COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2021
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Lu Zhao,Jie Liu,Yunfeng Bai,Feng Feng,Xiaoming Yang
Herein, an innovative method to synthesize carbon dots (CDs) has been successfully established, and these CDs emitted the yellow fluorescence while epimedium served as the carbon source. To be specific, the CDs prepared here were equipped with the functional groups of -COOH, -NH 2 , -OH, C C and C O, providing the possibility of functioning as the fluorescent sensor . Importantly, introducing dopamine leaded to their fluorescence quenching of the as-prepared CDs, which was due to the electrostatic interaction between CDs and DA. Meanwhile, the proposed CDs achieved detecting DA with the linear range of 1.0 × 10 −7 to 1.0 × 10 −3 M at a detection limit of 8.7 × 10 −8 M. Moreover, the further addition of H 2 O 2 gradually resulted in the fluorescence recovering through destroying the electrostatic interaction as the concentration of H 2 O 2 varied from 10 −6 to 10 −2 M with the detection limit of 7.2 × 10 −7 M. Thereby, the CDs described here exhibited the potentiality of broadening the ways for assaying DA and H 2 O 2 .
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PLoS One
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2020
·Vol. 15
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Renjie Xu,Hongdan Zhu,Lingmin Hu,Beimeng Yu,Xiaohua Zhan,Yichu Yuan,Ping Zhou
Morroniside is a biologically active polyphenol found in Cornus officinalis Sieb . et Zucc (CO) that exhibits a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities, such as protecting nerves, and preventing diabetic liver damage and renal damage. However, little data are available regarding the mechanism of its intestinal absorption. Here, an in vitro human intestinal epithelial cell model of cultured Caco-2 cells was applied to study the absorption and transport of morroniside. The effects of donor concentration, pH and inhibitors were investigated. The bidirectional permeability of morroniside from the apical (AP) to the basolateral (BL) side and in the reverse direction was studied. When administered at three tested concentrations (5, 25 and 100 μM), the apparent permeability coefficient (P app ) values in the AP-to-BL direction ranged from 1.59 × 10 −6 to 2.66 × 10 −6 cm/s. In the reverse direction, BL-to-AP, the value was ranged from 2.67 × 10 −6 to 4.10 × 10 −6 cm/s. The data indicated that morroniside transport was pH-dependent. The permeability of morroniside was affected by treatment with various inhibitors, such as multidrug resistance protein inhibitors MK571 and indomethacin, as well as the breast cancer resistance protein inhibitor apigenin. The mechanisms of the intestinal absorption of morroniside may involve multiple transport pathways, such as the passive diffusion and efflux protein-mediated active transport especially involving multidrug resistance protein 2 and breast cancer resistance protein. After the addition of CO, the P app values in the AP-to-BL direction increased significantly, therefore, it can be assumed that some ingredients in the CO promote morroniside absorption in the small intestine.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2019
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Lisha Jin,Sisi Zhou,Shujie Zhu,Shaowei Lei,Weijuan Du,Huidi Jiang,Su Zeng,Hui Zhou
Dehydrocorydaline, is an active alkaloid compound in Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang. We found dehydrocorydaline induced antidepressant-like effects in a chronic unpredictable mild stress mouse model , but the exact mechanisms have not been addressed. We speculated that dehydrocorydaline may have an antidepressant effect via inhibiting monoamine transporters in the brain. We evaluated the mechanism of action of dehydrocorydaline by examining the levels of monoamine transmitters (5-HT, NE and DA) in the prefrontal cortex in chronic unpredictable mild stress mice. Then, we used cell models and the mouse synaptosome to study molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these behaviors and monoamine alterations by dehydrocorydaline. Our results indicated that dehydrocorydaline affects the concentrations of monoamine transmitters and decreases the turnover ratio, which indicates increased neuronal activity . The possible mechanism is that dehydrocorydaline potently inhibits uptake-2 transporters with the IC 50 values of 0.1–4 μM and could inhibit the reuptake of 5-HT/DA/NE in the synaptosome. These data suggest that dehydrocorydaline has an antidepressant effect that is likely related to changing the content of monoamines in the brain by inhibiting uptake-2 transporters.
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Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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2018
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Renjie Xu,Yichu Yuan,Jia Qi,Jia Zhou,Xiaowen Guo,Jian Zhang,Ruanjuan Zhan
Loganin, iridoid glycosides, is the main bioactive ingredients in the plant Strychnos nux-vomica L. and demonstrates various pharmacological effects, though poor oral bioavailability in rats. In this study, the intestinal absorption mechanism of loganin was investigated using the human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayer model in both the apical-to-basolateral (A-B) and the basolateral-to-apical (B-A) direction; additionally, transport characteristics were systematically investigated at different concentrations, pHs, temperatures, and potential transporters. The absorption permeability (AB) of loganin, which ranged from 12.17 to 14.78 × 10−6cm/s, was high at four tested concentrations (5, 20, 40, and 80μM), while the major permeation mechanism of loganin was found to be passive diffusion with active efflux mediated by multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). In addition, it was found that loganin was not the substrate of efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) since the selective inhibitor (verapamil) of the efflux transporter exhibited little effects on the transport of loganin in the human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Meanwhile, transport from the apical to the basolateral side increased 2.09-fold after addition of a MRP inhibitor and 2.32-fold after addition of a BCRP inhibitor. In summary, our results clearly demonstrate, for the first time, a good permeability of loganin in the human intestinal Caco-2 cell model and elucidate, in detail, the intestinal absorption mechanism and the effects of transporters on iridoid glycosides compounds.
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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
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2019
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Qingquan Zeng,Mengru Bai,Cui Li,Shuanghui Lu,Zhiyuan Ma,Yunchun Zhao,Hui Zhou,Huidi Jiang,Dongli Sun,Caihong Zheng
Emtricitabine (FTC) is a first-line antiviral drug recommended for the treatment of AIDS during pregnancy. We hypothesized that transporters located in the placenta contribute to FTC transfer across the blood-placenta barrier. BeWo cells, cell models with stable or transient expression of transporter genes, primary human trophoblast cells (PHTCs), and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were applied to demonstrate which transporters were involved. FTC accumulation in BeWo cells was reduced markedly by inhibitors of equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs), concentrative nucleoside transporters (CNTs), organic cation transporters (OCTs), and organic cation/carnitine transporter 1 (OCTN1) and increased by inhibitors of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs). ENT1, CNT1, OCTN1, MRP1/2/3, and BCRP, but not ENT2, CNT3, OCTN2, or multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1), were found to transport FTC. FTC accumulation in PHTCs was decreased significantly by inhibitors of ENTs and OCTN1. These results suggest that ENT1, CNT1, and OCTN1 probably contribute to FTC uptake from maternal circulation to trophoblasts and that ENT1, CNT1, and MRP1 are likely involved in FTC transport between trophoblasts and fetal blood, whereas BCRP and MRP1/2/3 facilitate FTC transport from trophoblasts to maternal circulation. Coexistence of tenofovir or efavirenz with FTC in the cell medium did not influence FTC accumulation in BeWo cells or PHTCs.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS
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2018
·Vol. 44
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·295-303
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Xu Renjie,Peng Ying,Wang Mengyue,Li Xiaobo
Background Isoalantolactone and alantolactone are the main sesquiterpene lactones in Radix Inulae (dried root of Inula helenium L. or I. racemosa Hook. F.), which is a frequently utilized herbal medicine. They also occur in several plants and have various pharmacologic effects. However, they have been found to have poor oral bioavailability in rats. Objectives To understand the intestinal absorptive characteristics of isoalantolactone and alantolactone as well specific influx and efflux transporters in their absorption. Methods Bidirectional permeabilities of isoalantolactone and alantolactone were investigated across Caco-2 cell monolayers. Transport assays were performed using different concentrations of two lactones and specific inhibitors of ATP-binding cassette transporters and influx transporters. Results The absorption permeability of isoalantolactone and alantolactone was high at the tested concentrations (5, 20 and 80 μmol/l), and the major permeation mechanism of both lactones was found to be passive diffusion with active efflux mediated by multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). Conclusion Our results demonstrated that the absorption permeability of isoalantolactone and alantolactone was good in the Caco-2 cell model. The isoalantolactone and alantolactone absorption elucidated in this study provides useful information for further pharmacokinetics studies. Since low intestinal absorption can now be ruled out as a cause, further studies are needed to explain the low oral bioavailability of the two sesquiterpene lactones.
