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Systemic Analyses of Anti-Cell-Senescence Active Compounds in Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang and Their Mechanisms
by
Jiacheng Wu
Jiacheng Wu 1,2
,
Quanzi Bai
Quanzi Bai 3,
Jianghua Chen
Jianghua Chen 3
,
Zhenbiao Yang
Zhenbiao Yang 4,5,6,7 and
Xiaoyue Zhu
Xiaoyue Zhu 2,*
1
College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
2
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, School of Future Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
3
CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
4
Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
5
Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
6
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
7
Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Plants 2024, 13(15), 2139; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152139 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 1 July 2024
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Revised: 29 July 2024
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Accepted: 31 July 2024
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Published: 1 August 2024
Abstract
Aging is an irreversible pathophysiological process for all organisms. The accumulation of senescent cells in pathological sites or tissues is recognized as the major cause of diseases and disorders during the aging process. Small molecules that reduce senescent cell burdens have gained increasing attention as promising intervention therapeutics against aging, but effective anti-senescence agents remain rare. Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang is documented as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine used by ethnic groups for many medical and health benefits, but its effect on aging is unclear. Here, we investigated the anti-senescence potential of eight C. Sect. Chrysantha Chang species. The results show that ethyl acetate fractions from these C. Sect. Chrysantha Chang species were able to delay the senescence of H9c2 cardiomyocytes except for C. pingguoensis (CPg). N-butanol fractions of C. multipetala (CM), C. petelotii var. grandiflora (CPt), and C. longzhouensis (CL) showed a senescent cell clearance effect by altering the expression levels of senescent-associated marker genes in the DNA-damage response (DDR) pathway and the senescent cell anti-apoptotic pathway (SCAPs). By using UPLC-QTOF-MS-based non-targeted metabolomics analyses, 27 metabolites from Sect. Chrysantha species were putatively identified. Among them, high levels of sanchakasaponin C and D in CM, CPt, and CL were recognized as the key bioactive compounds responsible for senescent cell clearance. This study is the first to disclose and compare the anti-cell-senescence effect of a group of C. Sect. Chrysantha Chang, including some rare species. The combination of senescent markers and metabolomics analyses helped us to reveal the differences in chemical constituents that target senescent cells. Significantly, contrary to the C. chrysantha var. longistyla (CCL), which is widely cultivated and commercialized for tea drinks, CM, CPt, and CL contain unique chemicals for managing aging and aging-related diseases. The results from this study provide a foundation for species selection in developing small-molecule-based drugs to alleviate diseases and age-related dysfunctions and may potentially be useful for advancing geroscience research.
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Wu, J.; Bai, Q.; Chen, J.; Yang, Z.; Zhu, X.
Systemic Analyses of Anti-Cell-Senescence Active Compounds in Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang and Their Mechanisms. Plants 2024, 13, 2139.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152139
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Wu J, Bai Q, Chen J, Yang Z, Zhu X.
Systemic Analyses of Anti-Cell-Senescence Active Compounds in Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang and Their Mechanisms. Plants. 2024; 13(15):2139.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152139
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Wu, Jiacheng, Quanzi Bai, Jianghua Chen, Zhenbiao Yang, and Xiaoyue Zhu.
2024. "Systemic Analyses of Anti-Cell-Senescence Active Compounds in Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang and Their Mechanisms" Plants 13, no. 15: 2139.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152139
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