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ArticleChinese medicine2025

Integrative network pharmacology, transcriptomics, and proteomics reveal the material basis and mechanism of the Shen Qing Weichang Formula against gastric cancer.

Yi Wang, Xiaoyu Sun, Mingming Ren, Fangqi Ma, Ruohan Zhao, Xiaohong Zhu, Yan Xu, Nida Cao, Yuanyuan Chen, Yongfu Pan and 1 more

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Yi Wang *Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1167-2069
Xiaoyu Sun *Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Mingming RenDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Fangqi MaDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Ruohan ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xiaohong ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yan XuDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Nida CaoDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yuanyuan ChenCancer Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yongfu PanCancer Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China. yongfupan11@fudan.edu.cn.
Aiguang ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South Wanping Rd. 725, Shanghai, 200032, China. lh2305@shutcm.edu.cn.

Funding

Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Science and Technology and Industrial Development of Jiangxi Traditional Medicine 21MC1930500National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 31801153Program for Innovation Team Building at Institutions of Higher Education in Chongqing Municipality ZYYCXTD-C-202208
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Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer (GC) is a common malignancy with poor prognosis and lack of efficient therapeutic methods. Shen Qing Weichang Formula (SQWCF) is a patented traditional herbal prescription for GC, but its efficacy and underlying mechanism remains to be clarified. PURPOSE: To explore the efficacy and potential mechanism of SQWCF in treating GC.

methodsA subcutaneous transplantation tumor model of human GC was established for assessing SQWCF's efficacy and safety. A comprehensive strategy integrating mass spectrometry, network pharmacology, omics analysis, and bioinformatic methods was adopted to explore the core components, key targets, and potential mechanism of SQWCF in treating GC. Molecular docking, immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time PCR, and western blot were applied to validation.

resultsIn the mouse model of GC, SQWCF effectively suppressed the GC growth without evident toxicity and enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of paclitaxel. Network pharmacology and molecular docking based on mass spectrometry showed that key targets (CASP3, TP53, Bcl-2, and AKT1) and core active components (Calycosin, Glycitein, Liquiritigenin, Hesperetin, and Eriodictyol) involved in the anti-GC effect of SQWCF had stable binding affinity, of which AKT1 ranked the top in the affinity. Validation based on network pharmacology and omics analysis confirmed that PI3K-AKT and MAPK signaling pathways, as well as downstream apoptosis pathway, explained the therapeutic effects of SQWCF on GC. In addition, family with sequence similarity 81 member A (FAM81A) was identified as a novel biomarker of GC that was aberrantly highly expressed in GC and associated with poor prognosis by bioinformatic analysis, and was an effector target of SQWCF at both mRNA and protein levels.

conclusionThis study uncovers a synergistic multi-component, multi-target, and multi-pathway regulatory mechanism of SQWCF in treating GC comprehensively, emphasizing its potential for therapeutic use and providing new insights into GC treatment.

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ApoptosisGastric cancerMAPK signaling pathwayNetwork pharmacologyPaclitaxelPI3K-AKT signaling pathwayProteomicsShen Qing Weichang formulaTranscriptomics

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