Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DC94CZ8)

• Drug Combination Name: Rufinamide + Efavirenz
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Rufinamide (DMWE60C): Small molecular drug
  Efavirenz (DMC0GSJ): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 16.74
  Bliss Independence Score: 16.74
  Loewe Additivity Score: 30.92
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 30.92

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Rufinamide

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Epilepsy	8A60-8A68	Approved (orphan drug)	[2]
Pediatric lennox-gastaut syndrome	8A62.1	Approved	[3]
Seizure disorder	8A6Z	Approved	[2]

Rufinamide Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Sodium channel unspecific (NaC)	TTRK8B9	NOUNIPROTAC	Blocker	[5]

Rufinamide Interacts with 2 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1)	DEB30C5	EST1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[6]
Carboxylesterase 2 (CES2)	DETHCPD	EST2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[6]

Indication(s) of Efavirenz

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Human immunodeficiency virus infection	1C62	Approved	[4]

Efavirenz Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Human immunodeficiency virus Reverse transcriptase (HIV RT)	TT84ETX	POL_HV1B1	Modulator	[7]

Efavirenz Interacts with 2 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
P-glycoprotein 1 (ABCB1)	DTUGYRD	MDR1_HUMAN	Substrate	[8]
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 (ABCC3)	DTQ3ZHF	MRP3_HUMAN	Substrate	[9]

Efavirenz Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[10]
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)	DEJGDUW	CP1A2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]
Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6)	DEPKLMQ	CP2B6_HUMAN	Metabolism	[12]

Efavirenz Interacts with 32 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	OTQGYY83	CP3A4_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]
Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9)	OTGLBN29	CP2C9_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[14]
Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19)	OTFMJYYE	CP2CJ_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[14]
Bile salt export pump (ABCB11)	OTRU7THO	ABCBB_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[15]
Dynamin-1-like protein (DNM1L)	OTXK1Q1G	DNM1L_HUMAN	Affects Localization	[16]
Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BCL2L11)	OTNQQWFJ	B2L11_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[17]
Dynamin-like 120 kDa protein, mitochondrial (OPA1)	OTJGNWPW	OPA1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Mitofusin-2 (MFN2)	OTPYN8A3	MFN2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Thyroglobulin (TG)	OT3ELHIJ	THYG_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]
Albumin (ALB)	OTVMM513	ALBU_HUMAN	Affects Binding	[19]
Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (SERPINE1)	OTT0MPQ3	PAI1_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[20]
Interleukin-6 (IL6)	OTUOSCCU	IL6_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[20]
Transcription factor Jun (JUN)	OTCYBO6X	JUN_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[17]
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL)	OTTW0267	LIPL_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO)	OTJJLL20	PERT_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]
Interleukin-8 (CXCL8)	OTS7T5VH	IL8_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[20]
C-C motif chemokine 2 (CCL2)	OTAD2HEL	CCL2_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[20]
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)	OTGHUA23	HGF_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[20]
Thyrotropin receptor (TSHR)	OT0BC8LB	TSHR_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]
Calnexin (CANX)	OTYP1F6J	CALX_HUMAN	Affects Localization	[16]
DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 protein (DDIT3)	OTI8YKKE	DDIT3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Lon protease homolog, mitochondrial (LONP1)	OT665WYT	LONM_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBF1)	OTWBRPAI	SRBP1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG)	OTHMARHO	PPARG_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Leptin (LEP)	OT5Q7ODW	LEP_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (MAPK8)	OTEREYS5	MK08_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[17]
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA)	OTOM9OE4	CEBPA_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Adiponectin (ADIPOQ)	OTNX23LE	ADIPO_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[20]
Regulator of microtubule dynamics protein 3 (RMDN3)	OTKO7AUM	RMD3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 (MAP3K5)	OTQR6ENW	M3K5_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[17]
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 (EIF2AK3)	OT0DZGY4	E2AK3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Mitochondrial fission 1 protein (FIS1)	OT2HL10J	FIS1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]

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