Research on Network Pharmacology of Action Mechanism of Xianglian Pills / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze active ingredients,targets,pathways and biological processes of xianglian pills by means of network pharmacology and explore its pharmacodynamics material base and mechanism of action.METHODS: Active ingredients and corresponding targets of xianglian pills were obtained by using TCMSP database and BATMAN-TCM analytical platform,the network of xianglian pills active ingredients-targets was constructed by using Cytoscape 3.5.1 software, using the STRING platform to build protein-protein interaction; GO bioprocess enrichment and clustering analysis of target genes were finished by using BINGO and MCODE plug-ins; KEGG signaling pathways of target genes were analyzed by means of DAVID database.RESULTS: Eleven active ingredients in xianglian pills act on 291 potential targets. these targets participate in eighteen major GO biological process adjustment sub-clusters of the inflammatory response, leukotriene metabolism, lipid metabolism, apoptosis, smooth muscle contraction and platelet activation etc. involve in thirty-three signal pathways of seven categories: inflammation, metabolism,signal transduction, cancer, secretion of digestive juices, ardiovascular system etc.CONCLUSION: The different therapeutic value, pharmacodynamic substances and molecular mechanism of Xianglian pills in the treatment of inflammation,diabetes,cancer and cardiovascular diseases have been preliminarily elucidated, which provides new clues for the development of its clinical application.