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Moncho S, Serrano-Candelas E, de Julián-Ortiz JV, Gozalbes R. A review on the structural characterization of nanomaterials for nano-QSAR models. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 15:854-866. [PMID: 39015425 PMCID: PMC11250003 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.15.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models are routinely used to predict the properties and biological activity of chemicals to direct synthetic advances, perform massive screenings, and even to register new substances according to international regulations. Currently, nanoscale QSAR (nano-QSAR) models, adapting this methodology to predict the intrinsic features of nanomaterials (NMs) and quantitatively assess their risks, are blooming. One of the challenges is the characterization of the NMs. This cannot be done with a simple SMILES representation, as for organic molecules, because their chemical structure is complex, including several layers and many inorganic materials, and their size and geometry are key features. In this review, we survey the literature for existing predictive models for NMs and discuss the variety of calculated and experimental features used to define and describe NMs. In the light of this research, we propose a classification of the descriptors including those that directly describe a component of the nanoform (core, surface, or structure) and also experimental features (related to the nanomaterial's behavior, preparation, or test conditions) that indirectly reflect its structure.
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- Salvador Moncho
- ProtoQSAR S.L., CEEI Valencia, Avda. Benjamin Franklin 12, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Universitat de València, Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química Física, Unidad de Investigación de Diseño de Fármacos y Conectividad Molecular, Avda. Vicent Andrés Estellés 0, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- ProtoQSAR S.L., CEEI Valencia, Avda. Benjamin Franklin 12, 46980 Paterna, Spain
- MolDrug AI Systems S.L., Olimpia Arozena Torres 45, 46108 Valencia, Spain
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Toropova AP, Toropov AA. The coefficient of conformism of a correlative prediction (CCCP): Building up reliable nano-QSPRs/QSARs for endpoints of nanoparticles in different experimental conditions encoded via quasi-SMILES. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172119. [PMID: 38569951 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Simulation of the physicochemical and biochemical behavior of nanomaterials has its own specifics. However, the main goal of modeling for both traditional substances and nanomaterials is the same. This is an ecologic risk assessment. The universal indicator of toxicity is the n-octanol/water partition coefficient. Mutagenicity indicates the possibility of future undesirable environmental effects, possibly greater than toxicity. Models have been proposed for the octanol/water distribution coefficient of gold nanoparticles and the mutagenicity of silver nanoparticles. Unlike the previous studies, here the models are built using an updated scheme, which includes two improvements. Firstly, the computing involves a new criterion for prediction potential, the so-called coefficient of conformism of a correlative prediction (CCCP); secondly, the Las Vegas algorithm is used to select the potentially most promising models from a group of models obtained by the Monte Carlo algorithm. Apparently, CCCP is a measure of the predictive potential (not only correlation). This can give an advantage in developing a model in comparison to using the classic determination coefficient. Likely, CCCP can be more informative than the classical determination coefficient. The Las Vegas algorithm is able to improve the model obtained by the Monte Carlo method.
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- Alla P Toropova
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milano, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milano, Italy
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He S, Segura Abarrategi J, Bediaga H, Arrasate S, González-Díaz H. On the additive artificial intelligence-based discovery of nanoparticle neurodegenerative disease drug delivery systems. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 15:535-555. [PMID: 38774585 PMCID: PMC11106676 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.15.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by slowly progressing neuronal cell death. Conventional drug treatment strategies often fail because of poor solubility, low bioavailability, and the inability of the drugs to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier. Therefore, the development of new neurodegenerative disease drugs (NDDs) requires immediate attention. Nanoparticle (NP) systems are of increasing interest for transporting NDDs to the central nervous system. However, discovering effective nanoparticle neuronal disease drug delivery systems (N2D3Ss) is challenging because of the vast number of combinations of NP and NDD compounds, as well as the various assays involved. Artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms have the potential to accelerate this process by predicting the most promising NDD and NP candidates for assaying. Nevertheless, the relatively limited amount of reported data on N2D3S activity compared to assayed NDDs makes AI/ML analysis challenging. In this work, the IFPTML technique, which combines information fusion (IF), perturbation theory (PT), and machine learning (ML), was employed to address this challenge. Initially, we conducted the fusion into a unified dataset comprising 4403 NDD assays from ChEMBL and 260 NP cytotoxicity assays from journal articles. Through a resampling process, three new working datasets were generated, each containing 500,000 cases. We utilized linear discriminant analysis (LDA) along with artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms, such as multilayer perceptron (MLP) and deep learning networks (DLN), to construct linear and non-linear IFPTML models. The IFPTML-LDA models exhibited sensitivity (Sn) and specificity (Sp) values in the range of 70% to 73% (>375,000 training cases) and 70% to 80% (>125,000 validation cases), respectively. In contrast, the IFPTML-MLP and IFPTML-DLN achieved Sn and Sp values in the range of 85% to 86% for both training and validation series. Additionally, IFPTML-ANN models showed an area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) of approximately 0.93 to 0.95. These results indicate that the IFPTML models could serve as valuable tools in the design of drug delivery systems for neurosciences.
