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Objective: To provide references for optimizing adjuvants with Polygoni Multiflori Radix (PMR), we compared the effects of detoxification by different adjuvants processing according to Chinese medicine’s records of past dynasties. Methods: The chemical information of all samples including crude and processed PMR with different adjuvants was characterized by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS, and the normal human hepatocytes (L02 cell line) was cultured in vitro to evaluate the cytotoxicity, then we gave synthetic analyses on effects of processed PMR with different adjuvants for toxicity-decreasing and variations of chemical contents. The difference of toxicity reducing effect and the rule of composition change of PMR processed with different adjuvants were compared comprehensively. Results: Different adjuvants had different level of effects on chemical fingerprint, index component and cytotoxicity of PMR under the same conditions of pressure and time. More specifically, black bean, jujube and rice-rinsing water had greater impact on PMR main components including gallic acid, catechins, cis-stilbene glycoside, trans-stilbene glycoside, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, physcion and emodin as well as hepatotoxicity. The three adjuvants with the best toxicity-decreasing effects were in sequence of rice-rinsing water > jujube > black bean. Furthermore, comprehensive analysis of simple correlation and multiple correlation suggested that cis-stilbene glycoside might be the main chemical component contributed to hepatotoxicity of PMR, and emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside might be the potential toxicity component. Conclusion: Different adjuvants traditionally recorded can attenuate the toxicity of PMR. In addition to black beans, rice-rinsing water and jujube can also be used as candidate adjuvants for the toxicity-decreasing of PMR.
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Objective: A method was established to obtain fingerprint and determination of ninecomponents in rhubarb based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography photodiode array detection (UPLC-PDA), and 17 batches of rhubarb from different regions, different varieties and different growth years were analyzed. Methods: A ThermoSyncronis C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.7μm) was used with a gradient of acetonitrile (A)-0.1% formic acid (B) as a mobile phase. Fingerprint data was imported intoSIMCA-P 14.1 software for cluster analysis and principal component analysis. At the same time, a total of ninecomponents including sennoside B, rhein-8-O-β-D-glucoside, sennoside A, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, aloe-emodin, rhein, emodin, chrysophanol, physcion were quantitatively analyzed. Results: 20 common peaks were found in the fingerprints of 17 batches of rhubarb, and 9 peaks were identified by standard compounds. Cluster analysis and principal component analysis showed that Rheum tanguticumwas similar to Rheum officinaleand could be distinguished with Rheum palmatumwell. Fouryears and fiveyears of R. tanguticum could not be distinguished, oneyear and twoyears of R.palmatumcould not be distinguished neither. The determination of the indicator components showed thatR. tanguticum was higher than the other two kinds of rhubarb; Fouryears of R. tanguticum was better than five years, and twoyears of R.palmatumwas better than oneyear. Conclusion: This method established rhubarb fingerprint combined with multi-component determination based on UPLC-PDA technology could quickly, scientifically and accurately distinguish rhubarb of different origins. The preliminary evaluation of the rhubarb in different years and a basis for distinguishing the source of rhubarb was also provided.
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Objective: To establish an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-HRMS) determination method for simultaneous determination of 11 components from raw, wine-broiled, carbon-fried and steamed Rheum pumilum roots. Methods: The chromatographic separation was performed on a KinetexTM C18 column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 2.6 μm) with a gradient elution of acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid in water at flow rate 0.3 mL/min, the injection volume was 1 μL and column temperature was 32 ℃. The mass spectrometry was detected using ESI ion source and negative ion mode. Results: Eleven components gallic acid, epicatechin, polydatin, rhaponticin, luteolin, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, aloe-emodin, rhein, emodin, chrysophanol and physcion showed a good linear relationship within a certain concentration range. The precision, repeatability and stability of the method were good for the determination of 11 components. The average recoveries varied between 91.31% and 107.08% and the RSD were between 1.73% and 3.58%. The content of gallic acid, polydatin, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside and emodin changed in processsed products of R. pumilum roots. The content of gallic acid and emodin increased significantly in the wine-broiled and carbon-fried process. The content of emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside in the carbon-fried process was significantly reduced, and the content of polydatin was significantly reduced in all processed products. Conclusion: This determination method is simple, stable, accurate and reliable. It can be applied for rapid quantitative determination of 11 components in raw and processsed products of R. pumilum, which laid the foundation for further research on R. pumilum roots.
