Shandong Science ›› 2023, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 34-40.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2023.01.005

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Mechanisms of Zhinao Capsules in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease based on network pharmacology and molecular docking

YU Guofang1(), TIAN Liwei1, ZHAO Chenling1, WU Mengting1, YANG Wenming2, DONG Ting2,*()   

  1. 1. First Clinical School of Medicine,Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Hefei 230038,China
    2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031,China
  • Received:2022-03-29 Online:2023-02-20 Published:2023-02-08

Abstract:

To explore the intervention mechanism of Alzheimer's disease improvement with the help of network pharmacology and molecular docking technology. TCMSP, TCMID, and other databases were used to search for chemical components and their targets. GeneCard and other databases were utilized to obtain the targets of Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, Venny2.1 website was used to screen the intersection targets of drugs and diseases.STRING platform and Cytoscape software were used to performtopology analysis forobtaining the core targets of Alzheimer's disease treated using Zhinao Capsules. Moreover, Metaspace database was exploited to perform Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) analysis of potential core targets. The binding ability of the active compounds to the core targets was verified with molecular docking using AutoDock software. The results showed that a total of 44 active ingredients and 292 active targets were identified in the capsule. There were 58 common targets between Zhinao Capsules and Alzheimer's disease. The protein-protein interaction yielded several key targets, including AKT1, IL-6, and TNF. GO and KEGG analyses yielded a total of 1 419 and 175 metabolic pathways, respectively, which mainly includedlipid and atherosclerosis and TNF signaling pathways. Molecular docking showed that the key ingredients and targets had good binding ability. These findings suggest that Zhinao Capsules may reduce the inflammatory response and improve memory function vialipid and atherosclerosis and TNF signaling pathways.

Key words: network pharmacology, molecular docking, Zhinao Capsules, Alzheimer's disease

CLC Number: 

  • R258