Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCTRKWK)

• Drug Combination Name: Acitretin + Dexmedetomidine
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Acitretin (DM8BKU9): Small molecular drug
  Dexmedetomidine (DM93L4X): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 7.04
  Bliss Independence Score: 7.04
  Loewe Additivity Score: 15.68
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 15.68

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Acitretin

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Psoriasis vulgaris	EA90	Approved	[2]

Acitretin Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)	TTH8FZW	STAT3_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[5]

Acitretin Interacts with 14 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1)	OTE4EFH8	CP1A1_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[6]
Poly polymerase 1 (PARP1)	OT310QSG	PARP1_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[7]
Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (BCL2)	OT9DVHC0	BCL2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[8]
Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha (RXRA)	OTP1TBDM	RXRA_HUMAN	Affects Binding	[9]
G1/S-specific cyclin-D1 (CCND1)	OT8HPTKJ	CCND1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 (FAS)	OTP9XG86	TNR6_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[7]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3)	OTCYKGKO	MK03_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1)	OTH85PI5	MK01_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Caspase-3 (CASP3)	OTIJRBE7	CASP3_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[11]
Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6 (FASLG)	OTZARCHH	TNFL6_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[7]
Caspase-9 (CASP9)	OTD4RFFG	CASP9_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[7]
Apoptosis regulator BAX (BAX)	OTAW0V4V	BAX_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[8]
FAS-associated death domain protein (FADD)	OTV7GFHH	FADD_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[7]
Caspase-8 (CASP8)	OTA8TVI8	CASP8_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[7]

Indication(s) of Dexmedetomidine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Irritability	MB24	Approved	[3]
Obstructive sleep apnea	7A41	Approved	[4]
Traumatic brain injury	NA07.Z	Approved	[4]
Respiratory failure	CB41	Investigative	[4]

Dexmedetomidine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Adrenergic receptor Alpha-2 (ADRA2)	TTQ8AFT	NOUNIPROTAC	Agonist	[12]

Dexmedetomidine Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)	DEJGDUW	CP1A2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[13]
Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6)	DEJVYAZ	CP2A6_HUMAN	Metabolism	[14]
Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)	DEVDYN7	CP2E1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[15]

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