Exploration of the effective components and mechanism of Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease based on network pharmacology

Objective:Network pharmacology was used to predict the main targets and related mechanism pathways of the key compounds and active ingredients of the Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix based on the therapeutic strategy of tonifying kidney and dispelling pathogenic wind for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease(DKD).Methods:The effective components of Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix were screened through the data platform of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).After screening effective targets,the disease target gene database was used to obtain targets for DKD,and then gene enrichment analysis to predict relevant signalling pathways after obtaining the key target genes through Venn analysis.Results:There were 324 active components of Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix through the data platform of TCM.In addition,Venn analysis showed that there were 48 key target genes for the treatment of DKD.The biological pathways for the action of Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix in DKD were closely related to many signaling pathways including NF-kappaB,classical MAP kinase,JNK and P38 MAP kinase,and ERK5.Conclusions:Treatment of DKD with Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix based on the therapeutic strategy of tonifying kidney and dispelling pathogenic wind has the characteristics of multi-components,multi-targets and multi-pathways,which could provide new ideas and methods for further researches on the treatment of DKD with Alpinia oxyphylla-Saposhnikovia Radix.

Advances in TCM Treatment of Skeletal Fluorosis

By consulting and collating the relevant literatures on the treatment of fluorosis in Traditional Chinese medicine, the research progress of TCM in the treatment of fluorosis was summarized. This paper summarizes the treatment of fluorosis in traditional Chinese medicine from the aspects of the traceability of TCM theory, etiology and pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation and cure, special disease specialty and foreign medicine, so as to guide clinical practice. TCM treatment of fluorosis more use of tonifying kidney and bone, activating blood circulation stasis, cold moisturizing, Tongluo pain relief and other methods, based on dispelling evil and tonifying kidney, combined with a variety of treatment methods, in relieving clinical symptoms and improving the quality of life of patients have an irreplaceable role, has been widely recognized, but most of the research reports are their own work experience summary, Lack of uniform diagnosis and treatment standards, and small sample size, data repeatability is weak, future research needs to further enhance the scientific and objective of the experiment, for TCM treatment of fluorosis to provide a scientific and reasonable diagnosis and treatment program, give full play to the advantages of TCM therapy.