Research progress in chemical composition and pharmacological action of Astragali Radix and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma / 国际中医中药杂志

After the compatibility of Astragali Radix and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, most of the effective components of Astragali Radix increase, and the bioavailability is improved. Compared with the application of the two drugs alone, it can enhance the effects of immune regulation, anti-tumor, diuresis, lung protection, regulation of flora, and intestinal protection. However, the optimal compatibility ratio of Astragali Radix- Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma pair to exert various pharmacological effects still needs to be clarified. The drug pair and related preparations are mostly used in the treatment of nephropathy, but its mechanism of action needs to be further elucidated.

Content determination of ginsenoside Rb1, cinnamic acid, paeoniflorin and berberine in Wenxin Formula based on UPLC-MS/MS MRM mode / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective:To establish a qualitative and quantitative analysis method of ginsenoside Rb1, cinnamic acid, paeoniflorin and berberine in Wenxin formula based on UPLC-MS/MS MRM model so as to provide a rapid and accurate evaluation method for the research and development of new drugs.Methods:Adopting Waters ACQUITY UPLCTM HSS T3 (2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.8 μm) and gradient elution was performed by mobile methanol-0.03% formic acid water. chromatographic column was used with electrospray ionization source in the scanning mode of multiple reactive ion monitoring (MRM) for ion separation and screening. The retention time and the relative abundance ratio (qualitative ion pairs/quantitative ion pairs) was used for qualitative analysis, while quantitative ion pairs was used for quantitative analysis.Results:The four components tested in Wenxin Formula have been qualitatively detected and showed a good linear relationship, the method showed accuracy, precision, repeatability, and stability, the recovery rate was 96.24%-104.19% and RSD was 1.29%-3.30%. Conclusion:The established method is simple, accurate, rapid and sensitive, which is reliable for the qualitative and quantitative study of the four main components in Wenxin Formula.

Mechanism of Acanthopanax senticosus injection in the treatment of ischemic stroke based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and network pharmacology / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective:To analyse the material basis and potential mechanism of Acanthopanax senticosus injection (ASI) in the treatment of ischemic stroke by combining UPLC-Q/TOF-MS and network pharmacology.Methods:The chemical composition of ASI was identified by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. The Swiss Target Prediction, GeneCards and OMIM databases were used to predict the potential targets for the action of ASI in the treatment of ischemic stroke. The String database and Cytoscape software were used to construct protein interaction network maps, and the Omicshare platform was used to perform gene ontology (GO) and KEGG enrichment analysis. The DockThor platform was used for molecular docking.Results:The analysis of 53 components in ASI was firmly established and used as a basis to obtain 189 related targets of ASI for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Reverse screening showed that 25 components in ASI may be important active components in the treatment of ischemic stroke. Functional enrichment studies found that ASI may mainly regulate PI3K-Akt signaling pathway to treat ischemic stroke.Conclusion:This study preliminarily predicted the mechanism of ASI in the treatment of ischemic stroke may be related to inhibition of inflammation, antioxidant stress, promotion of angiogenesis and protection of nerve cells.

Screening of active components of Euchresta japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To screen t he active component s of Euchresta japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS Main chemical components of E. japonica were selected ，and their target proteins were predicted in Swiss Target Prediction database. The target proteins of nasopharyngeal cancer were obtained with GeneCards database. Protein-protein interaction（PPI）network was established after the target of chemical components of E. japonica was intersected with the target of nasopharyngeal carcinoma ；PPI network was analyzed by using Cytoscape 3.6.1 software，and the potential active components and key targets of E. japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma were screened. The molecular docking technology was used to evaluate binding ability of active component-key target ；active components of E. japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma were screened. The anti-nasopharyngeal cancer effect of potential active components of E. japonica was verified by cell proliferation experiment. RESULTS Seven potential active components （tonkinensisol，quercetin，sophoranone，matrine，genistein，coumarin，maackiain） and 10 core targets （SRC，PIK3CA，MAPK1，MAPK3，AKT1，MAPK8，MAP2K1，PTK2，EGFR，JAK3）of E. japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma were screened. The molecular docking results showed that above potential active components all possessed certain anti-nasopharyngeal cancer effect. Cell proliferation activity test showed that tonkinensisol ，sophoranone and maackiain had a very significant inhibitory activity on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells CNE- 1. CONCLUSIONS Tonkinensisol， sophoranone and maackiain might be the main active components of E. japonica against nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Chinmedomics facilitated quality-marker discovery of Sijunzi decoction to treat spleen qi deficiency syndrome / 医学前沿

