人参皂甙Rb1,Rg1,Re和Rh1对细胞脱氢酶活性的影响

应用显微分光光度术,定量地分析了人参皂甙Rb_1、Rg_1、Re、Rh_1对人胚肺成纤维细胞(2BS)和HeLa细胞脱氢酶活性的影响。结果表明,4种单体皂甙增加了高代龄2BS细胞内乳酸脱氢酶(LDH),琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH),葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G-6-PDH)和丙酮酸脱氢酶(PVO)的活性,降低了HeLa细胞内这几种酶的活性。     

人参皂甙Rb_1、Rg_1、Re及Rh_1对人胚肺成纤维细胞的影响(Ⅰ)

本研究应用细胞化学和显微分光光度术,定量观察了人参皂甙Rb_1、Rg_1、Re、Rh_1对人胚肺成纤维细胞的影响,结果表明:四种单体皂甙与人参根总皂甙(SRG)作用相似,都可以提高高代龄细胞内多糖类、葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G-6-PDH)、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH)、丙酮酸氧化酶(PVO)及低代龄细胞内单胺氧化酶(MAO)的含量,同时降低高代龄细胞内MAO的含量。除Rh_1外,其它样品均可以提高高代龄细胞内葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶(G-6-Pase)的含量。本文对上述变化的意义进行了讨论。     

用HPLC法研究不同提取方法对人参单体皂甙的提取效果

本文采用MPG-ODS色谱柱,以醋酸铵作HPLC流动相的改性荆在15 min以内较好地分离出单体皂甙Rg_2、Rb_1、Rc、Rd、Rg_1、Re等,首次比较了化学上醇提取方法和食用时水提取方法对单体皂甙及总皂甙提取效果的不同,结果表明,食用水对Rg组类皂甙的提取量高于Rb组,这将为人参的药理学研究及临床食用提供科学依据。     

三七.人参和西洋参细胞悬浮培养的比较研究

用薄层层析对三七、人参和西洋参愈伤组织进行的初步鉴定表明,三种愈伤组织都含有皂甙和主要皂甙成分Rb_1、Rg_1,三七愈伤组织还含有一种抗癌皂甙Rh_1。对愈伤组织的生长,三七低于人参高于西洋参;对愈伤组织中总皂甙含量,三七均高于人参和西洋参。三种植物细胞悬浮培养结果类似于他们的愈伤组织培养,但生长又进一步提高。三七细胞悬浮培养中皂甙产生的时间进程几乎与生长平行,合适的收获期为培养30天。寡糖素不仅增强三七培养细胞的皂甙形成而且促进细胞生长,较合适的浓度为1.25 ppm。通过以上研究,使三七悬浮培养细胞的生长(干重增加178毫克)为最初培养愈伤组织的4倍以上,总皂甙产率高达20.6毫克,为最初培养愈伤组织的8.5倍。     

人参皂苷Rb1、Rg1、Re对白血病细胞株KG1α增殖的影响

目的:探讨人参皂苷Rb1、Rg1、Re对急性髓系白血病细胞株(KG1α)增殖的影响.方法:取对数生长期KG1α细胞,分设人参皂苷Rb1、Rg1、Re组和常规培养组,以MTT比色法检测作用24h、48h、72h时对KG1α细胞增殖抑制作用,并计算Rb1的IC_(50)值,以此浓度为工作浓度,设常规培养组和处理组,台盼蓝计数法观察对KG1α细胞增殖的影响;流式细胞术测定细胞周期分布的变化.结果:MTT、台盼蓝计数显示人参皂苷单体Rb1、Rg1可抑制KG1α细胞增殖,呈浓度依赖性,以Rb1抑制效应最佳,于作用48h抑制率最高.台盼蓝计数显示人参皂苷单体Rb1-120μmol/L作用48h时抑制率达50.22%;流式细胞术结果提示,与对照组比较,Rb1-120μmol/L组G_2/M期KG1α细胞比例增加(P<0.05).结论:Rb1可抑制KG1α细胞体外增殖,其增殖抑制作用与将KG1α细胞阻滞于G_2/M期有关.     

