Regulation of inflammatory cytokines and activation of PI3K/Akt pathway by Yiqi Jiedu Formula in recurrent Herpes Simplex Keratitis: Experimental and network pharmacology evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the therapeutic effects of the Yiqi Jiedu (YQJD) formula on Herpes Simplex Keratitis (HSK) induced by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and elucidates its mechanisms of action through experimental and network pharmacology approaches.

Methods

Active ingredients of the YQJD formula were identified using UPLC-HRMS. Network pharmacology was employed to predict shared targets between YQJD and HSK, focusing on the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Molecular docking was performed to assess the interaction between key ingredients and targets. In vivo, an HSK mouse model was used to evaluate the YQJD formula's impact on corneal lesions and inflammatory factors. In vitro, human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) were infected with HSV-1 to assess the formul

SUBMITTER: Xiao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001097 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature