PMID- 33790972 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210402 IS - 1741-427X (Print) IS - 1741-4288 (Electronic) IS - 1741-427X (Linking) VI - 2021 DP - 2021 TI - HPLC-MS and Network Pharmacology Analysis to Reveal Quality Markers of Huo-Xue-Jiang-Tang Yin, a Chinese Herbal Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 1072975 LID - 10.1155/2021/1072975 [doi] LID - 1072975 AB - Huo-Xue-Jiang-Tang Yin (HXJTY) is a Chinese medicine formulation, which has been widely used for the treatment of various lipometabolism- and glycometabolism-related diseases in clinics. Currently, HXJTY is mainly prescribed to treat patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), yet its chemical and pharmacologic profiles remain to be elucidated. Here, the potential bioactive compound and action mechanism were investigated using chemical and network pharmacology analysis. A rapid HPLC-MS was employed to identify and quantify the component of HXJTY. On the basis of the identified chemical markers from HXJTY, a network pharmacology study, including target gene prediction and functional enrichment, was applied to screen out the main quality markers of HXJTY and explore its potential mechanism for the treatment of T2DM. The results showed that a total of 22 components were identified and quantified from HXJTY by HPLC-MS. Furthermore, 12 active components such as astragaloside IV, calycosin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside, hydroxysafflor yellow A, and others were proposed as quality markers of HXJTY for treating T2DM based on network pharmacology analysis. In addition, 125 corresponding possible therapeutic target genes of T2DM were obtained. These target genes are mainly related to peptidase activity, hydrolase activity, phosphatase activity, and cofactor binding, suggesting the involvement of PI3K-Akt, MAPK, AGE-RAGE, and Rap1 signaling pathways in HXJTY-treated T2DM. Our results may provide a useful approach to identify potential quality markers and molecular mechanism of HXJTY for treating T2DM. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Qiugu Chen et al. FAU - Chen, Qiugu AU - Chen Q AD - Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hospital Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Zhao, Yuan AU - Zhao Y AD - Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hospital Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Li, Maosheng AU - Li M AD - The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Zheng, Ping AU - Zheng P AD - Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hospital Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Zhang, Shangbin AU - Zhang S AD - Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hospital Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Li, Huilin AU - Li H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4888-1025 AD - The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, China. AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. FAU - Chen, Jianping AU - Chen J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1892-9355 AD - Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hospital Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, China. AD - The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210315 PL - United States TA - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med JT - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM JID - 101215021 PMC - PMC7984925 COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/04/02 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/02 06:01 PMCR- 2021/03/15 CRDT- 2021/04/01 06:27 PHST- 2020/07/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/01 06:27 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/02 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2021/1072975 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Mar 15;2021:1072975. doi: 10.1155/2021/1072975. eCollection 2021.