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Insights into the Mechanism of Supramolecular Self-Assembly in the Astragalus membranaceus-Angelica sinensis Codecoction

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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 15, 期 41, 页码 47939-47954

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09494

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supermolecules; codecoction; Astragalusmembranaceus-Angelicasinensis; self-assembly; myocardial fibrosis; endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition

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Astragalus membranaceus and Angelica sinensis are a classic herb pair used to treat myocardial fibrosis. This study reports the formation of supermolecules, called AA-NPs, from the codoping reactions of these herbs. The self-assembly mechanism of AA-NPs was investigated, and it was found that AA-NPs were effective in treating myocardial fibrosis by improving cardiac function, reducing collagen deposition, and inhibiting endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. (AM) and Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (AS) constitute a classic herb pair in prescriptions to treat myocardial fibrosis. To date, research on the AM-AS herb pair has mainly focused on the chemical compositions associated with therapeutic efficacy. However, supermolecules actually exist in herb codecoctions, and their self-assembly mechanism remains unclear. In this study, supermolecules originating from AM-AS codoping reactions (AA-NPs) were first reported. The chemical compositions of AA-NPs showed a dynamic self-assembly process. AA-NPs with different decoction times had similar surface groups and amorphous states; however, the size distributions of these nanoparticles might be different. Taking the interaction between Z-ligustilide and astragaloside IV as an example to understand the self-assembly mechanism of AA-NPs, it was found that the complex could be formed with a molar ratio of 2:1. Later, AA-NPs were proven to be effective in the treatment of myocardial fibrosis both in vivo and in vitro, the in-depth mechanisms of which were related to the recovery of cardiac function, reduced collagen deposition, and inhibition of the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition that occurred in the process of myocardial fibrosis. Thus, AA-NPs may be the chemical material basis of the molecular mechanism of the AM-AS decoction in treating isoproterenol-induced myocardial fibrosis. Taken together, this work provides a supramolecular strategy for revealing the interaction between effective chemical components in herb-pair decoctions.

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