Mechanism Study on Huoxin Pill in the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure Based on Network Pharmacology and Transcriptomics
10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2025.03.006
- VernacularTitle:基于网络药理学和转录组学探讨活心丸防治心力衰竭机制
- Author:
Xiang LIU
1
;
Kehan CHEN
;
Chuyao ZHENG
;
Yiqiu LIAO
;
Lingli WANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学中药学院,广州 510006
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Huoxin pill;
Heart failure;
Network pharmacology;
Transcriptomics;
cAMP/PKA signaling pathway
- From:
Herald of Medicine
2025;44(3):377-386
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the mechanism of Huoxin pill(HXP)in the prevention and treatment of heart failure(HF)based on transcriptomics and network pharmacology.Methods The mice were randomly divided into the normal control group,model control group,positive control group treated with sacubitril/valsartan(60 mg·kg-1),low-dose group treated with HXP(31.2 mg·kg-1),and high-dose group treated with HXP(62.4 mg·kg-1).The model control group and each drug treat-ment group were subcutaneously injected with an equal volume of ISO(5 mg·kg-1)for modeling,while the normal control group was given an equal volume of sterile saline.Six hours later,each drug administration group was gavaged with the corresponding drug for intervention,and the normal control and model control groups were gavaged with an equal volume of sterile water.The modeling and drug administration were continued for 21 days.The cardiac function parameters of the mice were measured using color Doppler ultrasound imaging;ELISA was used to detect the levels of mouse serum cAMP,NT-proBNP,and BNP;HE staining and Masson's trichrome staining were used to evaluate the pathological morphology of cardiac tissue,and the CVF was calculated.Network pharmacology combined with transcriptomics was used to predict potential targets and signaling pathways of HXP in the prevention and treatment of HF,and molecular biology methods were used for validation.Results Compared with the normal control group,the model control group showed an increase in LVESd and LVEDd(P＜0.01),and a decrease in LVEF and LVFS(P＜0.01);BNP,NT-proBNP,and cAMP levels were increased(P＜0.01);myocardial collagen fibers increased and CVF in-creased(P＜0.01).Compared with the model control group,the HXP low-dose group,HXP high-dose group,and positive control groups showed a decrease in LVESd and LVEDd(P＜0.01),and an increase in LVEF and LVFS(P＜0.01);serum levels of BNP,NT-proBNP,and cAMP decreased(P＜0.05);the degree of myocardial fibrosis decreased and CVF decreased(P＜0.01).Network pharmacology combined with transcriptomics predicted 10 key targets for HXP in the prevention and treatment of HF:CACNA1H,SCN10A,FGF12,PVALB,ACAN,LGALS3,SERPINE1,MMP3,GSTM1,VDR.Western blot results showed that the protein activation levels of PKA and CREB in myocardial tissue were increased in the model control group compared with the nor-mal control group(P＜0.01).Compared with the model control group,HXP low-dose group、HXP high-dose group,and positive control groups showed a decrease in the protein activation levels of PKA and CREB in myocardial tissue(P＜0.05).Conclusion HXP has an improvement effect on ISO-induced HF in mice,which may involve numerous targets and the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway.
