以Willow Bark为例探讨植物提取物的开发

在北美市场 ,在药品和食品之间还有一块很大的市场份额 ,称之为食品补充剂。我国从 2 0世纪90年代中期开始活跃的植物提取物行业正是为美国的食品补充剂提供原料的 ,因此这两个市场是休戚相关的。 1 997年 ,贯叶连翘提取物迅速走红之后 ,国内在植物提取物行业有了更快的发展。银杏、人参、绿茶、当归、贯叶连翘等提取物一直占据着提取物市场前 1 0名的地位。根据目前国际市场的变化 ,终端客户也希望能找到一些新的利润增长点 ,...     

贯叶连翘抗抑郁研究新进展

贯叶连翘,又名圣约翰草,是传统中药材之一,圣约翰草在德国用于抗抑郁症已有几百年的历史。贯叶连翘提取物对轻度和中度抑郁症患者和动物模型都有很好疗效,最新药理学研究表明贯叶连翘提取物中抗抑郁的主要成分是贯叶金丝桃素。贯叶金丝桃素是神经递质5-羟色胺(5-HT)、多巴胺(DA)、去甲肾上腺素(NE)的非竞争性重吸收抑制剂,贯叶金丝桃素还可以抑制突触体对γ氨基丁酸(GABA)和L-谷氨酸(L-glu)的重吸收,其作用机理至今还不甚明了,研究表明它的作用很可能是通过提高突触体细胞内钠离子浓度或通过降低突触体内突触小泡的跨膜pH梯度实现的。     

高压静电场对贯叶连翘种子休眠破除及药用成分的影响

将高压静电场(HVEF)技术应用于贯叶连翘种子休眠破除及组培苗培养,结果显示,贯叶连翘种子在静电场(100 kv/m)中处理1 h,其发芽势(SPO)和发芽率(SPT)是对照组(无静电处理)的5.69倍和2.45倍;贯叶连翘组培苗在静电场(135 kv/m～150 kv/m)中处理1 h,其药用成分总金丝桃素含量和贯叶金丝桃素含量是对照组的1.35～1.53倍;静电场(150 kv/m)处理后,POD活性是其对照的1.30倍.研究表明,一定强度的静电场作用,能有效提高贯叶连翘种子发芽率,促进总金丝桃素和贯叶金丝桃素代谢含量.     

太白山区23种中草药抗氧活性的研究

采用DPPH法对太白山区常见23种中草药乙醇提取液进行了抗氧活性研究。结果表明：赤芍和贯叶连翘的抗氧活性最强,银杏叶、葛根、窝儿七、越橘果、红窝儿七、独叶草的抗氧活性较强。在浓度为4mg（干重）ml时,上述中草药对DPPH自由基抑制率达80％以上,其中窝儿七、赤芍、贯叶连翘、越橘果的提取液稀释5倍后仍表现出较强的抗氧活性,而赤芍和贯叶连翘的浸提液稀释10倍后（0．4mg(干重）／mL),抑制率仍分别高达67．5％和77．1％。     

贯叶连翘提取物对小鼠免疫性心肌炎的作用

目的:探讨贯叶连翘提取物对小鼠免疫性心肌炎的治疗作用。方法:猪心肌球蛋白免疫BALB/C小鼠,建立免疫性心肌炎模型。结果:贯叶连翘提取物能抑制小鼠脾脏组织,降低外周血T淋巴细胞CD4/CD8比例和血清肌球蛋白自身抗体滴度,减轻心肌内淋巴细胞浸润。结论:贯叶连翘提取物对小鼠免疫性心肌炎有治疗作用。     

贯叶连翘的研究和应用现状

近年来,国内外对天然生物活性物质的研究和应用日趋活跃,含天然活性成分的植物提取物的贸易额也随之大幅度上升。继银杏叶提取物之后,国外厂商又通过各种渠道来我国寻找贯叶连翘及其提取物货源,由此引发了国内贯叶连翘资源的开发热潮。作者根据国内外文献及自己的研究...     

