ABSTRACT
Aim To explore the mechanism of pediatric asthma based on network pharmacology and molecular docking technology. Methods Through TCMSP database, the chemical information and the targets of TCM chemical components and pediatric asthma targets in PubChem, SwissTargetPrediction and GeneCards were collected, and the intersection gene, namely the target gene of pediatric asthma was used. The “Drug-active ingredient-target” map was plotted with the Cytosacape 3.7.2 software. Protein interaction network maps were constructed based on the String database and analyzed by Cytoscape 3.7.2. GO and KEGG pathway analysis of acting targets using the Metascape database and bubbles were plotted on the Omicshare platform. Results A total of 238 active components and 11 corresponding 697 main targets were selected, 1 052 pediatric asthma disease target targets and 242 common targets were selected. Enrichment analysis found that common targets were primarily involved in biological processes such as MAPK cascade regulation and inflammatory response, as well as calcium signaling pathway, cAMP signaling pathway, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway, cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, etc. Molecular docking results showed that the active components of Astragalus(5'hydroxyiso-muronulatol-2',5'-di-O-Glucoside)docked well with the SRC, TP53, and IL-6 targets. We proved that anti-resistant drinking could down-regulate the expression of IL-6, SRC and TP53. Conclusions Gubenfangxiaoyin drinking may be involved in the regulation of the STAT3, SRC, AKT1, TP53, TNF, MAPK3, TP53,TNF,MAPK3 and IL6 and other targets, involved in the regulation of calcium-CAMP signaling pathway in childhood asthma, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway, cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, reduce the MAPK cascade, inflammatory response, etc, and play a role in the prevention and treatment of asthma.