Laboratory of Automatic Control, Signal Processing and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 4;25(19):10691. doi: 10.3390/ijms251910691.
This study aimed to construct genome-wide genetic and epigenetic networks (GWGENs) of atopic dermatitis (AD) and healthy controls through systems biology methods based on genome-wide microarray data. Subsequently, the core GWGENs of AD and healthy controls were extracted from their real GWGENs by the principal network projection (PNP) method for Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway annotation. Then, we identified the abnormal signaling pathways by comparing the core signaling pathways of AD and healthy controls to investigate the pathogenesis of AD. Then, IL-1β, GATA3, Akt, and NF-κB were selected as biomarkers for their important roles in the abnormal regulation of downstream genes, leading to cellular dysfunctions in AD patients. Next, a deep neural network (DNN)-based drug-target interaction (DTI) model was pre-trained on DTI databases to predict molecular drugs that interact with these biomarkers. Finally, we screened the candidate molecular drugs based on drug toxicity, sensitivity, and regulatory ability as drug design specifications to select potential molecular drugs for these biomarkers to treat AD, including metformin, allantoin, and U-0126, which have shown potential for therapeutic treatment by regulating abnormal immune responses and restoring the pathogenic signaling pathways of AD.
本研究旨在通过基于全基因组微阵列数据的系统生物学方法,构建特应性皮炎(AD)和健康对照的全基因组遗传和表观遗传网络(GWGENs)。随后,通过主网络投影(PNP)方法从其真实 GWGEN 中提取 AD 和健康对照的核心 GWGEN,用于京都基因和基因组百科全书(KEGG)途径注释。然后,我们通过比较 AD 和健康对照的核心信号通路,确定异常信号通路,以研究 AD 的发病机制。然后,选择 IL-1β、GATA3、Akt 和 NF-κB 作为生物标志物,因为它们在异常调节下游基因方面发挥着重要作用,导致 AD 患者的细胞功能障碍。接下来,基于深度神经网络(DNN)的药物-靶标相互作用(DTI)模型在 DTI 数据库上进行预训练,以预测与这些生物标志物相互作用的分子药物。最后,我们根据药物毒性、敏感性和调节能力作为药物设计规范,筛选候选分子药物,选择这些生物标志物的潜在分子药物来治疗 AD,包括二甲双胍、尿囊素和 U-0126,它们通过调节异常免疫反应和恢复 AD 的致病信号通路显示出治疗潜力。