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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2024

Integrated Approaches Revealed the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Zuojin Pill Against Gastric Mucosa Injury in a Rat Model with Chronic Atrophic Gastritis.

Lisheng Chen, Tingting He, Ruilin Wang, Honghong Liu, Xin Wang, Haotian Li, Manyi Jing, Xuelin Zhou, Shizhang Wei, Wenjun Zou and 1 more

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Lisheng ChenCollege of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3308-0898
Tingting HeDivision of Integrative Medicine, The Fifth Medical Center of General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ruilin WangDivision of Integrative Medicine, The Fifth Medical Center of General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Honghong LiuIntegrated TCM & Western Medicine Department, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xin WangCollege of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Haotian LiDepartment of Pharmacy Department, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Manyi JingDepartment of Pharmacy Department, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xuelin ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Shizhang WeiDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Wenjun ZouCollege of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yanling ZhaoCollege of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.

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Background: The Zuojin Pill (ZJP) is widely used for treating chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in clinical practice, effectively ameliorating symptoms such as vomiting, pain, and abdominal distension in patients. However, the underlying mechanisms of ZJP in treating CAG has not been fully elucidated. Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the characteristic function of ZJP in the treatment of CAG and its potential mechanism. Methods: The CAG model was established by alternant administrations of ammonia solution and sodium deoxycholate, as well as an irregular diet. Therapeutic effects of ZJP on body weight, serum biochemical indexes and general condition were analyzed. HE staining and AB-PAS staining were analyzed to characterize the mucosal injury and the thickness of gastric mucosa. Furthermore, network pharmacology and molecular docking were used to predict the regulatory mechanism and main active components of ZJP in CAG treatment. RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and Western blotting were used to measure the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins, gastric mucosal barrier-associated proteins and PI3K/Akt signaling pathway proteins. Results: The results demonstrated that ZJP significantly improved the general state of CAG rats, alleviated weight loss and gastric histological damage and reduced the serum biochemical indicators. Network pharmacology and molecular docking found that ZJP in treating CAG by inhibiting inflammation, suppressing apoptosis, and protecting the gastric mucosal barrier via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Further experiments confirmed that ZJP obviously modulated the expression of key proteins involved in gastric mucosal cell apoptosis, such as Bax, Bad, Apaf-1, cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, Cytochrome C, Bcl-2, and Bcl-xl. Moreover, ZJP significantly reversed the protein expression of Occludin, ZO-1, Claudin-4 and E-cadherin. Conclusion: Our study revealed that ZJP treats CAG by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. This research provided a scientific basis for the rational use of ZJP in clinical practice.

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Disease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalGastric MucosaGastritis, AtrophicMolecular Docking SimulationRats, Sprague-DawleyAnimalsApoptosisChronic DiseaseMaleNetwork PharmacologyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsSignal TransductionDrugs, Chinese HerbalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktzuojinchronic atrophic gastritismolecular dockingnetwork pharmacologyPI3K/Akt signaling pathwayZuojin Pill

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