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ArticleInflammopharmacology2024

The therapeutic effect of Loranthus parasiticus lignan derivatives on collagen-induced arthritis in rats through the SHBG/NFκB pathway.

Jiali Bai, Cong Zhang, Yulin Liu, Nanzhen Kuang, Liangquan Xu, Zhengang Xu, Haiwei Wang, Renping Liu

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Article in Inflammopharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jiali BaiClinical Pharmacy, Changzhi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhi, 046011, China.
Cong ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Yulin LiuDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Nanzhen KuangDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Liangquan XuDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Zhengang XuDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Haiwei WangObstetrics Department, Changzhi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhi, 046011, China.
Renping LiuDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China. sirlrp@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-1853

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 32360183Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province No.20192BAB205121Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangxi Province No.2018ACB21044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignan-rich beans, nuts, and various seeds are the main foods with antioxidative and hormone-modulating activities. Although the role of lignans in mediating hormone-dependent cancers and cardiovascular diseases is well characterized, the function of lignans in anti-arthritic activity and its underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Three new lignan derivatives, (-)-nortrachelogenin, trachelogenin, and matairesinol, were extracted from Loranthus parasiticus. After establishing the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model by intradermal injection of collagen, rats were treated with three new lignan derivatives ((-)-nortrachelogenin: 37%; trachelogenin: 27%; matairesinol: 25.7%) at a concentration of 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg, or methotrexate at 0.3 mg/kg. Mixed lignan derivatives significantly attenuated the immune responses in the joints of CIA rats, leading to lower levels of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) and higher levels of free androgen in the serum compared to the CIA model. The results of molecular docking using AutoDock Vina showed that the lignan derivative (-)-nortrachelogenin was the most effective compound for binding to sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), thus inhibiting the activity of NFκB in LPS-stimulated macrophages. In this study, (-)-nortrachelogenin was identified as a novel natural lignan derivative with previously unrecognized anti-inflammatory activity. Its molecular mechanism appears related to the regulation of the NFκB/SHBG pathway. Our findings suggest that further application of sex hormone-like compounds in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and the potential clinical applications of (-)-nortrachelogenin are promising.

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Arthritis, ExperimentalFuransLignans4-ButyrolactoneAnimalsHormonesMolecular Docking SimulationRatsSex Hormone-Binding Globulin4-ButyrolactoneFuransHormonesLignansmatairesinolnortrachelogeninSex Hormone-Binding GlobulintrachelogeninHormoneLignansNFκBRheumatoid arthritisSHBG

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