CHEN Ling, LIU Fang, ZHANG Xianglin, et al. Mechanism of Ganlu Xiaodu Decoction on COVID-19 Treatment Based on Network Pharmacology[J]. 2021,21(3):299-305.
CHEN Ling, LIU Fang, ZHANG Xianglin, et al. Mechanism of Ganlu Xiaodu Decoction on COVID-19 Treatment Based on Network Pharmacology[J]. 2021,21(3):299-305. DOI: 10.14009/j.issn.1672-2124.2021.03.011.
OBJECTIVE: To probe into the possible mechanism of Ganlu Xiaodu decoction in the treatment of COVID-19 based on network pharmacology.METHODS: SPSS Clementine 12.0 software was used to analyze the network correlation rules of nature flavor and channel tropism of all medicinal materials in Ganlu Xiaodu decoction.The active ingredients and corresponding action targets of Ganlu Xiaodu decoction were obtained by Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform( TCMSP)
Batman-TCM
TCMID and other databases.GeneCards and OMIM databases were used to search related genes of species Homo sapiens corresponding to COVID-19
and the software was imported to construct Ganlu Xiaodu decoction-COVID-19-target network.The PPI network of active compound targets was made by STRING database
and the gene ontology( GO) function and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes( KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis of active compound targets were performed by using the Bioconductor package in R language to predict the mechanism of action.RESULTS: Ganlu Xiaodu decoction was characterized by mild cold in nature
bitter taste
which was mainly for the heart
lung
spleen and stomach.A total of 219 drug targets were obtained by Ganlu Xiaodu decoction
and 259 disease targets were obtained by COVID-19.Eventually
25 key targets for treatment were obtained by taking the intersection.Totally 74 GO items were obtained from GO functional enrichment.KEGG pathway enrichment resulted in 145 signaling pathways.PPI network analysis showed that EGFR
IL-6
MAPK8
CASP3
FOS
RELA
CASP8
NOS3
PPARG
ICAM1 and other target proteins may be potential key targets for Ganlu Xiaodu decoction to prevent and treat COVID-19 diseases.CONCLUSIONS: Quercetin
luteolin
baicalin
kaempferol and other components in Ganlu Xiaodu decoction may be the effective components in the treatment of COVID-19
and the mechanism may be related to the comprehensive effects of these components by acting on multiple targets