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ArticleACS omega2023

Network Pharmacology-Based Approach to Investigate the Active Ingredients and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Jingu Tongxiao Pill against Osteoarthritis.

Shi Sun, Yifang Wang, Jinhu Li, Ailing Wu, Yan Xie, Zhao Wang, Xinjie Zhao, Dandan Wang, Xiaolong Wu, Xinguang Liu

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Shi SunDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Yifang WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Jinhu LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Ailing WuDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Yan XieDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Zhao WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Xinjie ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Dandan WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Xiaolong WuDepartment of Pharmacy, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang 471000, China.
Xinguang LiuAcademy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6172-1328
Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Henan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the active ingredients and therapeutic mechanisms of Jingu Tongxiao Pill (JGTXP), a commonly used Chinese patent medicine, in treating osteoarthritis (OA) via network pharmacology analysis combined with experimental validation. First, we administered JGTXP to rat plasma and identified the candidate active compounds. Next, target prediction, protein-protein interaction, compound-target network construction, gene ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses were conducted for JGTXP. Lastly, the network-derived key targets and pathways were validated in vitro and in vivo. Finally, we identified 106 compounds in JGTXP and 24 absorbed compounds in the rat plasma. Network analysis revealed that JGTXP interferes with OA mainly via regulating the inflammatory response, collagen catabolic process, and osteoclast differentiation, and the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in these processes. Experimentally, JGTXP exerted potential protective effects on articular cartilage and inhibited expression of inflammatory mediators and collagen catabolism-related proteins, including interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 3 and MMP13, in a papain-induced OA rat model. Consistently, mRNA expression levels of these factors and nitric oxide release were suppressed by JGTXP in an LPS-induced RAW 264.7 inflammation model. The reporter gene assay showed that JGTXP could reduce the transcriptional activity of NF-κB. Consecutive western blot analysis demonstrated that nuclear NF-κB p65, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression were inhibited while cytoplasmic NF-κB p65 was upregulated by JGTXP. Using a combination of chemical profiling, network pharmacology analysis, and experimental validation, we preliminarily clarified the active ingredients of JGTXP intervention for OA and demonstrated that JGTXP ameliorates OA, at least partially, by regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway.

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