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Exploration of the effects of astragaloside Ⅳ and its analogues on improving Parkinson's disease based on "indirect regulation"
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Sheng-nan XIAO1, Lian-mei LIU1, Xue-mei QIN1, 2, *, Zhen-yu LI1, 2, *
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2025, 60(10) : 3091 - 3101
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Exploration of the effects of astragaloside Ⅳ and its analogues on improving Parkinson's disease based on "indirect regulation"
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Sheng-nan XIAO1, Lian-mei LIU1, Xue-mei QIN1, 2, *, Zhen-yu LI1, 2, *
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  • 1Institute of Taihang Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, China
  • 2Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
Published: 2025-10-12 doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0457
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This study is based on the "indirect regulation" strategy to explore the effects of astragaloside Ⅳ (AG) and its analogs cycloastragenol (CAG) and astragenol (HG) in regulating the gut microbiota to improve Parkinson's disease (PD). Through the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced PD mouse model, combined with behavioral experiments, immunofluorescence staining, Western blot, and 16S rRNA sequencing, the therapeutic effects and potential mechanisms of the three compounds were systematically evaluated (the animal experiment was approved by the Animal Medical Ethics Committee of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, the approval number is AWE202307367). The results showed that AG, CAG, and HG (30 mg·kg-1) could significantly improve the behavioral phenotypes such as gait abnormalities and bradykinesia in PD mice, and restore the number of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons in the substantia nigra region, and inhibit the expression of ionized calcium binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1), a marker of microglial cell activation. Among them, CAG had the best effect among the three, which was comparable to that of the positive drug levodopa (70 mg·kg-1). The analysis of the gut microbiota indicated that all three compounds could reverse the decrease in microbiota diversity induced by MPTP and adjust the abundances of PD disease-related genera Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Ruminococcus. AG specifically promoted the enrichment of the genus Allobaculum, while CAG and HG significantly increased the abundance of the genus Blautia, suggesting that they inhibited neuroinflammation by regulating microbiota metabolites (such as short-chain fatty acids). The study demonstrates that AG, CAG, and HG can indirectly regulate the structure of the gut microbiota through the "gut-brain axis" and inhibit central neuroinflammation, thus improving the pathological process of PD. This provides a multi-target intervention strategy based on natural products for the treatment of PD.

intestinal flora  /  astragaloside Ⅳ  /  cycloastragenol  /  astragenol  /  Parkinson's disease  /  neuroinflammation
肖圣男, 刘连梅, 秦雪梅, 李震宇. 基于“间接调控”探究黄芪甲苷及其类似物改善帕金森病的作用. 药学学报, 2025 , 60 (10) : 3091 -3101 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0457
Sheng-nan XIAO, Lian-mei LIU, Xue-mei QIN, Zhen-yu LI. Exploration of the effects of astragaloside Ⅳ and its analogues on improving Parkinson's disease based on "indirect regulation"[J]. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2025 , 60 (10) : 3091 -3101 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0457
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doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0457
  • Receive Date:2025-04-22
  • Online Date:2026-09-20
  • Published:2025-10-12
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  • Received:2025-04-22
  • Revised:2025-06-26
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    1Institute of Taihang Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, China
    2Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)
属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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