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Li J, Qi X, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Chen J. Network Pharmacology Analysis on Zhichan Powder in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2021; 23:28-40. [PMID: 31899674 DOI: 10.2174/1386207323666200102124302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVE Effective components and the mechanism of action of Zhichan powder for the treatment of Parkinson's disease were researched at a systematic level. MATERIALS AND METHODS Screening of active components in Zhichan powder for the treatment of Parkinson's disease was conducted using the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology database, and a medicine-target-disease network was established with computational network pharmacology. RESULTS By using network pharmacology methods, we identified 18 major active components in Zhichan powder through screening, indicating a connection between chemical components of this Traditional Chinese Medicine and Parkinson's disease-related targets. CONCLUSION The medicine-target-disease system of Zhichan powder established by network pharmacology permitted visualization of clustering and differences among chemical components in this prescription, as well as the complex mechanism of molecular activities among those effective components, relevant targets, pathways, and the disease. Thus, our results provide a new perspective and method for revealing the mechanism of action of Traditional Chinese Medicine prescriptions.
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- Jia Li
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jilin Central General Hospital, Jilin 132011, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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Zhou Q, Chen J, Yi S, Lou Y, Tang W, Liu Y, Zhang P. Zhichan powder regulates nigrostriatal dopamine synthesis and metabolism in Parkinson's disease rats. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:2107-14. [PMID: 25558223 PMCID: PMC4281411 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.27.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this study, rat models of Parkinson's disease induced by substantia nigra injection of 6-hydroxy-dopamine were intragastrically administered Zhichan powder daily for 50 days. Reverse transcription PCR results showed that tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA expression in the rat substantia nigra was significantly increased, while monoamine oxidase B mRNA expression was significantly decreased in the Zhichan powder group, compared with the model group. In addition, the levels of striatal dopamine and homovanillic acid, the ratio of dopamine to homovanillic acid, and the activity of blood superoxide dismutase were all higher in the Zhichan powder group than in the model group, but the content of malondialdehyde in blood was lower. Our experimental findings indicate that Zhichan powder has an antioxidant effect, it can regulate the expression of monoamine oxidase B and tyrosine hydroxylase in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease rats, and it can facilitate the secretion of striatal dopamine and its metabolite homovanillic acid.
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- Qingwei Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Regenerative Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130013, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Changchun Municipal People's Hospital, Changchun 130041, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Clinical Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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Chen J, Ma J, Qiu Y, Yi S, Liu Y, Zhou Q, Zhang P, Wan Q, Kuang Y. Effects of Zhichan powder on signal transduction and apoptosis-associated gene expression in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease rats. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:2115-22. [PMID: 25558224 PMCID: PMC4281412 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.27.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that Zhichan powder elevated immunity and suppressed oxidation in mice. Rat models of Parkinson’s disease were induced by stereotaxically injecting 6-hydroxydopamine into the substantia nigra. The rat models were intragastrically treated with Zhichan powder, which is composed of milkvetch root, ginseng, bunge swallowwort root, himalayan teasel root, Magnolia officinalis, Ligustrum lucidum Ait. and szechwan lovage rhizome. Immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-PCR results demonstrated that mRNA and protein expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, Fas, caspase-8, cytochrome C, Bax, caspase-3, and p53 significantly increased, but Bcl-2 expression significantly decreased in the substantia nigra of rats with Parkinson’s disease. Following Zhichan powder administration, mRNA and protein expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, Fas, caspase-8, cytochrome C, Bax, caspase-3, and p53 diminished, but Bcl-2 expression increased in the rat substantia nigra. These results indicate that Zhichan powder regulates signal transduction protein expression, inhibits apoptosis, and exerts therapeutic effects on Parkinson’s disease.
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- Jiajun Chen
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Immunology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Image, Second Clinical Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Life Science College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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