正交设计优选贯叶连翘中总黄酮提取工艺

本文采用正交设计实验,对影响贯叶连翘总黄酮提取工艺的因素进行了系统考察。结果发现,以总黄酮得率作为考察指标,影响贯叶连翘总黄酮提取的主次因素为:溶媒种类>提取时间>提取次数>溶剂用量,其中溶媒种类、提取时间、提取次数均对总黄酮的提取有显著性影响;贯叶连翘中总黄酮的最佳提取工艺条件为:用10倍量80%乙醇提取3次,每次1h。建立了以UV法测定贯叶连翘中总黄酮的含量方法。     

贯叶连翘对应激大鼠生长和脑单胺类神经递质含量的影响

为探讨贯叶连翘对慢性应激大鼠生长和脑单胺类神经递质的影响,用15只大鼠设置对照组、应激组和贯叶连翘组3组实验。应激组和贯叶连翘组均进行7天的应激刺激后,贯叶连翘组灌胃贯叶连翘10d。实验结束后,取3组大鼠的脑组织,用高效液相色谱法测定高香草酸(HVA)、去甲肾上腺素(NE)、多巴胺(DA)和5-羟色胺(5-HT)的含量。结果表明,应激组大鼠日增重明显低于对照组;而贯叶连翘组大鼠的日增重明显高于应激组。应激组大鼠海马、纹状体和前额叶中的HVA、NE、DA和5-HT与对照组间均无显著差异。贯叶连翘组大鼠纹状体中的DA含量明显高于应激组;而前额叶中的DA则明显低于应激组。因此,贯叶连翘对慢性应激引起的大鼠生长受抑有缓解作用,对其脑内单胺类神经递质有部分调节作用。     

贯叶连翘对应激大鼠生长和脑单胺类神经递质含量的影响

为探讨贯叶连翘对慢性应激大鼠生长和脑单胺类神经递质的影响,用15只大鼠设置对照组、应激组和贯叶连翘组3组实验。应激组和贯叶连翘组均进行7天的应激刺激后,贯叶连翘组灌胃贯叶连翘10 d。实验结束后,取3组大鼠的脑组织,用高效液相色谱法测定高香草酸（HVA）、去甲肾上腺素（NE）、多巴胺（DA）和5-羟色胺（5-HT）的含量。结果表明,应激组大鼠日增重明显低于对照组;而贯叶连翘组大鼠的日增重明显高于应激组。应激组大鼠海马、纹状体和前额叶中的HVA、NE、DA和5-HT与对照组间均无显著差异。贯叶连翘组大鼠纹状体中的DA含量明显高于应激组;而前额叶中的DA则明显低于应激组。因此,贯叶连翘对慢性应激引起的大鼠生长受抑有缓解作用,对其脑内单胺类神经递质有部分调节作用。     

芦荟汁对银杏悬浮培养细胞的生长及次生代谢产物合成的影响

将无菌芦荟汁按不同比例添加于银杏细胞悬浮培养基中,研究其对银杏细胞的生长及次生代谢产物合成的影响,结果表明,添加０．１％的芦荟汁,银杏细胞干重达１６．０７ｇ／Ｌ,比对照提高了１３％;添加０．０５％的芦荟汁可明显促进银杏悬浮培养细胞次生代谢产物合成,总黄酮含量比对照提高了１６．７４％。     

冬虫夏草与韩芝液体发酵混合培养特性研究

平板培养基上比较了冬虫夏草、韩芝及树舌的菌丝生长速度和对淀粉的利用情况,结果显示三者的生长速度分别达到1.28、0.64和0.55 cm/d,且韩芝与树舌对淀粉的利用均优于冬虫夏草;混合培养结果得出菌种的最佳菌龄比为虫草:韩芝=3 d:5 d,最佳的接种比例为2:3;正交试验混合发酵最佳的培养基配方(%):葡萄糖1.0、淀粉2.0、黄豆粉2.0、酵母粉0.5,在此条件下,菌丝生物量达到最大值1.97 g/100 mL。     

Effects of herbal components on cDNA-expressed cytochrome P450 enzyme catalytic activity

