03 April 2020 : Clinical Research
A Network Pharmacology Study on the Mechanisms of the Herbal Extract, Christina Loosestrife, for the Treatment of Nephrolithiasis
Kun Yu1ABEG, Ping Zhang1C, Zhen-Guo Xie2ADE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.919360
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e919360
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to undertake a network pharmacology analysis to identify the active compounds of the herbal extract Christina Loosestrife, or Lysimachia Christinae (Jin Qian Cao), in the treatment of nephrolithiasis.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The active components of Christina Loosestrife were identified from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP) database and analysis platform and the online Taiwan TCM database. The potentially active compounds were screened based on their parenteral bioavailability identified from the TCMSP database. The PharmMapper integrated pharmacophore matching platform was used for target identification of active compounds in nephrolithiasis. The identified active compounds were validated by molecular docking using the systemsDock network pharmacology website. Biological functions and pathway outcomes of effective targets were analyzed using the Metascape gene annotation resource. The results were used to construct the pharmacological networks, which were visualized and integrated using Cytoscape software.
RESULTS: There were 16 active compounds of Christina Loosestrife and 11 nephrolithiasis-associated targets that were obtained. Functional enrichment analysis showed that Christina Loosestrife might exert its therapeutic effects by regulating pathways that included purine salvage, interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 signaling, and neutrophil degranulation.
CONCLUSIONS: Network pharmacology analysis of the herbal extract, Christina Loosestrife, identified multiple active compounds, targets, and pathways involved in the effects on nephrolithiasis.
Keywords: Drug Delivery Systems, Molecular Docking Simulation, nephrolithiasis, Pharmacology, Primulaceae, Biological Availability, Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Kidney Calculi, Lythrum
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