Design,Synthesis, Molecular Docking,and Tumor Resistance Reversal Activity Evaluation of Matrine Derivative with Thiophene Structure

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) frequently occurs in Southern China. The main treatments of NPC are chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, chemo-resistance arises as a big obstacle in treating NPC. Therefore, there is a great need to develop new compounds that could reverse tumor drug resistance. In this study, eight matrine derivatives containing thiophene group were designed and synthesized. Structures of these 8 compounds were characterized by ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometer (HRMS). The cytotoxicity and preliminary synergistic effects of these 8 compounds were detected against nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells and cisplatin-resistant NPC cells (CNE2/CDDP), respectively. Furthermore, the in vivo and in vitro tumor resistance reversal effects of compound 3f were evaluated. Moreover, docking studies were performed in Bclw (2Y6W). The results displayed that compound 3f showed synergistic inhibitory effects with cisplatin against CNE2/CDDP cells proliferation via apoptosis induction. Docking results revealed that compound 3f may exert its effects via inhibiting anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-w.     

胶束电动毛细管色谱-电喷雾质谱联用法同时测定妇宁栓中的5种有效成分

应用胶束电动毛细管色谱-电喷雾电离质谱联用法同时测定了妇宁栓中的小檗碱、巴马汀、苦参碱、儿茶素和黄芩苷5种主要有效成分的含量。在未涂层石英毛细管柱(80 cm×50 μm)中,以40 mmol/L月桂酸-100 mmol/L氨水溶液(含25%的乙腈,pH 9.5)为缓冲液,分离电压为25.0 kV,各组分在16 min内得到完全分离。电喷雾质谱检测时采用50%异丙醇水溶液(含3 mmol/L乙酸)为鞘液。结果表明,小檗碱、巴马汀、苦参碱、儿茶素、黄芩苷的线性范围分别为0.03～15、0.05～15、0.2～250、1.5～300和2.0～500 mg/L,检出限分别为0.01、0.02、0.05、0.5、0.6 mg/L。5种组分的加标回收率为94.0%～104.0%,相对标准偏差(RSD)在0.3%～3.2%之间。该法简便、快速、准确,重现性好,可用于妇宁栓中小檗碱、巴马汀、苦参碱、儿茶素、黄芩苷含量的同时测定。     

用荧光熄灭法研究苦参碱在兔体内脏的分布

用５ｇ苦参的水煎液给家兔灌胃，经２４ｈ代谢后处死动物，解剖取出兔体的主要内脏即心、肝、肾、肺、胃，经系列前处理后，用荧光熄灭法进行生物样品测定，分别得到主要内脏中苦参碱的含量，效果良好。     

液相微萃取/后萃取-高效液相色谱法测定氧化苦参碱和苦参碱

建立了液相微萃取/后萃取-高效液相色谱法测定中药苦参、复方苦参注射液中氧化苦参碱和苦参碱含量的方法。利用自制的微萃取装置,选择异丙醇为萃取有机溶剂,2.00 mL NaOH(pH9)为供相,HCl(pH4)为接受相,聚丙烯腈纤维的长度为10 cm,搅拌速度为1500 r/min,萃取时间为30 min。萃取完成后,经高效液相色谱仪分析,测得氧化苦参碱和苦参碱线性范围分别为11~437 mg/L和10~433 mg/L;检出限均为1.0mg/L;相对标准偏差分别小于9.4%和6.7%。复方苦参注射液中氧化苦参碱和苦参碱的平均回收率分别为83.0%~116.1%和108.8%~117.8%;苦参药材中氧化苦参碱的平均回收率为104.3%~114.7%。本方法有机溶剂用量少,可有效去除复杂机体的干扰,测得结果满意。     

Salt‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for enhancing the concentration of matrine alkaloids in traditional Chinese medicine and its preparations

A fast, simple, and efficient salt‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography was developed and introduced for the simultaneous enrichment, extraction, and determination of the trace levels of matrine alkaloids (sophoridine, matrine, and sophocarpine) in Sophorae Flavescentis Radix and Composite Kushen injection. Compared with conventional dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction, the proposed method, with added salt but without dispersant and centrifuging, makes the operation simpler, greener, and leads to a higher enrichment factor. The crucial parameters affecting the enrichment factors of target analytes, such as type and volume of extraction solvent, pH of sample phase, salt concentration, volume of sample phase, and extraction time, were investigated and optimized, meanwhile, the extraction mechanism of the method was analyzed and described. Under the optimized conditions, the enrichment factors of the three matrine alkaloids were 150, 178, and 227, respectively. Good linearities (r² ≥ 0.9992) for all analytes, low limits of detection (less than 0.08 ng/mL), satisfactory precisions (2.1–12.3%), and accuracies (recoveries, 99.3–103.9%) were achieved. The experimental results showed that the approach is a simple, fast, green, eco‐friendly, and sensitive method and can be used for the preconcentration and determination of matrine alkaloids in traditional Chinese medicines and their preparations.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法与气相色谱-串联质谱法测定茶叶中苦参碱残留量

