Study on the mechanism of Wenyang Jieyu Granules in the treatment of depression based on network pharmacology

Objective:To explore the potential antidepressant mechanism of Wenyang Jieyu Granules with multiple targets and components based on network pharmacology,and to verify the cAMP pathway and animal experimental results.Methods:The active components of Aconitum,Guizhi,Glycyrrhiza uralensis,Wumei,Jujube and Ginger in Wenyang Jieyu Granules were searched and screened by TCM System Pharmacology Analysis Platform(TCMSP).Using the Swiss database to predict its target,and then through the UniProt database to query the target corresponding genes;with the use of Gene Cards、OMIM database query depression related target Point and gene mapping to get the potential target of Wenyang Jieyu granule antidepressant.using Cytoscape,String software to plot the"wenyangjieyu granule-active component-potential action target-depression"network and"protein interaction network",and using David database for GO functional enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis to predict the action mechanism of wenyangjieyu granule in the treatment of depression and verify it with some previous relevant experimental results.Autodock software was used to perform molecular docking experiments on selected components and targets.Results:The topology analysis is effective there are 47 core components of depression,and 40 potential key targets are SLC6A2,SHBG,ACHE,NR3C1,ESR1.they are involved in many biological processes,such as neurotransmitter receptor conduction,ammonium ion binding,postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor activity,G protein-coupled neurotransmitter receptor activity.they play an antidepressant effect through brain tissue nerve activity ligand-receptor interaction signaling pathway,cAMP,PI3K-Akt,MAPK signaling pathway,ErbB signaling pathway,etc.At the same time,the results of molecular docking show that the core components have good binding force to the key targets.Conclusion:Wenyang Jieyu granule.The active components of the anti-depressant effect are mediated by multiple signaling pathways and multiple targets.

Effect of Huatan Jieyu granules in treatment of Parkinson’s disease patients with sleep disorder identified as symptom pattern of phlegma-heat-stirring wind

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of Huatan Jieyu granules in treatment of Parkinson’s disease(PD) patients with sleep disorder identified as symptom pattern of phlegma-heat-stirring wind in terms of the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine.METHODS: In total, 107 Parkinson’s disease patients with sleep disorders identified as symptom pattern of phlegma-heat-stirring wind were selected and randomly divided into the experimental group(55 cases) and the control group(52 cases).Both groups were given basic treatment with prednisone. The experimental group of patients was treated with Huatan Jieyu granules and the control group of patents was treated with only the basic treatment. Treatment lasted for 4 weeks. Sleep polygraph were recorded before the study as well as 3 months and 6 months after treatment.RESULTS: After treated with Huatan Jieyu granules,the total sleep time, and the percentage of non rapid eye movement 2(NREM 2), non rapid eye movement 3(NREM 3) and rapid eye movement(REM)sleep period increased significantly, while the percentage of NREM1 sleep period decreased significantly compared with before treatment(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: The treatment of PD patients with sleep disorder by Huatan Jieyu granules can improve their sleep structure and their sleep quality.