Sijunzi decoction (SJZD) is a Chinese classical formula to treat spleen qi deficiency syndrome (SQDS) and has been widely used for thousands of years. However, the quality control (QC) standards of SJZD are insufficient. Chinmedomics has been designed to discover and verify bioactive compounds of a variety of formula rapidly. In this study, we used Chinmedomics to evaluate the SJZD's efficacy against SQDS to discover the potential quality-markers (q-markers) for QC. A total of 56 compounds in SJZD were characterized in vitro, and 23 compounds were discovered in vivo. A total of 58 biomarkers were related to SQDS, and SJZD can adjust a large proportion of marker metabolites to normal level and then regulate the metabolic profile to the health status. A total of 10 constituents were absorbed as effective ingredients that were associated with overall efficacy. We preliminarily determined malonyl-ginsenoside Rb2 and ginsenoside Ro as the q-markers of ginseng; dehydrotumulosic acid and dihydroxy lanostene-triene-21-acid as the q-markers of poria; glycyrrhizic acid, isoglabrolide, and glycyrrhetnic acid as the q-markers of licorice; and 2-atractylenolide as the q-marker of macrocephala. According to the discovery of the SJZD q-markers, we can establish the quality standard that is related to efficacy.

Precision Diagnosis of Chinese Medicine Syndrome and Evaluation of Prescription Efficacy Based on Chinmedomics / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Chinmedomics is a newly emerging discipline in recent years,integrating the theory and technology of system biology and serum pharmacochemistry of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).It has formed and established the evaluation system for identifying the syndrome biomarkers and evaluating the effectiveness of prescriptions,and discovering the efficacy substances.The theory and method of chinmedomics is beneficial to establishing a Chinese-style precision medicine,and also helping further enhance the original innovation ability of TCM research and development.

Identification technique for in vivo ingredients of traditional Chinese medicines based on LC-MS analysis / 中国中药杂志

Serum pharmacochemistry of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a direct and effective method for determining efficacious substance foundation of TCM. However, the complexity of chemical constituents of TCM and the interaction among ingredients in the in vitro process make the analysis on in vitro ingredients of TCM arduous. Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has become the cornerstone in detection and characterization of in vivo ingredients of TCM because of its sensitivity and ability to analyze complex mixtures. However, due to significant interference from endogenous species, detection and identification of the constituents of TCM in the biological matrices are often difficult. There is a crying need for introducing specialized ingredient identification techniques to avoid artificial omission of in vivo ingredients of TCM. On the basis of the analysis on transitional ingredients in rat blood, this essay introduces the application of such pattern recognition methods as mass defect filter, Metabolynx software and principal component analysis, partial least squared discriminant analysis and orthogonal partial least squared discriminant analysis in identifying in vivo ingredients of TCM.

Analysis on isofraxidin contained in Acanthopanax senticosus extracts and its metabolites by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and automatic data processing technique / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze isofraxidin and its metabolites in rat plasma, bile, urine and feces after the oral administration of A. senticosus extracts.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>After the oral administration of 325 mg x kg(-1) of A. senticosus extracts, rat blood samples were collected at 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 h and bile samples were collected during 0-12 h. The above samples were prepared by SPE. Their urine and feces samples were collected during 0-12 h and 12-24 h. These samples were analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and processed using Metabolynx XS.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>M0 was detected in rat plasma, bile, urine and feces, isofraxidin glucuronide (M1) was detected in rat plasma and bile, which was first reported as the metabolite of isofraxidin.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Isofraxidin can be metabolized in the form of glucuronidation in vivo and evacuated in the form of isofraxidin.</p>

HPLC fingerprint of Viticis Fructus / 中成药

AIM: To establish HPLC fingerprint of Viticis Fructus. METHODS: Hypersi ODS2 column was used, with mixtures of methanol and water as mobile phase in a gradient mode. The detection wavelength was set at 270 nm . The flow rate was 1.0 mL ?min -1 . RESULTS: The RSD% of precision and reproducibility was less than 5%. CONCLUSION: The method can be used for quality control of Viticis Fructus