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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2025

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Meng Xu, Lina Chen, Jinyu Wu, Lili Liu, Mei Shi, Hao Zhou, Guoliang Zhang

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Meng XuGraduate School, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, China.
Lina ChenDepartment of Nephrology of Jinshazhou Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, China.
Jinyu WuDepartment of Rheumatology of First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, China.
Lili LiuDepartment of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Mei ShiDepartment of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Hao ZhouDepartment of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Guoliang ZhangDepartment of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81874451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the active ingredients in Hedyotis diffusa-Scutellaria barbata D. Don and the main biological processes and signaling pathways mediating their inhibitory effect on primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsThe core intersecting genes of HCC and the two drugs were screened from TCMSP, Uniport, Genecards, and String databases using Cytoscape software, and GO and KEGG enrichment analyses of the intersecting genes were conducted. Molecular docking between the active ingredients of the drugs and the core genes was carried out using Pubcham, RCSB and Autoduckto to identify the active ingredients with the highest binding energy, whose inhibitory effect on HepG2 cells was verifies using CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry and Western blotting.

resultsTP53 and ESR1 were identified as the core genes of HCC and the two drugs. GO and KEGG analyses showed that the two genes were mainly involved in regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway, cell population proliferation, methane raft, and protein kinase activity, and participated in the signaling pathways of apoptosis, proteoglycans in cancer, PI3K Akt signaling pathway, and hepatitis B. Molecular docking studies showed that the active ingredients of the drugs could be docked with TP53 and ESR1 genes under natural conditions, and ursolic acid had the highest binding energy to ESR1 (-4.98 kcal/mol). The results of CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry and Western blotting all demonstrated significant inhibitory effect of ursolic acid on HepG2 cells.

conclusionsThe inhibitory effect of Hedyotis diffusa-scutellariae barbatae on HCC is mediated by multiple active ingredients in the two drugs.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularDrugs, Chinese HerbalHedyotisLiver NeoplasmsApoptosisCell ProliferationEstrogen Receptor alphaHep G2 CellsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologySignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53Drugs, Chinese HerbalESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53Hedyotis diffusamolecular dockingnetwork pharmacologyprimary hepatocellular carcinomaScutellaria barbata D. Don

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PMID39819716
PMCPMC11744272

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