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Cell Commun Signal ; 22(1): 215, 2024 Apr 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38570836

ABSTRACT

More than 80% of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) are positive for anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress overproduction of these antibodies, and patients with AChR antibody-positive MG (AChR MG) exhibit impaired Treg function and reduced Treg numbers. The gut microbiota and their metabolites play a crucial role in maintaining Treg differentiation and function. However, whether impaired Tregs correlate with gut microbiota activity in patients with AChR MG remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that butyric acid-producing gut bacteria and serum butyric acid level are reduced in patients with AChR MG. Butyrate supplementation effectively enhanced Treg differentiation and their suppressive function of AChR MG. Mechanistically, butyrate activates autophagy of Treg cells by inhibiting the mammalian target of rapamycin. Activation of autophagy increased oxidative phosphorylation and surface expression of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 on Treg cells, thereby promoting Treg differentiation and their suppressive function in AChR MG. This observed effect of butyrate was blocked using chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, suggesting the vital role of butyrate-activated autophagy in Tregs of patients with AChR MG. We propose that gut bacteria derived butyrate has potential therapeutic efficacy against AChR MG by restoring impaired Tregs.


Subject(s)
Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Myasthenia Gravis , Humans , Receptors, Cholinergic/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory , Butyric Acid/pharmacology , Butyric Acid/metabolism , Myasthenia Gravis/metabolism , Autoantibodies/metabolism
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Complement Ther Med ; 82: 103037, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38582376

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is called "immortal cancer", and it affects the quality of life, disability rate and even the survival of patients. This study aimed to observe the clinical efficacy, and adverse reactions of intradermal acupuncture (IA) in the treatment of RA patients with liver and kidney deficiency syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 132 RA patients were split into an IA group and a sham IA group at a 1:1 ratio. Both groups were assessed before and after the intervention with the assessments: a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome evaluation, the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) and serum C-reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference in TCM syndrome evaluation, HAQ, DAS28, and CRP between both groups before and after treatment (P < 0.01). The improvement of TCM syndrome evaluation (95% CI [1.14(0.38-1.89)]; P = 0.001), HAQ (95% CI [2.00(1.00-3.00)]; P = 0.003), and DAS28 (95% CI [0.11(0.02-0.20)]; P = 0.021) in the IA group was more obvious than that in the sham IA group (P < 0.05), except for CRP (95% CI [0.50(- 2.09 to 7.08)], P = 0.786). The difference in CRP outcome changes between the two groups was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Both groups had comparable results in the implementation of RA in the upper and lower extremity acupoints and did not differ due to different sites (IA group: P = 0.852; sham IA group: P = 0.861). The comparison of effective rate of the upper limb as well as that of the lower limb was statistically significant (P = 0.001). Besides, patients reported no adverse effects. CONCLUSION: The IA intervention was associated with a promising effect on the decrease in RA disease activity and delayed overall disease progression.


Subject(s)
Acupuncture Therapy , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Humans , Female , Male , Acupuncture Therapy/methods , Middle Aged , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Adult , Medicine, Chinese Traditional/methods , C-Reactive Protein/analysis , Quality of Life , Liver , Kidney/physiopathology , Treatment Outcome , Aged
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Front Pharmacol ; 15: 1335814, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38515850

ABSTRACT

Gentiopicroside (GPS) is a highly water-soluble small-molecule drug and the main bioactive secoiridoid glycoside of Gentiana scabra that has been shown to have hepatoprotective effects against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the effects of GPS on NASH and the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. Firstly, a high-fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet and a high-sugar solution containing d-fructose and d-glucose were used to establish a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mice model. Secondly, we confirmed GPS supplementation improve metabolic abnormalities and reduce inflammation in NASH mice induced by HFHC and high-sugar solution. Then we used metabolomics to investigate the mechanisms of GPS in NASH mice. Metabolomics analysis showed GPS may work through the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway and glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism. Functional metabolites restored by GPS included serine, glycine, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Western blot and qRT-PCR analysis confirmed GPS improve NASH by regulating PPARα and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling pathways. In vitro, studies further demonstrated EPA and DHA enhance fatty acid oxidation through the PPARα pathway, while serine and glycine inhibit oxidative stress through the HIF-1α pathway in palmitic acid-stimulated HepG2 cells. Our results suggest GPS's anti-inflammatory and anti-steatosis effects in NASH progression are related to the suppression of HIF-1α through the restoration of L-serine and glycine and the activation of PPARα through increased EPA and DHA.

