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ObjectiveTo predict the potential targets and possible related signaling pathways of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma against bladder cancer （BC） based on network pharmacology and verify the potential molecular mechanism through in vitro cell experiment. MethodActive components of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were retrieved from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform （TCMSP） and BC-related targets were searched from GeneCards and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man （OMIM）. Via Venny2.1， the potential targets of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma against BC were screened out and the Venn diagram was plotted. Protein-protein interaction （PPI） network was constructed by STRING， followed by Gene Ontology （GO） term enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Gnomes （KEGG） pathway enrichment with DAVID. Cell Counting Kit-8 （CCK-8） assay was employed to detect the inhibitory effect of tanshinone ⅡA （Tan ⅡA）， cryptotanshinone （CPT）， and luteolin （LUT） at different concentration （0， 1， 2， 4， 8， 16， 32 μmol·L-1） on the proliferation of BC T24 and 5637 cells， propidium iodide （PI） staining to analyze the apoptosis of 5637 cells induced by Tan ⅡA， CPT， and LUT （0， 4， 8 μmol·L-1）， and Western blotting to detect the regulatory effect of Tan ⅡA （0， 4， 8， 16 μmol·L-1） on the expression of key target proteins. ResultA total of 65 active components and 39 anti-BC targets of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were screened out. The anti-BC targets were mainly involved in the KEGG pathways of neuron-ligand-receptor interaction， phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases （PI3K）/protein kinase B （Akt） signaling pathway， epidermal growth factor receptor （EGFR） tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance， and hypoxia inducible factor （HIF）-1 signaling pathway. As for the CCK-8 assay， compared with the blank group， Tan ⅡA， CPT， and LUT significantly inhibited the proliferation of T24 and 5637 cells， particularly the 5637 cells. The half maximal inhibitory concentration （IC50） of Tan ⅡA on 5637 cells was significantly lower than that of CPT and LUT. Moreover， compared with the blank group， Tan ⅡA， CPT， and LUT all induced the apoptosis of 5637 cells， and the effect followed the order of Tan ⅡA>CPT>LUT （P<0.05）. Western blot showed that Tan ⅡA significantly reduced the expression of EGFR， p-PI3K， and p-Akt in 5637 cells in a concentration-dependent manner compared with the blank group （P<0.05）. ConclusionSalviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma exerts therapeutic effect on BC through multiple components， multiple targets， and multiple pathways. The mechanism is the likelihood that it down-regulates the expression of EGFR， p-PI3K， and p-Akt proteins， thus further inhibits cell proliferation， and induces apoptosis.
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This article was aimed to study the relevance on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes and TNM staging and tumor antigen in primary lung cancer, in order to provide theoretical supports for TCM prevention and treatment as well as medication guidance of primary lung cancer. Statistical data from 388 lung cancer patients were analyzed according to the relevance TCM syndromes, in order to find the relation between syndrome distribution of lung cancer and TNM staging and tumor antigens. The results showed that in TNM staging, the incidence of lung-yin deficiency syndrome in I stage was apparently higher than that in IV stage; the incidence of spleen-qi deficiency syndrome in IV stage was apparently higher than that in I stage; and there was no obvious difference in lung-qi deficiency syndrome, stasis obstructing lung collateral syndrome or lung-yin deficiency with fire-excess. The proportion of CEA in lung-yin deficiency with fire-excess syndrome was significantly higher than that in lung-yin deficiency syndrome, lung-qi deficiency syndrome, and stasis obstructing lung collateral syndrome. The proportion of abnormal increasing of NSE in lung-yin deficiency with fire-excess syndrome was significantly higher than other syndromes. The proportion of abnormal increasing of CYFRA21-1 in lung-yin deficiency with fire-excess syndrome and stasis obstructing lung collateral syndrome was significantly higher than that in lung-qi deficiency syndrome. It was concluded that there were certain relevance between TCM syndromes and TNM staging in lung cancer. Lung-yin deficiency syndrome, which existed in all stages of lung cancer, was the most obvious in the early stage. Spleen-qi deficiency syndrome was commonly seen in the advanced stage of lung cancer. There were certain relevance between different TCM syndromes and the abnormal increasing of tumor antigens including CEA, NSE and CYFRA21-1.
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To study the effects of Feiyanning Decoction, a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on the ratio of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells and expression of transcription factor Foxp3 in mice with Lewis lung cancer.
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To study the effect of Feiyanning Decoction (FYN), a compound traditional Chinese medicine, on expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activated by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cell line (A549).