Polyphyllin G

The rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis Franch.

Polyphyllin G induces apoptosis and autophagy cell death in human oral cancer cells.[Pubmed:27823618]

Phytomedicine. 2016 Dec 1;23(13):1545-1554.

BACKGROUND: Polyphyllin G (also called polyphyllin VII), extract from rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis Franch, has been shown to have strong anticancer activities in a wide variety of human cancer cell lines. However, the underlying influences of autophagy in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remain unclear. METHODS: In this study, the roles of apoptosis and autophagy in Polyphyllin G-induced death in human oral cancer cells were investigated. Moreover, the molecular mechanism of the anticancer effects of Polyphyllin G in human oral cancer cells was investigated. RESULTS: The results revealed that Polyphyllin G significantly inhibited cell proliferation in human oral cancer cells; it dose-dependently induced apoptosis in SAS and OECM-1 cells through caspase-3, -8, and -9 activation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. In addition, changes were observed in Bcl-2 and proapoptosis-related protein expression in different human oral cancer cell lines. The expression of both LC3-II and beclin-1 was markedly increased, suggesting the induction of autophagy in Polyphyllin G-treated oral cells. To further clarify whether Polyphyllin G-induced apoptosis and autophagy depended on Akt/extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK)/c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK)/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling pathways, the cells were cotreated with inhibitors. The results demonstrated Polyphyllin G-induced apoptosis in oral cells through the activation of ERK, Akt, p38 MAPK, and JNK, whereas ERK and JNK accounted for Polyphyllin G-induced autophagy. CONCLUSION: This study is the first to demonstrate apoptosis and autophagy during Polyphyllin G-induced cell death in human oral cancer cell lines. These results suggest that Polyphyllin G is a promising candidate for developing antitumor drugs targeting human oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetic study of polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII in beagle dog plasma after oral administration of Rhizoma Paridis extracts by LC-MS-MS.[Pubmed:22903625]

Biomed Chromatogr. 2013 Mar;27(3):343-8.

For the first time, a rapid and specific LC-MS-MS method has been developed for the analysis of polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII in beagle dog plasma. The method was applied to study the pharmacokinetics of Rhizoma Paridis extracts containing polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII. The analysis was carried out on an Agilent Zorbax XDB-C(18) reversed-phase column (100 x 2.1 mm, 1.8 microm) by isocratic elution with acetonitrile and water (50:50, v/v). The flow rate was 0.25 mL/min. All analytes including internal standards were monitored by selected reaction monitoring with an electrospray ionization source. Linear responses were obtained for polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII ranging from 10 to 5000 ng/mL. The intra-and inter-day precisions (RSDs) were less than 6.66 and 9.15%. The extraction recovery ranged from 95.53 to 104.21% with RSD less than 8.69%. Stability studies showed that polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII were stable in preparation and analytical process. The validated method was successfully used to determine the concentration-time profiles of polyphyllin I, polyphyllin II, polyphyllin VI and polyphyllin VII.

Identification of compounds from Paris polyphylla (ChongLou) active against Dactylogyrus intermedius.[Pubmed:23552446]

Parasitology. 2013 Jul;140(8):952-8.

The present study was designated to ascertain the anthelmintic activity of the rhizomes of Paris polyphylla and to isolate and characterize the active constituents. The methanol extract from rhizomes of P. polyphylla showed signi fi cant anthelmintic activity against Dactylogyrus intermedius with the median effective concentration (EC50) 22.5 mg L(-1). Based on this finding, the methanol extract was fractionated by silica gel column chromatography in a bioassay-guided fractionation yielding 2 bioactive compounds, the structures of these compounds were elucidated as formosanin C and polyphyllin VII. The in vivo tests revealed that formosanin C and polyphyllin VII were significantly effective against D. intermedius with EC50 values of 0.6 and 1.2 mg L(-1), respectively. The acute toxicities (LC50) of formosanin C and polyphyllin VII for grass carp were 2.8 and 2.9 mg L(-1), respectively. The overall results provide important information for the potential application of formosanin C and polyphyllin VII in the therapy of serious infection caused by D. intermedius.

Separation and purification of steroidal saponins from Paris polyphylla by microwave-assisted extraction coupled with countercurrent chromatography using evaporative light scattering detection.[Pubmed:24772456]

J Sep Sci. 2014 Mar;37(6):635-41.

A method of microwave-assisted extraction coupled with countercurrent chromatography using evaporative light scattering detection was successfully developed for the separation and purification of steroidal saponins from Paris polyphylla. The main extraction conditions including microwave power, liquid/solid ratio, irradiation time, and extraction temperature were optimized using an orthogonal array design method. A suitable two-phase solvent system consisting of n-heptane/n-butanol/acetonitrile/water (10:19:6:20, v/v/v/v) was employed in the separation and purification of the extracts of P. polyphylla. A total of 7.1 mg polyphyllin VII, 4.3 mg gracillin, 9.2 mg dioscin, and 10.2 mg polyphyllin I were obtained from 1.5 g P. polyphylla in less than 300 min, the purities of which determined by HPLC were 96.7, 97.3, 98.7, and 98.6%, respectively. The identification and characterization of these compounds were performed by LC-ESI-MS and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that the proposed method is feasible, economical and efficient for the extraction, separation and purification of effective compounds from natural products.

Polyphyllin G is isolated from the rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis, with antimicrobial and anticancer activity. Polyphyllin G prevents the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Polyphyllin G induces apoptosis dependent on the activations of caspase-8, -3, and -9, induces autophagy.

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