A protein-bound polysaccharide from the stem bark of Eucommia ulmoides and its anti-complementary effect |
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Authors: | Hongwei Zhu Yunyi Zhang Daofeng Chen |
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Affiliation: | a School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China b BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., Birmingham, AL 35244, United States |
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Abstract: | Bioactivity-guided fractionation of a hot-water extract from the stem bark of Eucommia ulmoides led to the isolation of a homogeneous polysaccharide EWDS-2, which was identified as a highly branched protein-bound polysaccharide with average molecular weight between 1000 and 2000 kDa, composed of Glc, Gal, Ara, and Rha in the ratio of 2.2:1.0:0.4:0.2, along with traces of Man and 6.55% of protein. The main linkages of the residues of EWDS-2 include terminal, 1,3-linked, 1,4-linked, 1,2,6-linked, 1,3,6-linked Glc; 1,6-linked, 1,2,6-linked, 1,3,4-linked, 1,4,6-linked Gal; 1,5-linked, 1,3,5-linked Ara; terminal and 1,2,5-linked Rha. The bioassay revealed that EWDS-2 inhibits complement activation on both the classic and alternative pathways with CH50 and AP50 values of 282 ± 11 μg/mL and 144 ± 17 μg/mL, respectively. Preliminary mechanism studies indicate that EWDS-2 inhibits the activation of the complement system by interacting with C1q, C1r, C1s, C2, C3, C4, C5, and C9. The results suggested that EWDS-2 could be valuable for the treatment of diseases associated with the excessive activation of the complement system. |
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Keywords: | Eucommia ulmoides Polysaccharide EWDS-2 Complement inhibition |
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