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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Mechanistic study of quercetin in the treatment of thyroid cancer with diabetes based on network pharmacology and

Siyu Liu, Yujie Cai, Wenjing Chen, Xiao Yuan, Zhipeng He, Feng Lin

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Siyu Liu *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yujie Cai *School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Wenjing ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xiao YuanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Zhipeng HeDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Feng LinDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Thyroid cancer (TC) stands as a prevalent malignancy within the global endocrine system, with its incidence notably exacerbated by the presence of diabetes. However, the specific relationship between TC and diabetes and promising treatment strategies that address both conditions simultaneously are still under exploration. Quercetin, herb medicine from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is widely used as an adjunctive therapy with Western medicine in the treatment of many diseases based on a wide range of biological effects. The objective of this study was to explore the efficacy of quercetin in treating TC with diabetes combining bioinformatics and network pharmacology. Methods: After multistep Cox proportional hazards regressions, we built a prognostic risk model for TC-diabetes and identified targets for quercetin in treating TC with diabetes. Molecular docking was employed to evaluate the binding affinities of quercetin with core targets, and Results: 11 prognostic genes were included in the prediction model with a great performance in predicting the prognosis of TC-diabetic patients. 45 genes served as the targets of quercetin in treating TC with diabetes, among which, 5 core genes were screened as the most contributors. Through molecular docking, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) was identified as the potential therapeutic target of quercetin. In vitro experiments have found that quercetin can inhibit the proliferation of thyroid cancer cells and the expression of MMP3 under high glucose conditions. Discussion: In summary, quercetin may suppress the progression of TC-diabetes by inhibiting the proliferation of thyroid cancer cells and the expression of MMP3.

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Diabetes MellitusNetwork PharmacologyQuercetinThyroid NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Docking SimulationPrognosisQuercetinbioinformaticsdiabetesmolecular dockingnetwork pharmacologyquercetinthyroid cancer

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