Objectives:To investigate acute toxicity of Bajitian(Morinda officinalis)in zebrafish embryos.Methods:Zebrafish embryos at 48-h post fertilization(hpf)were exposed to Bajitian ethanol extract for72 h.The causative act...Objectives:To investigate acute toxicity of Bajitian(Morinda officinalis)in zebrafish embryos.Methods:Zebrafish embryos at 48-h post fertilization(hpf)were exposed to Bajitian ethanol extract for72 h.The causative action of a delay in yolk sac absorption by Bajitian was investigated by RT-PCR analysis of lipid metabolism-related microsomal triglyceride transfer protein(MTP),apolipoprotein CII(ApoC2)and lipogenesis-related liver x receptor(LXR)genes.The effect of Bajitian eliciting an inflammatory response was studied by exposing 72 hpf myeloperoxidase(MPO):GFP transgenic zebrafish embryos to Bajitian extract for 4 h.Assessment was done by TUNEL,caspase-3/7,and RT-PCR analysis of the apoptosis related pathway B-cell lymphoma 2 associated X protein(Bax),Nuclear factor kappa-lightchain-enhancer of activated B cells(NF-k B)genes,neutrophil development-related stem cell leukaemia(SCL)and transcription factor PU.1 genes,to reveal the causative action of Bajitian reducing neutrophils.Results:RT-PCR analysis found that Bajitian extract had no effect on the expression of MTP or ApoC2 genes,but upregulated LXR gene,which might explain the delay in yolk sac absorption.Analysis of the inflammatory response showed that compared with negative controls,Bajitian extract significantly(P<.05)reduced the number of neutrophils in MPO:GFP embryos.TUNEL,caspase-3/7,and RT-PCR analysis of Bax and NF-k B genes found that Bajitian extract did not trigger the cell apoptosis.Further RT-PCR analysis found that Bajitian extract did not affect SCL expression,but did lead to down-regulation of PU.1.The inhibition of neutrophil development/differentiation may explain the decline in the total number of neutrophils following Bajitian treatment,which could be attributed to the anti-inflammatory effects found clinically for this drug.Conclusions:This study demonstrated that Bajitian caused a delay in yolk sac absorption and a decrease neutrophil in zebrafish embryos,which may be related to the inhibition of neutrophil development.展开更多
该研究采用水提醇沉法从盐制巴戟天中提取粗多糖(SMP),经DEAE-52纤维素柱和葡聚糖凝胶Sephadex G 100柱分离纯化得到多糖(SMP-4),采用红外光谱、高效凝胶渗透凝胶色谱、气相色谱和核磁共振波对SMP-4进行结构表征,并以RAW264.7巨噬细胞...该研究采用水提醇沉法从盐制巴戟天中提取粗多糖(SMP),经DEAE-52纤维素柱和葡聚糖凝胶Sephadex G 100柱分离纯化得到多糖(SMP-4),采用红外光谱、高效凝胶渗透凝胶色谱、气相色谱和核磁共振波对SMP-4进行结构表征,并以RAW264.7巨噬细胞为模型,通过测定其细胞增殖活性和细胞因子分泌水平来评价其免疫活性。多糖结构分析表明,SMP-4是由阿拉伯糖、半乳糖、鼠李糖、核糖、木糖、葡萄糖和甘露糖组成的,摩尔比例为:0.55:0.23:0.16:0.03:0.02:0.01:0.01,分子量为1.32×10^(5) u的多糖。SMP-4具有六种糖苷键,其中→3)-D-Araf-(1→占比最高,为58.35%。在免疫活性评价分析中表明,与对照组相比,在15.625~500.000μg/mL质量浓度范围内不影响RAW264.7细胞的增殖,同时能显著地促进肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)的分泌。SMP-4质量浓度为500μg/mL时,RAW264.7细胞分泌的TNF-α质量浓度最高,为2100.00 pg/mL(P<0.001);在31.25μg/mL质量浓度下,RAW264.7细胞分泌的IL-1β质量浓度最高,为14.50 pg/mL(P<0.05)。综上,SMP-4表现出良好免疫活性,具有成为一种天然的免疫调节剂的潜力。展开更多
基金Infinitus(China)Company Ltd.internal research funding。
文摘Objectives:To investigate acute toxicity of Bajitian(Morinda officinalis)in zebrafish embryos.Methods:Zebrafish embryos at 48-h post fertilization(hpf)were exposed to Bajitian ethanol extract for72 h.The causative action of a delay in yolk sac absorption by Bajitian was investigated by RT-PCR analysis of lipid metabolism-related microsomal triglyceride transfer protein(MTP),apolipoprotein CII(ApoC2)and lipogenesis-related liver x receptor(LXR)genes.The effect of Bajitian eliciting an inflammatory response was studied by exposing 72 hpf myeloperoxidase(MPO):GFP transgenic zebrafish embryos to Bajitian extract for 4 h.Assessment was done by TUNEL,caspase-3/7,and RT-PCR analysis of the apoptosis related pathway B-cell lymphoma 2 associated X protein(Bax),Nuclear factor kappa-lightchain-enhancer of activated B cells(NF-k B)genes,neutrophil development-related stem cell leukaemia(SCL)and transcription factor PU.1 genes,to reveal the causative action of Bajitian reducing neutrophils.Results:RT-PCR analysis found that Bajitian extract had no effect on the expression of MTP or ApoC2 genes,but upregulated LXR gene,which might explain the delay in yolk sac absorption.Analysis of the inflammatory response showed that compared with negative controls,Bajitian extract significantly(P<.05)reduced the number of neutrophils in MPO:GFP embryos.TUNEL,caspase-3/7,and RT-PCR analysis of Bax and NF-k B genes found that Bajitian extract did not trigger the cell apoptosis.Further RT-PCR analysis found that Bajitian extract did not affect SCL expression,but did lead to down-regulation of PU.1.The inhibition of neutrophil development/differentiation may explain the decline in the total number of neutrophils following Bajitian treatment,which could be attributed to the anti-inflammatory effects found clinically for this drug.Conclusions:This study demonstrated that Bajitian caused a delay in yolk sac absorption and a decrease neutrophil in zebrafish embryos,which may be related to the inhibition of neutrophil development.