Objective:To investigate the in vitro antioxidant and wound healing properties of the hydroethanolic extract of Sargassum polycystum,and elucidate the mechanism of its wound healing activity.Methods:Human dermal fibro...Objective:To investigate the in vitro antioxidant and wound healing properties of the hydroethanolic extract of Sargassum polycystum,and elucidate the mechanism of its wound healing activity.Methods:Human dermal fibroblast and HaCaT cells were used to evaluate the proliferation by sulforhodamine B and dsDNA assay after treatment with Sargassum polycystum extracts.Scratch wound healing and phalloidin-rhodamine staining were employed to observe migratory activity and filopodia formation,respectively.Western blot and real-time RT-PCR assays were performed to determine the protein and gene expressions related to wound healing activities.Results:The phytochemical analysis found a higher level of flavonoid than phenolic compound in Sargassum polycystum extracts.In human dermal fibroblast cells,Sargassum polycystum extracts at 50 and 100μg/mL significantly increased fibroblast proliferation and the gene expressions of hyaluronic acid synthase 1(HAS1),HAS2,HAS3,collagen type 1 alpha 1 chain(COL1A1),collagen type 3 alpha 1 chain(COL3A1),and elastin.The phosphorylation of Akt,ERK1/2,and p38 MAPK was also significantly upregulated after treatment with Sargassum polycystum extracts.Additionally,50 and 100μg/mL of the extracts prominently enhanced the proliferation,migration,and filopodia formation of HaCaT cells,as well as the protein levels of pFAK/FAK,pSrc/Src,pAkt/Akt,pERK1/2/ERK1/2,Rac1 and Cdc42.Conclusions:Sargassum polycystum extracts show promising wound healing activities in human dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract on high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic mice.Methods:The phytochemical composition of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract was determined by liquid chrom...Objective:To investigate the effect of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract on high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic mice.Methods:The phytochemical composition of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract was determined by liquid chromatographymass spectrometry/mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Forty-two male mice were used.The mice were divided into six groups:normal control,high-fat diet control,simvastatin treatment(20 mg/kg BW/day),and Oroxylum indicum fruit extract(100,200,300 mg/kg BW/day)treatment groups.Food intake,body weight,serum parameters,lipid profile,and histopathological lesions of the kidney,liver,and epididymal fat were observed.Results:LC-MS/MS results revealed four major components of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract:luteolin,apigenin,baicalein,and oroxylin A.Twenty-seven volatile oils were identified from Oroxylum indicum fruit extract.Daily oral administration of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract at 100 to 300 mg/kg BW/day significantly reduced the body weight,total cholesterol,triglyceride,and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level(P<0.05),whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was higher than the high-fat diet control group.Treatment with 300 mg/kg BW/day Oroxylum indicum fruit extract reduced the pathological lesion and prevented fat accumulation in the kidney and liver.Conclusions:Oroxylum indicum fruit extract has hypolipidemic effect in hyperlipidemic mice,and the active ingredients of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract,both flavonoids and volatile oils,should be further explored as an antihyperlipidemic agent.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of Gracilaria fisheri oligosaccharides(GFO)on inflammation and colonic epithelial barrier dysfunction in colitis mice.Methods:The animals were treated by oral gavage with distilled ...Objective:To investigate the effect of Gracilaria fisheri oligosaccharides(GFO)on inflammation and colonic epithelial barrier dysfunction in colitis mice.Methods:The animals were treated by oral gavage with distilled water,1000 mg/kg inulin,100,500,or 1000 mg/kg GFO for 14 d,or treated with 50 mg/kg mesalamine for 5 d after colitis induction(on day 10).Histopathology,inflammatory cytokines,colonic permeability,and tight junction proteins were investigated by hematoxylin and eosin staining,immunohistochemical staining,Ussing chamber technique,and Western blotting assays,respectively.Results:GFO ameliorated histological damage in colitis mice when compared to untreated colitis mice.Treatments with 100,500,and 1000 mg/kg GFO reduced TNF-αexpression,while IL-1βwas significantly reduced in colitis mice treated with 500 and 1000 mg/kg.Compared to untreated colitis mice,GFO increased transepithelial electrical resistance,reduced fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran paracellular flux,and modulated tight junction proteins(occludin and claudin 2)in colitis mice.Conclusions:GFO has anti-inflammatory activity and could modulate colonic epithelial barrier dysfunction in acetic acid-induced colitis mice.Furthermore,GFO could modulate the expression of tight junction proteins that play important roles in colonic barrier function.展开更多
