Yunnan Branch, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Xuanwei Avenue 138, Jinghong City, 666100, Yunnan Province, China.
College of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Jiamusi, Guanghua Street 39, Qianjin District, Jiamusi City, 154007, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Sci Rep. 2019 May 7;9(1):7040. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43537-4.
Ginsenoside Rg1, a natural triterpenoid saponins compound isolated from the Panax species, has been found to possess neuroprotective properties in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, its pharmacological mechanism on AD has not been studied. In this study, an ultra-performance liquid chromatography combined with quadrupole time of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) based non-targeted metabolomics strategy was performed to explore the mechanism of Ginsenoside Rg1 protecting against AD mice by characterizing metabolic biomarkers and regulation pathways changes. A total of nineteen potential metabolites in serum were discovered and identified to manifest the difference between wild-type mice and triple transgenic mice in control and model group, respectively. Fourteen potential metabolites involved in ten metabolic pathways such as linoleic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, tryptophan metabolism and sphingolipid metabolism were affected by Rg1. From the ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) platform, the relationship between gene, protein, metabolites alteration and protective activity of ginsenoside Rg1 in AD mice are deeply resolved, which refers to increased level of albumin, amino acid metabolism and molecular transport. In addition, quantitative analysis of key enzymes in the disturbed pathways by proteomics parallel reaction was employed to verify changed metabolic pathway under Ginsenoside Rg1. The UPLC-Q/TOF-MS based serum metabolomics method brings about new insights into the pharmacodynamic studies of Ginsenoside Rg1 on AD mice.
人参皂苷 Rg1 是从人参属植物中分离得到的一种天然三萜皂苷化合物,已被发现具有神经保护作用,可用于治疗阿尔茨海默病(AD)等神经退行性疾病。然而,其在 AD 中的药理机制尚未得到研究。在这项研究中,我们采用超高效液相色谱-四级杆飞行时间质谱联用(UPLC-Q/TOF-MS)非靶向代谢组学策略,通过鉴定代谢生物标志物和调控途径变化,探索人参皂苷 Rg1 防治 AD 小鼠的作用机制。共发现并鉴定了 19 种潜在的血清代谢物,分别显示了野生型小鼠和三转基因 AD 小鼠在对照组和模型组之间的差异。有 14 种潜在代谢物涉及 10 条代谢途径,如亚油酸代谢、花生四烯酸代谢、色氨酸代谢和鞘脂代谢,受到 Rg1 的影响。从 Ingenuity 通路分析(IPA)平台可以深入解析人参皂苷 Rg1 对 AD 小鼠的基因、蛋白质、代谢物改变与保护活性之间的关系,这与白蛋白、氨基酸代谢和分子转运水平的提高有关。此外,通过平行反应监测定量蛋白质组学分析了受干扰途径的关键酶,验证了人参皂苷 Rg1 作用下的代谢途径变化。基于 UPLC-Q/TOF-MS 的血清代谢组学方法为研究人参皂苷 Rg1 对 AD 小鼠的药效学提供了新的见解。
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