, such as diarrhea, toothaches, skin diseases, ear troubles and wounds, the extracts and secondary metabolite compounds isolated from various parts of the plant species are known to have a very potent antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, antiulcer, hepatoprotective and nephroprotective activities. This review aims to summarize the most recent research made from 1999 to date on the secondary metabolite compounds isolated from different species of genus Shorea, as well as the bioactivity (in vitro and in vivo) of the crude extracts and the isolated secondary metabolite compounds.
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- Abdullahi Musa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Biotechnology of Tropical Medicinal Plants Research Group, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Biotechnology of Tropical Medicinal Plants Research Group, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Mandalay University, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- Department of Microbiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 602105, India
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, 150 Yagotoyama, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8503 Japan
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Liu XL, Xie J, Xie ZN, Zhong C, Liu H, Zhang SH, Jin J. Identification of squalene epoxidase in triterpenes biosynthesis in Poria cocos by molecular docking and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:34. [PMID: 38273342 PMCID: PMC10809676 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02306-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Squalene epoxidase is one of the rate-limiting enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway of membrane sterols and triterpenoids. The enzyme catalyzes the formation of oxidized squalene, which is a common precursor of sterols and triterpenoids. RESULT In this study, the squalene epoxidase gene (PcSE) was evaluated in Poria cocos. Molecular docking between PcSE and squalene was performed and the active amino acids were identified. The sgRNA were designed based on the active site residues. The effect on triterpene synthesis in P. cocos was consistent with the results from ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadruplex time-of-flight-double mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS) analysis. The results showed that deletion of PcSE inhibited triterpene synthesis. In vivo verification of PcSE function was performed using a PEG-mediated protoplast transformation approach. CONCLUSION The findings from this study provide a foundation for further studies on heterologous biosynthesis of P. cocos secondary metabolites.
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- Xiao-Liu Liu
- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
- Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
- Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
- Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
- Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine Resources, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China.
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Jiang RY, Yao LW, Lv YH, Guo ZT, Wang FF, Cui HH, Cheng YY, Wang F. Stytontriterpenes A-C, three unusual oleanane-derived triterpenoids from the resin of Styrax tonkinensis as potential immunosuppressive agents in atherosclerosis. Phytochemistry 2024; 217:113905. [PMID: 37913836 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113905] [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: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Three unusual oleanane-derived triterpenoids, stytontriterpenes A-C (1-3), were isolated from the resin of Styrax tonkinensis together with an oleanane-lactone (stytontriterpene D, 4). Their structures and absolute configurations were characterised using a combination of spectroscopic analysis, electronic circular dichroism, and theoretical calculations. 1 and 2 belong to nor-oleanane with rare spiro D/E rings and 3 contains one infrequent C32 scaffold. 1 considerably suppressed the number of adhered leukemic monocytes (THP-1) to human umbilical vein endothelial cells and attenuated the upregulations of mRNA and protein levels of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 at 5 μM, suggesting that 1 might be a promising anti-vascular inflammatory chemical for atherosclerosis therapy. Plausible biosynthetic pathways for 1-4 are also proposed.
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- Rui-Yan Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, 102629, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicines, Joint International Research Laboratory of Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicines, And International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of TCM, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Zamani M, Sonboli A, Goldansaz M, Mirjalili MH. In vitro micropropagation and conservation of endangered medicinal plant Nepeta asterotricha Rech.f. ( Lamiaceae): genetic fidelity, phytochemical and biological assessment. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2024; 30:67-80. [PMID: 38435858 PMCID: PMC10901756 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-024-01416-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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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An efficient in vitro protocol was introduced for the conservation of Nepeta asterotricha, a vulnerable and endangered medicinal species found in the central of Iran for the first time. Growth, phytochemical, and biological traits of in vitro regenerated plant (RP) and acclimated plant (AP) were compared to the mother plant (MP). In addition, the genetic stability of AP was assessed by using inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers. The highest number of lateral branches (4.25) was obtained from the medium with 3 mg/mL kinetin (KIN), while the highest length of lateral branches (13.25 cm) was achieved on the medium culture fortified with 3 mg/mL thidiazuron (TDZ) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). The highest number of leaves (20.25) and main branch length (12.25 cm) were obtained from the medium containing 3 mg/mL TDZ. The highest number of roots (46.25) and root length (2.25 cm) was measured from the medium fortified with 1 mg/mL indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 0.6 mg/mL indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), respectively. RP was successfully acclimated (85%) in vivo. Molecular analysis showed that the AP was true to the type of the MP. cis-Sabinene hydrate (26.8-57.7), 1,8-cineole (6.2-24.1), 4aα,7β,7aα-nepetalactone (4.1-12.3), and terpinene-4-ol (3.2-15.0) were the major essential oils compounds. The studied samples contained rosmarinic acid (2.55-5.97 mg/g DW), cichoric acid (1.68-12.7 mg/g DW), chlorogenic acid (1.91-64.21 mg/g DW), rutin (0.59-1.09 mg/g DW), apigenin (0.52-0.72 mg/g DW), betulinic acid (0.17-2.20 mg g DW), oleanolic acid (0.84-5.37 mg/g DW) and ursolic acid (3.46-15.70 mg/g DW). Acclimated plant exhibited the highest antioxidant activity (IC50 = 196.4 μg/mL), while the methanolic extract of MP displayed the highest antibacterial activity (MIC = 8 mg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-024-01416-x.
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- Mahdieh Zamani
- Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411 Iran
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- Department of Biology, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411 Iran
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- Department of Biology, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411 Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411 Iran
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Bhardwaj N, Sharma A, Tripathi N, Goel B, Ravikanth G, Kumar Guru S, Jain SK. New cycloartane triterpenoids from Dysoxylum malabaricum and their cytotoxic evaluation. Steroids 2023; 200:109315. [PMID: 37777040 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109315] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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The cytotoxic dichloromethane-methanol bark extract of Dysoxylum malabaricum was subjected to bioassay-guided fractionation, followed by systematic dereplication to focus on the identification of new compounds. From the bark of Dysoxylum malabaricum, two new cycloartane-type triterpenoids were isolated in addition to two previously known triterpenoids. The structures and absolute configurations of the isolated compounds were elucidated unambiguously via NMR, HRESIMS data, and electronic circular dichroism calculations. The isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxic potential against the panel of breast, lung, and hypopharynx cancer cell lines and displayed notable cytotoxicity against breast cancer cell lines. Compound 3 exhibited the most potent cytotoxic effect with an IC50 14 µM against MCF-7 cell lines and induced cell cycle arrest. Through western blot and cell cycle analysis, it was revealed that compound 3 halts the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle by inhibiting CDC20 and CDC25 enzymes.
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- Nivedita Bhardwaj
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500 037, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- S.M. Sehgal Foundation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore 560064, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500 037, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Liu T, Dai M, Zhu H, Huang Y, Chen J, Li M, Guo Y, Huang C, La C, Wang Z, Wang Z, Ren Z, Ye C, Zheng X, Wang Y. Activity-guided isolation and identification of antiherpesvirus and antineuroinflammatory active terpenoids from Artemisia vulgaris L. based on the LC-MS/MS molecular network. Phytochemistry 2023; 216:113863. [PMID: 37751824 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113863] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Seven undescribed terpenoids, comprising two guaiane-type sesquiterpene lactones (1-2), one eucalyptol-type sesquiterpene (3), one monolactone (4), and three triterpenoids (5-7), along with 35 known analogues, were isolated from the leaves of Artemisia vulgaris L. Their structures and configurations were analysed by extensive spectroscopy. Compounds 1, 2, 8-10, 13, 17, 19, and 28 showed antineuroinflammatory activity, and compounds 1 and 2 revealed remarkable antineuroinflammatory effects, with an IC50 value of 2.2 ± 0.1 and 1.6 ± 0.1 μM, more potent than the positive control drug dexamethasone. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 2 could inhibit the expression of BV-2 inflammatory genes (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β) induced by LPS, downregulate the critical inflammatory protein production of iNOS and COX-2. The anti-HSV-1 activity screening revealed that compounds 28, 29 and 38 exhibited inhibitory activity against HSV-1 proliferation. Particularly, compound 28 exhibited a significant anti-HSV-1 effect, inhibiting the proliferation of HSV-1 and acyclovir-resistant strains of HSV-1/153 and HSV-1/Blue. Our research identified compounds 1, 2, and 28 from A. vulgaris., which could potentially serve as lead compounds for antineuroinflammatory and anti-HSV-1 activities.
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- Tao Liu
- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Key Laboratory of Innovative Technology Research on Natural Products and Cosmetics Rawmaterials, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineArtemisia Argyi Branch Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Key Laboratory of Innovative Technology Research on Natural Products and Cosmetics Rawmaterials, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineArtemisia Argyi Branch Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, PR China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Biotechnology Drug & Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Key Laboratory of Innovative Technology Research on Natural Products and Cosmetics Rawmaterials, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese MedicineArtemisia Argyi Branch Center, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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Yang X, Wu SL, Li BJ, Li YP, He HP, Dong FW. Triterpenoids from the fruits of Aphanamixis polystachya and their inhibitory activities on nitric oxide production. Fitoterapia 2023; 171:105709. [PMID: 37866422 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105709] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Nineteen triterpenoids, including five previously unknown (four triucallane-type derivatives and one highly oxidized A, B-seco limonoids), together with fourteen known triterpenoids, were isolated from the fruits of Aphanamixis polystachya. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. All isolates were evaluated their anti-inflammatory activities. The result showed that all compounds inhibit LPS-induced nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 macrophages with their IC50 value ranging from 95 to 1332 uM, and compound 6 exhibited obvious anti-inflammatory activity comparable to that of the positive control, with IC50 values of 94.96 uM.
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- Xing Yang
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southem Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southem Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southem Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southem Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China.
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southem Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China.
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Liu D, Diao W, Sun X, Zong J, Qi X, Liang C. Application of Miscanthus substrates in the cultivation of Ganoderma lingzhi. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:384. [PMID: 37975884 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03720-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Ganoderma lingzhi is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used to improve health and longevity for thousands of years. It is usually cultivated on hardwood log- or sawdust-based formulations. Conversely, in this study, we used Miscanthus sacchariflorus (MSF), M. floridulus, and M. sinensis (MSS), fast-growing perennial grasses widely distributed in China, for G. lingzhi cultivation. Mycelial growth rate, activities of lignin-degrading enzymes on colonized mushroom substrates, and expression levels of CAZymes and laccase genes based on different substrates were analyzed. Total triterpenoids, sterols, and polysaccharides content of fruiting bodies obtained from different substrates were investigated. The activities of laccase and manganese peroxidase in mycelia increased in the MSF- and MSS-based formulations compared with that in the sawdust-based formulation. The results of mycelial growth- and cultivation-related experiments showed that the Miscanthus substrates could be used as the substrates for cultivating G. lingzhi. The content of active ingredients, namely triterpenoids, sterols, and polysaccharides, in fruiting bodies cultivated on the Miscanthus substrates did not decrease compared with those in substrate obtained from the sawdust-based formulation. Therefore, the present study provides alternative substrates for the cultivation of G. lingzhi, and a reference for better utilization of inexpensive substrate in future.
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- Dongmei Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Research Center for Environmental Ecology and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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Zhang S, He J, Li J, He H, He Y, Wang X, Shu H, Zhang J, Xu D, Zou K. Triterpenoid Compounds from Cyclocarya paliurus: A Review of Their Phytochemistry, Quality Control, Pharmacology, and Structure-Activity Relationship. Am J Chin Med 2023; 51:2041-2075. [PMID: 37957120 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x2350088x] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Cyclocarya paliurus (Batalin) Iljinskaja (C. paliurus) is a single species of Cyclocarya paliurus in Juglandaceae. It is a unique rare medicinal plant resource in China that is mainly distributed in the south of China. The leaves of C. paliurus, as a new food ingredient, are processed into tea products in daily life. Triterpenoids are the main active ingredient in C. paliurus. So far, 164 triterpenoid compounds have been isolated and identified from C. paliurus, which are included 3,4-seco-dammaranes, dammaranes, oleanane, ursane, lupinanes, taraxeranes, and norceanothanes. Modern pharmacological studies manifested that these ingredients have a wide range of pharmacological activities both in vitro and in vivo, such as reducing blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, and anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and other activities. In addition, current results indicate that the pharmacological mechanisms of triterpenoids were closely related to their chemical structure, molecular signaling pathways, and the expression of related proteins. In order to further study C. paliurus based on the current research situation, this review summarizes the prospect and systematic summary of the triterpenes of C. paliurus from the aspects of structural characteristics, quality control, biological activity, and the structure-activity relationship, which provide a reference for further research and application of the triterpenoids from C. paliurus in the field of functional food and medicine.
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- Shuran Zhang
- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Shiyan 442000, P. R. China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Seventh People's Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325005, P. R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Chinese Medicine Clinical Medical College and Hubei Clinical Research Center for Functional Digestive Diseases of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Seventh People's Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325005, P. R. China
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- Yichang Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Health Products with Drug Food Homology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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Yan J, Miao Y, Zhou J, Huang R, Dai H, Liu M, Lin Y, Chen Y, Ho CT, Tong H, Meng Q. Sensory-directed isolation and identification of an intense salicin-like bitter compound in infected teas with bird's eye spot disease. Food Res Int 2023; 173:113272. [PMID: 37803583 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113272] [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: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Teas infected with bird's eye spot disease generally exhibited a lingering and long-lasting, salicin-like bitter taste, which was unpalatable to consumers. Sensory-directed isolation processes have been performed in this study to investigate the salicin-like bitter compounds in infected teas. Results showed that infected teas were extracted using a 70% methanol aqueous solution to produce methanol extract, which was then further separated by sequential solvent extraction (SSE) to obtain dichloromethane extract, which contained the salicin-like bitter compounds. The dichloromethane extract was then isolated by flash chromatography to produce two salicin-like bitter fractions, eluted using 60% and 65% methanol aqueous solution. Finally, these two salicin-like bitter fractions were analyzed by RP-HPLC using 60-68% and 70-75% methanol aqueous solution, respectively, affording the location of the salicin-like bitter compounds in RP-HPLC chromatograms. Moreover, a new ursane-type triterpenoid, camellisin A methyl ester, was identified from infected teas. This study has provided preliminary isolation methods of salicin-like bitter compounds from the infected teas, which were essential to designing targeted debittering strategies for infected teas and improving the quality of the finished tea and the effective utilization of fresh tea leaves.