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- Shan He
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- IKERDATA S.L., ZITEK, UPV/EHU, Rectorate Building, nº6, 48940 Leioa, Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- IKERDATA S.L., ZITEK, UPV/EHU, Rectorate Building, nº6, 48940 Leioa, Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
- Painting Department, Fine Arts Faculty, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU-CSIC), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
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Gakis GP, Aviziotis IG, Charitidis CA. A structure-activity approach towards the toxicity assessment of multicomponent metal oxide nanomaterials. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16432-16446. [PMID: 37791566 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03174h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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The increase of human and environmental exposure to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) due to the emergence of nanotechnology has raised concerns over their safety. The challenging nature of in vivo and in vitro toxicity assessment methods for ENMs, has led to emerging in silico techniques for ENM toxicity assessment, such as structure-activity relationship (SAR) models. Although such approaches have been extensively developed for the case of single-component nanomaterials, the case of multicomponent nanomaterials (MCNMs) has not been thoroughly addressed. In this paper, we present a SAR approach for the case metal and metal oxide MCNMs. The developed SAR framework is built using a dataset of 796 individual toxicity measurements for 340 different MCNMs, towards human cells, mammalian cells, and bacteria. The novelty of the approach lies in the multicomponent nature of the nanomaterials, as well as the size, diversity and heterogeneous nature of the dataset used. Furthermore, the approach used to calculate descriptors for surface loaded MCNMs, and the mechanistic insight provided by the model results can assist the understanding of MCNM toxicity. The developed models are able to correctly predict the toxic class of the MCNMs in the heterogeneous dataset, towards a wide range of human cells, mammalian cells and bacteria. Using the abovementioned approach, the principal toxicity pathways and mechanisms are identified, allowing a more holistic understanding of metal oxide MCNM toxicity.
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- G P Gakis
- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Engineering Department, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Street, Zografos, Athens 15780, Greece.
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Engineering Department, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Street, Zografos, Athens 15780, Greece.
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Engineering Department, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Street, Zografos, Athens 15780, Greece.
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Furxhi I, Kalapus M, Costa A, Puzyn T. Artificial augmented dataset for the enhancement of nano-QSARs models. A methodology based on topological projections. Nanotoxicology 2023; 17:529-544. [PMID: 37885250 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2023.2268163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Nanoinformatics demands accurate predictive models to assess the potential hazards of nanomaterials (NMs). However, limited data availability and the diverse nature of NMs physicochemical properties and their interaction with biological media, hinder the development of robust nano-Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models. This article proposes an approach that combines artificially data generation techniques and topological projections to address the challenges of insufficient dataset sizes and their limited representativeness of the chemical space. By leveraging the rich information embedded in the topological features, this methodology enhances the representation of the chemical space, enabling a more an exploration of the structure-activity relationships. We demonstrate the efficacy of our approach through extensive experiments, employing various machine learning regression algorithms to validate the methodology. Finally, we compare two different resampling approaches based on different modeling scenarios. The results showcase a significant improved predictive performance of QSAR models demonstrating a promising strategy to overcome the limitations of small datasets in the field of nanoinformatics. The proposed approach offers noteworthy potential for advancing nanoinformatics research within the nanosafety domain by enabling the development of more accurate predictive models for assessing the potential hazards associated with NMs.
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- Irini Furxhi
- Dept. of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Transgero Limited, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemoinformatics, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- CNR-ISSMC Istituto di Scienza, Tecnologia e Sostenibilità per lo Sviluppo dei Materiali Ceramici, Faenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemoinformatics, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- QSAR Lab Ltd, Gdansk, Poland
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Kleandrova VV, Cordeiro MNDS, Speck-Planche A. Optimizing drug discovery using multitasking models for quantitative structure-biological effect relationships: an update of the literature. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2023; 18:1231-1243. [PMID: 37639708 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2023.2251385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Drug discovery has provided modern societies with the means to fight against many diseases. In this sense, computational methods have been at the forefront, playing an important role in rationalizing the search for novel drugs. Yet, tackling phenomena such as the multi-genic nature of diseases and drug resistance are limitations of the current computational methods. Multi-tasking models for quantitative structure-biological effect relationships (mtk-QSBER) have emerged to overcome such limitations. AREAS COVERED The present review describes an update on the fundamentals and applications of the mtk-QSBER models as tools to accelerate multiple stages/substages of the drug discovery process. EXPERT OPINION Computational approaches are extremely important for the rationalization of the search for novel and efficacious therapeutic agents. However, they need to focus more on the multi-target drug discovery paradigm. In this sense, mtk-QSBER models are particularly suited for multi-target drug discovery, offering encouraging opportunities across multiple therapeutic areas and scientific disciplines associated with drug discovery.
