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ArticleChinese journal of integrative medicine2015

Effect of curcumin on aged Drosophila melanogaster: a pathway prediction analysis.

Zhi-guo Zhang, Xu-yan Niu, Ai-ping Lu, Gary Guishan Xiao

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Article in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhi-guo ZhangInstitute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China, zzgtcm@163.com.
Xu-yan Niu
Ai-ping Lu
Gary Guishan Xiao
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · CNCHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo re-analyze the data published in order to explore plausible biological pathways that can be used to explain the anti-aging effect of curcumin.

methodsMicroarray data generated from other study aiming to investigate effect of curcumin on extending lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster were further used for pathway prediction analysis. The differentially expressed genes were identified by using GeneSpring GX with a criterion of 3.0-fold change. Two Cytoscape plugins including BisoGenet and molecular complex detection (MCODE) were used to establish the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network based upon differential genes in order to detect highly connected regions. The function annotation clustering tool of Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) was used for pathway analysis.

resultsA total of 87 genes expressed differentially in D. melanogaster melanogaster treated with curcumin were identified, among which 50 were up-regulated significantly and 37 were remarkably down-regulated in D. melanogaster melanogaster treated with curcumin. Based upon these differential genes, PPI network was constructed with 1,082 nodes and 2,412 edges. Five highly connected regions in PPI networks were detected by MCODE algorithm, suggesting anti-aging effect of curcumin may be underlined through five different pathways including Notch signaling pathway, basal transcription factors, cell cycle regulation, ribosome, Wnt signaling pathway, and p53 pathway.

conclusionGenes and their associated pathways in D. melanogaster melanogaster treated with anti-aging agent curcumin were identified using PPI network and MCODE algorithm, suggesting that curcumin may be developed as an alternative therapeutic medicine for treating aging-associated diseases.

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AgingAnimalsCell CycleCurcuminDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, InsectProtein BiosynthesisProtein Interaction MapsReceptors, NotchRibosomesSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53Wnt Signaling PathwayCurcuminDrosophila ProteinsN protein, DrosophilaReceptors, NotchTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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