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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (02): 257-265.

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Cytotoxicity and penetration enhancement activity of essential oils from warming the interior medicinals with hot or warm property in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Yao Junhong, Jiang Qiudong, Cai Hao, Zhu Xuemin, Ma Min, Duan Jinao, Dong Jie, Chen Jun   

  1. Jiangsu Collaborative Inization Center of Chinese Medicine Resources Induetraialization,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine;School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine;
  • Online:2018-04-15 Published:2018-04-15
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Special Project of Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.ZX2016D,High Bioavailability Transdermal Preparation of Chinese Medicine Based on Characterization and Construction of Component Biopharmaceutics), Key Project of Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization(No.ZDXMHT-1-15,Prediction Model of Transdermal Absorption and Demonstrative Application for Complex Components System of Traditional Chinese Medicine), National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.81403116,Preparation and Mechanism Research of Effective Part of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Containing Complex Phospholipid Transfersomes with Thermosensitive and High Deformability), Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate on the cytotoxicity and penetration enhancement effect of essential oils(EOs) from warming the interior medicinals(WIM)from Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).METHODS: EOs were extracted from WIM of Bichengqie(Litseae Fructus), Dingxiang(Flos Syzygii Aromatici), Huajiao(Pericorpium Zanthoxyli Bungeani), and Xiaohuixiang(Fructus Foeniculi) with warm nature, and Ganjiang(Rhizoma Zingiberis),Gaoliangjiang(Rhizoma Alpinioe Officinari), Rougui(Cortex Cinnamomi Cassioe), and Wuzhuyu(Fructus Evodiae Rutoecorpae) with hot nature; respectively.Their chemical compositions were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS). The cytotoxicity of the extracted eight EOs on HaCaT cells was measured and compared. Moreover, analyses of cell cycle and cell apoptosis were performed to investigate the cytotoxic mechanism.The transdermal penetration enhancement effects of the extracted eight EOs on ibuprofen were further compared by the modified Franz diffusion cell method.RESULTS: The most abundant constituents in the extracted eight EOs were determined to be monoterpenes, especially oxygen containing monoterpenes.The HaCaT cell cytotoxicity of EOs from WIM with hot nature were significantly(P = 0.020) higher than that with warm nature. Both ginger oil and zanthoxylum oil significantly induced G0/G1 phase arrestment in HaCaT cell cycle. For ginger oil from WIM with hot nature and zanthoxylum oil from WIM with warm nature, the main mechanisms of the cytotoxicity were found to be the induction of cellular necrosis and the cellular apoptosis, respectively. Furthermore, most of the tested EOs showed remarkable penetration enhancement activity on ibuprofen. However, no statistical significance(P =0.18) was found between penetration enhancement activity of EOs from WIM with warm nature and EOs from WIM with hot nature.CONCLUSION: With the enhanced penetration activity, the extracted EOs from the WIM demonstrated their significant effect of the cytotoxicity on the skin cells.

Key words: Oils,volatile, Warming interior drugs, Penetration enhancers, Cytotoxicity, Transdermal flux

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Yao Junhong, Jiang Qiudong, Cai Hao, Zhu Xuemin, Ma Min, Duan Jinao, Dong Jie, Chen Jun. Cytotoxicity and penetration enhancement activity of essential oils from warming the interior medicinals with hot or warm property in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018, 38(02): 257-265.