Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious pulmonary complication that often arises from pneumonia, respiratory tract infections caused by bacteria or viruses, and other factors. It is characterized by acute onset and high mortality. Angong Niuhuang Wan (AGNHW) is a renowned emergency medicine in traditio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sen Li, Jinli Hou, Qing Wang, Mei Liu, Xingyue Xu, Hongjun Yang, Xianyu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023073577
_version_ 1797669703623114752
author Sen Li
Jinli Hou
Qing Wang
Mei Liu
Xingyue Xu
Hongjun Yang
Xianyu Li
author_facet Sen Li
Jinli Hou
Qing Wang
Mei Liu
Xingyue Xu
Hongjun Yang
Xianyu Li
author_sort Sen Li
collection DOAJ
description Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious pulmonary complication that often arises from pneumonia, respiratory tract infections caused by bacteria or viruses, and other factors. It is characterized by acute onset and high mortality. Angong Niuhuang Wan (AGNHW) is a renowned emergency medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, known as the ''cool open (febrile disease) three treasures'' and regarded as the first of the ''three treasures''. Previously studies have confirmed that AGNHW has anti-inflammatory effects, improves cerebral circulation, reduces brain edema, and protects vascular endothelium. However, the active components and pharmacological mechanisms of AGNHW in treating ALI remain unclear. In this study, we confirmed that AGNHW can inhibit cytokine storm activity and reduce inflammation induced by LPS in ALI mice. We then analyzed differential proteins using proteomic technology and identified 741 differential proteins. By combining network pharmacological analysis, we deeply discussed the key active components and mechanism of AGNHW in treating ALI. By constructing the interaction network between disease and drug, we identified 21 key active components (such as Quercetin, Kaempferol, and Crocetin) and 25 potential core targets (such as PIK3CG, p65, and MMP9). These candidate targets play an important role in anti-inflammation and immune regulation. Through enrichment analysis of core targets, we found several pathways related to ALI, such as the NF-κB signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. This indicates that AGNHW plays a therapeutic role in ALI through multi-components, multi-targets, and multi-pathways.
first_indexed 2024-03-11T20:48:19Z
format Article
id doaj.art-5d1f25e345784f9e997207693810c728
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2405-8440
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-11T20:48:19Z
publishDate 2023-09-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Heliyon
spelling doaj.art-5d1f25e345784f9e997207693810c7282023-10-01T06:02:42ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-09-0199e20149Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomicsSen Li0Jinli Hou1Qing Wang2Mei Liu3Xingyue Xu4Hongjun Yang5Xianyu Li6Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Corresponding author.Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Corresponding author.Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious pulmonary complication that often arises from pneumonia, respiratory tract infections caused by bacteria or viruses, and other factors. It is characterized by acute onset and high mortality. Angong Niuhuang Wan (AGNHW) is a renowned emergency medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, known as the ''cool open (febrile disease) three treasures'' and regarded as the first of the ''three treasures''. Previously studies have confirmed that AGNHW has anti-inflammatory effects, improves cerebral circulation, reduces brain edema, and protects vascular endothelium. However, the active components and pharmacological mechanisms of AGNHW in treating ALI remain unclear. In this study, we confirmed that AGNHW can inhibit cytokine storm activity and reduce inflammation induced by LPS in ALI mice. We then analyzed differential proteins using proteomic technology and identified 741 differential proteins. By combining network pharmacological analysis, we deeply discussed the key active components and mechanism of AGNHW in treating ALI. By constructing the interaction network between disease and drug, we identified 21 key active components (such as Quercetin, Kaempferol, and Crocetin) and 25 potential core targets (such as PIK3CG, p65, and MMP9). These candidate targets play an important role in anti-inflammation and immune regulation. Through enrichment analysis of core targets, we found several pathways related to ALI, such as the NF-κB signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. This indicates that AGNHW plays a therapeutic role in ALI through multi-components, multi-targets, and multi-pathways.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023073577Cytokine stormAngong niuhuang wanAcute lung injuryProteomicsIntegrated pharmacologyMechanism research
spellingShingle Sen Li
Jinli Hou
Qing Wang
Mei Liu
Xingyue Xu
Hongjun Yang
Xianyu Li
Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
Heliyon
Cytokine storm
Angong niuhuang wan
Acute lung injury
Proteomics
Integrated pharmacology
Mechanism research
title Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
title_full Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
title_fullStr Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
title_full_unstemmed Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
title_short Angong niuhuang wan attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting PIK3CG/p65/MMP9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
title_sort angong niuhuang wan attenuates lps induced acute lung injury by inhibiting pik3cg p65 mmp9 signaling in mice based on proteomics
topic Cytokine storm
Angong niuhuang wan
Acute lung injury
Proteomics
Integrated pharmacology
Mechanism research
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023073577
work_keys_str_mv AT senli angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT jinlihou angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT qingwang angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT meiliu angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT xingyuexu angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT hongjunyang angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics
AT xianyuli angongniuhuangwanattenuateslpsinducedacutelunginjurybyinhibitingpik3cgp65mmp9signalinginmicebasedonproteomics