Marine Drugs
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2021
·Vol. 19
·期 9
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IF 5.118
Ying Yan,Zhoumin Niu,Boyang Wang,Shangge Zhao,Chao Sun,Yuting Wu,Yuying Li,Hao Ying,Hongbing Liu
Dysregulation of cholesterol homeostasis is a major risk factor of atherosclerosis, which can lead to serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke. Liver X receptor (LXR) α and β are transcription factors belonging to the nuclear receptor superfamily, which play important roles in cholesterol homeostasis. Selectively activating LXRβ provides a promising strategy for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Here, we employed atherosclerotic apoE-knockout mice to evaluate the effects of saringosterol, a phytosterol with potent and selective action for LXRβ, which we identified previously in edible marine seaweedSargassum fusiforme. We found that saringosterol treatment reduced the atherosclerotic plaque burden without having undesirable adverse hepatic effects in apoE-deficient mice fed an atherogenic diet. Meanwhile, reduced serum levels of cholesterol, accompanied by altered expression of LXR-regulated genes involved in cholesterol absorption, transport, efflux, excretion, and elimination, were observed in apoE-knockout mice after saringosterol treatment. Together, our study not only establishes saringosterol as an effective cholesterol-lowering and anti-atherogenic phytosterol but also provides insights into the underlying mechanism.Keywords:saringosterol;liver X receptor;cholesterol metabolism;atherosclerosis;Sargassum fusiforme
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药理学
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心血管疾病
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海洋生物学
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 5.1
Suqi Liu,Xiaowei Wu,Shihao Chen,Cong Liu,Wanqi Zhang,Mingyi Yang,Jiyu Cheng,Guoquan Lu,Zhenhe Wang,Wei Chen,Yuge Guan,Linjiang Pang,Xinghua Lu
Linalool, a terpenoid alcohol with bacteriostatic properties, was detected in sweetpotato suffering from black spot disease. In this research, a composite material based on HKUST-1/MWCNT-gel@MIP was employed to detect the linalool content in these infected sweetpotatoes. The micro-morphology and crystal structure of the composite were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Experimental results demonstrated that the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) gas sensor of HKUST-1/MWCNT-gel@MIP composite exhibited high sensitivity (0.873 Hz/ppm), a low detection limit (0.237 ppm), a small standard deviation (0.83 %), good reproducibility, and outstanding selectivity. The QCM gas sensor data from actual samples showed a strong correlation with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) results (r = −0.976, p < 0.01), demonstrating its exceptional ability to identify linalool. Thus, it can be used for early detection of sweetpotato black spot disease.
研究领域:
植物病理学
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分析化学
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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2014
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IF 2.829
Feng Chen,Hai-Long Li,Yin-Feng Tan,Yong-Hui Li,Wei-Yong Lai,Wei-Wei Guan,Jun-Qing Zhang,Yuan-Sheng Zhao,Zhen-Miao Qin
Alpinia oxyphylla (Yizhi) capsularfruits are commonly used in traditional medicine. Pharmacological studies have demonstrated that A. oxyphylla capsularfruits have some beneficial roles. Besides volatile oil, sesquiterpenes, diarylheptanoids and flavonoids are main bioactive constituents occurring in the Yizhi capsularfruits. The representative constituents include tectochrysin, izalpinin, chrysin, apigenin-4′,7-dimethylether, kaempferide, yakuchinone A, yakuchinone B, oxyphyllacinol and nootkatone. Their content levels in the fruit and its pharmaceutical preparations have been reported by our group. The nine phytochemicals are also the major components present in the Yizhi alcoholic extracts, which have anti-diarrheal activities. However, the fates of these constituents in the body after oral or intravenous administration remain largely unknown. In the present study, we focus on these phytochemicals albeit other concomitant compounds. The chemicals and their metabolites in rat plasma were identified using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry with selected reaction monitoring mode after orally administered Yizhi extract to rats. Rat plasma samples were treated by methanol precipitation, acidic or enzymatic hydrolysis. This target analysis study revealed that: (1) low or trace plasma levels of parent chemicals were measured after p.o. administration of Yizhi extract, Suoquan capsules and pills to rats; (2) flavonoids and diarylheptanoids formed mainly monoglucuronide metabolites; however, diglucuronide metabolites for chrysin, izalpinin and kaempferide were also detected; (3) metabolic reduction of Yizhi diarylheptanoids occurred in rats. Yakuchinone B was reduced to yakuchinone A and then to oxyphyllacinol in a stepwise manner and subsequently glucuronidated by UDP-glucuronosyl transferase. Further research is needed to characterize the UDP-glucuronosyl transferase and reductase involved in the biotransformation of Yizhi chemicals.
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药理学
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分析化学
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