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Alpiniae Oxyphyliae Fructus (AOF) (yizhi) is a frequently medicated Chinese herb for Alzheimer disease (AD) treatment. The present study investigated the components and potential mechanisms of AOF through network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking. The results showed that AOF contains at least 20 active ingredients and involves 184 target genes. A total of 301 AD-related genes were obtained from the DisGeNET, GeneCards, GEO, OMIM, and Alzheimer Disease: Genes databases. A total of 41 key targets were identified from the topology analysis of the AOF-AD target network. These key targets are involved in 105 signal pathways, such as the PI3K-Akt, HIF-1, and MAPK pathways, and can regulate gene transcription, cell death, cell proliferation, drug response, and protein phosphorylation. AOF’s active ingredients, Chrysin, Isocyperol, Izalpinin, Linolenic acid, CHEMBL489541, Oxyphyllenone A, Oxyphyllenone B, and Oxyphyllol C, show high affinity to targets, including PPARG, ESR1, and AKT1. These findings provide a new basis for AOF application and anti-AD study.
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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 81873246], Medical Innovation Research Program of Shanghai Municipality [grant number 21Y11920900], Collaborative Innovation Center project of Pharmaceutical Industry transformation in Hospital of Shanghai Municipality [grant number 2093], and Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects of Longhua Hospital [grant number CX202052].
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Zhen, RR., Qu, YJ., Zhang, LM. et al. Exploring the potential anti-Alzheimer disease mechanisms of Alpiniae Oxyphyliae Fructus by network pharmacology study and molecular docking. Metab Brain Dis 38, 933–944 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-022-01137-8
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