JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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2018
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IF 2.831
Xu-Wen Liu,Chao-Ling Tang,Hua Zheng,Jin-Xia Wu,Fang Wu,Yi-Yi Mo,Xi Liu,Hong-Jia Zhu,Chun-Li Yin,Bang Cheng,Jun-Xiang Ruan,Fang-Ming Song,Zhao-Ni Chen,Hui Song,Hong-Wei Guo,Yong-Hong Liang,Zhi-Heng Su
Liver fibrosis is a common consequence of chronic liver diseases resulting from multiple etiologies. Furthermore, prolonged unresolved liver fibrosis may gradually progress to cirrhosis, and eventually evolve into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Corydalis saxicola Bunting (CS), a type of traditional Chinese folk medicine, has been reported to have hepatoprotective effects on the liver. However, the exact mechanism of how it cures liver fibrosis requires further elucidation. In this work, an integrated approach combining proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H-NMR)-based metabonomics and network pharmacology was adopted to elucidate the anti-fibrosis mechanism of CS. Metabonomic study of serum biochemical changes by carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 )-induced liver fibrosis in rats after CS treatment were performed using 1 H-NMR analysis. Metabolic profiling by means of partial least squares-discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) indicated that the metabolic perturbation caused by CCl 4 was reduced after CS treatment. As a result, lipids, leucine, alanine, acetate, O -acetyl-glycoprotein and creatine were significantly restored after CS treatment, which regulated valine, leucine and isoleucine metabolism; arginine and proline metabolism; lipid metabolism and pyruvate metabolism. Additionally, 157 potential targets of CS and 265 targets of liver fibrosis were identified by means of network pharmacology. Subsequently, 5 target proteins, which are the intersection of potential CS targets and liver fibrosis targets, indicated that CS has potential anti-fibrosis effects through regulating alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and angiotensinogen. Chelerythrine and sanguinarine were the potential active compounds in CS for treating liver fibrosis through regulating ALT activity. This study is the first report to study the anti-fibrosis effects of CS on the basis of combining a metabonomics and network pharmacology approaches, and it may be a potentially powerful tool to study the efficacy and mechanisms of traditional Chinese folk medicines.
研究领域:
药理学
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代谢组学
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肝脏疾病研究
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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2023
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IF 5.4
Yating Guo,Qiushuang Sun,Shijiao Wang,Mengdi Zhang,Yuanyuan Lei,Jiejie Wu,Xinhong Wang,Wenjun Hu,Haitao Meng,Zhiyu Li,Luzhou Xu,Fang Huang,Zhixia Qiu
Ethnopharmacological relevance Along with the gradually increasing incidence, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has already been influencing the health of more and more people in the world. Corydalis saxicola Bunting (CSB), a valuable folk medicine, is the dried whole grass of a perennial herb, Yanhuanglian ( Papaveraceae ), which has significant effects on various hepatitis, liver fibrosis , cirrhosis and other liver diseases. Corydalis saxicola Bunting total alkaloids (CSBTA), a mixture of alkaloids extracted from CSB, exhibit widely-accepted hepatoprotective effects. Aim of the study This study aimed to explore the therapeutic potential of CSBTA on NAFLD and the underlying mechanism. Materials and methods A mice model was established by high fat and high cholesterol diet (HFHCD) to study the benefits of CSBTA on the progression of NAFLD. The efficacy of CSBTA on NAFLD was revealed systematically via RNA-sequencing analysis. Further efficacy and molecular mechanism study were explored in mouse primary hepatocytes and HepG2 cells stimulated with high energy with or without pharmacological inhibition or gene silencing. Results CSBTA effectively improved the major hallmarks of NAFLD including liver lipid accumulation, liver injury, inflammation and fibrosis in HFHCD-fed mice. RNA sequencing and targeted qPCR analysis jointly evidenced CSBTA significantly suppressed the expression of Srebf1 , Acc1 and Fasn which are the genes responsible for fatty acid biosynthesis. Moreover, stable isotope tracer test denoted CSBTA reduced lipid accumulation via interrupting fatty acid biosynthesis in hepatocytes or the liver. Mechanistically, CSBTA could impede SREBP1 maturation via AMPK activation, thereby reducing DNL-derived lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. Conclusions CSBTA protected against hepatic steatosis and other hallmarks of NAFLD induced by HFHCD via suppressing DNL, through modulating the AMPK-SREBP1 axis. CSBTA may therefore have a therapeutic potential for NAFLD treatment.
研究领域:
药理学
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肝病学
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 47
·期 22
·e70028
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IF 2.8
Yuanle Shen,Xu Yang,Hongli Feng,Huini Ruan,Yuan Zhou,Zihong Li,Jilang Li,Peng Zhang,Kaitong Li,Honglan Wang,Shen Liu,Xiaoxiu Shi,Jielan Huang,Jinyan Xian,Qiujie Chen,Zhenjie Liu,Jianfang Feng
Yan Huanglian is the whole grass and rhizome of Corydalis saxicola Bunting (CSB) of the Papaveraceae family. CSB has various pharmacological effects and is a promising ethnopharmaceutical. The chromatographic fingerprint of 16 batches of CSB samples was established in this study. Quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker and the external standard method (ESM) was used to quantitatively assess seven constituents of CSB. Because of its high stability and availability, dehydrocavidine was used as a reference to determine the relative correction factors (RCFs) of columbamine, epiberberine, coptisine hydrochloride, palmatine chloride, berberine hydrochloride, and chelerythrine based on high-performance liquid chromatography. The calculated quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker values is consistent with those obtained from the ESM, and the repeatability of the RCFs was demonstrated. For the first time, the quantitative analysis of multi-components by the single marker method has been established for the simultaneous determination of seven components, and it is demonstrated to be feasible and accurate for the quality evaluation of CSB combined with chromatographic fingerprint analysis. The combination of these methods could be used as a reference for quality control in Chinese medicine.
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药学
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中药质量控制
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