PMID- 38047238 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231205 IS - 1658-3612 (Electronic) IS - 1658-3612 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Feb TI - The immunomodulatory activity of Orthosiphon aristatus against atopic dermatitis: Evidence-based on network pharmacology and molecular simulations. PG - 164-174 LID - 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.10.005 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: To explore the potential activity of Orthosiphon aristatus (OA) against atopic dermatitis (AD). METHODS: Phytocompounds from OA were identified through chromatography analysis, then continued to target identification and functional annotation to explore the potential target of OA. Then, network pharmacology from annotated proteins determined protein targets for OA phytocompounds. Protein with highest rank according to the betweenness and closeness algorithm then continued to molecular docking and validated through molecular dynamics analysis. RESULTS: Chromatography data analysis revealed thirty-six compounds, predominantly classified as carboxylic acid, fatty acyls, and polyphenols. Upon identifying these compounds, network biology-based target identification revealed their potential bioactivity in modulating inflammation in AD. Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (PTGS2) emerged as the most probable targets based on hub centrality in the protein-protein interaction network. Later, molecular docking analyses highlighted sixteen compounds with good inhibitory activity against these two proteins. Notably, molecular dynamics simulation revealed that three compounds out of the previous sixteen potential compounds were more likely to act as the TNF-alpha and PTGS2 inhibitor as well as their native inhibitor. Those compounds are (1R,9R)-5-Cyclohexyl-11- (propylsulfonyl)-7,11- diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca- 2,4-dien-6-one, also known as ZINC8297940, as the best TNF-alpha inhibitor along with dl-Leucineamide and Benazol P as the potential inhibitor of PTGS2. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that OA may exert therapeutic effects against AD by controlling inflammation through TNF-alpha and PTGS2 signalling pathways. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. FAU - Pandaleke, Thigita A AU - Pandaleke TA AD - Doctoral Program of Medical Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University, RD Kandou Hospital, Jl. Raya Tanawangko No.56, Manado 95163, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. FAU - Handono, Kusworini AU - Handono K AD - Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. FAU - Widasmara, Dhelya AU - Widasmara D AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. FAU - Susianti, Hani AU - Susianti H AD - Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231104 PL - Saudi Arabia TA - J Taibah Univ Med Sci JT - Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences JID - 101621911 PMC - PMC10692725 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atopic dermatitis OT - Benazol P OT - PTGS2 inhibitor OT - TNF-alpha inhibitor OT - ZINC8297940 OT - dl-Leucineamide EDAT- 2023/12/04 06:42 MHDA- 2023/12/04 06:43 PMCR- 2023/11/04 CRDT- 2023/12/04 05:21 PHST- 2023/05/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/12/04 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/04 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/04 05:21 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1658-3612(23)00154-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.10.005 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2023 Nov 4;19(1):164-174. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.10.005. eCollection 2024 Feb.