Psoraleae Fructus(PF)is a well-known traditional herbal medicine in China,and it is widely used for osteoporosis,vitiligo,and other diseases in clinical settings.However,liver injury caused by PF and its preparations ...Psoraleae Fructus(PF)is a well-known traditional herbal medicine in China,and it is widely used for osteoporosis,vitiligo,and other diseases in clinical settings.However,liver injury caused by PF and its preparations has been frequently reported in recent years.Our previous studies have demonstrated that PF could cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury(IDILI),but the mechanism underlying its hepatotoxicity remains unclear.This paper reports that bavachin isolated from PF enhances the specific stimuli-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and leads to hepatotoxicity.Bavachin boosts the secretion of IL-ip and caspase-1 caused by ATP or nigericin but not those induced by poly(I:C),monosodium urate crystal,or intracellular lipopolysaccharide.Bavachin does not affect AIM2 or NLRC4 inflammasome activation.Mechanistically,bavachin specifically increases the production of nigericin-induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species among the most important upstream events in the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.Bavachin increases the levels of aspartate transaminase and alanine aminotransferase in serum and hepatocyte injury accompanied by the secretion of IL-ip via a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-mediated susceptibility to IDILI.These results suggest that bavachin specifically enhances the ATP-or nigericin-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.Bavachin also potentially contributes to PF-induced idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity.Moreover,bavachin and PF should be evaded among patients with diseases linked to the ATP-or nigericin-mediated activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome,which may be a dangerous factor for liver injury.展开更多
Hepatotoxicity induced by bioactive constituents in traditional Chinese medicines or herbs,such as bavachin(BV)in Fructus Psoraleae,has a prolonged latency to overt drug-induced liver injury in the clinic.Several stud...Hepatotoxicity induced by bioactive constituents in traditional Chinese medicines or herbs,such as bavachin(BV)in Fructus Psoraleae,has a prolonged latency to overt drug-induced liver injury in the clinic.Several studies have described BV-induced liver damage and underlying toxicity mechanisms,but little attention has been paid to the deciphering of organisms or cellular responses to BV at no-observed-adverse-effect level,and the underlying molecular mechanisms and specific indicators are also lacking during the asymptomatic phase,making it much harder for early recognition of hepatotoxicity.Here,we treated mice with BV for 7 days and did not detect any abnormalities in biochemical tests,but found subtle steatosis in BV-treated hepatocytes.We then profiled the gene expression of hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells at single-cell resolution and discovered three types of hepatocyte subsets in the BV-treated liver.Among these,the hepa3 subtype suffered from a vast alteration in lipid metabolism,which was characterized by enhanced expression of apolipoproteins,carboxylesterases,and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1(Scd1).In particular,increased Scd1 promoted monounsaturated fatty acids(MUFAs)synthesis and was considered to be related to BV-induced steatosis and polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs)generation,which participates in the initiation of ferroptosis.Additionally,we demonstrated that multiple intrinsic transcription factors,including Srebf1 and Hnf4a,and extrinsic signals from niche cells may regulate the above-mentioned molecular events in BV-treated hepatocytes.Collectively,our study deciphered the features of hepatocytes in response to BV insult,decoded the underlying molecular mechanisms,and suggested that Scd1 could be a hub molecule for the prediction of hepatotoxicity at an early stage.展开更多
仙灵骨葆口服制剂是我国治疗骨病的中药大品种,但近年来国家食品药品监督管理总局通报其易引起肝损伤。传统毒理学研究很难评价其肝损伤作用,我们前期发现仙灵骨葆肝损伤具有特异质属性,拆方研究发现补骨脂和淫羊藿是其导致特异质肝损...仙灵骨葆口服制剂是我国治疗骨病的中药大品种,但近年来国家食品药品监督管理总局通报其易引起肝损伤。传统毒理学研究很难评价其肝损伤作用,我们前期发现仙灵骨葆肝损伤具有特异质属性,拆方研究发现补骨脂和淫羊藿是其导致特异质肝损伤的主要药味,且配伍后其特异质肝损伤加重,呈现七情配伍中“相反”的特点。进一步研究发现,TNF-α介导的免疫应激是其重要诱因,免疫促进成分和肝损伤易感成分存在是其另一重要诱因。然而,具体机制尚不清楚。本研究通过建立动物模型,考察了免疫促进淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ联合肝损伤易感成分补骨脂甲素对小鼠肝损伤的影响;借助非靶向代谢组学技术评价了两个成分联合对肝损伤代谢标志物的影响;利用16S r RNA测序技术探讨了肠道菌群的物种组成和相对丰度的变化。结果表明在TNF-α诱导的免疫应激小鼠模型上发现,单独给药补骨脂甲素能够引起明显肝损伤,而淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ组却无明显变化,但是淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ能够协同补骨脂甲素导致特异质肝损伤;同时代谢组学结果揭示补骨脂甲素联合淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ能够引起小鼠肝脏中甲基氨基甲酰PAF、吲哚-3-醋酸甲酯等代谢物的水平升高,而甘氨酸-酪氨酸(Gly-Tyr)、L-亮氨酰-L-甘氨酸(Leu-Gly)和L-色氨酸-L-丝氨酸(Trp-Ser)等代谢物的水平则下降。这些与肝损伤相关的差异表达代谢物主要富集在鞘脂代谢、鞘脂信号通路和坏死等代谢途径。值得注意的是,补骨脂甲素联合淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ可以诱导肝损伤小鼠肠道中的乳酸杆菌和脱硫弧菌科丰度显著增加。相关性分析结果表明,类杆菌科和脱硫弧菌科与甲基氨基甲酰基PAF和吲哚-3-醋酸甲酯呈正相关,而与Gly-Tyr、Leu-Gly和Trp-Ser呈负相关。本研究初步阐明了补骨脂配伍淫羊藿引起特异质型药物性肝损伤的物质基础和机制,为中成药临床合理�展开更多
Bavachin is a dihydroflavonoid compound isolated from Psoralea corylifolia,and exhibits anti-bacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and lipid-lowering activities.Recent attention has gradually drawn on bavachin-induce...Bavachin is a dihydroflavonoid compound isolated from Psoralea corylifolia,and exhibits anti-bacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and lipid-lowering activities.Recent attention has gradually drawn on bavachin-induced apoptosis in many human cancer cell lines.However,the anti-cancer effects and related mechanisms in colorectal cancer remain unknown.Here,we investigated the effects of bavachin on colorectal cancer in vivo and in vitro.The results showed that bavachin inhibited the proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells and induce apoptosis.These changes were mediated by activating the MAPK signaling pathway,which significantly up-regulated the expression of Gadd45a.Furthermore,Gadd45a silencing obviously attenuated bavachin-mediated cell apoptosis.Inhibition of the MAPK signaling pathway by JNK/ERK/p38 inhibitors also weakened the up-regulation of Gadd45a by bavachin.The anticancer effect of bavachin was also validated using a mouse xenograft model of human colorectal cancer.In conclusion,these findings suggest that bavachin induces the apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells through activating the MAPK signaling pathway.展开更多
基金This work has been supported by the Beijing Nova Program(No.Z181100006218001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81874368,81630100,81903891,and 81573676)+1 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project “Key New Drug Creation and Manufacturing Program”(Nos.2017ZX09301022 and 2018ZX09101002-001-002)the Innovation Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81721002).
文摘Psoraleae Fructus(PF)is a well-known traditional herbal medicine in China,and it is widely used for osteoporosis,vitiligo,and other diseases in clinical settings.However,liver injury caused by PF and its preparations has been frequently reported in recent years.Our previous studies have demonstrated that PF could cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury(IDILI),but the mechanism underlying its hepatotoxicity remains unclear.This paper reports that bavachin isolated from PF enhances the specific stimuli-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and leads to hepatotoxicity.Bavachin boosts the secretion of IL-ip and caspase-1 caused by ATP or nigericin but not those induced by poly(I:C),monosodium urate crystal,or intracellular lipopolysaccharide.Bavachin does not affect AIM2 or NLRC4 inflammasome activation.Mechanistically,bavachin specifically increases the production of nigericin-induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species among the most important upstream events in the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.Bavachin increases the levels of aspartate transaminase and alanine aminotransferase in serum and hepatocyte injury accompanied by the secretion of IL-ip via a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-mediated susceptibility to IDILI.These results suggest that bavachin specifically enhances the ATP-or nigericin-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.Bavachin also potentially contributes to PF-induced idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity.Moreover,bavachin and PF should be evaded among patients with diseases linked to the ATP-or nigericin-mediated activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome,which may be a dangerous factor for liver injury.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:82192910,82192911)the Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Program of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Grant No.:ZYYCXTD-D-202207).
