PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
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2024
·Vol. 156
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Zhang Gaowei,Luo Liping,Tian Kaili,Ning Fangjian,Wu Dong,Sun Qifang,Yu Wenjie,Yi Shengxiang,Hao Yingbin
Dendrobium officinale is a perennial herb with medicinal and edible qualities. The growth and nutritional properties of this plant are significantly affected by the light quality. However, the impact of varying light quality on the phytochemical characteristics of tissue-cultured seedlings of D. officinale is still unknown. In this study, tissue-cultured seedlings of D. officinale were grown for ninety days under six LED lights, including white light (W), blue LED (B), red LED (R), and three composite light environments with varying quantities of red and blue light: 1:2 (R1B2), 1:1 (R1B1), and 2:1 (R2B1). The growth status and physiological signs of the seedlings were analyzed and we used high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS), and pathway enrichment analysis to thoroughly examine the metabolomic changes, with a focus on phenolic compounds. Our results indicated that R2B1 illumination led to the best growth of D. officinale seedlings, with maximal energy absorption, and phenolic contents. In conclusion, R2B1 was considered the most profitable for tissue-culture production of D. officinale .
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RSC Advances
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2026
·Vol. 16
·期 15
·13572-13584
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Yirang Wang,Zhongquan Li,Jiahui Cheng,Tingyuan Zheng,Peijie Chen,Xiaojun Deng,Pei-chao Zhang,Bing Liu
5α Reductase inhibitors (finasteride and dutasteride) have been classified as monitored substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to their potential abuse as masking agents for anabolic-androgenic steroids. As a member of the same class of inhibitors, epristeride shares a similar pharmacological mechanism of action and thus poses an inherent risk of abuse. However, current research on the metabolic characteristics of epristeride remains limited, which hinders its effective monitoring in anti-doping practices. In this study, a zebrafish model combined with liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF MS) was employed to systematically investigate the metabolic transformation of epristeride in vivo. Additionally, omics analysis was utilized to elucidate the effects of epristeride administration on endogenous metabolic pathways. A total of 11 epristeride metabolites were successfully identified, including 4 phase I metabolites and 7 phase II metabolites, primarily involving metabolic reactions such as oxidation, methylation, and glucuronide conjugation. Omics analysis revealed that N,N-dimethyldecylamine oxide (DDAO) with an AUC value of 0.80 could serve as a potential biomarker. Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that epristeride significantly perturbed purine metabolism and aromatic amino acid biosynthesis. These findings provide a more precise understanding of the metabolic fate of epristeride in organisms, offering a scientific basis for the development of accurate detection methods.
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Pharmaceuticals
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2026
·Vol. 19
·期 3
·470
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Liying Wang,Yinuo Liu,Nali Chen,Shanshan Xiao,Shuang Yang,Zhihua Lv
Background:The visceral organs of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Stichopodidae, also known as Stichopodidae Viscus (SV), have been traditionally used for the management of gastrointestinal disorders. Experimental evidence has shown that the ethanol extract of SV (SVE) alleviates ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms in a mouse model. However, the chemical constituents of SVE and the potential molecular targets mediating its effects in UC remain unclear.Methods:In this study, SVE was prepared fromApostichopus japonicus(Selenka). A reliable and sensitive strategy integrating advanced analytical and informatics tools was employed to profile the chemical components of SVE. Analyses were performed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ion mobility spectrometry and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry operating in high-definition MSE(UPLC-IMS-Q-TOF-HDMSE), with data processed using the UNIFI scientific information system. Constituent identification relied on retention time (RT), accurate mass (MS1), experimentally acquired HDMSE(MS2) spectra, and collision cross-section (CCS). Metabolomics-based approaches were further applied to characterize the in vivo exposure profile of SVE components in mouse serum and colon tissue after oral administration. Subsequently, the putative bioactive constituents and their underlying mechanisms of action were investigated using network pharmacology and molecular docking.Results:Based on the integrated identification strategy, a total of 78 compounds, including saponins, phenolic acids, fatty acids, and amino acids, were annotated in SVE, among which 6 compounds were verified using authentic reference standards to ensure unambiguous identification. Subsequently, 35 features in serum and 24 in the colon were found to be significantly altered following a single oral dose of SVE in mice, and were defined as SVE-related differential constituents. After network pharmacology analyses, 129 shared targets were identified between potential targets of SVE-related components in serum and UC-related targets, including PIK3CA, EGFR, and AKT1. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that SVE might exert its effects in UC through modulation of key nodes within the PI3K-Akt and EGFR signaling pathways, as well as lipid- and atherosclerosis-related pathways. Molecular docking results further indicated moderate binding affinities of representative SVE-related differential components toward PIK3CA, AKT1, and EGFR.Conclusions:This study clarifies the chemical basis and potential UC-related mechanisms of SVE, providing a scientific rationale for the development of SV-derived therapeutic candidates for UC.
