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Protective Effect of Paeoniae Radix Alba Carbonisata on Hepatic Amyloidosis by Regulating Calcium Homeostasis
Summary
Scientists tested a traditional Chinese herbal medicine called PRAC on a serious liver condition where harmful proteins build up and damage the organ. The herb extract helped protect liver cells and reduced inflammation by fixing problems with calcium balance inside cells. While this is early research done in lab dishes and mice, it suggests this traditional remedy might help treat certain types of liver disease, though human studies are still needed.
Paeoniae Radix Alba Carbonisata (PRAC), carbonized decoction pieces of the traditional Chinese medicine Paeoniae Radix Alba, has been used in clinical practice for hepatoprotective purposes. Hepatic amyloidosis (HA), a severe complication of systemic AA amyloidosis, is characterized by the deposition of fibrillar amyloid proteins leading to progressive hepatic dysfunction. However, its role in HA remains unclear. Amyloid lysozyme (LYSO-6) was used to induce the NCTC1469 cell injury model and the HA mouse model. The effects of PRAC extract (PRAC-E) on liver injury were then evaluated using biochemical assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Congo red (CR) staining, Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining, and immunohistochemical staining. Liver transcriptomics combined with Western blotting was used to analyze the expression levels of key proteins in the cGMP/PKG/ATP2A1 signaling axis. UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS combined with network pharmacology was used to characterize the chemical components of PRAC-E and identify its core active constituents against HA. Quantitative analysis of core components was performed by UHPLC-QTRAP-MS/MS. Molecular docking predicted the binding stability of core components and key targets. The results showed that PRAC-E significantly alleviated HA. Collectively, PRAC-E restored calcium pump activity, corrected calcium homeostasis imbalance, reduced inflammatory factor levels, regulated Phosphodiesterase 5A (PDE5A), and activated the cGMP/PKG/ATP2A1 signaling axis. The main components of PRAC-E were phenolic acids, terpenoids, and flavonoids. Among these, six core components (SCCs) related to HA were Gallate (16.96 mg/g), Paeoniflorin (14.27 mg/g), Albiflorin (7.20 mg/g), Benzoyl paeoniflorin (5.33 mg/g), Methyl gallate (0.78 mg/g), and Catechin (0.09 mg/g). Molecular docking analysis demonstrated that SCCs formed stable complexes (∆G ≤ −6.2 kcal/mol) with ATP2A1.
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