常温超高压提取水飞蓟素的研究

为了研究超高压提取水飞蓟素的最佳工艺条件,采用超高压方法在常温条件下提取,正交试验优化设计,紫外分光光度法测定水飞蓟素含量,并与有机溶剂回流提取结果比较.试验得到:超高压提取的最佳工艺条件如下:溶剂75%乙醇,压力400MPa,液固比50mL/g,提取时间3min;提取物纯度28.8%,水飞蓟素收率2.424%,分别高出回流提取35.8%和12.2%.最后得出,超高压提取具有提取温度低(室温)、耗时短、耗能少、提取物纯度高,为水飞蓟有效成分的提取提供了一个新方法.     

药用植物水飞蓟的研究进展

水飞蓟的主要活性成分是黄酮类化合物水飞蓟素,能抑制损伤、抗肿瘤、治疗心脑血管等疾病,尤其对肝损伤具有很好的疗效。本研究从植物学特性、栽培技术、活性成分和药理作用研究综述了药用植物水飞蓟目前的研究进展。旨在对进一步提升栽培技术、开发水飞蓟的药用价值提供一定的指导和借鉴。研究发现,水飞蓟在非生物胁迫下通过影响次生代谢产物、抗氧化酶活性及渗透调节物质含量等方式来调节植物生长发育。此外,施加外源植物生长激素能抵抗外来胁迫并且能促进其生长发育。适度的干旱、盐碱等非生物胁迫,有助于提高水飞蓟中活性成分含量的积累。     

Grain Yield and Active Substances of Milk Thistle as Affected by Soil Salinity

The ripe seeds of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn) contain active substances of flavonoides that are important in the pharmaceutical industry. Evidence showed that stress conditions such as salinity can affect growth and development of plants, including active substances of some medicinal plants. Silymarin and silybin are important active materials of milk thistle whose concentrations correspond to some degree of plant stress. To test for this relationship, a pot experiment was conducted using a completely randomized design with seven level of salinities (0.35, 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 dS/m) for two genotypes, Ahwaz wild type and cultivated German origin (Royston). At the harvest, the results have showed that both genotypes grow satisfactorily and had a normal size in soils up to salinity of 9 dS/m, compared to the control plants. However, growth parameters such as plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of capitula per plant, main shoot capitulum's diameter, and seed yield and yield components per plant was reduced with salinity greater than 9 dS/m in both genotypes. However, concentrations of active substances (silymarin and silybin) in seeds significantly increased compared to the control plants. Results from the high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis indicated that the amount of silybin was approximately four times greater in plants cultivated under a salinity of 15 dS/m than in the plants grown under nonsaline conditions. Our results suggested that both types of milk thistle survive under salinity as high as 15 dS/m levels and produced seeds with rich in active substances.     

Effect of Soil Fertilizer,Foliar Fertilizer,and Growth Regulator Application on Milk Thistle Development,Seed Yield,and Silymarin Content

Abstract

An important consideration for milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) cultivation is regulating development to lengthen the reproductive stage and increase seed yield with high silymarin content. The treatment of milk thistle with foliar fertilizers and growth regulators—thidiazuron (Dropp^®), 2,3,5‐triiodobenzoic acid (Tiba^®), mepiquat chloride (Pix^®), and prohexadione‐Ca (Regalis^®)—resulted in an increase in the proportion of mature flower heads. Highest seed yield was observed in plants treated with Pix^® and mineral soil fertilization, whereas in plants treated with foliar fertilizers, highest yields were observed with Pix^® and Regalis^®. The highest content of silymarin was found in plants treated with Dropp^® and foliar fertilizer. Generally, treatment of milk thistle with plant‐growth regulators in combination with soil or foliar mineral fertilizers increased the total amount of silymarin by increasing seed yield per hectare.     

