Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402204, Taiwan.
Biotech Research Institute, Grape King Bio Ltd., Taoyuan 325002, Taiwan.
Molecules. 2022 Jan 21;27(3):707. doi: 10.3390/molecules27030707.
(CC), an entomogenous fungus that has been reported to have therapeutic glaucoma, is a major cause of blindness worldwide and is characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death, mostly due to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Here, an ethanolic extract of mycelium (CCME), a traditional medicinal mushroom, was studied for its potential in lowering IOP in rat and rabbit models. Data showed that CCME could significantly (60.5%) reduce the IOP induced by microbead occlusion after 56 days of oral administration. The apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in rats decreased by 77.2%. CCME was also shown to lower the IOP of normal and dextrose-infusion-induced rabbits within 60 min after oral feeding. There were dose effects, and the effect was repeatable. The active ingredient, N6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-adenosine (HEA), was also shown to alleviate 29.6% IOP at 0.2 mg/kg body weight in this rabbit model. CCME was confirmed with only minor inhibition in the phosphorylated myosin light chain 2 (pMLC2) pathway.
虫草(CC)是一种寄生于昆虫的真菌,据报道其具有治疗青光眼的功效。虫草是全球范围内导致失明的主要原因之一,其特征是视网膜神经节细胞(RGC)进行性死亡,主要是由于眼内压(IOP)升高所致。本研究采用传统药用真菌虫草菌丝体的乙醇提取物(CCME),评估其在降低大鼠和兔模型眼压中的潜在作用。数据显示,CCME 经口服给药 56 天后,可显著降低微珠阻塞引起的眼压(60.5%)。大鼠视网膜神经节细胞(RGC)的凋亡减少了 77.2%。CCME 还可在口服给药 60 分钟内降低正常和葡萄糖输注诱导的兔眼压。存在剂量效应,且作用可重复。在该兔模型中,有效成分 N6-(2-羟乙基)-腺苷(HEA)在 0.2mg/kg 体重时也可缓解 29.6%的眼压。CCME 仅对磷酸化肌球蛋白轻链 2(pMLC2)通路有轻微抑制作用。