建立了茶叶中苦参碱残留检测的两种前处理方法,比较了液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)与气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)检测茶叶中苦参碱残留量分析方法的适用性。结果表明,在添加标准样品10~100μg/kg 3个水平时,两种前处理方法的回收率和精密度无显著差别;GC-MS/MS和LC-MS/MS回收率分别为81%~85%、82%~86%,相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为4.6%~11.5%和2.9%~4.2%。结果表明两种样品前处理方法以及LC-MS/MS与GC-MS/MS检测均能满足茶叶中苦参碱残留量的测定,但采用前处理方法二,LC-MS/MS检测茶叶中苦参碱残留更具优势。     

新型苦参碱衍生物的合成

以苦参碱为原料,经内酰胺水解,酯化和氯代3步反应合成了关键中间体——16-N-(氯乙酰基)-苦参酸酯(5);5分别与N-苯基哌嗪衍生物反应合成了8个新型的苦参碱衍生物,其结构经1H NMR,IR和ESI-MS表征。     

含萘结构的新型苦参碱衍生物的合成

以二异丙基氨基锂和氢化钠为亲核试剂,THF为溶剂,苦参碱和萘类化合物为原料,设计并合成了10个含萘结构的新型苦参碱衍生物［14-萘羟次甲基苦参碱(3a~3c), 14-萘甲酰基苦参碱(3g~3j)和14-萘甲烯基苦参碱 (3d~3f)］,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT-IR和ESI-MS表征。     

Simultaneous Determination of Baicalin, Baicalein, Wogonin, Oxysophocarpine, Oxymatrine and Matrine in the Chinese Herbal Preparation of Sanwu-Huangqin-Tang by Ion-Paired HPLC

A sensitive and reliable ion-paired high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been established for the simultaneous quantification of six major active ingredients, namely baicalin, baicalein, wogonin, oxysophocarpine, oxymatrine and matrine in the Chinese herbal preparation, Sanwu-Huangqin-Tang. HPLC analyses were performed on a Phenomenex luna C₁₈ column with mobile phase of methanol–acetonitrile–aqueous phosphoric acid at a flow rate of 0.9 mL min⁻¹. The complete separation was achieved within 35 min for the six target constituents. A good linear regression relationship between peak-areas and concentrations was obtained over the range of 12.10–242.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for baicalin, 5.05–101.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for baicalein, 0.95–19.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for wogonin, 2.75–55.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for oxysophocarpin, 2.75–55.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for oxymatrine and 4.90–98.0 μg*mL⁻¹ for matrine, respectively. The repeatability was evaluated by intra- and inter-day assays with relative standard deviation (RSD) being less than 5.1%. The recoveries, measured at three concentration levels, varied from 93.8 to 102.1%. The assay was successfully applied for determination of six bioactive compounds in Sanwu-Huangqin-Tang. The interaction of chemical constituents was observed when the herbs were used in compatibility. The results indicated that the developed assay method was rapid, accurate and could be readily utilized as a quality control method for Sanwu-Huangqin-Tang.     

Simultaneous determination of matrine, sophoridine and oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens Ait. by high performance liquid chromatography

Following a detailed study, a reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic method (HPLC) has been developed and validated for analysis of three bioactive alkaloids, matrine, sophoridine and oxymatrine, in Sophora flavescens Ait. HPLC separation of the alkaloids was performed on a Kromasil C(18) column and detected by ultraviolet absorbance at 208 nm. The column temperature was maintained at 40 degrees C. A mobile phase composed of 0.01 mol/L KH(2)PO(4) buffer-methanol-triethylamine in the ratios 94:6:0.01 (v/v) was found to be the most suitable for this separation at a fl ow-rate of 1.0 mL/min and enabled the baseline separation of the three analytes free from interferences with isocratic elution. The analysis time was 24 min per injection. The calibration was linear in the range of 0.2-120.0 micro g/mL for matrine, 0.2-115.2 micro g/mL for sophoridine and 0.2-110.4 micro g/mL for oxymatrine, respectively. For assaying Sophora Flavescens Ait. samples, the relative standard deviations were 2.0% for matrine, 2.8% for sophoridine and 1.8% for oxymatrine analysis. The average recoveries of matrine, sophoridine and oxymatrine were 93.9, 95.3 and 93.5% for the Sophora flavescens Ait. samples, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of matrine, sophoridine and oxymatrine in Sophora Flavescens Ait. samples collected in different habitats.