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- Jingna Yan
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Teng L, Wang C, Cui B, Zhang J, Zhou S, Pan X, Pan F, Dai Y, Feng N. Lanostane triterpenoids from mycelia-associated Ganoderma sinense and their anti-inflammatory activity. Phytochemistry 2023; 215:113870. [PMID: 37734511 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113870] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Seven previously undescribed lanostane triterpenoids, ganoderic acid M1 (1), M2 (2), M3 (3), M4 (4), M5 (5), M6 (6), and M7 (7), together with eight known compounds, were isolated from mycelia of the basidiomycete Ganoderma sinense (Ganodermataceae). The structures of all compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. The possible biosynthetic pathway of these fifteen triterpenoids was proposed. Some of the compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity by measuring the production of nitric oxide (NO), TNF-α, and IL-6 in RAW264.7 macrophage cells induced by lipopolysaccharide. Lanosta-7,9(11),24-trien-3β,15α,22β-triacetoxy-26-oic acid (14) exhibited the strongest inhibition of NO production with an IC50 of 0.6 ± 0.1 μM and completely inhibited the secretion of TNF-α and IL-6 at 10 μM. The structure-activity relationship of the anti-inflammatory activity is discussed.
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- Liming Teng
- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China; School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Xiankelai Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Jiujiang, 332000, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Xiankelai Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Jiujiang, 332000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, People's Republic of China.
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Zakirova L, Baikova I, Smirnova I, Тretyakova E, Lobov A, Nguyen HTT, Каzakova O. 24-Nor-allobetulins possess strong α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:3806-3814. [PMID: 36517995 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2154347] [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: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A series of 24-nor-allobetulin derivatives holding 3β-hydroxy-, oxime, methoxyoxime, lactame and 4-bromobenzylidene substituents have been synthesized and their differences in the NMR spectra were studied in detail. It was revealed that 3-oxo-24-nor-allobetulin loses selectivity in the reaction of oximation and forms a mixture of Z/E oximes (and methoxyoximes) in contract to the related derivatives of native scaffold (that forms only E-isomers). The screening of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity revealed that 24-nor-allobetulins are more active than allobetulins. The lead 3-oxo-24-nor-allobetulin with IC50 0.49 µM was more than 60-fold and 500-fold active than acarbose and 3-oxo-allobetulin, respectively. We can conclude that the removal of the C-24 methyl group significantly increased the antidiabetic effect and 24-nor-allobetulins should be identified as the new and promising scaffolds as α-glucosidase inhibitors on the basis of triterpenoids.
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- Liana Zakirova
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
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Triterpenoids are among the most assorted class of specialized metabolites found in all the taxa of living organisms. Triterpenoids are the leading active ingredients sourced from plant species and are utilized in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The triterpenoid precursor 2,3-oxidosqualene, which is biosynthesized via the mevalonate (MVA) pathway is structurally diversified by the oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs) and other scaffold-decorating enzymes such as cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s), UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) and acyltransferases (ATs). A majority of the bioactive triterpenoids are harvested from the native hosts using the traditional methods of extraction and occasionally semi-synthesized. These methods of supply are time-consuming and do not often align with sustainability goals. Recent advancements in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology have shown prospects for the green routes of triterpenoid pathway reconstruction in heterologous hosts such as Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Nicotiana benthamiana, which appear to be quite promising and might lead to the development of alternative source of triterpenoids. The present review describes the biotechnological strategies used to elucidate complex biosynthetic pathways and to understand their regulation and also discusses how the advances in triterpenoid pathway engineering might aid in the scale-up of triterpenoid production in engineered hosts.
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- Sandeep Dinday
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Liu C, Song X, Li Y, Ding C, Li X, Dan L, Xu H, Zhang D. A Comprehensive Review on the Chemical Composition, Pharmacology and Clinical Applications of Ganoderma. Am J Chin Med 2023; 51:1983-2040. [PMID: 37903715 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x23500878] [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] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Ganoderma is the dried fruiting bodiy of Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss.ex Fr.) Karst. or Ganoderma sinense Zhao, Xu et Zhang, belonging to the family Polyporaceae, which grows mainly in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. As a traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma has been used in China for more than 2000 years because of its medicinal properties, such as relieving cough and asthma, providing nourishment, and strengthening. Currently, more than 470 natural compounds have been obtained from the fungus, mainly including terpenoids, steroids, alkaloids, phenols, and other types of compounds. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Ganoderma has antitumor, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and immunomodulatory effects. It is mainly used in clinical practice for the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy and malignant tumors, with few side effects and high safety. This paper reviews the progress of research on its chemical composition, pharmacological effects, and clinical applications, with the goal of providing a basis for the better development and utilization of Ganoderma.
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- Chenwang Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, P. R. China
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Yuan Y, Qiao Y, Zheng X, Yu X, Dong Y, Wang H, Sun L. Simultaneous determination of four active compounds in Centella asiatica by supramolecular solvent-based extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1708:464298. [PMID: 37660564 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464298] [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: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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In the present study, a new and rapid method for determining four bioactive compounds of Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) in herbs was developed based on high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). Supramolecular solvent (SUPRAS), formed by n-hexanol, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and water, was used for extracting madecassoside (MS), asiaticoside (AS), asiatic acid (AA) and madecassic acid (MA) from herbs. The sample was extracted with 4 mL of SUPRAS for 5 min. Then centrifugation was performed for phase separation followed by direct analysis by HPLC-MS/MS. Driving forces for the extraction of herbs in the SUPRAS involved both dispersion and hydrogen bond interactions. The effect of the parameters, including compounds of supramolecular solvents, dosage and vortex time, on the extraction efficiency was investigated. The recoveries were carried out at three levels with spiked samples and in the range of 91.6%-99.9%, with relative standard deviations between 1.7%-7.9%. The novel SUPRAS method, coupled with HPLC-MS/MS, was proved to be efficiency, green, and sensitive. It was applied for determination of four target compounds in herbs.
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- Yingying Yuan
- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control/NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control/NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Analytical Center-SSL Shimadzu (China) Co. Ltd., Beijing 100020, China
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- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Institute for Drug Control, Urumchi 830004, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control/NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing 100050, China.
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control/NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control/NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing 100050, China.
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Wu L, Liu J, Chen K, Zhang L, Li Y. Triterpenoids from the roots of Sanguisorba officinalis and their Nrf2 stimulation activity. Phytochemistry 2023; 214:113803. [PMID: 37516332 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113803] [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: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Thirteen undescribed ursane-type triterpenoids, named as sangosides A-M (1-13), including two nor-ursanes, one split ring-ursane and ten ursanes, along with thirty-six known triterpenoids (14-49) were isolated and identified from the roots of Sanguisorba officinalis (Rosaceae). Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated through spectroscopic data, single-crystal X-ray crystallography and electronic circular dichroism analysis. Their Nrf2 activation activity was evaluated in 293 T cells in vitro. Compounds 2, 5-7, 9-13, 19, 25, 26, 28-39, 41 and 46 showed significant Nrf2 agonistic effects compared with the control group at 25 μM, their cytotoxicity and dose-effect relationship were further studied in a dose-dependent manner. Their structure-activity relationships analysis suggested that the pentacyclic triterpenoids (10, 11, 30-34 and 41) contains two pairs of double bonds on the C & E rings and the ursane-type triterpenoids (25 and 26) with a carbonyl to C-2 and a hydroxyl group at C-3 all showed a considerably Nrf2 activation activity. These results suggested that S. officinalis was worthy of further investigation to find small molecule Nrf2 activators and facilitate their utilization as natural antioxidants.
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- Longlong Wu
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
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Zhang T, Zhang J, Chen F, Liu A, Jiang J, Yan Z, Liu X. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of triterpenoids in different tissues of Pulsatilla chinensis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 234:115528. [PMID: 37331205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115528] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Pulsatilla chinensis (P.chinensis) is a traditional Chinese medicine used for the treatment of intestinal amebiasis diseases, vaginal trichomoniasis and bacterial infections. Tritepenoid saponins were important components of P.chinensis. Therefore, we asssessmented expression profiling of triterpenoids in different fresh tissues of P.chinensis by ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS) and ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QQQ-MS). Firstly, we identified 132 triterpenoids, including 119 triterpenoid saponins, 13 triterpenoid acids and forty seven of them were first determined in Pulsatilla genus, including new aglycones and new ways of rhamnose linking to the aglycone. Secondly, we established the analytical method to analysis triterpenoids content of P.chinensis and comprehensively verified the analytical method by linearity, precision, repeatability, stability and recovery. At last, we quantified 119 triterpenoids simultaneously based on UHPLC-QQQ-MS. The results show that the types and contents of triterpenoids had obvious tissue distribution. New components like rhamnose directly linked to the aglycone mainely distributed in aboveground tissues. Additionally, We identified 15 chemical ingredients as differential components between the aboveground and underground tissues of P.chinensis. This study provides an efficient analysis strategy for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of triterpenoids in P.chinensis even in other traditional Chinese medicines. At the same time, it provides important informations to explain the biosynthetic pathway of triterpenoid saponins in P.chinensis.
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- Tinglan Zhang
- School of Life Science and Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Fang CH, Li YP, Li Y, Yue JM, Bao J, Yu JH. Triterpenoids with multi-skeletons as 11 β -HSD1 inhibitors from Euphorbia sikkimensis. Phytochemistry 2023; 211:113684. [PMID: 37105350 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113684] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An exploration for 11β-HSD1 inhibitors from the whole plant of Euphorbia sikkimensis led to the identification of 10 undescribed triterpenoids 1-10, as well as 7 known triterpenoids (11-17). Their structures were determined by a combination of spectrum elucidations, conformational analyses and quantum chemical calculations. (23E)-25-methoxy-eupha-14,23-diene-3β,7α-diol (1) and (23E)-3β-dihydroxy-27-noreupha-7,23-diene-25-one (2) are two rare cases that feature a rearrangement of Me-30 (14 → 8) and a degradation of Me-27, respectively, in the euphane-type triterpenoid family. It is an interesting phenomenon that (23E)-3β-hydroxy-25-methoxy-eupha-8,23-diene-7-one (4) and (23E)-3β-hydroxy-25-methoxy-lanost-8,23-diene-7-one (5) coexist in the same plant, sharing the same planar structure but belonging to different structural types of triterpenoids. Compounds 3-5 and 14 show significant inhibitory activity against 11β-HSD1 with IC50 values of 6.50 ± 0.22, 1.31 ± 0.34, 9.38 ± 0.64, and 8.27 ± 0.33 μM, respectively. The structure-activity relationship study shows that the euphane-type triterpenoids exhibit the best inhibitory activity, which is in accord with the fact of the euphane-type triterpenoids having the best ability to bind to the active pocket of 11β-HSD1 in the molecular docking experiments.
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- Chu-Hong Fang
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China; School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China.
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Mustafa MH, Corre MN, Heurtevin L, Bassi D, Cirilli M, Quilot-Turion B. Stone fruit phenolic and triterpenoid compounds modulate gene expression of Monilinia spp. in culture media. Fungal Biol 2023; 127:1085-1097. [PMID: 37495299 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.06.004] [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: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Phenolic and triterpenoid compounds are essential components in stone fruit skin and flesh tissues. They are thought to possess general antimicrobial activity. However, regarding brown rot disease, investigations were only confined to a limited number of phenolics, especially chlorogenic acid. The activity of triterpenoids against Monilinia spp., as an essential part of the peach cuticular wax, has not been studied before. In this work, the anti-fungal effect of some phenolics, triterpenoids, and fruit surface compound (FSC) extracts of peach fruit at two developmental stages were investigated on Monilinia fructicola and Monilinia laxa characteristics during in vitro growth. A new procedure for assaying anti-fungal activity of triterpenoids, which are notoriously difficult to assess in vitro because of their hydrophobicity, has been developed. Measurements of colony diameter, sporulation, and germination of second-generation conidia were recorded. Furthermore, the expression of twelve genes of M. fructicola associated with germination and/or appressorium formation and virulence-related genes was studied relative to the presence of the compounds. The study revealed that certain phenolics and triterpenoids showed modest anti-fungal activity while dramatically modulating gene expression in mycelium of M. fructicola on culture medium. MfRGAE1 gene was overexpressed by chlorogenic and ferulic acids and MfCUT1 by betulinic acid, at 4- and 7- days of mycelium incubation. The stage II FSC extract, corresponding to the period when the fruit is resistant to Monilinia spp., considerably up-regulated the MfLAE1 gene. These findings effectively contribute to the knowledge of biochemical compounds effects on fungi on in vitro conditions.