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Objective: To study the relationship between the quantitative color value of the powder and the known component content of rhubarb charcoal, and lay the foundation for the establishment of the rhubarb charcoal processing process control and endpoint judgment based on the color quantitative value. Methods： Rhubarb charcoal samples were prepared at different temperatures and time. Based on the empirical judgment of the rhubarb charcoal processing, the visual analyzer and UV-Vis were used to quantify the color of the pieces and powder of rhubarb charcoal under different processing conditions. At the same time, the HPLC fingerprint method was used to evaluate the dynamic changes of chemical components during the processing of rhubarb charcoal, and the quantitative value of the color of the sample during the processing of rhubarb charcoal was correlated with the characteristic components of the HPLC fingerprint using the multivariate statistical method. Results: During the processing of rhubarb charcoal, as the degree of carbonization increased, the apparent color of the sample changed from light yellowish brown to burnt black. There was a high correlation between the lightness value (L*), red-green value (a*) of the sample pieces and powder and the yellow and blue values (b*). The area of the 26 characteristic peaks had varying degrees of correlation with the chromaticity value. Among the 14 known components, five bound anthraquinones (aloe-emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, rhein-8-O-β-D-glucoside, chrysophanol-8-O-β-D- glucoside, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, physcion-8-O-β-D-glucoside), and two sennosides (sennoside A, sennoside B) had a linear positive correlation with the chromaticity value. The content of five free anthraquinones (aloe-emodin, rhein, chrysophanol, emodin, and physcion), gallic acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), whose contents increased first and then decreased, showed a quadratic correlation with the chromaticity value. Conclusion: The subjective judgment of rhubarb charcoal in the processing process is consistent with the quantitative color value analysis. The quantitative color value has a clear correlation with the content of 14 active chemical components. It is preliminarily inferred that the color quantitative value can be used as the quality of the rhubarb charcoal processing process control and end-point determination indicators to achieve efficient and rapid identification of the processing quality of rhubarb charcoal, which can provide new ideas for the monitoring and quality control of the rhubarb charcoal processing process.
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE：To evaluate the in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity of emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside（EG），and to compare the difference of in vitro cell test and in vivo test of rats. METHODS：2D and 3D hepatocyte models were established by in vitro two-dimensional（2D）and three-dimensional（3D）cell culture. After modeling，2D and 3D hepatocyte were divided into blank control group（0.5％ DMSO），mitomycin C group（positive control，0.1 μg/mL），EG low-dose，medium-dose and high-dose groups（10，50，200 μg/mL），respectively. The micronucleus ratio and tail DNA％ of HepaRG cells were detected. SD rats were divided into blank control group（0.5％ sodium carboxymethyl cellulose），ethyl methanesulfonate group（positive control，200 mg/kg），EG low-dose，medium-dose and high-dose groups（100，300，1 000 mg/kg），with 6 rats in each group. They were given medicine intragastrically for consecutive 15 d，once a day. 15 days later，the micronucleus formation rate of bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes and hepatocytes，the tail DNA％ and tail distance of peripheral blood lymphocytes and hepatocytes were measured. RESULTS：In the in vitro 2D HepaRG hepatocyte model，compared with blank control group，the micronucleus formation rate and tail DNA％ of HepaRG cell were increased significantly in mitomycin C group （P＜0.01）. There was no statistical significance in micronucleus formation rate and tail DNA％ of HepaRG cell among EG groups（P＞0.05）. In 3D HepaRG cell model， compared with blank control group， micronucleus formation rate and tail DNA％ of HepaRG cell were increased significantly in mitomycin C group （P＜0.01 or P＜0.001）， while tail DNA％ of HepaRG cell wasincreased significantly in EG high-dose group（P＜0.01）. In the in vivo test，compared with blank control group，the micronucleus formation rate of bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes and hepatocytes，the tail DNA％ and tail distance of peripheral blood lymphocytes and hepatocytes were all increased significantly in ethyl methanesulfonate group（P＜0.01）. Tail DNA％ of peripheral blood lymphocytes was increased significantly in EG high-dose group （P＜0.01）. There was no statistical significance in the micronucleus formation rate of bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes and hepatocytes，the tail DNA％ and tail distance of hepatocytes among EG groups（P＞0.05）；with the increase of dose，there was an increasing trend. CONCLUSIONS：The results of this study suggest that in 2D cell model，EG not lead to chromosome breakage and DNA damage，but the long-term administration and repeated administration in vivo of 3D cell model show that EG has a certain risk of DNA damage，so the evaluation results of 3D HepaRG cell model are more similar to those of rats in vivo. KEYWORDS Emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside；Genotoxicity；Two-dimensional culture；Three-dimensional culture；Rat；Micronucleus test
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Objective: To study the potential anti-inflammatory active ingredient of Chinese herbal Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix. Method: The inflammatory model of peritoneal macrophages (RAW264.7 cells) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice was used to screen out the anti-inflammatory activity of 95% ethanol extract of Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix and its macroporous resin elution site (30%, 60%, 95% ethanol eluting site). The characteristic fingerprints were established by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) technology, and then partial least squares method (partial least squares, PLS) was used to study the spectrum-effect relationship between the peak area of the characteristic components and the inhibition rate of nitric oxide (NO), and potential anti-inflammatory active ingredients were identified according to variable important in projection (VIP). Result: The ethanol extract macroporous resin 60% ethanol elution site of Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix had the strongest inhibition ability of nitric oxide formation, with a certain dose-dependent relationship. The study of spectrum-effect relationship showed that 3 components had potential anti-inflammatory activity, namely Emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside (E-8-G), Emodin-1-O-β-D-giucoside, and Emodin-8-O-(6'-O-malonyl)-glucoside. In addition, the anti-inflammatory activity of E-8-G was further validated at the cell level through molecular docking analysis. Conclusion: Three potential anti-inflammatory active ingredients were found base on the spectrum-effect relationship. This study strategy is helpful to find the active ingredients (group) of traditional Chinese medicine, and provides new research ideas and methods for studying the material basis of Chinese herbal medicine.
