The Mechanism of Huangqi (Radix Astragali)-Taizishen (Radix Pseudostellariae) Drug Pair Reducing the Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines based on Network Pharmacology
WANG Feng, WANG Lixin, LIU Fangru, et al. The Mechanism of Huangqi (Radix Astragali)-Taizishen (Radix Pseudostellariae) Drug Pair Reducing the Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines based on Network Pharmacology[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2021, 62(11): 994-1000.
WANG Feng, WANG Lixin, LIU Fangru, et al. The Mechanism of Huangqi (Radix Astragali)-Taizishen (Radix Pseudostellariae) Drug Pair Reducing the Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines based on Network Pharmacology[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2021, 62(11): 994-1000.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2021.11.015.
Objective To explore the mechanism of Huangqi(Radix Astragali)-Taizishen(Radix Pseudostellariae) drug pair on reducing the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines based on network pharmacology. Methods The active ingredients and targets of the herbal pair Huangqi-Taizishen were screened from the TCMSP database
the chemistry database and the PharMapper database. Screen the disease targets of anthracycline cardiotoxicity through GeneCards database and OMIM database. Venny 2.1 online analysis tool was used to construct a Venn diagram to obtain the common target of drugs and disease. The STRING platform was used to construct the protein-protein interaction relationship of the common target. The GO function analysis and the KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of the common target were performed using the R software
and the results were visualized by Cytoscape 3.7.1 software. Results There were 21 main active ingredients of Huangqi-Taizishen on reducing cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines
and 39 common targets of drug targets and disease targets. Quercetin(degree=32)
luteolin(degree=17)
kaempferol(degree=12)
acacetin(degree=7) and β-sitosterol(degree=7) were the key active ingredients
and AKT1
MAPK1
MAPK8 and CASP3 were the key targets. GO analysis showed that biological processes were mainly enriched in responses to oxidative stress
reactive oxygen species
metal ions
and apoptosis signaling pathway etc.; molecular functions were mainly reflected in phosphatase binding
antioxidant capacity
protein phosphatase binding
etc.; cell components were involved with membrane rafts
membrane microstructure domains
membrane regions
etc. KEGG analysis showed that 115 signaling pathways were enriched
and the pathways related to cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines were PI3 K/AKT signaling pathway
MAPK signaling pathway
HIF-1 signaling pathway and apoptosis signaling pathway. Conclusion Huangqi-Taizishen drug pair can reduce the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines(chemotherapeutics) through anti-oxidative stress