BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection can cause extensive apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells,serving as a critical catalyst in the progression from chronic gastritis,gastrointestinal metaplasia,and atyp...BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection can cause extensive apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells,serving as a critical catalyst in the progression from chronic gastritis,gastrointestinal metaplasia,and atypical gastric hyperplasia to gastric carcinoma.Prompt eradication of H.pylori is paramount for ameliorating the pathophysiological conditions associated with chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa and the primary prevention of gastric cancer.Acacetin,which has multifaceted pharmacological activities such as anti-cancer,anti-inflammatory,and antioxidative properties,has been extensively investigated across various domains.Nevertheless,the impact and underlying mechanisms of action of acacetin on H.pylori-infected gastric mucosal epithelial cells remain unclear.AIM To explore the defensive effects of acacetin on apoptosis in H.pylori-infected GES-1 cells and to investigate the underlying mechanisms.METHODS GES-1 cells were treated with H.pylori and acacetin in vitro.Cell viability was assessed using the CCK-8 assay,cell mortality rate via lactate dehydrogenase assay,alterations in cell migration and healing capacities through the wound healing assay,rates of apoptosis via flow cytometry and TUNEL staining,and expression levels of apoptosis-associated proteins through western blot analysis.RESULTS H.pylori infection led to decreased GES-1 cell viability,increased cell mortality,suppressed cell migration,increased rate of apoptosis,increased expressions of Bax and cle-caspase3,and decreased Bcl-2 expression.Conversely,acacetin treatment enhanced cell viability,mitigated apoptosis induced by H.pylori infection,and modulated the expression of apoptosis-regulatory proteins by upregulating Bcl-2 and downregulating Bax and cleaved caspase-3.CONCLUSION Acacetin significantly improved GES-1 cell viability and inhibited apoptosis in H.pylori-infected GES-1 cells,thereby exerting a protective effect on gastric mucosal epithelial cells.展开更多
Acacetin(5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone), a potential neuroprotective agent, has an inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory reactions. However, whether acacetin has an effect on inflammator...Acacetin(5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone), a potential neuroprotective agent, has an inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory reactions. However, whether acacetin has an effect on inflammatory corpuscle 3(NLRP3) after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury has not been fully determined. This study used an improved suture method to establish a cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury model in C57BL/6 mice. After ischemia with middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1 hour, reperfusion with intraperitoneal injection of 25 mg/kg of acacetin(acacetin group) or an equal volume of saline(0.1 mL/10 g, middle cerebral artery occlusion group) was used to investigate the effect of acacetin on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Infarct volume and neurological function scores were determined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining and the Zea-Longa scoring method. Compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group, neurological function scores and cerebral infarction volumes were significantly reduced in the acacetin group. To understand the effect of acacetin on microglia-mediated inflammatory response after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, immunohistochemistry for the microglia marker calcium adapter protein ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1(Iba1) was examined in the hippocampus of ischemic brain tissue. In addition, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 expression in ischemic brain tissue of mice was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression of Iba1, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 was significantly lower in the acacetin group compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group. Western blot assay results showed that expression of Toll-like receptor 4, nuclear factor kappa B, NLRP3, procaspase-1, caspase-1, pro-interleukin-1β, and interleukin-1β were significantly lower in the acacetin group compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group. Our findings indicate that acacetin has a protective effect on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, and its mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of microglia-mediated inflammation and the NLRP3 signaling pathway.展开更多
