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ArticleAging2023

Exploring anti-acute kidney injury mechanism of Dahuang-Gancao decoction by network pharmacology and experimental validation.

Rui Wang, Yi An, Yifang Xu, Chengyin Li, Qiyuan Wang, Yinshui Zou, Guangzhi Wang

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicineFrontiers in medicine · 2024
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  3. PINK1 deacetylation by emodin-induced SIRT3 upregulation alleviates acute kidney injury by Inhibition of ferroptosis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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7 authors.

Rui WangDepartment of Oncology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Yi AnDepartment of Endocrinology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Yifang XuDepartment of Oncology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Chengyin LiDepartment of Oncology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Qiyuan WangDepartment of Oncology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Yinshui ZouDepartment of Oncology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Guangzhi WangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the pharmacological effects and molecular mechanisms of Dahuang-Gancao Decoction (DHGC) on acute kidney injury (AKI). Network pharmacology was utilized to analyze the key targets of DHGC against AKI. These targets were used to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, which was analyzed using Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment to predict the mechanism of action. Based on the network pharmacological analysis, Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) was identified as a key target, and apoptosis was suggested as a mechanism of DHGC for AKI treatment. Subsequently, an AKI mouse model was induced using lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the study demonstrated that DHGC gradient intervention significantly reduced plasma urea and creatinine levels in AKI mice, ameliorated renal pathological changes, reduced apoptosis, and lowered serum inflammatory factors. The mechanism of DHGC's anti-AKI effect may lie in the activation of the SIRT3/NRF2/HO-1 signaling pathway, which plays an antiapoptotic role in renal cells. In summary, DHGC improved LPS-induced AKI in mice by activating the SIRT3/NRF2/HO-1 signaling pathway. These findings shed light on the potential clinical application of DHGC for the treatment of nephropathy.

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Acute Kidney InjurySirtuin 3AnimalsDrugs, Chinese HerbalGlycyrrhizaLipopolysaccharidesMiceNetwork PharmacologyNF-E2-Related Factor 2Drugs, Chinese Herbalglycyrrhizae radix et rhizomaLipopolysaccharidesNF-E2-Related Factor 2Sirtuin 3acute kidney injuryDahuang-Gancao decoctionexperimental validationnetwork pharmacologySIRT3/NRF2/HO-1 signaling pathway

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PMID37724901
PMCPMC10599760

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