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Prediction of herbal compatibility for colorectal adenoma treatment based on graph neural networks.

Limei Gu, Yinuo Ma, Shunji Liu, Qinchang Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Ping Ma, Dongfang Huang, Haibo Cheng, Yang Sun, Tingsheng Ling

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Limei Gu *Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincehospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yinuo Ma *State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (Chembic), Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Shunji LiuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (Chembic), Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Qinchang ZhangJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
Qiang ZhangGastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincehospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ping MaGastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincehospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Dongfang HuangGastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincehospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Haibo ChengJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. haibocheng@njucm.edu.cn.
Yang SunState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (Chembic), Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China. yangsun@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1425-0089
Tingsheng LingGastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincehospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China. Chinalts@126.com.

Funding

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Medicine Innovation Center Fund for Colorectal Polyps from Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine No. Y2023zx10Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFC3500202Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine No. kgr0253
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Abstract

Colorectal adenoma is a common precancerous lesion with a high risk of malignant transformation. Traditional Chinese medicine and its complex prescriptions have shown promising efficacy in the treatment of adenomas; however, there remains a lack of systematic understanding regarding the compatibility patterns within these prescriptions, as well as an effective model for predicting therapeutic outcomes. In this study, we collected numerous TCM prescriptions and their components, recommended by experts for the treatment of colorectal adenoma, and developed a heterogeneous graph neural network model to predict the compatibility strength and probability among the herbs within these prescriptions. This model delineates the complex relationships among herbs, active compounds, and molecular targets, allowing for a quantification of the interactions and compatibility potential among the herbs. Using this model, we identified high-potential therapeutic prescriptions from clinical prescription records and identified their active components through network pharmacology. Through this approach, we aim to provide a theoretical foundation for the clinical TCM treatment of colorectal adenoma, foster the discovery of new prescriptions to optimize the therapeutic efficacy of TCM, and ultimately advance the field of cancer prevention and treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine.

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Colorectal adenomaGraph neural networkTraditional Chinese medicine

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