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

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, cheminformat...

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Autores principales: Aparna Rai, Vikas Kumar, Gaurav Jerath, C. C. Kartha, Vibin Ramakrishnan
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Sumario: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.