Four new phenolic glycosides from Baoyuan decoction

Four new phenolic glycosides, including two flavonoid glycosides (and) and two lignan glycosides (and), were isolated from the traditional Chinese medicine formula, Baoyuan decoction. Their structures were established by detailed analysis of the NMR and HR-ESI-MS spectroscopic data and their absolute configurations were determined by the experimental electronic circular dichroism data as well as chemical methods. Furthermore, the sources of the four new compounds were determined by the UPLC-Qtrap-MS method, which proved thatandare originated from, andandare from.

Identification and function analysis of target group for cardioprotection of Baoyuan decoction / 中国中药杂志

Baoyuan decoction (BYD) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine formula for coronary heart disease with Qi deficiency. However, the detailed pharmacological mechanism of BYD is still unknown because of its complicated chemical compositions. In this study, we synthesized a kind of solid beads with benzophenone groups on its surface. Benzophenone can be activated and chemically cross-linked with the C-H bonds of the chemical compositions in BYD (BYD beads) under UV activation. We thus captured all the target proteins from mouse heart tissue lysates by using BYD beads. Based on proteomics analysis, we discovered totally 46 potential binding target proteins, most of which were located in mitochondria. KEGG analysis revealed that these target proteins were mainly associated with TCA cycle and amino acid metabolism signaling pathways, suggesting that the cardioprotection of BYD might be associated with regulating mitochondrial function and energy production. Moreover, JC-1 staining analysis also confirmed the protective effect of BYD on mitochondrial damage. In summary, our findings elucidated the potential mechanism of BYD on cardioprotection through "target fishing" strategy, and further explained its traditional efficacy in the molecular level. In addition, we also provide an approach for investigating the target group of complicated compositions in Chinese herbal formula. This novel method may provide a methodological reference for exploring the pharmacological mechanism of traditional Chinese formula in the future.

Active compounds from Baoyuan decoction with myocardial protection activities and their potential targets / 中国中药杂志

Baoyuan decoction (BYD) is a classical Chinese formula for coronary heart disease with Qi deficiency, blood stasis tonifying Qi and Yang deficiency. However, the chemical material basis and underlying action mechanisms of BYD still lack systemic study. In order to clarify the active compounds and the potential action mechanisms of BYD, the oxygen-glucose deprivation/recovery (OGD/R)-induced H9c2 cells injury models was used to screen the monomeric compounds of BYD with myocardial protection activity. PubChem's BioAssay database was then used to analyze the potential targets of active monomeric compounds, classify the predicted biological targets, and analyze the internal relation between active compounds of BYD and biological targets. The screening results showed that BYD aqueous extract and 17 monomeric compounds could significantly increase the survival rate of OGD/R-induced H9c2 myocardial cells. The results of virtual targets screening study showed that 15 monomeric compounds and the potential mechanisms for myocardial protection were related to oxidative stress pathway, calcium ion pathway, mitochondrial protection, anti-apoptosis, etc. These results verified that BYD had myocardial protection effect, which was obtained by network regulation of multi-components and multi-targets. All these results provide the theoretical basis and references for the clinical usage of BYD in treatment of coronary heart disease.

Isolation and identification of flavonoids from Baoyuan Decoction / 中草药

Objective To investigate the chemical constituents of Baoyuan Decoction.Methods Many chromatographic techniques and spectral analysis means were employed for isolation and identification of the constituents.Results Fifteen flavonoids were isolated from Baoyuan Decoction and their structures were identified as licuraside(1),formononetin-7-O-?-D-glucoside(2),formononetin(3),isomucronulatol(4),davidigenin(5),2',4'-dimethoxy-3'-hydroxyisoflavan-6-O-?-D-glucoside(6),(6aR,11aR)9,10-dimethoxypterocarpan-3-O-?-D-glucoside(7),calycosin(8),liquiritigenin(9),5-dehydroxykaempferol(10),liquiritin(11),isoliquiritin(12),isoliquiritigenin(13),7,3'-dihydroxy-5'-methoxyisoflavone(14),and odoriflavene(15).Conclusion All fifteen compounds are isolated from Baoyuan Decoction for the first time.