Research Article

Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology-Based Investigation into the Mechanisms Underlying the Therapeutic Effect of a New Chinese Traditional Medicine (Cui Nai Ling) on Bromocriptine-Induced Hypogalactia

Table 4

The value for the most significant 20 nodes in the PPI network between NCNL and lactation.

Node valueProteins

102Insulin (INS)
98Albumin (ALB)
90Interleukin 6 (IL6)
84Caspase 3 (CASP3)
80Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
79Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)
78MYC proto-oncogene (MYC)
76Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (MAPK8)
65Estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1)
64Cyclin D1 (CCND1)
60Cytochrome c (CYCS)
60Fos proto-oncogene (FOS)
59Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG)
52Androgen receptor (AR)
52Erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ERBB2)
51RELA proto-oncogene (RELA)
48Catenin beta-1 (CTNNB1)
46Caspase 8 (CASP8)
45MDM2 proto-oncogene (MDM2)
44Apolipoprotein B (APOB)

Node value: the higher the degree value, the closer the interaction.