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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects ofAlisma orientalis polysaccharides on the insulin resistance and lipid metabolism disorder in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats and its possible mechanism.METHODS:T2DM rat model was induced by high fat diet combined with intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg).50 model rats were randomly divided into model group (normal saline),glibenclamide group (positive control,25 mg/kg) and A.orientalis polysaccharide high-dose,medium-dose and low-dose groups (400,200,100 mg/kg),with 10 rats in each group.Other 10 normal rats were included in normal control group (normal saline).All groups were given drugs ig,once a day,for consecutive 6 weeks.After 5 weeks of administration,the glucose tolerance test was conducted.Fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels were measured in rats 0,30,60,90,120 min after intraperitoneal injection of 2 g/kg Glucose solution,respectively.After 6 weeks of administration,serum levels of FINS and FBG were measured,and HOMA-IR and insulin sensitivity index (ISI) were calculated;serum levels of FFA,LDL-C,HDL-C,TG and TC were detected,and the levels of SOD,GSH-Px and MDA in liver tissue were detected.RESULTS:Compared with normal control group,FBG levels of rats in model group at 0-120 min were increased significantly in glucose tolerance test.After 6 weeks of administration,the serum levels of FINS,LDL-C and ISI,and the levels of SOD and GSH-Px in the liver tissue of the model group were decreased,and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Compared with model group,each index of other administration group were improved significantly (P＜0.05),except that HOMA-IR,the serum levels of LDL-C and HDL-C were not significantly improved in A.orientalis polysaccharide low-dose group (P＞0.05).CONCLUSIONS:A.orientalis polysaccharide can improve insulin resistance and lipid metabolism disorder in T2DM rats through antioxidant effect.
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Poria cocos,Cortex Poriae,Polyporusumbellatusand Alisma orientalisare common tra-ditionaI Chinese diuretic medicines. According to reported Iiterature,P.cocostriterpenes and poIysaccha-rides,steroids and tetracycIic triterpenes are the main chemicaI components of P.cocos,its epidermis, Pol.umbellatusand A.orientalis,respectiveIy. most of these diuretic drugs contain tetracycIic triterpenes and steroids,which have a simiIar structure to aIdosterone nucIeus structure. Therefore,this characteris-tic may reveaI their diuretic mechanisms. The tetracycIic triterpenes and steroids may exert diuretic effect through competitive inhibition of aIdosterone receptors in different parts of tubuIar reabsorption to increase urine output. The present articIe reviewed the chemicaI components of these diuretic Chinese medicines. Furthermore,their bioactive components and action mechanisms were aIso anaIyzed and discussed.
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents in Alisma orientalis extracts with hypoglycemic effect. Methods: To study the in vivo hypoglycemic effects of A. orientalis extracts, high fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance male C57BL/6J mice were treated with water and ethanol extracts of A. orientalis in diet, and glucose tolerance test was carried out following the intervention. Silica gel, ODS, and preparative HPLC were used to isolate the compounds. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of NMR and MS spectral data. Results: Sixteen compounds were identified as sitosterol (1), palmitic acid (2), heptadecanoic acid (3), eicosanoic acid (4), 11-deoxy-alisol B (5), 23-acetate alisol B (6), 23-acetate alisol C (7), alisol B (8), 24-acetate alisol A (9), alisol G (10), 24-acetate alisol F (11), alisol L (12), alisol C (13), alisol F (14), alisol A (15), and 16-oxo-24-acetate alisol A (16), and nine of the triterpenes could improve glucose uptake in HepG2 cells. Conclusion: Compounds 3 and 4 are isolated from A. orientalis for the first time. The water and ethanol extracts of A. orientalis could improve glucose tolerance test. Triterpenes may be one of the therapeutic material basis in hypoglycemic activities in A. orientalis.
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Objective: To develop an effective and rapid method for the preparation of 23-acetate alisol B from Alisma orientalis. Methods: The SFE-CO2 extract from A. orientalis was injected into high speed counter current chromatography (HSCCC) directly, and eluted with difierent solvent systems. The crystalline purity was detected by HPLC. The structure of the target compound was identified by UV, IR, MS, and NMR. Results: The solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethylacetate- methanol-water (3∶2∶3∶2) was the best. The lower phase was used as the mobile phase and performed at a flow rate of 2 m/min, while the apparatus rotated at 800 r/min, and detected at 254 nm. The prepared alisol B 23-acetate was identified with infrared spectrometry (IR), mass spectrometry (MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) detection, and its purity was 99.8% analyzed by HPLC. Conclusion: The established method is relatively simple, fast, and suitable for the fast isolation and separation of alisol B 23-acetate.
