连花清瘟胶囊原料药的化学成分研究北大核心CSCD

采用硅胶柱层析、Sephadex LH-20凝胶、制备液相等方法从连花清瘟胶囊原料药中分离得到17个化合物。通过IR、MS、1H NMR、13C NMR等波谱手段鉴定为(+)-松脂素(1)、连翘苷(2)、表松脂素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(3)、罗汉松脂素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4)、大黄酚-1-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(5)、芦荟大黄素-8-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(6)、大黄酚(7)、大黄素(8)、大黄素甲醚(9)、芦荟大黄素(10)、芦荟大黄素乙酸酯(11)、槲皮素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(12)、山柰酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(13)、五福花苷酸(14)、没食子酸(15)、苯甲酸(16)和β-谷甾醇(17)。本研究首次通过系统化学分离、鉴定手段从连花清瘟胶囊原料药中分离、鉴定17个化合物,为阐明连花清瘟胶囊的化学物质基础提供了重要的科学研究数据。     

连花清瘟胶囊原料药的化学成分研究

采用硅胶柱层析、Sephadex LH-20凝胶、制备液相等方法从连花清瘟胶囊原料药中分离得到17个化合物。通过IR、MS、1H NMR、13C NMR等波谱手段鉴定为(+)-松脂素(1)、连翘苷(2)、表松脂素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(3)、罗汉松脂素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4)、大黄酚-1-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(5)、芦荟大黄素-8-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(6)、大黄酚(7)、大黄素(8)、大黄素甲醚(9)、芦荟大黄素(10)、芦荟大黄素乙酸酯(11)、槲皮素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(12)、山柰酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(13)、五福花苷酸(14)、没食子酸(15)、苯甲酸(16)和β-谷甾醇(17)。本研究首次通过系统化学分离、鉴定手段从连花清瘟胶囊原料药中分离、鉴定17个化合物,为阐明连花清瘟胶囊的化学物质基础提供了重要的科学研究数据。     

斑马鱼模型评价何首乌中18种成分的肝脏毒性

首次用斑马鱼模型探索何首乌中18种成分的肝脏毒性作用,为何首乌的肝毒性物质基础研究提供依据。对肝脏荧光转基因斑马鱼给以高、中、低剂量的18种何首乌主要成分72 h,并分别于给药后24、48、72 h用荧光显微镜对其进行拍照。拍好的图片通过Image J软件进行肝脏面积和荧光强度分析。大黄素组、大黄酸组、芦荟大黄素组、大黄素-1-O-葡萄糖苷组、大黄素甲醚-8-O-葡萄糖苷组、芦荟大黄素-8-O-葡萄糖苷组及阳性对照组(对乙酰氨基酚)的肝脏面积和肝脏荧光强度与空白组相比显著降低;而大黄酚组、大黄素甲醚组、大黄素-8-O-葡萄糖苷组、大黄酸-8-O-葡萄糖苷组、大黄酚-1-O-葡萄糖苷组、大黄酚-8-O-葡萄糖苷组、芦荟大黄素-3-羟甲基葡萄糖苷组、白藜芦醇组、没食子酸组、儿茶素组、表儿茶素组的肝脏面积和肝脏荧光强度与空白组相比无显著差异;此外,二苯乙烯苷组的肝脏荧光强度与空白组相比显著增高。由此可见大黄素、大黄酸、芦荟大黄素、大黄素-1-O-葡萄糖苷、大黄素甲醚-8-O-葡萄糖苷、芦荟大黄素-8-O-葡萄糖苷对斑马鱼幼鱼肝脏具有一定毒性作用。何首乌的肝毒性作用可能还是由蒽醌类化合物介导,其物质基础与上述6种蒽醌成分有关,并以结合蒽醌为主。     

黄海棠化学成分的研究

从黄海棠植物中共分离得到15个化合物,并运用质谱、1H NMR和13C NMR等波谱方法将他们的结构鉴定为9,9'-O-di-(E)-feruloyl-(-)-secoisolariciresinol(1),山奈酚(2),槲皮素(3),金丝桃苷(4),槲皮素-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(5),山奈酚-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(6),山奈酚-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(7),原儿茶酸(8),1,7-二羟基-9-氧杂蒽酮(9),对香豆酸(10),对羟基苯甲酸(11),山奈素-3-O-(6"-O-巴豆酰)-β-D-葡萄糖苷(12),1,3,6,7-四羟基-9-氧杂蒽酮(13),没食子酸(14)和β-谷甾醇(15)。其中化合物1、4和6~14为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

