College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 20;24(12):10370. doi: 10.3390/ijms241210370.
The use of deer antlers dates back thousands of years in Chinese history. Deer antlers have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties and can be used in treating neurological diseases. However, only a few studies have reported the immunomodulatory mechanism of deer antler active compounds. Using network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation techniques, we analyzed the underlying mechanism by which deer antlers regulate the immune response. We identified 4 substances and 130 core targets that may play immunomodulatory roles, and the beneficial and non-beneficial effects in the process of immune regulation were analyzed. The targets were enriched in pathways related to cancer, human cytomegalovirus infection, the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, human T cell leukemia virus 1 infection, and lipids and atherosclerosis. Molecular docking showed that AKT1, MAPK3, and SRC have good binding activity with 17 beta estradiol and estrone. Additionally, the molecular dynamics simulation of the molecular docking result using GROMACS software (version: 2021.2) was performed and we found that the AKT1-estrone complex, 17 beta estradiol-AKT1 complex, estrone-MAPK3 complex, and 17 beta estradiol-MAPK3 complex had relatively good binding stability. Our research sheds light on the immunomodulatory mechanism of deer antlers and provides a theoretical foundation for further exploration of their active compounds.
在中国历史上,鹿角的使用可以追溯到几千年前。鹿角具有抗肿瘤、抗炎和免疫调节特性,可用于治疗神经疾病。然而,只有少数研究报道了鹿角活性化合物的免疫调节机制。我们使用网络药理学、分子对接和分子动力学模拟技术,分析了鹿角调节免疫反应的潜在机制。我们确定了 4 种物质和 130 个核心靶标,它们可能发挥免疫调节作用,并分析了在免疫调节过程中的有益和无益影响。这些靶标富集在与癌症、人巨细胞病毒感染、PI3K-Akt 信号通路、人 T 细胞白血病病毒 1 感染以及脂质和动脉粥样硬化相关的途径中。分子对接表明,AKT1、MAPK3 和 SRC 与雌二醇和雌酮具有良好的结合活性。此外,我们还使用 GROMACS 软件(版本:2021.2)对分子对接结果进行了分子动力学模拟,发现 AKT1-雌酮复合物、17β雌二醇-AKT1 复合物、雌酮-MAPK3 复合物和 17β雌二醇-MAPK3 复合物具有相对较好的结合稳定性。我们的研究揭示了鹿角的免疫调节机制,并为进一步探索其活性化合物提供了理论基础。
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