New insight into the molecular mechanism of TCM Bufei Huoxue formula for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on network pharmacology and experimental verification.
J Pharm Pharmacol
; 76(10): 1340-1351, 2024 Oct 03.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To unveil the mechanism of the Bufei Huoxue formula (BHF) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through integrated network pharmacology (NP) and experimental verification.METHODS:
LC-MS was first applied to the analysis of both in vitro and in vivo samples from BHF for chemical profiling. Then a ligand library was prepared for NP to reveal the mechanism of BHF against COPD. Finally, verification was performed using an animal model related to the results from the NP. KEYFINDINGS:
A ligand library containing 170 compounds from BHF was obtained, while 357 targets related to COPD were filtered to construct a PPI network. GO and KEGG analysis demonstrated that bavachin, paeoniflorin, and demethylation of formononetin were the major compounds for BHF against COPD, which mainly by regulating the PI3K/Akt pathway. The experiments proved that BHF could alleviate lung injury and attenuate the release of TNF-α and IL-6 in the lung and BALF in a dose-dependent manner. Western blot further demonstrated the down-regulated effect of BHF on p-PI3K.CONCLUSION:
BHF provides a potent alternative for the treatment of COPD, and the mechanism is probably associated with regulating the PI3K/AKT pathway to alleviate inflammatory injury by bavachin, paeoniflorin, and demethylation of formononetin.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Farmacología en Red
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Glucósidos
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pharm Pharmacol
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido