• Medicine · Nov 2023

    Review of molecular biological research on the treatment of membranous nephropathy with Tripterygium glycosides based on TCM theory.

    • Pengyu Xu, Guangchu Fu, Haishen Zhao, Manya Wang, Hong Ye, Kejun Shi, Pin Zang, and Xubo Su.
    • Shenzhen Pingle Orthopaedic Hospital/Shenzhen Pingshan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Orthopaedic Hospital, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 10; 102 (45): e34686e34686.

    AbstractTo explore the mechanism of Tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside (TWP) in the treatment of membranous nephropathy (MN) by network pharmacology. TCMSP and DrugBank databases were used to screen the main targets of the main active components of Tripterygium glycosides, and OMIM and Gene Cards databases were used to search the gene targets of MN. UniProt database was used to normalize all the targets to get the intersection targets of TGs and MNs. Synergistic genes were uploaded to the STRING platform to construct a protein-protein interaction network and screen related core targets. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Genome Encyclopedia analyses of core targets were performed using the DAVID database. AutoDockTools software was used to verify the molecular docking between the active components of TGs and the synergistic genes. We identified 126 potential targets for the active component of Tripterygium glycosides, 584 MN-associated disease targets, and 28 co-acting genes. It mainly involves AGE-RAGE signaling pathway, lipid and atherosclerosis, IL-17 signaling pathway, fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis, NF-kappa B signaling pathway and other pathways and biological pathways in diabetic complications. The active component of that Tripterygium glycosides and the active site of the synergistic core target can the bond energy is less than -5kJ/mol. Tripterygium glycosides can regulate the release of inflammatory factors to treat MN through multiple active components, multiple disease targets, multiple biological pathways and multiple pathways, which provides a basis for broadening the clinical use of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of MN.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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