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Predicting Glioma Cell Differentiation-inducing Drugs Using a Drug Repositioning Strategy

Author(s): Zhao-Qi Tang and Yan-Rong Ye*

Volume 26, Issue 2, 2023

Published on: 06 July, 2022

Page: [339 - 346] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666220509194428

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Abstract

Background: Currently, there are no effective differentiation-inducing agents for gliomas. Drug repositioning is a time-saving, low-risk, and low-cost drug development strategy. In this study, drugs that could induce the differentiation of glioma cells were searched by using a drug repositioning strategy.

Methods: Data mining was used to screen for differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The STRING 11.0 database was used for enrichment analysis. The Connectivity Map database was used for drug screening. The ChEMBL and STITCH databases were used to search for drug targets. The SwissDock database was used for molecular docking.

Results: A total of 45 DEGs were identified. The biological processes in which the DEGs were enriched mainly involved nervous system development and the regulation of biological processes. The enriched molecular functions mainly involved transcription-related molecular binding. The enriched cellular components mainly involved membrane-bound organelles and cellular protrusions. The enriched local network clusters mainly involved autophagy, the retinoic acid signalling pathway, and DNA methylation. The drug screening results showed that the drug with the highest score was acenocoumarol. A total of 12 acenocoumarol targets were obtained, among which histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) was the target with the highest degree value; the lowest ΔG value for acenocoumarol docked with HDAC1 was -7.52 kcal/mol, which was between those of the HDAC1 inhibitors romidepsin and vorinostat.

Conclusion: Acenocoumarol may be a potential differentiation-inducing agent for glioma cells.

Keywords: Glioma, differentiation induction, drug repositioning, acenocoumarol, HDAC1, DNA methylation, retinoic acid signalling pathway.

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