PMID- 38087399 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240321 LR - 20240321 IS - 1097-0010 (Electronic) IS - 0022-5142 (Linking) VI - 104 IP - 6 DP - 2024 Apr TI - Integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology to reveal the lipid-lowering mechanisms of Qizha Shuangye granules in hyperlipidemic rats. PG - 3265-3274 LID - 10.1002/jsfa.13213 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Qizha Shuangye granules (QSG) comprise six traditional Chinese herbal medicines (TCHMs), which have a long history of treating hyperlipidemia (HLP) in China. This study aimed to evaluate the potential lipid-lowering effects of QSG in an HLP rat model and investigate possible mechanisms. The HLP rat model was induced by a high-fat diet. Lipid-related indicators in serum were detected. Serum and liver metabolites were investigated using a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approach. A herb-compound-target-metabolite (H-C-T-M) network was further constructed to reveal the possible molecular mechanism of QSG to alleviate HLP. RESULTS: The administration of QSG inhibited the HLP-induced changes in total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels. Additionally, QSG significantly attenuated the liver histopathological changes induced by HLP. Metabolomic analysis showed the serum and liver metabolic disorders presented in HLP rats. QSG can reverse the abnormal metabolism caused by HLP. Through network pharmacology analysis, key proteins such as androgen receptor, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha were screened out, and they were speculated to be possible therapeutic targets for QSG to treat HLP. CONCLUSION: The present study integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology analysis to reveal the efficacy and possible mechanism of QSG in treating HLP, which provides a new reference for the research and development of QSG as a functional food. (c) 2023 Society of Chemical Industry. CI - (c) 2023 Society of Chemical Industry. FAU - Zhao, Liang AU - Zhao L AD - School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. AD - College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Medicinal Materials, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Wang, Shuyue AU - Wang S AD - School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Xu, Xiaohang AU - Xu X AD - Key Laboratory of Medicinal Materials, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Guo, Wenjun AU - Guo W AD - Key Laboratory of Medicinal Materials, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Yang, Jingxuan AU - Yang J AD - Key Laboratory of Medicinal Materials, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Liu, Yue AU - Liu Y AD - Key Laboratory for Analysis Methods of Active Ingredients in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Xie, Shengxu AU - Xie S AD - Key Laboratory for Analysis Methods of Active Ingredients in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. FAU - Piao, Guangchun AU - Piao G AD - College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China. AD - Key Laboratory for Natural Resource of Changbai Mountain, Yanbian University, Yanji, China. FAU - Xu, Tunhai AU - Xu T AD - School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Yang AU - Wang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2582-7480 AD - Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China. FAU - Xu, Yajuan AU - Xu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Medicinal Materials, Jilin Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Changchun, China. LA - eng GR - 2022C033-3/Basic Construction Funds within the budget of Jilin Province in 2020/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231222 PL - England TA - J Sci Food Agric JT - Journal of the science of food and agriculture JID - 0376334 RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - Network Pharmacology MH - Metabolomics MH - *Hyperlipidemias/drug therapy MH - *Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology MH - Triglycerides MH - Cholesterol OTO - NOTNLM OT - Qizha Shuangye granules OT - hyperlipidemia OT - liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry OT - metabolomics OT - network pharmacology EDAT- 2023/12/13 06:42 MHDA- 2024/03/21 12:48 CRDT- 2023/12/13 00:15 PHST- 2023/11/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/21 12:48 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/13 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/13 00:15 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jsfa.13213 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Sci Food Agric. 2024 Apr;104(6):3265-3274. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.13213. Epub 2023 Dec 22.