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  • 1
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 10 ( 2019-9-11)
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    ISSN: 1663-9812
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2019
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2021
    In:  Frontiers in Pharmacology Vol. 12 ( 2021-5-7)
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2021-5-7)
    Abstract: Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is imposing substantial burdens on individuals and society with the aging population. Cortex Daphnes patch is widely used for symptomatic knee OA in China with a satisfying clinical efficacy; however, there is scant clinical evidence supporting its use. To evaluate its efficacy, we conducted a multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized, parallel-group study comparing Cortex Daphnes patch with topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with knee OA (NCT02770950). Methods: A total of 264 symptomatic knee OA patients were treated with Cortex Daphnes or indomethacin cataplasms applied to affected sites once daily for 2 weeks. The primary outcome was improvement in knee pain on walking as assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). The non-inferiority margin based on the full analysis population was set as –5 mm on the pain VAS. The secondary outcomes were changes of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) total score, WOMAC scores for pain, function and stiffness, the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and global assessment of knees by the patients. Responder rates for pain VAS, WOMAC total score, and WOMAC pain were also included in the secondary outcomes. Results: The Cortex Daphnes patch was non-inferior to indomethacin cataplasms for the primary outcome with a group difference (Cortex Daphnes patch–indomethacin cataplasm) of 2.1 mm (95% confidence interval: 2.1–6.4); similar results were found in the per-protocol population. For all other outcomes, no significant differences were found in the full analysis set or in the per-protocol analysis set, except the responder rates for WOMAC pain was higher in the Cortex Daphnes patch group than in the indomethacin cataplasm group (78.4 vs. 64.7%, p = 0.022) in the per-protocol analysis set. Overall, 28.8% patients in the Cortex Daphnes patch group and 9.8% in the indomethacin cataplasm group reported treatment-related adverse events, the vast majority of which were mild-to-moderate skin irritation, resulting in only 3.8 and 0.8% of patients dropping out, respectively. Conclusion: The Cortex Daphnes patch, which provides satisfactory analgesic efficacy and enhances the physical function of the knee, as well as improving quality of life, may be a promising alternative to knee OA.
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    ISSN: 1663-9812
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    Publication Date: 2021
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2023
    In:  Frontiers in Pharmacology Vol. 14 ( 2023-3-6)
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 14 ( 2023-3-6)
    Abstract: Platycodin D (PD) is a triterpene saponin extracted from the root of Platycodon grandiflorum. It has been reported to exhibit multiple pharmacological and biological properties. There is substantial evidence to support that PD displays a wide range of anti-tumor activities. However, the detailed molecular mechanism still needs further elaboration. In the present study, to explore whether PD inhibits gastric cancer (GC) cell viability, eight GC cell lines and the GES-1 cell line (a gastric mucosal cell line) were tested. We found that PD exhibited better inhibitory activity on GC cell lines than on the non-tumor cell line. Besides, treatment with PD led to a significant cell cycle arrest, thereby causing subsequent apoptosis. Regarding the cell growth inhibition mechanism, PD can downregulate the protein level of c-Myc rather than its mRNA level in a dose-dependent manner. Further studies revealed that PD disturbed the overall ubiquitination level in GC cell lines and enhanced the ubiquitination-dependent degradation of c-Myc. Interestingly, the inhibition of cell viability by PD could be restored to a certain extent when the expression of c-Myc was recovered, suggesting that PD-mediated GC cell growth inhibition is closely associated with c-Myc expression. Our study proposes a novel molecular mechanism for PD inhibiting GC cell proliferation and growth by destabilizing the c-Myc protein. This work may lay a preliminary foundation for developing PD as an anti-cancer therapy.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
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    Publication Date: 2023
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2022
    In:  Frontiers in Pharmacology Vol. 13 ( 2022-3-17)
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-3-17)
    Abstract: Aims : Cardiac lipotoxicity is the common consequence of lipid metabolism disorders in cardiomyocytes during development of heart failure (HF). Adenosine 5′monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) acts as an energy sensor and has a beneficial effect in reducing lipotoxicity. Notoginsenoside R1 (NGR1) is extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F.H.Chen ( P. notoginseng ) and has definite cardioprotective effects. However, whether NGR1 can attenuate HF by mitigating lipotoxicity has not been elucidated yet. This study aimed to explore whether NGR1 plays a protective role against HF by ameliorating cardiac lipotoxicity via the AMPK pathway. Methods : In this study, HF mice model was established by left anterior descending (LAD) ligation. palmitic acid (PA) stimulated H9C2 cell model was applied to clarify the effects and potential mechanism of NGR1 on lipotoxicity. In vivo , NGR1 (7.14 mg/kg/days) and positive drug (simvastatin: 2.9 mg/kg/days) were orally administered for 14 days. Echocardiography was applied to assess heart functions. Lipid levels were measured by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and key proteins in the AMPK pathway were detected by western blots. In vitro , NGR1 (40 μmol/L) or Compound C (an inhibitor of AMPK, 10 μmol/L) was co-cultured with PA stimulation for 24 h in H9C2 cells. CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell viability. Key lipotoxicity-related proteins were detected by western blots and the LipidTOX™ neutral lipid stains were used to assess lipid accumulation. In addition, Apoptosis was assessed by Hoechst/PI staining. Results : NGR1 could significantly improve the cardiac function and myocardial injury in mice with HF and up-regulate the expression of p-AMPK. Impressively, NGR1 inhibited the synthesis of diacylglycerol (DAG) and ceramide and promoted fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in vivo . Moreover, NGR1 significantly promoted expression of CPT-1A, the key enzyme in FAO pathway, and down-regulated the expression of GPAT and SPT, which were the key enzymes catalyzing production of DAG and ceramide. In vitro experiments showed that NGR1 could significantly attenuate lipid accumulation in PA-induced H9C2 cells and the Hoechst/PI staining results showed that NGR1 ameliorated lipotoxicity-induced apoptosis in PA-stimulated H9C2 cell model. Furthermore, co-treatment with inhibitor of AMPK abrogated the protective effects of NGR1. The regulative effects of NGR1 on lipid metabolism were also reversed by AMPK inhibitor. Conclusion : NGR1 could significantly improve the heart function of mice with HF and reduce cardiac lipotoxicity. The cardio-protective effects of NGR1 are mediated by the activation of AMPK pathway.
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    Publication Date: 2022
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2022
    In:  Frontiers in Pharmacology Vol. 13 ( 2022-2-16)
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-2-16)
    Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is a liver disease worldwide without approved therapeutic drugs. Anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective drug bicyclol and multi-pharmacological active drug berberine, respectively, have shown beneficial effects on NAFLD in murine nutritional models and patients, though the therapeutic mechanisms remain to be illustrated. Here, we investigated the combined effects of bicyclol and berberine on mouse steatosis induced by Western diet (WD), and NASH induced by WD/CCl 4 . The combined use of these was rather safe and better reduced the levels of transaminase in serum and triglycerides and cholesterol in the liver than their respective monotherapy, accompanied with more significantly attenuating hepatic inflammation, steatosis, and ballooning in mice with steatosis and NASH. The combined therapy also significantly inhibited fibrogenesis, characterized by the decreased hepatic collagen deposition and fibrotic surface. As per mechanism, bicyclol enhanced lipolysis and β-oxidation through restoring the p62-Nrf2-CES2 signaling axis and p62-Nrf2-PPARα signaling axis, respectively, while berberine suppressed de novo lipogenesis through downregulating the expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthetase, along with enrichment of lipid metabolism-related Bacteroidaceae (family) and Bacteroides (genus). Of note, the combined use of bicyclol and berberine did not influence each other but enhanced the overall therapeutic role in the amelioration of NAFLD. Conclusion : Combined use of bicyclol and berberine might be a new available strategy to treat NAFLD.
