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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Mechanisms of Baishao () and Gancao () on major depressive disorder: network pharmacology and o validation.

Pei Ke, L I Yong, Lin Zhe, Lyu Guangfu

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Article in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2025. 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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4 authors.

Pei KeSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China.
L I YongSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China.
Lin ZheSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China.
Lyu GuangfuJilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China.

Funding

Jilin Provincial Department of Science and Technology project: Exploring the Material Basis and Action Pathways of Baihu Tang's Antipyretic Effect based on Omics Technology 20240602036RC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo elucidate the potential molecular mechanisms of Baishao (

methodsBased on the network pharmacology strategy, the therapeutic targets of APR-GR for MDD are predicted, differentially expressed genes from the Integrated Gene Expression database for MDD patients. Topological networks are constructed, Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways are enriched, their pharmacological potential molecular mechanisms are discussed, and molecular docking analysis is performed to further motivate compositional and target interactions. Finally, the CUMS mouse model is used for validation.

resultsBased on the pharmacological network analysis, 17 candidate genes were identified, including muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1(CHRM1), muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (CHRM2), β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2), adrenergic α1A receptor (ADRA1A) and 5-hydroxytryptamine transfer protein (SLC6A4), etc. which are primarily involved in reactive oxygen species metabolism, neural response, oxidative stress response and other biological processes. Further analysis revealed that these targets are closely related to Ca CNCLUSION: This research sheds light on the potential molecular mechanism of APR-GR to improve MDD.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalMajor Depressive DisorderPaeoniaAnimalsHumansMaleMiceMolecular Docking SimulationNetwork PharmacologyDrugs, Chinese Herbalanimal experimentationBaishao ()depressive disorder, majorGancao ()molecular docking simulationnetwork pharmacology

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PMID41015805
PMCPMC12454256

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