Light intensity is a key factor affecting the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plants. However, the response mechanisms of metabolites and genes in Gentiana macrophylla under different light ...intensities have not been determined. In the present study, G. macrophylla seedlings were treated with LED light intensities of 15 micromol/m.sup.2/s (low light, LL), 90 micromol/m.sup.2/s (medium light, ML), and 200 micromol/m.sup.2/s (high light, HL), and leaves were collected on the 5th day for further investigation. A total of 2162 metabolites were detected, in which, the most abundant metabolites were identified as flavonoids, carbohydrates, terpenoids and amino acids. A total of 3313 and 613 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the LL and HL groups compared with the ML group, respectively, mainly enriched in KEGG pathways such as carotenoid biosynthesis, carbon metabolism, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, amino acids biosynthesis, plant MAPK pathway and plant hormone signaling. Besides, the transcription factors of GmMYB5 and GmbHLH20 were determined to be significantly correlated with loganic acid biosynthesis; the expression of photosystem-related enzyme genes was altered under different light intensities, regulating the expression of enzyme genes involved in the carotenoid, chlorophyll, glycolysis and amino acids pathway, then affecting their metabolic biosynthesis. As a result, low light inhibited photosynthesis, delayed glycolysis, thus, increased certain amino acids and decreased loganic acid production, while high light got an opposite trend. Our research contributed significantly to understand the molecular mechanism of light intensity in controlling metabolic accumulation in G. macrophylla.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Gentiana macrophylla is one of Chinese herbal medicines in which 4 kinds of iridoids or secoiridoids, such as loganic acid, sweroside, swertiamarin, and gentiopicroside, are identified as the ...dominant medicinal secondary metabolites. WRKY, as a large family of transcription factors (TFs), plays an important role in the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plants. Therefore, WRKY genes involved in the biosynthesis of secoiridoids in G. macrophylla were systematically studied. First, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis was performed, and 42 GmWRKY genes were identified, which were unevenly distributed in 12 chromosomes. Accordingly, gene structure, collinearity, sequence alignment, phylogenetic, conserved motif and promoter analyses were performed, and the GmWRKY proteins were divided into three subfamilies based on phylogenetic and multiple sequence alignment analyses. Moreover, the enzyme-encoding genes of the secoiridoid biosynthesis pathway and their promoters were then analysed, and the contents of the four secoiridoids were determined in different tissues. Accordingly, correlation analysis was performed using Pearson's correlation coefficient to construct WRKY gene-enzyme-encoding genes and WRKY gene-metabolite networks. Meanwhile, G. macrophylla seedlings were treated with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) to detect the dynamic change trend of GmWRKYs, biosynthetic genes, and medicinal ingredient accumulation. Thus, a total of 12 GmWRKYs were identified to be involved in the biosynthesis of secoiridoids, of which 8 (GmWRKY1, 6, 12, 17, 33, 34, 38 and 39) were found to regulate the synthesis of gentiopicroside, and 4 (GmWRKY7, 14, 26 and 41) were found to regulate the synthesis of loganic acid. Taken together, this study systematically identified WRKY transcription factors related to the biosynthesis of secoiridoids in G. macrophylla, which could be used as a cue for further investigation of WRKY gene functions in secondary metabolite accumulation.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
In the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLS) have tumor-like characteristics, mainly manifested by hyperproliferation and resistance to ...apoptosis and then it will erode the bone and cartilage, eventually leading to joint destruction. Paris saponin VII (PS VII) is an active compound derived from a traditional herbal medicine named
Trillium tschonoskii
Maxim, which has anti-tumor, analgesic, and immunomodulatory effects. However, its anti-RA effect has not yet been reported. This study was to investigate the effect of PS VII on two rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes lines (RA-FLS and MH7A) and adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) in rats.
In vitro
, the effects of PS VII on the proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of RA-FLS and MH7A cells were detected by MTT, flow cytometry, and western blot analysis.
