School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 Aug;177:116859. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116859. Epub 2024 Jun 15.
Phellinus igniarius is an important medicinal and edible fungus with diverse biological activities. This study aimed to investigate the effects of aqueous extract from P. igniarius (API) on the treatment of hyperuricemia (HUA) and related kidney damage. The chemical constituents of API were determined. The therapeutic effects of API on HUA and renal injury were assessed in adenine/potassium oxonate (PO)-treated mice. The constituent analysis of API revealed a predominance of polysaccharides (33.4 %), followed by total flavonoids (9.1 %), and total triterpenoids (3.5 %). Compared to control, the adenine/PO treatment greatly elevated serum uric acid (UA) levels but this elevation was attenuated by API. In the liver, the expression and activity of xanthine oxidase (XOD) were increased by HUA which were diminished by API. Furthermore, API was found to enhance the expression of UA transporter ABCG2 in the kidney and intestine of HUA mice, suggesting elevating UA excretion. Additionally, API ameliorated HUA-induced renal injury, as indicated by reduced serum BUN/creatinine levels, decreased glomerular and tubular damage, and lowered fibrotic levels. Network pharmacology analysis predicted that P. igniarius may regulate mitochondrial function to improve HUA-related renal injury. This prediction was then substantialized by the API-induced upregulation of NAD+/NADH ratio, ATP level, SOD2 activity, and expression of SOD2/PCG-1α/PPARγ in the kidney of HUA mice. Our results demonstrate that API may effectively ameliorate HUA by reducing UA production in the liver and enhancing UA excretion in the kidney and intestine, and it might be a potential therapy to HUA-related renal injury.
火木层孔菌是一种具有多种生物活性的重要药用和食用真菌。本研究旨在探讨火木层孔菌水提物(API)对高尿酸血症(HUA)及相关肾脏损伤的治疗作用。测定了 API 的化学成分。在腺嘌呤/钾氧嗪(PO)处理的小鼠中评估了 API 对 HUA 和肾损伤的治疗作用。API 的成分分析表明,多糖(33.4%)占主导地位,其次是总黄酮(9.1%)和总三萜(3.5%)。与对照组相比,腺嘌呤/PO 处理使血清尿酸(UA)水平显著升高,但 API 可减弱其升高。在肝脏中,HUA 使黄嘌呤氧化酶(XOD)的表达和活性增加,而 API 则减弱了这种增加。此外,发现 API 可增强 HUA 小鼠肾脏和肠道中 UA 转运体 ABCG2 的表达,提示其可增加 UA 的排泄。此外,API 可改善 HUA 引起的肾脏损伤,表现为血清 BUN/肌酐水平降低、肾小球和肾小管损伤减轻以及纤维化水平降低。网络药理学分析预测,火木层孔菌可能通过调节线粒体功能来改善 HUA 相关的肾脏损伤。这一预测随后通过 API 诱导的 HUA 小鼠肾脏中 NAD+/NADH 比、ATP 水平、SOD2 活性和 SOD2/PCG-1α/PPARγ 的表达上调得到证实。我们的研究结果表明,API 可能通过减少肝脏中 UA 的产生和增强肾脏和肠道中 UA 的排泄来有效改善 HUA,它可能是治疗 HUA 相关肾脏损伤的潜在方法。
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