Identification of the chemical composition of Xiaoshi granules and study on its potential mechanism of the treatment of functional dyspepsia
- VernacularTitle:消食颗粒化学成分鉴定及其治疗功能性消化不良的潜在作用机制研究
- Author:
Qiuxiang YU
1
;
Siyu LI
1
;
An CHANG
1
;
Jiaxin FENG
1
;
Hui ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy，Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Liaoning Dalian 116600，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Xiaoshi granules;
chemical composition;
network pharmacology;
molecular docking;
mechanism of action
- From:
China Pharmacy
2022;33(23):2874-2879
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To identify the chemical composition of Xiaoshi granules， and investigate its potential mechanism of action in the treatment of functional dyspepsia （FD）. METHODS Firstly， ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to analyze the composition of the Xiaoshi granules， and then network pharmacology was used to screen the potential targets of the Xiaoshi granules for the treatment of FD. Molecular docking of core components and targets was performed by using AutoDock Tools 1.5.6 software. RESULTS A total of 53 major chemical components， mainly flavonoids and organic acids， were identified from Xiaoshi granules. Network pharmacology screened core components such as quercetin， isorhamnetin， kaempferol and rutin， six core targets such as estrogen receptor （ESR1）， signal transducer and activator of transcription （STAT3）， androgen receptor（AR）， cellular tumor antigen （TP53）， hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit α in breast cancer tissue（HIF1A）， proto-oncogene tyrosine protein kinase （SRC）， and obtained major signaling pathways such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase （PI3K）-protein kinase B （Akt）， advanced glycosylation products （AGE）-receptor for advanced glycosylation end products （RAGE）， mitogen-activated protein kinase （MAPK）. The molecular docking results showed good docking activity between the core components and the core targets. CONCLUSIONS Xiaoshi granules may act on STAT3， HIF1A， SRC and other targets through quercetin， isorhamnetin， kaempferol and other active ingredients to regulate PI3K- Akt， AGE-RAGE， MAPK and other signal pathways， thus exerting its therapeutic effect on FD.
