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ArticleScientific reports2024

Network pharmacology combined with experimental verification to explore the potential mechanism of naringenin in the treatment of cervical cancer.

Ji Zhou, Haoying Li, Ben Wu, Lemei Zhu, Qiao Huang, Zhenyu Guo, Qizhi He, Lin Wang, Xiaozhen Peng, Tianyao Guo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ji Zhou *Medical School, Changsha Social Work College, Changsha, China.
Haoying Li *The First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Ben Wu *The First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Lemei ZhuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Qiao HuangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Zhenyu GuoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Qizhi HeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Lin WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China. wanglin1006@126.com.
Xiaozhen PengSchool of Public Health & Laboratory Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, China. peng112112@163.com.
Tianyao GuoDepartment of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. guotianyao285@126.com.
Changsha Medical University · CNHunan University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNWuzhou University · CN

Funding

ESI Discipline Special Project of Changsha Medical University No.2022CYY019ESI Discipline Special Project of Changsha Medical University No.2022CYY032ESI Discipline Special Project of Changsha Medical University No.2022CYY033Hunan Province College Students' Innovation Entrepreneurship Training Program No.20224587Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province No.2018JJ3569The Basic Ability Enhancement Program for Young and Middle-aged Teachers of Guangxi No.2021KY1952The Central Government Guides Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project No.2023ZYQ138The Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department No.20A056The Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department No.20C0202The Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department No.22C0682The Technology Innovation Project of Huaihua No.2021R3102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide. Traditional treatment methods have become limited. Naringenin, a flavonoid abundant in various fruits and herbal medicines, has demonstrated anti-tumor properties among other effects. This research undertook to elucidate the mechanism of naringenin in the context of cervical cancer treatment by leveraging network pharmacology and performing experimental validation. Initial steps involved predicting potential naringenin targets and subsequently screening for overlaps between these targets and those related to cervical cancer, followed by analysis of their interrelationships. Molecular docking was subsequently utilized to verify the binding effect of the central target. Within the framework of network pharmacology, it was discovered that naringenin might possess anti-cancer properties specific to cervical cancer. Following this, the anti-tumor effects of naringenin on Hela cell viability, migration, and invasion were assessed employing CCK-8, transwell, wound healing assays, and western blotting. Experimental data indicated that naringenin attenuates the migration and invasion of Hela cells via downregulation EGFR/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Thus, our findings suggest that naringenin has therapeutic impacts on cervical cancer via multiple mechanisms, primarily by inhibiting the migration and invasion through the EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. This study offers fresh insights for future clinical studies.

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FlavanonesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktErbB ReceptorsFlavanonesnaringeninPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID38253629
PMCPMC10803340
OpenAlexW4391109978

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