A method for the rational selection of drug repurposing candidates from multimodal knowledge harmonization.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 11049, 2021 05 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1246386
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged researchers at a global scale. The scientific community's massive response has resulted in a flood of experiments, analyses, hypotheses, and publications, especially in the field of drug repurposing. However, many of the proposed therapeutic compounds obtained from SARS-CoV-2 specific assays are not in agreement and thus demonstrate the need for a singular source of COVID-19 related information from which a rational selection of drug repurposing candidates can be made. In this paper, we present the COVID-19 PHARMACOME, a comprehensive drug-target-mechanism graph generated from a compilation of 10 separate disease maps and sources of experimental data focused on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pathophysiology. By applying our systematic approach, we were able to predict the synergistic effect of specific drug pairs, such as Remdesivir and Thioguanosine or Nelfinavir and Raloxifene, on SARS-CoV-2 infection. Experimental validation of our results demonstrate that our graph can be used to not only explore the involved mechanistic pathways, but also to identify novel combinations of drug repurposing candidates.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Drug Repositioning
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci Rep
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41598-021-90296-2
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