We evaluated the effects of 25 purified components of commonly used herbal products on the catalytic activity of cDNA-expressed cytochrome P450 isoforms in in vitro experiments. Increasing concentrations of the compounds were incubated with a panel of recombinant human CYP isoforms (CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4) and their effects on the conversion of specific surrogate substrates measured fluorometrically in a 96-well plate format. For each test substance, the IC50 (the concentration required to inhibit metabolism of surrogate substrates by 50%) was estimated and compared with IC50's for the positive control inhibitory drugs furafylline, sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, quinidine, and ketoconazole. Constituents of Ginkgo biloba (ginkgolic acids I and II), kava (desmethoxyyangonin, dihydromethysticin, and methysticin), garlic (allicin), evening primrose oil (cis-linoleic acid), and St. John's wort (hyperforin and quercetin) significantly inhibited one or more of the cDNA human P450 isoforms at concentrations of less than 10 uM. Some of the test compounds (components of Ginkgo biloba, kava, and St. John's wort) were more potent inhibitors of the isoforms 1A2, 2C19, and 2C19 than the positive controls used in each assay (furafylline, sulfaphenazole, and tranylcypromine, respectively), which are known to produce clinically significant drug interactions. The enzyme most sensitive to the inhibitory of effects of these compounds was CYP2C19, while the isoform least effected was CYP2D6. These data suggest that herbal products containing evening primrose oil, Ginkgo biloba, kava, and St. John's Wort could potentially inhibit the metabolism of co-administered medications whose primary route of elimination is via cytochrome P450.     

不同植物药提取物对灵芝细胞生长和胞内三萜产物形成的影响

研究了不同植物药的水提和醇提物对灵芝深层发酵过程中菌丝量和胞内三萜产量的影响。将不同植物药的水提物和醇提物分别加入到发酵基础培养基中,培养7d后检测灵芝生物量和胞内三萜含量。结果表明,金银花和枸杞子水提物添加浓度为100mg/L时,可促进灵芝细胞的生长（p＜0.05）。连翘水提物对灵芝生长和胞内三萜的形成都有显著促进作用,当连翘水提物浓度为400mg/L时,胞内三萜产量从对照的（192.54±8.99）mg/L提高到（302.52±3.79）mg/L。金银花和枸杞子醇提物浓度为200mg/L时能显著促进灵芝细胞生长;枸杞子醇提物在同样浓度下还能促进灵芝胞内三萜的形成。但板蓝根和银杏叶水提物和醇提物都对灵芝的细胞生长和胞内三萜形成有较强的抑制作用。     

中药提取液对灵芝深层发酵的影响

我国中医药历史悠久 ,中药资源丰富 ,为保证广大人们的身体健康起到巨大作用。但近几十年来 ,我国在中药现代化方面进展缓慢 ,其中原因之一就是中药加工技术陈旧[1] ,近来有学者提出了中药发酵制药技术[1,2 ] 。药用真菌是中药的组成部分 ,它们中的许多种类都能以液体发酵进行生产[3] ,以适当的中药为培养基或在培养基中添加适量的中药 ,利用它们强大的分解转化能力 ,不仅可对中药中的纤维、糖类和蛋白等物质加以利用 ,而且在代谢过程中可能对中药中的一些成分进行转化 ,从而提高中药活性成分在复合制剂中的比例及效价 ;另外中药中的某些成…     

银杏叶黄酮的乙醇提取方法研究

研究了银杏叶总黄酮含量的季节悸变化规律及利用乙醇提取银杏叶黄酮的方法,结果表明,根据银杏叶在一年生长间总黄酮含量确定银杏叶最佳采收时间为8－9月份,通过单因素试验和正交试验,确定乙醇提取银杏叶总黄酮的最佳条件为：银可中粉碎至50－60目,以70％乙醇按照液固比6：1的比例,于80℃条件下提取2次,每次1h,银杏叶总黄酮提取率可达87．6％。     

菌草灵芝孢子油与段木灵芝孢子油中脂肪酸组成的比较研究

利用气相色谱法,对菌草灵芝孢子油与段木灵芝孢子油中脂肪酸组成、不饱和脂肪酸含量等进行了比较研究。结果发现两者脂肪酸GC指纹图谱极为相似(脂肪酸组成基本相同),说明了菌草灵芝孢子油与段木灵芝孢子油一样有同样的开发价值,但是脂肪酸含量不同,菌草灵芝孢子油中亚油酸和油酸占55.61%,不饱和脂肪酸占61.15%;段木灵芝孢子油中亚油酸和油酸占49.87%,不饱和脂肪酸占54.88%。而且两者的外观、气味略不同。     

Mood-enhancing antidepressant St. John's wort inhibits the activation of human immunodeficiency virus gene expression by ultraviolet light

