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He H, Duo H, Hao Y, Zhang X, Zhou X, Zeng Y, Li Y, Li B. Computational drug repurposing by exploiting large-scale gene expression data: Strategy, methods and applications. Comput Biol Med 2023; 155:106671. [PMID: 36805225 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Abstract
De novo drug development is an extremely complex, time-consuming and costly task. Urgent needs for therapies of various diseases have greatly accelerated searches for more effective drug development methods. Luckily, drug repurposing provides a new and effective perspective on disease treatment. Rapidly increased large-scale transcriptome data paints a detailed prospect of gene expression during disease onset and thus has received wide attention in the field of computational drug repurposing. However, how to efficiently mine transcriptome data and identify new indications for old drugs remains a critical challenge. This review discussed the irreplaceable role of transcriptome data in computational drug repurposing and summarized some representative databases, tools and strategies. More importantly, it proposed a practical guideline through establishing the correspondence between three gene expression data types and five strategies, which would facilitate researchers to adopt appropriate strategies to deeply mine large-scale transcriptome data and discover more effective therapies.
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- Hao He
- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China.
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Xu Q, Chen Y. An Aging-Related Gene Signature-Based Model for Risk Stratification and Prognosis Prediction in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:685379. [PMID: 34277626 PMCID: PMC8283194 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.685379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aging is an inevitable time-dependent process associated with a gradual decline in many physiological functions. Importantly, some studies have supported that aging may be involved in the development of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, no studies have described an aging-related gene (ARG)-based prognosis signature for LUAD. Accordingly, in this study, we analyzed ARG expression data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). After LASSO and Cox regression analyses, a six ARG-based signature (APOC3, EPOR, H2AFX, MXD1, PLCG2, and YWHAZ) was constructed using TCGA dataset that significantly stratified cases into high- and low-risk groups in terms of overall survival (OS). Cox regression analysis indicated that the ARG signature was an independent prognostic factor in LUAD. A nomogram based on the ARG signature and clinicopathological factors was developed in TCGA cohort and validated in the GEO dataset. Moreover, to visualize the prediction results, we established a web-based calculator yurong.shinyapps.io/ARGs_LUAD/. Calibration plots showed good consistency between the prediction of the nomogram and actual observations. Receiver operating characteristic curve and decision curve analyses indicated that the ARG nomogram had better OS prediction and clinical net benefit than the staging system. Taken together, these results established a genetic signature for LUAD based on ARGs, which may promote individualized treatment and provide promising novel molecular markers for immunotherapy.
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- Qian Xu
- Health Management Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhuji People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhuji Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Zhuji, China
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Zhang L, Chen J, Yang H, Pan C, Li H, Luo Y, Cheng T. Multiple microarray analyses identify key genes associated with the development of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Cancer 2021; 12:996-1010. [PMID: 33442399 PMCID: PMC7797649 DOI: 10.7150/jca.51264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an independent risk factor of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aimed to analyze the key genes and potential molecular mechanisms that are involved in the development from COPD to NSCLC. Methods: Expression profiles of COPD and NSCLC in GSE106899, GSE12472, and GSE12428 were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, followed by identification of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between COPD and NSCLC. Based on the identified DEGs, functional pathway enrichment and lung carcinogenesis-related networks analyses were performed and further visualized with Cytoscape software. Then, principal component analysis (PCA), cluster analysis, and support vector machines (SVM) verified the ability of the top modular genes to distinguish COPD from NSCLC. Additionally, the corrections between these key genes and clinical staging of NSCLC were studied using the UALCAN and HPA websites. Finally, a prognostic risk model was constructed based on multivariate Cox regression analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of the top modular genes on the training and verification sets were generated. Results: A total of 2350, 1914, and 1850 DEGs were obtained from GSE106899, GSE12472, and GSE12428 datasets, respectively. Following analysis of protein-protein interaction networks, the identified modular gene signatures containing H2AFX, MCM2, MCM3, MCM7, POLD1, and RPA1 were identified as markers for discrimination between COPD and NSCLC. The modular gene signatures were mainly enriched in the processes of DNA replication, cell cycle, mismatch repair, and others. Besides, the expression levels of these genes were significantly higher in NSCLC than in COPD, which was further verified by the immunohistochemistry. In addition, the high expression levels of H2AFX, MCM2, MCM7, and POLD1 correlate with poor prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). The Cox regression prognostic risk model showed the similar results and the predictive ability of this model is independent of other clinical variables. Conclusions: This study revealed several key modules that closely relate to NSCLC with underlying disease COPD, which provide a deeper understanding of the potential mechanisms underlying the malignant development from COPD to NSCLC. This study provides valuable prognostic factors in high-risk lung cancer patients with COPD.
