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Integrating network pharmacology with pharmacological research to elucidate the mechanism of modified Gegen Qinlian Decoction in treating porcine epidemic diarrhea
| Title: | Integrating network pharmacology with pharmacological research to elucidate the mechanism of modified Gegen Qinlian Decoction in treating porcine epidemic diarrhea |
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| Authors: | Jinzhong Cui, Xuehua Li, Yu Kang, Peng Li, Xinling Guo, Wei Zhao, Li Yang, Qinxin Yang, Ru Li, Xingyou Liu, Zilong Sun |
| Source: | Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, Modified Gegen Qinlian decoction, Network Pharmacology, IPEC-J2 cells, IFN-β, Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | Abstract Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) poses a significant threat to neonatal piglets, particularly due to the limited efficacy of existing vaccines and the scarcity of efficacious therapeutic drugs. Gegen Qinlian Decoction (GQD) has been employed for over two millennia in treating infectious diarrhea. Nonetheless, further scrutiny is required to improve the drug’s efficacy and elucidate its underlying mechanisms of action. In this study, a modified GQD (MGQD) was developed and demonstrated its capacity to inhibit the replication of PEDV. Animal trials indicated that MGQD effectively alleviated pathological damage in immune tissues and modulated T-lymphocyte subsets. The integration of network analysis with UHPLC-MS/MS facilitated the identification of active ingredients within MGQD and elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effects against PEDV infections. In vitro studies revealed that MGQD significantly impeded PEDV proliferation in IPEC-J2 cells, promoting cellular growth via virucidal activity, inhibition of viral attachment, and disruption of viral biosynthesis. Furthermore, MGQD treatment led to increased expression levels of IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-λ3, while concurrently decreasing the expression of TNF-α, thereby enhancing resistance to PEDV infection in IPEC-J2 cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest that MGQD holds promise as a novel antiviral agent for the treatment of PEDV infections. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-70059-5 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/5f482f30e8eb4abc884e333f3096b290 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5f482f30e8eb4abc884e333f3096b290 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-70059-5 |
| Published in: | Scientific Reports |
| Language: | English |