Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds
Qufeng Zhitong capsule (QZC) is a well-known Chinese patent medicine that has been widely applied for the clinical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. To date, its material basis is still unclear, which has greatly limited its clinical application. In this study, by ta...
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| description | Qufeng Zhitong capsule (QZC) is a well-known Chinese patent medicine that has been widely applied for the clinical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. To date, its material basis is still unclear, which has greatly limited its clinical application. In this study, by taking advantage of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem Q-Exactive Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry, 16 chemical components such as gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, and neochlorogenic acid in QZC were characterized and unambiguously identified based on comparison with the corresponding reference standards. In addition, the correlation between the focused components and their corresponding raw herbs from QZC prescription was investigated. For the first time, the relationship between the components mentioned above and their anti-inflammatory activity was explored via network pharmacology analysis, and a visualized network of “medicinal materials-QZC-compounds-targets-pathways” was established. Based on the brief prediction results of network pharmacological analysis, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detector method was validated in terms of linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision, repeatability, stability, and recovery test and was successfully employed to determine 16 compounds in 28 batches of QZCs, which confirmed the feasibility and reliability of the established method for the quantitative analysis of 16 compounds in QZC. Considering the content and bioactivity of the tested components, four compounds were recommended as candidate indicators for quality evaluation ultimately. The potential value of this study could not only support a quality evaluation of QZC but also provide a theoretical basis for further in-depth research of QZC in clinical research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb101cfc080f43079e0ffa0fe31990962025-02-03T01:06:46ZengWileyJournal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry2090-88732022-01-01202210.1155/2022/4229945Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused CompoundsMengjie Xue0Yuting Zhao1Ying Cui2Jing Yang3Yuefei Wang4Xin Chai5State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineState Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineState Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineState Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineState Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineState Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese MedicineQufeng Zhitong capsule (QZC) is a well-known Chinese patent medicine that has been widely applied for the clinical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. To date, its material basis is still unclear, which has greatly limited its clinical application. In this study, by taking advantage of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem Q-Exactive Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry, 16 chemical components such as gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, and neochlorogenic acid in QZC were characterized and unambiguously identified based on comparison with the corresponding reference standards. In addition, the correlation between the focused components and their corresponding raw herbs from QZC prescription was investigated. For the first time, the relationship between the components mentioned above and their anti-inflammatory activity was explored via network pharmacology analysis, and a visualized network of “medicinal materials-QZC-compounds-targets-pathways” was established. Based on the brief prediction results of network pharmacological analysis, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detector method was validated in terms of linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision, repeatability, stability, and recovery test and was successfully employed to determine 16 compounds in 28 batches of QZCs, which confirmed the feasibility and reliability of the established method for the quantitative analysis of 16 compounds in QZC. Considering the content and bioactivity of the tested components, four compounds were recommended as candidate indicators for quality evaluation ultimately. The potential value of this study could not only support a quality evaluation of QZC but also provide a theoretical basis for further in-depth research of QZC in clinical research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4229945 |
| spellingShingle | Mengjie Xue Yuting Zhao Ying Cui Jing Yang Yuefei Wang Xin Chai Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry |
| title | Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds |
| title_full | Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds |
| title_short | Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents in Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Application of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Focused Compounds |
| title_sort | quantitative analysis of multicomponents in qufeng zhitong capsule and application of network pharmacology to explore the anti inflammatory activity of focused compounds |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4229945 |
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