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Food Res Int ; 176: 113842, 2024 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38163733

ABSTRACT

Oil autoxidation is an early process of food deterioration, monitoring oil oxidation is therefore of great significance to ensure food quality and safety. In this study, a detection method of the primary and secondary oxidative products was developed by gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS).The secondary oxidative products was analyzed by GC-IMS. Then, the relationships between peroxide values and the contents of secondary oxidative products were investigated by constructing a prediction model of peroxide value of rapeseed oil with the help of secondary oxidative products and chemometrics. The coefficient of determination Q2 of the model validation set is 0.96, and the RMSECV is 0.1570 g/100 g. These validation results indicated that secondary oxidative products could also reflect the content of the primary oxidative products. Moreover, 10 characteristic markers related to oxidative rancidity were identified for monitoring edible oil rancidity and oxidative stability.


Subject(s)
Food Quality , Ion Mobility Spectrometry , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods , Ion Mobility Spectrometry/methods , Rapeseed Oil , Peroxides
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Food Chem ; 428: 136779, 2023 Dec 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37413832

ABSTRACT

Physical adsorbents for detoxification are widely used in vegetable oil industry. So far, the high-efficiency and low-cost adsorbents have not been well explored. Here, a hierarchical fungal mycelia@graphene oxide@Fe3O4 (FM@GO@Fe3O4) was fabricated as an efficient adsorbent for simultaneous removal of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and zearalenone (ZEN). The morphological, functional and structural characteristics of the prepared adsorbents were systematic investigated. Batch adsorption experiments in both single and binary systems were conducted, and the adsorption behaviours and mechanism were explored. The results indicated that the adsorption process occurred spontaneously and the mycotoxin adsorption could be described as physisorption through hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. Due to good biological safety, magnetic manipulability, scalability, recyclability and easy regeneration, FM@GO@Fe3O4 performance is suitable for application as a detoxification adsorbent in vegetable oil industry. Our study addresses a novel green strategy for removing multiple mycotoxins by integrating the toxigenic isolates with advanced nanomaterials.


Subject(s)
Mycotoxins , Zearalenone , Zearalenone/chemistry , Aflatoxin B1/chemistry , Plant Oils , Adsorption
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Prog Lipid Res ; 89: 101209, 2023 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36473673

ABSTRACT

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is one of the major leading global causes of death. Growing evidence has demonstrated that gut microbiota (GM) and its metabolites play a pivotal role in the onset and progression of atherosclerosis (AS), now known as GM-artery axis. There are interactions between dietary lipids and GM, which ultimately affect GM and its metabolites. Given these two aspects, the GM-artery axis may play a mediating role between dietary lipids and AS. Diets rich in saturated fatty acids (SFAs), omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 PUFAs), industrial trans fatty acids (TFAs), and cholesterol can increase the levels of atherogenic microbes and metabolites, whereas monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), ruminant TFAs, and phytosterols (PS) can increase the levels of antiatherogenic microbes and metabolites. Actually, dietary phosphatidylcholine (PC), sphingomyelin (SM), and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) have been demonstrated to affect AS via the GM-artery axis. Therefore, that GM-artery axis acts as a communication bridge between dietary lipids and AS. Herein, we will describe the molecular mechanism of GM-artery axis in AS and discuss the complex interactions between dietary lipids and GM. In particular, we will highlight the evidence and potential mechanisms of dietary lipids affecting AS via GM-artery axis.


