2.2 Screening of core targets of puerarin to treat NCP and
construction of PPI network
Total acknowledged targets of puerarin and NCP were used to further
determination and construction of functional protein association network
via the STRING database following specific algorithm. In addition, these
merged targets of puerarin and NCP were to construct a network of
protein-protein interaction (PPI) through the Cytoscape software. As
revealed in topological parameters using the NetworkAnalyzer tool, the
core targets of puerarin to treat NCP were identified and visualized
[22-23].