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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022

Network pharmacology of Huatan Tongluo decoction and clinical effects of its combination with acupuncture in the treatment of stroke.

Fangli Hou, Hua Liu, Quanyou Gong, Haiyang Xu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fangli HouPremium Ward, Zhumadian Central Hospital Zhumadian 463000, Henan, China.
Hua LiuPremium Ward, Zhumadian Central Hospital Zhumadian 463000, Henan, China.
Quanyou GongPremium Ward, Zhumadian Central Hospital Zhumadian 463000, Henan, China.
Haiyang XuPremium Ward, Zhumadian Central Hospital Zhumadian 463000, Henan, China.
Zhumadian Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study was carried out to probe the clinical effect and mechanism of Huatan Tongluo decoction combined with acupuncture in the treatment of patients with ischemic stroke.

methodsThe clinical data of 100 patients with ischemic stroke were retrospectively collected. On the basis of treatment method, they were split into two groups, each with 50 cases: the conventional treatment group (acupuncture) and the combined treatment group (Huatan Tongluo decoction + acupuncture). After treatment, the neurological function and clinical therapeutic effects of the two groups were evaluated. The treatment of ischemic stroke with Huatan Tongluo decoction was studied by the method of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) network pharmacology. Resources from databases such as GeneCards, TCMSP, PubChem, Swiss Target Prediction, String, and WebGestalt were integrated, in order to screen for targets of stroke treatment, the active compound composition of Huatan Tongluo decoction, and the targets of compound composition by the use of Cytoscape and R language software. Finally, from the perspective of a protein-protein interaction (PPI) co-expression network, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis, the significance of Huatan Tongluo decoction in the treatment of ischemic stroke was discussed.

resultsThe total effectiveness rate in the combined treatment group was superior to the conventional treatment group. The combined group had higher scores of neurological function, limb movement function, and ability to perform daily living tasks than the conventional treatment group (all

conclusionThe combination of Huatan Tongluo decoction and acupuncture can help patients with sequelae of stroke promote the regaining of neurological function, thus improving their movement and enhancing their abilities to perform daily living. Huatan Tongluo decoction can mediate the VEGF signaling pathway and other pathways to treat ischemic stroke.

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acupunctureclinical effectHuatan Tongluo decoctionmolecular mechanismsnetwork pharmacologystroke

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PMID36505343
PMCPMC9730069
OpenAlexW4311290489

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