雌激素缺乏状态下菟丝子经肝脏序贯代谢过程解析

Analysis of Hepatic Sequential Metabolism of Cuscuta chinensis under Estrogen-Deficient Conditions

  • 摘要: 本研究采用肝脏序贯代谢模式揭示雌激素缺乏状态下菟丝子拟雌激素作用有效部位入肝前后的分布情况和肝脏代谢规律;利用卵巢切除法建立雌性大鼠雌激素缺乏模型,灌胃给药后采集不同的生物样本。基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF MS)技术,构建菟丝子“有效部位群-肝门静脉血-肝匀浆-胆汁-腹主动脉血”代谢图谱。根据正、负离子模式采集的数据,与对照品、UNIFI和自建数据库的质谱信息比对,结合化合物裂解规律表征原型成分和代谢产物,并解析其代谢途径及分布特征。结果表明,从菟丝子有效部位中共表征出75种化学成分,包括黄酮类、有机酸类、苯丙素类、生物碱类、糖类以及其他类化合物。在雌激素缺乏大鼠体内共表征出44种原型成分与66种代谢产物,多为黄酮类成分;代谢途径包括脱羟基、羟基化及葡萄糖醛酸化、甘氨酸化等I相和II相代谢反应,其中葡萄糖醛酸化是黄酮类成分的核心代谢路径。肝脏序贯代谢分析表明,多种原型成分可跨肠黏膜屏障入肝并进入体循环,具备全身作用潜力;部分原型成分被肝脏快速摄取并滞留,不再参与后续代谢;山柰酚、木犀草苷可能存在肝肠循环现象。本研究明确了菟丝子有效部位群在雌激素缺乏状态下的肝脏代谢特征和代谢途径,为阐明其体内生物转化过程和药效物质基础提供了科学依据。

     

    Abstract: The hepatic sequential metabolism research model was employed to delineate the distribution profiles and hepatic metabolism patterns of the estrogen-like active fractions from Cuscuta chinensis. This study specifically aims to compare the distribution and metabolism features of the active fractions before and after they enter the liver under estrogen deficiency conditions. An estrogen deficiency model was first established in female rats via bilateral ovariectomy. Following this, intragastric administration of the tested fractions was performed, and various biological samples were systematically collected for subsequent analysis. The metabolic profiles of Cuscuta chinensis effective fractions in the sequential system of “hepatic portal vein blood-hepatic homogenate-bile-abdominal aorta blood” were constructed by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF MS). Based on the data acquired under positive and negative ion modes, as well as comparison with the mass spectral information of the control group, the UNIFI database and a self-constructed database, the prototype components and metabolites were characterized in accordance with the compounds’ fragmentation patterns, and their metabolic pathways and distribution characteristics were further analyzed. Comprehensive profiling of the Cuscuta chinensis active fractions enabled the identification of 75 chemical components. These included flavonoids, organic acids, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids, and sugars, together with other compounds belonging to additional structural classes. In the estrogen-deficient rat model, a total of 44 prototypical components and 66 metabolites were successfully characterized. Most of the identified compounds belonged to the flavonoid class. The identified metabolic pathways involved both Phase I and Phase II reactions, including but not limited to dehydroxylation, hydroxylation, glucuronidation, and glycine conjugation. Notably, glucuronidation was identified as the core metabolic pathway that mainly mediated the transformation of flavonoid constituents. Hepatic sequential metabolic analysis demonstrated that a variety of prototype components were capable of crossing the intestinal mucosal barrier, thereby reaching the liver and entering the systemic circulation. This finding indicated their potential to exert systemic pharmacological effects in vivo. Moreover, this study revealed that a subset of prototype components underwent rapid hepatic uptake and sequestration during the initial stage. Consequently, these components were no longer involved in further biotransformation processes. Based on the metabolic data, it is also postulated that both kaempferol and luteoloside may undergo enterohepatic circulation. The present investigation has systematically delineated the characteristic hepatic metabolic behaviors and pathways of the Cuscuta chinensis active fractions under estrogen-deficient conditions, providing key scientific insights into clarifying their entire in vivo biotransformation process and the material basis of its pharmacological activity.

     

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