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ArticleDiscover oncology2024

The mechanism of action and experimental verification of Gan-song Yin on renal clear cell carcinoma based on network pharmacology and bioinformatics.

Wenjie Jiang, Ling Yuan, Qian Liu, Xiangyang Li, Yifan Yang, Jiaqing Li, Taiqiang Jiao, Yang Niu, Lei Zhang, Hongli Dou and 1 more

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Article in Discover oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjie JiangKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Ling YuanCollege of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Qian LiuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Xiangyang LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Yifan YangKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Jiaqing LiKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Taiqiang JiaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Yang NiuKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Lei ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Hongli DouKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China. 842437464@qq.com.
Yi NanKey Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China. 20080011@nxmu.edu.cn.
Ningxia Medical University · CNNingxia University · CNShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81573695National Natural Science Foundation of China 81674096National Natural Science Foundation of China 81860894Ningxia Natural Science Foundation 2022AAC05029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGan-song Yin (GSY) is originated from the scripture "Gan-song Pills", a medical work of the Ningxia ethnic minorities, and its treatment of kidney diseases has good results. Its method of treating Renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is still unknown, nevertheless.

methodsFirstly, utilizing a network pharmacology strategy to screen GSY for active components and targets and looking up KIRC-related targets in GeneCards and GEO databases. Secondly, protein interaction networks were constructed and analyzed for GO and KEGG enrichment. Molecular docking was then performed and clinical and other correlations of the network pharmacology results were analyzed using bioinformatic analysis methods. Finally, we performed in vitro cellular experiments with 786-O cells and ACHN cells to validate the results of network pharmacology and bioinformatic analysis.

resultsWith the help of network pharmacological analysis, six hub targets were eliminated. Bioinformatics study revealed that the hub targets has clinically significant clinical guiding importance. The results showed that GSY inhibited the proliferation of 786-O cells and ACHN cells, induced cell apoptosis, blocked cell cycle, and reduced cell colony formation ability. qRT-PCR results showed that GSY promoted the expression of ALB and CASP3 genes, and inhibited the expression of EGFR, JUN, MYC and VEGFA genes. Western blot results showed that GSY could promote the expression of ALB and CASP3 protein, and inhibit the expression of EGFR, JUN, MYC and VEGFA protein.

conclusionsNetwork pharmacology and bioinformatics analysis showed that GSY could act on multiple targets through a variety of components to achieve the effect of treating KIRC. In this study, we confirmed that GSY inhibits KIRC by regulating the expression of core targets through in vitro cellular experiments, thus providing a reference for subsequent related studies.

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BioinformaticsExperimental verificationGan-song YinNetwork pharmacologyRenal clear cell carcinoma

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