Background:As one of the eight effective traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of atypical pneumonia,compound Kushen injection(CKI)played an important role in combating pneumonia caused by severe acute respi...Background:As one of the eight effective traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of atypical pneumonia,compound Kushen injection(CKI)played an important role in combating pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus in China in 2003.CKI is known to inhibit inflammation,and its main chemical components,namely matrine and oxymatrine,can promote Th cells to recognize and eliminate viruses.In this study,network pharmacology and molecular docking were used to explore the mechanisms of CKI for treating coronavirus disease 2019.Methods:The Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform and other related literature were used to screen CKI’s active ingredients in the blood.Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform,Swiss Target Prediction and STITCH were used to search for potential targets of the active ingredients.The“ingredient-target”network was constructed using the Cytoscape software.The STRING online database was used to construct a target protein-protein interaction network that can be visualized and analyzed using the Cytoscape software to obtain key targets.Results:Sophocarpine,sophoridine,matrine,(+)-allomatrine,AIDS211310,and sophranol were the six active ingredients.After docking the active ingredients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 23CL hydrolase and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2(ACE2),they displayed suitable affinity,which could block viral replication and its binding to ACE2.The key targets mainly involved inflammatory factors,such as interleukin-6(IL-6)and tumor necrosis factor(TNF).Gene Ontology enrichment analysis mainly indicated the IL-6 cytokine-mediated signaling pathway and cytokine-mediated signaling pathway.The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome pathway enrichment analysis mainly indicated steroid hormone biosynthesis and the TNF signaling pathway.Conclusion:The alkaloids in CKI can block viral replication and its binding to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and ACE2 receptors.They regulate the IL-6-mediated signaling pathway,TNF signaling pathway,and steroid hormone biosynthesis,thereby initiating therapeutic responses against coronavirus disease 2019.展开更多
目的研究艾迪注射液（斑蝥、人参、黄芪等）对体外人和大鼠肝微粒体中细胞色素P450（CYP450）酶的抑制作用,并比较种属差异性,评价其发生药物相互作用的可能性。方法在肝微粒体孵育体系中,将艾迪注射液分别与混合探针底物（非那西丁/CYP...目的研究艾迪注射液（斑蝥、人参、黄芪等）对体外人和大鼠肝微粒体中细胞色素P450（CYP450）酶的抑制作用,并比较种属差异性,评价其发生药物相互作用的可能性。方法在肝微粒体孵育体系中,将艾迪注射液分别与混合探针底物（非那西丁/CYP1A2、氯唑沙宗/CYP2E1、右美沙芬/CYP2D6、奥美拉唑/CYP2C19、甲苯磺丁脲/CYP2C9、咪达唑仑/CYP3A4、睾酮/CYP3A4）共同孵育,UPLC-MS/MS检测各探针底物的代谢物生成量,采用Graph Pad v5.0软件计算半数抑制浓度（IC50）。结果艾迪注射液对人和大鼠肝微粒体中CYP1A2、CYP2E1、CYP2D6、CYP2C19和CYP2C9的IC50值在4.101%~10.07%范围内,对人和大鼠肝微粒体中CYP3A4（咪达唑仑）的IC50值分别为169.6%和9.133%,对CYP3A4（睾酮）的IC50值分别为8.472%和49.25%。结论艾迪注射液对CYP1A2、CYP2E1、CYP2D6、CYP2C19、CYP2C9和CYP3A4有不同程度的抑制作用,其中CYP3A4具有明显的种属差异性。展开更多
基金Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(H2018201179)Youth Fund of Education Department of Hebei Province(QN2019146)Scientific Research Fund of Health Department of Hebei Province(NO:20190948).
文摘Background:As one of the eight effective traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of atypical pneumonia,compound Kushen injection(CKI)played an important role in combating pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus in China in 2003.CKI is known to inhibit inflammation,and its main chemical components,namely matrine and oxymatrine,can promote Th cells to recognize and eliminate viruses.In this study,network pharmacology and molecular docking were used to explore the mechanisms of CKI for treating coronavirus disease 2019.Methods:The Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform and other related literature were used to screen CKI’s active ingredients in the blood.Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform,Swiss Target Prediction and STITCH were used to search for potential targets of the active ingredients.The“ingredient-target”network was constructed using the Cytoscape software.The STRING online database was used to construct a target protein-protein interaction network that can be visualized and analyzed using the Cytoscape software to obtain key targets.Results:Sophocarpine,sophoridine,matrine,(+)-allomatrine,AIDS211310,and sophranol were the six active ingredients.After docking the active ingredients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 23CL hydrolase and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2(ACE2),they displayed suitable affinity,which could block viral replication and its binding to ACE2.The key targets mainly involved inflammatory factors,such as interleukin-6(IL-6)and tumor necrosis factor(TNF).Gene Ontology enrichment analysis mainly indicated the IL-6 cytokine-mediated signaling pathway and cytokine-mediated signaling pathway.The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome pathway enrichment analysis mainly indicated steroid hormone biosynthesis and the TNF signaling pathway.Conclusion:The alkaloids in CKI can block viral replication and its binding to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and ACE2 receptors.They regulate the IL-6-mediated signaling pathway,TNF signaling pathway,and steroid hormone biosynthesis,thereby initiating therapeutic responses against coronavirus disease 2019.
文摘目的研究艾迪注射液（斑蝥、人参、黄芪等）对体外人和大鼠肝微粒体中细胞色素P450（CYP450）酶的抑制作用,并比较种属差异性,评价其发生药物相互作用的可能性。方法在肝微粒体孵育体系中,将艾迪注射液分别与混合探针底物（非那西丁/CYP1A2、氯唑沙宗/CYP2E1、右美沙芬/CYP2D6、奥美拉唑/CYP2C19、甲苯磺丁脲/CYP2C9、咪达唑仑/CYP3A4、睾酮/CYP3A4）共同孵育,UPLC-MS/MS检测各探针底物的代谢物生成量,采用Graph Pad v5.0软件计算半数抑制浓度（IC50）。结果艾迪注射液对人和大鼠肝微粒体中CYP1A2、CYP2E1、CYP2D6、CYP2C19和CYP2C9的IC50值在4.101%~10.07%范围内,对人和大鼠肝微粒体中CYP3A4（咪达唑仑）的IC50值分别为169.6%和9.133%,对CYP3A4（睾酮）的IC50值分别为8.472%和49.25%。结论艾迪注射液对CYP1A2、CYP2E1、CYP2D6、CYP2C19、CYP2C9和CYP3A4有不同程度的抑制作用,其中CYP3A4具有明显的种属差异性。
