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Objective: Phellodendri Cortex, one of the "three wood medicine materials", is a Chinese traditional medicinal material and also a national second-class protected plant in China. Its is considered as excellent trees for the Natural Forest Conservation Program and the Grain-to-Green Program because of its high economic value and ecological value. The Phellodendron Cortex is divided into Phellodendron chinense and P. amurense according to species and origins. The global potential suitable areas predicted by Global Geographic Information System for Medicinal Plant (GMPGIS) can provide data for us to decide which specie can be selected in different areas. Method: Sample ecological information was collected from global genuine areas, main producing areas and wild distribution areas, and a total of 364 sampling sites of P. chinense and 247 sampling sites of P. amurense were used by GMPGIS to analyze the suitable growth areas in the world. Result: A clear geographical line existed between P. chinense and P. amurense. P. chinense was mainly distributed in tropical monsoon climate and had the most suitable areas in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania, including 65 countries and regions such as China, the United States, France, Brazil, Japan, Italy and New Zealand. P. amurense was mainly distributed in temperate monsoon climate and had the most suitable areas in Asia, Europe, and North America, including 30 countries and regions such as the United States, China, Russia and Canada.. Conclusion: The results of GMPGIS can provide scientific data for selecting correct species and cultivation areas for Phellodendris Cortex in future.
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Objective@#To study the effects of Phellodendron amurense on herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and cytokines, and to explore the mechanism of Phellodendron amurense inhibiting HSV-1 virus through multiple channels.@*Methods@#Viruses were inoculated into medicine treated HeLa cells. The proliferation of virus was observed by fluorescence microscopy. The transcriptional levels of glycoprotein gD and functional protein US1 on the surface of virus envelope were detected by quantitative (q) PCR. After incubating HeLa cells for 24 h, qPCR was used to detect the expression of intrinsic immune factors such as IP-10, IL-12, IFN-gamma and transcription factor NF-kappa B (P65). The expression and nuclear location of NF-kappa B (P65) protein were detected by immunofluorescence.@*Results@#Fluorescence showed that the proliferation of virus decreased significantly at 8 and 40 ng/ml (P<0.01), and the transcription levels of viral protein gD and US1 decreased (P<0.05). After incubation for 24 hours, the transcription levels of IP-10, IL-12 and IFN-gamma in HeLa cells increased significantly (P<0.01). The transcription level of transcription factor NF-kappa B (P65) also increased (P<0.05), and immunofluorescence showed that the nuclear penetration rate of p65 subunit of NF-kappa B (P65) in each group increased (P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#Phellodendron amurense extract can inhibit HSV-1 by inhibiting the transcription of viral functional protein and promoting the expression of cellular immune factors.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate whether the dried root of Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht (Phellodendri cortex; PC) extract improves arthritic symptoms through anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory effects in collagen-induced arthritis in mice.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was induced in male DBA/1 mice by immunization with type II collagen (ColII). CIA mice were divided into 5 groups (n=10 per a group) with normal, CIA control, PC extract (50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg)-treated, and meloxicam (50 mg/kg)-treated as the reference drug. The PC extract or meloxicam were administered orally in CIA mice once a day for 14 days after arthritis induction. Arthritic score, levels of anti-ColII IgGantibody, prostaglandin E(PGE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin (IL)-17 in the sera of CIA mice were measured. Histopathological changes in the ankle joints of CIA mice were also analyzed by staining with hematoxylin and eosin (H and E), safranin-O and immunohistochemistry using anti-TNF-α and anti-IL-17 antibodies.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The arthritic score was increased in CIA mice in a time-dependent manner, as were the serum levels of anti-ColII IgGantibody, PGE, TNF-α, and IL-17. However, the oral administration of PC extract at 50 and 100 mg/kg in CIA mice significantly decreased the arthritic scores, and the serum levels of anti-ColII IgG, PGE, TNF-α, and IL-17 compared with those in the CIA group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Furthermore, histopathological improvement of the joint architecture in CIA mice was observed after administration of PC extract. PC extract also significantly inhibited the expression of TNF-α and IL-17 in the joints of CIA mice by suppressing the expression of their mRNA and proteins.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>PC extract may improve the pathological progression of RA through the inhibition of joint destruction by synovial inflammation and immune-stimulation, therefore, it would be a potential anti-arthritic agent in RA.</p>
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OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the simultaneous content determination of berberine hydrochloride,phello-dendrine hydrochloride and magnoflorine in Phellodendron amurense decoction piece,and to campare the contents of the 3 ingredi-ents in different grades of P. amurense decoction piece. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Phenomenex Luna C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.05 mol/L KH2PO4 (gradient elution) at a flow rate of 1 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 280 nm,the column temperature was 30 ℃,and injection volume was 5 μl. RESULTS:The linear ranges were 0.387 0-7.740 μg for berberine hydrochloride(r=0.999 9),0.044 4-0.888 0 μg for phellodendrine hydrochloride(r=0.999 8)and 0.048 0-0.960 0 μg for magnoflorine(r=0.999 9);RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 3%, recoveries were 95.61%-103.22%(RSD=2.80%,n=6),96.18%-102.80%(RSD=1.84%,n=6) and 97.93%-102.78%(RSD=1.84%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple and accurate,and can be used for the contents determination of berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine hydrochloride and magnoflonine in P. amurense. The contents of berbenine hydrochloride and phellodendrine hydro-chloride in the first-grade decation piece are higher than those in the second-grade decoction piece,and the content of magnoflorine in both decoction pieces shows no discernible differences.
