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ArticleCurrent computer-aided drug design2025

Jianwei Ren, Zhiting Mo, Zhengsha Huang, Shangze Li

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Article in Current computer-aided drug design, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jianwei RenTibet University Medical College, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China.
Zhiting MoLhasa People's Hospital, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China.
Zhengsha HuangTibet University Medical College, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China.
Shangze LiSchool of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 404100, China.
Tibet University · CNChongqing University · CNTibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital · CN

Funding

project of the Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund of Tibet XZ202301YD0040CWuhan University of Technology-Tibet University Pathogenic biology team construction research program LZT2021010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNetwork pharmacology is a novel approach that uses bioinformatics to predict multitarget drugs and ingredient-target interactions in various diseases. A thorough search of previously published studies revealed that

objectiveThe present study aimed to predict and verify the effect of these two drugs in the treatment of CC.

methodsTo explore the molecular mechanisms of the "HDW-AM" drug in the treatment of CC, we analyzed its principal efficiency in terms of ingredients, target spots, and pathways via network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental verification. The ingredients and their gene target sites were searched and screened through the TCMSP platform according to specific filtering conditions. Subsequently, components corresponding to the gene targets were chosen to construct the drug component-target network. The GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) dataset was used to collect and screen for gene chips under CC and normal conditions, obtain differential genes, and construct a volcano map. The intersection genes between drug and disease targets were screened, the ".tsv" file was downloaded from the STRING platform and imported into Cytoscape 3.8.0 for visualization, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed, the core targets were identified, and the common components with core targets were docked through Autodock Tools-1.5.6. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were carried out through the Metascape platform to determine the major pathways. The CCK-8 (Cell Counting Kit-8) assay verified the effect of AKT1 on cell proliferation after treatment with quercetin.

resultsAfter the screening, 3658 DEGs (1841 downregulated and 1817 upregulated) were obtained from the GSE75970 gene chip; 21 active components and 220 targets were identified from the drugs. Subsequently, ten core genes (including AKT1, P53, and CASP3) and six major components were screened. GO functional analysis and KEGG analysis revealed that "HDWAM" regulates cell migration and motility through the combination of a transcription regulator complex, membrane rafts, vesicle lumen, and protein kinases via the MAPK, PI3K-Akt, and IL- 17 signaling pathways. The molecular docking results suggested that quercetin binds to AKT1, TP53, TNF, and CASP3. HDW-AM may exert a therapeutic effect on CC by modulating AKT1, TP53, TNF, and CASP3 and through signaling pathways. A CCK-8 cytotoxicity assay verified that quercetin affects cell viability through AKT1.

conclusionsThe current study provides a theoretical basis for an in-depth investigation into the molecular mechanism of the "HDW-AM" drug in CC treatment via network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental verification.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicAstragalus propinquusColonic NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalHedyotisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologyAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDrugs, Chinese HerbalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAstragalus membranaceuscolon cancerexperimental verificationHedyotis diffusa Willdkyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes.molecular dockingnetwork pharmacology

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