abstract：:Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease, the main causes of which include abnormal lipid metabolism, endothelial injury, physical and chemical injury, hemodynamic injury, genetic factors and so on. These causes can lead to inflammatory injury of blood vessels and local dysfunction. Bunao-Fuyuan decoctio...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Guo HY,Lu ZY,Zhao B,Jiang WW,Xiong YH,Wang K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA) is one of the main effective components of bile acid, playing critical roles in apoptosis and immune responses through the TGR5 receptor. In this study, we reveal the interaction between TCDCA and TGR5 receptor in TGR5-knockdown H1299 cells and the regulation of inflammation via the ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Qi YC,Duan GZ,Mao W,Liu Q,Zhang YL,Li PF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The depressant-like effects of albiflorin (AF) were studied on stressed chronic restraint stress (CRS) rats. Experimental rats were subjected to immobilization stress for a daily 6 h-restraining in a plastic restrainer for continuous 21 d and were treated with 30 or 15 mg·kg-1 of AF for 21 d. Control rats were maintai...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhu YL,Wang LY,Zhao DP,Wang CL,Zhang R,Fei WT,Wang JX,Zhang JJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study engineered β-carotene ketolase CrtW and β-carotene hydroxylase CrtZ to improve biosynthesis of astaxanthin in Escherichia coli. Firstly, crtW was randomly mutated to increase CrtW activities on conversion from β-carotene to astaxanthin. A crtW* mutant with A6T, T105A and L239M mutations has improved 5.35-fo...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li D,Li Y,Xu JY,Li QY,Tang JL,Jia SR,Bi CH,Dai ZB,Zhu XN,Zhang XL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Glycero-D-mannno-heptose 1β, 7-bisphosphate (HBPβ) is an important intermediate for constructing the core structure of Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides and was reported as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) that regulates immune responses. HBPβ with 3-O-amyl amine linker and its monophosphate ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zou XP,Qin CJ,Hu J,Fu JJ,Tian GZ,Moscovitz O,Seeberger PH,Yin J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, the effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on colitis-associated CRC progression were evaluated on an azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) mouse model. In vivo, PNS significantly re...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen L,Chen MY,Shao L,Zhang W,Rao T,Zhou HH,Huang WH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicildiones A-D (1-4), four new steroids derivatives together with three known compounds including 16α-methylpregna-17α,19-dihydroxy-(9,11)-epoxy-4-ene-3,18-dione-20-acetoxy (5), stachybotrylactone B (6) and stachybotrin (7) were isolated from the soft coral-derived fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO41201, cultured in the...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Long JY,Wang JF,Liao SR,Lin XP,Zhou XF,Li YQ,Yang B,Liu YH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel coronavirus pneumonia broke out in 2019 and spread rapidly. In 30 different countries, there are over seventy thousand patients have been diagnosed in total. Therefore, it is urgent to develop the effective program to prevent and treat for the novel coronavirus pneumonia. In view of Traditional Chinese Medic...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： DU HZ,Hou XY,Miao YH,Huang BS,Liu DH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (LJF), a kind of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), has functions of detoxifying and evacuating heat. In the study, a method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with linear ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MS) was developed for the chemical c...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu ZH,Wang YQ,Mei XD,Wang F,Yang XZ,Li XD,Jiang F,Zhang JY

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendrobium, orchid, is a traditional Chinese herb medicine applied extensively as tonic and precious food for thou-sands of years recorded in ancient Chinese medical book "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". It's well known that bioactivities are usually related to the ingredients' basis. Based on the previous research, Dend...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Yue H,Zeng H,Ding K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysaccharides from Chinese medicines are attracting increasing attention to their wide range of valuable biological activities. As these polysaccharides are mostly from edible materials, their safety can be greatly ensured. Therefore, the Chinese medicine polysaccharides have been the focus of research and developme...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li LF,Wong TL,Han QB

