Background:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is a liver disease of unknown etiology.A traditional Chinese medicine Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.(CX),it has been used about 2,000 years.Until now,the mechanism of ac...Background:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is a liver disease of unknown etiology.A traditional Chinese medicine Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.(CX),it has been used about 2,000 years.Until now,the mechanism of action of CX on NAFLD remains unclear.Method:We first tested the toxicity of CX to AML12 cells with CCK-8.In vitro cell models of NAFLD were made using free fatty acid,and used Oil Red O staining tested lipid droplets.Then the active compounds of CX were collected from TCMSP and literatures,and SwissTargetPrediction,Search Tool for Interacting Chemicals,Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicin,Bioinformatics Analysis Tool for Molecular mechANism of Traditional Chinese Medicine database were used to predict the targets of the compounds.DRUGBANK,Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man,Therapeutic Target Database,DisGeNET and GeneCards database were used to predict the targets of NAFLD.Use Venn diagram to obtained the intersection targets by,and analyzed the protein-protein intersection network.Use Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology to forecast the function of intersection genes.Molecular docking was used to evaluate the interaction between hub gene and active ingredients.Finally,use western blotting to determine the effects of CX on PPARA,PPARG,IL1B and TNF proteins.Result:CX can reduce the production of AML12 cell lipid droplets.A total of 15 chemical components were identified from CX.Folic acid,chrysophanol and sitosterol were the main components of CX against NAFLD.ALB,TNF,PPARG and PPARA proteins were the main targets of CX in the treatment of NAFLD.PPAR signaling pathway and fatty acid degradation were closely related to anti-NAFLD.Molecular docking results shows that folic acid was the main active ingredient of CX for NAFLD treatment,and TNF is the main potential target.The cellular NAFLD model showed that CX up-regulated the expression of PPARA and PPARG protein and down-regulated inflammatory factor IL-1B and TNF expression.Conclusion:Our study suggests that CX has a therapeutic effect on NAFLDA,which may be related to the PPAR pathway and the reduction of inflammatory cytokines.展开更多
[Objective]The aim was to provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of the main diseases and pests. [Method]The systematic investigation was carried out in the process of seedling and field cultivation...[Objective]The aim was to provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of the main diseases and pests. [Method]The systematic investigation was carried out in the process of seedling and field cultivation of Ligusticum chuanxiong. [Result]The main diseases were root rot,Powdery mildew and Spot blight,while the main pests were Epinotia leucantha Meyrick,Prodenia litura Fabr.,Scarabaeoidea,Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval and Delia platura Meigen. [Conclusion]The law of occurrence of main diseases and pests were confirmed.展开更多
Aim A reliable and rapid HPLC method was developed for quantitative determination of coniferyl femlate, an ester of ferulic acid, with multiple pharmacological activities in Angelica sinensis and Ligusticum chuanxiong...Aim A reliable and rapid HPLC method was developed for quantitative determination of coniferyl femlate, an ester of ferulic acid, with multiple pharmacological activities in Angelica sinensis and Ligusticum chuanxiong, two commonly used Chinese medicines. Methods The determination was achieved by using a Zorbax ODS C18 analytical column （250 mm×4.6 mm ID, 5 μm） at isocratic elution of 1% aqueous acetic acid and acetonitrile （1：1） with diode-array detection （318 nm）. The calibration curve of coniferyl femlate showed good linearity （r^2 = 0.9995） within the test range. Results The developed method showed good precision with intra- and inter-day variations of 0.22% - 1.16% and 0.86% - 2.62% between the levels of 0.380 - 0.038 mg·mL^-1, respectively. The repeatability represented as RSD of coniferyl femlate was less than 2.7% for three levels （0.2 - 1.0 g of Angelica sinensis）, and the recovery was 105.3% with RSD of 3.2%. Conclusion The validated method was successfully applied to quantify coniferyl femlate in 12 samples of Danggui and Chuanxiong.展开更多
[Objective] The research aimed to isolate and identify the pathogen of anthracnose of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort,and make the antifungal test on four kinds of fungicides for selecting the optimum fungicides.[Method] T...[Objective] The research aimed to isolate and identify the pathogen of anthracnose of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort,and make the antifungal test on four kinds of fungicides for selecting the optimum fungicides.[Method] The pathogenic fungi was separated according to Koch＇s rule and the shape characteristics were identified. The antifungal test of fungicides was made by using plate mycelium growth inhibition method.[Result] The pathogenic fungi was separated from leaves of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. and morphological characters were consistent with that of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In addition to chloroisobromine cyanuric acid,the other three fungicides could inhibit the mycelium growth. The growth inhibition rates of 1 000 times Metalaxyl＋mancozeb,zineb,Thiophanate-methyl for the mycelium were 26.8%,22.1%,59.8% respectively after 7 days.[Conclusion] The anthracnose was caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. was a new record host plant of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and the best inhibiting fungicide was Thiophanate methyl.展开更多