罗汉果叶的化学成分研究

为了解罗汉果(Siraitia grosvenorii(Swingle)C.Jeffrey)中的化学成分,利用溶剂萃取和色谱分离手段,从罗汉果叶中分离得到9个化合物。通过光谱分析,分别鉴定为:山奈酚-3,7-O-α-L-二鼠李糖苷(1)、山奈酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(2)、阿魏酸(3)、4′-甲氧基二氢槲皮素(4)、大黄素(5)、芦荟大黄素(6)、槲皮素(7)、山奈酚(8)、山奈酚-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(9),其中化合物3~6为首次从罗汉果叶中分离得到。     

古蔺雪胆中的新三萜皂苷

从采自四川汉源县的古蔺雪胆(Hemsleya penxianensis var.gulinensiks)中分到9个三萜皂苷化合物,通过化学反应和光谱方法鉴定了它们的结构。其中7个为已知化合物,分别为齐墩果酸-28-O-β-D-比喃葡萄糖苷(1),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基齐墩果酸苷(3),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷(4),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(5),3-O-α-L-阿拉伯糖基—(1→3)—β—D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28—O—β—D—吡喃葡萄糖苷(6),3—O—(6′—丁酯)—β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-α-L-阿拉伯糖苷(7),3-O-(6′-丁酯)—β—D吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(8)。两个新化合物,即雪胆皂苷A(2)和雪胆皂苷B(9)。     

碎米花杜鹃根的化学成分研究

采用硅胶柱色谱、Sephadex LH-20柱色谱等手段从碎米花杜鹃Rhododendron spiciferum根中分离得到15个化合物,根据化合物的理化性质和光谱数据分别鉴定为(-)-南烛木树脂酚(1)、(+)-环合橄榄树脂素(2)、(-)-南烛木树脂酚-9-O-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(3)、(-)-南烛木树脂酚-9-O-β-D-木吡喃糖苷(4)、3,5,7-三羟基色原酮-3-O-α-L-鼠李吡喃糖苷(5)、3,5,7-三羟基色原酮-3-O-α-L-阿拉伯吡喃糖苷(6)、柚皮素(7)、圣草酚(8)、紫杉叶素(9)、儿茶素(10)、紫杉叶素-3-O-α-L-阿拉伯吡喃糖苷(11)、黄杞苷(12)、紫杉叶素-3-O-α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖苷(13)、蒲公英赛醇(14)、蒲公英赛醇乙酸酯(15)。其中化合物1~6、8、9、13~15为首次从该植物中分得。     

快速制备液相色谱分离库拉索芦荟中10-羟基芦荟大黄素苷(英文)

采用快速制备液相色谱从库拉索芦荟中高效分离制备10-羟基芦荟大黄素苷A和B。以库拉索芦荟药材粉甲醇提取物为原料,采用快速制备液相色谱,EYELA柱(300 mm×20 mm i.d.,20~45μm),甲醇-水为流动相(35∶65,v/v)等度洗脱,流速10 mL/min,检测波长356 nm,对芦荟样品进行分离制备,得到2种化合物单体,经UV、旋光度、HRMS和NMR鉴定,HPLC测定纯度,2个化合物分别为10-羟基芦荟大黄素苷B(98.9%)和10-羟基芦荟大黄素苷A(98.2%)。该方法简便、快速,所得产物纯度较高,可用于对照品的制备和药理毒理活性研究。     

虎尾草化学成分研究

从虎尾草Lysimachia barystachys地上部分中分得8个已知黄酮苷类化合物,通过波谱解析其结构分别鉴定为槲皮素(1),山奈酚(2),金丝桃苷(3)、芦丁(4)、3,5,7,3',4'-五羟基黄酮-3-O-(2,6-二-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖)-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(5),3,5,7,3',4'-五羟基黄酮-7-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1-2)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(6),3,5,7,4'-四羟基黄酮-3-O-(2,6-二-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖)-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(7),3,5,7,4'-四羟基黄酮-7-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1-2)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(8).这些化合物除3,4外均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