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- Valeria V Kleandrova
- Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research of Quality and Technology of Food Production, Russian Biotechnological University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Scott-Fordsmand JJ, Amorim MJB. Using Machine Learning to make nanomaterials sustainable. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 859:160303. [PMID: 36410486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sustainable development is a key challenge for contemporary human societies; failure to achieve sustainability could threaten human survival. In this review article, we illustrate how Machine Learning (ML) could support more sustainable development, covering the basics of data gathering through each step of the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA). The literature provides several examples showing how ML can be employed in most steps of a typical ERA.A key observation is that there are currently no clear guidance for using such autonomous technologies in ERAs or which standards/checks are required. Steering thus seems to be the most important task for supporting the use of ML in the ERA of nano- and smart-materials. Resources should be devoted to developing a strategy for implementing ML in ERA with a strong emphasis on data foundations, methodologies, and the related sensitivities/uncertainties. We should recognise historical errors and biases (e.g., in data) to avoid embedding them during ML programming.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Zhu T, Tao C, Cheng H, Cong H. Versatile in silico modelling of microplastics adsorption capacity in aqueous environment based on molecular descriptor and machine learning. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157455. [PMID: 35863580 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To comprehensively evaluate the hazards of microplastics and their coexisting organic pollutants, the sorption capacity of microplastics is a major issue that is quantified through the microplastic-aqueous sorption coefficient (Kd). Almost all quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models that describe Kd apply only to narrow, relatively homogeneous groups of reactants. Herein, non-hybrid QSPR-based models were developed to predict PE-water (KPE-w), PE-seawater (KPE-sw), PVC-water (KPVC-w) and PP-seawater (KPP-sw) sorption coefficients at different temperatures, with eight machine learning algorithms. Moreover, novel hybrid intelligent models for predicting Kd more accurately were innovatively developed by applying GA, PSO and AdaBoost algorithms to optimize MLP and ELM models. The results indicated that all three optimization algorithms could improve the robustness and predictability of the standalone MLP and ELM models. In all models trained with KPE-w, KPE-sw, KPVC-w and KPP-sw data sets, GBDT-1 and XGBoost-1 models, MLP-GA-2 and MLP-PSO-2 models, MLR-3 and MLR-4 models performed better in terms of goodness of fit (Radj2: 0.907-0.999), robustness (QBOOT2: 0.900-0.937) and predictability (Rext2: 0.889-0.970), respectively. Analyzing the descriptors revealed that temperature, lipophilicity, ionization potential and molecular size were correlated closely with the adsorption capacity of microplastics to organic pollutants. The proposed QSPR models may assist in initial environmental exposure assessments without imposing heavy costs in the early experimental phase.
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- Tengyi Zhu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China.
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Li J, Yue L, Zhao Q, Cao X, Tang W, Chen F, Wang C, Wang Z. Prediction models on biomass and yield of rice affected by metal (oxide) nanoparticles using nano-specific descriptors. NANOIMPACT 2022; 28:100429. [PMID: 36130713 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The use of in silico tools to investigate the interactions between metal (oxide) nanoparticles (NPs) and plant biological responses is preferred because it allows us to understand molecular mechanisms and improve prediction efficiency by saving time, labor, and cost. In this study, four models (C5.0 decision tree, discriminant function analysis, random forest, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis) were applied to predict the effect of NPs on rice biomass and yield. Nano-specific descriptors (size-dependent molecular descriptors and image-based descriptors) were introduced to estimate the behavior of NPs in plants to appropriately represent the wide space of NPs. The results showed that size-dependent molecular descriptors (e.g., E-state and connectivity indices) and image-based descriptors (e.g., extension, area, and minimum ferret diameter) were associated with the behavior of NPs in rice. The performance of the constructed models was within acceptable ranges (correlation coefficient ranged from 0.752 to 0.847 for biomass and from 0.803 to 0.905 for yield, while the accuracy ranged from 64% to 77% for biomass and 81% to 89% for yield). The developed model can be used to quickly and efficiently evaluate the impact of NPs under a wide range of experimental conditions and sufficient training data.
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- Jing Li
- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Processotes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Li J, Wang C, Yue L, Chen F, Cao X, Wang Z. Nano-QSAR modeling for predicting the cytotoxicity of metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles: A review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 243:113955. [PMID: 35961199 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Given the rapid development of nanotechnology, it is crucial to understand the effects of nanoparticles on living organisms. However, it is laborious to perform toxicological tests on a case-by-case basis. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) is an effective computational technique because it saves time, costs, and animal sacrifice. Therefore, this review presents general procedures for the construction and application of nano-QSAR models of metal-based and metal-oxide nanoparticles (MBNPs and MONPs). We also provide an overview of available databases and common algorithms. The molecular descriptors and their roles in the toxicological interpretation of MBNPs and MONPs are systematically reviewed and the future of nano-QSAR is discussed. Finally, we address the growing demand for novel nano-specific descriptors, new computational strategies to address the data shortage, in situ data for regulatory concerns, a better understanding of the physicochemical properties of NPs with bioactivity, and, most importantly, the design of nano-QSAR for real-life environmental predictions rather than laboratory simulations.
