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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

Exploring Pharmacological Mechanisms of Xiang Ju Tablets in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis via a Network Pharmacology Approach.

Kun Xia Hu, Xi Duan, Li Zhu Han, Hong Ye Ju, Bin Wang, Zhi Shu Tang, Xiao Song

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun Xia HuCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.
Xi DuanAffiliated Hospital, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, China.
Li Zhu HanCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.
Hong Ye JuCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.
Bin WangCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.
Zhi Shu TangCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-9322
Xiao SongCollege of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712046, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-9191
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, allergic rhinitis (AR) disease targets and Xiang Ju tablet-associated targets were determined through the use of databases for the identification of putative therapeutic targets and then combined. After the production of a putative therapeutic target interaction network for Xiang Ju tablets against AR, topological analysis was used to determine the core targets of Xiang Ju tablets in AR treatment. For all putative therapeutic targets, analyses of biological function and pathway enrichment were performed to optimize the biological processes and key signaling pathways of Xiang Ju tablets in AR treatment. The top 5 therapeutic targets of Xiang Ju tablets in AR treatment were identified and included CXCL8, IL1B, IL6, IL10, and TNF. The biological processes, molecular functions, and cell composition related to the use of Xiang Ju tablets in AR treatment were predominantly associated with cytokine production, regulation of protein secretion, and regulation of peptide secretion; cytokine activity, cytokine receptor binding, and receptor ligand activity; and platelet alpha granule lumen, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, and platelet alpha granule. In addition, the top 64 key signaling pathways were identified.

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