Li C, Guo H, Wang C, Zhan W, Tan Q, Xie C, Sharma A, Sharma HS, Chen L, Zhang Z. Network pharmacological mechanism of Cinobufotalin against glioma.
PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2021;
265:119-137. [PMID:
34560920 DOI:
10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.06.001]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Cinobufotalin was extracted from the skin of Chinese giant salamander or black sable with good clinical effect against tumor. This study aims to explore the mechanism of Cinobufotalin components and predict the target of action of Cinobufotalin on glioma.
METHODS
The active components of Cinobufotalin were screened by the Chinese medicine pharmacology database and analysis platform (TCMSP), PubChem database, etc. The potential molecular components and targets were identified and enrichment analysis was conducted through the construction of related networks and analysis of their characteristics. Relevant targets of glioma were searched through TTD, DRUGBANK, and other databases, and the intersection was found and the key targets were found too.
RESULTS
A total of 21 active components and 184 target genes of Cinobufotalin were found. According to the enrichment analysis results, the pharmacological mechanism of Cinobufotalin mainly includes inhibition of the cell cycle, promotion of cell apoptosis, and regulation of immunity. On this basis, RAC1, FOS, and NOS3 can be preliminarily predicted as potential targets of Cinobufotalin in the treatment of glioma.
CONCLUSIONS
The screening of active ingredients and target prediction based on network pharmacology can provide a new research idea for the multi-target treatment of glioma with Cinobufotalin.
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