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- Jing Li
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Jeong J, Choi J. Quantitative adverse outcome pathway (qAOP) using bayesian network model on comparative toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): safe-by-design approach. Nanotoxicology 2022; 16:679-694. [PMID: 36353843 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2022.2140615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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While the various physicochemical properties of engineered nanomaterials influence their toxicities, their understanding is still incomplete. A predictive framework is required to develop safe nanomaterials, and a Bayesian network (BN) model based on adverse outcome pathway (AOP) can be utilized for this purpose. In this study, to explore the applicability of the AOP-based BN model in the development of safe nanomaterials, a comparative study was conducted on the change in the probability of toxicity pathways in response to changes in the dimensions and surface functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Based on the results of our previous study, we developed an AOP leading to cell death, and the experimental results were collected in human liver cells (HepG2) and bronchial epithelium cells (Beas-2B). The BN model was trained on these data to identify probabilistic causal relationships between key events. The results indicated that dimensions were the main influencing factor for lung cells, whereas -OH or -COOH surface functionalization and aspect ratio were the main influencing factors for liver cells. Endoplasmic reticulum stress was found to be a more sensitive pathway for dimensional changes, and oxidative stress was a more sensitive pathway for surface functionalization. Overall, our results suggest that the AOP-based BN model can be used to provide a scientific basis for the development of safe nanomaterials.
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- Jaeseong Jeong
- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
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Ji Z, Guo W, Wood EL, Liu J, Sakkiah S, Xu X, Patterson TA, Hong H. Machine Learning Models for Predicting Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 35:125-139. [PMID: 35029374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.1c00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The wide application of nanomaterials in consumer and medical products has raised concerns about their potential adverse effects on human health. Thus, more and more biological assessments regarding the toxicity of nanomaterials have been performed. However, the different ways the evaluations were performed, such as the utilized assays, cell lines, and the differences of the produced nanoparticles, make it difficult for scientists to analyze and effectively compare toxicities of nanomaterials. Fortunately, machine learning has emerged as a powerful tool for the prediction of nanotoxicity based on the available data. Among different types of toxicity assessments, nanomaterial cytotoxicity was the focus here because of the high sensitivity of cytotoxicity assessment to different treatments without the need for complicated and time-consuming procedures. In this review, we summarized recent studies that focused on the development of machine learning models for prediction of cytotoxicity of nanomaterials. The goal was to provide insight into predicting potential nanomaterial toxicity and promoting the development of safe nanomaterials.
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- Zuowei Ji
- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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- Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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- Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
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Furxhi I. Health and environmental safety of nanomaterials: O Data, Where Art Thou? NANOIMPACT 2022; 25:100378. [PMID: 35559884 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nanotechnology keeps drawing attention due to the great tunable properties of nanomaterials in comparison to their bulk conventional materials. The growth of nanotechnology in combination with the digitization era has led to an increased need of safety related data. In addition to safety, new data-driven paradigms on safe and sustainable by design materials are stressing the necessity of data even more. Data is a fundamental asset to the scientific community in studying and analysing the entire life-cycle of nanomaterials. Unfortunately, data exist in a scattered fashion, in different sources and formats. To our knowledge, there is no study focusing on aspects of actual data-structure knowledge that exists in literature and databases. The purpose of this review research is to transparently and comprehensively, display to the nanoscience community the datasets readily available for machine learning purposes making it convenient and more efficient for the next users such as modellers or data curators to retrieve information. We systematically recorded the features and descriptors available in the datasets and provide synopsised information on their ranges, forms and metrics in the supplementary material.
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- Irini Furxhi
- Transgero Limited, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Dept. of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93, Ireland.
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Diéguez-Santana K, González-Díaz H. Towards machine learning discovery of dual antibacterial drug-nanoparticle systems. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17854-17870. [PMID: 34671801 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04178a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) algorithms may speed up the design of DADNP systems formed by Antibacterial Drugs (AD) and Nanoparticles (NP). In this work, we used IFPTML = Information Fusion (IF) + Perturbation-Theory (PT) + Machine Learning (ML) algorithm for the first time to study of a large dataset of putative DADNP systems composed by >165 000 ChEMBL AD assays and 300 NP assays vs. multiple bacteria species. We trained alternative models with Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Bayesian Networks (BNN), K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN) and other algorithms. IFPTML-LDA model was simpler with values of Sp ≈ 90% and Sn ≈ 74% in both training (>124 K cases) and validation (>41 K cases) series. IFPTML-ANN and KNN models are notably more complicated even when they are more balanced Sn ≈ Sp ≈ 88.5%-99.0% and AUROC ≈ 0.94-0.99 in both series. We also carried out a simulation (>1900 calculations) of the expected behavior for putative DADNPs in 72 different biological assays. The putative DADNPs studied are formed by 27 different drugs with multiple classes of NP and types of coats. In addition, we tested the validity of our additive model with 80 DADNP complexes experimentally synthetized and biologically tested (reported in >45 papers). All these DADNPs show values of MIC < 50 μg mL-1 (cutoff used) better that MIC of AD and NP alone (synergistic or additive effect). The assays involve DADNP complexes with 10 types of NP, 6 coating materials, NP size range 5-100 nm vs. 15 different antibiotics, and 12 bacteria species. The IFPTML-LDA model classified correctly 100% (80 out of 80) DADNP complexes as biologically active. IFPMTL additive strategy may become a useful tool to assist the design of DADNP systems for antibacterial therapy taking into consideration only information about AD and NP components by separate.