Objective:To explore the glucuronic acid metabolism of acacetin in human liver and intestinal microsomes to better characterize human uridine 5'-diphospho (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isoforms.In addition,i...Objective:To explore the glucuronic acid metabolism of acacetin in human liver and intestinal microsomes to better characterize human uridine 5'-diphospho (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isoforms.In addition,interspecies comparisons were performed to identify the most appropriate experimental animal model for an in vivo study.Methods:Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used to confirm the successful biosynthesis of acacetin-7-O-glucuronide.Human isoforms of UGT and isozyme-specific chemical inhibitors were used for recombinant assays.Acacetin glucuronidation kinetics were assessed by combining acacetin with recombinant human UGT isoforms or with microsomes from humans or experimental animals.Kinetic differences between species were assessed in vitro using the same approach.Results:We identified multiple UGT isoforms that facilitated acacetin glucuronidation,and found that UGT1A1 was the major isoform that catalyzed this process.Acacetin-7-O-glucuronide formation exhibited clear substrate inhibition kinetics when combined with recombinant UGTs or with liver/intestinal microsomes derived from humans,monkeys,rats,mice,dogs,or pigs.Intrinsic metabolic clearance values of human intestinal microsomes were two-fold greater than those of human liver microsomes.Among the evaluated species,the Km value of dog microsomes (0.86 μM) was greatest in acacetin glucuronidation,while mice exhibited the highest CLint value,5.05 mL/min/mg.The CLint values of microsomes derived from monkeys and minipigs were 1.99 mL/min/mg and 2.12 mL/min/mg,respectively,exhibiting similar intrinsic metabolic clearance activity to that observed in humans.Conclusion:Monkey may represent a suitable model for experimental studies of acacetin pharmacokinetics owing to a high sequence homology of UGT1A1 and similar UGT1A1 glucuronidation activity to humans.展开更多
Methicillin-restitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is very dangerous bacteria and one of the most feared nosocomial germs. In this study, acacetin was evaluated against 20 clinical isolates of MRSA, either alone or in...Methicillin-restitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is very dangerous bacteria and one of the most feared nosocomial germs. In this study, acacetin was evaluated against 20 clinical isolates of MRSA, either alone or in combination with antibiotics. The acacetin exhibited a good activity against isolates MRSA with MICs/MBCs ranged between 10-80/20-160 μg/mL, for ampicillin 64-1024/128-2048 μg/mL, and for oxacillin 8-32/16-64 μg/mL. The combination of acacetin plus oxacillin or ampicillin was reduced by ≥4-fold against isolates MRSA tested, evidencing a synergistic effect as defined by a FICI of ≤0.5. Furthermore, a time-kill study evaluating the growth of the tested bacteria was completely attenuated after 2-5 h of treatment with the 1/2 MIC of acacetin, regardless of whether it was administered alone or with oxacillin (1/2 MIC) or ampicillin (1/2 MIC). In conclusion, acacetin exerted synergistic effects when administered with oxacillin or ampicillin and the antibacterial activity and resistant regulation of acacetin against clinical isolates of MRSA might be useful in controlling MRSA infections.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of acacetin on flagellin induced NLRC4 inflammasome activation in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs).Methods:Mouse BMDMs were divided into control group,LPS group,LPS+flag...Objective:To investigate the effect of acacetin on flagellin induced NLRC4 inflammasome activation in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs).Methods:Mouse BMDMs were divided into control group,LPS group,LPS+flagellin group and LPS+acacetin+flagellin group.All groups were added with complete medium,then primed with LPS(50 ng/mL)for 3 hrs except the control group,whereafter,LPS+flagellin group was treated with flagellin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr and LPS+acacetin+flagellin group was treated with acacetin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr following by flagellin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr.Pro-caspase-1,pro-IL-1βin cell lysate and caspase-1,IL-1βin