人参皂苷Rg1、Rb1和Re对人慢性粒细胞白血病细胞株K562增殖的影响

目前已发现30余种人参皂苷单体,不同的人参皂苷单体的药理作用及机制各异。本实验通过研究人参皂苷单体Rg1、Rb1和Re对K562细胞增殖的影响,探讨其抗肿瘤作用及机制。取对数生长期K562细胞,分为阴性对照组、不同浓度的Rg1组、Rb1组、Re组,培养24h、48h、72h,以噻唑蓝（MTT）比色法和台盼蓝活细胞计数法测定不同浓度的Rg1、Rb1、     

人参皂甙 Rb1与Re对大鼠缺血再灌注心肌细胞凋亡的影响

目的观察人参皂甙Rb1与Re对缺血再灌注心肌细胞凋亡的影响,并比较两者的效应差异.方法结扎Wistar大鼠左冠状动脉前降支,建立大鼠缺血再灌注动物模型;采用透射电镜、缺口末端标记法检测心肌凋亡细胞,利用光学显微镜进行细胞计数.结果 (1)透射电镜发现缺血再灌注组缺血区出现心肌凋亡细胞,假手术组未发现心肌凋亡细胞;(2)缺血再灌注组心肌细胞凋亡数为134.45±45.61个/视野,人参皂甙Rb1治疗组51.65±13.71个/视野,人参皂甙Re治疗组90.66±19.22个/视野,三组间有非常显著性差异(P<0.01).结论心肌缺血再灌注诱导心肌细胞凋亡,人参皂甙Rb1和Re均可显著减少缺血再灌注心肌细胞的凋亡.证实人参皂甙Rb1与Re均有抑制缺血再灌注心肌细胞凋亡,减轻心肌缺血再灌注损伤的作用;人参皂甙Rb1的抗心肌细胞凋亡作用较Re的效果为佳.     

西洋参化学成分——皂甙的含量测定

本文采用Shibata提取方法,以人参皂甙Re为标准品,通过对样品提取液的薄层分离,用香草醛—高氯酸比色法对不同产地、不同年生、不同规格的西洋参及其不同部位中的总皂甙和分组皂甙作了含量测定。结果表明:各种西洋参样品总皂甙含量差异较大;三醇型与二醇型皂甙含量比为1:2.93～1:3;花蕾皂甙含量最高。     

秦岭产珠子参叶的达玛烷型皂甙研究(1)

从陕西省秦岭产珠子参(Panax japonicus C.A.Meyer var.major(Burk.)Wu etFeng)的叶中分离到十个新的达玛烷型四环三萜皂甙,经光谱测定和化学降解,其中四个的化学结构分别为珠子参甙(majoroside)F_1(1)、F_2(2)、F_3(3)和F_4(4)。同时,还分离到已知的人参甙(ginsenoside)Rd(5)、Re(6)、Rg_1(7)、Rg_2(8)和F_2(9)。     

人参皂甙Re提取方法的研究

采用反相高效液相色谱法,测定不同煎煮时间人参药材中人参皂甙Re的含量。结果表明：建立了提取人参皂甙Re的HPLC法,该法简便、快速、稳定、可靠;随着煎煮时间延长,人参皂甙Re的含量显著下降,人参皂甙Re不宜用传统的煎煮法提取。     

Neuroprotective effect of individual ginsenosides on astrocytes primary culture

Most of the known pharmacological effects of Panax ginseng on the central nervous system are due to its major components - ginsenosides. Although the antioxidant ability of ginseng root has already been established, this activity has never been evaluated for isolated ginsenosides on astrocytes. The activity of protopanaxadiols Rb(1), Rb(2), Rc and Rd, and protopanaxatriols Re and Rg(1) was evaluated in vitro on astrocytes primary culture by means of an oxidative stress model with H(2)O(2). The viability of astrocytes was determined by the MTT reduction assay and by the LDH release into the incubation medium. The effects on the antioxidant enzymes catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidases (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) and on the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation were also investigated. Exposure of astrocytes to H(2)O(2) decreased cell viability as well as the antioxidant enzymes activity and increased ROS formation. Oxidative stress produced significant cell death that was reduced by previous treatment with the tested ginsenosides. Ginsenosides Rb(1), Rb(2), Re and Rg(1) were effective in reducing astrocytic death, while Rb(1), Rb(2), Rd, Re and Rg(1) decreased ROS formation, ginsenoside Re being the most active. Ginsenosides from P. ginseng induce neuroprotection mainly through activation of antioxidant enzymes.     

Transformation of Ginsenosides Rb1 and Re from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Panax ginseng</Emphasis> by Food Microorganisms

Ginsenosides Rb1 and Re, respectively belonging to the major protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol ginsenosides, were transformed using cell-free extracts from food microorganisms. Rb1 was transformed into compound K via Rd and F2 by Bifidobacterium sp. Int57, Bif. sp. SJ32, Aspergillus niger and A.␣usamii. Lactobacillus delbrueckii, and Leuconostoc paramesenteroides transformed Rb1 into Rh2 via Rd and F2. Bifidobacterium sp. SH5 transformed Rb1 into F2 via Rd. Re was transformed into Rh1 via Rg2 by Bif. sp. Int57 and Bif. sp. SJ32. A. niger transformed Re into Rh1 via Rg1. A. usamii transformed Re into Rg2. Transformation of Rb1 proceeded at a higher rate and needed less amount of enzymes than that of Re. Taken together, these processes would allow a specific bioconversion process possible to obtain specific ginsenosides using an appropriate combination of ginsenoside substrates and specific microbial enzymes.     