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    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 11 ( 2020-8-7)
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    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 14 ( 2023-3-31)
    Abstract: The imbalance of gut microbiota has been confirmed to have a close pathological and physiological correlation with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) Alkaloids (SZ-A) derived from twigs of mulberry was approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China in 2020 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition to its hypoglycemic effect, previous studies have confirmed that SZ-A also alleviates high-fat diet-induced obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and ameliorates obesity-linked adipose tissue metabolism and inflammation, indicating the potential of SZ-A to regulate obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, whether SZ-A can improve obesity and metabolic syndrome by regulating gut microbiota and its metabolism profiles remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of SZ-A on gut microbiota in obese mice and to explore the association among changes in gut microbiota, obesity, and lipid metabolism. The results showed that oral administration of SZ-A could significantly reduce body weight, fat mass, and the level of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein in serum in obese mice induced by a high-fat diet. Interestingly, SZ-A also regulated gut microbiota and changed the fecal metabolite composition of obese mice. Compared with the high-fat diet group, the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroides changed at the phylum level and the abundance of Bifidobacterium and Akkermansia muciniphila significantly increased at the genus level in the SZ-A group. The gut microbiota of the SZ-A group was reshaped and the relative abundance of microbial genes in bile acid metabolism and fatty acid metabolism were altered, which was consistent with the metabolomics results. Additionally, SZ-A greatly enriched the number of goblet cells and reduced inflammatory colon injury and pro-inflammatory macrophage infiltration induced by a high-fat diet in obese mice. In conclusion, SZ-A can alleviate obesity and metabolic syndrome by improving the gut microbiota and its metabolism profiles of obese mice induced by a high-fat diet.
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    Publication Date: 2023
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2022
    In:  Frontiers in Pharmacology Vol. 13 ( 2022-4-1)
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-4-1)
    Abstract: Metformin is a first-line anti-diabetic agent with a powerful hypoglycemic effect. Several studies have reported that metformin can improve the prognosis of stroke patients and that this effect is independent of its hypoglycemic effect; however, the specific mechanism remains unclear. In this research, we explored the effect and specific mechanism of metformin in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury by constructing a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion model in vivo and a glucose and oxygen deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model in vitro . The results of the in vivo experiments showed that acute treatment with low-dose metformin (10 mg/kg) ameliorated cerebral edema, reduced the cerebral infarction volume, improved the neurological deficit score, and ameliorated neuronal apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra. Moreover, metformin up-regulated the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and increased phosphorylation levels of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB) in the ischemia penumbra. Nevertheless, the above-mentioned effects of metformin were reversed by Compound C. The results of the in vitro experiments showed that low metformin concentrations (20 μM) could reduce apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) under OGD/R conditions and promote cell proliferation. Moreover, metformin could further promote BDNF expression and release in HUVECs under OGD/R conditions via the AMPK/CREB pathway. The Transwell chamber assay showed that HUVECs treated with metformin could reduce apoptosis of SH-SY5Y cells under OGD/R conditions and this effect could be partially reversed by transfection of BDNF siRNA in HUVECs. In summary, our results suggest that metformin upregulates the level of BDNF in the cerebral ischemic penumbra via the AMPK/CREB pathway, thereby playing a protective effect in cerebral I/R injury.
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    Publication Date: 2022
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  • 9
    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-7-7)
    Abstract: Group A streptococcus (GAS, Streptococcus pyogenes ) is a common pathogen that can cause a variety of human diseases. Streptolysin O (SLO) is an exotoxin produced by GAS. It is a pore-forming toxin (PFT) that exhibits high in vivo toxicity. SLO enables GAS to evade phagocytosis and clearance by neutrophils, induces eukaryotic cell lysis, and activates inflammatory bodies. Luteolin is a natural compound that is produced by a wide range of plant species, and recent studies have shown that luteolin can inhibit the growth and alter the morphological of GAS. Here, we reported that luteolin can weaken the cytotoxicity and hemolytic activity of SLO in vitro . Briefly, luteolin bound SLO with high affinity, inhibited its dissolution of erythrocytes, affected its conformational stability and inhibited the formation of oligomers. To further verify the protective effect of luteolin, we used an in vitro SLO-induced human laryngeal carcinoma epithelial type-2 cells (HEp-2) model. Notably, our results showed luteolin protected HEp-2 cells from SLO induced cytotoxicity and changed in cell membrane permeability. In addition, we explored the role of luteolin in protecting mice from GAS-mediated injury using an aerosolized lung delivery model, and our results indicate that luteolin increases murine survival rate following inoculation with a lethal dose of GAS, and that survival was also associated with decreased pathological damage to lung tissue. Our results suggest that luteolin may be a novel drug candidate for the treatment of GAS infection.
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    In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-6-2)
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    Publication Date: 2022
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