简介:Houttuyniacordatapolysaccharide(HCP)isextractedfromHouttuyniacordata,akeytraditionalChinesemedicine.ThestudywastoinvestigatetheeffectsofHCPonintestinalbarrierandmicrobiotainH1N1virusinfectedmice.MicewereinfectedwithH1N1virusandorallyadministratedHCPatadosageof40mg(kg^-1(d^-1.H1N1infectioncausedpulmonaryandintestinalinjuryandgutmicrobiotaimbalance.HCPsignificantlysuppressedtheexpressionofhypoxiainduciblefactor-1αanddecreasedmucosubstancesingobletcells,butrestoredthelevelofzonulaoccludens-1inintestine.HCPalsoreversedthecompositionchangeofintestinalmicrobiotacausedbyH1N1infection,withsignificantlyreducedrelativeabundancesofVibrioandBacillus,thepathogenicbacterialgenera.Furthermore,HCPrebalancedthegutmicrobiotaandrestoredtheintestinalhomeostasistosomedegree.TheinhibitionofinflammationwasassociatedwiththereducedlevelofToll-likereceptorsandinterleukin-1βinintestine,aswellastheincreasedproductionofinterleukin-10.OraladministrationofHCPalleviatedlunginjuryandintestinaldysfunctioncausedbyH1N1infection.HCPmaygainsystemictreatmentbylocalactingonintestineandmicrobiota.Thisstudyprovedthehigh-valueapplicationofHCP.
简介:Inthepresentstudy,aseriesofnovelnitricoxide-hydrogensulfidereleasingderivativesof(S)-3-n-butylphthalide((S)-NBP)weredesigned,synthesized,andevaluatedaspotentialantiplateletagents.CompoundNOSH-NBP-5displayedthestrongestactivityininhibitingthearachidonicacid(AA)-andadenosinediphosphate(ADP)-inducedplateletaggregationinvitro,with3.8-and7.0-foldmoreeffectivenessthan(S)-NBP,respectively.Furthermore,NOSH-NBP-5couldreleasemoderatelevelsofNOandH2S,whichwouldbebeneficialinimprovingcardiovascularandcerebralcirculation.Moreover,NOSH-NBP-5couldrelease(S)-NBPwhenincubatedwithratbrainhomogenate.Inconclusion,thesefindingsmayprovidenewinsightsintothedevelopmentofnovelantiplateletagentsforthetreatmentofthrombosis-relatedischemicstroke.