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].