Network Pharmacology Study of the Hepatoprotective Effects of Quercetin-Containing Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anoectochilus roxburghii, and Validation of Quercetin as an Anti-Liver Injury Agent in a Mouse Model of Liver Injury.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Anoectochilus roxburghii (Orchidaceae) (AR) has been widely used to treat liver injury in China, but its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Network pharmacology was utilized to assess the hepatoprotective effects of quercetin (Que)-containing AR, and to validate the anti-liver injury effects of Que in a mouse model of liver injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Network pharmacology analysis was performed to determine bio-active compounds in AR. The core therapeutic targets of AR against liver injury were identified using a protein-protein interaction network. Biological function and pathway enrichment were analyzed based on the identified core therapeutic targets. The hepatoprotective effects of Que in a mouse model of liver injury induced by CCl4 were assessed to verify the reliabili

SUBMITTER: Lin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7751255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature