Kurilosides A1, A2, C1, D,E and F—Triterpene Glycosides from the Far Eastern Sea Cucumber Thyonidium (= Duasmodactyla) kurilensis (Levin): Structures with Unusual Non-Holostane Aglycones and Cytotoxicities

Six new monosulfated triterpene tetra-, penta- and hexaosides, namely, the kurilosides A₁ (1), A₂ (2), C₁ (3), D (4), E (5) and F (6), as well as the known earlier kuriloside A (7), having unusual non-holostane aglycones without lactone, have been isolated from the sea cucumber Thyonidium (= Duasmodactyla) kurilensis (Levin) (Cucumariidae, Dendrochirotida), collected in the Sea of Okhotsk near Onekotan Island from a depth of 100 m. Structures of the glycosides were established by 2D NMR spectroscopy and HR-ESI mass spectrometry. Kurilosides of the groups A and E contain carbohydrate moieties with a rare architecture (a pentasaccharide branched by C(4) Xyl1), differing from each other in the second monosaccharide residue (quinovose or glucose, correspondingly); kurilosides of the group C are characterized by a unique tetrasaccharide branched by a C(4) Xyl1 sugar chain; and kurilosides of the groups D and F are hexaosides differing from each other in the presence of an O-methyl group in the fourth (terminal) sugar unit. All these glycosides contain a sulfate group at C-6 of the glucose residue attached to C-4 Xyl1 and the non-holostane aglycones have a 9(11) double bond and lack γ-lactone. The cytotoxic activities of compounds 1–7 against mouse neuroblastoma Neuro 2a, normal epithelial JB-6 cells and erythrocytes were studied. Kuriloside A₁ (1) was the most active compound in the series, demonstrating strong cytotoxicity against the erythrocytes and JB-6 cells and a moderate effect against Neuro 2a cells.     

Panax notoginseng saponins suppress oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-induced pyroptosis of SH-SY5Y cells

AIM To investigate the effect of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on pyroptosis of SH-SY5Y cells induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R). METHODS The OGD/R was conducted to induce ischemia/reperfusion injury in SH-SY5Y cells. The effects of PNS on the viability (detected by CCK-8 assay) and membrane permeability [indicated by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and propidium iodide (PI) staining positive cell proportion] of OGD/R-induced SH-SY5Y cells were observed. The protein levels of gasdermin D (GSDMD), GSDMD N-terminal fragment (GSDMD-N), caspase-1 and caspase-4, and the release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 in the cells were also determined. RESULTS After exposure to OGD/R, the viability of SH-SY5Y cells dramatically decreased (P<0.01), while the LDH leakage, the PI staining positive cell proportion, the protein levels of GSDMD, GSDMD-N, caspase-1 and caspase-4, and the release of IL-1β and IL-18 were significantly increased (P<0.01). However, PNS treatment enhanced the viability of SH-SY5Y cells inhibited by OGD/R (P<0.01), but reduced the leakage of LDH and the percentage of PI staining positive cells (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Moreover, PNS reversed the increases in the protein levels of GSDMD, GSDMD-N, caspase-1 and caspase-4 and the release of IL-1β and IL-18 in OGD/R-induced SH-SY5Y cells (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSION Treatment with PNS alleviates OGD/R-induced injury in SH-SY5Y cells. Its mechanism may be related to inhibition of SH-SY5Y cell pyroptosis induced by OGD/R.     

紫花苜蓿MsSQE1的克隆及对皂甙合成的功能分析

【目的】鲨烯环氧酶（squalene epoxidases,SQE）是苜蓿皂甙合成途径中的一种限速酶,与苜蓿皂甙的合成密切相关。通过对苜蓿鲨烯环氧酶（MsSQE1）基因的克隆及在苜蓿中过表达,探究鲨烯环氧酶对皂甙合成的作用机制。【方法】以模式植物蒺藜苜蓿鲨烯环氧酶基因序列设计引物,同源克隆苜蓿MsSQE1。对MsSQE1进行生物信息学分析;通过基因枪轰击技术,使MsSQE1在洋葱表皮瞬时表达,进行亚细胞定位。利用qRT-PCR方法分析该基因在根、茎、叶中的表达水平,以及在紫外辐射、ABA和GA₃条件下的表达模式。在茉莉酸甲酯（MeJA）的诱导下,分析MsSQE1的转录水平,及对苜蓿皂甙含量的影响。利用根癌农杆菌转化体系,获得过表达MsSQE1的阳性转基因植株,并测定转基因植株的皂甙含量。【结果】克隆了MsSQE1的cDNA序列,开放阅读框1 578 bp,编码525个氨基酸,等电点为8.59。同源性比对分析,其氨基酸序列与蒺藜苜蓿中SQE1氨基酸序列同源性为98.6%,与拟南芥的同源性为80%。亚细胞定位显示,MsSQE1可能定位于细胞膜。组织特异性表达分析显示,MsSQE1在叶中的表达量最高,茎中次之,根中的表达量最低。在紫外辐射、ABA和GA₃的诱导表达显示,紫外辐射诱导24 h,叶中表达量最高; GA₃（50 μmol·L ^-1）和 ABA（100 μmol·L ^-1）处理,均为8 h叶中表达量最高;MeJA处理能诱导MsSQE1表达量上调的同时苜蓿总皂甙含量也随着MsSQE1表达的上调而增加。分析过表达MsSQE1转基因苜蓿和转空载体苜蓿株系发现,MsSQE1的表达水平和总皂甙含量均升高,其中MsSQE1的表达水平是对照的3.11—9.45倍,总皂甙含量比对照提高14.26%—28.05%,暗示MsSQE1是苜蓿皂甙合成途径中的一种关键调节酶。【结论】从豆科牧草紫花苜蓿中克隆了MsSQE1并进行功能分析。在苜蓿中过表达MsSQE1能增加苜蓿总皂甙含量,暗示MsSQE1的表达影响苜蓿皂甙的生物合成,可能对皂甙的合成有重要的调节作用。     

