Predicting the effects of drugs and unveiling their mechanisms of action using an interpretable pharmacodynamic mechanism knowledge graph (IPM-KG).

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multiple studies have aimed to consolidate drug-related data and predict drug effects. However, most of these studies have focused on integrating diverse data through correlation rather than representing them based on the pharmacodynamic mechanism of action (MOA). It is thus crucial to obtain interpretability to validate prediction results. In this study, we propose a novel framework to construct knowledge graphs that represent pharmacodynamic MOA, predict drug effects, and derive conceivable mechanistic pathways.

Authors

  • Tatsuya Tanaka
    Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Toshiaki Katayama
    Database Center for Life Science, Research Organization of Information and Systems, 2-11-16, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan.
  • Takeshi Imai
    Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.