Subject(s)
Atherosclerosis , Cardiovascular Diseases , Fatty Acids, Omega-3 , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Trans Fatty Acids , Humans , Dietary Fats , Fatty Acids , Arteries
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Food Chem ; 406: 135050, 2023 Apr 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36462349

ABSTRACT

Multiple adulteration is a common trick to mask adulteration detection methods. In this study, the representative multiple adulterated camellia oils were prepared according to the mixture design. Then, these representative oils were employed to build two-class classification models and validate one-class classification model combined with fatty acid profiles. The cross-validation results indicated that the recursive SVM model possessed higher classification accuracy (97.9%) than PLS-DA. In OCPLS model, the optimal percentage of RO, SO, CO and SUO was 2.8%, 0%, 7.2%, 0% respectively in adulterated camellia oil, which is the most similar to the authentic camellia oils. Further validation showed that five adulterated oils with the optimal percentage could be correctly identified, indicating that the OCPLS model could identify multiple adulterated oils with these four cheaper oils. Moreover, this study serves as a reference for one class classification model evaluation and a solution for multiple adulteration detection of other foods.


Subject(s)
Camellia , Food Contamination , Food Contamination/analysis , Plant Oils/analysis , Fatty Acids , Food
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Food Chem ; 405(Pt B): 134895, 2023 Mar 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36435100

ABSTRACT

Establishing an effective and sustainable strategy for zearalenone (ZEN) degradation is of great significance to agricultural development and food safety. Herein, more than 98 % of ZEN (2 ppm) was photocatalytic degraded within 90 min over the oxygen-deficient Bi2WO6 ultrathin layers (BWO-U), along with the sharp elimination of biotoxicity to GES-1 cells. Theoretical calculations and characterizations revealed the ultrathin structure and oxygen vacancies endowed BWO-U with strengthened photoelectrochemical activity and O2-adsorption capacity, facilitating the generation of •O2- and 1O2 which play decisive roles in ZEN degradation. Furthermore, a possible mechanism was proposed based on nine intermediates identified via LC-MS, including the steps of cis-trans isomerization, oxidation and cleavage. Eventually, the method also exhibited immense potential in reducing ZEN-contamination in corn oil, and made no significant impact on the quality of corn oil. This work might provide a feasible strategy to mitigate ZEN-contamination and cast a new light on the ROS-mediated mechanism.


Subject(s)
Corn Oil , Zearalenone , Reactive Oxygen Species , Adsorption , Oxygen
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Food Chem ; 405(Pt B): 134884, 2023 Mar 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36435121

ABSTRACT

Multiple adulteration is a commonly used fraud of illegal traders to mask the traditional adulteration detection methods. In this study, rapid detection of multiple adulteration of sesame oil was proposed using a portable Raman spectrometer. Two strategies including simplex theory of mixtures and D-optimal mixture design were used to conduct variable selection and model evaluation, respectively. Based on simplex theory of mixtures, the important variables were selected by orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis of preprocessed Raman spectra of sesame oils and four adulterant oils. Moreover, multiple adulteration identification model was built by one-class partial least squares and validated by representative adulterated samples prepared by D-Optimal mixture design. The validation results show that 40 sesame oils adulterated with four types of adulterant oils can be correctly identified, indicating Raman spectroscopy is an effective tool for the detection of multiple adulteration of sesame oil, especially for on-site applications.


Subject(s)
Drug Contamination , Sesame Oil , Plant Oils , Food , Fraud
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Anticancer Agents Med Chem ; 23(4): 478-487, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35708085

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Aesculetin (AE), a natural coumarin derivative found in traditional medicinal herbs, has a variety of pharmacological effects. However, the role of AE and its molecular mechanisms of action on bladder cancer remains undefined. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to explore the anti-tumor effects of AE on bladder cancer cells and the associated molecular mechanisms. METHODS: We performed a Cell Counting Kit-8 assay to examine the inhibitory effects of AE on 5637 and T24 cells. The anti-tumor effects of AE on 5637 cells were evaluated by performing colony formation, living/dead cell staining, apoptosis, cell cycle, migration and invasion assays. The expression levels of related proteins were determined using western blotting. RESULTS: The viability of 5637 and T24 cells was decreased by AE. AE significantly inhibited colony formation, arrested the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase, decreased migration and invasion, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased apoptosis in 5637 cells. Western blotting results showed the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria; the activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3; decrease in CDK4, CCND1, MMP2 and MMP9 levels and an increase in the BAX/BCL-2 protein ratio after treatment with AE. AE also downregulated the levels of p-ERK and p- MEK proteins. Pre-treatment with U0126 significantly enhanced the anti-tumor effects of AE. CONCLUSIONS: AE inhibited the proliferation and induced the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells through the MEK/ERK pathway. These findings provide possible therapeutic strategies for bladder cancer.


Subject(s)
MAP Kinase Signaling System , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms , Humans , Cell Proliferation , Cell Line, Tumor , Signal Transduction , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism , Apoptosis , Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/metabolism , Mitochondria , Cell Movement
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Food Chem ; 404(Pt A): 134552, 2023 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36272299

ABSTRACT

Immunochromatographic methods are acknowledged analytic assay to analyze capsaicinoids. Immunomagnetic solid-phase extraction (IMSPE) coupled with time-resolved fluorescence immunochromatographic assay (TRFICA) was proposed to quantify capsaicinoids in oil samples. Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were synthesized with CNBr-Magnetic Crystarose 4B particles (CNBr-MCPs) under mild condition. The resultant CNBr-MCPs@mAb were conjugated high affinity mAbs on its surface, which was utilized to extract capsaicinoids from lipid matrices via antibodies-antigens capture. Under the optimized conditions, the whole IMSPE procedure was achieved within 15 min, and quantified by TRFICA strips. The results showed coefficients up to 0.9975 and the visual detection limit as low as 0.6 µg kg-1. The recoveries were ranging from 88.3 % to 112.4 % with the intra-day and inter-day precision lower than 11.6 %. Finally, the proposed IMSPE-TRFICA method was successfully used to detect capsaicinoids in lipid matrices, which has great utility to quantify capsaicinoids and adulteration detect vegetable oils.


Subject(s)
Plant Oils , Solid Phase Extraction , Solid Phase Extraction/methods , Immunoassay/methods , Chromatography, Affinity/methods , Plant Oils/chemistry , Food Contamination/analysis , Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Front Nutr ; 9: 829091, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35757266

ABSTRACT

Vitamin E is an essential fat-soluble nutrient mainly found in vegetable oils, nuts, and other foods. In this study, we evaluated the contribution of commonly consumed foods to the vitamin E dietary intake of the population in relation to their consumption practices. In addition, the vitamin E intakes of Chinese residents were compared in different regions of China and in different years. The results showed that vegetable oil was the main source of vitamin E dietary intake for Chinese residents, accounting for 46.76% of total dietary intake of vitamin E, followed by cereals, vegetables, meat, aquatic products, eggs, legumes, nuts, fruits and dairy products. Among all vegetable oils, rapeseed oil was the highest contributor of vitamin E, accounting for 10.73% of all foods. Due to dietary habits and regional differences, vitamin E intake also varies greatly among residents in different regions of China and has increased yearly from 1982 to 2020. This study provides with scientific evidence for reasonable VE supplementation.

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Toxins (Basel) ; 14(5)2022 05 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35622598

ABSTRACT

In the present work, a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective method was developed for the simultaneous quantification of aflatoxins and benzo(a)pyrene in lipid matrices, using solid-phase extraction (SPE) via humic acid-bonded silica (HAS) sorbents, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photochemical post-column reactor fluorescence spectroscopy (HPLC-PHRED-FLD) analysis. The major parameters of extraction efficiency and HPLC-PHRED-FLD analysis were investigated and this method was fully validated. The limits of quantification and the limits of detection were 0.05-0.30 and 0.01-0.09 µg kg-1, respectively. The recoveries were 66.9%-118.4% with intra-day and inter-day precision less than 7.2%. The results of 80 oil samples from supermarkets indicated a high occurrence of BaP, and most of concentrations were within the requirements of EU and China food safety regulations. This is the first utilization of HAS-SPE HPLC-PHRED-FLD to simultaneously analyze the occurrence of aflatoxins and benzo(a)pyrene in vegetable oils.


Subject(s)
Aflatoxins , Benzo(a)pyrene , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Humic Substances , Plant Oils , Silicon Dioxide , Solid Phase Extraction
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Food Chem ; 370: 131373, 2022 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34788966

ABSTRACT

Sesame oil is a traditional and delicious edible oil in China and Southeast Asia with a high price. However, sesame oil essence was often illegally added to cheaper edible oils to counterfeit sesame oil. In this study, a rapid and accurate headspace gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS) method was proposed to detect the counterfeit sesame oil where the other cheap oils were adulterated with essence. Combined with chemometric methods including principal component analysis (PCA), orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and random forest (RF), authentic and counterfeit sesame oils adulterated with sesame essence (0.5%, w/w) were easily separated into two groups. More importantly, 2-methylbutanoic acid, 2-furfurylthiol, methylpyrazine, methional, and 2,5-dimethylpyrazine were found to be markers of sesame essence, which were used to directly identify the sesame essence. The determination of volatile compounds based on HS-GC-IMS was proven to be an effective method for adulteration detection of essence in sesame oil.


