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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening Unveil Natural Compounds with TIM-3 Inhibitory Activity.

Abdulrahim A Alzain, Mohammed A Almogaddam, Rayan Yousif, Mohammed Hamed Alqarni, Ahmed I Foudah, Wadah Osman, Khaled M Elamin, Hagar M Mohamed, Ehssan Moglad, Ahmed Ashour and 3 more

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. 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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Abdulrahim A AlzainDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Madani 21111, Sudan.
Mohammed A AlmogaddamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Madani 21111, Sudan.
Rayan YousifDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Madani 21111, Sudan.
Mohammed Hamed AlqarniDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed I FoudahDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Wadah OsmanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled M ElaminGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973.
Hagar M MohamedDepartment of Medical Laboratory Analysis, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Liwa University, Abu Dhabi 41009, United Arab of Emirates.
Ehssan MogladDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AshourDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Reham M SamraDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Gamal A MohamedDepartment of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sabrin R M IbrahimDepartment of Chemistry, Preparatory Year Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The aberrant expression of T cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) has been linked to adaptive immunotherapy resistance and poor prognosis. Targeting TIM-3 has gained popularity due to positive outcomes in preclinical settings. Materials and method: This research explored the Supernatural 3.0 database for potential TIM-3 inhibitors. A pharmacophore-based virtual screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations were conducted for 449,008 compounds. Compounds SN0085417 (-7.542 kcal/mol), SN0261906 (-7.036 kcal/mol), and SN0276180 (-6.871 kcal/mol) showed better docking scores. These compounds revealed remarkable hydrogen bonds and π-π stackings interactions with TIM-3 IgV domain. Results: The analysis of root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) and root-meansquare-fluctuation (RMSF) trajectories displayed stable interaction patterns with no substantial conformational changes in the TIM-3 backbone. Conclusion: These findings proposed SN0085417, SN0276180, and SN0261906 as TIM-3 inhibitors, which, with more extensive analysis, could undoubtably add to the realm of feasible TIM-3 based cancer immunotherapies.

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Cancerdrug discoveryhealth and well-beingmolecular dockingmolecular dynamicsnatural productsTIM-3

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