[Objective] To investigate the impacts of ISSR-PCR amplification factors, for the establishment and optimization of ISSR-PCR reaction system for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. [Method] Using genomic DNA of Chuanxiong lea...[Objective] To investigate the impacts of ISSR-PCR amplification factors, for the establishment and optimization of ISSR-PCR reaction system for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. [Method] Using genomic DNA of Chuanxiong leaf extracted via an improved CTAB method as template, single factor analysis was performed to investigate the impacts of DNA template concentration, Mg2＋ concentration, dNTPs concentration, primer concentration, Taq DNA polymerase concentration on ISSR-PCR amplification and to optimize this system for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. [Result] The ISSR-PCR amplification（25 μl） suitable for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. was determined to be composed of 2.5 μl of 10×reaction buffer, 2.1 mmol/L MgCl2, 300 μmol/L dNTPs, 0.4 μmol/L primer, 1.0 U Taq DNA polymerase and 20-40 ng genomic DNA. [Conclusion] Our study laid basis for analyzing the genetic diversity of Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. resources distributed in 17 different areas of China.展开更多
基金supported by the Project of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Sichuan Province of China(No.2021MS460)the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2022NSFSC1593).
文摘Background:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is a liver disease of unknown etiology.A traditional Chinese medicine Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.(CX),it has been used about 2,000 years.Until now,the mechanism of action of CX on NAFLD remains unclear.Method:We first tested the toxicity of CX to AML12 cells with CCK-8.In vitro cell models of NAFLD were made using free fatty acid,and used Oil Red O staining tested lipid droplets.Then the active compounds of CX were collected from TCMSP and literatures,and SwissTargetPrediction,Search Tool for Interacting Chemicals,Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicin,Bioinformatics Analysis Tool for Molecular mechANism of Traditional Chinese Medicine database were used to predict the targets of the compounds.DRUGBANK,Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man,Therapeutic Target Database,DisGeNET and GeneCards database were used to predict the targets of NAFLD.Use Venn diagram to obtained the intersection targets by,and analyzed the protein-protein intersection network.Use Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology to forecast the function of intersection genes.Molecular docking was used to evaluate the interaction between hub gene and active ingredients.Finally,use western blotting to determine the effects of CX on PPARA,PPARG,IL1B and TNF proteins.Result:CX can reduce the production of AML12 cell lipid droplets.A total of 15 chemical components were identified from CX.Folic acid,chrysophanol and sitosterol were the main components of CX against NAFLD.ALB,TNF,PPARG and PPARA proteins were the main targets of CX in the treatment of NAFLD.PPAR signaling pathway and fatty acid degradation were closely related to anti-NAFLD.Molecular docking results shows that folic acid was the main active ingredient of CX for NAFLD treatment,and TNF is the main potential target.The cellular NAFLD model showed that CX up-regulated the expression of PPARA and PPARG protein and down-regulated inflammatory factor IL-1B and TNF expression.Conclusion:Our study suggests that CX has a therapeutic effect on NAFLDA,which may be related to the PPAR pathway and the reduction of inflammatory cytokines.
基金Supported by National Key Technology R&D Program(2006BAI09B04-05)Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Foundation (09ZQ026-039)Foundation for Excellent Science and Technology Papers of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science~~
文摘[Objective]The aim was to provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of the main diseases and pests. [Method]The systematic investigation was carried out in the process of seedling and field cultivation of Ligusticum chuanxiong. [Result]The main diseases were root rot,Powdery mildew and Spot blight,while the main pests were Epinotia leucantha Meyrick,Prodenia litura Fabr.,Scarabaeoidea,Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval and Delia platura Meigen. [Conclusion]The law of occurrence of main diseases and pests were confirmed.
基金Macao Science and Technology Development Fund(049/2005/A-R1) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for TCM FormulaeResearch, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (No.022021014003).