大叶桃花心木树皮化学成分研究

为了解大叶桃花心木(Swietenia macrophylla)树皮的化学成分,采用硅胶、凝胶、制备液相等手段分离、纯化,从其树皮提取物中分离得到9个化合物。根据理化性质及波谱数据,鉴定化合物结构分别为香草酸(1)、东莨菪素(2)、大黄素甲醚(3)、3,4,5-三甲氧基苯基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(4)、(+)-儿茶素(5)、5′-甲氧基异落叶松脂素-9′-O-β-D-吡喃木糖苷(6)、南烛木树脂酚-9′-O-β-D-吡喃木糖苷(7)、豆甾醇(8)、豆甾醇-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(9)。除化合物5外,其余化合物为首次从该植物中分离。细胞毒活性试验表明化合物均无显著的细胞毒活性。     

Influence of exogenous application of glycinebetaine on antioxidative system and growth of salt-stressed soybean seedlings (Glycine max L.)

Glycinebetaine is one of the most competitive compounds which play an important role in salt stress in plants. In this study, the enhanced salt tolerance in soybean (Glycine max L.) by exogenous application of glycinebetaine was evaluated. To improve salt tolerance at the seedling stage, GB was applied in four different concentrations (0, 5, 25 and 50 mM) as a pre-sowing seed treatment. Salinity stress in the form of a final concentration of 150 mM sodium chloride (NaCl) over a 15 day period drastically affected the plants as indicated by increased proline, MDA and Na⁺ content of soybean plants. In contrast, supplementation with 50 mM GB improved growth of soybean plants under NaCl as evidenced by a decrease in proline, MDA and Na⁺ content of soybean plants. Further analysis showed that treatments with GB, resulted in increasing of CAT and SOD activity of soybean seedlings in salt stress. We propose that the role of GB in increasing tolerance to salinity stress in soybean may result from either its antioxidant capacity by direct scavenging of H₂O₂ or its role in activating CAT activity which is mandatory in scavenging H₂O₂.     

Na(+) interaction with the pore of Shaker B K(+) channels: zero and low K(+) conditions.

The Shaker B K(+) conductance (G(K)) collapses (in a reversible manner) if the membrane is depolarized and then repolarized in, 0 K(+), Na(+)-containing solutions (Gómez-Lagunas, F. 1997. J. Physiol. 499:3-15; Gómez-Lagunas, F. 1999. Biophys. J. 77:2988-2998). In this work, the role of Na(+) ions in the collapse of G(K) in 0-K(+) solutions, and in the behavior of the channels in low K(+) was studied. The main findings are as follows. First, in 0-K(+) solutions, the presence of Na(+) ions is an important factor that speeds the collapse of G(K). Second, external Na(+) fosters the drop of G(K) by binding to a site with a K(d) = 3.3 mM. External K(+) competes, in a mutually exclusive manner, with Na(o)(+) for binding to this site, with an estimated K(d) = 80 microM. Third, NMG and choline are relatively inert regarding the stability of G(K); fourth, with [K(o)(+)] = 0, the energy required to relieve Na(i)(+) block of Shaker (French, R.J., and J.B. Wells. 1977. J. Gen. Physiol. 70:707-724; Starkus, J.G., L. Kuschel, M. Rayner, and S. Heinemann. 2000. J. Gen. Physiol. 110:539-550) decreases with the molar fraction of Na(i)(+) (X(Na,i)), in an extent not accounted for by the change in Delta(mu)(Na). Finally, when X(Na,i) = 1, G(K) collapses by the binding of Na(i)(+) to two sites, with apparent K(d)s of 2 and 14.3 mM.     

