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Icariin: A Potential Molecule for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.811808

Keywords

icariin; knee osteoarthritis; network pharmacology; molecular docking; molecular mechanism

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  1. National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [82074470, 51573137]

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In this study, the molecular mechanism of ICA for the treatment of KOA was investigated using network pharmacology, molecular docking, and literature research. Core targets for KOA treatment include TNF, IGF1, MMP9, PTGS2, ESR1, MMP2, among others, with main biological processes involving regulation of inflammatory response and collagen catabolic process. The most likely pathways involved were the IL-17 signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, and Estrogen signaling pathway.
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative disease that develops over time. Icariin (ICA) has a positive effect on KOA, although the mechanism is unknown. To investigate drug-disease connections and processes, network pharmacology is commonly used. The molecular mechanisms of ICA for the treatment of KOA were investigated using network pharmacology, molecular docking and literature research approaches in this study.Methods: We gathered KOA-related genes using the DisGeNET database, the OMIM database, and GEO microarray data. TCMSP database, Pubchem database, TTD database, SwissTargetPrediction database, and Pharmmapper database were used to gather ICA-related data. Following that, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was created. Using the Metascape database, we performed GO and KEGG enrichment analyses. After that, we built a targets-pathways network. Furthermore, molecular docking confirms the prediction. Finally, we looked back over the last 5 years of literature on icariin for knee osteoarthritis to see if the findings of this study were accurate.Results: core targets relevant to KOA treatment include TNF, IGF1, MMP9, PTGS2, ESR1, MMP2 and so on. The main biological process involved regulation of inflammatory response, collagen catabolic process, extracellular matrix disassembly and so on. The most likely pathways involved were the IL-17 signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, Estrogen signaling pathway.Conclusion: ICA may alleviate KOA by inhibiting inflammation, cartilage breakdown and extracellular matrix degradation. Our study reveals the molecular mechanism of ICA for the treatment of KOA, demonstrating its potential value for further research and as a new drug.

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