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- Karel Diéguez-Santana
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Basque Center for Biophysics CSIC-UPVEH, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
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Jung U, Lee B, Kim G, Shin HK, Kim KT. Nano-QTTR development for interspecies aquatic toxicity of silver nanoparticles between daphnia and fish. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 283:131164. [PMID: 34144291 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Limited studies of quantitative toxicity-toxicity relationship (QTTR) modeling have been conducted to predict interspecies toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) between aquatic test species. A meta-analysis of 66 publications providing acute toxicity data of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to daphnia and fish was performed, and the toxicity data, physicochemical properties, and experimental conditions were collected and curated. Based on Euclidean distance (ED) grouping, a meaningful correlation of logarithmic lethal concentrations between daphnia and fish was derived for bare (R2bare = 0.47) and coated AgNPs (R2coated = 0.48) when a distance of 10 was applied. The correlation of coated AgNPs was improved (R2coated = 0.55) by the inclusion of descriptors of the coating materials. The correlations were further improved by R2bare = 0.57 and R2coated = 0.81 after additionally considering particle size only, and by R2bare = 0.59 and R2coated = 0.92 after considering particle size and zeta potential simultaneously. The developed ED-based nano-QTTR model demonstrated that inclusion of the coating material descriptors and physicochemical properties improved the goodness-of-fit to predict interspecies aquatic toxicity of AgNPs between daphnia and fish. This study provides insight for future in silico research on QTTR model development in ENM toxicology.
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- Ukhyun Jung
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Sciences and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of Korea
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- Risk Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Risk Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Predictive Toxicology, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Sciences and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of Korea.
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Prediction of Anti-Glioblastoma Drug-Decorated Nanoparticle Delivery Systems Using Molecular Descriptors and Machine Learning. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111519. [PMID: 34768951 PMCID: PMC8584266 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The theoretical prediction of drug-decorated nanoparticles (DDNPs) has become a very important task in medical applications. For the current paper, Perturbation Theory Machine Learning (PTML) models were built to predict the probability of different pairs of drugs and nanoparticles creating DDNP complexes with anti-glioblastoma activity. PTML models use the perturbations of molecular descriptors of drugs and nanoparticles as inputs in experimental conditions. The raw dataset was obtained by mixing the nanoparticle experimental data with drug assays from the ChEMBL database. Ten types of machine learning methods have been tested. Only 41 features have been selected for 855,129 drug-nanoparticle complexes. The best model was obtained with the Bagging classifier, an ensemble meta-estimator based on 20 decision trees, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.96, and an accuracy of 87% (test subset). This model could be useful for the virtual screening of nanoparticle-drug complexes in glioblastoma. All the calculations can be reproduced with the datasets and python scripts, which are freely available as a GitHub repository from authors.
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Gomes SIL, Amorim MJB, Pokhrel S, Mädler L, Fasano M, Chiavazzo E, Asinari P, Jänes J, Tämm K, Burk J, Scott-Fordsmand JJ. Machine learning and materials modelling interpretation of in vivo toxicological response to TiO 2 nanoparticles library (UV and non-UV exposure). NANOSCALE 2021; 13:14666-14678. [PMID: 34533558 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03231c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Assessing the risks of nanomaterials/nanoparticles (NMs/NPs) under various environmental conditions requires a more systematic approach, including the comparison of effects across many NMs with identified different but related characters/descriptors. Hence, there is an urgent need to provide coherent (eco)toxicological datasets containing comprehensive toxicity information relating to a diverse spectra of NPs characters. These datasets are test benches for developing holistic methodologies with broader applicability. In the present study we assessed the effects of a custom design Fe-doped TiO2 NPs library, using the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta), via a 5-day pulse via aqueous exposure followed by a 21-days recovery period in soil (survival, reproduction assessment). Obviously, when testing TiO2, realistic conditions should include UV exposure. The 11 Fe-TiO2 library contains NPs of size range between 5-27 nm with varying %Fe (enabling the photoactivation of TiO2 at energy wavelengths in the visible-light range). The NPs were each described by 122 descriptors, being a mixture of measured and atomistic model descriptors. The data were explored using single and univariate statistical methods, combined with machine learning and multiscale modelling techniques. An iterative pruning process was adopted for identifying automatically the most significant descriptors. TiO2 NPs toxicity decreased when combined with UV. Notably, the short-term water exposure induced lasting biological responses even after longer-term recovery in clean exposure. The correspondence with Fe-content correlated with the band-gap hence the reduction of UV oxidative stress. The inclusion of both measured and modelled materials data benefitted the explanation of the results, when combined with machine learning.
