Na An, Dongxing Zhang, Jile Xin, Xinyi Zhang, Zhijuan Zhang, Ligang Ma, Le Zhao, Huimin Wu, Weisheng Feng, Xiaoke Zheng
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Abstract
Background: Si-Ni-San (SNS) is the formula prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with anti-depression properties, but its underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Objective: This study provides novel approaches for the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and offers new opportunities for exploring the pharmacological properties of SNS.
Methods: The ingredients in SNS implicated in the treatment of depression were identified and studied using network pharmacology. SwissTargetPrediction and molecular docking were used to study the interaction of SNS ingredients and their targets. The protective effect of these ingredients and their cocktail in rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12) exposed to corticosterone (Cor) were evaluated using the CCK-8 assay, Hoechst 33342 staining, 2',7'-dichlorodihydro fluorescein diacetate (H2DCFDA) staining, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, and in-cell Western analysis.
Results: The network pharmacology study showed that the HIF-1 signaling pathway was the most crucial pathway implicated in the anti-depressive property of SNS. MAPK1 (ERK2), MAPK3 (ERK1), AKT1, VEGFA, STAT3, and EGF were identified as hub target proteins in the HIF-1 signaling pathway. Quercetin, naringenin, licochalcone A, and kaempferol from SNS, which targeted the six proteins mentioned above, were used to create a cocktail. This cocktail exerted protective properties, decreased the oxidative stress in PC12 exposed to Cor, and successfully regulated the expressions of AKT1, p-AKT1, ERK1, ERK2, p-ERK1/2, STAT3, p- STAT3, and VEGFA induced by Cor exposure. The SwissTargetPrediction and molecular docking study showed that the cocktail may regulate the HIF-1 signaling pathway by directly binding with AKT1 and MAPK1.
Conclusion: The cocktail from SNS comprised of quercetin, naringenin, licochalcone A, and kaempferol exerts anti-depression potentiality by modulating the HIF-1 signaling pathway via direct interactions with AKT1 and MAPK1.
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