Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking

Xuebijing Injection have been found to improve the clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and alleviate disease severity, but the mechanisms are currently unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential molecular targets and mechanisms of the Xuebijing injection in treating COVID-19 via network pharma...

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Autores principales: Zhao Tianyu, Guan Liying
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3d5615fd13a14deb9e174b06471ffb5b2021-11-17T14:21:59ZIdentifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking2165-59792165-598710.1080/21655979.2021.1933301https://doaj.org/article/3d5615fd13a14deb9e174b06471ffb5b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.1933301https://doaj.org/toc/2165-5979https://doaj.org/toc/2165-5987Xuebijing Injection have been found to improve the clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and alleviate disease severity, but the mechanisms are currently unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential molecular targets and mechanisms of the Xuebijing injection in treating COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis. The main active ingredients and therapeutic targets of the Xuebijing injection, and the pathogenic targets of COVID-19 were screened using the TCMSP, UniProt, and GeneCard databases. According to the ‘Drug-Ingredients-Targets-Disease’ network built by STRING and Cytoscape, AKT1 was identified as the core target, and baicalein, luteolin, and quercetin were identified as the active ingredients of the Xuebijing injection in connection with AKT1. R language was used for enrichment analysis that predict the mechanisms by which the Xuebijing injection may inhibit lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory response, modulate NOS activity, and regulate the TNF signal pathway by affecting the role of AKT1. Based on the results of network pharmacology, a molecular docking was performed with AKT1 and the three active ingredients, the results indicated that all three active ingredients could stably bind with AKT1. These findings identify potential molecular mechanisms by which Xuebijing Injection inhibit COVID-19 by acting on AKT1.Zhao TianyuGuan LiyingTaylor & Francis Grouparticleakt1covid-19molecular dockingnetwork pharmacologyxuebijing injectionBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65ENBioengineered, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 2274-2287 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic akt1
covid-19
molecular docking
network pharmacology
xuebijing injection
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
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covid-19
molecular docking
network pharmacology
xuebijing injection
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
Zhao Tianyu
Guan Liying
Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
description Xuebijing Injection have been found to improve the clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and alleviate disease severity, but the mechanisms are currently unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential molecular targets and mechanisms of the Xuebijing injection in treating COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis. The main active ingredients and therapeutic targets of the Xuebijing injection, and the pathogenic targets of COVID-19 were screened using the TCMSP, UniProt, and GeneCard databases. According to the ‘Drug-Ingredients-Targets-Disease’ network built by STRING and Cytoscape, AKT1 was identified as the core target, and baicalein, luteolin, and quercetin were identified as the active ingredients of the Xuebijing injection in connection with AKT1. R language was used for enrichment analysis that predict the mechanisms by which the Xuebijing injection may inhibit lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory response, modulate NOS activity, and regulate the TNF signal pathway by affecting the role of AKT1. Based on the results of network pharmacology, a molecular docking was performed with AKT1 and the three active ingredients, the results indicated that all three active ingredients could stably bind with AKT1. These findings identify potential molecular mechanisms by which Xuebijing Injection inhibit COVID-19 by acting on AKT1.
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author Zhao Tianyu
Guan Liying
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Guan Liying
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title Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
title_short Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
title_full Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
title_fullStr Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
title_full_unstemmed Identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of COVID-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
title_sort identifying the molecular targets and mechanisms of xuebijing injection for the treatment of covid-19 via network pharmacology and molecular docking
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publishDate 2021
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