基于网络的机器学习方法对药物-hERG通道相互作用的预测提出了挑战
Aziza El Harchi1, Jules C Hancox1
1School of Physiology and Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences Building, The University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods
|July 19, 2023
概括
机器学习模型预测hERG通道抑制,这对药物安全至关重要. 然而,这些模型与hERG激动因子作斗争,可能错过了QT缩短风险. 需要进一步的发展,以在预测中包括激烈性.
科学领域:
- *心血管药理学和药物安全性评估.
- * 计算毒理学和预测建模.
背景情况:
- *药物阻断IKr通道 (hERG) 可能导致长QT综合征和危及生命的心律失常.
- * 机器学习模型 (MLM) 用于在药物开发过程中预测hERG抑制.
- * 目前的MLM主要关注抑制,忽视了hERG激动剂的心脏毒性潜力.
研究的目的:
- *评估两个在线计算工具 (Pred-hERG和HergSPred) 检测hERG激活分子的能力.
- * 评估MLM在识别hERG相互作用器,包括激动剂和阻断剂方面的表现.
- *强调需要改进的MLM预测,以解释hERG激动和抑制.
主要方法:
- *使用Pred-hERG和HergSPred计算工具测试了73种已知的hERG阻断剂和20种hERG激动剂.
- * 工具预测与报告的hERG抑制IC50值进行了比较.
- *分析了工具识别hERG激动因子作为通道相互作用者的能力.
主要成果:
- *这两种工具都显示出低于已确定的IC50值的hERG抑制剂的良好预测准确度.
- * 在IC50值高于预测值的阻塞剂中观察到差异.
- * HergSPred成功地确定了所有20个选定的hERG激动剂与hERG通道相互作用.
结论:
- *当前的MLM有效地预测hERG抑制,但可能会错过与hERG激动症相关的风险.
- * HergSPred 在识别hERG激动剂方面表现出能力.
- * 未来的MLM开发应该包括激进和抑制,以便全面预测hERG相关的心脏毒性.
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