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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2024; 16(2): 493-513
Published online Feb 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i2.493
Identification of anti-gastric cancer effects and molecular mechanisms of resveratrol: From network pharmacology and bioinformatics to experimental validation
Ying-Qian Ma, Ming Zhang, Zhen-Hua Sun, Hong-Yue Tang, Ying Wang, Jiang-Xue Liu, Zhan-Xue Zhang, Chao Wang
Ying-Qian Ma, Ming Zhang, Zhen-Hua Sun, Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China
Ying-Qian Ma, Ying Wang, Jiang-Xue Liu, School of Graduate Studies, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
Hong-Yue Tang, Chao Wang, Clinical Medical Research Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China
Zhan-Xue Zhang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang M and Wang C designed the research and supervised the project; Ma YQ and Sun ZH performed network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking; Wang Y and Tang HY performed bioinformatics analysis; Ma YQ and Liu JX performed the experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Zhang M, Zhang ZX and Wang C revised the paper; all authors approved the final version of the article.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, No. H2018307071; Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Plan Project in Hebei Province, No. 2022122; and Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Program, No. 17397763D.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All other authors have nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Ming Zhang, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, No. 348 Heping West Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China. zhangming096@163.com
Received: November 9, 2023
Peer-review started: November 9, 2023
First decision: November 23, 2023
Revised: December 5, 2023
Accepted: January 12, 2024
Article in press: January 12, 2024
Published online: February 15, 2024
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Core Tip: Based on network pharmacology and bioinformatics, the molecular targets and signaling pathways of resveratrol on gastric cancer (GC) were explored, and experiments were used to validate the network analysis. Network analysis results suggested that the action of resveratrol on GC involved multiple targets and pathways. In vitro experiments suggested that the anti-GC effects of resveratrol were related to the inhibition of cell proliferation, migration, invasion and induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by targeting FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog (FOS) and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9). This study confirmed anti-GC effects of resveratrol and highlighted that FOS and MMP9 might be the effective biotargets for GC treatment.