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Uncovering the pharmacological mechanism of Wei-Tong-Xin against gastric ulcer based on network pharmacology combined with in vivo experiment validation. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates the pharmacological effects of Wei-Tong-Xin (WTX), an improved prescription based on a traditional Chinese medicine decoction, particularly for treating gastric ulcers (GU).
  • A network pharmacology approach was used to identify key targets and signaling pathways, revealing potential mechanisms of WTX's therapeutic action against GU.
  • Results showed that WTX engages 243 targets from its 65 active ingredients and significantly impacts the PI3K/AKT pathway, leading to reduced ulcer severity in experimental models.

Article Abstract

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The prescription of Wei-Tong-Xin (WTX) is improved based on the prescription "Wanyingyuan", a famous decoction documented in the book of Huatuozhongzangjing in the Han dynasty. Many years of clinical verification have demonstrated that WTX can be used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, especially gastric ulcer (GU). However, the potential pharmacological mechanism is undefined.

Aim Of The Study: This research was conducted to explore the pharmacological mechanisms under the consideration of the therapeutical effect of WTX against GU by combining the network pharmacology strategy and in-vivo verified experiments.

Materials And Methods: A prediction network describing the relationship between WTX and GU was established based on information collected from multiple databases. Then, the intersecting protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of the drug-disease overlapping gene targets was constructed, and several key targets related to both WTX and GU were obtained. Besides, the Gene Ontology (GO) biological enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis were performed to investigate the key target genes and pathways of WTX against GU. Then, the candidate targets and signaling pathways of network pharmacology were validated in a rat model of GU induced by indomethacin following the results and available proof.

Results: There are 243 targets obtained from the 65 active ingredients in WTX, and 1362 disease targets related to GU were identified. Then, 6 key targets were determined with the PPI interaction network, which was structured from 126 overlapping gene targets. GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway might play a crucial role in the therapeutic mechanism of GU. In vivo verified experiments, WTX significantly reduced the ulcer area and improved the histopathological appearance of gastric tissues. Moreover, down-regulated the protein levels of IL6, TNF-α, and Caspase 3 in the gastric tissues while up-regulating the expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT, p-P53, and VEGFA compared to the model group.

Conclusion: WTX, an ancient traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound prescription, may affect the inflammatory response and apoptosis process by regulating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and related gene targets. Therefore, it is an effective drug candidate for the modern treatment of GU.

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