Mechanism of action of Scutellaria baicalensis in treating rheumatoid arthritis:An analysis based on network pharmacology and molecular docking[J]. Journal of Southwest Medical University, 2021,44(4):314-324.
Mechanism of action of Scutellaria baicalensis in treating rheumatoid arthritis:An analysis based on network pharmacology and molecular docking[J]. Journal of Southwest Medical University, 2021,44(4):314-324. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-3351.2021.04.003.
Objective To analyze the mechanism of action of Scutellaria baicalensis in the treatment of rheu⁃matoid arthritis(RA)using network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods We screened for effective components of S. baicalensis and the corresponding target proteins through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Sys⁃tems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform,and screened for the targets of RA through the GeneCards and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man databases. Online Venn software was used to determine the common targets of the drug and the disease. Cytoscape 3.7.2 software was used to visualize the effective component-target-disease net⁃work. A protein-protein interaction(PPI)network was plotted using the String database. CytoNCA,a plugin of Cyto⁃scape,was used to score the targets of RA to determine the core target proteins of the network. Molecular docking was conducted for the core target proteins and the potential active components of S. baicalensis screened out. GO functional enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed on the effective targets using
关键词
黄芩类风湿关节炎网络药理学作用机制信号通路
Keywords
Scutellaria baicalensisRheumatoid arthritisNetwork pharmacologyMechanism of actionSignaling pathway