Identification and potential mechanism of different components from the aerial part of Bupleurum chinense DC. for epileptic treatment

Abstract The present study aimed to assess the effects of epileptic treatment of the aerial part of Bupleurum chinense DC. in kainic acid (KA)-induced epilepsy rats and LPS-induced BV2 cells, as well as to identify the active chemical constituents. The in vivo and vitro results showed that 20% ethanol elution fractions of the aerial part of B. chinense DC. (BCE-20) and 70% ethanol elution fractions of the aerial part of B. chinense DC. (BCE-70) could improve the epileptic state of the rats and status epilepticus (SE%). Moreover, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-Orbitrap- mass spectrometry (MS) analysis identified BCE-20 and 70 as flavonoids and phenylpropanoids, respectively. The mechanistic analysis also showed that BCE-20 and 70 could regulate neurotransmitter abnormalities and suppresses the expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Notably, BCE-20 and 70 could regulate the Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2)/nuclear factor-k-gene binding (NF-κB)/inhibitor of NF-κB α (IκBα) pathway to inhibit the neuroinflammation. Our findings support the ethnopharmacological use of the constituent polyphenols and flavonoids from the aerial part of B. chinense DC., as the strong anti-epileptic agents. Graphical Abstract

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