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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Elucidation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 and anti-inflammatory bioactives in Qingyan Dropping Pills via integrated

Liting Liu, Xinru Li, Xinyue Wang, Peng Zhang, Qi Yang, Tong Geng, Yuefei Wang, Junhua Zhang, Changjian Wang, Jing Yang and 1 more

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Liting Liu *State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xinru Li *State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xinyue WangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Peng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Qi YangGuangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Tong GengTianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group Corp., Ltd. Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute, Tianjin, China.
Yuefei WangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Junhua ZhangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Changjian WangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jing YangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Min ZhangState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.

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Abstract

Background: The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has raised significant public health concerns. Qingyan Dropping Pills (QDP), as a recommended drug, is issued by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China for the treatment of COVID-19. However, its bioactive compounds and their mechanisms of action remain largely unidentified. In this study, the integration of computational and experimental approaches was performed to identify the bioactive compounds in QDP and elucidate its mechanisms against COVID-19. Methods: Utilizing UPLC-Q/TOF-MS, the chemical compounds of QDP were delineated, followed by network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S Results: Among the 48 identified compounds, 33 demonstrated potential antiviral activity against COVID-19. Notably, Hamamelitannin (HAM), corilagin (COR), and rhoifolin (RHO) effectively interacted with S Conclusion: Our study focused on Chinese patent medicine QDP to highlight the anti-SARS-CoV-2 and anti-inflammatory bioactives, providing evidence and insights into its clinical practice in the treatment of COVID-19.

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anti-inflammationantivirusCOVID-19Qingyan Dropping Pills (QDP)SARS-CoV-2

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