NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2026, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (7): 1547-1560. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2026.7.017 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2026.7.017

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Mechanism of Callerya speciosa flavonoids in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis and chronic bronchitis based on targeted metabolomics,network pharmacology and experimental verification

DANG Yun-fei1,2,GU Xue-jin2,DING Shu-xian3,JIANG Xian-feng2,ZHANG You-heng4,FENG Shi-xiu2,WANG Mao-yuan3*,CHEN Wen1*   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Phytomedicine Resource and Utilization,Ministry of Education,School of Pharmacy,Shihezi University,Shihezi 832000,China; 2Key Laboratoory of South Subtropical Plant Diversity,Fairy Lake Botanical Garden,Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenzhen 518004,China;3Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute,Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Biology and Cultivation of Herb Medicine (Haikou),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Tropical Wild Plant Gene Resource,Ministry of Agriculture /Hainan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Tropical Medicinal Plants,Haikou 571101,China; 4Shenzhen Luohu Hospital Group-Shenzhen Luohu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Shenzhen Hospital,Shenzhen 518004,China
  • Online:2026-07-24 Published:2026-07-23

Abstract:

This study aims to reveal the efficacy and mechanisms of Callerya speciosa total flavonoids (CSF) in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and chronic bronchitis (CB) based on targeted metabolomics, network pharmacology and experimental verification. Components of CSF from different growth years were analyzed using LC-MS/MS. Network pharmacology and molecular docking were employed to predict the potential active targets of CSF against OA and CB. The efficacy and mechanisms were further verified using cultured human chondrosarcoma SW1353 cells and human normal lung epithelial BEAS-2B cells in vitro. The results showed that 429 flavonoid components were identified in CSF from different growth years, which were divided into four groups (1, 2-3, 6, and 10-15 years), with significant differences in composition and content among these groups. Network pharmacology and molecular docking analyses demonstrated distinct therapeutic associations: the 3-year CSF group exhibited a significant correlation with CB-related targets, whereas the 6-year group showed stronger binding to OA-related targets. Key bioactive flavonoids including hispidulin, genkwanin, wogonin, 5,3'-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone, and 6,7-dihydroxyflavoneaucubin displayed stable spontaneous binding to core targets. AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (AKT1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) emerged as pivotal hub targets for both OA and CB. In vitro experiments further confirmed that CSF can effectively suppress the expression of TNF and phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) in inflammatory cell models induced by interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and lipopolysaccharide, in a dose-dependent manner. The results suggest that CSF may alleviate OA and CB by regulating the TNF/AKT signaling pathway.

Key words: Callerya speciosa, targeted metabolomics, network pharmacology, osteoarthritis; chronic bronchitis

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