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ArticleNPJ systems biology and applications2021

Mapping drug-target interactions and synergy in multi-molecular therapeutics for pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy.

Aparna Rai, Vikas Kumar, Gaurav Jerath, C C Kartha, Vibin Ramakrishnan

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Article in NPJ systems biology and applications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Aparna RaiMolecular Informatics and Design Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5345-8590
Vikas KumarLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gaurav JerathMolecular Informatics and Design Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.
C C KarthaSociety for Continuing Medical Education & Research, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. cckartha@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-4456
Vibin RamakrishnanMolecular Informatics and Design Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India. vibin@iitg.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-3211
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati · INKerala Institute of Medical Sciences · INNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancements in systems biology have resulted in the development of network pharmacology, leading to a paradigm shift from "one-target, one-drug" to "target-network, multi-component therapeutics". We employ a chimeric approach involving in-vivo assays, gene expression analysis, cheminformatics, and network biology to deduce the regulatory actions of a multi-constituent Ayurvedic concoction, Amalaki Rasayana (AR) in animal models for its effect in pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy. The proteomics analysis of in-vivo assays for Aorta Constricted and Biologically Aged rat models identify proteins expressed under each condition. Network analysis mapping protein-protein interactions and synergistic actions of AR using multi-component networks reveal drug targets such as ACADM, COX4I1, COX6B1, HBB, MYH14, and SLC25A4, as potential pharmacological co-targets for cardiac hypertrophy. Further, five out of eighteen AR constituents potentially target these proteins. We propose a distinct prospective strategy for the discovery of network pharmacological therapies and repositioning of existing drug molecules for treating pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy.

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AnimalsCardiomegalyChromatography, LiquidDrug DevelopmentDrug SynergismHumansMass SpectrometryModels, BiologicalMolecular Docking SimulationPharmacology, ClinicalPlant ExtractsProtein Interaction MapsProteomicsSignal TransductionSystems BiologyAmalakirasayanaPlant Extracts

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