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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Molecular docking and molecular dynamics study Lianhua Qingwen granules (LHQW) treats COVID-19 by inhibiting inflammatory response and regulating cell survival.

Jun-Feng Cao, Yunli Gong, Mei Wu, Li Xiong, Shengyan Chen, Haonan Huang, Xinge Zhou, Ying-Chun Peng, Xue-Fang Shen, Jinyu Qu and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun-Feng CaoChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Yunli GongChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Mei WuChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Li XiongChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Shengyan ChenChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Haonan HuangChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xinge ZhouChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Ying-Chun PengChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xue-Fang ShenChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Jinyu QuChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Yi-Li WangChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiao ZhangChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: 2019 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is endangering health of populations worldwide. Latest research has proved that Methods: We employed bioinformatics to screen active ingredients in LHQW and intersection gene targets. PPI, GO and KEGG was used to analyze relationship of intersection gene targets. Molecular dynamics simulations validated the binding stability of active ingredients and target proteins. Binding free energy, radius of gyration and the solvent accessible surface area were analyzed by supercomputer platform. Results: COVID-19 had 4628 gene targets, LHQW had 1409 gene targets, intersection gene targets were 415. Bioinformatics analysis showed that intersection targets were closely related to inflammation and immunomodulatory. Molecular docking suggested that active ingredients (including: licopyranocoumarin, Glycyrol and 3-3-Oxopropanoic acid) in LHQW played a role in treating COVID-19 by acting on CSF2, CXCL8, CCR5, NLRP3, IFNG and TNF. Molecular dynamics was used to prove the binding stability of active ingredients and protein targets. Conclusion: The mechanism of active ingredients in LHQW treats COVID-19 was investigated by computer simulations. We found that active ingredients in LHQW not only reduce cell damage and tissue destruction by inhibiting the inflammatory response through CSF2, CXCL8, CCR5 and IFNG, but also regulate cell survival and growth through NLRP3 and TNF thereby reducing apoptosis.

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COVID-19Molecular Dynamics SimulationCell SurvivalComputational BiologyHumansMolecular Docking Simulationbioinformatics analysisCOVID-19lianhua qingwen granules (LHQW)molecular dockingmolecular dynamics

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