Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore active components and mechanism of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos on inhibition of
Helicobacter pylori(Hp) infection based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.
METHODS The active components of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos were obtained from TCMSP platform and literature search. TCMSP, BATMAN-TCM and SwissTargetPrediction databases were used to obtain the targets of components. Targets related to Hp infection were collected from Genecards, Drugbank and DisGeNET databases. The common targets of active components and disease were selected to be potential targets. STRING database was used to obtain an interaction map of potential targets, based on which the key targets were selected. The GO classified enrichment analysis and the KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed in DAVID database. Molecular docking between the active components and the key targets was carried out by Autodock. Finally, the antibacterial activity of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos was verified by in vitro antibacterial test.
RESULTS Twenty active components of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos were collected, which were involved in the disease process by regulating 154 potential targets and signal pathways including TNF, FoxO, Toll-like receptor signal pathways. The quercetin, genistein, kaempferol and ellagic acid among the active components showed good binding ability with the key targets, suggesting that they may interfere with the invasion and colonization of Hp by acting on TP53, AKT1, IL6 and other targets.The anti-Hp activity of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos was better than those of single drugs, with the minimum inhibitory concentration of 1.25 mg·mL
-1.
CONCLUSION This study preliminarily explore the active components, potential targets and pathways of Canarii Fructus-Sophorae Flos on inhibition of Hp infection. Its complex and diverse mechanism conforms to the characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of disease, which is multi-components, multi-targets and multi-pathways. The results provide theoretical basis for the treatment of Hp infection by Canarii Fructus- Sophorae Flos. KEYWORDS:Canarii Fructus; Sophorae Flos; Helicobacter pylori; network pharmacology; molecular docking; antibacterial activity