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- Susana I L Gomes
- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Badgasteiner Str. 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering IWT, Badgasteiner Str. 3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Badgasteiner Str. 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering IWT, Badgasteiner Str. 3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Energy Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino 10129, Italy
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- Energy Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino 10129, Italy
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- Energy Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino 10129, Italy
- INRIM, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Strada delle Cacce 91, Torino 10135, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsovej 25, PO BOX 314, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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Pérez Santín E, Rodríguez Solana R, González García M, García Suárez MDM, Blanco Díaz GD, Cima Cabal MD, Moreno Rojas JM, López Sánchez JI. Toxicity prediction based on artificial intelligence: A multidisciplinary overview. WIRES COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Efrén Pérez Santín
- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Health Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo Avda Córdoba, Andalucía Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Health Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo Avda Córdoba, Andalucía Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
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Mirzaei M, Furxhi I, Murphy F, Mullins M. A Machine Learning Tool to Predict the Antibacterial Capacity of Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1774. [PMID: 34361160 PMCID: PMC8308172 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The emergence and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria strains are a public health concern. This emergence is caused by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics leading to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains. Nanoparticles (NPs) are objects with all three external dimensions in the nanoscale that varies from 1 to 100 nm. Research on NPs with enhanced antimicrobial activity as alternatives to antibiotics has grown due to the increased incidence of nosocomial and community acquired infections caused by pathogens. Machine learning (ML) tools have been used in the field of nanoinformatics with promising results. As a consequence of evident achievements on a wide range of predictive tasks, ML techniques are attracting significant interest across a variety of stakeholders. In this article, we present an ML tool that successfully predicts the antibacterial capacity of NPs while the model's validation demonstrates encouraging results (R2 = 0.78). The data were compiled after a literature review of 60 articles and consist of key physico-chemical (p-chem) properties and experimental conditions (exposure variables and bacterial clustering) from in vitro studies. Following data homogenization and pre-processing, we trained various regression algorithms and we validated them using diverse performance metrics. Finally, an important attribute evaluation, which ranks the attributes that are most important in predicting the outcome, was performed. The attribute importance revealed that NP core size, the exposure dose, and the species of bacterium are key variables in predicting the antibacterial effect of NPs. This tool assists various stakeholders and scientists in predicting the antibacterial effects of NPs based on their p-chem properties and diverse exposure settings. This concept also aids the safe-by-design paradigm by incorporating functionality tools.
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- Mahsa Mirzaei
- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (M.M.); (F.M.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (M.M.); (F.M.); (M.M.)
- Transgero Limited, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, V42V384 Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (M.M.); (F.M.); (M.M.)
- Transgero Limited, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, V42V384 Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (M.M.); (F.M.); (M.M.)
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Engin AB. Combined Toxicity of Metal Nanoparticles: Comparison of Individual and Mixture Particles Effect. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1275:165-193. [PMID: 33539016 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49844-3_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Toxicity of metal nanoparticles (NPs) are closely associated with increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators. However, NP interactions and surface complexation reactions alter the original toxicity of individual NPs. To date, toxicity studies on NPs have mostly been focused on individual NPs instead of the combination of several species. It is expected that the amount of industrial and highway-acquired NPs released into the environment will further increase in the near future. This raises the possibility that various types of NPs could be found in the same medium, thereby, the adverse effects of each NP either could be potentiated, inhibited or remain unaffected by the presence of the other NPs. After uptake of NPs into the human body from various routes, protein kinases pathways mediate their toxicities. In this context, family of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) is mostly efficient. Despite each NP activates almost the same metabolic pathways, the toxicity induced by a single type of NP is different than the case of co-exposure to the combined NPs. The scantiness of toxicological data on NPs combinations displays difficulties to determine, if there is any risk associated with exposure to combined nanomaterials. Currently, in addition to mathematical analysis (Response surface methodology; RSM), the quantitative-structure-activity relationship (QSAR) is used to estimate the toxicity of various metal oxide NPs based on their physicochemical properties and levels applied. In this chapter, it is discussed whether the coexistence of multiple metal NPs alter the original toxicity of individual NP. Additionally, in the part of "Toxicity of diesel emission/exhaust particles (DEP)", the known individual toxicity of metal NPs within the DEP is compared with the data regarding toxicity of total DEP mixture.
