Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DC63YRU)

• Drug Combination Name: Teriflunomide + Mebendazole
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Teriflunomide (DMQ2FKJ): Small molecular drug
  Mebendazole (DMO14SG): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 17.02
  Bliss Independence Score: 17.02
  Loewe Additivity Score: 30.81
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 30.81

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Teriflunomide

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Hyperlipidaemia	5C80	Approved	[2]
Lupus nephritis	4A40.0Y	Approved	[3]
Multiple sclerosis	8A40	Approved	[4]
Psoriatic arthritis	FA21	Approved	[3]
Rheumatoid arthritis	FA20	Phase 3	[4]
Hepatitis B virus infection	1E51.0	Phase 1	[2]

Teriflunomide Interacts with 3 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Plasmodium Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (Malaria DHOdehase)	TT3PQ2Y	PYRD_PLAF7	Inhibitor	[7]
HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR)	TTPADOQ	HMDH_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[2]
Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH)	TTLVP78	PYRD_HUMAN	Modulator	[8]

Teriflunomide Interacts with 1 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Breast cancer resistance protein (ABCG2)	DTI7UX6	ABCG2_HUMAN	Substrate	[9]

Teriflunomide Interacts with 20 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Ornithine aminotransferase, mitochondrial (OAT)	OTEKO8CT	OAT_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Heat shock 70 kDa protein 1-like (HSPA1L)	OTC2V1K6	HS71L_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Bcl-2-like protein 1 (BCL2L1)	OTRC5K9O	B2CL1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) 24-hydroxylase, mitochondrial (CYP24A1)	OTG2T749	CP24A_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3)	OT4SO7J4	BNIP3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Mitochondrial adenyl nucleotide antiporter SLC25A25 (SLC25A25)	OTMNPSNY	SCMC2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Mitochondrial fission regulator 2 (MTFR2)	OTLOR68D	MTFR2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Choline dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (CHDH)	OTO2DPGL	CHDH_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Dimethyladenosine transferase 1, mitochondrial (TFB1M)	OTFCUSAZ	TFB1M_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX28 (DDX28)	OTIIHNYN	DDX28_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, cytosolic (PCK1)	OTNWEJ5Y	PCKGC_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[11]
Glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit 1 (G6PC1)	OTJ6FM9F	G6PC1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[11]
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3 (NR1I3)	OTS3SGH7	NR1I3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[11]
Glycophorin-A (GYPA)	OTABU4YV	GLPA_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Retinoblastoma-associated protein (RB1)	OTQJUJMZ	RB_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[13]
G1/S-specific cyclin-D2 (CCND2)	OTDULQF9	CCND2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[13]
M-phase inducer phosphatase 1 (CDC25A)	OTSLKKCO	MPIP1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[13]
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 (CDKN1A)	OTQWHCZE	CDN1A_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Heat shock factor protein 1 (HSF1)	OTYNJ4KP	HSF1_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[14]
Interleukin-10 receptor subunit alpha (IL10RA)	OTOX3D1D	I10R1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[15]

Indication(s) of Mebendazole

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Ascariasis	1F62	Approved	[5]
Enterobiasis	1F65	Approved	[5]
Helminth infection	1F90.0	Approved	[5]
Trichuris trichiura infection	1F6G	Approved	[5]
Worm infection	1F90.Z	Approved	[6]

Mebendazole Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Tubulin beta (TUBB)	TTYFKSZ	NOUNIPROTAC	Binder	[17]

Mebendazole Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[18]

Mebendazole Interacts with 23 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Proepiregulin (EREG)	OTRM4NQY	EREG_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[19]
Protein c-Fos (FOS)	OTJBUVWS	FOS_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[20]
Myc proto-oncogene protein (MYC)	OTPV5LUK	MYC_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[21]
Antileukoproteinase (SLPI)	OTUNFUU8	SLPI_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[19]
Protein S100-A8 (S100A8)	OTVMOB3F	S10A8_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[22]
Protein S100-A9 (S100A9)	OTOARHCS	S10A9_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[22]
ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 (ABCB1)	OTEJROBO	MDR1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[23]
Hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET)	OT7K55MU	MET_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[19]
Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (IL6R)	OTCQL07Z	IL6RA_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Interleukin-8 (CXCL8)	OTS7T5VH	IL8_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[24]
Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1 (SLC2A1)	OTA675TJ	GTR1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
C-C motif chemokine 2 (CCL2)	OTAD2HEL	CCL2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Hexokinase-1 (HK1)	OTMPHE8O	HXK1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3)	OTCYKGKO	MK03_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[24]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1)	OTH85PI5	MK01_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[24]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (MAPK8)	OTEREYS5	MK08_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[24]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 9 (MAPK9)	OTCEVJ9E	MK09_HUMAN	Increases Phosphorylation	[24]
Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 (NOTCH1)	OTI1WADQ	NOTC1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[26]
Transcription factor HES-1 (HES1)	OT8P19W2	HES1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[26]
PTB-containing, cubilin and LRP1-interacting protein (PID1)	OT5YJ7FI	PCLI1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[19]
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (ARHGEF2)	OTBQTFRT	ARHG2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[27]
Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 (SLC47A1)	OTZX0U5Q	S47A1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[23]
NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3)	OTZM6MHU	NLRP3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[22]

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