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Network Pharmacology Prediction and Metabolomics Validation of the Mechanism of Fructus Phyllanthi against Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia has become a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and liver injury worldwide. Fructus Phyllanthi (FP) is an effective drug ...

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Regimen and Health of Sichuan Province

Initially described as an ancient and highly conserved catabolic biofunction, autophagy plays a significant role in disease pathogenesis and progression. As the bioactive ingredient of , tanshinone has recently shown profound effects in alleviating and treating various diseases by regulating autophagy. However, compared to the remarkable achievements in the known pharmacological effects of this traditional Chinese medicine, there is a lack of a concise and comprehensive review deciphering the mechanism by which tanshinone regulates autophagy for medicinal research. In this context, we concisely review the advances of tanshinone in regulating autophagy for medicinal research, including human cancer, the nervous system, and cardiovascular diseases. The pharmacological effects of tanshinone targeting autophagy involve the regulation of autophagy-related proteins, such as Beclin-1, LC3-II, P62, ULK1, Bax, ATG3, ATG5, ATG7, ATG9, and ATG12; the regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MEK/ERK/mTOR, Beclin-1-related, and AMPK-related signaling pathways; the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS); and the activation of AMPK. Notably, we found that tanshinone played a dual role in human cancers in an autophagic manner, which may provide a new avenue for potential clinical application. In brief, these findings on autophagic tanshinone and its derivatives provide a new clue for expediting medicinal research related to tanshinone compounds and autophagy.

Recent advances of tanshinone in regulating autophagy for medicinal research.

Liuzijue training (LZJ) is a traditional exercise integrating breathing meditation and physical exercise, which could prevent and improve hypertension symptoms.

Liuzijue training improves hypertension and modulates gut microbiota profile.

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) have identified over 1,000 loci associated with blood pressure. However, these loci only explain 6% of heritability. Transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) combine GWAS summary data with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) to provide a better approach to finding genes associated with complex traits. GWAS summary data (N = 450,584) for essential hypertension originating from European samples were subjected to Post-GWAS analysis using FUMA software and then combined with eQTL data from Genotype-Tissues Expression Project (GTEx) v8 for TWAS analysis using UTMOST, FUSION software, and then validated the results with SMR. FUMA identified 346 significant genes associated with hypertension, FUSION identified 461, and UTMOST cross-tissue analysis identified 34, of which 5 were common. SMR validation identified 3 key genes: ,  and . In previous GWAS studies on blood pressure regulation, the association of  and  with hypertension has been established, and the association between  and blood pressure regulation still needs further validation.

Sha Wu

School of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation,
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Regimen and Health,
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Regimen and Health

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Network Pharmacology Prediction and Metabolomics Validation of the Mechanism of Fructus Phyllanthi against Hyperlipidemia