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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Identify Molecular Mechanisms of Jiangzhi Decoction on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Network Pharmacology Analysis and Experimental Validation.

Lei Wang, Yin Zhi, Ying Ye, Miao Zhang, Xing Ma, Hongyun Tie, Xiaokun Ma, Ni Zheng, Wei Xia, Yanan Song

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Article in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei WangThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Yin ZhiThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Ying YeThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Miao ZhangThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Xing MaThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Hongyun TieThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Xiaokun MaThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Ni ZhengThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.
Wei XiaThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-6060
Yanan SongThe Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200137, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-6986
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJiangzhi Decoction (JZD), a traditional herb mixture, has shown significant clinical efficacy against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, its multicomponent and multitarget characteristics bring difficulty in deciphering its pharmacological mechanisms. Our study is aimed at identifying the core molecular mechanisms of JZD against NAFLD.

methodsThe active ingredients were searched from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP) database and Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrated Database (TCMID). The targets of those ingredients were identified using ChemMapper database based on 3D structure similarity. NAFLD-related genes were searched from DisGeNET database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Then, we performed protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis, functional enrichment analysis, and constructed pathway networks of "herbs-active ingredients-candidate targets" and identified the core molecular mechanisms and key active ingredients in the network. Also, molecular docking was carried out to predict the ligands of candidate targets using SwissDock. Finally, the human hepatic L02 cell line was used to establish the NAFLD model

resultsWe found 147 active ingredients in JZD, 1285 targets of active ingredients, 401 NAFLD-related genes, and 59 overlapped candidate targets of JZD against NAFLD. 22 core targets were obtained by PPI analysis. Finally, nuclear receptor transcription and lipid metabolism regulation were found as the core molecular mechanisms of JZD against NAFLD by functional enrichment analysis. The candidate targets PPAR

conclusionJZD might alleviate hepatocyte steatosis by regulating some key molecules related to nuclear receptor transcription and lipid metabolism, such as

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Protein Interaction MapsCell LineCholesterolDrugs, Chinese HerbalGene Expression RegulationHumansLipid MetabolismMolecular Docking SimulationNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePPAR alphaReproducibility of ResultsSignal TransductionTriglyceridesCholesterolDrugs, Chinese HerbaljiangzhiPPAR alphaTriglycerides

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