Sesamol, a liposoluble lignan extract, has already been proved to possess potent anti-inflammatory properties, and it could also regulate gut dysfunction. The purpose of the present research is to explore the protective effect of sesamol on colitis mice. In the current research, sesamol treatment (100 mg/kg bodyweight/day) for 6 weeks inhibited the dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)induced bodyweight loss of mice. Transmission electron microscopy and hematoxylin and eosin staining results showed that the DSS-induced histopathological changes of mice were also recovered by sesamol supplementation. In addition, DSS-induced inflammatory responses were inhibited by sesamol supplementation via the NF-κB signaling pathway in mice colon. Moreover, sesamol treatment prevented gut barrier damages by enhancing the expression of tight junction proteins (occludin, claudin-1, and ZO-1) and recovering the loss of gut mucus layer. Furthermore, sesamol supplementation also increased the short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs) contents of acetate, propionate, and butyrate. Furthermore, sesamol supplementation changed the gut microbiome structure by enhancing the relative abundance of Coprococcuscus, Butyricicoccus, Odoribacter, and AF12 in colitis mice. In conclusion, sesamol could effectively ameliorate DSS-induced colitis by promoting gut microecology.
In a previous study, we reported ten new polyoxygenated cyathane diterpenoids, neocyathins A–J, and their anti-neuroinflammatory effects from the liquid culture of the medicinal Basidiomycete Cyathus africanus. In the present study, eight new highly polyoxygenated cyathane diterpenoids, named neocyathins K–R (1–8), were isolated from the solid culture of C. africanus cultivated on cooked rice, together with three known congeners (9–11). The structures and the absolute configurations of the new compounds were elucidated through comprehensive NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic data, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data, and chemical conversion. Compounds 1 and 2 represent the first reported naturally occurring compounds with 4,9-seco-cyathane carbon skeleton incorporating an unprecedented medium-sized 9/7 fused ring system, while the 3,4-seco-cyathane derivative (3) was isolated from Cyathus species for the first time. All compounds were evaluated for their neurotrophic and anti-neuroinflammatory activity. All the isolates at 1–25 μM displayed differential nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth-promoting activity in PC-12 cells, while one of the compounds, allocyathin B2 (11), inhibited NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated microglia BV-2 cells. In addition, molecular docking studies showed that compound 11 generated interactions with the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein.
An investigation of the fruiting
bodies of edible mushroom Ganoderma lucidum produced 13 steroids, containing
one new lanostane-type triterpene compound, named ganoderterpene A
(1). Nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution electrospray
ionization mass spectrometry data were used to deduce these structures.
All the isolates were evaluated for their ability to suppress NO generation
in BV-2 microglial cells treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and
exhibited moderate to strong inhibition effects, with IC50 values in the range 7.15–36.88 μM.
Among the tested compounds, compound 1 exhibited the
most marked activity with an IC50 value of 7.15 μM, and the structure–activity relationships
were studied. This study showed that compound 1 significantly
suppressed the activation of MAPK and TLR-4/NF-κB signaling
pathways, as evidenced by an immunofluorescence assay and a molecular
docking experiment. Furthermore, compound 1 effectively
improved the LPS-induced mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis.
These findings suggest that ganoderterpene A could exert protective
effects in microglial cells from apoptosis by restraining the inflammatory
response. Hence, G. lucidum could be
used as a novel preventative agent for neurodegenerative disorders.
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