银杏内酯的研究进展

银杏内酯是从裸子类植物银杏中提取的化合物,属于二萜类内酯,主要分为银杏内酯A、B、C、J、K、L和M (ginkgolide A, B, C, J, K, L, M)及属于倍半萜内酯的白果内酯(bilobalide, BB),具有拮抗血小板活化因子受体的功能。其中银杏内酯B (ginkgolide B, GB)是生理活性最强的。目前银杏内酯主要从银杏叶和根的提取,少量可由生物合成提供。因其丰富的药理作用和微弱的副作用而被广泛用于抗氧化、保护心脑血管系统、保护神经系统等方面。近年来在治疗癌症方面的研究也取得了重大进展,发现银杏内酯可以抑制多种肿瘤,有望将其大量运用于癌症治疗。     

银杏萜内酯的分布与矮壮素对其生物合成的调节

银杏萜内酯分为银杏内酯A、B、C、J、M(ginkgolide A、B、C、J、M)和白果内酯(bilobalide),主要存在于银杏叶与根内,近年的研究指出银杏萜内酯分别在银杏叶和根中生物合成[1],Cartayrade等人[2]通过叶片生根实验发现生根叶片的银杏萜内酯含量显著高于未生根叶,因而认为银杏萜内酯是在根部合成,然后运输到叶中积累,目前对此还缺乏进一步的研究报道.     

UPLC-TOF-MS快速测定不同核用银杏品种银杏叶中银杏内酯和白果内酯含量

为比较鄂西南不同核用银杏品种叶片中银杏内酯和白果内酯含量,采用超高压液相色谱-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-TOF-MS)联用方法测定微量银杏内酯和白果内酯含量,分析柱为ZORBAX C18(2.1×50 mm,1.8μm)色谱柱,流动相为乙腈-0.1%甲酸水溶液,采用梯度洗脱,飞行时间质谱作为检测器,选择离子采集方式。方法测定银杏内酯和白果内酯的线性范围为0.2~4μg/m L,相关系数为0.9996以上,相对标准偏差小于1.65%。测定结果表明,在四个核用银杏品种中,恩银23号具有较高的银杏内酯和白果内酯含量,同时白果内酯和银杏内酯A、B及C总含量比例较佳,可以作为叶用银杏发展的优选品种。     

银杏植物各部位及银杏组织培养细胞中银杏内酯B和白果内酯含量的初步研究

用高压液相色谱法对五年生扦插银杏各部位及银杏组织培养细胞中银杏内酯B和白果内酯的含量进行了测定.结果表明银杏内酯B和白果内酯在银杏植物各部位的含量差异很大.银杏内酯B在银杏叶中含量最高,白果内酯在银杏侧根中含量最高.在6,7-v培养基下银杏组织培养细胞中同时测出银杏内酯B和白果内酯,提示用植物组织培养方法有可能同时产生银杏内酯B和白果内酯.     

银杏愈伤组织培养及其代谢产物银杏内酯的研究

筛选出了愈伤组织生长的最佳培养基;考察了各种理化因子对培养细胞生长及银杏内酯产生的影响;应用生物法和HPLC对愈伤组织中的银杏内酯A和B进行了成功的测试。结果显示,银杏愈伤组织培养物中银杏内酯的含量可达0.01%,属国际领先水平。     

银杏悬浮培养细胞的生长、分化与萜内酯化合物的积累

研究了来源于银杏种子胚和幼苗茎的悬浮细胞的生长、分化和培养物中的白果内酯、银杏内酯A和B的含量变化。结果表明：在悬浮培养中,细胞聚集而成的细胞团大小、细胞中叶绿体的分化、外植体来源都影响培养物中的萜内酯的种类和含量,胚来源的悬浮细胞培养物中,银杏内酯B仅存在于直径<2mm的小细胞团悬浮培养中,且在<1 mm的细胞团中的含量最高,达0.437 mg /g(DW);而直径>3mm的细胞团悬浮培养物中只含有白果内酯和银杏内酯A。相同大小的悬浮细胞团中,胚来源的细胞中萜内酯含量高于茎来源的细胞。     