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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2019
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Xia Gao,Chaojie Huang,Ting Geng,Xialin Chen,Jiajia Wang,Jingying Liu,Kun Duan,Liang Cao,Zhenzhong Wang,Wei Xiao
Ethnopharmacological relevance Reduning injection (RDN), a patented traditional Chinese medicine , has the obvious antipyretic effect and has been widely used in China. Although some previous studies proved its antipyretic effect by animal efficacy experiment or clinical observation, its holistic mechanism in vivo was still unclear. Aim of the study To comprehensively elucidate the antipyretic mechanism of RDN, the investigation of fever-related potential biomarkers and metabolic pathways in the rat fever model is described in this paper. Materials and methods Rat fever model was established by dry yeast. A large number of endogenous metabolites in serum and urine were detected by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, and fever-related potential biomarkers were screened and identified by multivariate analysis and metabolite databases. The reliability and biological significance of the largely disturbed biomarkers was verified by the metabolic network and the correlation with pharmacodynamic indicators, which contained IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, PGE 2 and cAMP. Results The established UPLC-Q-TOF/MS analytical method afforded satisfactory results in terms of precision, repeatability and stability, which met the requirements of biological sample determination. A total of 32 potential biomarkers associated with fever were screened and identified, among which 22 species could be adjusted by RDN. The metabolism pathway analysis revealed that valine , leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, and sphingolipid metabolism were greatly disturbed. Their biomarkers involved L-leucine, L-valine, sphinganine and phytosphingosine , all of which showed a callback trend after RDN was given. These 4 biomarkers had a certain correlation with some known fever-related small molecules and pharmacodynamic indicators, which indicated that the selected fever-related biomarkers had certain reliability and biological significance. Conclusions RDN has a good regulation of the metabolic disorder of endogenous components in dry yeast-induced fever rats. Its antipyretic mechanism is mainly related to the regulation of amino acid, lipid and energy metabolism. The study is useful to better understand and analyze the pharmacodynamic mechanism of complex systems, such as traditional Chinese medicine.
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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2015
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Yang Li,Guisheng Zhou,Ying Peng,Pengfei Tu,Xiaobo Li
Acteoside, isoacteoside, and 2′-acetylacteoside are three representative phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs), which are widely distributed in many plants and also known as the active components of Cistanches Herba . However, the extremely low oral bioavailability of acteoside in rats implies that these structural similar components may go through multiple sequential routes of hydrolysis in gastrointestinal tract before they are absorbed into blood. Therefore, the metabolites of these three components and other PhGs from gastrointestinal tract such as echinacoside, are supposed to be the bioactive elements. In this study, we established an approach combining ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) with MS E technology and MetaboLynx™ software for the rapid metabolic profiling of acteoside, isoacteoside, and 2′-acetylacteoside by human intestinal bacteria. As a result, 11 metabolites of acteoside, 7 metabolites of isoacteoside, and 11 metabolites of 2′-acetylacteoside were identified respectively. 8 metabolic pathways including deglycosylation, de-rhamnose, de-hydroxytyrosol, de-caffeoyl, deacetylation, reduction, acetylation, and sulfate conjugation were proposed to involve in the generation of these metabolites. Furthermore, we found that the degraded metabolites hydroxytyrosol (HT) and 3-hydroxyphenylpropionic (3-HPP) were transformed from acteoside, isoacteoside, and 2′-acetylacteoside by human intestinal bacteria and demonstrated similar bioactivities to their precursors. These findings are significant for our understanding of the metabolism of PhGs and the proposed metabolic pathways of bioactive components might be crucial for further pharmacokinetic evaluations of Cistanches Herba .
