网络药理学分析三氯生对非酒精性脂肪性肝病的治疗作用

目的 预测三氯生治疗非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)的作用,为深入研究三氯生改善NAFLD的靶点与机制提供线索。方法 采用网络药理学的方法获取三氯生作用靶点和NAFLD疾病靶点,映射得到三氯生与NAFLD共同靶点;构建共同靶点的蛋白质网络图,计算Degree值筛选出三氯生改善NAFLD的潜在靶点,利用分子对接技术验证三氯生与潜在靶点的结合性,并通过基因本体(GO)分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)信号通路富集分析预测三氯生治疗NAFLD关键靶点。采用高脂饲料喂养C57BL/6J雄鼠12周建立NAFLD模型后使用400 mg/(kg·d)剂量的三氯生灌胃8周,使用HE和油红O染色分别观察小鼠肝组织病理变化和脂肪沉积情况,采用蛋白质免疫印迹法检测肝组织中过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体α(PPARα)蛋白表达水平的变化。结果 网络药理学初步预测到34个三氯生与NAFLD的共同靶点,蛋白质网络分析显示白蛋白(ALB)、丝裂原激活蛋白激酶8(MAPK8)、PPARα、脂肪酸合成酶等19个靶点Degree值高于平均值,可能是三氯生治疗NAFLD的潜在靶点;分子对接显示19个靶点中ALB、MAPK8、PPARα与三氯生结合能最低;KEGG分析结果显示靶点富集于过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体信号通路,ALB、MAPK8并未参与。实验结果显示三氯生减少NAFLD小鼠肝脏HE染色出现的气球样变和脂滴空泡,降低肝脏油红O染色的脂滴面积,提高小鼠肝脏组织中PPARα的表达水平。结论 三氯生可以改善NAFLD肝脏病变,PPARα极可能是三氯生治疗NAFLD的关键靶点,可能通过过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体信号通路参与脂肪酸氧化发挥治疗NAFLD的作用。

Mechanism of Triclosan in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Based on Network Pharmacology

Objective To explore the potential targets of triclosan in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and to provide new clues for the future research on the application of triclosan. Methods The targets of triclosan and NAFLD were obtained via network pharmacology.The protein-protein interaction network was constructed with the common targets shared by triclosan and NAFLD.The affinity of triclosan to targets was verified through molecular docking.Gene ontology(GO) annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment were carried out to analyze the key targets and the potential mechanism of action.NAFLD model was established by feeding male C57BL/6J mice with high-fat diet for 12 weeks.The mice were randomly assigned into a model group and a triclosan group [400 mg/(kg·d),gavage once a day for 8 weeks].The hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was used for observation of the pathological changes and oil red O staining for observation of fat deposition in mouse liver.Western blotting was employed to detect the protein level of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha(PPARα) in the liver tissue. Results Triclosan and NAFLD had 34 common targets,19 of which may be the potential targets for the treatment,including albumin(ALB),PPARα,mitogen-activated protein kinase 8(MAPK8),and fatty acid synthase.Molecular docking predicted that ALB,PPARα,and MAPK8 had good binding ability to triclosan.KEGG pathway enrichment showcased that the targets were mainly enriched in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway,in which ALB and MAPK8 were not involved.Triclosan alleviated the balloon-like change and lipid droplet vacuole,decreased the lipid droplet area,and up-regulated the expression level of PPARα in mouse liver tissue. Conclusion PPARα is a key target of triclosan in the treatment of NAFLD,which may be involved in fatty acid oxidation through the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway.