Research Progress of Paederia scandens(Lour.)Merr in Modern Pharmacy

Paederia scandens(Lour.)Merr.is a traditional Chinese medicine,which mainly has the functions of analgesia,detoxification,anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant.Modern studies show that the main chemical constituents of this plant are iridoids and volatile oil,which have biological activities such as analgesia,anti-inflammatory,hepatoprotection,renoprotection and antibacterial.This review highlights the chemical constituents and biological activities of P.scandens based on studies published in last decades and provides the references for the further development and utilization of this medicinal plant.

A new iridoid glycoside from Paederia scandens

A new glycoside named 6β-O-β-D-glucosylpaederosidic acid(1) was isolated from Paederia scandens and its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence,together with four known iridoids,paederoside(2),paederosidic acid(3),paederosidic acid methyl ester(4),and deacetyl asperulosidic acid methyl ester(5).Compound 5 was isolated from this plant for the first time.

Effects of Different Drying Methods on Content of Paederosidic Acid in Paederia scandens

[Objectives]To establish a method to simultaneously determine the content of paederosidic acid in Paederia scandens dried by four different methods.[Methods]Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography(RP-HPLC)was adopted.The chromatographic column:Thermo SCIENTIFIC Hypersil GOLD Dim.(mm);mobile phase:acetonitrile-0.1%phosphoric acid aqueous solution;gradient elution;column temperature:30℃;flow rate:1 mL/min;detection wavelength:236 nm;injection volume:10μL.[Results]The linear range of the detection injection volume of paederosidic acid was 0.64-9.60μg(R=0.9992);the limit of quantity(LOQ)was 5.10 ng,and the limit of detection(LOD)was 1.36 ng;the RSD of the precision,stability and reproducibility test was all less than 3%;the sample recovery rate was 98.87%,RSD<3.00,n=6.The results show that the content of paederosidic acid in the shade-dried P.scandens is the highest,and the order of the content is P.scandens(dry in shade)>P.scandens(dried at 50℃)>P.scandens(dried at 60℃)>P.scandens(dried at 70℃).[Conclusions]This method is sensitive,reliable and reproducible,and can be used to simultaneously determine the content of paederosidic acid in P.scandens dried by four different methods.

UPLC/Q-TOF-MS analysis of iridoid glycosides and metabolites in rat plasma after oral administration of Paederia scandens extracts

A rapid and validated UPLC-MS method was developed for investigating the absorbed components of Paederia scandens(Lour.) Merrill(P.scandens) in rat plasma.The bioactive constituents in plasma samples from rats administrated orally with P.scandens extract were analyzed by Ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS).Four prototype compounds were identified in rat serum as potential bioactive components of P.scandens by comparing their retention times and mass spectrometry data or by mass spectrometry analysis and retrieving the reference literatures.Glucuronidation after deglycosylation was the major metabolic pathway for the iridoid glycosides in P.scandens.These results showed that the methods had high sensitivity and resolution and were suitable for identifying the bioactive constituents in plasma after oral administration of P.scandens.providing helpful chemical information for further pharmacological and mechanistic researched on the P.scandens.