Loss of caveolin-1 impairs retinal function due to disturbance of subretinal microenvironment

Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), an integral component of caveolar membrane domains, is expressed in several retinal cell types, including photoreceptors, retinal vascular endothelial cells, Müller glia, and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Recent evidence links Cav-1 to ocular diseases, including autoimmune uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, and primary open angle glaucoma, but its role in normal vision is largely undetermined. In this report, we show that ablation of Cav-1 results in reduced inner and outer retinal function as measured, in vivo, by electroretinography and manganese-enhanced MRI. Somewhat surprisingly, dark current and light sensitivity were normal in individual rods (recorded with suction electrode methods) from Cav-1 knock-out (KO) mice. Although photoreceptor function was largely normal, in vitro, the apparent K(+) affinity of the RPE-expressed α1-Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase was decreased in Cav-1 KO mice. Cav-1 KO retinas also displayed unusually tight adhesion with the RPE, which could be resolved by brief treatment with hyperosmotic medium, suggesting alterations in outer retinal fluid homeostasis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that reduced retinal function resulting from Cav-1 ablation is not photoreceptor-intrinsic but rather involves impaired subretinal and/or RPE ion/fluid homeostasis.     

Spatial,Cellular, and Intracellular Localization of Na+/K+-ATPase in the Sterically Disposed Renal Tubules of Japanese Eel

The kidney plays a crucial role in the regulation of water and ion balances in both freshwater and seawater fishes. However, the complicated structures of the kidney hamper comprehensive understanding of renal functions. In this study, to investigate the structure of sterically disposed renal tubules, we examined spatial, cellular, and intracellular localization of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase in the kidney of the Japanese eel. The renal tubule was composed of the first (PT-I) and second (PT-II) segments of the proximal tubule and the distal tubule (DT), followed by the collecting ducts (CDs). Light microscopic immunocytochemistry detected Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase along the renal tubules and CD; however, the subcellular distribution of the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase immunoreaction varied among different segments. Electron microscopic immunocytochemistry further revealed that Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase was distributed on the basal infoldings of PT-I, PT-II, and DT cells. Three-dimensional analyses showed that the renal tubules meandered in a random pattern through lymphoid tissues, and then merged into the CD, which was aligned linearly. Among the different segments, the DT and CD cells showed more-intense Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase immunoreaction in freshwater eel than in seawater-acclimated eel, confirming that the DT and CD segments are important in freshwater adaptation, or hyperosmoregulation. (J Histochem Cytochem 58:707–719, 2010)     

Interaction of the BKCa channel gating ring with dendrotoxins

Two classes of small homologous basic proteins, mamba snake dendrotoxins (DTX) and bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), block the large conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel (BK_Ca, KCa1.1) by production of discrete subconductance events when added to the intracellular side of the membrane. This toxin-channel interaction is unlikely to be pharmacologically relevant to the action of mamba venom, but as a fortuitous ligand-protein interaction, it has certain biophysical implications for the mechanism of BK_Ca channel gating. In this work we examined the subconductance behavior of 9 natural dendrotoxin homologs and 6 charge neutralization mutants of δ-dendrotoxin in the context of current structural information on the intracellular gating ring domain of the BK_Ca channel. Calculation of an electrostatic surface map of the BK_Ca gating ring based on the Poisson-Boltzmann equation reveals a predominantly electronegative surface due to an abundance of solvent-accessible side chains of negatively charged amino acids. Available structure-activity information suggests that cationic DTX/BPTI molecules bind by electrostatic attraction to site(s) on the gating ring located in or near the cytoplasmic side portals where the inactivation ball peptide of the β2 subunit enters to block the channel. Such an interaction may decrease the apparent unitary conductance by altering the dynamic balance of open versus closed states of BK_Ca channel activation gating.     

Overexpression of SeNHX1 improves both salt tolerance and disease resistance in tobacco

