Molecular Mechanism Network Pharmacology and Bioinformatics Research
of Qingrejiedu Decoction in Treatment of Liver and Gallbladder
Neoplasms
Yangyi Zhang
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
*Corresponding author:
m13860992725@163.com
Abstract
The Chinese Qingrejiedu Decoction (QDD) is a
traditional medicine prepared from some herbs. QDD has the potential to
treat and manage liver and gallbladder neoplasms. Our main objective is to
examine the molecular mechanism network pharmacology and perform bioinformatics
research on QDD for the treatment of liver and gallbladder neoplasms. We used
Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to obtain GSE106671 expression profiling
dataset by array type based on GPL16956 platform. The dataset comprised liver
metastatic invasion and metastasis of gallbladder cancers; there were three
samples of parental gallbladder cancer cells and three samples of highly
metastatic gallbladder cancer cells. We used the Traditional Chinese medicine
systems pharmacology database and analysis platform (TCMSP) to identify targets
of QDD in liver and gallbladder neoplasms. All the Protein-protein interaction
(PPI) networks were analyzed in STRING and Cytoscape R software. Optimal animal
model was determined by Multi-Ontology Enrichment Tool (MOET) enrichment. Our
study identified 113 significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs),
including 47 up-regulated and 66 down-regulated genes. The PPI network analysis
revealed ten hub genes that were essential in the progression of liver and
gallbladder neoplasms. The KEGG pathways were enriched in C-type lectin receptor
signalling (CLR), Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling, P53
signalling, and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor
signalling, while the biological pathways were enriched in catabolism and
metabolism of collagen, regulation of inflammatory response, cell death, defense
response. Overall, Bonobo appears to have the strongest statistical evidence of
association between the hub genes and liver cancer. QDD seems to be a
significant medicine in treating and diagnosing gallbladder and liver neoplasms.
To Cite This Article:
Zhang Y, 2023.
Molecular mechanism network pharmacology and bioinformatics research of
qingrejiedu decoction in treatment of liver and gallbladder neoplasms.
Pak Vet J, 43(3): 477-485. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.045