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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2025

Explore the action mechanism of Danggui Buxue decoction on chronic heart failure in rats by proteomics and untargeted metabolomics.

Yongchang Zhou, Yichen Guan, Siman Tao, Zigang Pu, Kepei Yang, Juan Qi, Junxian Zhao, Yongjie Pang, Peng Wang, Qing Yang and 2 more

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Yongchang ZhouCollege of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
Yichen GuanSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Siman TaoSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Zigang PuSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Kepei YangSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Juan QiSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Junxian ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
Yongjie PangSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Peng WangSchool of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
Qing YangSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Xinxu TianSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.
Xiuying PuSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China.

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Background and aim: Danggui Buxue Decoction (DBD) has been applied to alleviate chronic heart failure (CHF) in clinics, however, its mechanism is still unclear. This study investigates the potential action mechanism of DBD for rats with CHF combined with liver injury. Experimental procedure: For this purpose, this study established a CHF rat model. The change of proteins in myocardial tissues was identified by proteomics and then further verified using western blotting. Additionally, metabolomics revealed the metabolic pathways associated with liver injury in CHF rats. Results and conclusion: Animal studies demonstrated that DBD could relieve CHF as it significantly reduced serum levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in CHF rats, and promoted the activity of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), cytochrome oxidase (COX), and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) in myocardial tissues. Myocardial proteomics analysis revealed that DBD improved myocardial mitochondria and peroxisomes function by regulating the expression of proteins associated with energy metabolism and oxidative damage. Western blotting confirmed that DBD upregulated the expression of proteins in the adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog-1 (SIRT1)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1 α)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta (PPAR β) signaling pathway, which also proved the efficacy of DBD in alleviating CHF in rats. Hepatic metabolomics analysis showed that DBD could restore the damaged liver function of CHF rats via metabolic pathways, including the metabolism of lipid, vitamin, and amino acids. In conclusion, this study unveiled a novel action mechanism of DBD in the treating ISO-induced CHF and liver injury based on proteomics and metabolomics. These results lay a scientific basis for the widespread application of DBD in the cardiovascular field.

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Chronic heart failure (CHF)Danggui Buxue decoction (DBD)MetabolomicsProteomicsRats

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