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BIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY
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2014
·Vol. 28
·期 10
·1325-1334
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Zhangxiao Peng,Yan Wang,Xue Gu,Xiaojie Guo,Chao Yan
A method based on high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection was developed for studying the pharmacokinetics of costunolide (Cos) and dehydrocostus lactone (Dehy) in rats after intravenous (i.v.) administration. Following i.v. administration, the maximum plasma concentrations of Cos and Dehy were observed to be 12.29 ± 1.47 and 5.79 ± 0.13 µg/mL, respectively. The bioavailability of Cos was larger than that of Dehy; however, the clearance and the volume of distribution of Dehy were much larger than those of Cos. An ultraperformance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry system with automated MS E (E represents collision energy) data analysis software (MetaboLynx TM ) was used to analyze and identify the metabolites of Cos and Dehy in vivo . Four metabolites of Cos and six metabolites of Dehy were discovered from the plasma, urine and feces of rats. The main metabolic pathway of Cos was phase II biotransformation, but the main metabolic pathways of Dehy was phase І biotransformation. Two sequential desaturations and N -acetylcysteine conjugation were the common metabolic pathways of Cos and Dehy in rats. This information may be useful for the further development of the two drug candidates. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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2018
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Meimei Cheng,Huan Wu,Hongfei Wu,Xiaochuang Liu,An Zhou
The direct cause of hepatolenticular degeneration (HLD) is copper metabolic disorder caused by autosomal recessive inheritance. Gandou decoction (GDD), a classical traditional Chinese medicine formula, exhibits unambiguous therapeutic effect on HLD in China for decades. However, the mechanism of effect on HLD is not clear. With this purpose, the effects of copper content and histopathology inspection on the HLD rat model were investigated. Then, metabolomics study based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS E ) analysis and multivariate statistical analysis was adopted to further reveal the mechanism of action of GDD against HLD. The results showed that the characteristics of liver tissues after GDD treatment were significantly reversed, close to the control group, suggesting that GDD has a therapeutic effect on HLD. Furthermore, HLD interferes with 2 metabolites of the metabolic pathway in rats. Among them, up-regulation of Lactic acid, Tryptophan, Phenylalanine, Triacylglycerol and down-regulation of Linoleic acid, Alpha Linolenic acid, Phosphatidylcholine, Taurine is particularly significant. Analysis of metabolic pathways by a unique pathway analysis revealed significant changes in several pathways including lipid metabolism, amino metabolism and glucose metabolism in HLD. This study showed that GDD could provide satisfactory therapeutic effects on HLD and metabolomics study can be utilized to further understand the molecular mechanisms.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2023
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Yue Zhuo,Xiaomei Fu,Qiyao Jiang,Yiyi Lai,Yong Gu,Shuhuan Fang,Huiling Chen,Chenchen Liu,Huafeng Pan,Qihui Wu,Jiansong Fang
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease , characterized by progressive cognitive dysfunction and memory loss. However, the disease-modifying treatments for AD are still lacking. Traditional Chinese herbs, have shown their potentials as novel treatments for complex diseases, such as AD. Purpose This study was aimed at investigating the mechanism of action (MOA) of Acanthopanax senticosusin (AS) for treatment of AD. Methods In this study, we firstly identified the chemical constituents in Acanthopanax senticosusin (AS) utilizing ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Q-TOF-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS), and next built the drug-target network of these compounds. We also performed the systems pharmacology-based analysis to preliminary explore the MOA of AS against AD. Moreover, we applied the network proximity approach to identify the potential anti-AD components in AS. Finally, experimental validations, including animal behavior test, ELISA and TUNEL staining , were conducted to verify our systems pharmacology-based analysis. Results 60 chemical constituents in AS were identified via the UPLC-Q-TOF-MS approach. The systems pharmacology-based analysis indicated that AS might exert its therapeutic effects on AD via acetylcholinesterase and apoptosis signaling pathway. To explore the material basis of AS against AD, we further identified 15 potential anti-AD components in AS. Consistently, in vivo experiments demonstrated that AS could protect cholinergic nervous system damage and decrease neuronal apoptosis caused by scopolamine . Conclusion Overall, this study applied systems pharmacology approach, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS, network analysis, and experimental validation to decipher the potential molecular mechanism of AS against AD.
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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Shu Chen,Li Liu,Hong-Xia Jiang,Qun Sun,Liang Zhang,Jian-Qun Liu,Li-Fang Liu
Tripterygium wilfordii (TW), a well-known traditional Chinese medicine , was widely used in the treatment of autoimmune disorders and inflammatory diseases . However, the clinical use of TW was limited by severe toxicities, such as hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity . Our previous studies indicated that roasting was an effective approach for reducing TW-induced toxicity. After roasting, celastrol was completely decomposed, partially converted into 1-hydroxy-2,5,8-trimethyl-9-fluorenone and the total alkaloids content were significantly reduced. However, the detoxication mechanisms of roasting on TW were poorly unknown. This study aimed to explore the toxicity and detoxification mechanisms of TW after roasting based on urine metabolomics. Promising biomarkers were evaluated by multiple comparison analyses. Sixteen toxicity biomarkers were identified between control group and total extract group. Twelve toxicity biomarkers were identified between control group and total alkaloids