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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Bioinformatics and Network Pharmacology Identify the Therapeutic Role and Potential Mechanism of Melatonin in AD and Rosacea.

Huaxiong Zhang, Yiya Zhang, Yangfan Li, Yaling Wang, Sha Yan, San Xu, Zhili Deng, Xinling Yang, Hongfu Xie, Ji Li

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Huaxiong ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Yiya ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yangfan LiDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yaling WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Sha YanDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
San XuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhili DengDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xinling YangDepartment of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Hongfu XieDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Ji LiDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rosacea is significantly associated with dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the common underlying molecular mechanism connecting these two diseases remains limited. This study aimed to reveal the common molecular regulatory networks and identify the potential therapeutic drugs for rosacea and AD. There were 747 overlapped DEGs (ol-DEGs) that were detected in AD and rosacea, enriched in inflammation-, metabolism-, and apoptosis-related pathways. Using the TF regulatory network analysis, 37 common TFs and target genes were identified as hub genes. They were used to predict the therapeutic drugs for rosacea and AD using the DGIdb/CMap database. Among the 113 predicted drugs, melatonin (MLT) was co-associated with both RORA and IFN-γ in AD and rosacea. Subsequently, network pharmacology analysis identified 19 pharmacological targets of MLT and demonstrated that MLT could help in treating AD/rosacea partly by modulating inflammatory and vascular signaling pathways. Finally, we verified the therapeutic role and mechanism of MLT on rosacea

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Alzheimer DiseaseRosaceaAnimalsComputational BiologyFemaleHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsKeratinocytesMelatoninMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNetwork PharmacologySkinMelatoninADangiogenesisinflammationMLTnetwork pharmacologyrosacea

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