基金funded by Prince of Songkla University(Grant No.SCI6302160S)。
文摘Objective:To investigate the in vitro antioxidant and wound healing properties of the hydroethanolic extract of Sargassum polycystum,and elucidate the mechanism of its wound healing activity.Methods:Human dermal fibroblast and HaCaT cells were used to evaluate the proliferation by sulforhodamine B and dsDNA assay after treatment with Sargassum polycystum extracts.Scratch wound healing and phalloidin-rhodamine staining were employed to observe migratory activity and filopodia formation,respectively.Western blot and real-time RT-PCR assays were performed to determine the protein and gene expressions related to wound healing activities.Results:The phytochemical analysis found a higher level of flavonoid than phenolic compound in Sargassum polycystum extracts.In human dermal fibroblast cells,Sargassum polycystum extracts at 50 and 100μg/mL significantly increased fibroblast proliferation and the gene expressions of hyaluronic acid synthase 1(HAS1),HAS2,HAS3,collagen type 1 alpha 1 chain(COL1A1),collagen type 3 alpha 1 chain(COL3A1),and elastin.The phosphorylation of Akt,ERK1/2,and p38 MAPK was also significantly upregulated after treatment with Sargassum polycystum extracts.Additionally,50 and 100μg/mL of the extracts prominently enhanced the proliferation,migration,and filopodia formation of HaCaT cells,as well as the protein levels of pFAK/FAK,pSrc/Src,pAkt/Akt,pERK1/2/ERK1/2,Rac1 and Cdc42.Conclusions:Sargassum polycystum extracts show promising wound healing activities in human dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract on high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic mice.Methods:The phytochemical composition of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract was determined by liquid chromatographymass spectrometry/mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Forty-two male mice were used.The mice were divided into six groups:normal control,high-fat diet control,simvastatin treatment(20 mg/kg BW/day),and Oroxylum indicum fruit extract(100,200,300 mg/kg BW/day)treatment groups.Food intake,body weight,serum parameters,lipid profile,and histopathological lesions of the kidney,liver,and epididymal fat were observed.Results:LC-MS/MS results revealed four major components of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract:luteolin,apigenin,baicalein,and oroxylin A.Twenty-seven volatile oils were identified from Oroxylum indicum fruit extract.Daily oral administration of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract at 100 to 300 mg/kg BW/day significantly reduced the body weight,total cholesterol,triglyceride,and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level(P<0.05),whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was higher than the high-fat diet control group.Treatment with 300 mg/kg BW/day Oroxylum indicum fruit extract reduced the pathological lesion and prevented fat accumulation in the kidney and liver.Conclusions:Oroxylum indicum fruit extract has hypolipidemic effect in hyperlipidemic mice,and the active ingredients of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract,both flavonoids and volatile oils,should be further explored as an antihyperlipidemic agent.
基金supported by Prince of Songkla University(grant number SCI6202058S)Thailand Education Hub-ASEAN Countries(TEH-AC)scholarship(grant number TEH AC 012/2017)Prince of Songkla University,Songkhla,Thailand.
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of Gracilaria fisheri oligosaccharides(GFO)on inflammation and colonic epithelial barrier dysfunction in colitis mice.Methods:The animals were treated by oral gavage with distilled water,1000 mg/kg inulin,100,500,or 1000 mg/kg GFO for 14 d,or treated with 50 mg/kg mesalamine for 5 d after colitis induction(on day 10).Histopathology,inflammatory cytokines,colonic permeability,and tight junction proteins were investigated by hematoxylin and eosin staining,immunohistochemical staining,Ussing chamber technique,and Western blotting assays,respectively.Results:GFO ameliorated histological damage in colitis mice when compared to untreated colitis mice.Treatments with 100,500,and 1000 mg/kg GFO reduced TNF-αexpression,while IL-1βwas significantly reduced in colitis mice treated with 500 and 1000 mg/kg.Compared to untreated colitis mice,GFO increased transepithelial electrical resistance,reduced fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran paracellular flux,and modulated tight junction proteins(occludin and claudin 2)in colitis mice.Conclusions:GFO has anti-inflammatory activity and could modulate colonic epithelial barrier dysfunction in acetic acid-induced colitis mice.Furthermore,GFO could modulate the expression of tight junction proteins that play important roles in colonic barrier function.
