Luteolin Potentially Treating Prostate Cancer and COVID-19 Analyzed by the Bioinformatics Approach: Clinical Findings and Drug Targets

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Manying Chen²  Yongfeng Mo²  Yu Ye³  Zengnan Mo³  Ziyan Huang⁴ 

[1] Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;Health Management Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;

关键词: prostate cancer;    COVID-19;    clinical feature;    luteolin;    drug target;    mechanism;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fendo.2021.802447

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious epidemic, characterized by potential mutation and can bring about poor vaccine efficiency. It is evidenced that patients with malignancies, including prostate cancer (PC), may be highly vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Currently, there are no existing drugs that can cure PC and COVID-19. Luteolin can potentially be employed for COVID-19 treatment and serve as a potent anticancer agent. Our present study was conducted to discover the possible drug target and curative mechanism of luteolin to serve as treatment for PC and COVID-19. The differential gene expression of PC cases was determined via RNA sequencing. The application of network pharmacology and molecular docking aimed to exhibit the drug targets and pharmacological mechanisms of luteolin. In this study, we found the top 20 up- and downregulated gene expressions in PC patients. Enrichment data demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects, where improvement of metabolism and enhancement of immunity were the main functions and mechanism of luteolin in treating PC and COVID-19, characterized by associated signaling pathways. Additional core drug targets, including MPO and FOS genes, were computationally identified accordingly. In conclusion, luteolin may be a promising treatment for PC and COVID-19 based on bioinformatics findings, prior to future clinical validation and application.

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