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ArticlePloS one2023

Comprehensive in silico analyses of flavonoids elucidating the drug properties against kidney disease by targeting AIM2.

Mahmoud Kandeel, Muhammad Nasir Iqbal, Iqra Ali, Saima Malik, Abbeha Malik, Sheikh Arslan Sehgal

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mahmoud KandeelDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Nasir IqbalDepartment of Bioinformatics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8875-8400
Iqra AliDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7165-7307
Saima MalikDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan.
Abbeha MalikDepartment of Bioinformatics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Sheikh Arslan SehgalDepartment of Bioinformatics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Islamia University of Bahawalpur · PKAbdul Wali Khan University Mardan · PKCOMSATS University Islamabad · PKKafrelsheikh University · EG

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Abstract

Kidney disorders are among the most common diseases and there is a scarcity of effective treatments for chronic kidney disease. There has been a progressive improvement in specific flavonoids for protective effects against kidney diseases. Flavonoids inhibit the regulatory enzymes to control inflammation-related diseases. In the present study, a hybrid approach of molecular docking analyses and molecular dynamic simulation was followed by principal component analyses and a dynamics cross-correlation matrix. In the present study, the top-ranked five flavonoids were reported, and the maximum binding affinity was observed against AIM2. Molecular docking analyses revealed that Glu_186, Phe_187, Lys_245, Glu_248, Ile_263, and Asn_265 are potent residues against AIM2 for ligand-receptor interactions. Extensive in silico analyses suggested that procyanidin is a potential molecule against AIM2. Moreover, the site-directed mutagenesis for the reported interacting residues of AIM2 could be important for further in vitro analyses. The observed novel results based on extensive computational analyses may be significant for potential drug design against renal disorders by targeting AIM2.

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FlavonoidsKidney DiseasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug DesignHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationAIM2 protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsFlavonoids

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PMID37200367
PMCPMC10194910
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