supernatant were detected by Western blot(WB).IL-1β,IL-18 and TNF-αin supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).And the activity of LDH in supernatant was assessed by LDH test kit.Results:Compared with the control group,in LPS+flagellin group,the expression of caspase-1,IL-1βprotein in supernatant were significantly increased(all P-values<0.05),but the differences of the expression of pro-caspase-1 and pro-IL-1βprotein in cell lysate were not significant.Compared with LPS+flagellin group,in LPS+acacetin+flagellin group,the expression of caspase-1,IL-1βprotein in supernatant were significantly reduced(all P-values<0.05),while the differences of the expression of pro-caspase-1 and pro-IL-1βprotein in cell lysate were not significant.ELISA showed that compared with the control group,the levels of IL-1β,IL-18,and TNF-αand the activity of LDH in supernatant of LPS+flagellin group were significantly increased(all P-values<0.05).Compared with LPS+flagellin group,in LPS+Acacetin+flagellin group,the level of IL-1βin supernatant was significantly decreased(P<0.05),meanwhile,the decreases of the levels IL-18,TNF-αand the activity of LDH were not significant.Conclusions:We found that Acacetin can effectively inhibit flagellin induced NLRC4 inflammasome activation and reduce cell damage in mouse BMDMs.展开更多
目的使用茶皂素作为稳定剂制备金合欢素纳米混悬剂(Ts-Aca-NPs),考察口服相对吸收生物利用度和对高脂血症模型大鼠的治疗作用。方法高压均质法制备Ts-Aca-NPs。选择茶皂素质量浓度、均质压力和均质次数为主要影响因素,单因素结合Box-Beh...目的使用茶皂素作为稳定剂制备金合欢素纳米混悬剂(Ts-Aca-NPs),考察口服相对吸收生物利用度和对高脂血症模型大鼠的治疗作用。方法高压均质法制备Ts-Aca-NPs。选择茶皂素质量浓度、均质压力和均质次数为主要影响因素,单因素结合Box-Behnken设计-效应面法(BBD-RSM)优化Ts-Aca-NPs处方工艺。测定Ts-Aca-NPs粒径,多分散指数(PDI)值及ζ电位,扫描电镜(SEM)观察Ts-Aca-NPs微观形貌,X射线粉末衍射法(XRPD)分析晶型,透析法考察Ts-Aca-NPs冻干粉在p H 2.0、p H 6.8磷酸盐缓冲液及水中的释药行为。ig给予大鼠金合欢素和Ts-Aca-NPs(50 mg·kg^(-1),以金合欢素计),测定血药浓度,考察口服相对吸收生物利用度。建立大鼠高脂血症模型,考察Ts-Aca-NPs对高脂血症大鼠体质量、肝系数以及血清总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度胆固醇(LDL-C)、高密度胆固醇(HDL-C)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)及丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)的影响。结果Ts-Aca-NPs最佳处方工艺:茶皂素质量分数为0.13%,均质压力为95 MPa,均质次数为10次。Ts-Aca-NPs平均粒径为(301.81±4.74)nm,PDI值为0.103±0.003,ζ电位为(-23.17±1.19)m V。Ts-Aca-NPs形貌为不规则的纳米颗粒,金合欢素在Ts-Aca-NPs冻干粉以晶态存在,结晶度有所下降。Ts-Aca-NPs极大提高了金合欢素在不同pH磷酸盐缓冲液中的溶解度,Ts-Aca-NPs在p H 2.0、p H 6.8磷酸盐缓冲液及水中12 h累积溶出度均大于90%。与金合欢素比较,Ts-Aca-NPs半衰期(t_(1/2))延长至(3.09±0.42)h,AUC_(0~t)增加至(1294.81±243.06)ng·h·m L^(-1),相对口服吸收生物利用度提高至6.03倍。与模型组比较,Ts-Aca-NPs高剂量组(50 mg·kg^(-1))体质量、肝系数、TC、TG、LDL-C、ALT和AST均显著性下降(P<0.05、0.01),HDL-C显著性升高(P<0.05),且治疗作用明显优于金合欢素原料药组(50 mg·kg^(-1))。结论Ts-AcaNPs极大提高了金合欢素的溶解度及溶出度,有效提高了金合欢素生物利用度及调血脂作用。展开更多
为研究金合欢素对抑郁症大鼠的治疗作用及对缺氧诱导因子1α(hypoxia inducible factor 1α)/NOD样受体家族含pyrin结构域蛋白3(NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3,NLRP3)信号通路的影响,构建抑郁症大鼠模型...为研究金合欢素对抑郁症大鼠的治疗作用及对缺氧诱导因子1α(hypoxia inducible factor 1α)/NOD样受体家族含pyrin结构域蛋白3(NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3,NLRP3)信号通路的影响,构建抑郁症大鼠模型,将大鼠分为对照组、模型组、金合欢素低剂量组、金合欢素高剂量组、金合欢素高剂量+通路激活剂组(金合欢素高剂量+BMS-986299组),每组12只;给药结束分别进行糖水偏好、旷场实验及强迫运动实验;ELISA检测炎症、氧化应激因子水平;H-E及Nissl染色观察海马组织病理形态及神经元数目;Western blotting检测HIF-1α/NLRP3信号通路相关蛋白表达。结果显示,模型组较对照组海马组织结构受损,锥体细胞排列紊乱,核固缩现象明显,尼氏小体及神经元数目减少,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平降低,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)、丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、凋亡相关颗粒样蛋白(apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD,ASC)、caspase-1表达升高(P<0.05);金合欢素低、高剂量组较模型组海马组织结构相对正常,锥体细胞相对完整,排列相对整齐,核固缩现象减轻,尼氏小体及神经元数目增加,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平升高,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、ROS、MDA水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、ASC、caspase-1表达降低(P<0.05);金合欢素高剂量+BMS-986299组较金合欢素高剂量组海马组织结构损伤加重,锥体细胞排列紊乱,核固缩加剧,尼氏小体及神经元数目减少,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平降低,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、ROS、MDA水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、ASC、caspase-1表达升高(P<0.05)。综合以上结果,金合欢素可对抑郁症大鼠发挥治疗作用,其作用机制与抑制HIF-1α/NLRP3信号通路相关。展开更多
BACKGROUND Herba Patriniae and Coix seed(HC)constitute a widely utilized drug combination in the clinical management of colorectal cancer(CRC)that is known for its diuretic,anti-inflammatory,and swelling-reducing prop...BACKGROUND Herba Patriniae and Coix seed(HC)constitute a widely utilized drug combination in the clinical management of colorectal cancer(CRC)that is known for its diuretic,anti-inflammatory,and swelling-reducing properties.Although its efficacy has been demonstrated in a clinical setting,the active compounds and their mechanisms of action in CRC treatment remain to be fully elucidated.AIM To identify the active,CRC-targeting components of HC and to elucidate the mechanisms of action involved.METHODS Active HC components were identified and screened using databases.Targets for each component were predicted.CRC-related targets were obtained from human gene databases.Interaction targets between HC and CRC were identified.A“drug-ingredient-target”network was created to identify the core components and targets involved.Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analyses were conducted to elucidate the key pathways involved.Molecular docking between core targets and key components was executed.In vitro experiments validated core monomers.RESULTS Nineteen active components of HC were identified,with acacetin as the primary active compound.The predictive analysis identified 454 targets of the active compounds in HC.Intersection mapping with 2685 CRC-related targets yielded 171 intervention targets,including 30 core targets.GO and KEGG analyses indicated that HC may influence the phosphoinositide 3-kinase(PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway.Molecular docking showed that acacetin exhibited an optimal interaction with AKT1,identifying PI3K,AKT,and P53 as key genes likely targeted by HC during CRC treatment.Acacetin inhibited HT-29 cell proliferation and migration,as well as promoted apoptosis,in vitro.Western blotting analysis revealed increased p53 and cleaved caspase-3 expression and decreased levels of p-PI3K,p-Akt,and survivin,which likely contributed to CRC apoptosis.CONCLUSION Acacetin,the principal active compound in the HC pair,inhibited the proliferation and migration of HT-29 cells and promoted apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt/p53 signaling pathway.展开更多
基金Supported by the Doctoral Research Initiation Fund of Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University,No.21037.
文摘BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection can cause extensive apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells,serving as a critical catalyst in the progression from chronic gastritis,gastrointestinal metaplasia,and atypical gastric hyperplasia to gastric carcinoma.Prompt eradication of H.pylori is paramount for ameliorating the pathophysiological conditions associated with chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa and the primary prevention of gastric cancer.Acacetin,which has multifaceted pharmacological activities such as anti-cancer,anti-inflammatory,and antioxidative properties,has been extensively investigated across various domains.Nevertheless,the impact and underlying mechanisms of action of acacetin on H.pylori-infected gastric mucosal epithelial cells remain unclear.AIM To explore the defensive effects of acacetin on apoptosis in H.pylori-infected GES-1 cells and to investigate the underlying mechanisms.METHODS GES-1 cells were treated with H.pylori and acacetin in vitro.Cell viability was assessed using the CCK-8 assay,cell mortality rate via lactate dehydrogenase assay,alterations in cell migration and healing capacities through the wound healing assay,rates of apoptosis via flow cytometry and TUNEL staining,and expression levels of apoptosis-associated proteins through western blot analysis.RESULTS H.pylori infection led to decreased GES-1 cell viability,increased cell mortality,suppressed cell migration,increased rate of apoptosis,increased expressions of Bax and cle-caspase3,and decreased Bcl-2 expression.Conversely,acacetin treatment enhanced cell viability,mitigated apoptosis induced by H.pylori infection,and modulated the expression of apoptosis-regulatory proteins by upregulating Bcl-2 and downregulating Bax and cleaved caspase-3.CONCLUSION Acacetin significantly improved GES-1 cell viability and inhibited apoptosis in H.pylori-infected GES-1 cells,thereby exerting a protective effect on gastric mucosal epithelial cells.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,No.2016D01C120(to JB)
文摘Acacetin(5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone), a potential neuroprotective agent, has an inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory reactions. However, whether acacetin has an effect on inflammatory corpuscle 3(NLRP3) after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury has not been fully determined. This study used an improved suture method to establish a cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury model in C57BL/6 mice. After ischemia with middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1 hour, reperfusion with intraperitoneal injection of 25 mg/kg of acacetin(acacetin group) or an equal volume of saline(0.1 mL/10 g, middle cerebral artery occlusion group) was used to investigate the