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ArticleBiomedical journal2020

Artificial intelligence approach fighting COVID-19 with repurposing drugs.

Yi-Yu Ke, Tzu-Ting Peng, Teng-Kuang Yeh, Wen-Zheng Huang, Shao-En Chang, Szu-Huei Wu, Hui-Chen Hung, Tsu-An Hsu, Shiow-Ju Lee, Jeng-Shin Song and 5 more

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Article in Biomedical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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98 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Yi-Yu KeInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan. Electronic address: yiyuke@nhri.edu.tw.
Tzu-Ting PengAnimal Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Teng-Kuang YehInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Wen-Zheng HuangAnimal Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Shao-En ChangInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Szu-Huei WuInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Hui-Chen HungInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Tsu-An HsuInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Shiow-Ju LeeInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Jeng-Shin SongInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Wen-Hsing LinInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
Tung-Jung ChiangOffice of Environment, Safety, and Health, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Jiunn-Horng LinAnimal Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Huey-Kang SytwuNational Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Chiung-Tong ChenInstitute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan. Electronic address: ctchen@nhri.edu.tw.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 193,825 deaths during the past few months. A quick-to-be-identified cure for the disease will be a therapeutic medicine that has prior use experiences in patients in order to resolve the current pandemic situation before it could become worsening. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is hereby applied to identify the marketed drugs with potential for treating COVID-19. Methods: An AI platform was established to identify potential old drugs with anti-coronavirus activities by using two different learning databases; one consisted of the compounds reported or proven active against SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, human immunodeficiency virus, influenza virus, and the other one containing the known 3C-like protease inhibitors. All AI predicted drugs were then tested for activities against a feline coronavirus in Results: After a few runs of AI learning and prediction processes, the AI system identified 80 marketed drugs with potential. Among them, 8 drugs (bedaquiline, brequinar, celecoxib, clofazimine, conivaptan, gemcitabine, tolcapone, and vismodegib) showed Conclusion: Having taken advantages of AI, we identified old drugs with activities against FIP coronavirus. Further studies are underway to demonstrate their activities against SARS-CoV-2

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Artificial IntelligenceDrug RepositioningBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Data ManagementHumansPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPredictive Value of TestsSARS-CoV-2AICOVID-19DNNDrug repurposingFeline coronavirusSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC7227517

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