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    2023年, 第18卷, 第1期 刊出日期:2023-02-24 上一期   
    Molecular mechanism study of Radix Pueraria for the treatment of glioma based on network pharmacology
    Li Ye, Jiaoyang Hou, Guodong Yao
    2023 (1):  1-14. 
    摘要 ( 161 )   PDF(5717KB) ( 167 )  
    Radix Pueraria (RP) has a long history of dual-use in medicine and food, and is well known as “Asian ginseng”. Recently, some studies about the effect of RP against glioma have been reported. However, little is elucidated about the molecular mechanism of interaction. This study used network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques to clarify the molecular mechanism of RP in the treatment of glioma. Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP) was applied to screen potential active ingredients of RP and their targets. Targets for glioma were obtained from Genecards, OMIM, and Therapeutic Target Database (TTD). The topological analysis of cross-target and core target interaction was conducted using protein-protein interaction analysis (PPI). With the application of bioinformatics, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were further carried out. Molecular docking was used then to validate the binding affinity between active components and key targets. This study successfully identified 6 potential active ingredients, namely beta-sitosterol, daidzein, formononetin, genistein, ononin, and puerarin. The hub targets were AKT1, TP53, VEGRA, EGFR, and MAPK3. These targets were mainly involved in biological processes, such as RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding, and positive regulation of cell migration in the membrane raft, and were regulated by PI3K-Akt pathway. Further study showed that almost all the compounds had good binding abilities with above-mentioned targets. In short, this study systematically revealed the anti-glioma mechanism of RP to provide reference for the treatment of glioma.
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    A review of research on the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Elephantopus tomentosus L.
    Shuai Shen, Ming Bai, Shaojiang Song
    2023 (1):  15-24. 
    摘要 ( 139 )   PDF(1942KB) ( 206 )  
    Elephantopus tomentosus, belonging to the genus Elephantopus, is widely distributed in the coastal areas of southern China and tropical regions, used locally as traditional folk medicine. Previous phytochemistry studies on Elephantopus tomentosus led to the isolation of sesquiterpenoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids and other compounds. Research has shown that these compounds possess multiple biological activities, which have attracted great attention of researchers worldwide. This study reviews the chemical constituents and biological activities of the Elephantopus tomentosus in order to better explore and utilize Elephantopus tomentosus.
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    Investigation on the cognitive status and the infiltration path of Traditional Chinese Medicine among residents in Liaoning Province
    Shuling Wang, Zhaoxia Ren, Tingzhen Yao, Yalan He, Liang Liu
    2023 (1):  25-37. 
    摘要 ( 161 )   PDF(941KB) ( 88 )  
    To understand citizens’ awareness, trust and attitude towards Tradition Chinese medicine (TCM), to seek the best penetration path of TCM products and culture, to analyze their influencing factors, and to provide suggestions and countermeasures, a non-probabilistic judgment sampling method was used to conduct a survey among 459 people online with the help of Question naire Star and 434 valid questionnaires were collected. The survey shows that residents have a high degree of recognition and identification of Chinese medicine; citizens are rational when choosing TCM products, and the recognition of the emerging TCM culture infiltration path is low. Different social and demographic factors affect citizens’ awareness, trust and attitude towards TCM, as well as the choice of infiltration path (P < 0.05).
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