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In order to evaluate the heavy metal potential pollution of soil and medicinal materials in main producing area of Phellodendron amurense, we collected 32 soil samples and 32 herb samples from northeast and north of China covering four provinces. In this study, the detection of heavy metal contents was conducted by ICP emission spectroscopy and atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The results showed that the soil from all areas of Ph amurense generally reached the national standard. As, Hg, Cr, Cd, Pb and Cu content of herb samples met the requirtment of the national standard except Hg content exceeding standard slight in a few samples. The reason of excessive Hg was the ability of Hg accumulation in Ph. amurense and atmospheric environment was polluted. So, national standard and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) must be carried out severely in Ph. amurense resources production.
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In the present research, 674 wild medicinal material samples of Phellodendri amurensis Cortex were collected from 31 sampling sites in the whole distribution of its original plant Phellodendron amurense. The samples were collected under the premise that the stem diameter of sampling plant, sampling position and time were controlled. And the sampling sites were set at the interval of a latitude. The content of 6 kinds of active ingredients, palmatine chloride, berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine chloride, jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, magnoflorine, chlorogenic acid, etc in the medicinal material samples were determined, and the results showed that the content of most active ingredients in the medicinal materials showed significant differences due to the difference of sampling sites. Among them, the medicinal materials from Liaoning region had the highest content of active ingredients, followed by Beijing and Jilin regions, and that from Heilongjiang region had the lowest content. The study has important directive significance to the exploration of environmental factors for the formation of active constituent and artificial planting regionalization of high quality Phellodendri amurensis Cortex.
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Many Chinese medicinal materials are difficult to be distinguished in characters resulting in easy confusion. In the pa-per, the basic concepts of three groups of easily confused Chinese medicinal materials ( schisandrae chinensis fructus and schisandrae sphenantherae fructus, phellodendri cortex and phellodendri amurensis cortex, akebiae caulis and clematidis armandii caulis) were illus-trated and the development of verification methods were reviewed in the respect of modern instrumental analysis technology. With the improvement of analysis technology, the identification of Chinese medicinal materials relies on experimental data instead of artificial ex-perience, which makes it more objective and accurate.
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AIM@#To develop and validate a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with diode array and evaporative light scattering detectors (DAD-ELSD) method for the quantitative determination and fingerprint analysis of ten active constituents in three chemical classes (namely, xanthone glycosides, steroidal saponins, and alkaloids) in Zhimu-Huangbai herb pair (ZB).@*METHOD@#Chromatographic separation was performed on a Diamonsil C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm, Dikma) by gradient elution using acetic acid in acetonitrile solution at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min(-1) at 260 nm. The drift tube temperature of ELSD was set to 60 °C and nebulizer gas pressure was 4.0 Bar. Method validation was performed to assure its linearity, limits of detection and quantification, precision, repeatability, stability, and accuracy.@*RESULTS@#The HPLC-DAD-ELSD method allowed the quantification of ten compounds (phellodendrine, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, berberine, neomangiferin, mangiferin, timosaponin E-I, timosaponin B-II, timosaponin B, and timosaponin A-III), and was successfully applied to fingerprint analysis for ten batches of ZB samples.@*CONCLUSION@#This was the first time to apply the combination of DAD and ELSD for the simultaneous determination of ten active ingredients in ZB. The results showed that the combination of quantitative analysis for marker ingredients and chemical fingerprint for the TCM herb pair provides a potentially powerful, widely introduced, and internationally accepted strategy for assessment of complex TCM formulas.
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Alkaloids , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Methods , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Glycosides , XanthonesABSTRACT
A pressurized capillary electrochromatography (pCEC) method with post-column detection cell has been developed for the analysis of total alkaloids of cortex Phellodendron amurense Rupr., Rutaceae. The separation of total alkaloids (berberine, palmatine, oatrorrhizine, magnoflorine, phellodendrine, candicine, menisperine) was optimized by compositions of the mobile phase, ionic strength of buffers, pH value, and applied voltage. Separation of total alkaloids was achieved within 11 min by using a mobile phase of Na2HPO4-citric acid solution-acetonitrile (pH 4.00; 3 mM) (60:40, v/v) and applying a voltage of -10 kV. This method showed satisfactory retention times and peak shapes. Meanwhile, a reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) has also been established for the separation of total alkaloids extracted from cortex Phellodendri amurens. Baseline separation of total alkaloids was achieved within 25 min by using a mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.1 percent phosphoric acid with 0.1 g sodium dodecanesulphonate per 100 mL (35:65, v/v). Compared to conventional RP-HPLC, pCEC led to higher column efficiency, less consumption of reagent, and shorter analysis time.
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Objective Looking into the causes of self-regeneration obstacle of the wild Phellodendron amurense population in order to provide the reference for the sutdy of the germination mechanism. MethodsThe germination and seedling growth were observed by taking cabbage, wheat, and P. amurense as the tested objects and the sarcocarp and seed of P. amurense were extracted by alcohol and ethyl ether. Results The extract in sarcocarp and seed of P. amurense could decrease the germination rate of cabbage, wheat, and P. amurense seed, also inhibit the seedling growth in different levels. The inhibitory effect was getting stronger and stronger following the concentration increased. The ethyl ether extract showed the best inhibitory effect, while the water extract had no significant effect. The embryo, emdosperm, and cotyledon of P. amurense were extracted by distilled water, and among them the cotyledon had the strongest inhibition. Conclusion There are some substances with the better inhibitory effect in the sarcocarp and seed of P. amurense, which can inhibit the growth of itself and other plants significantly. The substance with the inhibitory effect exits mainly in cotyledon.