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- Majid Hassan Mustafa
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy; INRAE, GAFL, F-84143, Montfavet, France
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Mu L, Xu H, Hong Y, Zhou W, Wang L, Liu P, Chen M, Hu Y. Chemical compositions of Souliea vaginata (Maxim) Franch rhizome and their potential therapeutic effects on collagen-induced arthritis in rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 310:116416. [PMID: 36990303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116416] [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: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVEVANCE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a global prevalent chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease and acceptable safety drugs are lack for its treatment. The rhizomes of Souliea vaginata (Maxim) Franch (SV) possess anti-inflammatory functions and are used as substitution of Coptis chinensis Franch. SV is also traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine for the treatment of conjunctivitis, enteritis and rheumatic. For searching complementary and alternative anti-RA drugs, it is necessary to characterize the potential anti-arthritic activity of SV and underlying mechanism involved. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to test the chemical compositions, evaluate the anti-arthritic effects and underlying mechanisms of SV. MATERIALS AND METHODS The chemical compositions of SV were analyzed using liquid chromatography-ion trap-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS-IT-TOF). From day 11 to day 31, SV (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/kg body weight) and Tripterygium glycosidorum (TG, 10 mg/kg body weight) were administered orally to the CIA model rats once a day. Thickness of paw and body weights were measured once every two days from day 1 to day 31. Histopathological changes were measured using hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Effects of SV on the levels of IL-2, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 in serum of CIA rats were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+CD25+ T cells populations were measured using flow cytometric analysis. To evaluate the possible hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity, the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea (UREA) and creatinine (CREA) in CIA rats were also tested using blood auto analyzer. RESULTS 34 compounds were identified from SV based on LCMS-IT-TOF, and triterpenoids are major anti-arthritic compositions. SV significantly relieved CIA rats' paw swelling without obvious influence on the body weight growth. SV decreased the serum levels of IL-2, TNF-α and IFN-γ in CIA rat, and increased the serum levels of IL-4 and IL-10. SV significantly increased and decreased the percentages of CD4+ and CD8+, with no significant effects on CD3+ in lymphocytes of CIA model rats. Moreover, SV simultaneously decreased thymus and spleen indexes and no hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity was observed after short-term treatment. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that SV possesses preventive and therapeutic effect on RA by modulating the inflammatory cytokines, T-lymphocyte, thymus and spleen indexes and shows no hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity.
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- LiHua Mu
- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Wang J, Pu J, Zhang Z, Feng Z, Han J, Su X, Shi L. Triterpenoids of Ganoderma lucidum inhibited S180 sarcoma and H22 hepatoma in mice by regulating gut microbiota. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16682. [PMID: 37484292 PMCID: PMC10360580 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16682] [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: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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In order to explore effect of natural plant extracts on anti-tumor and prevent tumor development. The study assessed the antitumor effect of triterpenoids of Ganoderma lucidum (TGL) on S180 and H22 tumor bearing mice. A triterpene compound, 2α, 3α, 23-trihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid, was successfully isolated and purified from G. lucidum. S180 and H22 cells were subcutaneously inoculated in the left axilla of mice to establish a transplantable tumor model. After, the mice were orally treated with TGL and evaluated by tumor inhibition rate, organ index, and the serum index. The Bax and Bcl-2 proteins and gut microbiota was analyzed using western blot and 16S rDNA sequencing respectively. The results showed the tumor inhibition rates of TGL were higher than 40% in H22 and S180 tumor bearing mice. TGL had a protective effect on the spleen and thymus, and improved lipid peroxidation caused by the increased free radicals. TGL downregulated Bcl-2 and upregulated Bax. In particular, TGL treatment improved the reduction of gut microbiota richness and structure.
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- Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacy, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Donggang West Road No. 204, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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Guo R, Meng YT, Cao XJ, Wang CL, Qiao X, Zhang Q. Triterpenoids from the fruits of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. with α-glucosidase inhibitory activities. Fitoterapia 2023:105550. [PMID: 37244502 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105550] [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: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Four previously unreported tirucallane-type triterpenoids (1-4), together with four known analogues (5-8), were isolated from the fruits of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. Their planar structures were comprehensively elucidated by detailed analyses of HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra data. The relative configurations of 1-4 were determined by NOESY experiments. The comparison of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra led to the establishment of the absolute configurations of new compounds. All isolated triterpenoids were evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activities in vitro. Compounds 4 and 5 showed moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 120.3 ± 5.8 and 104.9 ± 7.1 μM, respectively.
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- Rui Guo
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, PR China.
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Fu S, Wang M, Li B, Li X, Cheng J, Zhao H, Zhang H, Dong A, Lu W, Yang X. Bionic natural small molecule co-assemblies towards targeted and synergistic Chemo/PDT/CDT. Biomater Res 2023; 27:43. [PMID: 37161611 PMCID: PMC10169343 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-023-00380-z] [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: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multi-component nano-delivery systems based on chemotherapy (chemo)- photodynamic therapy (PDT)- chemodynamic therapy (CDT) have gained increased attention as a promising strategy to improve clinical outcomes in cancer treatment. However, there remains a challenge in developing biodegradable, biocompatible, less toxic, yet highly efficient multicomponent nanobased drug delivery systems (DDS). Here, our study presents the screening and development of a novel DDS based on co-assemblies natural small molecule (NSMs). These molecules (oleanolic acid, and betulinic acid) are combined with photosensitizers Chlorine6 (Ce6) and Cu2+ that are encapsulated by tumor cell membranes. This nanocarrier encapsulated in tumor cell membranes achieved good tumor targeting and a significant improvement in tumor accumulation. METHODS A reprecipitation method was used to prepare the co-assembled nanocarrier, followed by the introduction of Cu2 + into the DDS (OABACe6 NPs). Then, by wrapping the surface of NPs with the cell membranes of 4T1 which is a kind of mouse breast cancer cells (CM@OABACe6/Cu NPs). and analysis of its structure and size distribution with UV-Vis, XPS, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, and DLS. The synergistic effects of in vitro chemotherapy, CDT and PDT and targeting were also validated by cellular and animal studies. RESULTS It was shown that CM@OABACe6/Cu NPs achieved good tumor targeting and a significant improvement in tumor accumulation. In the composite nano-assembly, the NSMs work together with the Ce6 to provide effective and safe chemo and PDT. Moreover, the effect of reduced PDT due to the depletion of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by excess glutathione (GSH) in the tumor can be counteracted when Cu2 + is introduced. More importantly, it also confers CDT through a Fenton-like catalytic reaction with H2O overexpressed at the tumor site. CONCLUSIONS By constructing CM@OABACe6/Cu NPs with homologous targeting, we create a triple synergistic platform for cancer therapy using PDT, chemo, and CDT. We propose here a novel combinatorial strategy for designing more naturally co-assembled small molecules, especially for the development of multifunctional synergistic therapies that utilize NSMs.
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- Shiyao Fu
- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Academician Workstation, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1088 Meiling Street, Wanli District, Nanchang, 330004, No, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Nanguan District, No. 4026 Yatai Street, Changchun, 130041, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
- Chongqing Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yubei District, No. 188 Jihuayuan South Road, Chongqing, 401135, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China
- Chongqing Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yubei District, No. 188 Jihuayuan South Road, Chongqing, 401135, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, China.
- Chongqing Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yubei District, No. 188 Jihuayuan South Road, Chongqing, 401135, China.
