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ArticleScientific reports2021

Immunoregulatory mechanism studies of ginseng leaves on lung cancer based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.

Zao-Hui Li, Dan Yu, Nan-Nan Huang, Jun-Kai Wu, Xiao-Wei Du, Xi-Jun Wang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zao-Hui LiPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China.
Dan YuPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China.
Nan-Nan HuangPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China.
Jun-Kai WuPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China.
Xiao-Wei DuPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China. xiaoweidu@hotmail.com.
Xi-Jun WangPharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China. xijunw@sina.com.
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Panax ginseng is one of the oldest and most generally prescribed herbs in Eastern traditional medicine to treat diseases. Several studies had documented that ginseng leaves have anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties similar to those of ginseng root. The aim of this research was to forecast of the molecular mechanism of ginseng leaves on lung cancer by molecular docking and network pharmacology so as to decipher ginseng leaves' entire mechanism. The compounds associated with ginseng leaves were searched by TCMSP. TCMSP and Swiss Target Prediction databases were used to sort out the potential targets of the main chemical components. Targets were collected from OMIM, PharmGKB, TTD, DrugBank and GeneCards which related to immunity and lung cancer. Ginseng leaves exert its lung cancer suppressive function by regulating the several signaling proteins, such as JUN, STAT3, AKT1, TNF, MAPK1, TP53. GO and KEGG analyses indicated that the immunoreaction against lung cancer by ginseng leaves might be related to response to lipopolysaccharide, response to oxidative stress, PI3K-Akt, MAPK and TNF pathway. Molecular docking analysis demonstrated that hydrogen bonding was interaction's core forms. The results of CCK8 test and qRT-PCR showed that ginseng leaves inhibit cell proliferation and regulates AKT1 and P53 expression in A549. The present study clarifies the mechanism of Ginseng leaves against lung cancer and provides evidence to support its clinical use.

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A549 CellsAntineoplastic AgentsCell ProliferationHumansImmunologic FactorsLung NeoplasmsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1PanaxPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTranscriptomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Suppressor Protein p53AKT1 protein, humanAntineoplastic AgentsImmunologic FactorsMAPK1 protein, humanMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Plant ExtractsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID34521875
PMCPMC8440634
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