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ArticleHeliyon2024

Integrating network toxicology and molecular docking to explore the toxicity of the environmental pollutant butyl hydroxyanisole: An example of induction of chronic urticaria.

Zhihao Zeng, Jiaoting Hu, Guanlin Xiao, Yanchang Liu, Dezheng Jia, Guangying Wu, Canhui Xie, Sumei Li, Xiaoli Bi

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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 8 papers.

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Zhihao ZengSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Jiaoting HuArtemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Guanlin XiaoGuangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510095, China.
Yanchang LiuSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Dezheng JiaSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Guangying WuSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Canhui XieSchool of the Fifth Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Sumei LiGuangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510095, China.
Xiaoli BiGuangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510095, China.

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Abstract

The study aimed to comprehensively investigate environmental pollutants' potential toxicity and underlying molecular mechanisms, focusing on chronic urticaria (CU) induced by butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) exposure, further drawing public awareness regarding the potential risks of environmental pollutants, applying ChEMBL, STITCH, and SwissTargetPrediction databases to predict the targets of BHA, CTD, GeneCards, and OMIM databases to collect the relevant targets of CU. Ultimately, we identified 81 potential targets of BHA-induced CU and extracted 31 core targets, including TNF, SRC, CASP3, BCL2, IL2, and MMP9. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed that these core targets were predominantly involved in cancer signaling, estrogen and endocrine resistance pathways. Furthermore, molecular docking confirmed the ability of BHA to bind with core targets. The onset and development of CU may result from BHA by affecting multiple immune signaling pathways. Our study elucidated the molecular mechanisms of BHA toxicity and its role in CU induction, providing the basis for preventing and treating chronic urticaria associated with environmental BHA exposure.

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Butylated hydroxyanisoleChronic urticariaMolecular dockingNetwork toxicology

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PMID39170477
PMCPMC11336633

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