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Hepatoprotective Principles from the Rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa. 2023

Yusuke Sakamoto, and Naoki Inoue, and Yusuke Nakanishi, and Kiyofumi Ninomiya, and Masayuki Yoshikawa, and Osamu Muraoka, and Yoshiaki Manse, and Toshio Morikawa
Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Institute, Kindai University.

A methanol extract of rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. (Plantaginaceae) showed hepatoprotective effects against D-galactosamine (D-GalN)/lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in mice. We had previously isolated 46 compounds, including several types of iridoid glycosides, phenylethanoid glycosides, and aromatics, etc., from the extract. Among them, picroside II, androsin, and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyacetophenone exhibited active hepatoprotective effects at doses of 50-100 mg/kg, per os (p.o.) To characterize the mechanisms of action of these isolates and to clarify the structural requirements of phenylethanoid glycosides for their hepatoprotective effects, their effects were assessed in in vitro studies on (i) D-GalN-induced cytotoxicity in mouse primary hepatocytes, (ii) LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in mouse peritoneal macrophages, and (iii) tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced cytotoxicity in L929 cells. These isolates decreased the cytotoxicity caused by D-GalN without inhibiting LPS-induced macrophage activation and also reduced the sensitivity of hepatocytes to TNF-α. In addition, the structural requirements of phenylethanoids for the protective effects of D-GalN-induced cytotoxicity in mouse primary hepatocytes were evaluated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D005688 Galactosamine
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014409 Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Serum glycoprotein produced by activated MACROPHAGES and other mammalian MONONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES. It has necrotizing activity against tumor cell lines and increases ability to reject tumor transplants. Also known as TNF-alpha, it is only 30% homologous to TNF-beta (LYMPHOTOXIN), but they share TNF RECEPTORS. Cachectin,TNF-alpha,Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 2,Cachectin-Tumor Necrosis Factor,TNF Superfamily, Member 2,TNFalpha,Tumor Necrosis Factor,Cachectin Tumor Necrosis Factor,Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D057889 Iridoid Glycosides A subclass of iridoid compounds that include a glycoside moiety, usually found at the C-1 position. Iridoidglycosides,Secoiridoid Glycosides,Glycosides, Iridoid,Glycosides, Secoiridoid
D027343 Rhizome Root-like underground horizontal stem of plants that produces shoots above and roots below. Distinguished from true roots which don't have buds and nodes. Similar to true roots in being underground and thickened by storage deposits. Rhizomes
D032261 Picrorhiza A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae. Members contain scrosides (CINNAMATES) and phenylethanoid glycoside. P. kurrooa is the source of picroliv (a purified iridoid glycoside fraction from the roots having hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties). Picrorhiza kurrooa,Picrorrhiza,Picrorhiza kurrooas,Picrorhizas,Picrorrhizas,kurrooas, Picrorhiza

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