石见穿酸性多糖SC4的结构特征和生物活性

目的:研究从石见穿(Salvia chinensis)中得到的酸性多糖SC4的化学结构和生物活性.方法:利用化学和光谱方法分析了SC4的结构特征,并观察了SC4对淋巴细胞增殖的影响以及增强PC12细胞对抗H_2O_2造成的损伤的作用.结果:SC4的分子量为4.5×10~5,由Rha,Xyl,Ser,Gal和GalA组成,摩尔比为1.0:7.0:5.3:1.2:4.2.甲基化和~(13) C NMR进一步确定了SC4中各糖残基的连接方式.SC4能显著促进B淋巴细胞的增殖,增加小鼠脾重,增强PC12细胞对抗H_2O_2造成的氧化损伤的能力.结论:SC4为一多分枝的酸性多糖,其免疫活性的靶细胞为B淋巴细胞,并显著增强PC12细胞对抗H_2O_2造成的损伤的能力.

Structural characterization and biological activities of SC4, an acidic polysaccharide from Salvia chinensis

AIM: To study the chemical characterization and some biological activities of an acidic polysaccharide, named SC4 from Salvia chinensis. METHODS: Chemical and spectral methods were employed to identify the structural characterization of SC4. Effect of SC4 on the proliferation of T- and B-lymphocytes both in vivo and in vitro was measured at various concentrations, and the protective effects of SC4 on PC12 cells against H2O2-induced injury was observed. RESULTS: SC4 was a highly branched polysaccharide with mean molecular weight of 4.5 10(5), composed of Rha, Xyl, Ser, Gal, and GalA in the molar ratio of 1.0 7.0 5.3 1.2 4.2. Methylation analysis and NMR identified the linkages of the residues of SC4. SC4 increased the B-lymphocyte proliferation and spleen weight remarkably while no obvious changes were examined in T-lymphocyte proliferation, thymus weight, and the level of IgG and C3 in blood of mice. Moreover, SC4 enhanced the PC12 cells viability after H2O2 treatment. CONCLUSION: SC4, the acidic polysaccharide with complicated structure, was a B-lymphocyte stimulator and protected PC12 cells at the concentration of 20 mg/L against H2O2-induced injury.