Rabdosia serra(R.serra),an important component of Chinese herbal tea,has traditionally been used to treat hepatitis,jaundice,cholecystitis,and colitis.However,the chemical composition of R.serra and its effect against...Rabdosia serra(R.serra),an important component of Chinese herbal tea,has traditionally been used to treat hepatitis,jaundice,cholecystitis,and colitis.However,the chemical composition of R.serra and its effect against colitis remain unclear.In this study,the chemical composition of the water extract of R.serra was analyzed using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with a hybrid linear ion trap quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometer(UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS).A total of 46 compounds,comprising ent-kaurane diterpenoids,flavonoids,phenolic acids,and steroids,were identified in the water extract of R.serra,and the extract could significantly alleviate dextran sulfate sodium salt-induced colitis by improving colon length,upregulating anti-inflammatory factors,downregulating proinflammatory factors,and restoring the balance of T helper 17/T regulatory cells.R.serra also preserved intestinal barrier function by increasing the level of tight junction proteins(zonula occludens 1 and occludin)in mouse colonic tissue.In addition,R.serra modulated the gut microbiota composition by increasing bacterial richness and diversity,increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria(Muribaculaceae,Bacteroides,Lactobacillus,and Prevotellaceae_UCG-001),and decreasing the abundance of pathogenic bacteria(Turicibacter,Eubacterium_fissicatena_group,and Eubacterium_xylanophilum_group).Gut microbiota depletion by antibiotics further confirmed that R.serra alleviated colitis in a microbiota-dependent manner.Overall,our findings provide chemical and biological evidence for the potential application of R.serra in the management of colitis.展开更多
Slope failure triggered by heavy rainfall is very common in tropical and subtropical regions and a cause of major social and economic damage.Landslide susceptibility maps can be generated using geographical informatio...Slope failure triggered by heavy rainfall is very common in tropical and subtropical regions and a cause of major social and economic damage.Landslide susceptibility maps can be generated using geographical information systems(GIS)and limit equilibrium slope stability models coupled or not to hydrological equations.This study investigated the efficacy of four models used for slope stability analysis in predicting landslide-susceptible areas in a GIS environment.The selected models are the infinite slope,the shallow slope stability model(SHALSTAB),the stability index mapping(SINMAP),and the transient rainfall infiltration and grid-based regional slope-stability(TRIGRS).For comparisons,the authors(a)included the infinite slope equation in all models,(b)clearly defined input parameters and failure triggering mechanisms for each simulation(soil depth,water table height,rainfall intensity),(c)determined appropriate values for each model to obtain stability levels that represented similar hydrogeotechnical conditions,and(d)considered upper-third areas of landslide scars to estimate the reliability of susceptibility maps using validation indices.An intense rainfall event occurred in Serra do Mar,Brazil in January 2014 triggered hundreds of landslides and was used for back analysis and evaluation of the slope stability analysis models.When rainfall intensity is not considered,the four models produced very similar results.The most reliable landslide susceptibility map was generated using TRIGRS and considering the granite residual granite soils geological-geotechnical unit,subjected to a rainfall intensity of 210 mm for 2 h under unsaturated conditions.展开更多
From the aerial part of Isodon serra, two new ent-6,7-seco-kaurane-type diterpenoids, 15α,20β-dihydroxy-6β- methoxy-6,7- seco-6,20-epoxy-1,7-olide-ent-kaur-16-ene （1） and 6α,15α-dihydroxy-20-aldehyde-6,7-seco-6...From the aerial part of Isodon serra, two new ent-6,7-seco-kaurane-type diterpenoids, 15α,20β-dihydroxy-6β- methoxy-6,7- seco-6,20-epoxy-1,7-olide-ent-kaur-16-ene （1） and 6α,15α-dihydroxy-20-aldehyde-6,7-seco-6,11α-epoxy-1,7-olide-ent-kaur-16- ene （2） were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means.展开更多
Widely distributed in plants,ent-kaurane diterpenoids could reduce the incidence of inflammatory.The most important active ingredient of Isodon serra(Maxim.)Hara is ent-kaurane diterpenoids,which contribute to the ant...Widely distributed in plants,ent-kaurane diterpenoids could reduce the incidence of inflammatory.The most important active ingredient of Isodon serra(Maxim.)Hara is ent-kaurane diterpenoids,which contribute to the anti-inflammatory pharmacological effects of Isodon serra.However,the ingredients,the active compounds,drug targets,inflammatory targets and exact molecular mechanism of Isodon serra in treating inflammatory are still unclear.The purpose of this study was to use the method of network pharmacological analysis to find the active compounds in Isodon serra.These active compounds match the library of ent-kaurane diterpenoids compounds we established,and we find all the eligible ent-kaurane diterpenoids compounds.Isodon serra related and anti-inflammatory targets were found and then combined to get intersection,which represented potential anti-inflammatory targets of active compounds in Isodon serra.Moreover,anti-inflammatory targets and active compounds targets protein-protein interaction network were merged to get the protein-protein interaction network intersection and core genes in anti-inflammatory target protein-protein interaction network.For the anti-inflammatory targets of Isodon serra,Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathway analysis were executed to confirm gene functions of Isodon serra in antagonizing inflammation.Finally,TCMSP analysis identified 10 active compounds out of 48 ent-kaurane.The pathway analysis showed enrichment for different pathways like AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications,small cell lung cancer and human cytomegalovirus infection,which were all connected to inflammatory.On the whole,the proposed method clearly identified the ent-kaurane diterpenoids of Isodon serra and the results gave the active compounds of Isodon serra for the first time.The combining use of the qualitative analysis of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and network pharmacological methods could discover potential drug targets and reveal the biological process of TCM,which would open up a new approach in the study of TCM in future.展开更多
A new abietane quinone diterpenoid was isolated, together with horminone, 16-acetoxy-7-O-acetylhorminone, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol. ursolic acid and palmitic acid from the leaves of Rabdosin Serra (MAXIM) Hara. T...A new abietane quinone diterpenoid was isolated, together with horminone, 16-acetoxy-7-O-acetylhorminone, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol. ursolic acid and palmitic acid from the leaves of Rabdosin Serra (MAXIM) Hara. The new compound was elucidated as 16-acetoxy-7 alpha-ethoxyroyleanone.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao,China(File No.:0151/2020/A3)Key Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.:2020B1111110003)+1 种基金the Research Fund of the University of Macao,Macao,China(File No.:MYRG2020-00141-ICMS)the Research Fund of Southwest Medical University,China(Grant No.:2021ZKZD017).
文摘Rabdosia serra(R.serra),an important component of Chinese herbal tea,has traditionally been used to treat hepatitis,jaundice,cholecystitis,and colitis.However,the chemical composition of R.serra and its effect against colitis remain unclear.In this study,the chemical composition of the water extract of R.serra was analyzed using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with a hybrid linear ion trap quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometer(UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS).A total of 46 compounds,comprising ent-kaurane diterpenoids,flavonoids,phenolic acids,and steroids,were identified in the water extract of R.serra,and the extract could significantly alleviate dextran sulfate sodium salt-induced colitis by improving colon length,upregulating anti-inflammatory factors,downregulating proinflammatory factors,and restoring the balance of T helper 17/T regulatory cells.R.serra also preserved intestinal barrier function by increasing the level of tight junction proteins(zonula occludens 1 and occludin)in mouse colonic tissue.In addition,R.serra modulated the gut microbiota composition by increasing bacterial richness and diversity,increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria(Muribaculaceae,Bacteroides,Lactobacillus,and Prevotellaceae_UCG-001),and decreasing the abundance of pathogenic bacteria(Turicibacter,Eubacterium_fissicatena_group,and Eubacterium_xylanophilum_group).Gut microbiota depletion by antibiotics further confirmed that R.serra alleviated colitis in a microbiota-dependent manner.Overall,our findings provide chemical and biological evidence for the potential application of R.serra in the management of colitis.