Effects of dietary inclusion of silymarin on performance,intestinal morphology and ileal bacterial count in aflatoxin‐challenged broiler chicks

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of silymarin on performance, jejunal morphology and ileal bacterial population in broiler chicks intoxicated with a mix of aflatoxins. A total of three hundred thirty six 7‐day‐old Ross broiler chicks were randomly distributed between seven experimental groups with four replicates of 12 birds each. Experimental treatments consisted of a control group (unchallenged), and a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement, including two aflatoxin levels (0.5 and 2 ppm) and three levels of silymarin (0, 500 and 1000 ppm). Birds were challenged with a mix of aflatoxins from 7 to 28 days of age. Results showed that increasing aflatoxin level resulted in decreased average daily feed intake (ADFI) and weight gain (ADWG), consequently impaired feed conversion ratio (FCR) throughout the trial period. Dietary supplementation of silymarin resulted in the marked increases in ADFI and ADWG, and improved FCR values in aflatoxin‐challenged chicks. Ileal bacterial populations at days 28 and 42 of age were increased by incremental levels of aflatoxins. On the other hand, dietary silymarin supplementation suppressed ileal populations of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Klebsiella and total negative bacteria in aflatoxicated birds. Increase in dietary aflatoxin level resulted in the decreased villi height, villi height‐to‐crypt depth ratio (VH:CD), villi surface area and apparent villi absorptive area, while it increased crypt depth, goblet cell count and lymphoid follicular diameter. Feeding silymarin at the level of 1000 ppm increased villi height and VH:CD in aflatoxicated birds. Present results indicate that dietary inclusion of silymarin could improve performance by suppressing ileal bacteria and enhancing absorptive surface area in aflatoxin‐challenged broiler chicks.     

饲料中添加水飞蓟素对低盐度下凡纳滨对虾生长、免疫、肝胰腺组织结构及肠道菌群的影响

为探究低盐度下水飞蓟素作为凡纳滨对虾饲料添加剂的作用效果,实验配制了水飞蓟素添加量分别为0(对照组)、0.1、0.2和0.4 g/kg的4种实验饲料,在低盐度(盐度为3)下养殖虾苗[(0.080±0.002)g]8周后,分析了水飞蓟素对对虾生长、免疫、肝胰腺组织结构及肠道菌群的影响.结果显示:①低盐度下,水飞蓟素能显著...     

Effects of silymarin on growth performance,antioxidant capacity and immune response in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

A 9‐week feeding trial was conducted using triplicate groups of turbot (6.50 ± 0.01 g) to explore the potential effects of silymarin. Three concentrations of silymarin (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg) were added to the plant protein‐based diet. Fish were randomly distributed into fiberglass tanks (30 fish per tank). The results showed that adding 100 mg/kg silymarin significantly improved the growth performance, with no effects on feed utilization. The antioxidant capacity in the liver was significantly improved in the 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg silymarin groups by not only inducing the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase but also increasing the messager RNA (mRNA) expression levels of SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and peroxiredoxin 6. Meanwhile, supplying 100 and 200 mg/kg of silymarin enhanced the heights of villi and enterocytes. Silymarin supplementation reduced the mRNA expression of interleukin‐8 and tumor necrosis factor‐α but induced the expression of transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) in the intestine. These results indicated that silymarin was a potential nutraceutical that could enhance the growth performance and health status of turbot fed in a high plant protein diet. Adding 100 mg/kg silymarin to the plant protein diet achieved optimal performance in turbot.     

Kinetic Mechanisms for Preparing Silymarin via Microwave-assisted Extraction

The kinetic mechanism for the preparation of silymarin from milk thistle seeds was studied during the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) process. The results showed that the transfer rate of silymarin from milk thistle seeds increased with the microwave output power and temperature during MAE processing. The apparent extraction rate constant k (s^?1) was 1.2028×10^?2, 1.2248×10^?2, and 1.2485×10^?2, and diffusion coefficient D (m² ? s^?1) was 4.21×10^?10, 4.29×10^?10, and 4.37×10^?10 at the microwave temperatures of 383, 393, and 403 K, respectively, in the silymarin MAE process. With the help of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the microstructures of the samples extracted by MAE were observed. The results revealed that the increased efficiency and rate of MAE of silymarin could be attributed mainly to the subsequent cell change resulting from superheating effects during MAE.     

