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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Role of AI in Drug Discovery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies.

Alexandre Blanco-González, Alfonso Cabezón, Alejandro Seco-González, Daniel Conde-Torres, Paula Antelo-Riveiro, Ángel Piñeiro, Rebeca Garcia-Fandino

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In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 180 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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180citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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120 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alexandre Blanco-GonzálezDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8593-5881
Alfonso CabezónDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Alejandro Seco-GonzálezDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Daniel Conde-TorresDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Paula Antelo-RiveiroDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Ángel PiñeiroSoft Matter & Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Rebeca Garcia-FandinoDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Santiago de Compostela, CIQUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spain) RTI2018-098795-A-I00, PID2019-111327GB-I00 and PDC2022-133402-I00Xunta de Galicia ED431F 2020/05, ED431B 2022/36, and Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2016-2019, ED431G/09
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the drug discovery process, offering improved efficiency, accuracy, and speed. However, the successful application of AI is dependent on the availability of high-quality data, the addressing of ethical concerns, and the recognition of the limitations of AI-based approaches. In this article, the benefits, challenges, and drawbacks of AI in this field are reviewed, and possible strategies and approaches for overcoming the present obstacles are proposed. The use of data augmentation, explainable AI, and the integration of AI with traditional experimental methods, as well as the potential advantages of AI in pharmaceutical research, are also discussed. Overall, this review highlights the potential of AI in drug discovery and provides insights into the challenges and opportunities for realizing its potential in this field.

Indexed as

AI-assisted content generationAI-limitationsartificial intelligencedrug discovery

Identifiers

PMID37375838
PMCPMC10302890

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