Elucidating the interaction of kansui and licorice by comparative plasma/tissue metabolomics and a heatmap with relative fold change

Publication date: Available online 1 June 2019Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical AnalysisAuthor(s): Yan-Yan Chen, Juan Shen, Yu-Ping Tang, Jin-Gao Yu, Jing Wang, Shi-Jun Yue, Jie Yang, Jia-Qian Chen, Li-Mei Feng, Zhen-Hua Zhu, Wei-Wei Tao, Li Zhang, Jin-Ao DuanAbstractAlthough compatibility is highly advocated in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), inappropriate combination of some herbs may reduce the therapeutic action and even produce toxic effects. Kansui and licorice, one of TCM “Eighteen Incompatible Medicaments”, are the most representative cases of improper herbal combination, which may still be applied simultaneously with given conditions. However, the potential mechanism of their compatibility and incompatibility is unclear. In the present study, two different ratios of kansui and licorice, representing their compatibility and incompatibility respectively, were designed to elucidate their interaction by comparative plasma/tissue metabolomics and a heatmap with relative fold change. As a result, glycocholic acid, prostaglandin F2a, dihydroceramide and sphinganine were screened out as the principal alternative biomarkers of compatibility group; and sphinganine, dihydroceramide, arachidonic acid, leukotriene B4, acetoacetic acid and linoleic acid were those of incompatibility group. Based on the values of biomarkers in each tissue, liver was identified as the compatible target organ, while heart, liver, and kidney were the incompatible target organs. Furthermore, im...
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research