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- Ayse Basak Engin
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Kar S, Pathakoti K, Tchounwou PB, Leszczynska D, Leszczynski J. Evaluating the cytotoxicity of a large pool of metal oxide nanoparticles to Escherichia coli: Mechanistic understanding through In Vitro and In Silico studies. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 264:128428. [PMID: 33022504 PMCID: PMC7919734 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The toxic effect of eight metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) on Escherichia coli was experimentally evaluated following standard bioassay protocols. The obtained cytotoxicity ranking of these studied MONPs is Er2O3, Gd2O3, CeO2, Co2O3, Mn2O3, Co3O4, Fe3O4/WO3 (in descending order). The computed EC50 values from experimental data suggested that Er2O3 and Gd2O3 were the most acutely toxic MONPs to E. coli. To identify the mechanism of toxicity of these 8 MONPs along with 17 other MONPs from our previous study, we employed seven classifications and machine learning (ML) algorithms including linear discriminant analysis (LDA), naïve bayes (NB), multinomial logistic regression (MLogitR), sequential minimal optimization (SMO), AdaBoost, J48, and random forest (RF). We also employed 1st and 2nd generation periodic table descriptors developed by us (without any sophisticated computing facilities) along with experimentally analyzed Zeta-potential, to model the cytotoxicity of these MONPs. Based on qualitative validation metrics, the LDA model appeared to be the best among the 7 tested models. The core environment of metal defined by the ratio of the number of core electrons to the number of valence electrons and the electronegativity count of oxygen showed a positive impact on toxicity. The identified properties were important for understanding the mechanisms of nanotoxicity and for predicting the potential environmental risk associated with MONPs exposure. The developed models can be utilized for environmental risk assessment of any untested MONP to E. coli, thereby providing a scientific basis for the design and preparation of safe nanomaterials.
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- Supratik Kar
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA; RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA; RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA.
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Sampaio-Dias IE, Rodríguez-Borges JE, Yáñez-Pérez V, Arrasate S, Llorente J, Brea JM, Bediaga H, Viña D, Loza MI, Caamaño O, García-Mera X, González-Díaz H. Synthesis, Pharmacological, and Biological Evaluation of 2-Furoyl-Based MIF-1 Peptidomimetics and the Development of a General-Purpose Model for Allosteric Modulators (ALLOPTML). ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:203-215. [PMID: 33347281 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This work describes the synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 2-furoyl-based Melanostatin (MIF-1) peptidomimetics as dopamine D2 modulating agents. Eight novel peptidomimetics were tested for their ability to enhance the maximal effect of tritiated N-propylapomorphine ([3H]-NPA) at D2 receptors (D2R). In this series, 2-furoyl-l-leucylglycinamide (6a) produced a statistically significant increase in the maximal [3H]-NPA response at 10 pM (11 ± 1%), comparable to the effect of MIF-1 (18 ± 9%) at the same concentration. This result supports previous evidence that the replacement of proline residue by heteroaromatic scaffolds are tolerated at the allosteric binding site of MIF-1. Biological assays performed for peptidomimetic 6a using cortex neurons from 19-day-old Wistar-Kyoto rat embryos suggest that 6a displays no neurotoxicity up to 100 μM. Overall, the pharmacological and toxicological profile and the structural simplicity of 6a makes this peptidomimetic a potential lead compound for further development and optimization, paving the way for the development of novel modulating agents of D2R suitable for the treatment of CNS-related diseases. Additionally, the pharmacological and biological data herein reported, along with >20 000 outcomes of preclinical assays, was used to seek a general model to predict the allosteric modulatory potential of molecular candidates for a myriad of target receptors, organisms, cell lines, and biological activity parameters based on perturbation theory (PT) ideas and machine learning (ML) techniques, abbreviated as ALLOPTML. By doing so, ALLOPTML shows high specificity Sp = 89.2/89.4%, sensitivity Sn = 71.3/72.2%, and accuracy Ac = 86.1%/86.4% in training/validation series, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, ALLOPTML is the first general-purpose chemoinformatic tool using a PTML-based model for the multioutput and multicondition prediction of allosteric compounds, which is expected to save both time and resources during the early drug discovery of allosteric modulators.
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- Ivo E. Sampaio-Dias
- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Innopharma Screening Platform, Biofarma Research group, Centre of Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Dept. of Physical Chemistry, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Centre of Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Innopharma Screening Platform, Biofarma Research group, Centre of Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Basque Center for Biophysics (CSIC UPV/EHU), University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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Ortega-Tenezaca B, Quevedo-Tumailli V, Bediaga H, Collados J, Arrasate S, Madariaga G, Munteanu CR, Cordeiro MND, González-Díaz H. PTML Multi-Label Algorithms: Models, Software, and Applications. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:2326-2337. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200916122616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
By combining Machine Learning (ML) methods with Perturbation Theory (PT), it is possible
to develop predictive models for a variety of response targets. Such combination often known as
Perturbation Theory Machine Learning (PTML) modeling comprises a set of techniques that can handle
various physical, and chemical properties of different organisms, complex biological or material
systems under multiple input conditions. In so doing, these techniques effectively integrate a manifold
of diverse chemical and biological data into a single computational framework that can then be applied
for screening lead chemicals as well as to find clues for improving the targeted response(s).
PTML models have thus been extremely helpful in drug or material design efforts and found to be
predictive and applicable across a broad space of systems. After a brief outline of the applied methodology,
this work reviews the different uses of PTML in Medicinal Chemistry, as well as in other
applications. Finally, we cover the development of software available nowadays for setting up PTML
models from large datasets.
