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Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) technology has emerged as a crucial tool for identifying components in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, the characterization of the chemical profiles of TCM prescriptions (TCMPs) which often consist of multiple herbal medicines and contain diverse structural types, presents several challenges, such as component overlapping and time-consuming. In this study, a novel strategy known as the multi-module structure labelled molecular network (MSLMN), which integrates molecular networking, database annotation, and cluster analysis techniques, has been successfully proposed, which facilitates the identification of chemical constituents by leveraging a high-structural similarity ion list derived from the MSLMN. It has been effectively applied to analyze the chemical profile of Xiaoyao San (XYS), a classical TCMP. Through the MSLMN method, a total of 302 chemical constituents were identified, covering nine structural types in XYS. Furthermore, a validated and quantitative analytical method using UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS technology was developed for 31 identified chemicals, encompassing all eight herbal medicines present in XYS, and the developed analytical approach was applied to investigate the content distribution across 40 different batches of commercially available XYS. In total, the proposed strategy has practical significance for improving the insight into the chemical profile of XYS and serves as a valuable approach for handling complex system data based on UHPLC-MS, particularly for TCMPs.
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Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos , Plantas Medicinales , Medicina Tradicional China , Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem/métodos , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión/métodos , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/químicaRESUMEN
AIM: Resistance to conventional antibiotics has spurred interest in exploring new antimicrobial strategies. Suppressing quorum sensing within biofilm is a promising antimicrobial strategy. LasR in quorum sensing system of the Gram-negative bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, directly enhances virulence and antibiotic resistance, with QscR as its indirect suppressor, so targeting both of them can synergistically take the effect. METHODOLOGY/RESULTS: An in silico protocol combining pharmacophores with molecular docking was applied. Pharmacophores of QscR agonists and LasR antagonists were prepared for preliminary screening, followed by counter-screen using a pharmacophore model of LasR agonists and molecular docking of LasR. Four compounds with novel scaffolds were confirmed as potential biofilm inhibitors with preliminary experimental data. CONCLUSION: Novel biofilm inhibitors can be found with the method.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Proteínas Bacterianas/agonistas , Proteínas Bacterianas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Biopelículas/efectos de los fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efectos de los fármacos , Percepción de Quorum/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Represoras/agonistas , Transactivadores/antagonistas & inhibidores , Antibacterianos/química , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Modelos Moleculares , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
2,3-Dihydro-7-hydroxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin (named DAW22), a sesquiterpene coumarin isolated from the roots of Ferula ferulaeoides (Steud.) Korov., has been reported to bear anti-proliferative activities toward different types of cancer cells. In this study, we demonstrated that DAW22 induced apoptosis in C6 glioma cells. Subsequently, we found that DAW22-induced apoptosis in C6 glioma cells occurred via the mitochondria-mediated and death-receptor pathways. Moreover, we found a massive cytoplasmic vacuolization, a dramatic change of endoplasmic reticulum (ER), up-regulation of CHOP and cleavage of caspase-12, suggesting that DAW22-induced apoptosis is involved in ER stress. In addition, we revealed that DAW22 treatment induced the activation of PERK, ATF6α and IRE1α. We further found that knockdown of CHOP affected DAW22-induced apoptosis, and DAW22-stimulated down-regulation of Bcl-2, caspase-8 activation and PARP cleavage were inhibited. Taken together, these results demonstrate that DAW22 induces apoptosis by ER stress and mitochondrial/death-receptor pathways, which may provide a new clue for exploiting this compound as a potential anti-neoplastic drug in future glioma cancer therapy.
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Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Cumarinas/farmacología , Estrés del Retículo Endoplásmico/efectos de los fármacos , Ferula/química , Glioma/patología , Sesquiterpenos/farmacología , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Raíces de Plantas/química , Respuesta de Proteína DesplegadaRESUMEN
Two new compounds with the character of diphenyl ether structure, oxisterigmatocystin D (1) and 9-acetyldiorcinol B (6), were isolated from the endolichenic fungal strain Aspergillus sp. (No. 16-20-8-1), along with six known compounds, oxisterigmatocystin A (2), oxisterigmatocystin C (3), sterigmatocystin (4), diorcinol B (5), violaceol-I (7), and violaceol-II (8). The structures of the new compounds were determined by extensive NMR spectroscopic data, and the absolute configuration of 1 was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Moreover, the Aß42 aggregation inhibitory activities of 5-8 were evaluated by the standard thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assay using epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as the positive control. Compounds 7 and 8 displayed significant anti-Aß42 aggregation activity with IC50 values of 5.1 and 2.3µM, respectively. Preliminary structure-activity relationship of these diphenyl ethers as anti-Aß42 aggregation inhibitors was proposed.