JIAN Hui-ying,GAO Wen-hui,TAN Xiao-ning,et al.Effect of Gupi Xiaoji Decoction on Pyroptosis of HepG2.2.15 Cells Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(06):159-166.
JIAN Hui-ying,GAO Wen-hui,TAN Xiao-ning,et al.Effect of Gupi Xiaoji Decoction on Pyroptosis of HepG2.2.15 Cells Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(06):159-166. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220318.
Effect of Gupi Xiaoji Decoction on Pyroptosis of HepG2.2.15 Cells Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking
To screen the active antitumor components of Gupi Xiaoji decoction by network pharmacology and molecular docking based on the pyroptosis mediated by cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 1 (Caspase-1) and explore its molecular mechanism in intervening in the pyroptosis of HepG2.2.15 cells through
in vitro
experiments.
Method
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The compounds and targets of Gupi Xiaoji decoction were screened out by Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP) to obtain the corresponding gene symbols. The targets of Caspase-1 were collected from GeneCards,online mendelian inheritance in man(OMIM),PharmGKB,and TTD,and the compound-gene target regulatory network was constructed by Cytoscape. The protein-protein interaction(PPI) network was established and analyzed by STRING. The mechanism of the effective components of Gupi Xiaoji decoction on Caspase-1 was predicted by gene ontology(GO) functional enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses. The molecular docking was verified with AutoDock Vina. The plasma medicated with Gupi Xiaoji Decoction was prepared and HepG2.2.15 cells were cultured
in vitro
. HepG2.2.15 cells were divided into a blank plasma group,a VX-765 group,a VX-765+medicated plasma group, and a medicated plasma group. After 48 hours of intervention with 15% medicated plasma, the expression and distribution of gasdermin D-N (GSDMD-N) on the surface of the cell membrane were detected by immunofluorescence staining. The release of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), interleukin(IL)-1
β
,and IL-18 in the cell supernatant was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) kits. The expression of Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N was measured by Western blot.
Result
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14),MAPK1,protein kinase B1 (Akt1), MAPK8, V-Jun sarcoma virus oncogene homolog (JUN), and TP53 screened by network pharmacology were the main targets. The compounds 7-hydroxy-5,8-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-chromone,wogonin,rhamnazin,moslosooflavone,isorhamnetin,7-
-sitosterol,and baicalein screened by network pharmacology were the main active components of Gupi Xiaoji decoction. Go enrichment analysis showed that multiple biological processes were involved, including responses to oxidative stress and metal ions,ubiquitin-like protein ligase binding,and phosphatase binding. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed MAPK pathway,nuclear factor(NF)-
κ
B pathway,p53 pathway, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1(HIF-1) pathway were involved. Molecular docking showed that the targets had good binding with the components.
In vitro
experiments displayed that compared with the blank plasma group,the VX-765 group showed weakened GSDMD-N fluorescence signal,reduced release of LDH,IL-1
β
,and IL-18,and declining expression of Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N(
P<
0.01), and the medicated plasma group showed increased GSDMD-N fluorescence signal, increased release of LDH,IL-1
β
,and IL-18,and up-regulated expression of Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N(
P<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
Gupi Xiaoji Decoction can induce the pyroptosis of HepG2.2.15 cells by regulating Caspase-1 through multiple targets and multiple pathways.
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