{"title":"黄芪百合颗粒通过HIF-1a/p53/Caspase-3通路减轻低压缺氧所致脑损伤。","authors":"Xinjue Zhang, Wangjie Cao, Mingyue Pan, Jiawei Huo, Nengxian Zhang, Jiawang Guo, Yong Huang, Yongqi Liu, Hongxia Gong, Yun Su","doi":"10.2147/DDDT.S525602","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>High altitude cerebral edema (HACE), a severe central nervous system dysfunction caused by acute plateau hypoxia, involves oxidative stress and apoptosis. Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) show efficacy against these processes, but their mechanism remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study evaluated Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG)'s efficacy in treating High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and elucidated its mechanism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>UPLC-MS/MS characterized Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG)'s chemical composition. Seventy-two SD rats were divided into six groups: No-treatment Control (NC), Hypobaric Hypoxia Model (HHM), positive drug Dexamethasone (Dex, 5 mg/kg), and HQBHG low/medium/high-dose groups (1.105 g/kg d, 2.21 g/kg d, 4.42 g/kg d). Except NC, all underwent 72-hour 6000 m hypobaric hypoxia to establish High altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Brain barrier permeability (wet-dry ratio, Evans Blue staining), oxidative stress markers (Reactive oxygen species, Superoxide dismutase), and histopathology (HE/Nissl staining) were assessed. Network pharmacology (TCMSP, GenGards, OMIM, Drugbank) and transcriptomics identified Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) targets and pathways. Apoptosis signaling (HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3) was validated via immunofluorescence, TUNEL, Transmission Electron Microscope, Western Blotting, and qRT-PCR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hypobaric hypoxia caused brain injury and blood-brain barrier disruption. Network and transcriptome analyses linked Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG)'s effects to HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3 pathway, involving key genes. Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) intervention attenuated brain injury, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, suppressing HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3 pathway activation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We demonstrated for the first time that Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) may reduce brain tissue injury by regulating the HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3 signaling pathway, ameliorating blood-brain barrier disruption induced by low-pressure hypoxia, imbalance of oxidative stress in the brain tissues, and inhibiting apoptosis in the brain cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":11290,"journal":{"name":"Drug Design, Development and Therapy","volume":"19 ","pages":"8823-8841"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12493868/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Huangqi Baihe Granules Attenuate Hypobaric Hypoxia-Induced Brain Injury via HIF-1a/p53/Caspase-3 Pathway.\",\"authors\":\"Xinjue Zhang, Wangjie Cao, Mingyue Pan, Jiawei Huo, Nengxian Zhang, Jiawang Guo, Yong Huang, Yongqi Liu, Hongxia Gong, Yun Su\",\"doi\":\"10.2147/DDDT.S525602\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Background: </strong>High altitude cerebral edema (HACE), a severe central nervous system dysfunction caused by acute plateau hypoxia, involves oxidative stress and apoptosis. 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Background: High altitude cerebral edema (HACE), a severe central nervous system dysfunction caused by acute plateau hypoxia, involves oxidative stress and apoptosis. Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) show efficacy against these processes, but their mechanism remains unclear.
Purpose: This study evaluated Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG)'s efficacy in treating High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and elucidated its mechanism.
Methods: UPLC-MS/MS characterized Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG)'s chemical composition. Seventy-two SD rats were divided into six groups: No-treatment Control (NC), Hypobaric Hypoxia Model (HHM), positive drug Dexamethasone (Dex, 5 mg/kg), and HQBHG low/medium/high-dose groups (1.105 g/kg d, 2.21 g/kg d, 4.42 g/kg d). Except NC, all underwent 72-hour 6000 m hypobaric hypoxia to establish High altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Brain barrier permeability (wet-dry ratio, Evans Blue staining), oxidative stress markers (Reactive oxygen species, Superoxide dismutase), and histopathology (HE/Nissl staining) were assessed. Network pharmacology (TCMSP, GenGards, OMIM, Drugbank) and transcriptomics identified Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) targets and pathways. Apoptosis signaling (HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3) was validated via immunofluorescence, TUNEL, Transmission Electron Microscope, Western Blotting, and qRT-PCR.
Conclusion: We demonstrated for the first time that Huangqi Baihe granules (HQBHG) may reduce brain tissue injury by regulating the HIF-1α/p53/Caspase-3 signaling pathway, ameliorating blood-brain barrier disruption induced by low-pressure hypoxia, imbalance of oxidative stress in the brain tissues, and inhibiting apoptosis in the brain cells.
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