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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Integrating network pharmacology and experimental verification to decipher the immunomodulatory effect of Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang against poly (I:C)-induced pulmonary inflammation.

Liufang Hu, Marina Yamamoto, Jiali Chen, Huifang Duan, Jing Du, Liangliang He, Danfeng Shi, Xinsheng Yao, Takayuki Nagai, Hiroaki Kiyohara and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Liufang HuCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Marina YamamotoLaboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicines, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Jiali ChenCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Huifang DuanCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing DuTong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd, Beijing, China.
Liangliang HeCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Danfeng ShiCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Xinsheng YaoCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Takayuki NagaiLaboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicines, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroaki KiyoharaLaboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicines, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Zhihong YaoCollege of Pharmacy, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinan University · CNKitasato University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary inflammation caused by respiratory tract viral infections is usually associated with acute exacerbation of respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, maintaining the pulmonary immune homeostasis is particular important for prevention of the acute exacerbation. Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang (BZYQT), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been broadly used to improve respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders in China for over 700 years. Previously, we have found the regulatory activity of BZYQT on the lower respiratory immune system, while its potential effects during pulmonary inflammation remain unknown. Thus, the current study focused on deciphering its immunomodulatory effect and potential mechanism against pulmonary inflammation by using a viral RNA analogue, poly (I:C), induced murine pulmonary inflammation model and BEAS-2B cell model coupled with network pharmacology. Inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were counted through microscope examination according to the cell's morphology and staining characteristics; protein and gene levels of inflammatory mediators were determined with Elisa and quantitative PCR, respectively; network pharmacology was conducted based on 46 BZYQT-related potential bioactive components, pulmonary inflammation and immune-related targets. Our results indicated that the recruitment of neutrophils and the expression of

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Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tangimmunomodulatory effectleukocyte transendothelial migrationnetwork pharmacologypulmonary inflammationtraditional Chinese medicine formula

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