Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCGHXFP)

• Drug Combination Name: Mesalazine + Methylene blue
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Mesalazine (DMOL5IU): Small molecular drug
  Methylene blue (DMJAPE7): N.A.
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 3.46
  Bliss Independence Score: 3.46
  Loewe Additivity Score: 4.28
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 4.28

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Mesalazine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Diverticulitis	N.A.	Approved	[2]
Proctitis	DB33.Z	Approved	[3]
Ulcerative colitis	DD71	Approved	[4]
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis	N.A.	Approved	[5]

Mesalazine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 (COX-1)	TT8NGED	PGH1_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[8]

Mesalazine Interacts with 4 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (ABCC2)	DTFI42L	MRP2_HUMAN	Substrate	[9]
Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (SLCO1B1)	DT3D8F0	SO1B1_HUMAN	Substrate	[10]
Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B3 (SLCO1B3)	DT9C1TS	SO1B3_HUMAN	Substrate	[10]
Organic anion transporting polypeptide 2B1 (SLCO2B1)	DTPFTEQ	SO2B1_HUMAN	Substrate	[10]

Mesalazine Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
RNA cytidine acetyltransferase (hALP)	DEZV4AP	NAT10_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]

Indication(s) of Methylene blue

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Acquired methemoglobinemia	3A93	Approved	[6]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	1D6Y	Phase 2	[7]

Methylene blue Interacts with 2 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Monoamine oxidase (MAO)	TT32XQJ	NOUNIPROTAC	.	[12]
Guanylate cyclase (GC)	TT6HPVC	NOUNIPROTAC	Inhibitor	[13]

Methylene blue Interacts with 7 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Amine oxidase B (MAOB)	OTTDFM1O	AOFB_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[14]
Cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53)	OTIE1VH3	P53_HUMAN	Affects Activity	[15]
Microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT)	OTMTP2Z7	TAU_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase (G6PD)	OT300SMK	G6PD_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[17]
Acetylcholinesterase (ACHE)	OT2H8HG6	ACES_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[18]
6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating (PGD)	OTVG296F	6PGD_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[17]
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)	OT4IE164	TNFA_HUMAN	Increases ADR	[19]

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