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one lignans including three new ones (1, 2 and 13) were isolated from Justicia procumbens. The chemical structures of the new lignans were determined by spectroscopic means including 1D and 2D NMR analysis. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic and anti-HIV activities. The new secoisolariciresinol ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Xu XY,Wang DY,Ku CF,Zhao Y,Cheng H,Liu KL,Rong LJ,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muciniphila) is an intestinal bacterium that was first identified in human feces in 2004. Its specialization in mucin degradation makes it a key microorganism that maintains intestinal mucosal barrier function. As an unique representative strain of the phylum Verrucomicrobia t...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhou JC,Zhang XW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysaccharide from traditional Chinese herb, Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. (SD) was extracted, fractionated and characterized in this work. Four fractions were prepared. Their molecular weight, monosaccharide compositions, linkage modes and structural properties were characterized with SEC-MALS-RI, HPAE...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Meng Y,Yi L,Chen L,Hao J,Li DX,Xue J,Xu NY,Zhang ZQ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ge Gen Decoction (GGD), a Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription, is mainly used to treat infectious respiratory diseases and can relieve the symptoms of influenza A virus (IAV) infection. However, the underlying mechanism of GGD against IAV infection remains unclear. In this study, we found that GGD had moderate a...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Geng ZK,Li YQ,Cui QH,DU RK,Tian JZ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new polyhydroxylated furostanol saponins were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis, and their structures were determined as tupistrosides J-N (1-5), together with four known furostanol saponins (6-9), on the basis of physico-chemical properties and spectral analysis. Among them, compounds 3 ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li YZ,Song B,Zheng XD,Huang WL,Zhang HW,Jiang Y,Yue ZG,Song XM,Liu JL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current study systematically investigated the interaction of two alkaloids, anisodine and monocrotaline, with organic cation transporter OCT1, 2, 3, MATE1 and MATE2-K by using in vitro stably transfected HEK293 cells. Both anisodine and monocrotaline inhibited the OCTs and MATE transporters. The lowest IC50 was 12.9 µ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen JY,Brockmöller J,Tzvetkov MV,Wang LJ,Chen XJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new phenazine-type compounds, named phenazines SA-SC (1-3), together with four new natural products (4-7), were isolated from the fermentation broth of an earwig-associated Streptomyces sp. NA04227. The structures of these compounds were determined by extensive analyses of NMR, high resolution mass spectroscopic...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Han H,Guo ZK,Zhang B,Zhang M,Shi J,Li W,Jiao RH,Tan RX,Ge HM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified Da-chai-hu Decoction (MDD), a traditional Chinese medicinal formulation, which was empirically generated from Da-chai-hu decoction, has been utilized to treat severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) for decades. The aim of the present study was to explore its potential organprotective mechanism in SAP. In the present...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhao G,Zhuo YZ,Cui LH,Li CX,Chen SY,Li D,Liu JH,Li DH,Cui NQ,Zhang SK

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Atractylenolide III (ATL-III), a sesquiterpene compound isolated from Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, has revealed a number of pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer activity, and neuroprotective effect. This study aimed to evaluate the cytoprotective efficiency and potential mechanism...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Gong WX,Zhou YZ,Qin XM,DU GH

