Shandong Science ›› 2022, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 28-36.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2022.01.005

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Molecular mechanism of Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma-Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus couple medicine in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on network pharmacology and molecular docking

GU Yi-dan(),REN Yun-yan,ZHANG Zhu-feng,GAO Ping()   

  1. Department of Respiratory, Wuxi No.2 Chinese Medicine Hospital,Wuxi 214121, China
  • Received:2021-03-15 Online:2022-02-20 Published:2022-01-25
  • Contact: Ping GAO E-mail:992435908@qq.com;852201686@qq.com

Abstract:

Based on the network pharmacology and molecular docking study approach, investigation of the potential molecular mechanism of Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma-Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus couple medicine in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was conducted. The active ingredients and therapeutic targets of Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma-Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus couple medicine were selected on a TCM systematic pharmacological analysis platform. The disease targets corresponding to IPF were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus, GeneCards and CTD databases. The protein-protein interaction(PPI) network was constructed and analyzed using the STRING online database. Gene ontology(GO) analysis and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses of the hub genes were conducted using R language. Overall, 23 active ingredients of Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma-Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus couple medicine were screened; these active ingredients acted on 48 IPF target genes. Twenty hub genes such as AKT1, PTGS2, and IL1B were screened from the PPI network of target genes, and the docking energy of hub genes and active ingredient molecules of the drug pair were stable and firmly bound. The hub genes were enriched in 67 GO processes, including nuclear receptor activity and steroid receptor activity, and 90 KEGG signaling pathways, such as IL17 signaling pathway and tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway. The combination of Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma and Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus reinforces Qi and nourishes Yin, which may exert its effects on the treatment of IPF through multiple pathways and mechanisms such as regulation of body immunity, antifibrosis, antioxidative stress, and inhibition of inflammation.

Key words: Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma, Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, network pharmacology, molecular docking

CLC Number: 

  • R285