天然产物研究与开发 ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (8): 1563-1577.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2025.8.018 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2025.8.018

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基于网络药理学、生物信息分析及分子对接探究构树茎抗特应性皮炎活性及作用机制

高丛西1,朱建勇2,田  丁3*,王  扣1,4*   

  1. 1昆明医科大学药学院暨云南省天然药物药理重点实验室,昆明 650500;2上海中医药大学岳阳中西医结合医院药学研究室,上海 200437;3中国科学院成都文献情报中心,成都 610299;4云南省现代生物医药产业学院,昆明 650500
  • 出版日期:2025-08-25 发布日期:2025-08-25
  • 基金资助:
    云南省中青年学术技术带头人后备人才项目(202205AC160073);上海市科委“科技创新行动计划” 国内科技合作项目(23015821100);云南省天然药物药理重点实验室开放基金(YKLPNP-G2503);昆明医科大学研究生教育创新基金(2024S191)

Anti-atopic dermatitis activity and mechanism of Broussonetia papyrifera twigs based on network pharmacology,bioinformatics analysis and molecular docking

GAO Cong-xi1,ZHU Jian-yong2,TIAN Ding3*,WANG Kou1,4*   

  1. 1School of Pharmaceutical Science & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650500,China;2Department of Pharmacy Research,Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 200437,China;3National Science Library(Chengdu) Chinese Academy of Sciences,Chengdu 610299,China; 4Yunnan College of Modern Biomedical Industry,Kunming 650500,China
  • Online:2025-08-25 Published:2025-08-25

摘要:

基于细胞实验,采用网络药理学、生物信息分析及分子对接技术,探究构树茎(twigs of Broussonetia papyrifera,TBP)抗特应性皮炎(atopic dermatitis,AD)的活性成分和潜在机制。通过白细胞介素-4(interleukin-4,IL-4)/肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-alpha,TNF-α)诱导的人永生化角质形成细胞(HaCaT)模型验证TBP的抗AD活性,利用TCMSP、SwissTargetPrediction、UniProt、STRING等数据库及Cytoscape软件预测并筛选TBP抗AD的活性成分及核心靶点,使用R语言进行GO功能注释和KEGG通路分析,并对核心成分与核心靶点进行分子对接验证,使用机器学习算法和生物信息分析技术筛选TBP抗AD的关键生物标志物及其相关途径,使用CIBERSORT算法进行免疫浸润分析。细胞实验结果显示TBP的氯仿和乙酸乙酯提取物能够显著抑制IL-13的分泌,且无细胞毒性。网络药理学结果显示TBP抗AD的核心成分有构树宁黄烷A、构树宁B等,核心靶点有丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶1(serine/threonine kinase 1,AKT1)、原癌基因酪氨酸蛋白激酶SRC(proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase SRC,SRC)、信号转导和转录激活因子1(signal transducer and activator of transcription 1,STAT1)等;GO显示生物过程主要与丝氨酸磷酸化调控相关,细胞组分和分子功能主要涉及膜筏和磷酸酶结合,KEGG结果显示靶点主要集中在免疫调节和炎症反应相关通路;分子对接表明构树宁黄烷A与核心靶点结合紧密,生物信息分析显示构树宁黄烷A抗AD的关键生物标志物STAT1与干扰素γ应答通路和E2F靶标通路显著相关,其表达水平与活化的CD4+记忆T细胞的浸润呈正相关。研究结果提示TBP及构树宁黄烷A可能通过靶向STAT1、SRC和AKT1,协同抑制NOD样受体(nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors,NLRs)与Toll样受体(toll-like receptors,TLRs)信号通路,减少IL-13、IL-1β等促炎因子释放,调节CD4+记忆T细胞与肥大细胞浸润,缓解辅助性T细胞1/辅助性T细胞2(T helper 1/T helper 2,Th1/Th2)免疫失衡及表皮屏障损伤,从而发挥抗AD作用。

关键词: 网络药理学, 分子对接技术, 构树茎, 特应性皮炎, STAT1

Abstract:

Based on cell experiments, network pharmacology, bioinformatics analysis and molecular docking techniques were used to explore the bioactive components and potential mechanism of twigs of Broussonetia papyrifera (TBP) against anti-atopic dermatitis (AD). The anti-AD activity of TBP was validated using an interleukin-4 (IL-4)/tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-induced immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) model. Databases including TCMSP, SwissTargetPrediction, UniProt, and STRING, combined with Cytoscape software, were employed to predict and screen core components and targets of TBP against AD. GO functional annotation and KEGG pathway analysis were performed using R language, followed by molecular docking validation between core components and targets. Machine learning and bioinformatics techniques were applied to identify key biomarkers and related pathways, while immune infiltration analysis was conducted via the CIBERSORT algorithm. Cellular experiments revealed that TBP's chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts significantly inhibited IL-13 secretion without cytotoxicity. Through network pharmacology analysis, key anti-AD constituents such as broussoflavan A and broussonin B were identified along with core targets, including serine/threonine kinase 1 (AKT1), proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase SRC(SRC), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1). GO analysis highlighted biological processes related to serine phosphorylation regulation, with membrane rafts and phosphatase binding as key cellular components and molecular functions. KEGG pathways were enriched in immune regulation and inflammatory response. Molecular docking confirmed strong binding affinity between broussoflavan A and core targets. Bioinformatics analysis identified STAT1 as a key biomarker, significantly associated with interferon-gamma response and E2F targets pathways, and positively correlated with activated CD4+ memory T-cell infiltration. These findings suggest that TBP and broussoflavan A may alleviate AD by targeting STAT1, SRC, and AKT1 to synergistically inhibit nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs) and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling pathway, reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-13, IL-1β), regulate CD4+ T-cell and mast cell infiltration, and restore T helper 1/T helper 2 (Th1/Th2) immune balance and epidermal barrier integrity.

Key words:

network pharmacology, molecular docking, twigs of Broussonetia papyrifera, atopic dermatitis, STAT1

中图分类号:  R285