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Objective: To explore the main toxic components induced hepatotoxicity based on the spectrum-toxicity correlation analysis of processed Polygoni Multiflori Radix (PMR), and to provide reference of PMR for promoting the quality control as well as the safe clinical treatment. Methods: The UPLC-Q-TOF-MS characterized chemical information of all samples including crude and processed PMR which were black soybean steamed with high pleasure in different time, and the main components were identified after referring to the literatures. With the normal human hepatocytes (Lo2 cell line) as in vitro model and cell inhibitory rate as testing index, the simple correlation analysis and multivariate linear correlation analysis were used to screen the main components of PMR hepatotoxicity. Result: Seven main same components of crude and processed PMR were identified as trans-stilbene glycoside, gallic acid, emodin, physcion, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, cis-stilbene glycoside, and catechin. And it was found that trans-stilbene glycoside, physcion, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, cis-stilbene glycoside, and catechin were closely related to PMR hepatotoxicity. Furthermore, physcion and cis-stilbene glycoside were found greatly contributing to hepatotoxicity induced by PMR in the principle component regression analysis, which indicated these two might be the main toxic components. In addition, the results demonstrated apparent effects in detoxification could not be achieved until black soybean steamed with high pleasure at least 36 h. Conclusion: This study will provide data support for further rational use of PMR and deep hepatotoxicity research.
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Objective To analyze the main chemical constituents and their contents in aqueous extract of Polygoni Multiflori Radix (PMR, root of Polygonum multiflorum), and to elucidate the effects of aqueous extract of PMR and its main constituents on the expression of the mRNA of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2E1 in human liver L02 cells. Methods The main chemical constituents and their content in aqueous extract of PMR were determined by HPLC. The cytotoxicity of aqueous extract of PMR and its main constituents on L02 cells was determined by MTT assay. The mRNA expression of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2E1 in L02 cells were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. Results There were four main well-separated chromatographic peaks standing for tetrahydroxy stilbene glucoside, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, emodin and physcion in aqueous extract of PMR. The content of thesecomponents in aqueous extract of PMR was (1.14 ± 0.03)%, (0.106 9 ± 0.001 6)%, (0.010 8 ± 0.000 9)%, (0.003 55 ± 0.000 19)%, respectively. The cytotoxicity of aqueous extract of PMR and emodin on L02 cells at 24 h was dose-dependent, and the concentration of 50% inhibition was 7.290 mg/mL and 0.082 mmol/L respectively. Tetrahydroxy stilbene glucoside, emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside and physcion did not show significant cytotoxicity on L02 cells in the experimental concentrations. Aqueous extract of PMR and emodin significantly inhibited the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2E1 in L02 cells. Emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside inhibited the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2 and CYP2C9. Tetrahydroxy stilbene glucoside inhibited the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2 but activated the expression of mRNA of CYP2C9. Physcion inhibited the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2 and CYP2C9 in a dose-dependent manner, but inhibited the expression of mRNA of CYP2E1 in low concentration and activitated the expression of mRNA of CYP2E1 in high concentration. Conclusion The inhibition of aqueous extract of PMR on the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2E1 in L02 cells is the combined effect of all components in it. The main four components all inhibit the expression of mRNA of CYP1A2. The anthraquinone is the main component inhibiting the expression of mRNA of CYP2C9. The free anthraquinone is the main component inhibiting the expression of mRNA of CYP2E1.