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Research Article

Exploration of the Potential Mechanisms of Lingqihuangban Granule for Treating Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Network Pharmacology

Author(s): Shuai He*, Chufeng Gu*, Tong Su*, Chuandi Zhou, Thashi Lhamo, Deji Draga, Lili Yin and Qinghua Qiu

Volume 26, Issue 1, 2023

Published on: 01 July, 2022

Page: [14 - 29] Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666220407112018

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Abstract

Background: The Lingqihuangban Granule (LQHBG), a remarkable Chinese herbal compound, has been used for decades to treat diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases) with obvious effects. Through the method of network pharmacology, the present study constructed bioactive component-relative targets and protein-protein interaction network of the LQHBG and implemented gene function analysis and pathway enrichment of targets, discussing the mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine LQHBG in treating DR.

Materials and Methods: The bioactive ingredients of LQHBG were screened and obtained using TCMSP and ETCM databases, while the potential targets of bioactive ingredients were predicted by SwissTargetPrediction and ETCM databases. Compared with the disease target databases of TTD, Drugbank, OMIM and DisGeNET, the therapeutic targets of LQHBG for DR were extracted. Based on the DAVID platform, GO annotation and KEGG pathway analyses of key targets were explored, combined with the screening of core pathways on the Omicshare database and pathway annotation on the Reactome database.

Results: A total of 357 bioactive components were screened from LQHBG, involving 86 possible targets of LQHBG treating DR. In the PPI network, INS and ALB were identified as key genes. The effective targets were enriched in multiple signaling pathways, such as PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways.

Conclusion: This study revealed the possible targets and pathways of LQHBG treating DR, reflecting the characteristics of multicomponent, multitarget and multipathway treatment of a Chinese herbal compound, and provided new ideas for further discussion.

Keywords: Lingqihuangban Granule, diabetic retinopathy, network pharmacology, Chinese herbal compound

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