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ArticleDisease markers2022

Mechanisms of Xiaochaihu Decoction on Treating Hepatic Fibrosis Explored by Network Pharmacology.

Rui Qiang, Ya Zhang, Yanhong Wang

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Rui QiangGuang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Ya ZhangGuang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Yanhong WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-8425

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To explore the material basis and pharmacological mechanism of Xiaochaihu Decoction (XCHD), the classic Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula in inhibiting hepatic fibrosis (HF). Methods: The main components in XCHD were screened from the TCMSP database, ETCM database, and literature, and their potential targets were detected and predicted using the Swiss Target Prediction platform. The HF-related targets were retrieved and screened through GeneCard database and OMIM database, combined with GEO gene chips. The XCHD targets and HF targets were mapped to search common targets. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was acquired via the STRING11.0 database and analyzed visually using Cytoscape 3.8.0 software. The potential mechanisms of the common targets identified through GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were analyzed by using Metascape database. The results were visualized through OmicShare Tools. The "XCHD compound-HF target" network was visually constructed by Cytoscape 3.8.0 software. AutoDockVina1.1.2 and PyMoL software were used to verify the molecular docking of XCHD main active compounds and HF key targets. Results: A total of 164 potential active compounds from XCHD were screened to act on 95 HF-related targets. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that quercetin, Conclusion: This work provides a systems perspective to study the relationship between Chinese medicines and diseases. The therapeutic efficacy of XCHD on HF was the sum of multitarget and multi-approach effects from the bioactive ingredients. This study could be one of the cornerstones for further research.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalKaempferolsAmino AcidsCyclooxygenase 2HumansInterleukin-17Liver CirrhosisMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuercetinAmino AcidsCyclooxygenase 2Drugs, Chinese HerbalInterleukin-17KaempferolsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuercetinxiaochaihu

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PMCPMC9553551

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