In vivo
, the effect of PS VII on the weight of the rat, paw swelling, ankle joint diameter, arthritis index, serum inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β), histopathological assessment and apoptosis proteins in the synovial tissues were evaluated in AIA rats. The
in vitro
studies showed that PS VII inhibited the proliferation of RA-FLS and MH7A cells, induced S phase arrest and triggered cell apoptosis mainly through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and the regulation of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways. The
in vivo
studies revealed that PS VII could improve ameliorate body weight, paw swelling, ankle joint diameter, reduce the spleen and thymus index, suppress the production of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β, improve histopathological changes and regulate the expressions of apoptosis proteins in AIA Rats. In conclusion, PS VII could inhibit the proliferation and trigger apoptosis of RA-FLS and MH7A cells by regulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway and the JNK and p38 MAPK pathways, and alleviate the symptoms of RA, signifying it to be one of the potential anti-RA therapeutics.
Dysregulation of the Ras signaling pathway plays a key role in the progression of colorectal cancer. When bound to GTP, Ras is activated and stimulates several downstream effectors’ pathways, ...including the Raf/MEK/ERK kinase cascade, the PI3-kinase/AKT/mTor pathway, and the Ral GTPase pathway. Saponins extracted from Liliaceae family herbs have strong antitumor activities with low toxicity. In this study, Paris saponin VII (PSVII), isolated from Trillium tschonoskii Maxim., was evaluated on human colorectal cancer cells (HT-29 and SW-620), a mouse model of colitis associated colorectal cancer (CACC) and a murine model of xenograft tumor. It was found that PSVII inhibited colorectal cancer cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner. The IC50 values of PSVII for growth inhibition of HT-29 and SW-620 cells were 1.02±0.05μM and 4.90±0.23μM. It could induce cell apoptosis, together with cell cycle arrest in G1 phase, and trigger apoptosis in a caspase-3-dependent manner. PSVII-induced growth inhibitory effect was associated with disturbance of MAPK pathway by down-regulating MEK1/2, ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and suppression of AKT pathway by reducing AKT and GSK-3β phosphorylation. In the CACC mouse model, PSVII protected mice from intestinal toxicities and carcinogenesis induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). In the model of xenograft tumor, PSVII remarkably decreased the xenograft tumor size and triggered the apoptosis of tumor cells. Both in vitro and in vivo study showed that PSVII inhibited Ras activity. Taken together, PSVII might be a potential therapeutic reagent for colorectal cancer through targeting Ras signaling pathway.
Four new steroidal constituents (
-
) along with two known steroidal glycosides (
and
) were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of
. Analysis of their physicochemical properties and spectroscopic ...profiles identified the compounds as (25
)-5
-spirostan-9(11)-en-3β, 17
-diol (
); (25
)-5
-spirostan-9(11)-en-3β, 12β-diol (
); (25
)-5
-spirostan-9(11)-en-3β, 17
-diol-3-
-β-d-glucopyranoside (
); (25
)-5
-spirostan-9(11)-en-3β, 17
-diol-3-
-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-d-galactopyranoside (
); japonicoside B (
); and japonicoside C (
). All six compounds showed cytotoxic activity against SMMC-7712, Bel-7402, A549, H460, and K562 human cancer cells.
