A comprehensive multi-evidence framework for network pharmacology-based prediction of dietary flavonoid effects
= 0.843), providing quantitative experimental support of network pharmacology predictions for dietary bioactives. Translating predictions to 506 foods yielded 685 food-ATC therapeutic combinations. Systematic PubMed analysis identified literature-supported evidence for 96 associations (132 unique references), achieving 47.1% cardiovascular predictions showing observational consistency with published studies. Food category analysis identified tomato, cranberry, tea, orange, and blueberry products with strongest evidence (18-40 items). This multi-evidence framework enables evidence-based prediction of dietary polypharmacological effects and provides a computational foundation to generate hypotheses for precision nutrition.
Authors
- Kengo Morohashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1200-8432)
- Yukitoshi Nagahara
- Koyo Fujisaki
- Osei Horikoshi
Institutions
- Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (JP)
- Tokyo Denki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1792521
- Primary Topic
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00