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- Lemeng Zhang
- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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- Thoracic Medicine Department 1, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China, 410013
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COVID-19 pandemic is not the time of trial and error. Am J Emerg Med 2020; 46:774-775. [PMID: 32988694 PMCID: PMC7489261 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Karuppasamy R, Veerappapillai S, Maiti S, Shin WH, Kihara D. Current progress and future perspectives of polypharmacology : From the view of non-small cell lung cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 68:84-91. [PMID: 31698087 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A pre-eminent subtype of lung carcinoma, Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for paramount causes of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. Undeterred by the endeavour in the treatment strategies, the overall cure and survival rates for NSCLC remain substandard, particularly in metastatic diseases. Moreover, the emergence of resistance to classic anticancer drugs further deteriorates the situation. These demanding circumstances culminate the need of extended and revamped research for the establishment of upcoming generation cancer therapeutics. Drug repositioning introduces an affordable and efficient strategy to discover novel drug action, especially when integrated with recent systems biology driven stratagem. This review illustrates the trendsetting approaches in repurposing along with their numerous success stories with an emphasize on the NSCLC therapeutics. Indeed, these novel hits, in combination with conventional anticancer agents, will ideally make their way the clinics and strengthen the therapeutic arsenal to combat drug resistance in the near future.
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- Ramanathan Karuppasamy
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Department of Chemistry Education, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Purdue University, Center for Cancer Research, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States
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Singh H, Rana PS, Singh U. Prediction of drug synergy score using ensemble based differential evolution. IET Syst Biol 2019; 13:24-29. [PMID: 30774113 PMCID: PMC8687263 DOI: 10.1049/iet-syb.2018.5023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Prediction of drug synergy score is an ill-posed problem. It plays an efficient role in the medical field for inhibiting specific cancer agents. An efficient regression-based machine learning technique has an ability to minimise the drug synergy prediction errors. Therefore, in this study, an efficient machine learning technique for drug synergy prediction technique is designed by using ensemble based differential evolution (DE) for optimising the support vector machine (SVM). Because the tuning of the attributes of SVM kernel regulates the prediction precision. The ensemble based DE employs two trial vector generation techniques and two control attributes settings. The initial generation technique has the best solution and the other is without the best solution. The proposed and existing competitive machine learning techniques are applied to drug synergy data. The extensive analysis demonstrates that the proposed technique outperforms others in terms of accuracy, root mean square error and coefficient of correlation.
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- Harpreet Singh
- Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India.
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- Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India
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- Electronics & Communication Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India
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Hernandez JJ, Pryszlak M, Smith L, Yanchus C, Kurji N, Shahani VM, Molinski SV. Giving Drugs a Second Chance: Overcoming Regulatory and Financial Hurdles in Repurposing Approved Drugs As Cancer Therapeutics. Front Oncol 2017; 7:273. [PMID: 29184849 PMCID: PMC5694537 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2017.00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The repositioning or “repurposing” of existing therapies for alternative disease indications is an attractive approach that can save significant investments of time and money during drug development. For cancer indications, the primary goal of repurposed therapies is on efficacy, with less restriction on safety due to the immediate need to treat this patient population. This report provides a high-level overview of how drug developers pursuing repurposed assets have previously navigated funding efforts, regulatory affairs, and intellectual property laws to commercialize these “new” medicines in oncology. This article provides insight into funding programs (e.g., government grants and philanthropic organizations) that academic and corporate initiatives can leverage to repurpose drugs for cancer. In addition, we highlight previous examples where secondary uses of existing, Food and Drug Administration- or European Medicines Agency-approved therapies have been predicted in silico and successfully validated in vitro and/or in vivo (i.e., animal models and human clinical trials) for certain oncology indications. Finally, we describe the strategies that the pharmaceutical industry has previously employed to navigate regulatory considerations and successfully commercialize their drug products. These factors must be carefully considered when repurposing existing drugs for cancer to best benefit patients and drug developers alike.