银杏苦内酯B抑制麻醉大鼠颈动脉窦压力感受性反射

本研究在30只麻醉雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠隔离灌流颈动脉窦区观察了银杏苦内酯B(ginkgolide B)对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射的影响.结果显示:(1)银杏苦内酯B(0.1,1,10 pmol/L)隔离灌流序侧颈动脉窦区,使压力感受性机能曲线向右上方移位,曲线最大斜率(peak slop,PS)减小,血压反射性下降(reflex decrease,RD)幅度减小(P<0.01),阂压(threshold pressure,TP)、平衡压(equilibrium pressure,EP)和饱和压(saturation pressure,SP)均升高(P<0.05,P<0.01).其中PS、RD、TP、EP和sP呈明显的剂量依赖性;(2)预先应用钙通道开放剂Bay K8644(500 nmol/L),可以完伞取消银杏苦内酯B的抑制作用.(3)预先应用钾通道阻断剂四乙铵(tetraethylammonium,TEA,1 mmol/L),银杏苦内酯B的上述作用也被完全取消.结果表明,银杏苦内酯B对大鼠颈动脉实压力感受性反射有抑制作用,此作用与银杏苦内酯B减少颈动脉窦压力感受器神经末梢钙离子内流和增加钾离子外流有关.     

银杏内酯B 对星形胶质细胞氧化损伤的保护作用

目的:探讨银杏内酯B对过氧化氢(H_2O_2)诱导的星形胶质细胞损伤的保护作用及可能机制。方法:星形胶质细胞传代培养,分为阴性对照组(以正常培养液培养),氧化损伤组(100μmol·L~(-1)的H_2O_2作用12 h),银杏内酯B低剂量组(1×10~(-6) mol·L~(-1)银杏内酯B孵育24 h后,加入H_2O_2作用12 h)和银杏内酯B高剂量组(1×10~(-4) mol·L~(-1)银杏内酯B孵育24 h后,加入H_2O_2作用12 h),MTT比色法检测细胞存活率,流式细胞仪检测细胞活性氧(ROS)水平,分光光度计检测上清液中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、如谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性及丙二醛(MDA)的含量。结果:银杏内酯B能抑制氧化损伤引起的细胞活性的下降,降低星形胶质细胞内ROS的生成,促进SOD、GSH-Px水平的升高及MDA水平的下降。结论:银杏内酯B通过提高细胞内SOD、GSH-Px含量,降低细胞内MDA含量发挥其较强的抗氧化作用,从而为其用于治疗神经系统疾病提供可靠的实验依据。     

不同银杏内酯对黑曲霉线粒体结构及功能的影响

真菌感染作为威胁人类健康的传染性疾病之一,是普遍的全球性问题。本研究通过在黑曲霉的孢子悬浮液中添加不同浓度的银杏内酯,收集黑曲霉菌丝体,评估黑曲霉线粒体的结构和功能,考察不同银杏内酯B和C对黑曲霉的抗真菌效果。透射电子显微镜扫描发现经银杏内酯B处理后的黑曲霉线粒体表现出明显的空泡化,基质结构被破坏;线粒体三羧酸循环中关键酶琥珀酸脱氢酶和苹果酸脱氢酶活性下降,线粒体膜电位降低,丙二醛和活性氧水平显著升高。研究结果初步揭示了银杏内酯以剂量依赖的方式损坏线粒体膜的完整性,破坏线粒体结构,进一步损害线粒体功能;银杏内酯B的抗黑曲霉效果要显著高于银杏内酯C。     

银杏细胞悬浮培养及其银杏内酯产生的研究

对银杏细胞悬浮培养及其次生代谢产物银杏内酯的产生进行了研究。考察了各种理化因子对细胞生长及银杏内酯产生的影响;对培养物中银杏内酯进行了定性及定量测定。HPLC测定结果显示,银杏悬浮细胞培养物中银杏内酯的含量可达0.0099%。     

Ginkgolides and bilobalide protect BV2 microglia cells against OGD/reoxygenation injury by inhibiting TLR2/4 signaling pathways

