Hongwen Zhao

Network pharmacology, single-cell transcriptomics, machine learning and experimental validation identifying CHEK2 and HPGD as key therapeutic targets of berberine in diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe microvascular complication of diabetes with limited therapeutic options. Berberine exhibits renoprotective potential, yet its precise molecular targets and mechanisms of action in DN remain unclear. Berberine targets were retrieved from TCMSP...