Subject(s)
Ion Mobility Spectrometry , Sesame Oil , Food Contamination/analysis , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Plant Oils , Sesame Oil/analysis
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Trials ; 22(1): 450, 2021 Jul 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34261530

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease that severely impacts quality of life. Currently available medications for the treatment of RA have adverse side effects. Emerging evidence suggests that intradermal acupuncture (IA) is feasible and safe for patients, but its application in RA patients has not been examined. Our study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of IA for the treatment of RA. METHODS: This study is a randomised, sham-controlled, patient-outcome assessor-statistician blind trial that aims to evaluate the effects of IA in patients with RA. We will recruit 132 patients aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of RA. Patients will be randomly allocated with a 1:1 ratio to IA or sham IA groups. Both groups will receive basic treatment and nursing routines for RA. The experimental group will receive actual IA treatment, whereas the control group will receive sham IA treatment. All patients will receive one course of treatment (i.e., four consecutive treatment sessions with an intervening 1-day interval). Primary outcomes will be traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes before and after a treatment course and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) scores. Secondary outcomes will be disease activity score 28 (DAS28) and levels of serum C-reactive protein (CRP). Outcome measures will be collected pre- and post-treatment. DISCUSSION: This study aims to provide high-quality evidence for the efficacy and safety of IA for treating RA. In addition, the results will provide references for selection of acupoints for other syndromes in clinical practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2000038028 . Registered on 8 September 2020.


Subject(s)
Acupuncture Therapy , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Acupuncture Therapy/adverse effects , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnosis , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy , Humans , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Quality of Life , Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic , Treatment Outcome
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J Hazard Mater ; 412: 125170, 2021 06 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33951856

ABSTRACT

Vegetable oils are essential daily diet, but they are simply contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a serious toxic compound to human health. Adsorption method due to the easy operation, high efficiency and low costing is set to become a main detoxification technique for AFB1. Unfortunately, previous reported adsorbents were rarely used for detoxification in food industry since they cannot meet the criteria of large-scale production of edible oils. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unique textural properties could be favorable precursors for synthesis of advanced materials. In this research, three kinds of Cu-BTC MOF-derived porous materials were prepared by different carbonization temperature and characterized by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption techniques. Isotherm and kinetic studies on the adsorption behaviour of AFB1 onto the three porous carbonaceous materials have been systematically conducted. The results revealed that the porous carbonaceous materials could act as the excellent adsorbents that were of enough adsorption sites for AFB1, mainly due to the hierarchical porous structure and large surface areas for the enhancement of adsorption capacity. Notably, the porous carbonaceous materials could not only remove more than 90% of AFB1 from real vegetable oils within 30 min, but also remain the treated oils at low cytotoxicity. Meanwhile, the detoxification process could little affect the quality of oils. Thus, the Cu-BTC MOF-derived porous carbonaceous materials with high efficiency, safe, practical and economic characteristics could be novel potential adsorbents used in the application of AFB1 removal from contaminated vegetable oils.


Subject(s)
Metal-Organic Frameworks , Adsorption , Aflatoxin B1 , Humans , Kinetics , Plant Oils , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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Food Chem ; 334: 127572, 2021 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32721834

ABSTRACT

In the present work, a rapid, accurate and cost-effective method has been developed for the simultaneous quantification of phenolic compounds in oil using mixed-mode solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with chemical labeling UHPLC-MS/MS. Mix-mode SPE weak cation cartridges were selected to enrich and purify phenolic compounds in oil, and hydroxyl moiety was dansylation as stable-isotope internal standard. The major parameters that affected the extraction and chemical labeling efficiency were investigated, and the method was fully validated. The limit of quantifications and the limit of detections were 0.002 µg kg-1 ~ 0.10 µg kg-1 and 0.006 µg kg-1 ~ 0.30 µg kg-1, respectively. The recoveries were 61.2% ~ 129.3% with intra-day and inter-day precision less than 12%. The results for 38 rapeseed oils revealed that 14 phenolic compounds, including canolol, phenolic acids, phenolic alcohols, tyrosol and vanillin from trace levels to relatively high content.


