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He X, Cui J, Li H, Zhou Y, Wu X, Jiang C, Xu Z, Wang R, Xiong L. Antipyretic effects of Xiangqin Jiere granules on febrile young rats revealed by combining pharmacodynamics, metabolomics, network pharmacology, molecular biology experiments and molecular docking strategies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-18. [PMID: 38197809 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2301761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Xiangqin Jiere granules (XQJRG) is a proprietary Chinese medicine treating children's colds and fevers, but its mechanism of action is unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the antipyretic mechanisms of XQJRG based on pharmacodynamics, non-targeted metabolomics, network pharmacology, molecular biology experiments, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Firstly, the yeast-induced fever model was constructed in young rats to study antipyretic effect of XQJRG. Metabolomics and network pharmacology studies were performed to identify the key compounds, targets and pathways involved in the antipyretic of XQJRG. Subsequently, MetScape was used to jointly analyze targets from network pharmacology and metabolites from metabolomics. Finally, the key targets were validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the affinity and stability of key ingredient and targets were evaluated by molecular docking and MD simulation. The animal experimental results showed that after XQJRG treatment, body temperature of febrile rats was significantly reduced, 13 metabolites were significantly modulated, and pathways of differential metabolite enrichment were mainly related to amino acid and lipid metabolism. Network pharmacology results indicated that quercetin and kaempferol were the key active components of XQJRG, TNF, AKT1, IL6, IL1B and PTGS2 were core targets. ELISA confirmed that XQJRG significantly reduced the plasma concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, and the hypothalamic concentrations of COX-2 and PGE2. Molecular docking demonstrated that the binding energies of kaempferol to the core targets were all below -5.0 kcal/mol. MD simulation results showed that the binding free energies of TNF-kaempferol, IL6-kaempferol, IL1B-kaempferol and PTGS2-kaempferol were -87.86 kcal/mol, -70.41 kcal/mol, -69.95 kcal/mol and -106.67 kcal/mol, respectively. In conclusion, XQJRG has antipyretic effects on yeast-induced fever in young rats, and its antipyretic mechanisms may be related to the inhibition of peripheral pyrogenic cytokines release by constituents such as kaempferol, the reduction of hypothalamic fever mediator production, and the amelioration of disturbances in amino acid and lipid metabolism.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Xiying He
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
- College of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- College of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- College of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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Liu T, Zhou N, Liu Z, Shan Z, Wang Y, Zheng X, Feng W. Integrated Metabonomic Study on the Relationship between Medicinal Properties and Efficacy of Rehmanniae Radix. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2022; 51:169-187. [PMID: 36503428 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x23500106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Each Chinese medicine has its own properties and effects. However, the close connection between the medicinal properties and the effects of the medicine remains unclear. To export the scientific connection between the medicinal properties and efficacy of Rehmanniae Radix (RR), this study established a model and evaluated the therapeutic effects of RR on cold-heat syndrome to access the properties of RR, and then established a blood-heat syndrome model through the injection of rats with dry yeast combined with anhydrous ethanol. Related biochemical indicators (coagulation factors and central pyrogenic factor) were measured to assess the efficacy of RR. Finally, metabonomic technology was used to study the blood-cooling mechanism of RR from two aspects: medicinal properties and efficacy. The comprehensive results suggest that RR can significantly reduce the rectal temperature of blood-heat syndrome model rats and increase both the expression levels of coagulation factors (TNF-[Formula: see text], IL-1[Formula: see text], and IL-6) and the central pyrogenic factors (c-AMP, PGE-2). RR also cools the blood through regulating arginine, proline, phenylalanine, taurine, hypotaurine, sulfur, glycerophospholipid, primary bile acid metabolic pathways, and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Therefore, RR plays the role of cooling blood by virtue of its cold property. The medicinal property of RR has a guiding effect on the clinical application. Moreover, the integrated metabolomic approach is a powerful tool for studying the properties and efficacy of Chinese medicine.
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- Tong Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China.,The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine, Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China.,Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases by Henan & Education Ministry of P. R. China Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China.,The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine, Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China.,Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases by Henan & Education Ministry of P. R. China Henan, P. R. China
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Li G, Zhu T, Row KH. Deep eutectic solvents for the purification of chloromycetin and thiamphenicol from milk. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:625-634. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Guizhen Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Tianjin University of Technology; Tianjin P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Inha University; Incheon Korea
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Tianjin University of Technology; Tianjin P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Inha University; Incheon Korea
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Ma H, Niu H, Cao Q, Zhou J, Gong Y, Zhu Z, Lv X, Di L, Qian D, Wu Q, Duan J. Metabolomics method based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry to analyze toxins in fresh and dried toad venom. J Sep Sci 2016; 39:4681-4687. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Hongyue Ma
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
- China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal, Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
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