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ArticleCombinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening2026

Qilianshupi Decoction Alleviate Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition to Treat Chronic Atrophic Gastritis.

Mengyi Shen, Chunxiao Wang, Jiapei Zhou, Jing Wang, Hongjie Xiang

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Mengyi ShenThe First Affiliated Hospital, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.ORCID 0009-0007-3482-4277
Chunxiao WangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.ORCID 0009-0007-2877-2247
Jiapei ZhouThe First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Jing WangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Hongjie XiangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.

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Key Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development in Shandong Province 2020Z14National Natural Science Foundation of China 82104723Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2021LZY019
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introductionChronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is an important stage in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer, and the morbidity of CAG is increasing year by year. Qilianshupi Decoction (QLSP) is a Chinese herbal compound which has been proved to reverse CAG, but its mechanism remains unknown. We wanted to identify the main components of QLSP by mass spectrometry and liquid phase analysis, and investigate their potential pathways for CAG treatment in combination with network pharmacology.

methodsThe main active components of QLSP were identified by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Combined with network pharmacology, the targets where the drugs may act were identified and verified by animal experiments. Rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, QLSP low-dose group, QLSP medium-dose group, QLSP high-dose group and Weifuchun group. Rat CAG model was prepared by "N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) + ethanol intragastric + ranitidine feed". After the test, gastric tissues were taken for pathological staining and immunohistochemistry.

resultsWe identified 51 prototype components of QLSP and found that QLSP treatment of CAG was closely related to p53. In animal experiments, CAG results in the decrease of Ecadherin and the increase of N-cadherin, Vimentin, p53, SMAD2 and TGF-β (p<0.05). Both QLSP and Weifuchun can increase E-cadherin and decrease N-cadherin, Vimentin, p53, SMAD2 and TGF-β (p<0.05). DISCUSSION: QLSP, a traditional Chinese medicine formula with multi-component and multitarget characteristics, has been shown in our study to effectively regulate key EMT (epithelialmesenchymal transition) markers and their upstream/downstream regulators. In animal experiments, QLSP successfully reversed the EMT process in CAG model rats. This finding provides new therapeutic targets for CAG treatment, though several challenges remain in clinical translation: First, rat CAG models differ from human CAG in pathological features and disease progression, and species-specific physiological and metabolic variations may limit the extrapolation of these findings. Second, network pharmacology analysis identified IL-6, alongside TP53, as another critical target of QLSP in CAG intervention. Therefore, future studies should further clarify the molecular mechanisms by which QLSP modulates EMT via IL-6-related pathways and validate its efficacy through well-designed clinical trials, ultimately providing a comprehensive understanding of QLSP's therapeutic potential in CAG.

conclusionQLSP inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric mucosal epithelial cells and prevents CAG, possibly by regulating p53/TGF-β signaling pathway.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGastritis, AtrophicAnimalsChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyDrugs, Chinese HerbalChinese herbal medicinechronic atrophic gastritisepithelial-mesenchymal transitionmass spectrumnetwork pharmacologyQilianshupi decoction

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