Yang Wen-Jing, Huang Jian, Wang Wei, Peng Li-Jun, Li Jin-Yu, Zhu Wei-Feng
Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Materia Medica Preparation of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004, China.
Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing 100700, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2023 Feb;48(4):1087-1097. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220926.501.
The present study aimed to explore the main active components and potential mechanisms of Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) and osteopractic total flavone(OTF) in the treatment of osteoporosis(OP) through network pharmacology, molecular docking and in vitro cell experiments, which was expected to provide a theoretical basis for clinical applications. The blood-entering components of PNS and OTF were obtained from literature search and online database, and their potential targets were obtained from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP) and SwissTargetPrediction. The OP targets were obtained by means of searching Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM) and GeneCards. The common targets of the drug and disease were screened by Venn. Cytoscape was used to construct a "drug-component-target-disease" network, and the core components were screened according to the node degree. The protein-protein interaction(PPI) network of the common targets was constructed by STRING and Cytoscape, and the core targets were screened according to the node degree. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis of potential therapeutic targets were carried out by R language. Molecular docking was used to determine the binding activity of some active components to key targets by AutoDock Vina. Finally, HIF-1 signaling pathway was selected for in vitro experimental verification according to the results of KEGG pathway analysis. Network pharmacology showed that there were 45 active components such as leachianone A, kurarinone, 20(R)-protopanaxatriol, 20(S)-protopanaxatriol, and kaempferol, and 103 therapeutic targets such as IL6, AKT1, TNF, VEGFA and MAPK3 involved. PI3K-AKT, HIF-1, TNF and other signaling pathways were enriched. Molecular docking revealed that the core components had good binding ability to the core targets. In vitro experiments found that PNS-OTF could up-regulate the mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, VEGFA and Runx2, indicating that the mechanism of PNS-OTF in treating OP may be related to the activation of HIF-1 signaling pathway, and thus PNS-OTF played a role in promoting angiogenesis and osteogenic differentiation. In conclusion, this study predicted the core targets and pathways of PNS-OTF in treating OP based on network pharmacology and carried out in vitro experimental verification, which reflected the characteristics of multi-component, multi-target and multi-pathway synergy of PNS-OTF, and provided new ideas for the future clinical treatment of OP.
本研究旨在通过网络药理学、分子对接和体外细胞实验,探讨三七总皂苷(PNS)和骨碎补总黄酮(OTF)治疗骨质疏松症(OP)的主要活性成分和潜在机制,以期为临床应用提供理论依据。通过文献检索和在线数据库获取PNS和OTF的入血成分,其潜在靶点从中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(TCMSP)和SwissTargetPrediction获取。通过检索《人类孟德尔遗传》(OMIM)和基因卡片(GeneCards)获取OP靶点。通过韦恩图筛选药物与疾病的共同靶点。利用Cytoscape构建“药物-成分-靶点-疾病”网络,并根据节点度筛选核心成分。通过STRING和Cytoscape构建共同靶点的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络,并根据节点度筛选核心靶点。利用R语言对潜在治疗靶点进行基因本体(GO)和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)富集分析。通过AutoDock Vina利用分子对接确定部分活性成分与关键靶点的结合活性。最后,根据KEGG通路分析结果选择低氧诱导因子-1(HIF-1)信号通路进行体外实验验证。网络药理学研究表明,存在如裂环烯醚萜苷A、苦参酮、20(R)-原人参三醇、20(S)-原人参三醇和山奈酚等45种活性成分,以及涉及白细胞介素6(IL6)、蛋白激酶B1(AKT1)、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)、血管内皮生长因子A(VEGFA)和丝裂原活化蛋白激酶3(MAPK3)等103个治疗靶点。磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶-蛋白激酶B(PI3K-AKT)、HIF-1、TNF等信号通路得到富集。分子对接显示核心成分与核心靶点具有良好的结合能力。体外实验发现PNS-OTF可上调HIF-1α、VEGFA和Runx2的mRNA表达水平,表明PNS-OTF治疗OP的机制可能与激活HIF-1信号通路有关,进而PNS-OTF在促进血管生成和成骨分化中发挥作用。综上所述,本研究基于网络药理学预测了PNS-OTF治疗OP的核心靶点和通路,并进行了体外实验验证,体现了PNS-OTF多成分、多靶点、多通路协同的特点,为未来OP的临床治疗提供了新思路。