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Food & Function
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2019
·Vol. 10
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·5215-5227
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Yufeng Chen,Fan Xue,Guobin Xia,Zhenlei Zhao,Chun Chen,Yunhong Li,Ying Zhang
7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), as a high-affinity TrkB receptor agonist, has been extensively explored in many human disorders involving brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression, and obesity. However, to date, the transepithelial transport mechanisms of 7,8-DHF in the intestines remain unclear. The aim of our work was to quantify and to characterize in vitro transport of naturally occurring 7,8-DHF distinguished by its physicochemical and pharmacological properties. We discussed the transport mechanisms of 7,8-DHF using the Caco-2 cell model to determine the bi-directional permeability with different environmental factors (time, concentration, pH, metabolic inhibitors etc.). The influx and efflux characteristics of 7,8-DHF were also clarified. 7,8-DHF was poorly transported across Caco-2 cell monolayers by mainly passive diffusion via a transcellular pathway and not a paracellular pathway. The transport of 7,8-DHF was time and concentration-dependent in both the apical (AP) to basolateral (BL) side and the reverse direction. Interestingly, decreasing the pH from 7.4 to 6.0 markedly enhanced 7,8-DHF transport. It is noteworthy that 7,8-DHF transport was strongly inhibited by metabolic inhibitors and was highly dependent on temperature. The efflux ratio (ER) values at different concentrations were all above 1.5, indicating the existence of the efflux transporter. We found that breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) was not involved in 7,8-DHF secretion and that the transport mechanism of 7,8-DHF was passive transport with an active efflux mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRPs), particularly MRP 2. Moreover, the use of various influx transporter inhibitors in Caco-2 cells showed that organic cation transporters (OCTs) and organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs) participated in 7,8-DHF transport. Taken together, the elucidated transport characteristics of 7,8-DHF provide useful information for designing novel and efficient delivery systems and avoiding food–food or food–drug interactions.
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ANALYTICAL LETTERS
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2015
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Li Wang,Yan Sun,Qi Liu
Four pharmaceuticals and personal care product components including salbutamol sulfate, cimetidine, ibuprofen, and carbamazepine are difficult to separate by conventional high-performance liquid chromatography. In this work, a method using solid phase extraction sample preparation and capillary electrophoresis with ultraviolet detection was developed for the determination of these compounds in wastewater. Separation parameters were optimized, and under these conditions (20 mM phosphate solution at pH 6.70 as the running buffer, 10 mM phosphate with 20% v/v methanol as sample solvent), the analytes were well separated. This method showed good linearity from 3.0 to 20.0 mg/L, detection limits of 1.3 to 2.9 µg/L, and relative standard deviation values less than 5% for n = 7. Wastewater and local pond water were analyzed. The recoveries of the analytes in wastewater were between 89.7 and 108%. Carbamazepine was detected in the influent and effluent from the wastewater plant (329.30, 291.94 µg/L) and pond water (91.87 µg/L). The results demonstrated that the developed method may serve as alternative method for the determination of these compounds.
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Applied Food Research
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Guodong Shan,Xiuqin Fan,Qingcheng Wang,Li Zhang,Lijun Ge,Weibo Lu,Jing Xue,Kang Chen,Zejun Wang,Qing Shen
The inappropriate use of H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) in functional foods (FFs) and food-medicine homology materials (FMHs) designed to enhance gastrointestinal function (IGF) presents health risks due to potential adverse effects. In this study, an analytical method that integrates Captiva EMR-Lipid (CEL) solid-phase extraction (SPE) with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has been developed for the detection of H2RAs (nizatidine, famotidine, cimetidine, ranitidine, and lafutidine) in these products. Through the optimization of CEL-SPE parameters, such as using 200 mg of sorbent and eluting with ACN/water (80/20, v/v), the recovery rates of H2RAs in IGF-FF and IGF-FMH ranged from 87.4 % to 94.6 % and 90.2 % to 97.1 %, respectively. The assessment of matrix effects revealed that the five H2RAs exhibit matrix suppression, necessitating the construction of matrix-matched standard curves with correlation coefficients (r 2 ) exceeding 0.9991. The detection limits ranged from 0.4 to 0.8 μg·kg −1 and the quantification limits ranged from 1.3 to 2.7 μg·kg −1 , with recovery rates spanning from 85.4 % to 97.1 % and relative standard deviations ≤ 15 %. The successful development of this technique not only helps safeguard consumer health but also provides scientific basis and technical support for market supervision, thereby preventing and addressing food safety risks.
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