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- Title
Use of Network Pharmacology to Explore the Mechanism of Gegen (Puerariae lobatae Radix) in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Hyperlipidemia.
- Authors
Yuan, Guozhen; Shi, Shuai; Jia, Qiulei; Shi, Jingjing; Shi, Shuqing; Zhang, Xuesong; Shou, Xintian; Zhu, Xueping; Hu, Yuanhui
- Abstract
Rapid increases in metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hyperlipidemia, are becoming a substantial challenge to worldwide public health. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history and abundant experience in the treatment of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, and Puerariae lobatae Radix (known as Gegen in Chinese) is one of the most prevalent Chinese herbs applied to treat these diseases. The underlying mechanism by which Gegen simultaneously treats diabetes and hyperlipidemia, however, has not been clearly elucidated to date. Therefore, we systematically explored the potential mechanism of Gegen in the treatment of T2DM complicated with hyperlipidemia based on network pharmacology. We screened the potential targets of Gegen, T2DM, and hyperlipidemia in several online databases. Then, the hub targets were analyzed by performing protein-protein interaction, Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment assays, and finally, the complicated connections among compounds, targets, and pathways were visualized in Cytoscape. We found that isoflavones, including daidzein, genistein, and puerarin, as well as β-sitosterol, are the key active ingredients of Gegen responsible for its antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemia effects, which mainly target AKR1B1, EGFR, ESR, TNF, NOS3, MAPK3, PPAR, CYP19A1, INS, IL6, and SORD and multiple pathways, such as the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway; the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, fluid shear stress, and atherosclerosis; the PPAR signaling pathway; insulin resistance; the HIF-1 signaling pathway; the TNF signaling pathway; and others. These active ingredients also target multiple biological processes, including the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism, the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis, and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant pathways. In conclusion, Gegen is a promising therapeutic phytomedicine for T2DM with hyperlipidemia that targets multiple proteins, biological processes, and pathways.
- Subjects
DRUG therapy for hyperlipidemia; ATHEROSCLEROSIS prevention; INTERLEUKINS; HOMEOSTASIS; MEDICINAL plants; HERBAL medicine; ANTILIPEMIC agents; NITRIC-oxide synthases; CYTOCHROME P-450; EPIDERMAL growth factor; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; ANTI-inflammatory agents; HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; ISOFLAVONES; CELL receptors; PEROXISOME proliferator-activated receptors; BLOOD sugar; ANTIOXIDANTS; METABOLISM; TYPE 2 diabetes; PLANTS; INSULIN; CELLULAR signal transduction; ADVANCED glycation end-products; TUMOR necrosis factors; GENETIC techniques; OXIDOREDUCTASES; MITOGEN-activated protein kinases; TRANSCRIPTION factors; CHINESE medicine; LIPIDS; INSULIN resistance; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), 2021, p1
- ISSN
1741-427X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2021/6633402