Title:Exploring the Mechanism of Yi-Jing Decoction in Treating Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome by Using Network Pharmacology
Volume: 30
Issue: 21
关键词:
生物信息学、中药、多囊卵巢综合征、益精汤、网络药理、分子对接。
摘要:
Background: Yi-Jing decoction (YJD), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription,
has been reported to be effective in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS). However, the underlying mechanisms of YJD in treating PCOS are still unclear.
Objective: In the present work, the effective ingredients of YJD and their treatment
mechanisms on PCOS were systematically analyzed.
Methods: The effective ingredients of YJD and targets of PCOS were selected from public
databases. The network pharmacology method was used to analyze the ingredients, potential
targets, and pathways of YJD for the treatment of PCOS.
Results: One hundred and three active ingredients were identified from YJD, of which 82
were hit by 65 targets associated with PCOS. By constructing the disease-common targetcompound
network, five ingredients (quercetin, arachidonate, beta-sitosterol, betacarotene,
and cholesterol) were selected out as the key ingredients of YJD, which can interact
with the 10 hub genes (VEGFA, AKT1, TP53, ALB, TNF, PIK3CA, IGF1, INS,
IL1B, PTEN) against PCOS. These genes are mainly involved in prostate cancer, steroid
hormone biosynthesis, and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance pathways. In addition,
the results of molecular docking showed that the ingredients of YJD have a good
binding affinity with the hub genes.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate that the treatment of PCOS by YJD is through
regulating the levels of androgen and insulin and improving the inflammatory microenvironment.