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

Weifuchun ( ) exerts therapeutic effects on gastric fundic gland polyps by promoting ferroptosis.

L I Yue, Deng Jinyan, P I Shanshan, Zhang Yingjuan, Zhao Dan, Guo Yi, Y E Yong'an, Zao Xiaobin, D U Hongbo

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L I YueGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Deng JinyanGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
P I ShanshanGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhang YingjuanGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhao DanGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Guo YiGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Y E Yong'anGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Zao XiaobinInstitute of Liver Diseases, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
D U HongboGastroenterology Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.

Funding

Dongzhimen Hospital Horizontal Project: Exploring the Effects of Weifuchun on Key Mechanisms of Different Types of Gastric Polyps based on Human Organoid Culture Technology HX-DZM-202239National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Letter [2022]-1Qihuang Talent Program for Renowned Physician Cultivation at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Y2023A06
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effects of Chinese medicine Weifuchun (WFC, ) on gastric fundic gland polyps (FGPs).

methodsFGPs organoids were constructed with patients-derived samples. The morphology and size of FGPs organoids were detected using bright-field imaging. Effective components and corresponding potential targets of WFC were screened using multiple open-source databases and research on Traditional Chinese Medicine or compound formulas. Core genes were identified through protein-protein interaction networks. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analyses of the core genes were conducted. The interactions between main components and core targets were analyzed through the FerrDb database. The expressions of core targets were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).

resultsAfter WFC treatment, the number and size of FGPs organoids were significantly reduced. Twenty nine active drug components and 162 candidate targets of WFC for treating FGPs were identified, including 37 targets related to ferroptosis. Quercetin, Glaucocalyxin B, Melissoidesin U, Melissoidesin O, Hesperetin, Glaucocalyxin A, Angustifolin, Melissoidesin M, Di-n-octyl phthalate, and beta-sitosterol were identified as the main active compounds. SRC proto-oncogene, non-receptor tyrosine kinase, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta, phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1, and AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 were identified as the primary targets. KEGG pathways related to carcinogenesis, cell proliferation and metabolism, and oxidative stress. WFC promoted FGPs organoids' death and could be reversed by ferroptosis inhibitor of Erastin. The qRT-PCR results showed that WFC treatment could regulate the mRNA expression levels of solute carrier family 7 member 11, acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4, and arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase, type B.

conclusionWFC may exert its therapeutic effects by inducing ferroptosis in FGPs cells.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalFerroptosisGastric FundusPolypsStomach NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleOrganoidsProto-Oncogene MasDrugs, Chinese HerbalMAS1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Masferroptosisfundic gland polypsnetwork pharmacologyorganoidsWeifuchun

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PMCPMC12134325

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