effect of acacetin on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Infarct volume and neurological function scores were determined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining and the Zea-Longa scoring method. Compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group, neurological function scores and cerebral infarction volumes were significantly reduced in the acacetin group. To understand the effect of acacetin on microglia-mediated inflammatory response after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, immunohistochemistry for the microglia marker calcium adapter protein ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1(Iba1) was examined in the hippocampus of ischemic brain tissue. In addition, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 expression in ischemic brain tissue of mice was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression of Iba1, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 was significantly lower in the acacetin group compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group. Western blot assay results showed that expression of Toll-like receptor 4, nuclear factor kappa B, NLRP3, procaspase-1, caspase-1, pro-interleukin-1β, and interleukin-1β were significantly lower in the acacetin group compared with the middle cerebral artery occlusion group. Our findings indicate that acacetin has a protective effect on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, and its mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of microglia-mediated inflammation and the NLRP3 signaling pathway.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81473800).
文摘Objective:To explore the glucuronic acid metabolism of acacetin in human liver and intestinal microsomes to better characterize human uridine 5'-diphospho (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isoforms.In addition,interspecies comparisons were performed to identify the most appropriate experimental animal model for an in vivo study.Methods:Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used to confirm the successful biosynthesis of acacetin-7-O-glucuronide.Human isoforms of UGT and isozyme-specific chemical inhibitors were used for recombinant assays.Acacetin glucuronidation kinetics were assessed by combining acacetin with recombinant human UGT isoforms or with microsomes from humans or experimental animals.Kinetic differences between species were assessed in vitro using the same approach.Results:We identified multiple UGT isoforms that facilitated acacetin glucuronidation,and found that UGT1A1 was the major isoform that catalyzed this process.Acacetin-7-O-glucuronide formation exhibited clear substrate inhibition kinetics when combined with recombinant UGTs or with liver/intestinal microsomes derived from humans,monkeys,rats,mice,dogs,or pigs.Intrinsic metabolic clearance values of human intestinal microsomes were two-fold greater than those of human liver microsomes.Among the evaluated species,the Km value of dog microsomes (0.86 μM) was greatest in acacetin glucuronidation,while mice exhibited the highest CLint value,5.05 mL/min/mg.The CLint values of microsomes derived from monkeys and minipigs were 1.99 mL/min/mg and 2.12 mL/min/mg,respectively,exhibiting similar intrinsic metabolic clearance activity to that observed in humans.Conclusion:Monkey may represent a suitable model for experimental studies of acacetin pharmacokinetics owing to a high sequence homology of UGT1A1 and similar UGT1A1 glucuronidation activity to humans.
文摘Methicillin-restitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is very dangerous bacteria and one of the most feared nosocomial germs. In this study, acacetin was evaluated against 20 clinical isolates of MRSA, either alone or in combination with antibiotics. The acacetin exhibited a good activity against isolates MRSA with MICs/MBCs ranged between 10-80/20-160 μg/mL, for ampicillin 64-1024/128-2048 μg/mL, and for oxacillin 8-32/16-64 μg/mL. The combination of acacetin plus oxacillin or ampicillin was reduced by ≥4-fold against isolates MRSA tested, evidencing a synergistic effect as defined by a FICI of ≤0.5. Furthermore, a time-kill study evaluating the growth of the tested bacteria was completely attenuated after 2-5 h of treatment with the 1/2 MIC of acacetin, regardless of whether it was administered alone or with oxacillin (1/2 MIC) or ampicillin (1/2 MIC). In conclusion, acacetin exerted synergistic effects when administered with oxacillin or ampicillin and the antibacterial activity and resistant regulation of acacetin against clinical isolates of MRSA might be useful in controlling MRSA infections.