饲料中添加水飞蓟素对吉富罗非鱼生长性能、肝脏脂肪代谢酶和抗氧化能力的影响

为评估饲料中添加水飞蓟素对吉富罗非鱼生长性能、肝脏脂肪代谢酶和抗氧化能力的影响,分别在5组等氮等能的吉富罗非鱼饲料中添加不同水平的水飞蓟素[0(对照组)、100、200、400和800 mg/kg],饲喂初始体质量为(8.17±0.31)g的吉富罗非鱼幼鱼9周,测定实验鱼的生长性能、血清生化指标、肝脏脂肪代谢酶活性及抗氧化酶活性。结果显示,随饲料中水飞蓟素添加水平增加,吉富罗非鱼终末体质量、增重率、特定生长率和肥满度均呈先增加后降低的趋势,各指标均在100mg/kg实验组达到最大,100mg/kg实验组的饲料系数显著低于对照组。饲料中添加水飞蓟素显著降低了实验鱼肝体比和脏体比。100mg/kg实验组全鱼、肌肉和肝脏的粗脂肪含量显著低于对照组。血清谷草转氨酶和谷丙转氨酶活性随水飞蓟素水平增加呈先降低后升高的趋势,分别在200和100 mg/kg实验组达到最低,两组之间无显著性差异。饲料中添加水飞蓟素后,血清中的甘油三酯含量显著低于对照组;肝脏中的脂蛋白脂酶和总酯酶活性显著高于对照组;肝脏脂肪酶活性呈先上升后降低趋势,在200 mg/kg实验组最高,且与对照组有显著性差异。饲料中添加水飞蓟素后,肝脏谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性显著高于对照组,肝脏过氧化氢酶活性显著低于对照组;肝脏丙二醛含量显著低于对照组。100 mg/kg实验组罗非鱼的肝细胞界限清晰,无核偏移,空泡较少。研究表明,饲料中添加适量水飞蓟素提高了吉富罗非鱼生长性能,调节了肝脏脂肪代谢酶活性和抗氧化能力,对防治肝脏细胞损伤有积极作用。在本实验条件下,推荐吉富罗非鱼幼鱼饲料中水飞蓟素添加水平为100 mg/kg。     

The Potential of Duck Hepatitis Virus （DHV-1） Stimulating the Body Weight Gain and the Effects of Silymarin on It in Duckling

To evaluate the effects of duck hepatitis virus-1 （DHV-1） on the body weight gain in duck and the effects of silymarin on it in vivo, 100 10-d-old ducks, both male and female, were collected to be subjected to the test. The experiments were conducted in 8 groups： in group 1-3, the animals were inoculated with 1：105 diluted duck hepatitis virus （DHV-1） infected allantoic fluid and given 0, 30, and 50 mg kg^-1 BW d^-1 silymarin orally, respectively. In group 4-6, the animals were inoculated with 1：5 × 105 diluted DHV-1 infected allantoic fluid and given 0, 10, and 30 mg kg^-1 BW d^-1 silymarin orally, respectively. In group 7, the animals were given 10 mg kg^-1 BW d^-1 silymafin only. Group 8 was the control one treated by injecting sterillized saline into the leg muscles. All the silymarin was given from 0 to 4 d after inoculation of the virus. By the 5th d after inoculation, the vein blood was drawn from the dorsal foot vein and the plasma samples were collected and stored at -20℃. The body weight gain （BWG） was measured from 0 to 10 d after inoculation. The plasma IGF-I, T3, and T4 concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay （RIA）. At the virus dose of 1：5 ×105 diluted virus infected allantoic fluid, the inoculation of the virus enhanced the BWG significantly compared with that of the control （P〈 0.01）, while 10-50 mg kg^-1 BW d^-1 silymarin could counteract the effects of the virus on the BWG dose-dependently. The plasma IGF-I levels showed no correlation with the BWG, but the T3 levels showed a same tropism with the body weight gain. The present results indicated that sublethal DHV-1 enhanced the body weight gain of ducklings significantly, and the silymarin could counteract this effect in vivo.