Can ginsenosides protect human erythrocytes against free-radical-induced hemolysis?

Many studies have focused on the free-radical-initiated peroxidation of membrane lipid, which is associated with a variety of pathological events. Panax ginseng is used in traditional Chinese medicine to enhance stamina and capacity to deal with fatigue and physical stress. Many reports have been devoted to the effects of ginsenosides, the major active components in P. ginseng, on the lipid metabolism, immune function and cardiovascular system. The results, however, are usually contradictory since the usage of mixture of ginsenosides cannot identify the function of every individual ginsenosides on the experimental system. On the other hand, every individual ginsenosides is not compared under the same experimental condition. These facts motivate us to evaluate the antioxidant effect of various individual ginsenosides on the experimental system of free-radical-initiated peroxidation: the hemolysis of human erythrocyte induced thermally by water-soluble initiator, 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride) (AAPH). The inhibitory concentration of 50% inhibition (IC(50)) of AAPH-induced hemolysis of the erythrocyte has been studied firstly and found that the order of IC(50) is Rb3 - Rb1Rc>Re>Rh1>R1>Rg2>Rb3. Rg3, Rd and Rh2, however, act as synergistic prooxidants in the above experimental system. Rg1 does not show any synergistic antioxidative property. Although the antioxidative and prooxidative mechanism of various ginsenosides with or without TOH in AAPH-induced hemolysis of human erythrocytes will be further studied in detail, this information may be useful in the clinical usage of ginsenosides.     

Ginsenoside Re impacts on biotransformation products of ginsenoside Rb1 by Cellulosimicrobium cellulans sp. 21 and its mechanisms

Ginsenoside Rg3, a known anti-cancer agent, is usually prepared by enzyme-mediated and acid hydrolysis of ginsenoside Rb1 and Rd. In this study, we used the bacterium Cellulosimicrobium cellulans sp. 21 to transform Rb1 into Rg3. When Rb1 was used as the sole substrate, the transformation products included Rg3, Rh2, C-K and PPD. However, when Rb1 and Re were mixed, the yield of Rg3 was significantly higher, indicating that Re attenuates the activity of β-1,2-glucosidase secreted by C. cellulans sp. 21. β-1,2-glucosidase hydrolyzes the β-1,2-glucose moiety at the C-3 position of Rb1, but Re dose not modify enzymes that produce Rg3 by hydrolyzing glucose at the C-20 position in aglycon. We also tested the inhibitory effects from various ginsenosides on β-1,2-glucosidase, and discovered that sugar chains played key roles in inhibiting β-1,2 glucosidase activity, whereas aglycones of protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol had little inhibitory effects. Some sugar chains with different linkages, such as C-20, C-3 and C-6, exhibited different inhibitory effects. Overall, our findings demonstrate that a combination of substrates, in addition to microorganism-secreted enzymes, can be used for selective biotransformation. This approach provides a novel strategy for natural product preparations via microbial transformation.     

Can ginsenosides protect human erythrocytes against free-radical-induced hemolysis?

Many studies have focused on the free-radical-initiated peroxidation of membrane lipid, which is associated with a variety of pathological events. Panax ginseng is used in traditional Chinese medicine to enhance stamina and capacity to deal with fatigue and physical stress. Many reports have been devoted to the effects of ginsenosides, the major active components in P. ginseng, on the lipid metabolism, immune function and cardiovascular system. The results, however, are usually contradictory since the usage of mixture of ginsenosides cannot identify the function of every individual ginsenosides on the experimental system. On the other hand, every individual ginsenosides is not compared under the same experimental condition. These facts motivate us to evaluate the antioxidant effect of various individual ginsenosides on the experimental system of free-radical-initiated peroxidation: the hemolysis of human erythrocyte induced thermally by water-soluble initiator, 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride) (AAPH). The inhibitory concentration of 50% inhibition (IC₅₀) of AAPH-induced hemolysis of the erythrocyte has been studied firstly and found that the order of IC₅₀ is Rb3∼Rb1≪Rg2<Re<Rg1∼Rc<Rh1<R1. Rb1, Rc and Rg2, as antioxidants, can prolong the lag time of hemolysis. Contrarily, Rg3, Rd and Rh1, together with high concentration of Rb3, Rg1 and Rh2, function as prooxidants to accelerate AAPH-induced hemolysis. The addition of Re does not influence the lag time of hemolysis. The R1 with the concentration ranging from 10 to 20 μM decreases the lag time of hemolysis. These results suggest that there is a mutual interaction that existed in the molecule of ginsenosides since the difference of the structure of ginsenosides is only due to the connective position and type of sugar moieties to the ring of a triterpene dammarane. Moreover, the synergistic antioxidative properties of various individual ginsenosides with α-tocopherol (TOH) are also discussed, and it was found that the order of synergistic antioxidative properties with TOH is Rb1>Rc>Re>Rh1>R1>Rg2>Rb3. Rg3, Rd and Rh2, however, act as synergistic prooxidants in the above experimental system. Rg1 does not show any synergistic antioxidative property. Although the antioxidative and prooxidative mechanism of various ginsenosides with or without TOH in AAPH-induced hemolysis of human erythrocytes will be further studied in detail, this information may be useful in the clinical usage of ginsenosides.     

