Network Pharmacology Analysis on the Mechanism of Xihuangwan in Treating
Rectal Cancer and Radiation Enteritis
Minghe Lv,
Rong Ding,
Peizhen Ma
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Recent studies have shown that XihuangWan (XHW) is a kind of Chinese medicine
with significant anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory activities. However, its mechanism for preventing and treating
radiation proctitis in rectal cancer patients during radiotherapy remains unclear.
Methods:
This study employed the network pharmacology to establish a “drug-active ingredient-target genedisease”
network via using TCMSP, SymMap, GeneCard, and OMIM databases. The PPI network was conducted
by the String tool. T… Show more
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