Integration of metabolomics and network pharmacology technology to explain the effect mechanisms of Danggui Buxue decoction in vascular dementia

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Danggui Buxue decoction (DBD) is a traditional Chinese medicine herbal decoction that has a good therapeutic effect on vascular dementia (VaD). However, its pharmacodynamic substances and underlying mechanisms are ambiguous. The work aimed to decipher the pharmacodynamic substances and molecular mechanisms of DBD against VaD rats based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry metabonomics, network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental verification. The results indicated that DBD significantly improved the learning abilities and cognitive impairment in the VaD rat model. Integration analysis of the metabolomics and network pharmacology approach revealed that DBD might primarily affect arachidonic acid (AA) and inositol phosphate metabolic pathways by regulating the platelet activation signaling pathways. Six core targets (TNF [tumor necrosis factor], IL-6 [interleukin 6], PTGS2 [prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2], MAPK1, MAPK3, and TP53) in the platelet activation signaling pathways also had a good affinity to seven main active components (saponins, organic acids, flavonoids, and phthalides) of DBD through the verification of molecular docking. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results (ELISA) showed that the levels of TNF, IL-6, PTGS2, thromboxane B2, and caspase-3 in the platelet activation signaling pathway can be regulated by DBD. Our results indicated that DBD treated VaD mainly by modulating the platelet activation signaling pathway, and AA and inositol phosphate metabolism.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Biomedical chromatography : BMC - 38(2024), 4 vom: 26. März, Seite e5822

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xinhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanying [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Wanrong [VerfasserIn]
Si, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hongmei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

27YG812J1I
Arachidonic Acid
Cyclooxygenase 2
Danggui Buxue decoction
Danggui buxue decoction
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
EC 1.14.99.1
Inositol Phosphates
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Metabolomics
Molecular docking
Network pharmacology
Vascular dementia

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/bmc.5822

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367276658