Background:Colorectal cancer is one of the common malignant tumors in clinical
practice, and traditional Chinese medicine, as an important adjuvant treatment method, plays
important roles in the treatment of malignant tumors.Objective:This study aims to explore the mechanism of action of the Qizhu anti-cancer recipe
on colorectal cancer through transcriptome sequencing.Methods:The control group and Qizhu anti-cancer recipe group were established separately, and
sequencing of the cells of the two groups was performed using the Illumina sequencing platform.
Two sets of Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) were screened using the DESeq2 algorithm,
and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes
and Genomes (KEGG), Reactome, Disease Ontology (DO), and Protein-Protein Interaction
(PPI) were used to comprehensively analyze the molecular functions and signaling pathways enriched
by DEGs.Result:A total of 122 DEGs were identified through differential analysis, including 24 upregulated
genes and 98 downregulated genes. GO analysis showed that DEGs were mainly enriched
in functions such as alkaline phase activity, ion transport, cell differentiation, etc.; KEGG analysis
showed that DEGs were mainly enriched in pathways such as Thiamine metabolism, apoptosis,
signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells, cellular senescence and so on. Reactom
analysis showed that DEGs were mainly enriched in response pathways such as EGR1,2,3
bind to the NAB2 promoter, EGR binds ARC gene, EGR-dependent NAB2 gene expression,
etc.; DO analysis showed that differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in diseases
such as disease of cellular proliferation, disease of anatomical entity, organ system cancer, etc.;
PPI analysis identified key differentially expressed genes, including DDIT3, CHAC1, TRIB3,
and ASNS.Conclusion:Based on transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, it was found that
the Qizhu anti-cancer recipe may involve DEGs and signaling pathways in the treatment of colorectal
cancer. Our study may provide potential drug targets for developing new treatment strategies
for colorectal cancer.