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- J Javier Hernandez
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Huang CH, Chang PMH, Hsu CW, Huang CYF, Ng KL. Drug repositioning for non-small cell lung cancer by using machine learning algorithms and topological graph theory. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17 Suppl 1:2. [PMID: 26817825 PMCID: PMC4895785 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-015-0845-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the leading causes of death globally, and research into NSCLC has been accumulating steadily over several years. Drug repositioning is the current trend in the pharmaceutical industry for identifying potential new uses for existing drugs and accelerating the development process of drugs, as well as reducing side effects. Results This work integrates two approaches - machine learning algorithms and topological parameter-based classification - to develop a novel pipeline of drug repositioning to analyze four lung cancer microarray datasets, enriched biological processes, potential therapeutic drugs and targeted genes for NSCLC treatments. A total of 7 (8) and 11 (12) promising drugs (targeted genes) were discovered for treating early- and late-stage NSCLC, respectively. The effectiveness of these drugs is supported by the literature, experimentally determined in-vitro IC50 and clinical trials. This work provides better drug prediction accuracy than competitive research according to IC50 measurements. Conclusions With the novel pipeline of drug repositioning, the discovery of enriched pathways and potential drugs related to NSCLC can provide insight into the key regulators of tumorigenesis and the treatment of NSCLC. Based on the verified effectiveness of the targeted drugs predicted by this pipeline, we suggest that our drug-finding pipeline is effective for repositioning drugs.
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- Chien-Hung Huang
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Formosa University, Hu-Wei, 63205, Taiwan.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Formosa University, Hu-Wei, 63205, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan. .,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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Huang CH, Ciou JS, Chen ST, Kok VC, Chung Y, Tsai JJP, Kurubanjerdjit N, Huang CYF, Ng KL. Identify potential drugs for cardiovascular diseases caused by stress-induced genes in vascular smooth muscle cells. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2478. [PMID: 27703845 PMCID: PMC5045879 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormal proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Many studies suggest that vascular injury triggers VSMC dedifferentiation, which results in VSMC changes from a contractile to a synthetic phenotype; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. METHODS In this study, we examined how VSMC responds under mechanical stress by using time-course microarray data. A three-phase study was proposed to investigate the stress-induced differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in VSMC. First, DEGs were identified by using the moderated t-statistics test. Second, more DEGs were inferred by using the Gaussian Graphical Model (GGM). Finally, the topological parameters-based method and cluster analysis approach were employed to predict the last batch of DEGs. To identify the potential drugs for vascular diseases involve VSMC proliferation, the drug-gene interaction database, Connectivity Map (cMap) was employed. Success of the predictions were determined using in-vitro data, i.e. MTT and clonogenic assay. RESULTS Based on the differential expression calculation, at least 23 DEGs were found, and the findings were qualified by previous studies on VSMC. The results of gene set enrichment analysis indicated that the most often found enriched biological processes are cell-cycle-related processes. Furthermore, more stress-induced genes, well supported by literature, were found by applying graph theory to the gene association network (GAN). Finally, we showed that by processing the cMap input queries with a cluster algorithm, we achieved a substantial increase in the number of potential drugs with experimental IC50 measurements. With this novel approach, we have not only successfully identified the DEGs, but also improved the DEGs prediction by performing the topological and cluster analysis. Moreover, the findings are remarkably validated and in line with the literature. Furthermore, the cMap and DrugBank resources were used to identify potential drugs and targeted genes for vascular diseases involve VSMC proliferation. Our findings are supported by in-vitro experimental IC50, binding activity data and clinical trials. CONCLUSION This study provides a systematic strategy to discover potential drugs and target genes, by which we hope to shed light on the treatments of VSMC proliferation associated diseases.
