Exploring the effect of seabuckthorn fruit on the proliferation and migration of lung cancer A549 cells based on network pharmacology

  • ZHANG Lingyu ,
  • YANG Xuewen ,
  • JIN Ziqi ,
  • XUE Yongzhi
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  • School of Basic Medical and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Baotou 014040, China

Received date: 2025-12-27

  Online published: 2026-06-24

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of seabuckthorn fruit on the proliferation and migration of lung cancer A549 cells by network pharmacology and in vitro experiments, and to explore the related mechanism. Methods: The effective components and drug targets of seabuckthorn fruit were screened by searching TCMSP database, GeneCard database and OMIM database to obtain lung cancer targets. The intersection targets of drugs and diseases were obtained by using the micro-bioinformatics platform, and then imported into the STRING website to construct the PPI network. The core target network diagram and drug-disease-target network were constructed by Cytoscape 3.10.3 software. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis was performed on the intersection targets using the Metascape database. Molecular docking visualization was performed using Discovery Studio. CCK-8 and cell scratch experiments were used to evaluate the inhibitory effect of seabuckthorn-containing serum on the proliferation and migration of lung cancer A549 cells. Results: The results of network pharmacology analysis showed that a total of 8 effective active ingredients were screened out, corresponding to 85 key targets for the prevention and treatment of lung cancer. Among them, molecular docking experiments confirmed that MMP9, CDK4, MMP2, EGFR, HIF1A and CYP1B1 targets closely related to tumor cell proliferation and metastasis had good binding activity with quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol and stigmasterol. In vitro experiments showed that 10% seabuckthorn fruit-containing serum could inhibit the proliferation of A549 cells and reduce the wound healing rate after 24 h. Conclusion: Seabuckthorn fruit has a potential preventive and therapeutic effect on lung cancer, which can inhibit the proliferation and migration of A549 cells.

Cite this article

ZHANG Lingyu , YANG Xuewen , JIN Ziqi , XUE Yongzhi . Exploring the effect of seabuckthorn fruit on the proliferation and migration of lung cancer A549 cells based on network pharmacology[J]. Journal of Baotou Medical College, 2026 , 42(4) : 1 -7 . DOI: 10.16833/j.cnki.jbmc.2026.04.001

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