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a potent activator of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gene expression in a HeLa cell clone with stably integrated copies of the HIVcat reporter construct. Recently, we have shown that activation of p38 MAP kinase and NF-kappaB is necessary but not sufficient for triggering efficient HIV gene expression in response to UV. Here we demonstrate that St. John's wort is a potent inhibitor of the UV-induced activation of HIV gene expression in HeLa cells. Stably transfected HIVcat/HeLa cells were preincubated with different amounts (25-100 microl) of St. John's wort or gingko biloba extracts for 30 min, then irradiated with UV (30 J/m2). In contrast to ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort inhibited the UV-induced HIV gene expression in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, preincubation with St. John's wort (10, 20, and 30 microl) for 30 min before UV (30 J/m2) irradiation, PMA- and UV-induced NF-kappaB activation was completely blocked, whereas ginkgo biloba did not affect the PMA- and UV-induced NF-kappaB activation in HeLa cells. UV activation of p38 MAP kinase was not inhibited by St. John's wort or by ginkgo biloba. However, we found that p38 MAP kinase and JNK1 and -2 were activated by St. John's wort, but p44/42 MAP kinase was not activated by St. John's wort in HeLa cells. Hypericin an active ingredient in St. John's wort also inhibited the UV activation of HIV gene expression in HeLa cells. These results firmly confirm that St. John's wort is a potent inhibitor of the UV-induced activation of HIV gene expression in HeLa cells.     

银杏叶聚戊烯醇抗肿瘤的生物活性研究

目的 :从银杏叶中分离聚戊烯醇新的有效部位 ,研究聚戊烯醇抗肿瘤的药效。方法 :通过提取、分离、精制 75 %以上银杏叶聚戊烯醇 ,以氟脲嘧啶 (5 Fu)为对照 ,选择肝癌 (Heps)实体型、肉瘤 (S180 )、艾氏癌 (EC)实体型等瘤谱 ,用不同剂量的聚戊烯醇进行小鼠移植性抗肿瘤药效实验。结果 :银杏叶聚戊烯醇对Heps、S180 和EC等移植性瘤谱的最高抑瘤率分别为 4 9 2 9%、6 0 89%和 5 2 4 7% (p <0 .0 0 5 )。结论 :银杏叶聚戊烯醇具有明显的抑制肿瘤的生物活性。     

Assessment of membrane protection by traditional Chinese medicines using a flow cytometric technique: preliminary findings

In this preliminary study, we used a 'living cell' flow-cytometric approach to membrane protection by four traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Cells were incubated, separately, for 30 min with aqueous extracts (1.5% w/v) of lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum), ginger (Zingiber officianale), ginseng (Panax ginseng), and green tea (Camellia sinensis). Membranes were labelled with a fluorescent probe, cells were then incubated with cumene hydroperoxide, and site-specific oxidation induced by iron/ascorbate. Oxidation of membrane lipids quenches fluorescence. Forward-scatter fluorescence was measured at timed intervals after initiation of oxidation. Results indicate that lingzhi and ginger contain antioxidant component(s) that act within the cell membrane and slow lipid peroxidation in situ. Results demonstrate also that this living cell model is a useful biomonitoring tool to help determine molecular aspects of putative health effects of TCMs.     

A preliminary RAPD-PCR analysis of Cimicifuga species and other botanicals used for women''s health.

Traditional taxonomic methods of botanical identification that rely primarily on morphological observations cannot be used efficiently when only powdered plant materials are available. Thus, our objectives were to determine if we could apply a molecular approach to: a) produce unique DNA profiles that are characteristic of the species, and b) determine if the geographical area or time of collection influences these DNA profiles. Towards this end, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analyses were performed on a number of botanicals currently used for women's health. The test materials included samples from three species each of the genera Cimicifuga (Actaea) and Trifolium, as well as samples of Vitex agnus-castus L., Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Gingko biloba L., Valeriana officinalis L., Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Viburnum prunifolium L., Humulus lupulus L., Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait., Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. and Trifolium pratense L. are currently under clinical investigation in our basic research laboratories and medical clinic for the relief of post-menopausal symptoms. Characteristic profiles produced with the OPC-15 primer could distinguish the three Cimicifuga species: C. racemosa, C. americana and C. rubifolia. Similar results were obtained with the three Trifolium species: Trifolium pratense L., Trifolium incarnatum L., and Trifolium repens L. Accessions of cultivated T. pratense collected from the same field at different times, produced identical profiles. Accessions of Cimicifuga species collected from different geographical areas produced similar but not identical DNA profiles; however, species-specific DNA fragments were identified. These results demonstrate that RAPD analysis can be applied to distinguish species when only powdered material is available for testing. This methodology can be applied to identify species of commercial value regardless of collection time or geographic area.