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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

Unveiling Potential Mechanisms of Spatholobi Caulis against Lung Metastasis of Malignant Tumor by Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking.

Feiyu Xie, Mina Wang, Yixin Su, Kunmin Xiao, Xuelei Chu, Sidan Long, Linlu Li, Xin Zhang, Peng Xue, Shijie Zhu

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. 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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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Feiyu XieSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-2852
Mina WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4029-5806
Yixin SuOncology Department, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-3626
Kunmin XiaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-4324
Xuelei ChuOncology Department, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-3907
Sidan LongSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-0131
Linlu LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-1596
Xin ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8828-5172
Peng XueOncology Department, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-0147
Shijie ZhuOncology Department, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-0746
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNanyang Technological University · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Lung metastasis of malignant tumor signifies worse prognosis and immensely deteriorates patients' life quality. Spatholobi Caulis (SC) has been reported to reduce lung metastasis, but the mechanism remains elusive. Methods: The active components and corresponding targets of SC were obtained from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP) database and the SwissTargetPrediction database. The disease targets were acquired from DisGeNET and GeneCards databases. Venn map was composed to figure out intersection targets by using R. The PPI network was constructed through STRING and Cytoscape, and MCODE plug-in was used to sift hub targets. Gene Ontology (GO)-Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis was carried out by utilizing clusterProfiler package (R3.6.1) with adjusted Results: 24 active components and 123 corresponding targets were screened, and the number of disease targets and intersection targets was 1074 and 47, respectively. RELA, JUN, MAPK1, MAPK14, STAT3, IL-4, ESR1, and TP53 were the 8 hub targets. GO analysis and KEGG analysis elucidated that SC could ameliorate lung metastasis mainly by intervening oxidative stress, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway, and microRNAs in cancer. All 8 hub targets were proven to combine successfully with active components of SC. Conclusion: Inflammation is the core factor that integrates all these targets, biological process, and signaling pathways, which indicates that SC prevents or reduces lung metastasis mainly by dispelling inflammation.

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