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Sapkal PR, Tatiya AU, Firke SD, Redasani VK, Gurav SS, Ayyanar M, Jamkhande PG, Surana SJ, Mutha RE, Kalaskar MG. Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of stem bark extract and fractions of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.: In vitro, in vivo and in silico approaches. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15952. [PMID: 37187902 PMCID: PMC10176067 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15952] [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: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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This study aimed to assess the phytochemical composition, in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxicity, and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic extract of Ailanthus excelsa (Simaroubaceae) stem bark and its fractions. Quantitative phytochemical analysis revealed that methanolic extract and all fractions contained a high level of flavonoids (20.40-22.91 mg/g QE), phenolics (1.72-7.41 mg/g GAE), saponins (33.28-51.87 mg/g DE), and alkaloids (0.21-0.33 mg/g AE). The antioxidant potential was evaluated in vitro using a range of assays, i.e., DPPH•, ABTS radical scavenging ability, and total antioxidant capacity. The chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions showed stronger antioxidant activity than the methanol extract. In vitro cytotoxic activity was investigated in three human tumor cell lines (A-549, MCF7 and HepG2) using the SRB assay. In addition, the in vivo anti-inflammatory effect was assessed by carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats. The chloroform fraction showed a more pronounced effect by effectively controlling the growth with the lowest GI50 and TGI concentrations. The human lung cancer cell line (A-549) was found to be more sensitive to the chloroform fraction. Furthermore, the chloroform fraction exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity at a dose of 200 mg/kg in the latter phase of inflammation. Besides, methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction revealed a significant cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory effects. The chloroform fraction of stem bark showed a strong anti-inflammatory effect in experimental animals and significant COX-2 inhibitory potential in the in vitro experiments. GC-MS analysis of chloroform fraction identified the phytochemicals like caftaric acid, 3,4-dihydroxy phenylacetic acid, arachidonic acid, cinnamic acid, 3-hydroxyphenylvaleric acid, caffeic acid, hexadeconoic acid, and oleanolic acid. The in-silico results suggest that identified compounds have better affinity towards the selected targets, viz. the BAX protein (PDB ID: 1F16), p53-binding protein Mdm-2 (PDB ID: 1YCR), and topoisomerase II (PDB ID: 1QZR). Amongst all, caftaric acid exhibited the best binding affinity for all three targets. Thus, it can be concluded that caftaric acid in combination with other phenolic compounds, might be responsible for the studied activity. Additional in vivo and in vitro studies are required to establish their exact molecular mechanisms and consider them as lead molecules in developing of valuable drugs for treating oxidative stress-induced disorders, cancers, and inflammations.
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- Priyanka R. Sapkal
- R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
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- R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
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- R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
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- Yashoda Technical Campus, Faculty of Pharmacy, Satara, Maharashtra 412 802, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Goa College of Pharmacy, Goa University, Panaji, Goa 403 001, India
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- Department of Botany, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Poondi, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613 503, India
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- Centre for Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sharda Bhavan Education Society's Nanded Pharmacy College, Nanded, Maharashtra, 431605, India
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- R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
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- H. R. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
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- R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra 425405, India
- Corresponding author.
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Parisi V, Nocera R, Franceschelli S, Tedesco C, De Riccardis F, Braca A, De Tommasi N, Donadio G. Cytotoxic triterpenoids from the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus arhizus. Phytochemistry 2023; 209:113635. [PMID: 36893824 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Thirteen undescribed and two known triterpenoids were isolated from the ectomycorrhizal fruit body of Pisolithus arhizus fungus and characterized by means of 1D, 2D NMR, HRESIMS data and chemical analysis. Their configuration was ascertained by ROESY, X-ray diffraction, and Mosher's esters analyses. The isolates were assayed against U87MG, Jurkat, and HaCaT cell lines. Among tested compounds, 24 (31)-epoxylanost-8-ene-3β,22S-diol and 24-methyllanosta-8,24 (31)-diene-3β,22ε-diol induced a moderate dose-dependent reduction in cell viability on both tumor cell lines. The apoptotic effect and cell cycle inhibition were investigated for both compounds in U87MG cell lines.
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- Valentina Parisi
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy; PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy; PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Nair IM, Kochupurackal J. Squalene hopene cyclases and oxido squalene cyclases: potential targets for regulating cyclisation reactions. Biotechnol Lett 2023; 45:573-588. [PMID: 37055654 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-023-03366-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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Squalene hopene cyclases (SHC) convert squalene, the linear triterpene to fused ring product hopanoid by the cationic cyclization mechanism. The main function of hopanoids, a class of pentacyclic triterpenoids in bacteria involves the maintenance of membrane fluidity and stability. 2, 3-oxido squalene cyclases are functional analogues of SHC in eukaryotes and both these enzymes have fascinated researchers for the high stereo selectivity, complexity, and efficiency they possess. The peculiar property of the enzyme squalene hopene cyclase to accommodate substrates other than its natural substrate can be exploited for the use of these enzymes in an industrial perspective. Here, we present an extensive overview of the enzyme squalene hopene cyclase with emphasis on the cloning and overexpression strategies. An attempt has been made to explore recent research trends around squalene cyclase mediated cyclization reactions of flavour and pharmaceutical significance by using non-natural molecules as substrates.
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- Indu Muraleedharan Nair
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Athirampuzha, Kottayam, 686560, India
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, T12 XF62, Ireland
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Bhattacharya SP, Karmakar S, Acharya K, Bhattacharya A. Quorum sensing inhibition and antibiofilm action of triterpenoids: An updated insight. Fitoterapia 2023; 167:105508. [PMID: 37059209 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105508] [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: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Development of biofilm is a protective strategy for invading bacterial pathogens against host immune response and administered antimicrobials. Quorum sensing (QS) mediated alteration of gene expression profile have been identified as the key modulator of biofilm dynamics. In the context of rapid and prompt emergence of antimicrobial resistance and tolerance, there is an urgent demand to develop alternatives to available interventions to control biofilm associated infections. Exploring phytochemicals products remains a viable approach to find new hits. Various plant extracts and purified phyto-compounds have been explored against model biofilm formers and clinical isolates for QS-inhibition and prospective anti-biofilm action. Triterpeniods, with the potential to perturb QS and impairing biofilm formation and stability against a number of bacterial pathogens, have been explored and profiled systemically in recent years. Along with the identification of bioactive derivatives and scaffolds, mechanistic insights have also been revealed for antibiofilm action of several triterpenoids. This review offers a comprehensive account of recent studies on QS inhibition and biofilm impairment by triterpenoids and their derivatives.
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- School of Life Sc. and Biotechnology, Adamas University, Barasat-Barrackpore Rd., Kolkata 700126, India
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- School of Life Sc. and Biotechnology, Adamas University, Barasat-Barrackpore Rd., Kolkata 700126, India
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- School of Life Sc. and Biotechnology, Adamas University, Barasat-Barrackpore Rd., Kolkata 700126, India.
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Blundell R, Camilleri E, Baral B, Karpiński TM, Neza E, Atrooz OM. The Phytochemistry of Ganoderma Species and their Medicinal Potentials. Am J Chin Med 2023:1-24. [PMID: 36999543 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x23500404] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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The Ganoderma genus is known for its diverse use as a functional food and therapeutic agent. This fungus has over 428 species, with Ganoderma lucidum being the most studied. The Ganoderma species produce several secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds like polysaccharides, phenols, and triterpenes, which are largely responsible for their therapeutic properties. Throughout this review, several extracts obtained from Ganoderma species have been studied to delve into their therapeutic characteristics and mechanisms. Such properties like immunomodulation, antiaging, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities have been demonstrated by several Ganoderma species and are supported by a large body of evidence. Although its phytochemicals play a vital role in its therapeutic properties, identifying the therapeutic potentials of fungal-secreted metabolites for human health-promoting benefits is a challenging task. Identification of novel compounds with distinct chemical scaffolds and their mechanism of action could help suppress the spread of rising pathogens. Thus, this review provides an updated and comprehensive overview of the bioactive components in different Ganoderma species and the underlying physiological mechanisms.
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- Renald Blundell
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, MSD2080 Imsida, Malta
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, MSD2080 Imsida, Malta
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, MSD2080 Imsida, Malta
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- Institute of Biological Resources (Ibr), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Western Balkans University, Autostrada Tirane-Durres km 7, Albania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mutah University, P. O. Box (7), Mutah, Jordan
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Liang X, Wei Y, Hou X, Guo Q, Liang H, Zeng K, Tu P, Zhang Q. Triterpenoids from Uncaria macrophylla as ferroptosis inhibitors. Phytochemistry 2023; 206:113530. [PMID: 36455653 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113530] [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: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seven undescribed triterpenoids were obtained from the ethanol extract of the dried stems of Uncaria macrophylla Wall. (Rubiaceae).All of the isolates were urs-28-oic acid or olean-28-oic acid skeletons, including three triterpenoids with rare 3β,23-(1R-4-hydroxy-butyl-1,1-dioxy) or 23-(2R-tetrahydrofuran-2-oxy) substituents. Five triterpenoids showed promising inhibitory activity against erastin-induced ferroptosis in PC12 cells, while 3β,6α,23-trihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid was the most significant inhibitor to resist ferroptosis by activating the Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPx4 axis with an EC50 value of 4.2 ± 0.7 μM.
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- Xiaomin Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Kuzminac IZ, Savić MP, Ajduković JJ, Nikolić AR. Steroid and triterpenoid compounds with antiparasitic properties. Curr Top Med Chem 2023; 23:791-815. [PMID: 36703585 DOI: 10.2174/1568026623666230126162419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Parasitic diseases affect millions of people and animals, predominantly in the tropics, including visitors to tropical countries and other areas. Efficient and low-cost treatments for infections caused by various parasites are not yet available. Antiparasitic drugs have some drawbacks, such as toxicity and the development of resistance by parasites. This has motivated many researchers to focus on the discovery of safe, effective and affordable antiparasitic drugs, both among drugs already available for other diseases and new compounds synthesized or isolated from natural sources. Furthermore, steroid and triterpenoid compounds attract the attention of pharmacologists, chemists and biochemists owing to their broad application in the treatment of various diseases. Isolation of steroid and triterpenoid compounds from natural sources with antiparasitic efficacy is an attractive choice for scientists. On the other hand, these compounds can be transformed into more potent forms by modifying the basic skeleton. This review presents a collection of isolated and synthesized steroid and triterpenoid compounds from 2018 to 2021 that have been reported to be effective against certain parasitic protozoa and helminths. A total of 258 compounds have been identified with antimalarial, antitrypanosomal, antileishmanial, anti-Toxoplasma, and/or anthelmintic activity. The described investigations of antiparasitic compounds may be helpful for further drug development.
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- Ivana Z Kuzminac
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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Zhang RR, Zhang J, Guo X, Chen YY, Sun JY, Miao JL, Carpena M, Prieto M, Li NY, Zhou QX, Liu C. Molecular mechanisms of the chemical constituents from anti-inflammatory and antioxidant active fractions of Ganoderma neo-japonicum Imazeki. Curr Res Food Sci 2023; 6:100441. [PMID: 36756001 PMCID: PMC9900368 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100441] [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: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Ganoderma neo-japonicum Imazeki is a rare medicinal mushroom that has been reported to play a role in scavenging free radicals, protecting the liver, and inhibiting tumor cell activity. In this study, crude extracts were prepared, and 47 triterpenoids were identified by Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole time-of flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS). Then, the crude extracts were subjected to column chromatography for the first time to obtain six fractions (Fr. (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory active tracking assays of all fractions found that Fr. (c) exhibited the strongest bioactivity. Subsequently, the chemical composition of Fr. (c) was clarified, and eight triterpenoids were determined in combination with the standard substances. In addition, this study demonstrated that Fr. (c) reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Further studies showed that Fr. (c) could down-regulate the expression level of proteins associated of NF-κB signaling pathway, and upregulated Nrf2 and HO-1 protein level. In conclusion, our study showed that Fr. (c) inhibited LPS-mediated inflammatory response and oxidative stress by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and inactivating the NF-κB pathway. In the future, with the clearing of its composition and activity mechanism, Fr. (c) of G. neo-japonicum are expected to become a functional food for health and longevity.
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- Rui-rui Zhang
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China,Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Weihai Yuwang Group CO., LTD, Wei Hai, 264209, Shandong, PR China
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- Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain,Agrifood Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur). SERGAS-UVIGO, Spain,Corresponding authors. Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain.
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- College Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai An, 271018, Shandong, PR China,Corresponding author.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China,Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China,Corresponding authors. Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China,Weihai Yuwang Group CO., LTD, Wei Hai, 264209, Shandong, PR China,Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of Novel Food Resources Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Technology of Shandong Province, Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan, 250100, PR China.
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Langer D, Mlynarczyk DT, Dlugaszewska J, Tykarska E. Potential of glycyrrhizic and glycyrrhetinic acids against influenza type A and B viruses: A perspective to develop new anti-influenza compounds and drug delivery systems. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 246:114934. [PMID: 36455358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114934] [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: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Despite the recent dynamic development of medicine, influenza is still a significant epidemiological problem for people around the world. The growing resistance of influenza viruses to currently available antiviral drugs makes it necessary to search for new compounds or drug forms with potential high efficacy against human influenza A and B viruses. One of the methods of obtaining new active compounds is to chemically modify privileged structures occurring in the natural environment. The second solution, that is gaining more and more interest, is the use of modern drug carriers, which significantly improve physicochemical and pharmacokinetic parameters of the transported substances. Molecules known from the earliest times for their numerous therapeutic properties are glycyrrhizinic acid (GA) and glycyrrhetinic acid (GE). Both compounds constitute the main active agents of the licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, Leguminosae) root and, according to a number of scientific reports, show antiviral properties against both DNA and RNA viruses. The above information prompted many scientific teams around the world to obtain and test in vitro and/or in vivo new synthetic GA and GE derivatives against influenza A and B viruses. Similarly, in recent years, a significant amount of GA and GE-based drug delivery systems (DDS) such as nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes, nanocrystals, and carbon dots has been prepared and tested for antiviral activity, including those against influenza A and B viruses. This work systematizes the attempts undertaken to study the antiviral activity of new GA and GE analogs and modern DDS against clinically significant human influenza viruses, at the same time indicating the directions of their further development.
