Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCC9Y18)

• Drug Combination Name: Methoxsalen + Tacrine
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Methoxsalen (DME8FZ9): Small molecular drug
  Tacrine (DM51FY6): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 12.2
  Bliss Independence Score: 12.2
  Loewe Additivity Score: 26.54
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 26.55

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Methoxsalen

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma	2B01	Approved	[2]
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma	N.A.	Approved	[3]
Psoriasis vulgaris	EA90	Approved	[2]

Methoxsalen Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6)	TTAQ6ZW	CP2A6_HUMAN	Binder	[6]

Methoxsalen Interacts with 2 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[7]
Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6)	DEJVYAZ	CP2A6_HUMAN	Metabolism	[8]

Methoxsalen Interacts with 9 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cocaine esterase (CES2)	OTC647SQ	EST2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[7]
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2 (NR1I2)	OTC5U0N5	NR1I2_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[7]
Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 40 (BHLHE40)	OTITX14U	BHE40_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[9]
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5 (BIRC5)	OTILXZYL	BIRC5_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[9]
ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 3 (ABCC3)	OTC3IJV4	MRP3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[5]
ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 (ABCB1)	OTEJROBO	MDR1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Phosphatidylcholine translocator ABCB4 (ABCB4)	OTE6PY83	MDR3_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[11]
Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2 (NR0B2)	OT7UVICX	NR0B2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[5]
Broad substrate specificity ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 (ABCG2)	OTW8V2V1	ABCG2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]

Indication(s) of Tacrine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Alzheimer disease	8A20	Approved	[4]

Tacrine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)	TT1RS9F	ACES_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[12]

Tacrine Interacts with 1 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
P-glycoprotein 1 (ABCB1)	DTUGYRD	MDR1_HUMAN	Substrate	[13]

Tacrine Interacts with 2 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)	DEJGDUW	CP1A2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[14]
Glutathione S-transferase alpha-1 (GSTA1)	DE4ZHS1	GSTA1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[15]

Tacrine Interacts with 4 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cocaine esterase (CES2)	OTC647SQ	EST2_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[16]
Phosphatidylcholine translocator ABCB4 (ABCB4)	OTE6PY83	MDR3_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[17]
DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 protein (DDIT3)	OTI8YKKE	DDIT3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 (CDKN1A)	OTQWHCZE	CDN1A_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[18]

References

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