RESUMO
Osteoporosis (OP) is a metabolic bone disease in which that volume of bone tissue per unit volume decrease, which is a common disease disturbing the elderly or postmenopausal women. Rhizoma Drynariae (RD) is a kind of herb widely used in thousands of years of clinical practice in China to tonify kidney and prevent osteoporosis, with reliable curative effect. However, the mechanism of its anti-osteoporosis action is still unclear. This study is dedicated to exploration the therapeutic effect of RD on retinoic acid solution-induced OP model rats based on high-throughput metabolomics technology platform, and reveal its influence on metabolomics level, so as to find effective potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for diagnosing OP. OP model was established by intragastric administration of retinoic acid solution for 21â¯days, and then the treatment group was treated by intragastric administration of RD solution for 60â¯days. Blood samples of all groups were collected and analyzed based on UPLC-MS metabolomics and combined with EZinfo 3.0 data analysis, 32 potential biomarkers were identified, including 22 in ESI+ and 10 in ESI-, these biomarkers are related to 9 metabolic pathways. After treatment with RD solution, 21 biomarkers were obviously regulated, these mainly affected linoleic acid metabolic, glycerophospholipid metabolism and arachidonic acid metabolism pathway. The results show that RD can reduce the risk of OP disease, which may be related to the metabolic pathway mentioned above, and provides the foundation for the administer prophylaxis and treatment of OP with natural products.
Assuntos
Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Metaboloma/efeitos dos fármacos , Osteoporose/metabolismo , Polypodiaceae , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Animais , Biomarcadores , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Metabolômica/métodos , Osteoporose/induzido quimicamente , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Rizoma , Tretinoína/efeitos adversosRESUMO
A capsule of Qili Jiegu, a traditional Chinese medicine with numerous biological activities, may exert a protective eï¬ ;ect against postmenopausal bone loss. However, it remains unclear whether Qili Jiegu-containing serum regulates the osteogenic diï¬ ;erentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in vitro. In this study, BMSCs were treated with medium and Qili Jiegu-containing serum over a 14-day period. We found that Qili Jiegu-containing serum promoted the BMSC proliferation and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities, as well as stimulated the expression of osteogenic markers and Wnt/ß-catenin pathway-related genes, i.e., runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), osteocalcin (OCN), ß-catenin and Wnt4a, in BMSCs. Finally, we found that Qili Jiegu-containing serum activated the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway. An addition of Dickkopf-related protein-1 (an inhibitor of the Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathway) to the Qili Jiegu-containing serum could decrease the stimulatory osteogenic effect of Qili Jiegu-containing serum on BMSCs. Therefore, Qili Jiegu-containing serum could promote the osteogenic diï¬ ;erentiation of BMSCs, and the potential mechanism may involve regulation of Wnt/ß-catenin signaling.
Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Osteogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Via de Sinalização Wnt/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosfatase Alcalina/metabolismo , Animais , Núcleo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Feminino , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , beta Catenina/metabolismoRESUMO
Bu-Shen-Jian-Pi-Yi-Qi therapy, which refers to reinforcing kidney, regulating qi, and invigorating spleen, is a traditional Chinese medicine, and we investigated its efficacy in treatment of alcohol-induced osteoporosis and its underlying mechanism. Forty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into alcohol-supplemented group, JIAN-GU-LING (JGL) group, calcium D3 + alfacalcidol group, and sham-treated group. Bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), and bone biomechanical properties were assessed. Biochemical analyses of serum and urine specimens were detected. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA level of vitamin D receptor (VDR). There were markedly lower bone metabolic markers and biomechanical properties in alcohol-supplemented group compared with sham-treated group (all P < 0.05). BMD, BMC, 25(OH)D3, and 1,25(OH)2D3 were elevated in JGL group relative to calcium D3 + alfacalcidol group (all P < 0.05). U-Ca/Cr and U-P/Cr in JGL group were higher than those in the calcium D3 + alfacalcidol group (all P < 0.05). VDR mRNA level in the JGL group was elevated markedly in comparison with alcohol + calcium D3 + alfacalcidol group (P < 0.05). Based on our results, Bu-Shen-Jian-Pi-Yi-Qi therapy inhibits bone loss, promotes bone formation, and effectively improves bone metabolism in rats with experimental alcoholic osteoporosis. The disease reversal is evidenced by increased BMD and BMC, improved biomechanical properties, elevated VDR mRNA level, enhanced response sensitivity of 1, 25(OH)2D3, and reduced S-Ca/P.