Three new C
-norditerpenoid alkaloids (
), along with two known C
-norditerpenoid alkaloids (
), have been isolated from
. Based on extensive spectroscopic techniques (1D, 2D-NMR, IR, and MS) and ...chemical methods, their structures were established as szechenyianine D
, szechenyianine E (
), szechenyianine F (
), 8-
-methyl-14-benzoylaconine (
), and spicatine A (
). The immunosuppressive effects of compounds
⁻
were studied using a ConA-induced or LPS-induced splenocyte proliferation model. In vitro tests showed that Compounds
, and
suppressed ConA-induced or LPS-induced splenocyte proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. The CC
/IC
values of
and
suggested that these compounds were potential immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases characterized by arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Five racemates (1–5) were isolated from Gentiana macrophylla, in which 2–5 were successfully separated into four pairs of enantiomers (2a and 2b, 3a and 3b, 4a and 4b, and 5a and 5b), whereas the ...resolution of 1 failed due to the hemiacetal functionality at the stereogenic center. Using electronic circular dichrosim calculation, the relationship of the molecular rotation direction and the carbon R/S chirality was revealed, and each pair of enantiomer was identified as (−)-(S)-gentianmacrol B (2a) and (+)-(R)-gentianmacrol B (2b), (−)-(S)-8-methoxy-gentianol (3a) and (+)-(R)-8-methoxy-gentianol (3b), (+)-(S)-8-methyl-gentianadine (4a) and (−)-(R)-8-methyl-gentianadine (4b), and (−)-(S)-gentianol (5a) and (+)-(R)-gentianol (5b). Besides, these compounds could be divided into two series, 1–2 containing the benzene ring moiety and 3–5 containing the pyridine ring moiety. Considering that their molecular skeleton could not be generated from the classical biosynthesis pathway in plants, the plausible biosynthesis pathways of 1–5 were deduced to be transformed from secoiridoids in G. macrophylla. Due to the significant difference in the pharmacological effect for the optical factor, our research provided new diverse molecules for further optical activity studies in drug research.
Three new C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids (1-3), along with two known C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids (4-5) have been isolated from Aconitum szechenyianum. Their structures were established by extensive ...spectroscopic techniques and chemical methods as szechenyianine A (1), szechenyianine B (2), szechenyianine C (3), N-deethyl-3-acetylaconitine (4), and N-deethyldeoxyaconitine (5). Additionally, compounds 1-5 were tested for the inhibition of NO production on LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells with IC50 values of 36.62 ± 6.86, 3.30 ± 0.11, 7.46 ± 0.89, 8.09 ± 1.31, and 11.73 ± 1.94 μM, respectively, while the positive control drug dexamethasone showed inhibitory activity with IC50 value of 8.32 ± 1.45 μM. The structure-activity relationship of aconitine alkaloids were discussed.
Two new furostanol saponins 1-2 and a new spirostanol saponin 3 were isolated together with two known furostanol saponins 4-5 from the roots and rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis. Their structures were ...characterized as 1β,2β,3β,4β,5β,26-hexahydroxyfurost-20(22), 25(27)-dien-5,26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), 1β,2β,3β,4β,5β,6β,7α,23ξ,26-nona-hydroxyfurost- 20(22),25(27)-dien-26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (2), (20S,22R)-spirost-25 (27)-en-1β,3β,5β- trihydroxy-1-O-β-d-xyloside (3), tupisteroide B (4) and 5β-furost-Δ25(27)-en-1β,2β,3β,4β,5β,7α, 22ξ,26-octahydroxy-6-one-26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (5), respectively, by extensive use of spectroscopic techniques and chemical evidence. Additionally, the in vitro cytotoxic activity of 1-4 was evaluated on human A549 and H1299 tumor cell lines, and compound 3 exhibited cytotoxicity against A549 cells (IC50 86.63 ± 2.33 μmol·L-1) and H1299 cells (IC50 88.21 ± 1.34 μmol·L-1).
Four steroids, a homopregnene (1) and three heptanorergosterane derivatives (2−4), nine tremulane sesquiterpenes (5−13), and 18 known compounds have been isolated from cultures of the fungus ...Phellinus igniarius. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis. In preliminary in vitro assays, at 10−5 M, compounds 8, 9, 13, and 3β-hydroxy-11,12-O-isopropyldrimene (14) showed significant vascular-relaxing activities against phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction with relaxing rates of 35.7%, 45.4%, 46.6%, and 32.1%, respectively, as compared with the blank control.
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