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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2026

Active components and potential mechanisms of Wuzhuyu decoction in the treatment of ethanol-induced acute gastric mucosal injury: a network pharmacology and experimental verification.

Huang Huahua, T U Mengzhen, X U Jie, W U Xuebing, Chen Qiaofeng

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Huang HuahuaSchool of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China.
T U MengzhenSchool of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China.
X U JieSchool of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China.
W U XuebingSchool of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China.
Chen QiaofengSchool of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China.

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Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation: Research on the Gastric Mucosal Protective Effects of Wuzhuyu decoction and the Construction and Evaluation of Its Long-acting Drug Delivery System 2024D009Technology Innovation Center for Exploitation of Marine Biological Resources: Preliminary Exploration of the Gastric Mucosal Protective Effects of Sargassum Fusiforme Fucoidan and Its Structure-activity Relationship TICMBR202303Xiamen Medical College: Research on the Preparation Technology and Evaluation of Wuzhuyu Decoction Gastric Floating Tablets K2022-09
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the underlying mechanisms and active components of Wuzhuyu decoction (, WD) in alleviating ethanol-induced acute gastric mucosal injury (GMI) using an integrated approach of network pharmacology and experimental verification.

methodsSprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups: control (Con), model (Mod), bismuth potassium citrate (BPC), WD at low (WD-L), medium (WD-M), and high (WD-H) doses. Following seven days of continuous intragastric administration of the respective treatments, an ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury model was established in all groups except the control group by oral gavage of anhydrous ethanol. The gastric mucosal injury index was evaluated, and pathological changes were assessed

resultsWD treatment significantly reduced the gastric mucosal injury index and the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, MDA, while it increased the activities of SOD and GSH-Px. Histopathological examination revealed marked improvement in gastric tissue morphology. A total of 145 compounds were identified in WD. Network pharmacology analysis identified 440 overlapping targets between WD and GMI. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses highlighted the apoptosis signaling pathway as a key mechanism for WD's protective effect against ethanol-induced GMI. Experimental validation demonstrated that WD treatment reduced the apoptosis of gastric mucosal epithelial cells, promoted the expression of Bcl-2, and inhibited the expression of Bax, Cleaved Caspase-3 and Cleaved Caspase-9. Molecular docking results indicated that dehydroevodiamine, rutaecarpine, evodiamine, hexahydrocurcumin, and isorhamnetin are potential active components in WD that contribute to the inhibition of apoptosis.

conclusionsWD alleviates ethanol-induced acute GMI, at least in part, by inhibiting the apoptosis. The primary active components responsible for this effect are dehydroevodiamine, rutaecarpine, evodiamine, hexahydrocurcumin, and isorhamnetin.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalEthanolGastric MucosaAnimalsApoptosisDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsMaleMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologyRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyDrugs, Chinese HerbalEthanolwuzhuyu brothactive componentsapoptosisethanol-induced acute gastric mucosal injurymechanismnetwork pharmacologyWuzhuyu decoction

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PMID42365409
PMCPMC13266334

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