Integrative Approach to Identifying System-Level Mechanisms of Chung-Sang-Bo-Ha-Hwan's Influence on Respiratory Tract Diseases: A Network Pharmacological Analysis with Experimental Validationopen access
- Authors
- Park, Sa-Yoon; Kim, Kang-Sub; Lee, Won-Yung; Kim, Chang-Eop; Lee, Sullim
- Issue Date
- Sep-2023
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Chung-Sang-Bo-Ha-Hwan; network pharmacological analysis; respiratory tract disease
- Citation
- PLANTS-BASEL, v.12, no.17
- Journal Title
- PLANTS-BASEL
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 17
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/89134
- DOI
- 10.3390/plants12173024
- ISSN
- 2223-7747
- Abstract
- Chung-Sang-Bo-Ha-Hwan (CSBHH) is an herbal prescription widely used to treat various chronic respiratory diseases. To investigate the system-level treatment mechanisms of CSBHH in respiratory tract diseases, we identified 56 active ingredients of CSBHH and evaluated the degree of overlap between their targets and respiratory tract disease-associated proteins. We then investigated the respiratory tract disease-related signaling pathways associated with CSBHH targets. Enrichment analysis showed that the CSBHH targets were significantly associated with various signaling pathways related to inflammation, alveolar structure, and tissue fibrosis. Experimental validation was conducted using phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated NCI-H292 cells by analyzing the mRNA expression levels of biomarkers (IL-1 & beta; and TNF-& alpha; for inflammation; GSTP1, GSTM1, and PTEN for apoptosis) derived from network pharmacological analysis, in addition to the mucin genes MUC5AC and MUC2, to investigate the phlegm-expelling effect of CSBHH. The mRNA expression levels of these genes were consistent with network pharmacological predictions in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that the therapeutic mechanisms of CSBHH in respiratory tract diseases could be attributed to the simultaneous action of multiple active ingredients in the herbal prescription.
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