Network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis on the mechanism of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook in the treatment of Sjögren syndrome

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Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F (TWH) has significant anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects, and is widely used in the inflammatory response mediated by autoimmune diseases. However, the multi-target mechanism of TWH action in Sjögren syndrome (SS) remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism of TWH in the treatment of SS using network pharmacology and molecular docking methods. TWH active components and target proteins were screened from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform. SS-related targets were obtained from the GeneCards database. After overlap, the therapeutic targets of TWH in the treatment of SS were screened. Protein-protein interaction and core target analysis were performed by STRING network platform and Cytoscape software. In addition, the affinity between TWH and the disease target was confirmed by molecular docking. Finally, the DAVID (visualization and integrated) database was used for Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis of overlapping targets. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform database shows that TWH contains 30 active components for the treatment of SS. Protein-protein interaction and core target analysis suggested that TNF, MMP9, TGFB1, AKT1, and BCL2 were the key targets of TWH in the treatment of SS. In addition, the molecular docking method confirmed that the bioactive molecules of TWH had a high affinity with the target of SS. Enrichment analysis showed that TWH active components were involved in multiple signaling pathways. Pathways in cancer, Lipid and atherosclerosis, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications is the main pathway. It is associated with a variety of biological processes such as inflammation, apoptosis, immune injury, and cancer. Based on data mining network pharmacology, and molecular docking method validation, TWH is likely to be a promising candidate for the treatment of SS drug, but still need to be further verified experiment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

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Medicine - 103(2024), 14 vom: 05. Apr., Seite e37532

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Zelin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Shufen [VerfasserIn]

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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000037532

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NLM370684532