Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCOPLJL)

• Drug Combination Name: Mechlorethamine + Mercaptopurine
• Indication: Invasive ductal carcinoma; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Mechlorethamine (DM0CVXA): Small molecular drug
  Mercaptopurine (DMTM2IK): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: HS 578T
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 2.63
  Bliss Independence Score: 8.46
  Loewe Additivity Score: 0.74
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 1.66

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Mechlorethamine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Chronic myelogenous leukaemia	2A20.0	Approved	[2]
Lung cancer	2C25.0	Approved	[2]
Mycosis fungoides	2B01	Approved	[2]
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma	N.A.	Approved	[2]
Small lymphocytic lymphoma	2A82.0	Approved	[2]
T-cell lymphoma	2A90	Approved	[3]
Hodgkin lymphoma	2B30	Phase 3	[4]
Classic Hodgkin lymphoma	N.A.	Investigative	[2]

Mechlorethamine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Human Deoxyribonucleic acid (hDNA)	TTUTN1I	NOUNIPROTAC	Intercalator	[10]

Mechlorethamine Interacts with 9 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 (ERBB2)	OTOAUNCK	ERBB2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[11]
Transcription factor Jun (JUN)	OTCYBO6X	JUN_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Interleukin-8 (CXCL8)	OTS7T5VH	IL8_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Transcription factor JunB (JUNB)	OTG2JXV5	JUNB_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Transcription factor JunD (JUND)	OTNKACJD	JUND_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[12]
Protein S100-P (S100P)	OTJCXNJG	S100P_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]
Laminin subunit gamma-2 (LAMC2)	OTJMTM72	LAMC2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[14]
Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer (BAK1)	OTDP6ILW	BAK_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[15]
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 (TRPA1)	OTRDIR5M	TRPA1_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[16]

Indication(s) of Mercaptopurine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia	2A85	Approved	[5]
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia	2B33.3	Approved	[3]
Crohn disease	DD70	Phase 4	[6]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)	1D64	Preclinical	[7]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	1D65	Preclinical	[7]

Mercaptopurine Interacts with 4 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
MERS-CoV papain-like proteinase (PL-PRO)	TTYJOLE	R1AB_CVEMC (854-2740)	Inhibitor	[7]
Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 1 (IMPDH1)	TTL7C8Q	IMDH1_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[19]
SARS-CoV papain-like proteinase (PL-PRO)	TTRGHB2	R1AB_CVHSA (819-2740)	Inhibitor	[7]
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase (PPAT)	TTZFTY4	PUR1_HUMAN	Breaker	[20]

Mercaptopurine Interacts with 9 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Breast cancer resistance protein (ABCG2)	DTI7UX6	ABCG2_HUMAN	Substrate	[21]
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (ABCC4)	DTCSGPB	MRP4_HUMAN	Substrate	[22]
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 5 (ABCC5)	DTYVM24	MRP5_HUMAN	Substrate	[23]
Organic anion transporter 3 (SLC22A8)	DTVP67E	S22A8_HUMAN	Substrate	[24]
Concentrative nucleoside transporter 2 (SLC28A2)	DT82KPY	S28A2_HUMAN	Substrate	[25]
Concentrative Na(+)-nucleoside cotransporter 3 (SLC28A3)	DT4YL5R	S28A3_HUMAN	Substrate	[26]
Equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (SLC29A1)	DTXD1TQ	S29A1_HUMAN	Substrate	[25]
Equilibrative nucleoside transporter 2 (SLC29A2)	DTW78DQ	S29A2_HUMAN	Substrate	[25]
Equilibrative nucleobase transporter 1 (SLC43A3)	DTGBPR5	S43A3_HUMAN	Substrate	[27]

Mercaptopurine Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1)	DEYGVN4	UD11_HUMAN	Metabolism	[28]
Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1)	DE6OQ3W	CP1A1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[28]
Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT)	DEFQ8VO	TPMT_HUMAN	Metabolism	[29]

Mercaptopurine Interacts with 10 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 (NR4A3)	OTPBE9R1	NR4A3_HUMAN	Increases ADR	[30]
Superoxide dismutase , mitochondrial (SOD2)	OTIWXGZ9	SODM_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[31]
Glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2)	OTXI2NTI	GPX2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[31]
Glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3)	OT6PK94R	GPX3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[31]
Transcription factor p65 (RELA)	OTUJP9CN	TF65_HUMAN	Affects Localization	[17]
Bcl-2-like protein 1 (BCL2L1)	OTRC5K9O	B2CL1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[17]
Molybdenum cofactor sulfurase (MOCOS)	OT0TL3Q5	MOCOS_HUMAN	Decreases Oxidation	[32]
HLA class II histocompatibility antigen, DQ alpha 1 chain (HLA-DQA1)	OTC6GISG	DQA1_HUMAN	Affects Response To Substance	[33]
Major vault protein (MVP)	OTJGHJRB	MVP_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[34]
Nucleotide triphosphate diphosphatase NUDT15 (NUDT15)	OTX8SZOT	NUD15_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[35]

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