荆芥属植物提取物在胚胎发育早期引起显著的细胞毒性。

Teucrium Polium Plant Extract Provokes Substantial Cytotoxicity at the Early Stage of Embryonic Development.

机构信息

College of Medicine, Qatar University; Biomedical Research Centre, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

出版信息

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2019 Feb 12;19(1):67-71. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2018.4052.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the outcome of Teucrium polium (TP) medicinal plant consumption on the early stage of fetal development. We used the chicken embryo at 3 days of incubation as a model to evaluate the effect of TP plant extract during embryogenesis. In addition, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was applied to explore the expression of six genes related to cell proliferation, apoptosis, sur-vival, angiogenesis, and migration. Our data revealed that TP exposure inhibits angiogenesis of the chicken embryo and its chorioallantoic membrane. In addition, we found that TP extract significantly harms the normal development of the embryos since around 95% of TP-exposed embryos died after 1-3 days of treatment. Macroscopic examination did not show any anomalies in these embryos. However, qPCR analysis of activation transcription factor-3, B-cell lymphoma-2, caspase 8, inhibin subunit beta A, vascular endothelial growth factor-C, and Cadherin-6 type-2 genes revealed that these genes are considerably deregulated in heart and brain tissues from TP-exposed embryos in comparison with their matched tissues from unexposed ones. Our study implies that TP plant can have very toxic effects on the early stage of the embryo. Therefore, it is important to alert expectant women to avoid the use of this medicinal plant during pregnancy.

摘要

本研究旨在探讨荆芥(TP)药用植物在胎儿早期发育阶段的作用。我们以孵化 3 天的鸡胚为模型,评估 TP 植物提取物在胚胎发生过程中的作用。此外,我们还应用实时定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)技术,探讨了与细胞增殖、凋亡、存活、血管生成和迁移相关的 6 个基因的表达。我们的数据表明,TP 暴露会抑制鸡胚及其卵黄囊膜的血管生成。此外,我们发现 TP 提取物显著损害胚胎的正常发育,因为大约 95%的 TP 暴露胚胎在处理后 1-3 天内死亡。这些胚胎的宏观检查未显示任何异常。然而,qPCR 分析激活转录因子 3、B 细胞淋巴瘤 2、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶 8、抑制素亚单位β A、血管内皮生长因子-C 和钙黏蛋白-6 型 2 基因表明,与未暴露组相比,暴露组胚胎的心脏和脑组织中这些基因的表达显著失调。我们的研究表明,TP 植物可能对胚胎的早期阶段有非常毒性的影响。因此,提醒孕妇在怀孕期间避免使用这种药用植物非常重要。

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