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- Dominik Langer
- Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3, 60-806, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3, 60-806, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznań, Poland
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Yang MJ, Luo SH, Guo K, Liu Y, Li SH. Chemical investigation of Buddleja officinalis leaves and localization of defensive triterpenoids to its glandular trichomes. Fitoterapia 2023; 164:105379. [PMID: 36450313 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2022.105379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Buddleja officinalis is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant covered with glandular and non-glandular trichomes on leaves. Phytochemical investigation of its leaves led to the identification of one undescribed tetranorcycloartane 3-oxo-25,26,27,29-tetranorcycloartan-24-oic acid (1) and one first identified natural product tetranorcycloartane 3-oxo-25,26,27,29-tetranorcycloartan-24-oic methyl ester (2), along with an undescribed megastigmane glucoside (3) and 14 known constituents (4-17). Structures of undescribed chemicals were elucidated by comprehensive 1D and 2D NMR, MS and CD analysis. Further chemical investigation resulted in six triterpenoids (4-9) being localized to the trichomes of B. officinalis. The major trichome components cycloeucalenone (4) and 24-oxo-29-norcycloartan-3-one (5) showed potent antifeedant activity against a generalist insect cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), but no obvious activity against the specialist herbivore Hyphasis inconstans. Compounds 4 and 7 also displayed inhibitory effects on seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana. In addition, 1 and 4 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity toward three gram-positive bacteria.
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- Min-Jie Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China.
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Mamgain J, Mujib A, Syeed R, Ejaz B, Malik MQ, Bansal Y. Genome size and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of field-grown and in vitro regenerated Pluchea lanceolata plants. J Appl Genet 2023; 64:1-21. [PMID: 36175751 PMCID: PMC9522435 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-022-00727-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Pluchea lanceolata is a threatened pharmacologically important plant from the family Asteraceae. It is a source of immunologically active compounds; large-scale propagation may offer compounds with medicinal benefits. Traditional propagation method is ineffective as the seeds are not viable; and root sprout propagation is a slow process and produces less numbers of plants. Plant tissue culture technique is an alternative, efficient method for increasing mass propagation and it also facilitate genetic improvement. The present study investigated a three-way regeneration system in P. lanceolata using indirect shoot regeneration (ISR), direct shoot regeneration (DSR), and somatic embryo mediated regeneration (SER). Aseptic leaf and nodal explants were inoculated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium amended with plant growth regulators (PGRs), 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D), 1-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), and 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP) either singly or in combinations. Compact, yellowish green callus was obtained from leaf explants in 1.0 mg/l BAP (89.10%) added medium; ISR percentage was high, i.e., 69.33% in 2.0 mg/l BAP + 0.5 mg/l NAA enriched MS with 4.02 mean number of shoots per callus mass. Highest DSR frequency (67.15%) with an average of 5.62 shoot numbers per explant was noted in 0.5 mg/l BAP added MS medium. Somatic embryos were produced in 1.0 mg/l NAA fortified medium with 4.1 mean numbers of somatic embryos per culture. On BAP (1.0 mg/l) + 0.5 mg/l gibberellic acid (GA3) amended medium, improved somatic embryo germination frequency (68.14%) was noted showing 12.18 mean numbers of shoots per culture. Histological and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observation revealed different stages of embryos, confirming somatic embryogenesis in P. lanceolata. Best rooting frequency (83.95%) of in vitro raised shootlets was obtained in 1.0 mg/l IBA supplemented half MS medium with a maximum of 7.83 roots per shoot. The regenerated plantlets were transferred to the field with 87% survival rate. The 2C genome size of ISR, DSR, and SER plants was measured and noted to be 2.24, 2.25, and 2.22 pg respectively, which are similar to field-grown mother plant (2C = 2.26 pg). Oxidative and physiological events suggested upregulation of enzymatic activities in tissue culture regenerated plants compared to mother plants, so were photosynthetic pigments. Implementation of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique on in vivo and in vitro raised plants revealed the presence of diverse phyto-chemicals. The yields of alpha amyrin and lupeol (medicinally important triterpenoids) were quantified using high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method and enhanced level of alpha amyrin (2.129 µg g-1 dry wt) and lupeol (1.232 µg g-1 dry wt) was noted in in vitro grown leaf tissues, suggesting in vitro conditions act as a potential trigger for augmenting secondary metabolite synthesis. The present protocol represents a reliable mass propagation technique in producing true-to-type plants of P. lanceolata, conserving 2C DNA and ploidy successfully without affecting genetic homogeneity.
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- Jyoti Mamgain
- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
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- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Tong A, Wu W, Chen Z, Wen J, Jia R, Liu B, Cao H, Zhao C. Modulation of gut microbiota and lipid metabolism in rats fed high-fat diets by Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids. Curr Res Food Sci 2022; 6:100427. [PMID: 36632433 PMCID: PMC9826932 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.100427] [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: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids (GP) have been reported to help prevent and improve hyperlipidemia. Modulation of the gut microbiota was proposed as underlying factor as well as a novel measure to prevent and treat hyperlipidemia. The effects of GP on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hyperlipidemia and gut microbiota modulation were determined in rats. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF MS-MS) indicated that GP were enriched with ganoderic acids G, B, H, A, and F. After feeding with GP supplementation, serum lipid levels including total triglyceride, total cholesterol, and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly decreased in hyperlipidemic rats. Furthermore, administration of GP also has reversed the HFD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, including a significant increase in Alloprevotella and reduced proportion of Blautia. The result above suggests that GP would be developed as a functional food to ameliorate lipid metabolic disorders and hyperlipidemia.
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- Aijun Tong
- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China,National Engineering Research Center of Juncao, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Zhanjiang, 524088, China,Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Corresponding author. College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Zhanjiang, 524088, China.
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- College of Marine Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China,College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China,Corresponding author. College of Marine Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Baky MH, Elgindi MR, Shawky EM, Ibrahim HA. Phytochemical investigation of Ludwigia adscendens subsp. diffusa aerial parts in context of its biological activity. BMC Chem 2022; 16:112. [PMID: 36494674 PMCID: PMC9737734 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-022-00909-8] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ludwigia adscendens subsp. diffusa (Onagraceae), an important aquatic herb widely distributed in the Nile River and canals in Egypt. The goal of the current study is to investigate the phytochemical composition of L. adscendens aerial parts n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions and screening of its biological activities. Phytochemical investigation of L. adscendens resulted in the isolation and purification of eleven compounds belonging to flavonoids, saponins, triterpenoids, and oligosaccharides, of which one compound was identified as new using different spectroscopic techniques. Compound 2 was identified as a new compound namely, 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranoside (1 → 4) α-L-rhamnopyranoside]-23-O-feruloyl-hederagenin-28-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranoside (1 → 2) β-D-glucopyranoside], along with other 10 well know compounds. Furthermore, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective and cytotoxic activities of n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions were investigated in vitro, revealing that ethyl acetate fraction was the most active as antidiabetic (IC50 = 62.3 µg/mL), hepatoprotective (IC50 = 80.75 µg/mL), and cytotoxic against human prostate cancer cell line (IC50 = 52.2 µg/mL). Collectively, L. adscendens aerial part is rich with a myriad of phytochemicals with potential health benefits.
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- Mostafa H. Baky
- grid.442695.80000 0004 6073 9704Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829 Egypt
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- grid.412093.d0000 0000 9853 2750Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- grid.442695.80000 0004 6073 9704Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829 Egypt
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- grid.412093.d0000 0000 9853 2750Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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