基金Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation(No.2020D01C095)Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Outstanding Young Scientist and Technological Talents Training Project(No.2020Q046)Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital In-Hospital Project(No.20210102)。
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of acacetin on flagellin induced NLRC4 inflammasome activation in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs).Methods:Mouse BMDMs were divided into control group,LPS group,LPS+flagellin group and LPS+acacetin+flagellin group.All groups were added with complete medium,then primed with LPS(50 ng/mL)for 3 hrs except the control group,whereafter,LPS+flagellin group was treated with flagellin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr and LPS+acacetin+flagellin group was treated with acacetin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr following by flagellin(10μmol/L)for 0.5 hr.Pro-caspase-1,pro-IL-1βin cell lysate and caspase-1,IL-1βin supernatant were detected by Western blot(WB).IL-1β,IL-18 and TNF-αin supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).And the activity of LDH in supernatant was assessed by LDH test kit.Results:Compared with the control group,in LPS+flagellin group,the expression of caspase-1,IL-1βprotein in supernatant were significantly increased(all P-values<0.05),but the differences of the expression of pro-caspase-1 and pro-IL-1βprotein in cell lysate were not significant.Compared with LPS+flagellin group,in LPS+acacetin+flagellin group,the expression of caspase-1,IL-1βprotein in supernatant were significantly reduced(all P-values<0.05),while the differences of the expression of pro-caspase-1 and pro-IL-1βprotein in cell lysate were not significant.ELISA showed that compared with the control group,the levels of IL-1β,IL-18,and TNF-αand the activity of LDH in supernatant of LPS+flagellin group were significantly increased(all P-values<0.05).Compared with LPS+flagellin group,in LPS+Acacetin+flagellin group,the level of IL-1βin supernatant was significantly decreased(P<0.05),meanwhile,the decreases of the levels IL-18,TNF-αand the activity of LDH were not significant.Conclusions:We found that Acacetin can effectively inhibit flagellin induced NLRC4 inflammasome activation and reduce cell damage in mouse BMDMs.
文摘目的使用茶皂素作为稳定剂制备金合欢素纳米混悬剂(Ts-Aca-NPs),考察口服相对吸收生物利用度和对高脂血症模型大鼠的治疗作用。方法高压均质法制备Ts-Aca-NPs。选择茶皂素质量浓度、均质压力和均质次数为主要影响因素,单因素结合Box-Behnken设计-效应面法(BBD-RSM)优化Ts-Aca-NPs处方工艺。测定Ts-Aca-NPs粒径,多分散指数(PDI)值及ζ电位,扫描电镜(SEM)观察Ts-Aca-NPs微观形貌,X射线粉末衍射法(XRPD)分析晶型,透析法考察Ts-Aca-NPs冻干粉在p H 2.0、p H 6.8磷酸盐缓冲液及水中的释药行为。ig给予大鼠金合欢素和Ts-Aca-NPs(50 mg·kg^(-1),以金合欢素计),测定血药浓度,考察口服相对吸收生物利用度。建立大鼠高脂血症模型,考察Ts-Aca-NPs对高脂血症大鼠体质量、肝系数以及血清总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度胆固醇(LDL-C)、高密度胆固醇(HDL-C)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)及丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)的影响。结果Ts-Aca-NPs最佳处方工艺:茶皂素质量分数为0.13%,均质压力为95 MPa,均质次数为10次。Ts-Aca-NPs平均粒径为(301.81±4.74)nm,PDI值为0.103±0.003,ζ电位为(-23.17±1.19)m V。Ts-Aca-NPs形貌为不规则的纳米颗粒,金合欢素在Ts-Aca-NPs冻干粉以晶态存在,结晶度有所下降。Ts-Aca-NPs极大提高了金合欢素在不同pH磷酸盐缓冲液中的溶解度,Ts-Aca-NPs在p H 2.0、p H 6.8磷酸盐缓冲液及水中12 h累积溶出度均大于90%。与金合欢素比较,Ts-Aca-NPs半衰期(t_(1/2))延长至(3.09±0.42)h,AUC_(0~t)增加至(1294.81±243.06)ng·h·m L^(-1),相对口服吸收生物利用度提高至6.03倍。与模型组比较,Ts-Aca-NPs高剂量组(50 mg·kg^(-1))体质量、肝系数、TC、TG、LDL-C、ALT和AST均显著性下降(P<0.05、0.01),HDL-C显著性升高(P<0.05),且治疗作用明显优于金合欢素原料药组(50 mg·kg^(-1))。结论Ts-AcaNPs极大提高了金合欢素的溶解度及溶出度,有效提高了金合欢素生物利用度及调血脂作用。
