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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Molecular network-based analysis of the mechanism of liver injury induced by volatile oils from Artemisiae argyi folium.

Hongjie Liu, Sha Zhan, Yan Zhang, Yan Ma, Liang Chen, Lingxiu Chen, Hanqiu Dong, Min Ma, Zhe Zhang

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Hongjie LiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Sha ZhanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Yan ZhangShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Yan MaShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Liang ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Lingxiu ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Hanqiu DongDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Min MaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. tmamin@jnu.edu.cn.
Zhe ZhangShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China. zhe_zhang@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5541-222X
Jinan University · CNShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 30901936National Natural Science Foundation of China 81473688National Natural Science Foundation of China 81673979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVolatile oils from Artemisiae argyi folium (VOAAF) is reported with hepatotoxicity, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear.

methodsIn the present study this molecular mechanism was explored with the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). The chemical components of the VOAAF were searched in the database, and their target proteins were all identified in the PubChem, while drug-induced liver injury (DILI) genes were searched in the PubMed gene databases. The molecular network of protein targets for VOAAF and DILI genes was built with the IPA. The canonical pathways between the 2 networks were compared to decipher the molecular mechanisms of the liver injury induced by VOAAF.

resultsThere were 159 target proteins for VOAAF and 338 genes related to DILI identified, which were further analyzed in the IPA. The canonical pathway comparison showed that VOAAF and DILI both worked on aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/interleukin 1 (IL-1) mediated inhibition of retinoid X receptor (RXR) function, pregnane X receptor (PXR)/RXR activation, xenobiotic metabolism, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), hepatic cholestasis, farnesoid X receptor (FXR)/RXR activation, and glucocorticoid receptor.

conclusionVOAAF-induced liver injury may be involved in many pathways in which the AHR signaling and LPS/IL-1 mediated inhibition of RXR function pathways could be the most vital.

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AnimalsArtemisiaChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryComputational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksMiceOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsRatsOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsBioinformaticsChinese herbal drugsDrug-induced liver injuryVolatile oils from Artemisiae argyi folium

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PMCPMC5691807
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