Recently, we found NHX1, the gene encoding a Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger, participated in plant disease defense. Although NHX1 has been confirmed to be involved in plant salt tolerance, whether the NHX1 transgenic plants exhibit both salt tolerance and disease resistance has not been investigated. The T1 progenies of Nicotiana tabacum L. lines expressing SeNHX1 (from Salicornia europaea) were generated for the present study. Compared with PBI-type control plants, SeNHX1 transgenic tobaccos exhibited more biomass, longer root length, and higher K⁺/Na⁺ ratio at post germination or seedling stage under NaCl treatment, indicating enhanced salt tolerance. The vacuolar H⁺ efflux in SeNHX1 transgenic tobacco was increased after treatment of NaCl with different concentration. Meanwhile, the SeNHX1 transgenic tobaccos showed smaller wilted spot area, less H₂O₂ accumulation in leaves after infection of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae. Further investigation demonstrated a larger NAD(P)(H) pool in SeNHX1 transgenic tobacco. These evidences revealed that overexpression of SeNHX1 intensified the compartmentation of Na⁺ into vacuole under salt stress and improved the ability of eliminating ROS after pathogen attack, which then enhanced salt tolerance and disease resistance simultaneously in tobacco. Our findings indicate NHX1 has potential value in creating crops with both improved salt tolerance and disease resistance.     

Na+/K+-ATPase resistance and cardenolide sequestration: basal adaptations to host plant toxins in the milkweed bugs (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae: Lygaeinae)

Despite sequestration of toxins being a common coevolutionary response to plant defence in phytophagous insects, the macroevolution of the traits involved is largely unaddressed. Using a phylogenetic approach comprising species from four continents, we analysed the ability to sequester toxic cardenolides in the hemipteran subfamily Lygaeinae, which is widely associated with cardenolide-producing Apocynaceae. In addition, we analysed cardenolide resistance of their Na⁺/K⁺-ATPases, the molecular target of cardenolides. Our data indicate that cardenolide sequestration and cardenolide-resistant Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase are basal adaptations in the Lygaeinae. In two species that shifted to non-apocynaceous hosts, the ability to sequester was secondarily reduced, yet Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase resistance was maintained. We suggest that both traits evolved together and represent major coevolutionary adaptations responsible for the evolutionary success of lygaeine bugs. Moreover, specialization on cardenolides was not an evolutionary dead end, but enabled this insect lineage to host shift to cardenolide-producing plants from distantly related families.     

Activation of Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) channels contributes to rhythmic firing of action potentials in mouse pancreatic beta cells

We have applied the perforated patch whole-cell technique to beta cells within intact pancreatic islets to identify the current underlying the glucose-induced rhythmic firing of action potentials. Trains of depolarizations (to simulate glucose-induced electrical activity) resulted in the gradual (time constant: 2.3 s) development of a small (<0.8 nS) K(+) conductance. The current was dependent on Ca(2+) influx but unaffected by apamin and charybdotoxin, two blockers of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, and was insensitive to tolbutamide (a blocker of ATP-regulated K(+) channels) but partially (>60%) blocked by high (10-20 mM) concentrations of tetraethylammonium. Upon cessation of electrical stimulation, the current deactivated exponentially with a time constant of 6.5 s. This is similar to the interval between two successive bursts of action potentials. We propose that this Ca(2+)-activated K(+) current plays an important role in the generation of oscillatory electrical activity in the beta cell.     

Altered intracellular pH regulation in cells with high levels of P-glycoprotein expression

P-glycoprotein is an ATP-binding-cassette transporter that pumps many structurally unrelated drugs out of cells through an ATP-dependent mechanism. As a result, multidrug-resistant cells that overexpress P-glycoprotein have reduced intracellular steady-state levels of a variety of chemotherapeutic agents. In addition, increased cytosolic pH has been a frequent finding in multidrug-resistant cells that express P-glycoprotein, and it has been proposed that this consequence of P-glycoprotein expression may contribute to the lower intracellular levels of chemotherapeutic agents. In these studies, we measured intracellular pH and the rate of acid extrusion in response to an acid load in two cells with very different levels of P-glycoprotein expression: V79 parental cells and LZ-8 multidrug resistant cells. Compared to the wild-type V79 cells, LZ-8 cells have a lower intracellular pH and a slower recovery of intracellular pH after an acid load. The data also show that LZ-8 cells have reduced ability to extrude acid, probably due to a decrease in Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger activity. The alterations in intracellular pH and acid extrusion in LZ-8 cells are reversed by 24-h exposure to the multidrug-resistance modulator verapamil. The lower intracellular pH in LZ-8 indicates that intracellular alkalinization is not necessary for multidrug resistance. The reversal by verapamil of the decreased acid-extrusion suggests that P-glycoprotein can affect other membrane transport mechanism.