文摘为研究金合欢素对抑郁症大鼠的治疗作用及对缺氧诱导因子1α(hypoxia inducible factor 1α)/NOD样受体家族含pyrin结构域蛋白3(NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3,NLRP3)信号通路的影响,构建抑郁症大鼠模型,将大鼠分为对照组、模型组、金合欢素低剂量组、金合欢素高剂量组、金合欢素高剂量+通路激活剂组(金合欢素高剂量+BMS-986299组),每组12只;给药结束分别进行糖水偏好、旷场实验及强迫运动实验;ELISA检测炎症、氧化应激因子水平;H-E及Nissl染色观察海马组织病理形态及神经元数目;Western blotting检测HIF-1α/NLRP3信号通路相关蛋白表达。结果显示,模型组较对照组海马组织结构受损,锥体细胞排列紊乱,核固缩现象明显,尼氏小体及神经元数目减少,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平降低,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)、丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、凋亡相关颗粒样蛋白(apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD,ASC)、caspase-1表达升高(P<0.05);金合欢素低、高剂量组较模型组海马组织结构相对正常,锥体细胞相对完整,排列相对整齐,核固缩现象减轻,尼氏小体及神经元数目增加,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平升高,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、ROS、MDA水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、ASC、caspase-1表达降低(P<0.05);金合欢素高剂量+BMS-986299组较金合欢素高剂量组海马组织结构损伤加重,锥体细胞排列紊乱,核固缩加剧,尼氏小体及神经元数目减少,糖水偏好率、自主活动评分、CAT水平降低,强迫游泳不动时间,IL-6、IL-β、TNF-α、ROS、MDA水平及HIF-1α、NLRP3、ASC、caspase-1表达升高(P<0.05)。综合以上结果,金合欢素可对抑郁症大鼠发挥治疗作用,其作用机制与抑制HIF-1α/NLRP3信号通路相关。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82174464China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Innovation Project,No.CI2021A01806Central High Level Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Clinical Research and Achievement Transformation Ability Enhancement Project,No.HLCMHPP2023085.
文摘BACKGROUND Herba Patriniae and Coix seed(HC)constitute a widely utilized drug combination in the clinical management of colorectal cancer(CRC)that is known for its diuretic,anti-inflammatory,and swelling-reducing properties.Although its efficacy has been demonstrated in a clinical setting,the active compounds and their mechanisms of action in CRC treatment remain to be fully elucidated.AIM To identify the active,CRC-targeting components of HC and to elucidate the mechanisms of action involved.METHODS Active HC components were identified and screened using databases.Targets for each component were predicted.CRC-related targets were obtained from human gene databases.Interaction targets between HC and CRC were identified.A“drug-ingredient-target”network was created to identify the core components and targets involved.Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analyses were conducted to elucidate the key pathways involved.Molecular docking between core targets and key components was executed.In vitro experiments validated core monomers.RESULTS Nineteen active components of HC were identified,with acacetin as the primary active compound.The predictive analysis identified 454 targets of the active compounds in HC.Intersection mapping with 2685 CRC-related targets yielded 171 intervention targets,including 30 core targets.GO and KEGG analyses indicated that HC may influence the phosphoinositide 3-kinase(PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway.Molecular docking showed that acacetin exhibited an optimal interaction with AKT1,identifying PI3K,AKT,and P53 as key genes likely targeted by HC during CRC treatment.Acacetin inhibited HT-29 cell proliferation and migration,as well as promoted apoptosis,in vitro.Western blotting analysis revealed increased p53 and cleaved caspase-3 expression and decreased levels of p-PI3K,p-Akt,and survivin,which likely contributed to CRC apoptosis.CONCLUSION Acacetin,the principal active compound in the HC pair,inhibited the proliferation and migration of HT-29 cells and promoted apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt/p53 signaling pathway.
