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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Specificity Screening of Potential Active Components from Moutan Cortex for Rat Mesangial Cells HBZY-1 by Cell Membrane Immobilized Chromatography

  AUTHORS: Junfei Gu, Minghua Zhang, Jiarui Yuan, Bingjie Zhao, Liang Feng, Xiaobin Jia, Li Zhang, Yuesheng Wang, Luqi Huang

  KEYWORDS: Cell Membrane Immobilized Chromatography, Moutan Cortex, HBZY-1 Cell, Screening Components, Diabetic Nephropathy

  JOURNAL NAME: Chinese Medicine, Vol.6 No.2, June 23, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Moutan Cortex (MC) has been demonstrated to have an inhibitive effect on inflammation and oxidative stress responses in mesangial cells in our previous study. However, little is known about the components of MC contributing to this benefit. In the present study, cell membrane immobilized chromatography (CMC), a fast and useful method, was presented for screening potential active components of MC. HBZY-1 cells were incubated with MC (200 μg/mL) at the optimal incubation time (90 min). HPLC-DAD analysis and LC/ESI/MS/MS were performed to distinguish the active components and identify its structural ion fragments. The results showed that eight components binding to HBZY-1 cells were mudanoside B, paeoniflorin sulfonate, paeoniflorin, tetragalloyl glucose (isomeride), hexagalloyl glucose, mudanopiside A, and paeonol. In conclusion, our established CMC might be a useful method for screening potential active components in complicated traditional Chinese medicines. These components might be associated with the efficacy of MC on prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy.