Mechanism of Anti-cancer Essence Formula in the treatment of gastric cancer based on network pharmacology
10.16753/j.cnki.1008-2344.2024.03.003
- VernacularTitle:基于网络药理学探讨抗癌精方治疗胃癌的作用机制
- Author:
Shuihong YU
1
;
Zhenzhen WU
;
Jing XIA
;
Jie ZHA
;
Huijuan LIU
Author Information
1. 安庆医药高等专科学校基础医学院,安徽 安庆 246052
- Keywords:
gastric cancer;
Anti-cancer Essence Formula;
network pharmacology;
mechanism
- From:
Journal of Shenyang Medical College
2024;26(3):237-243
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the pharmacological basis and mechanism of Anti-cancer Essence Formula in the treatment of gastric cancer based on network pharmacology,and to provide bioinformatics basis for the clinical treatment of gastric cancer with traditional Chinese medicine.Methods:The active ingredients of Anti-cancer Essence Formula were searched in TCMSP database,and the targets of the active ingredients were further obtained using UniProt database.The targets of gastric cancer were obtained using GeneCards,OMIM and TTD databases.Cytoscape 3.9.1 software was used to build the"Disease-Component-Target"network.String database and Cytoscape 3.9.1 software were used to construct the PPI network.The transcript levels of the core genes were analyzed by UALCAN database,and the relationship between core gene expression and patient survival was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier plotter.GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed by DAVID database.Results:There were 236 active ingredients of Anti-Cancer Essence Formula,and 16 key targets were screened by PPI network.MAPK3,MAPK1,RELA,AKT1,TP53,FOS,MAPK14,RXRA,MAPK8 and EGFR were abnormally expressed in gastric cancer tissues(P＜0.05),and all of them showed correlation with the prognosis of gastric cancer patients(P＜0.05).GO analysis was mainly enriched in cell division,cell proliferation and apoptosis,and KEGG analysis was mainly enriched in cancer pathway,MAPK signaling pathway,Relaxin signaling pathway,TNF signaling pathway,T-cell receptor signaling pathway,Prolactin signaling pathway,and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway.Conclusion:Anti-cancer Essence Formula is characterized by the synergistic effect of multi-components,multi-targets,and multi-pathways.It mainly acts on the targets of MAPK3,MAPK1,RELA,AKT1,TP53,FOS,MAPK14,RXRA,MAPK8,and EGFR through the active ingredients such as quercetin,kaempferol,β-sitosterol,and racemic carvacrol.It also regulates the signaling pathways of MAPK,Relaxin,TNF,T-cell receptor,Prolactin,and PI3K-Akt.
