1.Research Progress in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes by TCM Regulating Mitochondria-Mediated Inflammation Control
Quanxing CHEN ; Manxue MEI ; Haoxiang SUN ; Wei ZHU ; Jianping SONG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(4):919-926
Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is a metabolic disorder caused by excessive energy intake and insufficient consumption,which is mainly characterized by the dysfunction of islet β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance(insulin resistance,IR).In modern medicine,oral administration of T2DM may be accompanied by adverse reactions such as liver and kidney function injury.Studies have proved that traditional Chinese medicine has the significant superiority of multi-target,multi-component and multi-pathway.Mitochondria are the main organelles for cells to provide energy.They supply energy to ATP through oxidative phosphorylation(OXPHOS)reaction to maintain the functional balance of cells.There are closely related to the occurrence of T2DM between mitochondrial dysfunction,abnormal mitochondrial dynamics and impaired mitochondrial autophagy.Mitochondria has been gradually confirmed as the target of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of diabetes,but there is a lack of an overview of the effects of traditional Chinese medicine on T2DM by regulating mitochondrial-mediated inflammation.Therefore,this paper reviews the relationship between mitochondrial-mediated inflammation and T2DM,and the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine to interfere with T2DM by regulating mitochondrial-mediated inflammation.
2.Extraction Optimization of Flavonoids from Plantago asiatica L.and Its Protective Effect on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Damage to Liver Cells
Jingchang WU ; Yimeng LI ; Changsheng DENG ; Manxue MEI
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2024;35(5):656-666
Objective To optimize the extraction process of flavonoids from Plantago asiatica L.rich in plantagoside by response surface methodology,and to explore the protective effect and mechanism of plantain flavonoids on H2O2-damaged L02 cells.Methods The effects of various parameters,including ethanol concentration,extraction temperature and the liquid-solid ratio on the yield of flavonoids from P.asiatica and the transfer rate of plantagoside were studied by single factor experiment.The central composite design(CCD)and response surface methodology(RSM)were employed on this basic to screen the optimized extraction conditions,which yielded the highest extraction rate of flavonoids from P.asiatica and the maximum transfer rate of plantagoside.The protective effect of flavonoids from P.asiatica on H2O2-damaged L02 cells was assessed through the analysis of cell survival rate,apoptosis rate,mitochondrial membrane potential,malondialdehyde(MDA)and glutathione(GSH)levels,oxide dismutase(SOD)concentration,and the expression levels of HO-1,Nrf2,and SOD proteins.Results The results showed that the highest yield of extraction rate of flavonoids from P.asiatica(1.82%)and the maximum transfer rate of plantagoside(35.01%)were achieved under the optimized extraction condition:extraction temperature of 80 ℃,ethanol concentration of 65%and liquid-solid ratio of 15:1.Flavonoids from P.asiatica extracted under these parameters significantly reduced the apoptosis rate(P<0.001)and the degree of mitochondrial membrane potential damage(P<0.001),increased the expressions of SOD and GSH(P<0.001),and reduced the MDA level(P<0.01,P<0.001)in H2O2-damaged L02 cells at concentrations ranging from 25 to 100 μg·mL-1.In addition,100 μg·mL-1 flavonoids from P.asiatica were found to regulate the expressions of HO-1,Nrf2 and SOD in H2O2-damaged L02 cells.These flavonoids decrease the expressions of HO-1 and Nrf2 proteins,while enhance the expression of SOD protein in H2O2-damaged L02 cells(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The extraction process for flavonoids from P.asiatica,which was optimized using the response surface method,is operationally simple and yields a high transfer rate of the key active component,plantagoside.This approach offers valuable insights for the actual production of flavonoids from P.asiatica.Besides,flavonoids from P.asiatica could reduce oxidative stress level in H2O2-damaged liver cells,which exhibited a certain protective effect on L02 cells against oxidative damage.This study provides a foundational basis for the development and application of flavonoids from P.asiatica as liver-protective health supplements.