group. Eight toxicity biomarkers were identified between control group and celastrol group. These metabolites were mainly involved in seven metabolic pathways, summarized as pentose and glucuronate interconversions, lipid metabolism (sphingolipid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolisms, fatty acid biosynthesis and steroid hormone biosynthesis) and amino acid metabolism (taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, tryptophan metabolism). After roasting, the toxicities of total extract, total alkaloids and celastrol were relieved by ameliorative serum parameters and pathological changes in hepatic and renal tissues which revealed that the reduction of celastrol and total alkaloids played important roles in the detoxification of roasting on TW. Furthermore, roasting regulated the levels of fourteen potential biomarkers in the total extract group, ten potential biomarkers in the total alkaloids group and seven candidate biomarkers in the celastrol group to normal levels. Biological pathway analysis revealed that roasting may ameliorate TW-induced metabolic disorders in pentose and glucuronate interconversions, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism. This study provided evidence for the application of roasting in TW.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Yanfang Li,Ming Li,Jiaping Liu,Wenhao Zheng,Yaqiong Zhang,Tongcheng Xu,Boyan Gao,Liangli Yu
The profiles of soluble and insoluble phenolic compounds in 11 commercial red sorghums (B11, B12, B13, B14, J124, J127, J138, J140, J142, J152, and J158) were investigated using ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) analysis. A total of 48 phenolic compounds including 35 phenolic acids and their derivatives, 12 flavonoids, and 1 proanthocyanidin were identified, and 8 phenolic compounds were reported for the first time in sorghums. Four major 3-deoxyanthocyanidins were also quantified, with their soluble forms accounting for 99.75–99.87% of the total contents. Pearson’s correlation analyses indicated that 3-deoxyanthocyanidins significantly contributed to the antioxidant capacities of the red sorghums and that 5-methoxy-luteolinidin showed the strongest correlation. Besides, the soluble phenolic fraction of B13 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of Caco-2 cells and the secretion of IL-1β and NO in RAW264.7 macrophages, which might be attributed to its relatively high total phenolic (TPC), flavonoid (TFC), and proanthocyanidin content (TPAC) values and radical scavenging capacities.
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Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines
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2019
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Da LI,Jian-Qi XIAO,Wen-Yuan LIU,Chao-Feng ZHANG,Toshihiro AKIHISA,Masahiko ABE,Eliot-T. MASTERS,Wei-Wei ZHAI,Feng FENG,Jie ZHANG
The aim of the study was to determine the feasibility of the Vitellaria paradoxa nutshell as a new medicinal resource for treating diabetes. A total of forty-one compounds were identified by HPLC-DAD-Q-TOF-MS and phytochemical methods in V. paradoxa nutshell methanol extract. Based on HPLC fingerprints, four characteristic constituents were quantified and the origin of twenty-eight V. paradoxa nutshells from seven sub-Saharan countries was compared, which were classified into three groups with chemometric method. Twenty-eight samples contained high total phenolic content, and exhibited moderate-higher antioxidant activity and strong α -glucosidase inhibitory activity. Furthermore, all fractions and isolated compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant and α -glucosidase inhibitory activities, and α -glucosidase inhibitory action mechanism of four characteristic constituents including protocatechuic acid, 3, 5, 7-trihydroxycoumarin, (2 R , 3 R )-(+)-taxifolin and quercetin was investigated via molecular docking method, which were all stabilized by hydrogen bonds with α -glucosidase. The study provided an effective approach to waste utilization of V. paradoxa nutshell, which would help to resolve waste environmental pollution and provide a basis for developing potential herbal resource for treating diabetes.
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CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
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2025
·Vol. 25
·期 23
·2757-2772
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IF 3.3
Yan Yang,Kun Li,Feng Cheng,An Kang,Fei Ge
BackgroundJieyu Fuwei Powder (JFP) is a modified prescription of traditional Chinede medicine used to treat functional dyspepsia (FD). However, its components and how it works are still unknown. Identifying the active ingredients of JFP and understanding its therapeutic mechanism for FD were the objectives of the study.MethodsThe compounds present in JFP were analyzed using the UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS technique. Potential targets for compounds and diseases were obtained from Swiss Target Prediction and GeneCards databases. A PPI network was created using the STRING database to identify key targets. The Metascape database was utilized for conducting GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. Molecular docking identified active compound-target interactions, validated by FD zebrafish models.ResultsIn total, 65 compounds were identified from JFP and the key active ingredients were Tangeretin, Obovatol, Magnolignan C, Magnolol, Randaiol, Magnolignan A, Luteolin, and Naringenin. The PPI network was constructed, identifying five core targets: SRC, STAT3, PIK3R1, PIK3CA, and MAPK3. JFP primarily regulates anti-depression, promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis, and influences inflammation, according to the enrichment analysis of GO and KEGG pathways. The molecular docking results indicated a strong binding affinity between these five targets and their corresponding compounds. Therefore, the MAPK and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways are important in JFP's effects on FD pathology. Experiments using the zebrafish model confirmed that JFP and its main components could enhance gastrointestinal motility, thus demonstrating the effectiveness of the network pharmacology screening strategy.ConclusionThe study revealed the active ingredients and mechanisms of JFP in treating FD, supporting its clinical application.
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