High throughput metabolomics-proteomics investigation on metabolic phenotype changes in rats caused by Radix Scrophulariae using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry.

ABSTRACT: Radix Scrophulariae, a traditional Chinese herb, is used to treat various diseases, including H₂O₂-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, HaCaT cells, hyperuricaemia, and depression. This study screened metabolites, proteins and common pathways to better understand both the therapeutic effects and side effects of this herb. Methods: Untargeted metabolomics based on UPLC-TOF-MS, coupled with proteomics based on nano-UPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS, were used to investigate the effects of R. Scrophulariae in rats. Fifty-one identified metabolites in urine samples and 76 modulated proteins in liver tissue were potential biomarkers for R. Scrophulariae treatment. The biomarkers and common pathways involved were steroid hormone biosynthesis, drug metabolism

SUBMITTER: Lu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064686 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature