Pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of action of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the treatment of gouty arthritis:a study based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS,network pharmacology,and molecular docking simulation
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Pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of action of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the treatment of gouty arthritis:a study based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS,network pharmacology,and molecular docking simulation
Journal of Chongqing Medical UniversityVol. 50, Issue 7, Pages: 860-869(2025)
Wang Wenting,Feng Jinhui,Yang Ke,et al.Pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of action of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the treatment of gouty arthritis:a study based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS,network pharmacology,and molecular docking simulation[J].Journal of Chongqing Medical University,2025,50(7):860-869.
Wang Wenting,Feng Jinhui,Yang Ke,et al.Pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of action of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the treatment of gouty arthritis:a study based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS,network pharmacology,and molecular docking simulation[J].Journal of Chongqing Medical University,2025,50(7):860-869. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.003855.
Pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of action of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the treatment of gouty arthritis:a study based on UPLC-Q-TOF/MS,network pharmacology,and molecular docking simulation
To identify the main components of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction(HLJDD) using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS),and to explore the potential mechanism of action of HLJDD in the treatment of gouty arthritis(GA) using network pharmacology and molecular docking methods.
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We identified the chemical components of HLJDD by combining UPLC-Q-TOF-MS data acquired in both positive and negative ion modes with reference standards,relevant literature,and database searches. We analyzed the potential therapeutic mechanism of HLJDD for GA by using network pharmacology to determine the intersection targets between the active ingredients of HLJDD and GA for further enrichment analysis and visual network mapping. The binding affinity of the active ingredients with the intersection targets was validated through molecular docking.
Results
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A total of 47 components were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS; 54 key components of HLJDD for GA treatment and 37 intersection targets were determined by network pharmacology; and the top 10 key targets by Degree value were obtained by protein-protein interaction analysis. The Gene Ontology functional enrichment analysis revealed 20 biological processes,7 cellular components,and 8 molecular functions. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis demonstrated 96 GA-related intervention pathways,in which inflammatory signaling pathways such as interleukin-17(IL-17) and tumor necrosis factor(TNF) were involved. Molecular docking verified that the key components of HLJDD had high binding affinity with the core targets.
Conclusion
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The identified key components in HLJDD,such as phellodendrine,coptisine,wogonin,and β-sitosterol,may alleviate GA by regulating multiple core targets in the IL-17 and TNF pathways,such as PTSG2,which provides a theoretical basis for future investigation into the mechanism of action of HLJDD.
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