Anti-lung Cancer Mechanism of Qingzao Jiufei Tang / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Lung cancer is currently the leading malignant tumor in China, which seriously endangers people's health. Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an increasingly important role in the comprehensive treatment of lung cancer. It has unique advantages in promoting postoperative recovery, reducing the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and effectively prolonging the lifetime of patients. Qingzao Jiufei Tang is mainly used to treat the syndrome of Qi-Yin deficiency due to dryness-heat injury to the lungs. The experimental and clinical studies have confirmed that Qingzao Jiufei Tang has a good anti-lung cancer effect and broad application prospects. In this paper, we reviewed relevant literatures through China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Weipu Data, Wanfang Data, PubMed and other databases in recent years, and found a few reports on the anti-lung cancer effect of Qingzao Jiufei Tang. There was still a lack of systematic and comprehensive explanation for its specific mechanism of action against lung cancer. This paper systematically summarized the clinical application of Qingzao Jiufei Tang against lung cancer in recent years, as well as its effects through cell-related signaling pathways and energy metabolism against lung cancer cells. It is clear that this decoction can significantly inhibit the signaling pathways of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR), nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-κB)/intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) of the lung cells. It could also inhibit energy metabolism of tumor cells, and reduce the production of relevant metabolites. This will provide new ideas for the clinical application of Qingzao Jiufei Tang against lung cancer.