In this study,the protective effects of Cimicifugae Rhizoma(CR) was demonstrated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumonia mouse model.To identify the anti-inflammatory ingredients,an ultraperformance liquid chrom...In this study,the protective effects of Cimicifugae Rhizoma(CR) was demonstrated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumonia mouse model.To identify the anti-inflammatory ingredients,an ultraperformance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS)integrated nuclear factor κB(NF-κB) luciferase reporter assay screening system was carried out.As a result,some caffeic acid derivatives,including caffeic acid,ferulic acid/isoferulic acid,fukinolic acid,and cimicifugic acid ingredients were identified as the potential effective compounds from CR.For testing the anti-inflammatory capacity,caffeic acid was demonstrated to inhibit NF-kB and reduce the levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in TNF-α-treated BEAS-2B cells in a dose-dependent manner.Hence,CR preparations and its cinnamic acid derivatives have the possibility to be developed as a complementary therapy in the treatment of respiratory system infection in clinics.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81303291,81373506, 81473403)
文摘In this study,the protective effects of Cimicifugae Rhizoma(CR) was demonstrated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumonia mouse model.To identify the anti-inflammatory ingredients,an ultraperformance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS)integrated nuclear factor κB(NF-κB) luciferase reporter assay screening system was carried out.As a result,some caffeic acid derivatives,including caffeic acid,ferulic acid/isoferulic acid,fukinolic acid,and cimicifugic acid ingredients were identified as the potential effective compounds from CR.For testing the anti-inflammatory capacity,caffeic acid was demonstrated to inhibit NF-kB and reduce the levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in TNF-α-treated BEAS-2B cells in a dose-dependent manner.Hence,CR preparations and its cinnamic acid derivatives have the possibility to be developed as a complementary therapy in the treatment of respiratory system infection in clinics.