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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2025

Circulating metabolites of Borneolum syntheticum (Bingpian) ameliorate atherosclerosis in ApoE

Rong-Rong He, Chuan-Rui Ma, Xin He, Yan-Xi Dong, Hui Li, Zi-Xuan Chu, Xi-He Yang, Jia-Qi Wang, Ting Wang, Feng-Qing Wang and 7 more

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Rong-Rong He *Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
Chuan-Rui Ma *First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300073, China.
Xin HeSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Yan-Xi DongSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Hui LiGraduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
Zi-Xuan ChuState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Xi-He YangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Jia-Qi WangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Ting WangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Feng-Qing WangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Fei-Fei DuState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Ying RaoZhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Zhongshan, 528400, China.
Wen-Xuan YuState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Xiu-Mei GaoGraduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
Guan-Wei FanFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300073, China. guanwei.fan@tjutcm.edu.cn.
Chen ChengGraduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China. chengchen@simm.ac.cn.
Chuan LiGraduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China. chli@simm.ac.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translational pharmacological research on traditional medicines lays the foundation for precisely understanding how the medicines function in the body to deliver therapeutic benefits. Borneolum syntheticum (Bingpian) is commonly used in Chinese herbal medicines for coronary heart disease, but its specific cardiovascular impact remains poorly understood. Isoborneol, a constituent of Bingpian, has been found to reduce lipid accumulation in macrophages in vitro, but its oral bioavailability is limited. This investigation aimed to evaluate anti-atherosclerotic effects of Bingpian, based on understanding its first-pass metabolism. Human subjects orally received an herbal medicine containing Bingpian and their plasma samples were analyzed to identify the major circulating compounds of Bingpian, with the metabolism that was also characterized in vitro and in mice. The identified compounds were evaluated for their ability to inhibit macrophage foam-cell formation induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Furthermore, the anti-atherosclerotic effect of repeatedly dosed Bingpian was assessed in ApoE

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AtherosclerosisFoam CellsMice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsApolipoproteins ECamphanesDiet, High-FatDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansLipoproteins, LDLMaleMiceApolipoproteins ECamphanesDrugs, Chinese HerbalisoborneolLipoproteins, LDLoxidized low density lipoproteinatherosclerosisBingpianborneolBorneolum syntheticumisoborneolmetabolism

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