Biotransformation of ginsenosides Re and Rg1 into ginsenosides Rg2 and Rh1 by recombinant β-glucosidase

Ginsenosides Re and Rg1 were transformed by recombinant β-glucosidase (Bgp1) to ginsenosides Rg2 and Rh1, respectively. The bgp1 gene consists of 2,496?bp encoding 831 amino acids which have homology to the glycosyl hydrolase families 3 protein domain. Using 0.1?mg enzyme ml(-1) in 20?mM sodium phosphate buffer at 37°C and pH 7.0, the glucose moiety attached to the C-20 position of ginsenosides Re and Rg1, was removed: 1?mg ginsenoside Re ml(-1) was transformed into 0.83?mg Rg2?ml(-1) (100% molar conversion) after 2.5?h and 1?mg ginsenoside Rg1?ml(-1) was transformed into 0.6?mg ginsenoside Rh1?ml(-1) (78% molar conversion) in 15?min. Using Bgp1 enzyme, almost all initial ginsenosides Re and Rg1 were converted completely to ginsenosides Rg2 and Rh1. This is the first report of the conversion of ginsenoside Re to ginsenoside Rg2 and ginsenoside Rg1 to ginsenoside Rh1 using the recombinant β-glucosidase.     

Application of microwave-irradiation technique in deglycosylation of ginsenosides for improving apoptosis induction in human melanoma SK-MEL-2 cells

To increase the contents of medicinally effective ginsenosides, we used high-temperature and high-pressure thermal processing of ginseng by exposing it to microwave irradiation. To determine the anti-melanoma effect, the malignant melanoma SK-MEL-2 cell line was treated with an extract of microwave-irradiated ginseng. Microwave irradiation caused changes in the ginsenoside contents: the amounts of ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rb2, Rc, and Rd were disappeared, while those of less polar ginsenosides, such as Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1, were increased. In particular, the contents of Rk1 and Rg5 markedly increased. Melanoma cells treated with the microwave-irradiated ginseng extract showed markedly increased cell death. The results indicate that the microwave-irradiated ginseng extract induced melanoma cell death via the apoptotic pathway and that the cytotoxic effect of the microwave-irradiated ginseng extract is attributable to the increased contents of specific ginsenosides.     

A novel ginsenosidase from an Aspergillus strain hydrolyzing 6-O-multi-glycosides of protopanaxatriol-type ginsenosides, named ginsenosidase type IV

Herein, a novel ginsenosidase, named ginsenosidase type IV, hydrolyzing 6-O-multi-glycosides of protopanaxatrioltype ginsenosides (PPT), such as Re, R1, Rf, and Rg2, was isolated from the Aspergillus sp. 39g strain, purified, and characterized. Ginsenosidase type IV was able to hydrolyze the 6-O-alpha-L-(1-->2)-rhamnoside of Re and the 6-O-beta-D- (1-->2)-xyloside of R1 into ginsenoside Rg1. Subsequently, it could hydrolyze the 6-O-beta-D-glucoside of Rg1 into F1. Similarly, it was able to hydrolyze the 6-O-alpha-L-(1-->2)- rhamnoside of Rg2 and the 6-O-beta-D-(1-->2)-glucoside of Rf into Rh1, and then further hydrolyze Rh1 into its aglycone. However, ginsenosidase type IV could not hydrolyze the 3-O- or 20-O-glycosides of protopanaxadioltype ginsenosides (PPD), such as Rb1, Rb2, Rb3, Rc, and Rd. These exhibited properties are significantly different from those of glycosidases described in Enzyme Nomenclature by the NC-IUBMB. The optimal temperature and pH for ginsenosidase type IV were 40°C and 6.0, respectively. The activity of ginsenosidase type IV was slightly improved by the Mg(2+) ion, and inhibited by Cu(2+) and Fe(2+) ions. The molecular mass of the enzyme, based on SDS-PAGE, was noted as being approximately 56 kDa.