Anti-complement activity guided fractionation led to the isolation of 24 compounds from Commelina communis.Bioassay showed that six compounds inhibited the classical pathway and alternative pathway with CH 50 values o...Anti-complement activity guided fractionation led to the isolation of 24 compounds from Commelina communis.Bioassay showed that six compounds inhibited the classical pathway and alternative pathway with CH 50 values of 0.12-1.44 mM and AP 50 values of 0.28-7.05 mM,respectively.Preliminary mechanism studies demonstrated that quinovic acid acted on C1q,C2,C3,C4,C5 and C9 components of the complement system,β-sitosterol interacted with C3 and C4,(+)-catechin-3-O-β-Dgluco(2-cinnamoyl)-pyranoside,p-cresol and 6-methoxy-3-methylbenzene-1,2,4-triol blocked C1q,C2,C3,C5 and C9.展开更多
Immunoglobulin(Ig)A nephropathy is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis globally.It typically manifests with microscopic hematuria and a spectrum of proteinuria,although rapidly progressive glomeruloneph...Immunoglobulin(Ig)A nephropathy is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis globally.It typically manifests with microscopic hematuria and a spectrum of proteinuria,although rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis may occur in rare instances.Deposition of IgA in the mesangium seems to be the underlying disease mechanism.Despite current treatment,IgA nephropathy may progress into end-stage renal disease,indicating the necessity for the development of new therapeutic agents.Lifestyle modifications and anti-proteinuric treatment are recommended,and steroids have shown to be beneficial to high risk groups.Nevertheless,other conventional immunosuppressive agents,such as cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil,may be considered,despite the lack of sufficient evidence to support their efficacy.A considerable proportion of cases remain unresponsive to these treatments,underscoring the need for novel therapeutic approaches.There are several promising immunosuppressive drugs,such as B-cell lineage depleting agents or complement system inhibitors,that are currently undergoing clinical trials.These therapies may be considered for use in selected cases.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation for ExcellentYouth (Grant No.30925042)State Key Program for the InnovativeDrugs from the Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant No.2009ZX09502-013 and 2009ZX09301-011)
文摘Anti-complement activity guided fractionation led to the isolation of 24 compounds from Commelina communis.Bioassay showed that six compounds inhibited the classical pathway and alternative pathway with CH 50 values of 0.12-1.44 mM and AP 50 values of 0.28-7.05 mM,respectively.Preliminary mechanism studies demonstrated that quinovic acid acted on C1q,C2,C3,C4,C5 and C9 components of the complement system,β-sitosterol interacted with C3 and C4,(+)-catechin-3-O-β-Dgluco(2-cinnamoyl)-pyranoside,p-cresol and 6-methoxy-3-methylbenzene-1,2,4-triol blocked C1q,C2,C3,C5 and C9.
文摘Immunoglobulin(Ig)A nephropathy is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis globally.It typically manifests with microscopic hematuria and a spectrum of proteinuria,although rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis may occur in rare instances.Deposition of IgA in the mesangium seems to be the underlying disease mechanism.Despite current treatment,IgA nephropathy may progress into end-stage renal disease,indicating the necessity for the development of new therapeutic agents.Lifestyle modifications and anti-proteinuric treatment are recommended,and steroids have shown to be beneficial to high risk groups.Nevertheless,other conventional immunosuppressive agents,such as cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil,may be considered,despite the lack of sufficient evidence to support their efficacy.A considerable proportion of cases remain unresponsive to these treatments,underscoring the need for novel therapeutic approaches.There are several promising immunosuppressive drugs,such as B-cell lineage depleting agents or complement system inhibitors,that are currently undergoing clinical trials.These therapies may be considered for use in selected cases.