期刊
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 131, 期 1, 页码 196-202出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.018
关键词
Cinnabar; Mercuric polysulfide; Caco-2 monolayer; Protein binding
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30672653]
- Tenth Five-Year Plan of Science and Technology of China [2001BA701A57]
Cinnabar is one of traditional Chinese medicines widely used in many Asian countries. It is also a medicine with potential toxicity especially when taking overdose. Up to date, studies on the mechanism of the biological activity of cinnabar were still insufficient. Aim of the study: To investigate the possible bioactive species from cinnabar after oral administration, which is the fundamental of biological effects of cinnabar. Materials and methods: Under mimetic intestinal and gastric conditions, the chemical components dissolved from cinnabar were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy (IR) and Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, binding of mercuric species of cinnabar extractions to human serum protein (HSA) was characterized and their intestinal permeability was determined using the Caco-2 cell monolayer. The cytotoxicity of cinnabar extractions was assessed on human kidney-2 (HK-2) cell. Results: Major dissolved species included mercuric polysulfide (i.e. HgS2(OH)(-) and Hg3S2Cl2). The apparent permeability coefficient (P-app) of mercuric polysulfides was (1.6 +/- 0.3) x 10(-6) cm/s, which is slightly lower than that of mercuric chloride (HgCl2). Unlike HgCl2, mercuric polysulfides exhibited two tightly binding sites to HSA and had little effect on viability of HK-2 cells. Conclusion: Mercuric polysulfides, as the major dissolved components, may serve as the active species of cinnabar exhibiting pharmacological and/or toxicological effects. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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