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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2024

Discovery of Potential Drug Targeting Key Genes in Alzheimer's Disease: Insights from Transcriptome Analysis and Molecular Docking.

Hanjie Liu, Hui Yang, Maochun You, Siyu Zhang, Sihan Huang, Xin Tan, Qi Liu, Cen Jiang, Lushuang Xie

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hanjie Liu *Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China.
Hui Yang *Chengdu Shuangliu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610200, Sichuan, China.
Maochun YouChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China.
Siyu ZhangChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China.
Sihan HuangChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China.
Xin TanAffiliated Reproductive & Women-Children Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Qi LiuAcupuncture and Tuina School, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, 712046, Shaanxi, China.
Cen JiangChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China.
Lushuang XieChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, Sichuan, China. xielushuang@cdutcm.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82074567National Natural Science Foundation of China 82174511National Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project 202310633003XSichuan Administration Bureau Fund of Chinese Medicine and Herbs 2023MS578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that presents a significant global health challenge. To explore drugs targeting key genes in AD, R software was used to analyze the data of single nuclei transcriptome from human cerebral frontal cortex in AD, and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened. Then the gene ontology (GO) analysis, Kyoto gene and genome encyclopedia (KEGG) pathway enrichment and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network were analyzed. The hub genes were calculated by Cytoscape software. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation were used to evaluate and visualize the binding between candidate drugs and key genes. A total of 564 DEGs were screened, and the hub genes were ISG15, STAT1, MX1, IFIT3, IFIT2, RSAD2, IFIT1, IFI44, IFI44L and DDX58. Enrichment terms mainly included response to virus, IFN-γ signaling pathway and virus infection. Diclofenac had good binding effect with IFI44 and IFI44L. Potential drugs may act on key gene targets and then regulate biological pathways such as virus response and IFN-γ-mediated signal pathway, so as to achieve anti-virus, improve immune balance and reduce inflammatory response, and thus play a role in anti-AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseMolecular Docking SimulationHumansProtein Interaction MapsTranscriptomeTumor Suppressor ProteinsIFI44L protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseBioinformatics analysisPotential drugVirus

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