Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, P. R. China.
National Engineering Research Center for Semi-arid Agriculture, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.
J Agric Food Chem. 2023 May 3;71(17):6635-6649. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00088. Epub 2023 Apr 21.
Triterpenoids derived from natural products can exert antihyperuricemic effects. Here, we investigated the antihyperuricemic activity and mechanism of quinoa bran saponins (QBSs) in hyperuricemic mouse and cell models. The QBS4 fraction, with the highest saponin content, was used. Fourier-transform infrared, high-performance liquid chromatography, and ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry identified 11 individual saponins in QBS4, of which the main components were hederagenin and oleanolic acid. The QBS4 effects on hyperuricemic mice (induced by adenine and potassium oxonate) were then studied. QBS4 reduced the levels of uric acid (UA), serum urea nitrogen, creatinine, and lipids in mice with hyperuricemia (HUA) and decreased renal inflammation and renal damage. Molecular analysis revealed that QBS4 may alleviate HUA by regulating the expression of key genes involved in the transport of UA and by inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/AKT/NFκB inflammatory signaling pathway. In conclusion, QBS4 has promise for using as a natural dietary supplement to treat and prevent HUA.
天然产物来源的三萜类化合物具有抗高尿酸血症作用。本研究在高尿酸血症小鼠和细胞模型中考察了藜麦糠皂素(QBS)的抗高尿酸血症活性和作用机制。采用皂素含量最高的 QBS4 馏分。傅里叶变换红外、高效液相色谱和超高效液相色谱-质谱鉴定了 QBS4 中的 11 种单体皂素,其主要成分为栀子苷元和齐墩果酸。然后研究了 QBS4 对腺嘌呤和氧嗪酸钾诱导的高尿酸血症小鼠的作用。QBS4 降低了高尿酸血症(HUA)小鼠的尿酸(UA)、血清尿素氮、肌酐和脂质水平,并减轻了肾脏炎症和损伤。分子分析表明,QBS4 可能通过调节 UA 转运关键基因的表达和抑制 PI3K/AKT/NFκB 炎症信号通路的激活来缓解 HUA。总之,QBS4 有望作为天然膳食补充剂用于治疗和预防 HUA。