China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 4447-4456.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2022.11.036

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Exploration on the Mechanism of Modified Wumei Powder in the Treatment of Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Based on Network Pharmacology

FAN Junyang1, WU Wenyi1, ZHANG Yuntian1, JIN Yue1, YANG Mingfan1,2,3, ZHANG Hongying1,2,3   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    2. Henan Key Laboratory of Animal Food Safety, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Drug Development and Evaluation, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2022-05-11 Online:2022-11-05 Published:2022-11-04

Abstract: 【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism of modified Wumei powder in the treatment of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) by network pharmacology.【Method】 The active components and action targets of modified Wumei powder were obtained using Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP) and Swiss TargetPrediction, and the related targets of TGE were obtained using the Public Comparative Toxicology Genomics Database (CTD).The protein interaction (PPI) network diagram of the intersection targets of modified Wumei powder and TGE was drawn using STRING database.The GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of the intersection targets were performed by DAVID, so as to explore the main action mechanism of modified Wumei powder in the treatment of TGE.【Result】 A total of 125 active components such as quercetin, kaempferol and formononetin and 58 action targets such as JUN, TNF and STAT3 were screened from modified Wumei powder.GO functional enrichment analysis showed that a total of 138 items of biological process were obtained, including immunoreaction, generation of vascular endothelial factors, and positive regulation of pri-miRNA transcription by the RNA polymerase Ⅱ promoter.Cellular component was 13 items, involving extracellular region, extracellular space, membrane raft, etc.Molecular function was 32 items, involving cytokine activity, growth factor activity, and interleukin 2 (IL2) receptor activity.Enrichment analysis of KEGG pathway revealed that a total of 135 signaling pathways were identified, including IL17 signaling pathway, Th17 cell differentiation, TNF signaling pathway, and HIF-1 signaling pathway, which were the main pathways of modified Wumei powder in the treatment of TGE.【Conclusion】 The results above indicated that modified Wumei powder mainly regulated JUN, TNF and STAT3 targets by multiple active components such as quercetin, kaempferol and formononetin, and treated TGE by participating in IL17 signaling pathway and Th17 cell differentiation.

Key words: modified Wumei powder; pigs; transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE); network pharmacology

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