文摘Aim A reliable and rapid HPLC method was developed for quantitative determination of coniferyl femlate, an ester of ferulic acid, with multiple pharmacological activities in Angelica sinensis and Ligusticum chuanxiong, two commonly used Chinese medicines. Methods The determination was achieved by using a Zorbax ODS C18 analytical column （250 mm×4.6 mm ID, 5 μm） at isocratic elution of 1% aqueous acetic acid and acetonitrile （1：1） with diode-array detection （318 nm）. The calibration curve of coniferyl femlate showed good linearity （r^2 = 0.9995） within the test range. Results The developed method showed good precision with intra- and inter-day variations of 0.22% - 1.16% and 0.86% - 2.62% between the levels of 0.380 - 0.038 mg·mL^-1, respectively. The repeatability represented as RSD of coniferyl femlate was less than 2.7% for three levels （0.2 - 1.0 g of Angelica sinensis）, and the recovery was 105.3% with RSD of 3.2%. Conclusion The validated method was successfully applied to quantify coniferyl femlate in 12 samples of Danggui and Chuanxiong.
文摘为了解不同水平镉(Cd)胁迫下川芎基因表达和代谢产物的变化规律,探究川芎对Cd胁迫的响应机制,利用盆栽试验,以不添加Cd溶液的清洁土壤为对照,设置1、3、6、10 mg·kg-1共4个Cd胁迫处理水平,采用转录组学测序(RNA sequencing,RNA-seq)和超高效液相色谱质谱联用(ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-MS/MS)技术,筛选川芎抗Cd胁迫的关键基因与代谢通路。结果表明,共筛选到8569个差异表达基因,包括上调基因6859个,下调基因1710个。与对照相比,4个Cd处理组的共有差异基因仅1个,为CML19,可能是川芎抗Cd胁迫的关键基因。代谢组共标注和定量了1238种差异代谢物,在KEGG数据库中注释得到76条代谢通路,其中包括氨基酸代谢、氨酰基-tRNA的生物合成和脂肪酸的生物合成等。联合分析表明,当受到不同水平Cd胁迫时,川芎通过调节不同种类氨基酸来维持自身代谢平衡,在川芎抗Cd胁迫中发挥重要作用。研究结果为川芎抗Cd胁迫提供科学支撑与理论依据,为针对川芎资源的栽培育种及缓解Cd胁迫等相关研究提供基础。
基金Supported by Basic Projects in Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences"Medicinal Plant Resources Nursery Building"~~
文摘[Objective] The research aimed to isolate and identify the pathogen of anthracnose of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort,and make the antifungal test on four kinds of fungicides for selecting the optimum fungicides.[Method] The pathogenic fungi was separated according to Koch＇s rule and the shape characteristics were identified. The antifungal test of fungicides was made by using plate mycelium growth inhibition method.[Result] The pathogenic fungi was separated from leaves of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. and morphological characters were consistent with that of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In addition to chloroisobromine cyanuric acid,the other three fungicides could inhibit the mycelium growth. The growth inhibition rates of 1 000 times Metalaxyl＋mancozeb,zineb,Thiophanate-methyl for the mycelium were 26.8%,22.1%,59.8% respectively after 7 days.[Conclusion] The anthracnose was caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. was a new record host plant of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and the best inhibiting fungicide was Thiophanate methyl.
基金Supported by the10th Five Years Key Programs for Science and Technology Development of China(2004BA721A31)~~
文摘[Objective] To investigate the impacts of ISSR-PCR amplification factors, for the establishment and optimization of ISSR-PCR reaction system for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. [Method] Using genomic DNA of Chuanxiong leaf extracted via an improved CTAB method as template, single factor analysis was performed to investigate the impacts of DNA template concentration, Mg2＋ concentration, dNTPs concentration, primer concentration, Taq DNA polymerase concentration on ISSR-PCR amplification and to optimize this system for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. [Result] The ISSR-PCR amplification（25 μl） suitable for Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. was determined to be composed of 2.5 μl of 10×reaction buffer, 2.1 mmol/L MgCl2, 300 μmol/L dNTPs, 0.4 μmol/L primer, 1.0 U Taq DNA polymerase and 20-40 ng genomic DNA. [Conclusion] Our study laid basis for analyzing the genetic diversity of Ligusticum chuanxiong hort. resources distributed in 17 different areas of China.