Ginkgolide and bilobalide are major trilactone constituent of Ginkgo biloba leaves and have been shown to exert powerful neuroprotective properties. The aims of this study were to observe the inhibitory effects of ginkgolide and bilobalide on the activation of microglial cells induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/R) and the specific mechanisms by which these effects are mediated. For detecting whether ginkgolide and bilobalide increased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner, BV2 cells were subjected to oxygen–glucose deprivation for 4 h followed by 3 h reoxygenation with various concentrations of drugs (6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml). The extent of apoptosis effect of OGD/R with or without ginkgolide and bilobalide treatment were also measured by Annexin V-FITC/PI staining. Similarly, the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 were detected using a specific Bio-Plex Pro? Reagent Kit. The effects of ginkgolide and bilobalide on protein levels of TLR2/4, MyD88, p-TAK1, p-IKKβ, p-IkBα, NF-κB p65, Bcl-2, Bax, Bak, RIP3, cleaved-Caspase-3, cleaved PARP-1 and cellular localization of NF-κB p65 were evaluated by Western blot and double-labeled immunofluorescence staining, respectively. OGD/R significantly decreased the cell viability and increased the release of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α in BV2 microglia cells; these effects were suppressed by ginkgolide and bilobalide. Meanwhile, ginkgolide and bilobalide also attenuated the OGD/R-induced increases in TLR2, TLR4, MyD88, Bak, RIP3 levels and reversed cleaved caspase-3/caspase-3, Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved PARP-1/PARP-1 ratio. Furthermore, ginkgolide and bilobalide also downregulated p-TAK1, p-IkBα, and p-IKKβ and inhibited the OGD/R-induced transfer of NF-κB p65 from cytoplasm to nucleus in BV2 microglia cells. The results showed that ginkgolide and bilobalide can inhibit OGD/R-induced production of inflammatory factors in BV2 microglia cells by regulating the TLRs/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathways and attenuating inflammatory response. The possible mechanism of anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of ginkgolides results from the synergistic reaction among each monomer constituents.     

Effects of extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves and its constituents on carcinogen-metabolizing enzyme activities and glutathione levels in mouse liver

The effects of a standardized extract of Ginkgo biloba L. leaves (EGb) and its terpene constituents, bilobalide and ginkgolides, on the activities of detoxification enzymes, i.e., glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and DT-diaphorase, and glutathione contents, were investigated in the mouse liver. Oral treatment with EGb (100-1,000 mg/kg) and bilobalide (10-30 mg/kg) once a day for 4 days caused a dose-dependent elevation in GST activity. Ginkgolide A (30 mg/kg, for 4 days) also significantly elevated GST activity, whereas ginkgolide B and ginkgolide C at the same dose had no effects. EGb significantly increased the protein level of GST pi, and bilobalide significantly increased those of GST alpha and GST mu Moreover, EGb-treatment and bilobalide-treatment caused significant elevations in DT-diaphorase activity and in hepatic glutathione contents.     

Effects of ginkgo biloba extract on cation currents in rat ventricular myocytes

Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE), a valuable natural product for cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, is mainly composed of two classes of constituents: terpene lactones (e.g., ginkgolide A and B, bilobalide) and flavone glycosides (e.g., quercetin and kaempferol). Its electrophysiological action in heart is yet unclear. In the present study, using whole-cell patch clamp technique, we investigated electrophysiological effects of GBE on cation channel currents in ventricular myocytes isolated from rat hearts. We found that GBE 0.01-0.1% inhibited significantly the sodium current (I(Na)), L-type calcium current (I(Ca)) and transient outward potassium current (IK(to)) in a concentration-dependent manner. Surprisingly, its main ingredients, ginkgolide A (GB A), ginkgolide B (GB B) and bilobalide (GB BA) at 0.1 mM did not exhibit any significant effect on these cation channel currents. These results suggested that GBE is a potent non-selective cation channel modulator in cardiaomyocytes. Other constituents (rather than GB A, GB B and GB BA) might be responsible for the observed inhibitory effects of GBE on cation channels.     

Liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation/mass spectrometry: a rapid and selective method for the quantitative determination of ginkgolides and bilobalide in ginkgo leaf extracts and phytopharmaceuticals

In order to evaluate the composition of active constituents in phytopharmaceutical preparations, valid analytical methods are required. For the determination of the active terpene constituents of Ginkgo biloba (the ginkgolides and bilobalide), a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method has been developed using atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI) in the negative ion mode. This detection mode was found to be much more sensitive and selective compared to UV; indeed the ginkgo terpene trilactones lack strong UV chromophores and flavonoids interfere with their UV detection. LC-APCI/MS detection allowed a considerable reduction in analysis time when compared to LC-UV, because LC resolution was only needed between the pair of isomers ginkgolide B and ginkgolide J. All compounds were selectively detected by single ion monitoring of their specific deprotonated molecules [M-H]-. The samples were directly injected without pre-purification, and a fast gradient was applied, reducing the total time of analysis to 14 min. With this method, the ginkgo terpene trilactones were detected on-line in the picogram range. Several commercial ginkgo preparations on the Swiss market were analysed, and the ginkgolide and bilobalide contents were evaluated using the method described.     

Effect of biotic elicitors on the accumulation of bilobalide and ginkgolides in Ginkgo biloba cell cultures

The effect of biotic elicitors on the production of bilobalide and ginkgolides in Ginkgo biloba cell suspension cultures was studied. The treatment of cell cultures with Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus as elicitors increased the amounts of bilobalide (BB), ginkgolide A (GA) and ginkgolide B (GB), with slight growth inhibition. The native bacterial elicitor was more effective for secondary metabolite accumulations both in cells and culture medium than autoclaved. However, exposure times of the cells to the elicitors strongly influenced the production of BB, GA and GB. This study suggests that biotic elicitors can regulate the production of BB, GA and GB either directly or indirectly. These results also describe the establishment of optimum conditions that determine the effects of biotic elicitors on secondary metabolism of bilobalides.     

银杏叶萜内酯含量的变化及其与叶绿素荧光特性的关系

为探究银杏(Ginkgo biloba)叶萜类内酯含量和光合同化作用的关系,对其内酯含量和叶绿素荧光特性进行了研究。结果表明,不同采收时间银杏叶中白果内酯和银杏内酯含量有显著差异,总体上,5月份含量较低,此后逐渐升高,8月份达到高峰,然后快速下降,10月底最低;与此同时,银杏叶片的光合色素以及叶绿素荧光参数也呈现周期性变化。白果内酯以及萜内酯含量与叶绿素荧光参数Y(NPQ)之间呈极显著正相关关系,因此,可以通过银杏叶片的叶绿素荧光参数预测白果内酯和萜内酯含量。     

Biological activities of Ginkgo extracts

The biological activity of methanolic the extracts of leaves, roots, leaf-derived callus, root-derived callus, ginkolide A, ginkgolide B, bilobalide and a commercial Ginkgo product (Tanakan) was assessed. Bioassays consisted of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-induced potato tumor assay and a Kirby-Bauer microbial sensitivity assay with pure strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus pyogenes. Methanolic extracts of leaves, leaf-derived callus, root-derived callus, bilobalide and Tanakan inhibited tumor formation significantly, but more weakly than the positive control, camptothecin. No activity against E. coli was detected, but extracts from both callus types inhibited the growth of K. pneumonia, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, S. epidermidis and S. pyogenes. All extracts and reference compounds inhibited the growth of S. pyogenes. Leaf and root tissues contained the highest levels of ginkgolide A, as compared to the callus tissues; leaf tissue contained more of all three marker compounds than the callus tissues.     

Terpene trilactones from Gingko biloba: from ancient times to the 21st century

Ginkgolides were always close to my heart. I continue to be strongly attracted to Ginkgo biloba, the ginkgolides and bilobalide. Starting in 1963, I became fascinated by these molecules while working on their isolation and structure elucidation in Sendai. Presumably, due to the ginkgolide studies, I received an invitation to join the faculty at Columbia University. After almost three decades of not touching the ginkgolide project, we have unexpectedly resumed the studies, at this time because of their enigmatic biological effects. This account is a reflection on earlier studies, as well as an outline of our current work.