Network-based identification of key proteins and repositioning of drugs for non-small cell lung cancer

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BACKGROUND: NSCLC is a lethal cancer that is highly prevalent and accounts for 85% of cases of lung cancer. Conventional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, frequently exhibit limited efficacy and notable adverse reactions. Therefore, a drug repurposing method is proposed for effective NSCLC treatment.

AIMS: This study aims to evaluate candidate drugs that are effective for NSCLC at the clinical level using a systems biology and network analysis approach.

METHODS: Differentially expressed genes in transcriptomics data were identified using the systems biology and network analysis approaches. A network of gene co-expression was developed with the aim of detecting two modules of gene co-expression. Following that, the Drug-Gene Interaction Database was used to find possible drugs that target important genes within two gene co-expression modules linked to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The use of Cytoscape facilitated the creation of a drug-gene interaction network. Finally, gene set enrichment analysis was done to validate candidate drugs.

RESULTS: Unlike previous research on repositioning drugs for NSCLC, which uses a gene co-expression network, this project is the first to research both gene co-expression and co-occurrence networks. And the co-occurrence network also accounts for differentially expressed genes in cancer cells and their adjacent normal cells. For effective management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), drugs that show higher gene regulation and gene affinity within the drug-gene interaction network are thought to be important. According to the discourse, NSCLC genes have a lot of control over medicines like vincristine, fluorouracil, methotrexate, clotrimazole, etoposide, tamoxifen, sorafenib, doxorubicin, and pazopanib.

CONCLUSION: Hence, there is a possibility of repurposing these drugs for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 7(2024), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e2031

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adeyemo, Oluwatosin Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Ashimiyu-Abdusalam, Zainab [VerfasserIn]
Adewunmi, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Ayano, Temitope Ayanfunke [VerfasserIn]
Sohaib, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Abdel-Salam, Reem [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Drug–gene interaction
Drug repurposing
Journal Article
Network analysis
Non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Therapeutics

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cnr2.2031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370893794