PMID- 35145404 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220216 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Practical Protocol for Comprehensively Evaluating Sulfur-Fumigation of Baizhi Based on Metabolomics, Pharmacology, and Cytotoxicity. PG - 799504 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2021.799504 [doi] LID - 799504 AB - Sulfur Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi) is a common medicinal herb in Asian countries. A practical protocol combining metabolomics, pharmacology, and cytotoxicity was developed to comprehensively evaluate the influence of sulfur-fumigation on the quality of Baizhi. Furocoumarins could be transformed into sulfur-containing compounds during the sulfuring process, among which 1 and 3 were purified with relatively high abundance and identified as 3,4-dihydrobyakangelicin-4-sulfonic acid and (4R,12S)-3,4-dihydrooxypeucedanin hydrate-4-sulfonic acid (OXH-S), respectively. OXH-S was found to be an addition product of sulfite and oxypeucedanin hydrate (OXH-N). Then, the cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of OXH-N, OXH-S, and water extracts of sulfured (extraction-S), and unsulfured Baizhi (extraction-N) were evaluated. OXH-S and extraction-S were less toxic than OXH-N and extraction-N, respectively. A comparison of OXH-N with OXH-S and extraction-N with extraction-S showed no significant differences in anti-inflammatory activity. These results suggest that sulfur fumigation can reduce toxicity and does not influence the anti-inflammatory activity of Baizhi, even after chemical composition changes. The proposed protocol based on marker screening, pharmacology, and safety evaluation provides a scientific basis for the standardization and regulation of sulfured Baizhi and other medical materials. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Deng, Kang, Kang, Lyu, Zhang, Wang, Wang, Nan, Zhou, Huang, Zhan and Guo. FAU - Deng, Ai-Ping AU - Deng AP AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Kang, Chuan-Zhi AU - Kang CZ AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Kang, Li-Ping AU - Kang LP AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Lyu, Chao-Geng AU - Lyu CG AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Wen-Jin AU - Zhang WJ AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Sheng AU - Wang S AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Hong-Yang AU - Wang HY AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Nan, Tie-Gui AU - Nan TG AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhou, Li AU - Zhou L AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Huang, Lu-Qi AU - Huang LQ AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhan, Zhi-Lai AU - Zhan ZL AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Guo, Lan-Ping AU - Guo LP AD - State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220125 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC8822044 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Angelica dahurica OT - cytotoxicity OT - furocoumarin OT - inflammatory OT - marker OT - sulfur-fumigation COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/02/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/12 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/25 CRDT- 2022/02/11 05:38 PHST- 2021/10/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/11 05:38 [entrez] PHST- 2022/02/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 799504 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2021.799504 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2022 Jan 25;12:799504. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.799504. eCollection 2021.