Subject(s)
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Phenols/analysis , Rapeseed Oil/chemistry , Solid Phase Extraction/methods , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Isotope Labeling , Limit of Detection , Phenols/isolation & purification , Rapeseed Oil/analysis , Vinyl Compounds/analysis , Vinyl Compounds/isolation & purification
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BMC Complement Med Ther ; 20(1): 279, 2020 Sep 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32928188

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Ginger or ginger extracts have been used in traditional medicine relieve pain caused by diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D), but few data exists about its effectiveness. This present study was to validate the effect of ginger on visceral pain, and to further explore the possible underlying mechanism by which ginger is used to relieve IBS-D intestinal hypersensitivity. METHODS: First, the IBS-D rat model was established by chemical stimulation and acute and chronic pressure stimulation. Then, different dose of ginger were administrated to IBS-D rats and evaluate the defecation frequency, fecal water content (FWC) and abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) scores in IBS-D rats. Further, the IBS-D rats were sacrificed to collecte the colonic tissues to evaluate the effect of ginger administration on its pathology and changes of pro-inflammatory factors, and changes of NF-κB pathway. Second, the ginger was taken to HPLC analysis and 6-gingerol was choosen to further experiment. Then, IBS-D rats were treated with different dose of 6-gingerol, and the behavioral evaluation were to evaluate the effect of 6-gingerol on IBS-D rats. Further, colonic epithelial cells (CECs) were collectted and to evaluate the effect of 6-gingerol on the expression of inflammatory factors and changes of NF-κB pathway. RESULTS: The IBS-D rat model was successfully established by chemical stimulation and acute and chronic pressure stimulation. And ginger treatment significantly reduced the defecation frequency, fecal water content and AWR scores in IBS-D rats. Histopathological analysis showed that ginger treatment can significantly reduce colonic edema and promote the recovery of inflammation in IBS-D rats, and the effect is equivalent to rifaximin. Elisa and RT-qPCR showed that ginger inhibited the expression of proinflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-6, iNOS) in IBS-D rats. Western blot showed IkBα was up-regulated while p-p65 was inhibited under ginger treatment. HPLC analysis showed that 6-gingerol was the main component of ginger, which could improve clinical symptoms in IBS-D rats. Western blot and RT-qPCR showed that 6-gingerol inhibited the expression of proinflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-6, iNOS) in CECs, and inhibition of IκBα degradation and phosphorylation of p65 involved in NF-κB pathway. CONCLUSION: Ginger and ginger extract could relieve intestinal hypersensitivity of IBS-D by inhibiting proinflammatory response.


Subject(s)
Diarrhea/drug therapy , Inflammation/drug therapy , Irritable Bowel Syndrome/drug therapy , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Zingiber officinale , Acetic Acid , Animals , China , Disease Models, Animal , Male , Rats
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Molecules ; 25(9)2020 May 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32375365

ABSTRACT

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is rich in phenols, vitamins, carotenoids, and mineral elements, such as selenium. Additionally, it contains the active ingredients sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol, which have been demonstrated to have pharmacological effects. In this study, sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol were extracted and quantified from rapeseeds using quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method coupled with ultra high performance liquid chromarography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The major parameters for extraction and purification efficiency were optimized, including the hydrolysis reaction, extraction condition and type and amount of purification adsorbents. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) for sulforaphane were 0.05 µg/kg and 0.15 µg/kg, and for indole-3-carbinol were 5 µg/kg and 15 µg/kg, respectively. The developed method was used to successfully analyze fifty rapeseed samples. The QuEChERS coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS simultaneously detect sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol in vegetable matrix and evaluate the quality and nutrition of rapeseed samples.


Subject(s)
Brassica napus/chemistry , Indoles/chemistry , Isothiocyanates/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Hydrolysis , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , Solvents , Sulfoxides , Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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