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- Chien-Hung Huang
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Formosa University, Yun-Lin, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Medical Oncology, Kuang Tien General Hospital Cancer Center, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Bianconi F, Baldelli E, Ludovini V, Luovini V, Petricoin EF, Crinò L, Valigi P. Conditional robustness analysis for fragility discovery and target identification in biochemical networks and in cancer systems biology. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2015; 9:70. [PMID: 26482604 PMCID: PMC4617482 DOI: 10.1186/s12918-015-0216-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background The study of cancer therapy is a key issue in the field of oncology research and the development of target therapies is one of the main problems currently under investigation. This is particularly relevant in different types of tumor where traditional chemotherapy approaches often fail, such as lung cancer. Results We started from the general definition of robustness introduced by Kitano and applied it to the analysis of dynamical biochemical networks, proposing a new algorithm based on moment independent analysis of input/output uncertainty. The framework utilizes novel computational methods which enable evaluating the model fragility with respect to quantitative performance measures and parameters such as reaction rate constants and initial conditions. The algorithm generates a small subset of parameters that can be used to act on complex networks and to obtain the desired behaviors. We have applied the proposed framework to the EGFR-IGF1R signal transduction network, a crucial pathway in lung cancer, as an example of Cancer Systems Biology application in drug discovery. Furthermore, we have tested our framework on a pulse generator network as an example of Synthetic Biology application, thus proving the suitability of our methodology to the characterization of the input/output synthetic circuits. Conclusions The achieved results are of immediate practical application in computational biology, and while we demonstrate their use in two specific examples, they can in fact be used to study a wider class of biological systems. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12918-015-0216-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Fortunato Bianconi
- Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Polo Unico Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Via Gambuli, 1, Perugia, 06156, IT.
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine George Mason University, 10900 University Blvd, Manassas, 20110, USA.
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- Dept of Medical Oncology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Piazzale Menghini, 1, Loc. Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, 06156, IT.
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine George Mason University, 10900 University Blvd, Manassas, 20110, USA.
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- Dept of Medical Oncology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Piazzale Menghini, 1, Loc. Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, 06156, IT.
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- Dept of Engineering, University of Perugia, G. Duranti, 93, Perugia, 06125, IT.
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Prediction of cancer proteins by integrating protein interaction, domain frequency, and domain interaction data using machine learning algorithms. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:312047. [PMID: 25866773 PMCID: PMC4381656 DOI: 10.1155/2015/312047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Many proteins are known to be associated with cancer diseases. It is quite often that their precise functional role in disease pathogenesis remains unclear. A strategy to gain a better understanding of the function of these proteins is to make use of a combination of different aspects of proteomics data types. In this study, we extended Aragues's method by employing the protein-protein interaction (PPI) data, domain-domain interaction (DDI) data, weighted domain frequency score (DFS), and cancer linker degree (CLD) data to predict cancer proteins. Performances were benchmarked based on three kinds of experiments as follows: (I) using individual algorithm, (II) combining algorithms, and (III) combining the same classification types of algorithms. When compared with Aragues's method, our proposed methods, that is, machine learning algorithm and voting with the majority, are significantly superior in all seven performance measures. We demonstrated the accuracy of the proposed method on two independent datasets. The best algorithm can achieve a hit ratio of 89.4% and 72.8% for lung cancer dataset and lung cancer microarray study, respectively. It is anticipated that the current research could help understand disease mechanisms and diagnosis.
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Drug repositioning discovery for early- and late-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:193817. [PMID: 25210704 PMCID: PMC4156989 DOI: 10.1155/2014/193817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Drug repositioning is a popular approach in the pharmaceutical industry for identifying potential new uses for existing drugs and accelerating the development time. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. To reduce the biological heterogeneity effects among different individuals, both normal and cancer tissues were taken from the same patient, hence allowing pairwise testing. By comparing early- and late-stage cancer patients, we can identify stage-specific NSCLC genes. Differentially expressed genes are clustered separately to form up- and downregulated communities that are used as queries to perform enrichment analysis. The results suggest that pathways for early- and late-stage cancers are different. Sets of up- and downregulated genes were submitted to the cMap web resource to identify potential drugs. To achieve high confidence drug prediction, multiple microarray experimental results were merged by performing meta-analysis. The results of a few drug findings are supported by MTT assay or clonogenic assay data. In conclusion, we have been able to assess the potential existing drugs to identify novel anticancer drugs, which may be helpful in drug repositioning discovery for NSCLC.
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