PMID- 34419454 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220107 LR - 20240226 IS - 1096-0309 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2697 (Linking) VI - 631 DP - 2021 Oct 15 TI - Protection function of 18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid on rats with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension based on (1)H NMR metabonomics technology. PG - 114342 LID - S0003-2697(21)00243-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114342 [doi] AB - 18beta-Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is the triterpenoid aglycone component of glycyrrhizic acid, a natural product of traditional Chinese medicine, and has been proven to possess a variety of pharmacological effects. The protection function and the mechanism of GA on rats with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) are studied using proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR) metabonomics technology and biochemical analysis. An HAPH model is established, and 60 male rats are randomly divided into the following groups: Control(normal saline, 0.4 mL/100 g), model (normal saline, 0.4 mL/100 g), Nifedipine (nifedipine, 2.7 mg/kg), and high-, medium-, and low-dose GA groups (100, 50, and 25 mg/kg GA designated as GA.H, GA.M, and GA.L, respectively). Serum biochemical indicators of rats in each group are measured, and pathological changes in the pulmonary artery are observed. (1)H NMR metabonomics technology is used for serum analysis. Results show that GA can significantly reduce pulmonary arterial pressure and malondialdehyde levels and increase the glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities in HAPH rats. Pathological results show that GA can alleviate pulmonary artery injuries of HAPH rats. Metabolomics analytical findings show that GA can alleviate the metabolic disorder of HAPH rats through anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory effects, improve their bodies' ability to resist hypoxia, and restore various metabolic pathways (energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and lipid metabolism). GA has potential therapeutic effects on HAPH rats, but its target needs to be further studied. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Yang, Tao AU - Yang T AD - Central Laboratory, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China. FAU - Zhou, Jing AU - Zhou J AD - Department of Human Resources, General Hospital of Xinjiang Military, Urumqi, 830011, China. FAU - Fang, Lei AU - Fang L AD - College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China. FAU - Wang, Minmin AU - Wang M AD - College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China. FAU - Dilinuer, Maimaitiyiming AU - Dilinuer M AD - Heart Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, China. FAU - Ainiwaer, Aikemu AU - Ainiwaer A AD - College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China; Key Laboratory of Active Components of Xinjiang Natural Medicine and Drug Release Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China. Electronic address: ainiwa@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210819 PL - United States TA - Anal Biochem JT - Analytical biochemistry JID - 0370535 RN - 0 (Protective Agents) RN - 0 (Protons) RN - 1449-05-4 (18alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid) RN - 4Y8F71G49Q (Malondialdehyde) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - P540XA09DR (Glycyrrhetinic Acid) RN - Pulmonary edema of mountaineers SB - IM MH - Altitude Sickness/etiology/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Animals MH - Blood Chemical Analysis/methods MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Energy Metabolism/drug effects MH - Glycyrrhetinic Acid/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Lipid Metabolism/drug effects MH - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/*methods MH - Male MH - Malondialdehyde/blood MH - Metabolomics/*methods MH - Multivariate Analysis MH - Protective Agents/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Protons MH - Pulmonary Artery/drug effects/ultrastructure MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Superoxide Dismutase/blood MH - Rats OTO - NOTNLM OT - Glycyrrhetinic acid OT - High-altitude pulmonary hypertension OT - Metabonomics OT - Nuclear magnetic resonance EDAT- 2021/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/08 06:00 CRDT- 2021/08/22 20:42 PHST- 2021/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/08/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/22 20:42 [entrez] AID - S0003-2697(21)00243-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114342 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Biochem. 2021 Oct 15;631:114342. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114342. Epub 2021 Aug 19.