Background:To initially clarify the potential therapeutic targets and pharmacological mechanism regarding Gualou Qumai Wan(GQW),a kind of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),in clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC)by v...Background:To initially clarify the potential therapeutic targets and pharmacological mechanism regarding Gualou Qumai Wan(GQW),a kind of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),in clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC)by virtue of the network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking analysis.Methods:The screening of bioactive components and targets of GQW was based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology(TCMSP)and the UniProt platform served for standardizing their targets.Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM),PharmGkb,TTD,DrugBank and GeneCards databases were searched to collect the disease targets of ccRCC.Cytoscape assisted in constructing herb-compound-target(H-C-T)networks.The STRING database was searched for constructing the target protein-protein interaction(PPI)networks,while the R programming language served for analyzing GO functional terms and the KEGG pathways related to potential targets.Analyses of core genes related to survival and tumor microenvironment(TME)were conducted respectively based on the GEPIA2 database and TIMER 2.0 database.Human Protein Atlas(HPA)and The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)helped to obtain core genes’protein expression as well as transcriptome expression level.Autodock Vina software validated the molecular docking regarding GQW components and pivotal targets.Results:The constructed H-C-T networks mainly had 33 compounds and 65 targets.A topological analysis of the PPI network identified that ESR1,AKT1,HIF1A,PTGS2,TP53 and VEGFA serve as core targets in the way GQW affects ccRCC.According to the GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses,the effects of GQW are mediated by genes related to hypoxia and oxidative stress as well as the Chemical carcinogenesis-receptor activation and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways.AKT1 shows a close relation to the recruitment of various immune cells and can remarkably affect disease prognosis according to reports.Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations showed that diosgenin has higher affinity with core targets.Conclusion:The study makes a comprehensive explanation of the biological activity,potential targets,as well as molecular mechanism regarding GQW against ccRCC,which promisingly assists in revealing the action mechanism of TCM formulae in disease treatment and the respective and scientific basis.展开更多
The patient was a 63-year-old female,who was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer with mediastinal lymph node and lung metastases and pleural effusion in June 2019.First-line treatment with 6 cycles of gemcitabin...The patient was a 63-year-old female,who was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer with mediastinal lymph node and lung metastases and pleural effusion in June 2019.First-line treatment with 6 cycles of gemcitabine plus tegafur with best response of partial response.Second-line treatment was 4 cycles of nab-paclitaxel monotherapy ended up with disease progression.Third-line treatment was sintilimab with anlotinib for 10 cycles.The patient's condition has achieved clinical complete remission so far.展开更多
As a specific cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor,palbociclibimproved the prognosis in patients with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative breast cancer.Emerging data showed...As a specific cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor,palbociclibimproved the prognosis in patients with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative breast cancer.Emerging data showed that palbociclib shed a new therapeutic regimen forbreast cancers and playsan essentialmilestone in the development of anti-tumor drugs,especially for advanced breast cancer.In this minireview,we aimed to summarize the mechanism,clinical application,and side effectsof palbociclib.展开更多
基金supported by Weifang Health Commission Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Project Plan(WFZYY2023-1-004).
文摘Background:To initially clarify the potential therapeutic targets and pharmacological mechanism regarding Gualou Qumai Wan(GQW),a kind of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),in clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC)by virtue of the network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking analysis.Methods:The screening of bioactive components and targets of GQW was based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology(TCMSP)and the UniProt platform served for standardizing their targets.Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM),PharmGkb,TTD,DrugBank and GeneCards databases were searched to collect the disease targets of ccRCC.Cytoscape assisted in constructing herb-compound-target(H-C-T)networks.The STRING database was searched for constructing the target protein-protein interaction(PPI)networks,while the R programming language served for analyzing GO functional terms and the KEGG pathways related to potential targets.Analyses of core genes related to survival and tumor microenvironment(TME)were conducted respectively based on the GEPIA2 database and TIMER 2.0 database.Human Protein Atlas(HPA)and The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)helped to obtain core genes’protein expression as well as transcriptome expression level.Autodock Vina software validated the molecular docking regarding GQW components and pivotal targets.Results:The constructed H-C-T networks mainly had 33 compounds and 65 targets.A topological analysis of the PPI network identified that ESR1,AKT1,HIF1A,PTGS2,TP53 and VEGFA serve as core targets in the way GQW affects ccRCC.According to the GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses,the effects of GQW are mediated by genes related to hypoxia and oxidative stress as well as the Chemical carcinogenesis-receptor activation and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways.AKT1 shows a close relation to the recruitment of various immune cells and can remarkably affect disease prognosis according to reports.Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations showed that diosgenin has higher affinity with core targets.Conclusion:The study makes a comprehensive explanation of the biological activity,potential targets,as well as molecular mechanism regarding GQW against ccRCC,which promisingly assists in revealing the action mechanism of TCM formulae in disease treatment and the respective and scientific basis.
文摘The patient was a 63-year-old female,who was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer with mediastinal lymph node and lung metastases and pleural effusion in June 2019.First-line treatment with 6 cycles of gemcitabine plus tegafur with best response of partial response.Second-line treatment was 4 cycles of nab-paclitaxel monotherapy ended up with disease progression.Third-line treatment was sintilimab with anlotinib for 10 cycles.The patient's condition has achieved clinical complete remission so far.
文摘As a specific cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor,palbociclibimproved the prognosis in patients with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative breast cancer.Emerging data showed that palbociclib shed a new therapeutic regimen forbreast cancers and playsan essentialmilestone in the development of anti-tumor drugs,especially for advanced breast cancer.In this minireview,we aimed to summarize the mechanism,clinical application,and side effectsof palbociclib.
