Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DC97GFD)

• Drug Combination Name: Mefloquine + Ciprofibrate
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Mefloquine (DMWT905): Small molecular drug
  Ciprofibrate (DMGC5DB): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 4.76
  Bliss Independence Score: 4.76
  Loewe Additivity Score: 5.4
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 5.47

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Mefloquine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Malaria	1F40-1F45	Approved	[2]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	1D6Y	Phase 2	[3]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)	1D64	Preclinical	[4]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	1D65	Preclinical	[4]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy	8A45.02	Investigative	[5]

Mefloquine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Plasmodium 80S ribosome (Malaria 80S)	TTT28H3	NOUNIPROTAC	Binder	[7]

Mefloquine Interacts with 1 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
P-glycoprotein 1 (ABCB1)	DTUGYRD	MDR1_HUMAN	Substrate	[8]

Mefloquine Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[9]

Indication(s) of Ciprofibrate

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Hyperlipoproteinemia	5C80	Approved	[6]

Ciprofibrate Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA)	TTJ584C	PPARA_HUMAN	Agonist	[10]

Ciprofibrate Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]

Ciprofibrate Interacts with 9 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL)	OTTW0267	LIPL_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[12]
Sulfotransferase 2A1 (SULT2A1)	OT0ISKQ4	ST2A1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10)	OTOA4HTH	AK1BA_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[14]
Apolipoprotein A-I (APOA1)	OT5THARI	APOA1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[15]
Monocyte differentiation antigen CD14 (CD14)	OT83GJ47	CD14_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Transcriptional activator Myb (MYB)	OTJH64IV	MYB_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[16]
G1/S-specific cyclin-D2 (CCND2)	OTDULQF9	CCND2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[16]
Peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 (ACOX1)	OTM0A0DY	ACOX1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[17]
Perilipin-2 (PLIN2)	OTRXJ9UN	PLIN2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]

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