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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Integrating network pharmacology and experimental validation to uncover the synergistic effects of Huangqi ()-Ezhu () with 5-fluorouracil in colorectal cancer models.

Tan Xiying, G U Ruxin, Tao Jing, Zhang Yu, Sun RuiQian, Yin Gang, Zhang Shuo, Tang Decai

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Article in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Tan XiyingDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
G U RuxinDepartment of Pain Management, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Tao JingSchool of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Zhang YuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Sun RuiQianSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yin GangSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Zhang ShuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nantong, 226001, China.
Tang DecaiSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Found Project: Anti-Colorectal Cancer Metastasis Mechanism of Huangqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici)-Ezhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) According to the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 Alpha/β-Catenin Cross-Talk Which Influence the Colon Tumor Stem Cells in Hypoxia Microenvironment 82003961National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Found Project: the Mechanism of the Compatibility of Huangqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici) and Ezhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) on the Early Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mediated by Cancer Associated Fibroblasts 82104408Science and Technology Development Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jiangsu Province: Mechanism of Huangqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici)-Ezhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) Herb Pair on the Inhibition of Colon Cancer Metastasis Through the Wnt/β-catenin Pathway YB201921Science Foundation of China Project: Involvement of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α Signal in Huangqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici)-Ezhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) Combination Induced Remolding of Tumor Hypoxic Microenvironment 82074035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effects of Huangqi (

methodsThe anti-tumor effects of HQEZ were evaluated in colorectal cancer models both

resultsHQEZ significantly enhanced the anti-tumor activity of 5-FU

conclusionHQEZ has synergistic effects on the anti-tumor activity of 5-FU in the treatment of colorectal cancer both

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Colorectal NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFluorouracilAnimalsCell ProliferationDrug SynergismFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNetwork PharmacologyProtein Interaction MapsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFluorouracilcolorectal neoplasmsfluorouracilHuangqi ()-Ezhu ()network pharmacologyparasitic sensitivity tests

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PMID40151125
PMCPMC11955770

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