Objective:To explore and validate the potential targets of Paeoniae Radix Alba(P.Radix,Bai Shao)in protecting against chemical liver injury through network pharmacology,molecular docking technology,and in vitro cell e...Objective:To explore and validate the potential targets of Paeoniae Radix Alba(P.Radix,Bai Shao)in protecting against chemical liver injury through network pharmacology,molecular docking technology,and in vitro cell experiments.Methods:Network pharmacology was used to identify the common potential targets of P.Radix and chemical liver injury.Molecular docking was used to fit the components,which were subsequently verified in vitro.A cell model of hepatic fibrosis was established by activating hepatic stellate cell(HSC)-LX2 cells with 10 ng/mL transforming growth factor-β1.The cells were exposed to different concentrations of total glucosides of paeony(TGP),the active substance of P.Radix,and then evaluated using the cell counting kit-8 assay,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,and western blot.Results:Analysis through network pharmacology revealed 13 key compounds of P.Radix,and the potential targets for preventing chemical liver injury were IL-6,AKT serine/threonine kinase 1,jun protooncogene,heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1(HSP90AA1),peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma(PPARG),PTGS2,and CASP3.Gene Ontology(GO)enrichment analysis indicated the involvement of response to drugs,membrane rafts,and peptide binding.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)enrichment analysis revealed that the main pathways involved lipid and atherosclerosis and chemical carcinogenesis-receptor activation.Paeoniflorin and albiflorin exhibited strong affinity for HSP90AA1,PTGS2,PPARG,and CASP3.Different concentrations of TGP can inhibit the expression of COL-I,COL-III,IL-6,TNF-a,IL-1β,HSP-90a,and PTGS2 while increasing the expression of PPAR-γand CASP3 in activated HSC-LX2 cells.Conclusion:P.Radix primarily can regulate targets such as HSP90AA1,PTGS2,PPARG,CASP3.TGP,the main active compound of P.Radix,protects against chemical liver injury by reducing the inflammatory response,activating apoptotic proteins,and promoting the apoptosis of activated HSCs.展开更多
[目的]运用网络药理学方法分析白术-白芍药对治疗肝纤维化的有效活性成分,预测其作用靶点,并分析其可能的作用机制,为肝脾同治理论提供网络药理学依据。[方法]利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems...[目的]运用网络药理学方法分析白术-白芍药对治疗肝纤维化的有效活性成分,预测其作用靶点,并分析其可能的作用机制,为肝脾同治理论提供网络药理学依据。[方法]利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform,TCMSP)筛选白术-白芍药对的活性成分及其对应靶点,结合人类基因组注释数据库(Human Genome Annotation Database,GeneCards)、人类孟德尔遗传在线(Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man,OMIM)数据库筛选治疗肝纤维化的潜在作用靶点。利用网站Venny 2.1.0绘制韦恩图,然后通过Cytoscape 3.7.2软件和String数据库构建成分-靶点-疾病网络图和靶点间的蛋白互作(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络,通过Metoscape平台对靶点进行基因本体(gene ontology,GO)富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)通路与基因功能富集分析。[结果]经过筛选,共获得白术-白芍的20个有效药物成分,与肝纤维化相关的关键化学成分9个,药对-肝纤维化的共同靶点53个,PPI关键靶点11个,蛋白激酶B1(protein kinase B1,AKT1)、白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)、丝裂原激活蛋白激酶8(mitogen activated protein kinase 8,MAPK8)、肿瘤坏死因子(tumor necrosis factor,TNF)是白术-白芍作用的关键靶点。GO富集分析结果包括生物过程(biological process,BP)条目20条、细胞组分(celluar component,CC)11条、分子功能(molecular function,MF)18条;KEGG富集分析发现相关信号通路18条,涉及糖尿病并发症中的晚期糖基化终末产物-糖基化终末产物受体(advanced glycosylation end product-receptor of advanced glycosylation end product,AGE-RAGE)信号通路、癌症信号通路、流体剪切应力和动脉粥样硬化通路、核因子-κB(nuclear factor-κB,NF-κB)信号通路、铂剂耐药通路、大肠癌通路、小细胞肺癌通路、肝细胞癌通路等。[结论]白术-白芍药对治疗肝纤维化具有多组分、多靶点、多途径的调控特点,本研究为深入探索肝纤维化的防治提供了新的思路。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82074036).
