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ArticlePloS one2022

Elucidating the material basis and potential mechanisms of Ershiwuwei Lvxue Pill acting on rheumatoid arthritis by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and network pharmacology.

Chuan Liu, Fangfang Fan, Lu Zhong, Jinsong Su, Yi Zhang, Ya Tu

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Article in PloS one, 2022. 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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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chuan LiuSchool of Food and Bioengineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4652-8949
Fangfang FanEthnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Lu ZhongEthnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jinsong SuEthnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yi ZhangEthnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Ya TuDevelopment Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNDevelopment Research Center · CNXihua University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ershiwuwei Lvxue Pill (ELP, མགྲིན་མཚལ་ཉེར་ལྔ།), a traditional Tibetan medicine preparation, has been used hundreds of years for the clinical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the highland region of Tibet, China. Nevertheless, its chemical composition and therapeutic mechanism are unclear. This study aimed to uncover the potentially effective components of ELP and the pharmacological mechanisms against RA by combing UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and network pharmacology. In this study, 96 compounds of ELP were identified or tentatively characterized based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS analysis. Then, a total of 22 potential bioactive compounds were screened by TCMSP with oral bioavailability and drug-likeness. Preliminarily, 10 crucial targets may be associated with RA through protein-protein interaction network analysis. The functional enrichment analysis indicated that ELP exerted anti-RA effects probably by synergistically regulating many biological pathways, such as PI3K-Akt, Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, JAK-STAT, MAPK, TNF, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. In addition, good molecular docking scores were highlighted between five promising bioactive compounds (ellagic acid, quercetin, kaempferol, galangin, coptisine) and five core targets (PTGS2, STAT3, VEGFA, MAPK3, TNF). Overall, ELP can exert its anti-RA activity via multicomponent, multitarget, and multichannel mechanisms of action. However, further studies are needed to validate the biological processes and effect pathways of ELP.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidDrugs, Chinese HerbalNetwork PharmacologyAnimalsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidHumansMaleMass SpectrometryMedicine, Tibetan TraditionalProtein Interaction MapsRatsSignal TransductionDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID35130279
PMCPMC8820630
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