Two new steroidal saponms(2, 3) and two known compounds(1, 4) were isolated from 75% ethanol extract ofAllii macrostemonis bulbus by various spectral methods. The two new steroidal saponins were respectively eluci...
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Two new steroidal saponms(2, 3) and two known compounds(1, 4) were isolated from 75% ethanol extract ofAllii macrostemonis bulbus by various spectral methods. The two new steroidal saponins were respectively elucidated as (25S)-26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-5α-furostanol-2α,3β,22,26-tetrol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)-[β-D- glucopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4 )-β-D-galactopyranoside(2 ) and 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-5α- furostanol-25( 27)-ene-3β,22,26-tetrol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl( 1→2 )-[β-D-glucopyranosyl( 1→3 )] -β-D-glucopyranosyl- (1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside(3). Compound 4 was obtained from this medical plant for the first time. The activity experiments of proliferation inhibition on tumor cells were performed by cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) method for compound 2(25S-configuration) and its isomer(compound 1, 25R-configttration). The results show that compounds 1 and 2 have weak inhibition on lung cancer A549 cells, melanoma A375 cells and breast cancer MCF-7 cells as well as certain inhibitory effect on liver cancer HepG2 cells, and the inhibitory effect of compound 1 is stronger than that of compound 2.
Norgestrel (NGT) is a synthetic progestin used in human and veterinary medicine. Adult female mosquitofish were exposed to NGT for 42 d at 377 ng L-1. The fin morphology and the liver transcriptome were assessed. NGT ...
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Norgestrel (NGT) is a synthetic progestin used in human and veterinary medicine. Adult female mosquitofish were exposed to NGT for 42 d at 377 ng L-1. The fin morphology and the liver transcriptome were assessed. NGT exposure increased ray 4:6 length ratio. As compared to the control, NGT treatment affected the expression of 11,772 annotated transcripts in female mosquitofish. Specifically, we found 5780 were repressed while 5992 were significantly induced. Gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that 53 KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways and 158 GO terms were significantly over expressed. Genes showing the largest magnitude of expression changes were related to fin development, androgen biosynthesis, and lipid and fatty acid metabolisms, suggesting the involvement of these biological processes in response to NGT exposure in G. affinis. This first comprehensive study on the transcriptomic alterations by NGT in G. affinis not only provides valuable information on the development of molecular markers but also opens new avenues for studies on the molecular mechanisms of effects of NGT in particular and possibly other progestins in G. affinis.
Natrin, a new member of the cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family purified from the snake venom of Naja naja atra, has been demonstrated to have anticancer activity. However, the underlying molecular mechanis...
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Natrin, a new member of the cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family purified from the snake venom of Naja naja atra, has been demonstrated to have anticancer activity. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms need further elucidation. In this study, MU was used to evaluate cell viability. Apoptotic cells were analyzed by employing a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Metabolomic study of the metabolic perturbations caused by natrin-induced apoptosis in differentiated SMMC-7721 cells was performed for the first time by using integrative ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/IDF MS). To investigate the possible mechanism in the mitochondria] pathway of natrin-induced apoptosis, we measured apoptosis-related mRNA changes using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR). Cell proliferation was significantly inhibited after treatment with natrin in a dose dependent manner. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares-discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) clearly demonstrated that metabolic profiles were affected by natrin. The results of multivariate statistical analysis showed that a total of 13 metabolites were characterized as potential biomarkers highly implicated in natrin-induced apoptosis, which corresponded to fluctuations of five pathways, including sphingolipid metabolism, fatty acid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism and glycosphingolipid biosynthesis. Furthermore, natrin-induced apoptosis showed an increase in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in the mitochondrial pathway compared with controls. This study illustrated that rapid and holistic cell metabolomics combining molecular biological approaches might be a powerful tool for evaluating the underlying mechanisms of natrin-induced apoptosis, which would help to deepen specific insights into the anti-hepatoma mechanisms of natrin and facilitate the clinical application of natrin in the future.
In a heavy-fermion system, the competition between the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction and the Kondo effect determines the ground-state properties, including superconductivity, magnetic orderings, and...
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In a heavy-fermion system, the competition between the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction and the Kondo effect determines the ground-state properties, including superconductivity, magnetic orderings, and non-Fermi-liquid states. However, the temperature-dependent development of this competition remains unclear, particularly within the framework of ferromagnetic ground states. Here, the electronic structure and heavy quasiparticle band properties are exhaustively studied in CeNiSb2, a prototypical ferromagnetic Kondo lattice, using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our measurements reveal the three-dimensional electronic structure and Fermi surface topologies in CeNiSb2. The discrepancy of the quasiparticle bands along the Γ-M direction indicates band-dependent hybridization between the f electrons and conduction electrons (c−f hybridization), which may arise from differences in the conduction-band properties. The intensity of the quasiparticle band increases monotonically with decreasing temperature and deviates from the Kondo-like behavior at low temperature. This evolution provides a comprehensive picture of how the RKKY interaction and the Kondo effect develop and influence the behavior of f electrons across the temperature range. Our experimental results offer a spectroscopic study of the quasiparticle band and its temperature-dependent evolution in CeNiSb2, which may be crucial for understanding the underlying physics in heavy fermion compounds.
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