文摘Objective:To explore and validate the potential targets of Paeoniae Radix Alba(P.Radix,Bai Shao)in protecting against chemical liver injury through network pharmacology,molecular docking technology,and in vitro cell experiments.Methods:Network pharmacology was used to identify the common potential targets of P.Radix and chemical liver injury.Molecular docking was used to fit the components,which were subsequently verified in vitro.A cell model of hepatic fibrosis was established by activating hepatic stellate cell(HSC)-LX2 cells with 10 ng/mL transforming growth factor-β1.The cells were exposed to different concentrations of total glucosides of paeony(TGP),the active substance of P.Radix,and then evaluated using the cell counting kit-8 assay,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,and western blot.Results:Analysis through network pharmacology revealed 13 key compounds of P.Radix,and the potential targets for preventing chemical liver injury were IL-6,AKT serine/threonine kinase 1,jun protooncogene,heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1(HSP90AA1),peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma(PPARG),PTGS2,and CASP3.Gene Ontology(GO)enrichment analysis indicated the involvement of response to drugs,membrane rafts,and peptide binding.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)enrichment analysis revealed that the main pathways involved lipid and atherosclerosis and chemical carcinogenesis-receptor activation.Paeoniflorin and albiflorin exhibited strong affinity for HSP90AA1,PTGS2,PPARG,and CASP3.Different concentrations of TGP can inhibit the expression of COL-I,COL-III,IL-6,TNF-a,IL-1β,HSP-90a,and PTGS2 while increasing the expression of PPAR-γand CASP3 in activated HSC-LX2 cells.Conclusion:P.Radix primarily can regulate targets such as HSP90AA1,PTGS2,PPARG,CASP3.TGP,the main active compound of P.Radix,protects against chemical liver injury by reducing the inflammatory response,activating apoptotic proteins,and promoting the apoptosis of activated HSCs.
文摘[目的]运用网络药理学方法分析白术-白芍药对治疗肝纤维化的有效活性成分,预测其作用靶点,并分析其可能的作用机制,为肝脾同治理论提供网络药理学依据。[方法]利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform,TCMSP)筛选白术-白芍药对的活性成分及其对应靶点,结合人类基因组注释数据库(Human Genome Annotation Database,GeneCards)、人类孟德尔遗传在线(Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man,OMIM)数据库筛选治疗肝纤维化的潜在作用靶点。利用网站Venny 2.1.0绘制韦恩图,然后通过Cytoscape 3.7.2软件和String数据库构建成分-靶点-疾病网络图和靶点间的蛋白互作(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络,通过Metoscape平台对靶点进行基因本体(gene ontology,GO)富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)通路与基因功能富集分析。[结果]经过筛选,共获得白术-白芍的20个有效药物成分,与肝纤维化相关的关键化学成分9个,药对-肝纤维化的共同靶点53个,PPI关键靶点11个,蛋白激酶B1(protein kinase B1,AKT1)、白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)、丝裂原激活蛋白激酶8(mitogen activated protein kinase 8,MAPK8)、肿瘤坏死因子(tumor necrosis factor,TNF)是白术-白芍作用的关键靶点。GO富集分析结果包括生物过程(biological process,BP)条目20条、细胞组分(celluar component,CC)11条、分子功能(molecular function,MF)18条;KEGG富集分析发现相关信号通路18条,涉及糖尿病并发症中的晚期糖基化终末产物-糖基化终末产物受体(advanced glycosylation end product-receptor of advanced glycosylation end product,AGE-RAGE)信号通路、癌症信号通路、流体剪切应力和动脉粥样硬化通路、核因子-κB(nuclear factor-κB,NF-κB)信号通路、铂剂耐药通路、大肠癌通路、小细胞肺癌通路、肝细胞癌通路等。[结论]白术-白芍药对治疗肝纤维化具有多组分、多靶点、多途径的调控特点,本研究为深入探索肝纤维化的防治提供了新的思路。