[瓜蒌-薤白配伍抗动脉粥样硬化的作用机制:基于代谢组学和网络药理学]
[Compatibility mechanism of Trichosanthis Fructus-Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus combination against atherosclerosis: based on metabolomics and network pharmacology].
作者信息
Li Jia-Hui, Xu Peng-Bo, Zhong Hua, Zhou An, Wu Hong-Fei, Dai Min
机构信息
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pharmacy,Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012, China.
出版信息
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2022 Nov;47(22):6207-6216. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220727.701.
This study aims to investigate the compatibility mechanism of Trichosanthis Fructus-Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus combination against atherosclerosis(AS) in apolipoprotein E-deficient(ApoE~(-/-)) mice. To be specific, high-fat diet was used to induce AS in mice. The pathological morphology of mice aorta was evaluated based on hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and Masson staining. The metabolic profiling of mouse serum samples was performed with ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. Multiple statistical analysis methods including partial least squares-discriminant analysis and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis were employed to screen potential biomarkers in mice. With the techniques in network pharmacology, the metabolites related to AS and the targets in the metabolic pathways were screened out. The results showed that Trichosanthis Fructus alone and the pair all reduced the plaque area of aortic sinus(P<0.05) and collagen area(P<0.05). Compared with the Trichosanthis Fructus alone and Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus alone, the combination significantly decreased the plaque area of aortic sinus(P<0.05) and collagen area(P<0.05). Metabolomics revealed 16 biomarkers in mice. Trichosanthis Fructus re-gulated the abnormal levels of 4 metabolites in glycerophosphatide metabolic pathway. Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus modulated the abnormal levels of 2 metabolites in arachidonic acid metabolic pathway and the combination recovered the levels of 8 metabolites in glycerophosphatide, linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, and pyrimidine metabolic pathways. Network pharmacology suggested that Trichosanthis Fructus regulated 24 targets which related to 2 AS-associated metabolites and involved glycerophosphatide metabolic pathway. Allii Macroste-monis Bulbus modulated 40 targets which related to 2 AS-associated metabolites and involved the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway. The combination regulated 57 targets which related to 6 AS-metabolites and involved linoleic acid metabolic pathway, glycerophosphatide metabolic pathway, and arachidonic acid metabolic pathway. These results indicate that the Trichosanthis Fructus-Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus combination enhances the regulation of linoleic acid metabolism, glycerophosphatide metabolism, and arachido-nic acid metabolism, thereby synergistically alleviating lipid disorder and inflammatory response in AS mice.
本研究旨在探讨瓜蒌-薤白组合对载脂蛋白E缺陷(ApoE~(-/-))小鼠动脉粥样硬化(AS)的配伍机制。具体而言,采用高脂饮食诱导小鼠AS。基于苏木精-伊红(HE)染色和Masson染色评估小鼠主动脉的病理形态。采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间串联质谱联用技术对小鼠血清样本进行代谢谱分析。运用偏最小二乘判别分析和正交偏最小二乘判别分析等多种统计分析方法筛选小鼠潜在生物标志物。借助网络药理学技术,筛选出与AS相关的代谢产物及代谢途径中的靶点。结果显示,瓜蒌单用及二者配伍均降低了主动脉窦斑块面积(P<0.05)和胶原面积(P<0.05)。与瓜蒌单用和薤白单用相比,二者配伍显著降低了主动脉窦斑块面积(P<0.05)和胶原面积(P<0.05)。代谢组学揭示小鼠中有16种生物标志物。瓜蒌调节了甘油磷脂代谢途径中4种代谢产物的异常水平。薤白调节了花生四烯酸代谢途径中2种代谢产物的异常水平,二者配伍恢复了甘油磷脂、亚油酸、花生四烯酸和嘧啶代谢途径中8种代谢产物的水平。网络药理学表明,瓜蒌调节了24个靶点,这些靶点与2种AS相关代谢产物有关,涉及甘油磷脂代谢途径。薤白调节了40个靶点,这些靶点与2种AS相关代谢产物有关,涉及花生四烯酸代谢途径。二者配伍调节了57个靶点,这些靶点与6种AS代谢产物有关,涉及亚油酸代谢途径、甘油磷脂代谢途径和花生四烯酸代谢途径。这些结果表明,瓜蒌-薤白组合增强了对亚油酸代谢、甘油磷脂代谢和花生四烯酸代谢的调节,从而协同减轻AS小鼠的脂质紊乱和炎症反应。