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Objective: To clone the full-length cDNA encoding squalene synthase (SS), a key enzyme of protostane type triterpenes biosynthesis, from Alisma orientalis and to perform bioinformatic analysis. Methods: With the total RNA as template, the full-length cDNA of SS in A. orientalis was cloned via homology-based cloning approach and rapid amplification of cDNA ends technique. The bioinformatics of the cloning SS gene was analyzed by DNAMAN and ExPASy online analysis. Results: The full-length cDNA (1 577 bp) of SS gene was obtained (GenBank accession number JX866770), with an open reading frame of 1 230 bp, encoding 409 amino acid polypeptides, which had higher homology with the known SS in other medicinal species. The calculated relative molecular mass was 4.68 × 104, the isoelectric point was 5.97, and there was no signal peptide in SS. The deduced protein sequence exhibited two conserved domains rich in Asp (DXXDD). Conclusion: The cDNA encoding SS from A. orientalis is cloned and reported for the first time. This work provides a foundation for exploring the biosynthetic pathway of protostane type triterpenes in A. orientalis and their applications in bioengineering.
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Objective To explore the effects of Zhu Ling decoction and Alisma orientalis on the osteopotin mRNA expression in the experimental rat model of renal stone. Methods The experimental rat model of renal stone was set up using glyoxylic acid. Osteopontin mRNA expression in the renal tissues in the experimental rat model of renal stone was detected by RT-PCR. Results Glyoxylic acid obviously increased osteopontin mRNA expression in the renal tissues. Zhu Ling decoction and Alisma orientalis remarkably decreased the expression of osteopontin mRNA in the renal tissues. Conclusion Zhu Ling decoction and Alisma orientalis could decrease the osteopotin mRNA expression in the renal tissues in the experimental rat model of renal stone. The results were helpful for prevention and treatment of renal stone.
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OBJECTIVE:To explore the protective effect of the extracts from Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and Alisma orientalis against acute kidney injury induced by diethylene glycol (DEG) and its action mechanism. METHODS: The acute kidney injury model of mice was induced by intragastric administration of DEG. Then the model mice were administered intragastrically with the extracts of Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and Alisma orientalis. Serum levels of creatinine(Cr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX) and the content of malonaldehyde(MDA) were determined. RESULTS: After administration of DEG, the mice presents with obvious toxic reactions including the increase of the ratio of kidney to body weight, the increase of serum levels of BUN and Cr, the decrease of the activities of SOD and GSH-PX in kidney tissue, the increase of the content of MDA. However, after treatment with the extracts of Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and Alisma orientalis, the toxic symptoms in mice were attenuated markedly, the ratio of kidney to body weight decreased, serum levels of BUN and Cr decreased significantly, the activities of SOD and GSH-PX in renal tissues increased and the content of MDA decreased. CONCLUSION: The remarkable protective effect of the extracts from Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and Alisma orientalis against DEG-induced acute kidney injury in mice might be related to its actions of improving the activity of antioxidase of kidney while inhibiting lipid peroxidation.
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Object To research genovariations between genuine Chinese herbs and non genuine ones and to develop a valuable tool used in identification of the Chinese herb.Methods RAPD technique was applied in studies on the samples of Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep. from different area in Fujian, Sichuan and Jiangxi provinces.Results The DNA fingerprints of genuine and non genuine Chinese herbs were compared and it was suggested that the herbal populations growing in different area in above three provinces had different genus characteristics.Conclusion RAPD technique is a valuable tool for identification of genuine Chinese herbs.
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Objective To study the transformation mechanism of triterpenes in processing of Alisma orientalis. Methods The triterpene transformations of A. orientalis pre and post-processing were comparatively analyzed by techniques of HPLC and Packed Column Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC). Results In baked processing (70 ℃) of A. orientalis, little alisol B 23-acetate was transformed into alisol A 24-acetate and alisol B.However, more alisol B 23-acetate was transformed into alisol A 24-acetate and alisol B, then both of them were further transformed into alisol A in processing under high temperature (160-200 ℃). Conclusion Transformation of alisol B 23-acetate has two routes when A. orientalis is processed under high temperature: For one, alisol B 23-acetate is rearranged into alisol A 24-acetate which could be deacetylated into alisol A; for the other; it is deacetylated into alisol B first, then transformed into alisol A.
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AIM:To develop a high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry(HPLC-EMI-MS)analysis approach of Alisma orientalis(Sam.)Juzep.METHODS:A Zorbax SB-C_ 18 column was used under the gradient elution condition with acetonitrile-H_2O.The MS detection was performed on an Agilent ion trap mass spectrometer with an elctrospray ionization source under the positive ion detection mode.RESULTS:Alisol B,alisol B-23-aceate,alisol C-23-aceate,alisol C,16-oxoalisol A and 11-deoxyalisol C were identified by their MS and MS2 fragments.The MS2 fragments of the 6 compounds were completed.CONCLUSION:The total ion current chromatogram of Alisma orientalis(Sam.)Juzep.was more characteristic than of the UV chromatogram.6 bioactive compounds can be simultaneously analyzed by the HPLC-EMI-MS method established in this experiment and it is a good quality control of Alisma orientalis(Sam.)Juzep.