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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking-Based Prediction of the Mechanism of Qianghuo Shengshi Decoction against Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Zhihao Zeng, Jiaoting Hu, Jieyi Jiang, Guanlin Xiao, Ruipei Yang, Sumei Li, Yangxue Li, Huajing Huang, Huixian Zhong, Xiaoli Bi

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhihao ZengSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7117-9496
Jiaoting HuArtemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Jieyi JiangGuangdong Province Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510095, China.
Guanlin XiaoGuangdong Province Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510095, China.
Ruipei YangSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Sumei LiGuangdong Province Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510095, China.
Yangxue LiGuangdong Province Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510095, China.
Huajing HuangSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Huixian ZhongSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Xiaoli BiSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5912-8434
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Qianghuo Shengshi decoction (QHSSD) is a classical Chinese medicine formula, which is used in clinical practice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China. However, the pharmacological mechanism of QHSSD on RA has remained unclear by now. We collected and screened active compounds and its potential targets by the pharmacology platform of Chinese herbal medicines. In addition, the therapeutic targets of RA were obtained and selected from databases. Network construction analyzed that 128 active compounds may act on 87 candidate targets and identified a total of 18 hub targets. GO annotation and KEGG enrichment investigated that the action mechanism underlying the treatment of RA by QHSSD might be involved in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, anti-inflammation, and antioxidation. Finally, molecular docking verification showed that TP53, VEGFA, TNF, EGFR, and NOS3 may be related to the RA treatment and molecular dynamics simulation showed the stability of protein-ligand interactions. In this work, QHSSD might exert therapeutic effect through a multicomponent, multitarget, and multipathway in RA from a holistic aspect, which provides basis for its mechanism of action and subsequent experiments.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidChinaDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMolecular Docking SimulationDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID34527739
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