1. Investigating the Mechanism of Action of Schisandra chinensis Combined with Coenzyme Q10 in the Treatment of Heart Failure Based on PI3K-AKT Pathway
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Wen,Sihua, Yang,Kai, Bai,Yunfeng, Wu,Yanan, Liu,Ding, Wu,Xu, Zhang,Xiaofei, Sun,Jing, Wen,Sihua, Yang,Kai, Bai,Yunfeng, Wu,Yanan, Liu,Ding, Wu,Xu, Zhang,Xiaofei, and Sun,Jing
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Sihua Wen,1,* Kai Yang,1,* Yunfeng Bai,2 Yanan Wu,1 Ding Liu,1 Xu Wu,1 Xiaofei Zhang,1 Jing Sun1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, The Key Laboratory of Basic and New Drug Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Peopleâs Republic of China; 2Shaanxi Dongtai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Shaanxi, Peopleâs Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaofei Zhang; Jing Sun, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Peopleâs Republic of China, Tel +86 177 7003 7322, Fax +86 029-38185333, Email 2051028@sntcm.edu.cn; sunjing202203@126.comPurpose: To study the active components, drug targets and mechanism of Schisandra chinensis (S.chinensis) combined with coenzyme Q10 (CQ10) in the treatment of heart failure (HF).Methods: Network pharmacology combined with the gene expression omnibus chip method to analyze the main pathways by which S.chinensis combined with CQ10 functioned to treat heart failure. Subsequently, the biological activities of the major pathway key proteins and their corresponding compounds were verified by molecular docking techniques. Finally, the molecular mechanism of S. chinensis combined with CQ10 for the treatment of heart failure was verified using a rat heart failure model induced by isoproterenol hydrochloride and using hematoxylin-eosin staining, TUNEL, immunohistochemistry and Western blot.Results: Network pharmacology combined with experimental validation suggests that the mechanism of action of S.chinensis combined with CQ10 in the treatment of heart failure may involve CQ10, Citral, Schisandrone, Schisanhenol B, Gomisin O, Schisandrin C and other components, which may synergistically inhibit the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway and affect the expression of AKT1, PIK3CG and other targets on this pathway. In addition, S. chinensis combined with CQ10 could effectively improve the cardiac c
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- 2023