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are the major components of Panax notoginseng, with multiple pharmacological activities but poor oral bioavailability. PNS could be metabolized by gut microbiota in vitro, while the exact role of gut microbiota of PNS metabolism in vivo remains poorly understood. In this study, pseudo ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Guo YP,Chen MY,Shao L,Zhang W,Rao T,Zhou HH,Huang WH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, two new acetylene conjugate compounds, dibutyl (2Z, 6Z)-octa-2, 6-dien-4-yne dioate (1), and dibutyl (2E, 6E)- octa-2, 6-dien-4-yne dioate (2), were isolated from the dry stem leaves of Viscum album, along with nine known compounds (3 - 11). Their structures were confirmed on the basis of spectro...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Cao D,Wang LQ,Han XM,Guan HR,Lei M,Wei YH,Cheng L,Yang PM,Sun ZL,Gao W,Dai JK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flower buds of Lonicera macranthoides (Shan Yin-Hua), represent an important traditional Chinese medicine and food ingredient. A phytochemical investigation of the 70% EtOH extract of the flower buds of L. macranthoides resulted in the isolation of 12 triterpenoids (1-12), including two new ursane-type nortriterpe...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Mei YD,Zhang N,Zhang WY,Tang JS,Zhou H,Yu Y,Yao XS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Sophora flavescens Ait., SFR) and Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix et Rhizoma (S. tonkinensis Gapnep., STR) are two commonly used traditional Chinese medicines from Sophora (Leguminosae) plants, which are believed to possess similar bioactive components with entirely different clinical applicati...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Ding PL,He CM,Cheng ZH,Chen DF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several chemical compounds can restore pigmentation in vitiligo through mechanisms that vary according to disease etiology. In the present study, we investigated the melanogenic activity of six structurally distinct compounds, namely, scopoletin, kaempferol, chrysin, vitamin D3, piperine, and 6-benzylaminopurine. We d...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Heriniaina RM,Dong J,Kalavagunta PK,Wu HL,Yan DS,Shang J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garcinia, a kind of dry resin secreted by Garcinia hanburyi Hook. F. G., is a traditional Chinese medicine with various biological functions such as detoxification, anti-inflammatory, and anthelmintic activities. Recent studies suggest that garcinia has potential anticancer activity. Increasing evidences indicate that...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Sun R,Zhang HM,Chen BA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study carried out a phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of the branches and leaves of Clausena lansium and afforded nine carbazole alkaloids (compounds 1-9) including two new carbazole alkaloids, claulansiums A and B (compounds 1 and 2). The new compounds were elucidated on the basis of ext...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Peng WW,Zheng LX,Ji CJ,Shi XG,Xiong ZH,Shangguan XC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanxinshutong capsule (GXSTC) is an effective and safe traditional Chinese medicine used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) for many years. However, the targets of this herbal formula and the underlying molecular mechanisms of action involved in the treatment of CVDs are still unclear. In the present ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu F,DU X,Liu PR,Sun YH,Zhang YM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel series of limonin derivatives (V-A-1-V-A-8, V-B-1-V-B-8) were synthesized by adding various tertiary amines onto the C (7)-position of limonin. The synthesized compounds possessed favorable physicochemical property, and the intrinsic solubility of the novel compounds were significantly improved, compared with li...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang SC,Yang Y,Liu J,Jiang AD,Chu ZX,Chen SY,Gong GQ,He GW,Xu YG,Zhu QH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2) is one of the major bioactive ginsenosides in Panax ginseng. However, the oral bioavailability of Rh2 is low, with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and CYP3A4 being reported to be the main factors. The purpose of the present study was to determine the enhancing effect of piperine on the oral bioavailability...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Jin ZH,Qiu W,Liu H,Jiang XH,Wang L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naodesheng (NDS) formula, which consists of Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Lobed Kudzuvine, Carthamus tinctorius, Radix Notoginseng, and Crataegus pinnatifida, is widely applied for the treatment of cardio/cerebrovascular ischemic diseases, ischemic stroke, and sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, etc. At present, the studies on NDS...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Pang XC,Kang,Fang JS,Zhao Y,Xu LJ,Lian WW,Liu AL,DU GH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that high levels of nitric oxide (NO) exert anti-cancer effect and the derivatives of oleanolic acid (OA) have shown potent anti-cancer activity, new O2-vinyl diazeniumdiolate-based NO releasing derivatives (5a-l, 11a-l) of OA were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated in the present study. The...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zou Y,Yan C,Liu JC,Huang ZJ,Xu JY,Zhou JP,Zhang HB,Zhang YH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases are the consequences of imbalance between the production of oxidative stress and its nullification by cellular defense mechanisms. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a precursor of deleterious reactive oxygen species, elicits oxidative stress, resulting in severe brain injuries. Bacopa monnieri is we...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Bhatia G,Dhuna V,Dhuna K,Kaur M,Singh J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The saponin ginsenoside Rk1 is a major compound isolated from ginseng. Ginsenoside Rk1 has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties and to be involved in the regulation of metabolism. However, the effect and mechanism of anti-inflammatory action of ginsenoside Rk1 has not been fully clarified....

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Yu Q,Zeng KW,Ma XL,Jiang Y,Tu PF,Wang XM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Realgar nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used as therapeutic agents for their enhanced anti-proliferation effect and cytotoxicity on cancer cells. However, the alteration of particle size may enhance biological reactivity as well as toxicity. A LC/MS and GC/MS based metabolomics approach was employed to explore th...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang MH,Chen JQ,Guo HM,Li RT,Gao YQ,Tian Y,Zhang ZJ,Huang Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tripolinolate A (TLA) is recently identified as a new compound from a halophyte plant Tripolium vulgare and has been shown to have significant in vitro activity against the proliferation of colorectal cancer and glioma cells. This study was designed to further investigate the effects of TLA on the proliferation of hum...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen L,Wang WL,Song TF,Xie X,Ye XW,Liang Y,Huang HC,Yan SL,Lian XY,Zhang ZZ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Si-Miao-Wan (SMW), a tradiational Chinese medicinal formula consisting of Atractylodis Rhizoma, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Coicis Semen, and Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, has been used for the treatment of gout and gouty arthritis for many years. In the present study, a liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-fli...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Lu JJ,Hu XW,Li P,Chen J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is recently recognized as one of the hallmarks of human cancer. Chronic inflammatory response plays a critical role in cancer development, progression, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy. Conversely, the oncogenic aberrations also generate an inflammatory microenvironment, enabling the development...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Qin J,Wang W,Zhang R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to synthesize 2-Cyano-3, 12-dioxooleana-1, 9(11)-en-28-oate-13β, 28-olide (1), a lactone derivative of oleanolic acid (OA) and evaluate its anti-inflammatory activity. Compound 1 significantly diminished nitric oxide (NO) production and down-regulated the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Mou Y,Jian YL,Chen T,Huang ZJ,Qiao YX,Peng SX,Zhang DY,Ji H,Zhang YH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saposhnikoviae divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk (SD) is a traditional Chinese herb commonly used to treat clinical conditions such as rheumatism and allergic rhinitis. This review article evaluates a collection of works on in vitro and biochemical studies of SD. The discourse on the diverse class of chromones and coumarin...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Kreiner J,Pang E,Lenon GB,Yang AWH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00