title: [Study on mechanism for anti-depression efficacy of Sini San through auxiliary mechanism elucidation system for Chinese medicine].
abstract: As regulating the function of the liver and spleen of the famous traditional formula, Sini San is widely used in the treatment of various diseases caused by liver depression and Qi stagnation, and its efficacy is significant clinically. Recently it is discovered that Sini San is effective in the treatment of nervous system diseases such as depression. Furthermore, there is a lot of literature about the effect of Sini San on the molecular mechanism of antidepressant. However, the anti-depression mechanism of Sini San is not very clear, in our present study, based on the auxiliary mechanism elucidation system for Chinese medicine and network pharmacology system to construct the chemical ingredients of the target interactions and disease-related protein of the interaction network. Results show that there are 263 chemical ingredients and 19 corresponding targets of depression in Sini San network. Sini San can anti-depressant effect through G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway, cAMP system, neurological system process and neurotransmitter secretion, inflammatory response, neuroendocrine, metal ion transport and so on. These studies provided valuable clues for the mechanism and treatment of anti-depressant.
authors.forename: Hui-hui
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bai-xia
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-tong
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Shuai-bing
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yan-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal