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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2019

Experimental evidence and network pharmacology identify the molecular targets of Tong Sheng tablets in cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury.

Tuo Liu, Kangqiang Yang, Guoshun Li, Kang Zhou, Jing Tan, Jingyi Chen, Tongming Li, Yang Yu, Weimin Ning

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tuo LiuSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
Kangqiang YangDongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Dongguan 523006, Guangdong, China.
Guoshun LiDongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Dongguan 523006, Guangdong, China.
Kang ZhouSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
Jing TanDongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Dongguan 523006, Guangdong, China.
Jingyi ChenDongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Dongguan 523006, Guangdong, China.
Tongming LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
Yang YuSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
Weimin NingDongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Dongguan 523006, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

purposeTong Sheng tablets (TSTs) have long been used for treating cerebral ischemic reperfusion injury (CIRI) in clinic, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, in this study, TSTs were evaluated systematically using chemical analysis, network pharmacology and classical pharmacology.

methodsThe first part was TSTs quality control including TSTs fingerprint establishment and chemicals identification. In the second part, network pharmacology analysis and bioinformatics were combined to construct a compound-target-disease network, which can screen out key targets or pathways, revealing complex molecule mechanism of TSTs. The last part was experiment verification. Classical pharmacology of TSTs was investigated

results(1) Fingerprints of TSTs were established, and 11 characteristic peaks were identified using HPLC. (2) Network pharmacology and bioinformatics suggested that the protection of TSTs in treating CIRI might be related to regulation of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis, and some key molecules such as Nrf2, IL-1β, TNF, Bcl-2 and Cyt-C involved in the pathways. (3) TSTs significantly improved neurologic behavior scores, decreased the areas of ischemic necrosis and neuronal necrosis, and increased Nissl body counts. Besides, TSTs significantly decreased pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β, TNF-α) and pro-oxidative product levels (LPO, MDA) and increased anti-oxidative product levels (NO, SOD). TSTs downregulated the protein expressions of Nrf2 and HO-1. Meanwhile, TSTs reduced apoptotic cell counts, downregulated the protein expressions of Cyt-C and Bax, and upregulated the protein expression of Bcl-2. In terms of autophagy, TSTs enhanced LC-3B protein expression.

conclusionThe present results illustrated that TSTs effectively alleviated CIRI, and the underlying mechanism might be associated with multiple molecular pathways. Herein, we established a primary pattern for studying Chinese herbal compounds and provided basic guidance for future investigation.

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cerebral ischemia reperfusion injuryChinese herbal compoundmolecular targetsnetwork pharmacologyTong Sheng tablets

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