基金supported by grants2017/26081-8,S?o Paulo Research Foundation(FAPESP)130594/2017-2,Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq)。
文摘Slope failure triggered by heavy rainfall is very common in tropical and subtropical regions and a cause of major social and economic damage.Landslide susceptibility maps can be generated using geographical information systems(GIS)and limit equilibrium slope stability models coupled or not to hydrological equations.This study investigated the efficacy of four models used for slope stability analysis in predicting landslide-susceptible areas in a GIS environment.The selected models are the infinite slope,the shallow slope stability model(SHALSTAB),the stability index mapping(SINMAP),and the transient rainfall infiltration and grid-based regional slope-stability(TRIGRS).For comparisons,the authors(a)included the infinite slope equation in all models,(b)clearly defined input parameters and failure triggering mechanisms for each simulation(soil depth,water table height,rainfall intensity),(c)determined appropriate values for each model to obtain stability levels that represented similar hydrogeotechnical conditions,and(d)considered upper-third areas of landslide scars to estimate the reliability of susceptibility maps using validation indices.An intense rainfall event occurred in Serra do Mar,Brazil in January 2014 triggered hundreds of landslides and was used for back analysis and evaluation of the slope stability analysis models.When rainfall intensity is not considered,the four models produced very similar results.The most reliable landslide susceptibility map was generated using TRIGRS and considering the granite residual granite soils geological-geotechnical unit,subjected to a rainfall intensity of 210 mm for 2 h under unsaturated conditions.
文摘From the aerial part of Isodon serra, two new ent-6,7-seco-kaurane-type diterpenoids, 15α,20β-dihydroxy-6β- methoxy-6,7- seco-6,20-epoxy-1,7-olide-ent-kaur-16-ene （1） and 6α,15α-dihydroxy-20-aldehyde-6,7-seco-6,11α-epoxy-1,7-olide-ent-kaur-16- ene （2） were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means.
基金Hebei Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Grant No.2021133)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China(Grant No.H2019206562)the Key Projects of Hebei Education Department(Grant No.ZD2017244)。
文摘Widely distributed in plants,ent-kaurane diterpenoids could reduce the incidence of inflammatory.The most important active ingredient of Isodon serra(Maxim.)Hara is ent-kaurane diterpenoids,which contribute to the anti-inflammatory pharmacological effects of Isodon serra.However,the ingredients,the active compounds,drug targets,inflammatory targets and exact molecular mechanism of Isodon serra in treating inflammatory are still unclear.The purpose of this study was to use the method of network pharmacological analysis to find the active compounds in Isodon serra.These active compounds match the library of ent-kaurane diterpenoids compounds we established,and we find all the eligible ent-kaurane diterpenoids compounds.Isodon serra related and anti-inflammatory targets were found and then combined to get intersection,which represented potential anti-inflammatory targets of active compounds in Isodon serra.Moreover,anti-inflammatory targets and active compounds targets protein-protein interaction network were merged to get the protein-protein interaction network intersection and core genes in anti-inflammatory target protein-protein interaction network.For the anti-inflammatory targets of Isodon serra,Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathway analysis were executed to confirm gene functions of Isodon serra in antagonizing inflammation.Finally,TCMSP analysis identified 10 active compounds out of 48 ent-kaurane.The pathway analysis showed enrichment for different pathways like AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications,small cell lung cancer and human cytomegalovirus infection,which were all connected to inflammatory.On the whole,the proposed method clearly identified the ent-kaurane diterpenoids of Isodon serra and the results gave the active compounds of Isodon serra for the first time.The combining use of the qualitative analysis of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and network pharmacological methods could discover potential drug targets and reveal the biological process of TCM,which would open up a new approach in the study of TCM in future.
文摘A new abietane quinone diterpenoid was isolated, together with horminone, 16-acetoxy-7-O-acetylhorminone, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol. ursolic acid and palmitic acid from the leaves of Rabdosin Serra (MAXIM) Hara. The new compound was elucidated as 16-acetoxy-7 alpha-ethoxyroyleanone.
