Inflammation plays important roles in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases,such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.Microglia is responsible for the homeostasis of the central nervous system(CNS),an...Inflammation plays important roles in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases,such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.Microglia is responsible for the homeostasis of the central nervous system(CNS),and involved in the neuroinflammation.Therefore,it could be potential in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases to suppress the microglia-mediated neuroinflammation.Mangiferin,a major glucoside of xanthone in Anemarrhena Rhizome,has anti-inflammatory,anti-diabetes,and anti-oxidative properties.However,the effect of mangiferin on the inflammatary responses of microglia cells are still poorly understand.In this study,we investigated the mechanism by which mangiferin inhibited inflammation in LPS-induced BV2 microglia cells.BV2 cells were pretreatment with mangiferin followed by LPS stimulation.In vitro assays,NO and cytokines production were quantified.Western blot and immunocytochemistry were used to examine the effect of mangiferin on the polarization of BV2 cells and signaling pathway.The results showed that mangiferin treatment significantly reduced NO,IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-αproduction,also reduced the mRNA and protein of iNOS and COX-2,promoted the polarization of inflammatory toward anti-inflammatory,and inhibited activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome.These data suggest that mangiferin has an anti-neuroinflammatory property via regulating microglia macrophage polarization and suppressing NF-κB and NLRP3 signaling pathway,and may act as a potential natural therapeutic candidate for neuroinflammatory diseases.展开更多
Thibetanosides E-H(1-4),four new steroidal constituents including three rare sulfonates(2-4),were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Helleborus thibetanus,together with nine known steroidal compounds(5-13).Their ...Thibetanosides E-H(1-4),four new steroidal constituents including three rare sulfonates(2-4),were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Helleborus thibetanus,together with nine known steroidal compounds(5-13).Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis,including 1D and 2D NMR techniques and chemical evidence.In this study,compounds 2-13 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against HCT116,A549 and HepG2 tumor cell lines in vitro.Among them,compound 8(thibetanoside C)showed cytotoxicities against A549 cells(IC50 39.6±1.9μmol·L^-1)and HepG2 cells(IC50 41.5±1.1μmol·L^-1),respectively.Compound 9(23S,24S)-24-[(O-β-D-fucopyranosyl)oxy]-3β,23-dihydroxy-spirosta-5,25(27)-diene-1β-yl O-(4-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1→2)-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-α-L-arabinopyranoside)showed cytotoxicity against HCT116 cells(IC5033.6±2.1μmol·L^-1).展开更多
Five new polyhydroxylated furostanol saponins were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis,and their structures were determined as tupistrosides J–N(1–5),together with four known furostanol saponi...Five new polyhydroxylated furostanol saponins were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis,and their structures were determined as tupistrosides J–N(1–5),together with four known furostanol saponins(6–9),on the basis of physico-chemical properties and spectral analysis.Among them,compounds 3 and 5 showed cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines SW620 with IC50 values of 72.5±2.4 and 77.3±2.5μmol·L^–1,respectively.Compound 4 showed cytotoxicity against human cancer cell line HepG2 with IC50 value of 88.6±2.1μmol·L^–1.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81603357)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2017.Q8043)the Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(No.20JY011).
文摘Inflammation plays important roles in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases,such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.Microglia is responsible for the homeostasis of the central nervous system(CNS),and involved in the neuroinflammation.Therefore,it could be potential in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases to suppress the microglia-mediated neuroinflammation.Mangiferin,a major glucoside of xanthone in Anemarrhena Rhizome,has anti-inflammatory,anti-diabetes,and anti-oxidative properties.However,the effect of mangiferin on the inflammatary responses of microglia cells are still poorly understand.In this study,we investigated the mechanism by which mangiferin inhibited inflammation in LPS-induced BV2 microglia cells.BV2 cells were pretreatment with mangiferin followed by LPS stimulation.In vitro assays,NO and cytokines production were quantified.Western blot and immunocytochemistry were used to examine the effect of mangiferin on the polarization of BV2 cells and signaling pathway.The results showed that mangiferin treatment significantly reduced NO,IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-αproduction,also reduced the mRNA and protein of iNOS and COX-2,promoted the polarization of inflammatory toward anti-inflammatory,and inhibited activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome.These data suggest that mangiferin has an anti-neuroinflammatory property via regulating microglia macrophage polarization and suppressing NF-κB and NLRP3 signaling pathway,and may act as a potential natural therapeutic candidate for neuroinflammatory diseases.
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province(No.2019ZDLSF04-03-02)Subject Innovation Team of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine(No.2019-YL12)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundations of China(No.81503195)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2016JQ8030)the Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province(Nos.2017SF-360 and 2018SF-324)
文摘Thibetanosides E-H(1-4),four new steroidal constituents including three rare sulfonates(2-4),were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Helleborus thibetanus,together with nine known steroidal compounds(5-13).Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis,including 1D and 2D NMR techniques and chemical evidence.In this study,compounds 2-13 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against HCT116,A549 and HepG2 tumor cell lines in vitro.Among them,compound 8(thibetanoside C)showed cytotoxicities against A549 cells(IC50 39.6±1.9μmol·L^-1)and HepG2 cells(IC50 41.5±1.1μmol·L^-1),respectively.Compound 9(23S,24S)-24-[(O-β-D-fucopyranosyl)oxy]-3β,23-dihydroxy-spirosta-5,25(27)-diene-1β-yl O-(4-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1→2)-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-α-L-arabinopyranoside)showed cytotoxicity against HCT116 cells(IC5033.6±2.1μmol·L^-1).
基金supported by the Open Research Fund of Key Laboratory of Basic and New Herbal Medicament Research,Shaanxi university of Chinese medicine(Nos.17JS030 and 2017KF02)Subject Innovation Team of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine(No.2019-YL12)+2 种基金the Special Project of Shaanxi Province Education Department(No.14JF005)the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No.81503237)the Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province(Nos.2018SF-324,2017SF-360 and 2015SF073)
文摘Five new polyhydroxylated furostanol saponins were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis,and their structures were determined as tupistrosides J–N(1–5),together with four known furostanol saponins(6–9),on the basis of physico-chemical properties and spectral analysis.Among them,compounds 3 and 5 showed cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines SW620 with IC50 values of 72.5±2.4 and 77.3±2.5μmol·L^–1,respectively.Compound 4 showed cytotoxicity against human cancer cell line HepG2 with IC50 value of 88.6±2.1μmol·L^–1.
