ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025
Network pharmacology combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry method to explore the mechanism of Shizhi Fang in treating uric acid nephropathy mice.
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objectiveTo elucidate the potential mechanisms of Shizhi Fang (SZF, ) in the treatment of uric acid nephropathy (UAN).
methodsSZF-containing serum was prepared from six male rats and analyzed using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Network pharmacology was employed was integrated with UPLC-Q-TOF-MS to predict SZF targets for the treatment of UAN, which were subsequently validated through
resultsNine prototype compounds and 30 metabolites were identified in SZF serum. Network pharmacology analysis revealed 195 drug targets and 1608 disease targets, with 76 common drug-disease targets, including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src (SRC), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9), Caspase 3, and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) as key targets. Gene Ontology analysis identified 325 biological processes, 48 cellular components, and 72 molecular functions, while Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis identified 113 pathways. Molecular docking demonstrated strong binding affinities between active compounds and their targets. In the animal study, SZF treatment alleviated pathological damage and improved serum and urine biochemical markers compared to the Model group (
conclusionSZF may exert therapeutic effects on UAN through multiple targets and pathways.
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