文摘Hepatotoxicity induced by bioactive constituents in traditional Chinese medicines or herbs,such as bavachin(BV)in Fructus Psoraleae,has a prolonged latency to overt drug-induced liver injury in the clinic.Several studies have described BV-induced liver damage and underlying toxicity mechanisms,but little attention has been paid to the deciphering of organisms or cellular responses to BV at no-observed-adverse-effect level,and the underlying molecular mechanisms and specific indicators are also lacking during the asymptomatic phase,making it much harder for early recognition of hepatotoxicity.Here,we treated mice with BV for 7 days and did not detect any abnormalities in biochemical tests,but found subtle steatosis in BV-treated hepatocytes.We then profiled the gene expression of hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells at single-cell resolution and discovered three types of hepatocyte subsets in the BV-treated liver.Among these,the hepa3 subtype suffered from a vast alteration in lipid metabolism,which was characterized by enhanced expression of apolipoproteins,carboxylesterases,and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1(Scd1).In particular,increased Scd1 promoted monounsaturated fatty acids(MUFAs)synthesis and was considered to be related to BV-induced steatosis and polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs)generation,which participates in the initiation of ferroptosis.Additionally,we demonstrated that multiple intrinsic transcription factors,including Srebf1 and Hnf4a,and extrinsic signals from niche cells may regulate the above-mentioned molecular events in BV-treated hepatocytes.Collectively,our study deciphered the features of hepatocytes in response to BV insult,decoded the underlying molecular mechanisms,and suggested that Scd1 could be a hub molecule for the prediction of hepatotoxicity at an early stage.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82174071)。
文摘仙灵骨葆口服制剂是我国治疗骨病的中药大品种,但近年来国家食品药品监督管理总局通报其易引起肝损伤。传统毒理学研究很难评价其肝损伤作用,我们前期发现仙灵骨葆肝损伤具有特异质属性,拆方研究发现补骨脂和淫羊藿是其导致特异质肝损伤的主要药味,且配伍后其特异质肝损伤加重,呈现七情配伍中“相反”的特点。进一步研究发现,TNF-α介导的免疫应激是其重要诱因,免疫促进成分和肝损伤易感成分存在是其另一重要诱因。然而,具体机制尚不清楚。本研究通过建立动物模型,考察了免疫促进淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ联合肝损伤易感成分补骨脂甲素对小鼠肝损伤的影响;借助非靶向代谢组学技术评价了两个成分联合对肝损伤代谢标志物的影响;利用16S r RNA测序技术探讨了肠道菌群的物种组成和相对丰度的变化。结果表明在TNF-α诱导的免疫应激小鼠模型上发现,单独给药补骨脂甲素能够引起明显肝损伤,而淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ组却无明显变化,但是淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ能够协同补骨脂甲素导致特异质肝损伤;同时代谢组学结果揭示补骨脂甲素联合淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ能够引起小鼠肝脏中甲基氨基甲酰PAF、吲哚-3-醋酸甲酯等代谢物的水平升高,而甘氨酸-酪氨酸(Gly-Tyr)、L-亮氨酰-L-甘氨酸(Leu-Gly)和L-色氨酸-L-丝氨酸(Trp-Ser)等代谢物的水平则下降。这些与肝损伤相关的差异表达代谢物主要富集在鞘脂代谢、鞘脂信号通路和坏死等代谢途径。值得注意的是,补骨脂甲素联合淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ可以诱导肝损伤小鼠肠道中的乳酸杆菌和脱硫弧菌科丰度显著增加。相关性分析结果表明,类杆菌科和脱硫弧菌科与甲基氨基甲酰基PAF和吲哚-3-醋酸甲酯呈正相关,而与Gly-Tyr、Leu-Gly和Trp-Ser呈负相关。本研究初步阐明了补骨脂配伍淫羊藿引起特异质型药物性肝损伤的物质基础和机制,为中成药临床合理�
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81472233)the“Double First-Class”University Project(No.CPU2018GF/GY16)+1 种基金the“111 Project”from the Ministry of Education of Chinathe Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development(PAPD)of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
文摘Bavachin is a dihydroflavonoid compound isolated from Psoralea corylifolia,and exhibits anti-bacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and lipid-lowering activities.Recent attention has gradually drawn on bavachin-induced apoptosis in many human cancer cell lines.However,the anti-cancer effects and related mechanisms in colorectal cancer remain unknown.Here,we investigated the effects of bavachin on colorectal cancer in vivo and in vitro.The results showed that bavachin inhibited the proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells and induce apoptosis.These changes were mediated by activating the MAPK signaling pathway,which significantly up-regulated the expression of Gadd45a.Furthermore,Gadd45a silencing obviously attenuated bavachin-mediated cell apoptosis.Inhibition of the MAPK signaling pathway by JNK/ERK/p38 inhibitors also weakened the up-regulation of Gadd45a by bavachin.The anticancer effect of bavachin was also validated using a mouse xenograft model of human colorectal cancer.In conclusion,these findings suggest that bavachin induces the apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells through activating the MAPK signaling pathway.
