机构:[1]Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China[2]China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China[3]Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China[4]School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China[5]Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Qingre Huoxue Fang (QRHXF) treatment on anti-angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on network pharmacology and in vitro experiments. We used the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP) and Therapeutic Target (TTD) database to extract the active components of QRHXF and potential targets for regulating angiogenesis. First, we used Cytoscape bioinformatics software to construct the network of QRHXF-angiogenesis and screened the potential targets. Then, we performed gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis on the potential core targets. In addition, enzyme-linked immune assay and Western blot were used for in vitro validation and to verify the effects of different concentrations of QRHXF on the expression levels of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 1 (VEGFR-1) and VEGFR-2 cytokines and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3k) and Ak strain transforming (Akt) proteins in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). In results, we screened 179 core QRHXF antiangiogenic targets, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) cytokines. Enrichment analysis showed that the targets were enriched in 56 core signaling pathways, including PI3k and Akt. In vitro experiments showed that the migration distance and square, adhesion optical density (OD) values, and the number of branch points in tube formation significantly decreased in the QRHXF group compared with the induced group (P<0.01). Notably, the serum levels of VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 were lower compared with the induced group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). In addition, the expressions of PI3K and p-Akt proteins were decreased in the middle- and high doses groups (P<0.01). This study's results suggest that the downstream mechanism of QRHXF anti-angiogenesis might inhibit the PI3K-Akt signalling pathway and downregulate VEGF-1 and VEGF-2.
基金:
This study was supported by the National Natural
Science Fundation of China (No. 8207152903).
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外文
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大类|4 区医学
小类|4 区生理学
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大类|4 区医学
小类|4 区生理学
第一作者:
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[*1]Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 6 Zhonghuan South Road, Chaoyang District, 100102 Beijing, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang X,Zhi K,Yang Y,et al.Mechanism of Qingre Huoxue Fang treatment on inhibiting angiogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis based on network pharmacology and in vitro experiments[J].Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society.2023,74(1):doi:10.26402/jpp.2023.10.06.
APA:
Zhang X,Zhi K,Yang Y,Cui W,Cai L...&Cao W.(2023).Mechanism of Qingre Huoxue Fang treatment on inhibiting angiogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis based on network pharmacology and in vitro experiments.Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society,74,(1)
MLA:
Zhang X,et al."Mechanism of Qingre Huoxue Fang treatment on inhibiting angiogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis based on network pharmacology and in vitro experiments".Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society 74..1(2023)