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ArticleChinese medicine2023

Screening of Q-markers for the wine-steamed Schisandra chinensis decoction pieces in improving allergic asthma.

Zhongyuan Qu, Yifan Bing, Tianlei Zhang, Yan Zheng, Shuang Wu, Chenfeng Ji, Wenlan Li, Xiang Zou

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhongyuan QuSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Yifan BingSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Tianlei ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Yan ZhengSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Shuang WuSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Chenfeng JiSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Wenlan LiSchool of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
Xiang ZouEngineering Research Center on Natural Antineoplastic Drugs, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China. zouxiang@hrbcu.edu.cn.
Harbin University of Commerce · CNUniversity of Sussex · GB

Funding

Applied Technology Research and Development program of Heilongjiang Province GA19C107Harbin University of Commerce Youth Innovation Talent Support Program 2020CX11Heilongjiang Natural Science Foundation Joint Guidance Project LH2022H001Key Research and Development Guidance Project of Heilongjiang Province GZ20210110Postdoctoral Research Fund of Heilongjiang Province LBH-Q16133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) posits that Chinese medicinal materials can only be clinically used after being processed and prepared into decoction pieces. Schisandra Chinensis Fructus (derived from the dried and mature fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.) has been used as a traditional antiasthmatic, kidney strengthening, and hepatoprotective agent for 2000 years. The results of previous research show that decoction pieces of wine-steamed Schisandra chinensis (WSC) are more effective than raw decoction pieces of Schisandra chinensis (RSC) for treating cough and asthma. Steaming with wine was demonstrated to promote the dissolution of ingredients. However, the relationship between the changes in the components of the decoction pieces of WSC and the therapeutic effect remains unclear.

methodsThe efficacies of decoctions of RSC and WSC were compared using allergic asthma rats. The potential bioactive components in the serum of the WSC treatment group and the changes in the chemical composition of the RSC decoction pieces before and after wine steaming were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC H-CLASS XEVO TQD) to speculate quality markers (Q-markers) related to the efficacy of WSC, which were subsequently verified based on a zebrafish inflammation model.

resultsSteaming RSC decoction pieces with wine was found to promote improvement of allergic asthma. Reverse tracing of 22 components detected in the serum of the high dose group of WSC (WSC-H) resulted in 12 ingredients being finally designated as potential effective components. Among these ingredients, 5 components, Schisandrin, Schisandrol B, Schisandrin A, Schisandrin B, and Gomisin D, had higher dissolution rates than RSC after steaming with wine. Validation by an inflammatory zebrafish model showed that these 5 ingredients had a dose-dependent effect and were therefore Q-markers for WSC in the treatment of allergic asthma.

conclusionIn this study, changes in the components of decoction pieces of RSC and WSC and Q-markers related to WSC efficacy were identified, providing valuable information for expanding the application of WSC and establishing a specific quality standard for WSC.

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Allergic asthmaDecoction piecesQuality markersUPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MSWine-steamed Schisandra chinensis

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