An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement
Huxinyue Duan,* Qing Zhang,* Jia Liu, Ruolan Li, Wei Peng, Chunjie Wu School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Peng; Chunjie WuSchool of Pharmacy, Ch...
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| description | Huxinyue Duan,* Qing Zhang,* Jia Liu, Ruolan Li, Wei Peng, Chunjie Wu School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Peng; Chunjie WuSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166, Liutai Avenue, Chengdu, 611137, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-028-61801001Email pengwei@cdutcm.edu.cn; wucjcdtcm@163.comObjective: This study was aimed to investigate the potential active components, targets and mechanisms of silkworm excrement (SE) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) based on THE network pharmacology combined with experimental verification.Methods: Firstly, the inhibitory effects of SE on α-glucosidase were measured in vitro. Then, the potential active components and potential targets of SE and the targets of T2D were collected and screened using bioinformatics databases. Then, the R language, Cytoscape, Perl software were used to screen and visualize important components, targets, biological processes and signaling pathways. Finally, the predicted results by network pharmacology were verified via glucose absorption assay, oil red O staining assay and Western blot assay.Results: Our results showed SE effectively inhibited the activities of α-glucosidase. The results of network pharmacology suggested there were 33 potential active ingredients and 42 potential targets in SE. The molecular pathways of SE against T2D were further predicted, including response to insulin-like growth factor receptor binding, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and MAP kinase activity. KEGG pathway analyses predicted potential targets were involved in multiple signaling pathways, such as insulin signaling pathway, insulin resistance pathway and AMPK signaling pathway. In IR HepG2 cells, SE treatments increased glucose consumption and decreased lipogenesis. The insulin resistance (IR)-related AMPK/PI3K/AKT signaling was further studied and the results showed SE could significantly up-regulate the phosphorylation levels of AMPK, PI3K, and Akt proteins in IR-HepG2 cells.Conclusion: Our results suggested AMPK/PI3K/Akt signaling is an important way for the anti-type 2 diabetic activity of silkworm excrement by using an integrated approach based on network pharmacology combined with experimental verification.Keywords: α-glucosidase, insulin resistance, network pharmacology, silkworm excrement, type 2 diabetes |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b582d41c7c4b4e3bab1d5e4a28eebd3c2023-02-02T09:33:42ZengDove Medical PressDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity1178-70072021-02-01Volume 1460161662003An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm ExcrementDuan HZhang QLiu JLi RPeng WWu CHuxinyue Duan,* Qing Zhang,* Jia Liu, Ruolan Li, Wei Peng, Chunjie Wu School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Peng; Chunjie WuSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166, Liutai Avenue, Chengdu, 611137, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-028-61801001Email pengwei@cdutcm.edu.cn; wucjcdtcm@163.comObjective: This study was aimed to investigate the potential active components, targets and mechanisms of silkworm excrement (SE) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) based on THE network pharmacology combined with experimental verification.Methods: Firstly, the inhibitory effects of SE on α-glucosidase were measured in vitro. Then, the potential active components and potential targets of SE and the targets of T2D were collected and screened using bioinformatics databases. Then, the R language, Cytoscape, Perl software were used to screen and visualize important components, targets, biological processes and signaling pathways. Finally, the predicted results by network pharmacology were verified via glucose absorption assay, oil red O staining assay and Western blot assay.Results: Our results showed SE effectively inhibited the activities of α-glucosidase. The results of network pharmacology suggested there were 33 potential active ingredients and 42 potential targets in SE. The molecular pathways of SE against T2D were further predicted, including response to insulin-like growth factor receptor binding, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and MAP kinase activity. KEGG pathway analyses predicted potential targets were involved in multiple signaling pathways, such as insulin signaling pathway, insulin resistance pathway and AMPK signaling pathway. In IR HepG2 cells, SE treatments increased glucose consumption and decreased lipogenesis. The insulin resistance (IR)-related AMPK/PI3K/AKT signaling was further studied and the results showed SE could significantly up-regulate the phosphorylation levels of AMPK, PI3K, and Akt proteins in IR-HepG2 cells.Conclusion: Our results suggested AMPK/PI3K/Akt signaling is an important way for the anti-type 2 diabetic activity of silkworm excrement by using an integrated approach based on network pharmacology combined with experimental verification.Keywords: α-glucosidase, insulin resistance, network pharmacology, silkworm excrement, type 2 diabeteshttps://www.dovepress.com/an-integrated-approach-based-on-network-pharmacology-combined-with-exp-peer-reviewed-article-DMSOα-glucosidaseinsulin resistancenetwork pharmacologysilkworm excrementtype 2 diabetes |
| spellingShingle | Duan H Zhang Q Liu J Li R Peng W Wu C An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity α-glucosidase insulin resistance network pharmacology silkworm excrement type 2 diabetes |
| title | An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement |
| title_full | An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement |
| title_fullStr | An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement |
| title_short | An Integrated Approach Based on Network Pharmacology Combined with Experimental Verification Reveals AMPK/PI3K/Akt Signaling is an Important Way for the Anti-Type 2 Diabetic Activity of Silkworm Excrement |
| title_sort | integrated approach based on network pharmacology combined with experimental verification reveals ampk pi3k akt signaling is an important way for the anti type 2 diabetic activity of silkworm excrement |
| topic | α-glucosidase insulin resistance network pharmacology silkworm excrement type 2 diabetes |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/an-integrated-approach-based-on-network-pharmacology-combined-with-exp-peer-reviewed-article-DMSO |
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