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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2024

Efficacy of Ganshuang granules on non-alcoholic fatty liver and underlying mechanism: a network pharmacology and experimental verification.

Zhi Guoguo, Shao Bingjie, Zheng Tianyan, J I Shaoxiu, L I Jingwei, Dang Yanni, Liu Feng, Wang Dong

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Article in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhi GuoguoSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Shao BingjieSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Zheng TianyanSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
J I ShaoxiuSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
L I JingweiSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Dang YanniShanxi Buchang Pharmaceutical Company, Limited, Xi'an 712000, China.
Liu FengShanxi Buchang Pharmaceutical Company, Limited, Xi'an 712000, China.
Wang DongSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Application of A Mouse Model to Explore the Mechanism of Therapeutic Action of Safranin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus YXRC2018003
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the potential pharmacological mechanisms of Ganshuang granules (, GSG) in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD).

methodsAll the active components and targets of GSG were retrieved from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform. Protein-Protein interaction network, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology function annotation of common targets were analyzed to predict the mechanisms of action of GSG in the treatment of NAFLD. Then, the mouse models of NAFLD were constructed in a diet-induced manner and treated with GSG. The levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) pathway-related proteins in the liver of mice in each group were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot, respectively.

resultsNetwork pharmacology revealed a total of 159 potential targets of GSG for the treatment of NAFLD. Functional enrichment analysis indicated that the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway may be involved during GSG treatment of NAFLD. Further experiments showed that the significantly decreased alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in NAFLD model mice serum after GSG treatment, as well as the expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the liver. Furthermore, drug intervention increased the protein expression levels of phosphorylated-PI3K (P-PI3K) and P-AKT in the liver of the model group mice, and decreased the protein expression level of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1.

conclusionWe found that GSG is effective in treating NAFLD and the potential therapeutic targets may be involved in PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsCholesterolInterleukin-6MiceNetwork PharmacologyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCholesterolDrugs, Chinese HerbalInterleukin-6Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Necrosis Factor-alphafatty liver, alcoholicGanshuang granulesmodels, animalnetwork pharmacologyphosphatidylinositol 3-kinaseproto-oncogene proteins c-aktsignal transduction

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PMID38213247
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