Title:The Study on the Active Ingredients and Potential Targets of Rice Bran Petroleum Ether Extracts for Treating Diabetes Based on Network Pharmacology
Volume: 24
Issue: 6
Author(s): Xulong Huang, Mei Zhang, Hongmei Wu, Xiangpei Wang and Feng Xu*
Affiliation:
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025,China
Keywords:
Rice bran petroleum ether extracts, gas chromatography-mass spectrometer analysis, oleic acid, diabetes, network
pharmacology, molecular docking.
Abstract:
Aim and Objective: In ancient China, rice bran was used to treat diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
The aim of this paper is to explore the active compounds and underlying mechanism of
Rice Bran Petroleum Ether extracts (RBPE) against diabetes using network pharmacology.
Materials and Methods: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometer analysis was performed to identify
the chemical composition in RBPE. Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology
Database and Analysis Platform, Swiss Target Prediction database, BATMAN-TCM, comprehensive
database of human genes and gene phenotypes, therapeutic target database, DurgBank and
GeneCards database were used to screen targets. The “component-target-disease” interactive network
was constructed by Cytoscape software. Gene ontology and pathways related to the targets
were analyzed by ClueGO, and core targets were screened by the MCODE, and Autodock vina
was used for molecular docking.
Results: The compounds with a percentage greater than 1.0% were selected for subsequent analysis.
The RBPE contains oleic acid, (E)-9-Octadecenoic acid ethyl ester, and other chemical components
that can regulate insulin, mitogen-activated protein kinase 3, epidermal growth factor receptor,
mitogen-activated protein kinase 1, and other genes, which were mainly related to Pathways in
cancer, Human cytomegalovirus infection and AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications,
etc. The affinity of the core compounds and the corresponding protein of the gene targets
was good.
Conclusion: The results of network pharmacology analysis indicate that the RBPE has multiple anti-
diabetic ingredients, and RBPE exert anti-diabetic activity through multiple targets and signaling
pathways. The present study can provide a scientific basis for further elucidating the mechanism of
RBPE against diabetes.