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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Yuan-Zhi decoction in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: An integrated approach based on chemical profiling, network pharmacology, molecular docking and experimental evaluation.

Qiong Wu, Xiang Li, Xiao-Wen Jiang, Dong Yao, Li-Jun Zhou, Zi-Hua Xu, Nan Wang, Qing-Chun Zhao, Zhou Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qiong WuDepartment of Life Science and Biochemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Xiao-Wen JiangDepartment of Life Science and Biochemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Dong YaoDepartment of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Li-Jun ZhouDepartment of Life Science and Biochemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Zi-Hua XuDepartment of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Nan WangDepartment of Life Science and Biochemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Qing-Chun ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Zhou ZhangDepartment of Life Science and Biochemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University · CNGeneral Hospital of Shenyang Military Region · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Yuan-Zhi Decoction (YZD) is a traditional Chinese medical formulation with demonstrated clinical benefits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We used liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to identify 27 unique chemical components of YZD. Analyzing these using network pharmacology and molecular docking models identified 34 potential interacting molecular targets involved in 26 biochemical pathways. When tested in an animal model of AD, the APP/PS1 transgenic mice showed measurable improvements in spatial orientation and memory after the administration of YZD. These improvements coincided with significantly reduced deposition of Aβ plaques and tau protein in the hippocampi in the treated animals. In addition, a decreased BACE1 and beta-amyloid levels, a downregulation of the p-GSK-3β/GSK-3β, and an upregulation of the PI3K and p-AKT/AKT pathway was seen in YZD treated animals. These

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Alzheimer’s diseasemolecular dockingmolecular mechanismnetwork pharmacologyYuan-Zhi decoction

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PMID36091836
PMCPMC9451491
OpenAlexW4292870732

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