The active components and potential mechanisms of Li-Chong-Xiao-Zhen granules in the treatment of ovarian cancer: An integrated metabolomics, proteomics, network pharmacology and experimental validation
Yiliu Chen , Ran Su , Yunguang Hu , Jiali Luo , Chu Yi , Yinbin Zhu , Qing Feng , Xianxin Yan , Min Ma , Weifeng Feng
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Abstract
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Li-Chong-Xiao-Zhen granules (LCXZG) has the effect of " activate blood and resolve stasis," " soften hardness and dissipate binds " properties, and was widely used in the clinic for decades to treat uterine fibroids and ovarian cancer (OC), which is called "zheng jia" in traditional Chinese medicine.
Aim of the study
The aim of this study is to identify the active components of LCXZG and elucidate the mechanism of LCXZG in ovarian cancer by combining network pharmacology, metabolomics and proteomics.
Material and methods
The absorbed compounds in serum of LCXZG was identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Network pharmacology was used to predict the active components and target genes of LCXZG. The therapy mechanism of LCXZG on OC were determined by establishing a nude mouse xenograft tumor model and using combined metabolomics and proteomics analysis.
Results
A total of 218 absorbed compounds in serum of LCXZG were identified by UPLC-MS. Network pharmacology results showed that lipid and atherosclerosis, chemical carcinoma-receptor activation and PI3K-AKT signaling were potential target pathways of LCXZG in the treatment of OC. Further metabolomics and proteomics studies demonstrated that LCXZG altered glycerophospholipid metabolism in ovarian cancer.
Conclusions
This study demonstrated that most of the active Compound of LCXZG are Paeoniflorin, Turanose, Amygdalin and Benzoylpaeoniflorin, which may exert their anti-tumor effects by regulating glycerophospholipid metabolism in ovarian cancer.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Ethnopharmacology is dedicated to the exchange of information and understandings about people''s use of plants, fungi, animals, microorganisms and minerals and their biological and pharmacological effects based on the principles established through international conventions. Early people confronted with illness and disease, discovered a wealth of useful therapeutic agents in the plant and animal kingdoms. The empirical knowledge of these medicinal substances and their toxic potential was passed on by oral tradition and sometimes recorded in herbals and other texts on materia medica. Many valuable drugs of today (e.g., atropine, ephedrine, tubocurarine, digoxin, reserpine) came into use through the study of indigenous remedies. Chemists continue to use plant-derived drugs (e.g., morphine, taxol, physostigmine, quinidine, emetine) as prototypes in their attempts to develop more effective and less toxic medicinals.
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