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ArticleHeliyon2024

Elucidating Cyathula Officinals' mechanism in osteoarthritis treatment: Network pharmacology and empirical evidence on anti-inflammatory actions.

Zhicheng Yao, Fengping Gan, Yuqing Zeng, Litong Ren, Yirong Zeng

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Article in Heliyon, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhicheng YaoThe First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China.
Fengping GanThe First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China.
Yuqing ZengThe First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China.
Litong RenShenzhen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
Yirong ZengThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we explored the therapeutic potential of Cyathula Officinals (CNX) in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) treatment. Utilizing network pharmacology and in vitro experiments, we identified active ingredients, action targets and pathways in CNX. Our analysis, integrating databases like TCMSP, SwissTarget Prediction, Genecards, CTD, STRING, and DAVID, highlighted 396 action targets and 283 disease targets, pinpointing 64 intersection genes linked to KOA. The significant involvement of the MAPK and NF-κB pathways in CNX's anti-inflammatory action was validated through qPCR, which might underlie CNX's efficacy in inhibiting chondrocyte apoptosis and IL-6 expression. These findings suggest CNX's potential in KOA management, offering insights for its clinical application.

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Cyathula OfficinalsKnee osteoarthritisMAPK pathwayNF-κB pathway

Identifiers

PMID38524622
PMCPMC10958415
OpenAlexW4392710458

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