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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Using a Consensus Docking Approach to Predict Adverse Drug Reactions in Combination Drug Therapies for Gulf War Illness.

Rajeev Jaundoo, Jonathan Bohmann, Gloria E Gutierrez, Nancy Klimas, Gordon Broderick, Travis J A Craddock

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rajeev JaundooInstitute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. rj426@nova.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7223-4322
Jonathan BohmannPharmaceuticals and Bioengineering Department, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA. jonathan.bohmann@swri.org.
Gloria E GutierrezPharmaceuticals and Bioengineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA. gloria.gutierrez@swri.org.
Nancy KlimasInstitute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. nklimas@nova.edu.
Gordon BroderickInstitute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. Gordon.Broderick@rochesterregional.org.ORCID 0000-0002-3588-8252
Travis J A CraddockInstitute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. tcraddock@nova.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7244-6317
Nova Southeastern University · USSouthwest Research Institute · USRochester Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-13-2-0085Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-15-1-0582Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-16-1-0552Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-16-1-0632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic multisymptom illness characterized by fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and gastrointestinal and cognitive dysfunction believed to stem from chemical exposures during the 1990⁻1991 Persian Gulf War. There are currently no treatments; however, previous studies have predicted a putative multi-intervention treatment composed of inhibiting Th1 immune cytokines followed by inhibition of the glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) to treat GWI. These predictions suggest the use of specific monoclonal antibodies or suramin to target interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor α , followed by mifepristone to inhibit the GCR. In addition to this putative treatment strategy, there exist a variety of medications that target GWI symptomatology. As pharmaceuticals are promiscuous molecules, binding to multiple sites beyond their intended targets, leading to off-target interactions, it is key to ensure that none of these medications interfere with the proposed treatment avenue. Here, we used the drug docking programs AutoDock 4.2, AutoDock Vina, and Schrödinger's Glide to assess the potential off-target immune and hormone interactions of 43 FDA-approved drugs commonly used to treat GWI symptoms in order to determine their putative polypharmacology and minimize adverse drug effects in a combined pharmaceutical treatment. Several of these FDA-approved drugs were predicted to be novel binders of immune and hormonal targets, suggesting caution for their use in the proposed GWI treatment strategy symptoms.

Indexed as

PolypharmacologyCognitive DysfunctionDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFatigue Syndrome, ChronicGastrointestinal DiseasesGulf WarHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Targeted TherapyMusculoskeletal PainSoftwareconsensus dockingGulf War Illnessmulti-drug therapyoff-target interactionspolypharmacologyside effectstreatment course design

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PMID30373189
PMCPMC6274917
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