海参皂苷的研究现状

海洋中蕴涵着丰富的天然资源,海参作为一种食品和药材,具有很高的保健功能和药用价值。海参皂苷是海参体内的一种次生代谢产物,具有广泛的生理药理活性,因此潜藏了极大的应用价值。本文就近年来国内外关于海参皂苷性质的研究状况做一些简要的概述,为进一步研究海参皂苷提供较为详尽的参考资料。     

干柱层析法制备油茶总皂苷对照品初探

目的 研究干柱层析法制备油茶皂苷对照品的方法。方法 原料用60 %乙醇超声提取,浓缩至无醇味,石油醚脱酯后用正丁醇按3:1体积比加入萃取。取正丁醇层并真空浓缩至干,干法上样于100目~200目硅胶柱色谱分离,用乙酸乙酯-甲醇-正丁醇-水(2:1:4:7)的上相展层;根据Rf值取出相应的条带并用甲醇淋洗收集蒸干,薄层及理化性质检测。结果 该方法所制样品由薄层色谱为一点,纯度较高。结论 该方法简便、实用且制备量大,可作为油茶总皂苷对照品。     

海参加工废液中皂苷的提取及其抗肿瘤作用的研究

为了研究其对肿瘤小鼠的抑瘤作用,以及对免疫器官的影响。从海参废液中提取海参皂苷,通过建立S180皮下肿瘤小鼠模型,采用经口灌胃和腹腔注射2种方式给药后,将小鼠称重,断颈处死,然后剥离的肿瘤组织、胸腺、脾脏,称重并进行统计学分析。结果表明：海参皂苷能显著抑制S180皮下瘤小鼠的肿瘤生长;通过2种给药方式相比较,腹腔注射给药方式抑瘤效果(60.29%,P＜0.01)明显优于经口灌胃给药方式(37.70%;P＜0.05);与阳性对照环磷酰胺相比,海参皂苷对小鼠的生长影响较小,而且提高小鼠的脾脏指数和胸腺指数,对小鼠免疫器官有促进作用。本实验为今后海参皂苷抗肿瘤活性的进一步研究提供了有效依据。     

超临界流体萃取红芝三萜化合物

采用超临界流体设备,以ＣＯ２为萃取剂,从野生红芝子实体中萃取灵芝三萜化合物。分析了ＣＯ２密度、温度、时间及改性剂（甲醇）对红芝三萜化合物萃取的影响。     

甾体皂苷的生物活性研究进展

概述了植物中甾体皂苷的生物活性,详细介绍了其在心血管系统、抗肿瘤、增强免疫、降血糖、抗生育、杀虫、抗真菌等方面的药理作用、构效关系、临床应用及研究进展,为开发和利用甾体皂苷药用植物资源奠定基础.     

三七及竹节参中皂甙的不同提取方法

采用冷浸、回流、微波等方法提取三七及竹节参皂甙,按光密度值分别计算出三七及竹节参皂甙的含量。结果显示,微波提取法与冷浸、回流法相比提取率稍高,并且微波提取法操作简单、安全、省时。因此,微波提取法将使三七和竹节参资源得到更好的开发和利用。     

响应面法优化超声波提取山楂皮渣三萜酸工艺

以山楂皮渣为原料,在单因素试验的基础上,通过响应面法对超声波提取三萜酸物质的工艺条件进行优化。结果表明,超声波辅助提取山楂皮渣三萜酸的最佳工艺条件为:超声温度58℃,超声时间30 min,乙醇浓度81%,液料比9∶1(m L/g),提取2次。在此工艺条件下,山楂皮渣中三萜酸的提取率达(2.332±0.031)%。经过验证,所得工艺参数准确,可用于山楂皮渣三萜酸的提取。