Artificial intelligence for skin permeability prediction : deep learning

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Researchers have put in significant laboratory time and effort in measuring the permeability coefficient (Kp) of xenobiotics. To develop alternative approaches to this labour-intensive procedure, predictive models have been employed by scientists to describe the transport of xenobiotics across the skin. Most quantitative structure-permeability relationship (QSPR) models are derived statistically from experimental data. Recently, artificial intelligence-based computational drug delivery has attracted tremendous interest. Deep learning is an umbrella term for machine-learning algorithms consisting of deep neural networks (DNNs). Distinct network architectures, like convolutional neural networks (CNNs), feedforward neural networks (FNNs), and recurrent neural networks (RNNs), can be employed for prediction.

METHODS: In this project, we used a convolutional neural network, feedforward neural network, and recurrent neural network to predict skin permeability coefficients from a publicly available database reported by Cheruvu et al. The dataset contains 476 records of 145 chemicals, xenobiotics, and pharmaceuticals, administered on the human epidermis in vitro from aqueous solutions of constant concentration either saturated in infinite dose quantities or diluted. All the computations were conducted with Python under Anaconda and Jupyterlab environment after importing the required Python, Keras, and Tensorflow modules.

RESULTS: We used a convolutional neural network, feedforward neural network, and recurrent neural network to predict log kp.

CONCLUSION: This research work shows that deep learning networks can be successfully used to digitally screen and predict the skin permeability of xenobiotics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Journal of drug targeting - 32(2024), 3 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 334-346

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ita, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Roshanaei, Sahba [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Deep learning
Descriptors
Journal Article
Neural network
Skin permeability
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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/1061186X.2024.2309574

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367490064