Shandong Science ›› 2019, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 54-61.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2019.05.006

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Investigation of the pharmacological activity and mechanism of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi based on the network pharmacology method for explaining its traditional effect

DONG Hong-jing1, YAO Xue2, MU Yan1, MA Shuang-shuang1, GENG Yan-ling1, LIU Feng1,LIU Wei1*   

  1. 1.Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology,Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University  of Technology(Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China;2. College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China; 3. College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
  • Received:2018-12-17 Online:2019-10-20 Published:2019-10-08

Abstract: In this study, the chemical constituents of a standard decoction of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi are identified by using high-performance liquid chromatography, electrospray ionization, and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. It can be observed that the Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi decoction mainly contains eight flavonoids. The possible targets of the eight flavonoids and their related diseases are predicted by using the network pharmacology method. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi not only exhibits anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities but also exhibits other various pharmacological activities in case of other instances such as edema, poisoning, hypertension, hemorrhage, and heart diseases. Based on pathway enrichment analysis, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can be observed to exert multiple pharmacological activities mainly by regulating the metabolic pathway, the adipocyte metabolic pathway, the arachidonic acid metabolism, 5-hydroxytryptamine synapse, the arginine biosynthesis, and the calcium signaling pathway. The results demonstrate that the network pharmacology method can be used in case of the pharmacological mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine, providing distinct explanation for its biological effects.

Key words: Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, chemical composition, network pharmacology, investigation of traditional effects, mechanism

CLC Number: 

  • R285.5