Shandong Science ›› 2022, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 7-16.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2022.03.002

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Analysis of the mechanism of Dipsaci Radix-Taxilli Herba underlying the improvement of polycystic ovary syndrome via network pharmacology and molecular docking

HAN Cong1(),XIA Ming-hong2,HU Yuan-long1,ZHANG Jian-wei3,*()   

  1. 1. The First Clinical Medical Colledge,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China
    2. School of Medicine,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310000, China
    3. Reproductive and Genetic Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2021-06-19 Online:2022-06-20 Published:2022-06-10
  • Contact: Jian-wei ZHANG E-mail:17862969183@163.com;zhangjianwei1970@sina.com

Abstract:

The study's aim was to explore the main active ingredients, targets, and pathways of the combined medicine, Dipsaci Radix-Taxilli Herba, involved in the improvement of polycystic ovary syndrome via network pharmacology. The main active ingredients and potential targets of Dipsaci Radix-Taxilli Herba were obtained through the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) systems pharmacology database and analysis platform, and the TCM-ingredient-target network was constructed using the Cytoscape software. The disease targets of polycystic ovary syndrome were obtained through Disgenet and OMIM databases, and they were compared to obtain common drugs and disease targets with the help of online venn tools. Protein-protein interaction network was constructed using the STRING database, and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathway and gene ontology(GO) enrichment analyses were performed for the intersecting targets using Metascape database. Furthermore, the ingredient-target-pathway network was constructed via the Cytoscape software, and the reliability of inter-target binding was verified using the molecular docking technique. Among the 174 screened targets of the combined medicine, 80 common targets intersected with polycystic ovary syndrome, which mainly included cancer, hepatitis C signaling, AGE-RAGE signaling in diabetic complications, and other signaling pathways. The medicine, Dipsaci Radix-Taxilli Herba, forms multitarget and multichannel regulatory network through quercetin, β-sitosterol, and other active substances; improves hormone metabolism; reduces inflammatory cytokine levels; and achieves the goal of systemic improvement in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Key words: :polycystic ovary syndrome, Dipsaci Radix, Taxilli Herba, network pharmacology, molecular docking

CLC Number: 

  • R285