1.The Research of Cell-broken Pieces of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jinle CHENG ; Zhitian LAI ; Lihua PENG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(2):254-262
In this paper, the research work of Cell-broken Pieces of traditional Chinese Medicine was summarized;the preparation technology, quality standard, effectiveness and safety of typical Cell-broken Pieces were introduced;the attribute, connotation and orientation of Cell-broken Pieces were discussed. It can provide reference for the fur-ther research and development of Cell-broken Pieces of traditional Chinese Medicine.
2.Experimental Study of Anti-inflammation of Durian Peel Extract
Guo XIE ; Minzhi WU ; Jinle CHENG ; Ruoting ZHAN ; Weiwen CHEN
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(1):130-135
Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory effects and mechanism of durian peel extracts (DPE). Methods The in vivo anti-inflammation effects of DPE were examined by carrageenin-induced mice paw edema test and allergic contact dermatitis test induced by 2, 4-DNFB. And the in vitro anti-inflammation effects of DPE were evaluated with methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium ( MTT) assay in RAW 264.7 cell model of inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Results The results of animal experiments showed that DPE groups could markedly relieve mice paw edema induced by carrageenin ( P<0.01 or P<0.001 compared with blank group). DPE could effectively inhibit the allergic contact dermatitis induced by 2, 4-DNFB in mice, showing good dose-effect relationship. The results of in-vitro test showed that DPE at the given concentrations had no influence on RAW 264.7 cell proliferation. Tumor necrosis factor alpha ( TNF-α) , interleukin 6 ( IL-6) , interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), nitric oxide (NO) and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-кВ ) were observably inhibited, and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was enhanced by 25 and 50 mg/L of DPE. Conclusion DPE exert potential anti-inflammation effect, and the mechanism might be related to its inhibition of NF-кВsignal pathway.
3.The species traceability of the ultrafine powder and the cell wall-broken powder of herbal medicine based on DNA barcoding.
Li XIANG ; Huan TANG ; Jinle CHENG ; Yilong CHEN ; Wen DENG ; Xiasheng ZHENG ; Zhitian LAI ; Shilin CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(12):1660-7
Ultrafine powder and cell wall-broken powder of herbal medicine lack of the morphological characters and microscopic identification features. This makes it hard to identify herb's authenticity with traditional methods. We tested ITS2 sequence as DNA barcode in identification of herbal medicine in ultrafine powder and cell wall-broken powder in this study. We extracted genomic DNAs of 93 samples of 31 representative herbal medicines (28 species), which include whole plant, roots and bulbs, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. The ITS2 sequences were amplified and sequenced bidirectionally. The ITS2 sequences were identified using Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) method in the GenBank database and DNA barcoding system to identify the herbal medicine. The genetic distance was analyzed using the Kimura 2-parameter (K2P) model and the Neighbor-joining (NJ) phylogenetic tree was constructed using MEGA 6.0. The results showed that DNA can be extracted successfully from 93 samples and high quality ITS2 sequences can be amplified. All 31 herbal medicines can get correct identification via BLAST method. The ITS2 sequences of raw material medicines, ultrafine powder and cell wall-broken powder have same sequence in 26 herbal medicines, while the ITS2 sequences in other 5 herbal medicines exhibited variation. The maximum intraspecific genetic-distances of each species were all less than the minimum interspecific genetic distances. ITS2 sequences of each species are all converged to their standard DNA barcodes using NJ method. Therefore, using ITS2 barcode can accurately and effectively distinguish ultrafine powder and cell wall-broken powder of herbal medicine. It provides a new molecular method to identify ultrafine powder and cell wall-broken powder of herbal medicine in the quality control and market supervision.
4.Predictive Analysis of Quality Markers of Abrus cantoniensis Hance Based on Plant Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology
Yueyang XU ; Junjie SHI ; Lihua PENG ; Biyan FANG ; Weixuan CHEN ; Jinle CHENG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(6):1972-1986
Objective To analyze the secondary metabolites of Abrus cantoniensis Hance based on plant metabolomics,and the quality marker(Q-marker)of Abrus cantoniensis Hance by multivariate statistics and network pharmacology prediction.Methods The chemical constituents of 11 batches of Abrus cantoniensis Hance were analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS methods established and their common components were confirmed.At the same time,cluster analysis(HCA),principal component analysis(PCA)and partial least squares discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA)were carried out to identify the main differential components that caused the classification of the multi-batch medicinal materials of Abrus cantoniensis Hance.Then,the network of"core components-core target-core pathway"was constructed through network pharmacology to screen and predict the potential Q-marker of Abrus cantoniensis Hance,and molecular docking verification was applied to further predict the activity.Results 39 common components were identified in 11 batches of Abrus cantoniensis Hance,mainly containing triterpenoid saponins,flavonoids,alkaloids,etc.HCA and PCA analysis showed that 11 batches of Abrus cantoniensis Hance were divided into 4 categories,and OPLS-DA analysis showed that 9 chemical components played an important role in the classification.The results of network pharmacology analysis showed that the above 9 components which acted on 166 targets were active components,and 29 core targets were obtained by protein interaction(PPI)screening.Among them,four chemical components,Abrine,Hypaphorine,SoyasaponinⅠ and Arginine,were highly correlated with the core targets.Combined with the concept of Q-marker and molecular docking results,it was preliminarily predicted that Abrine and Hypaphorine would be the Q-markers of Abrus cantoniensis Hance.Conclusion The Q-marker of Abrus cantoniensis Hance can be predicted and analyzed by plant metabolomics combined with multivariate statistics and network pharmacology.This study provided data reference for the quality control and evaluation of Abrus cantoniensis Hance and research ideas for further scientific development of Abrus cantoniensis Hance.