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruna, Spain
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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Cabrera-Andrade A, López-Cortés A, Munteanu CR, Pazos A, Pérez-Castillo Y, Tejera E, Arrasate S, González-Díaz H. Perturbation-Theory Machine Learning (PTML) Multilabel Model of the ChEMBL Dataset of Preclinical Assays for Antisarcoma Compounds. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:27211-27220. [PMID: 33134682 PMCID: PMC7594149 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Sarcomas are a group of malignant neoplasms of connective tissue with a different etiology than carcinomas. The efforts to discover new drugs with antisarcoma activity have generated large datasets of multiple preclinical assays with different experimental conditions. For instance, the ChEMBL database contains outcomes of 37,919 different antisarcoma assays with 34,955 different chemical compounds. Furthermore, the experimental conditions reported in this dataset include 157 types of biological activity parameters, 36 drug targets, 43 cell lines, and 17 assay organisms. Considering this information, we propose combining perturbation theory (PT) principles with machine learning (ML) to develop a PTML model to predict antisarcoma compounds. PTML models use one function of reference that measures the probability of a drug being active under certain conditions (protein, cell line, organism, etc.). In this paper, we used a linear discriminant analysis and neural network to train and compare PT and non-PT models. All the explored models have an accuracy of 89.19-95.25% for training and 89.22-95.46% in validation sets. PTML-based strategies have similar accuracy but generate simplest models. Therefore, they may become a versatile tool for predicting antisarcoma compounds.
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- Alejandro Cabrera-Andrade
- Grupo
de Bio-Quimioinformática, Universidad
de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
- Carrera
de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
- RNASA-IMEDIR,
Computer Sciences Faculty, University of
A Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR,
Computer Sciences Faculty, University of
A Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación Genética y Genómica, Facultad
de Ciencias de la Salud Eugenio Espejo, Universidad UTE, Mariscal Sucre Avenue, Quito 170129, Ecuador
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- RNASA-IMEDIR,
Computer Sciences Faculty, University of
A Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña 15006, Spain
- Centro de
Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información
y las Comunicaciones (CITIC), Campus de
Elviña s/n, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR,
Computer Sciences Faculty, University of
A Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
- Biomedical
Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña 15006, Spain
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- Grupo
de Bio-Quimioinformática, Universidad
de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
- Escuela
de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
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- Grupo
de Bio-Quimioinformática, Universidad
de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
- Facultad
de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, de los Granados Avenue, Quito 170125, Ecuador
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry II and Basque Center for Biophysics, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa 48940, Biscay, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry II and Basque Center for Biophysics, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa 48940, Biscay, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Biscay, Spain
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Kleandrova VV, Speck-Planche A. PTML Modeling for Alzheimer’s Disease: Design and Prediction of Virtual Multi-Target Inhibitors of GSK3B, HDAC1, and HDAC6. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:1661-1676. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200607190951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Background:
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a progressive pattern of cognitive and
functional impairment, which ultimately leads to death. Computational approaches have played an important
role in the context of drug discovery for anti-Alzheimer's therapies. However, most of the computational
models reported to date have been focused on only one protein associated with Alzheimer's,
while relying on small datasets of structurally related molecules.
Objective:
We introduce the first model combining perturbation theory and machine learning based on
artificial neural networks (PTML-ANN) for simultaneous prediction and design of inhibitors of three
Alzheimer’s disease-related proteins, namely glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3B), histone deacetylase
1 (HDAC1), and histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6).
Methods:
The PTML-ANN model was obtained from a dataset retrieved from ChEMBL, and it relied on
a classification approach to predict chemicals as active or inactive.
Results:
The PTML-ANN model displayed sensitivity and specificity higher than 85% in both training
and test sets. The physicochemical and structural interpretation of the molecular descriptors in the model
permitted the direct extraction of fragments suggested to favorably contribute to enhancing the multitarget
inhibitory activity. Based on this information, we assembled ten molecules from several fragments
with positive contributions. Seven of these molecules were predicted as triple target inhibitors while the
remaining three were predicted as dual-target inhibitors. The estimated physicochemical properties of
the designed molecules complied with Lipinski’s rule of five and its variants.
Conclusion:
This work opens new horizons toward the design of multi-target inhibitors for anti- Alzheimer's
therapies.
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- Valeria V. Kleandrova
- Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research of Quality and Technology of Food Production, Moscow State University of Food Production, Volokolamskoe Shosse 11, 125080, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Programa Institucional de Fomento a la Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion, Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana, Ignacio Valdivieso 2409, P.O. Box 8940577, San Joaquin, Santiago, Chile
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Karatzas P, Melagraki G, Ellis LJA, Lynch I, Varsou DD, Afantitis A, Tsoumanis A, Doganis P, Sarimveis H. Development of Deep Learning Models for Predicting the Effects of Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials on Daphnia magna. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001080. [PMID: 32548897 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
This study presents the results of applying deep learning methodologies within the ecotoxicology field, with the objective of training predictive models that can support hazard assessment and eventually the design of safer engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). A workflow applying two different deep learning architectures on microscopic images of Daphnia magna is proposed that can automatically detect possible malformations, such as effects on the length of the tail, and the overall size, and uncommon lipid concentrations and lipid deposit shapes, which are due to direct or parental exposure to ENMs. Next, classification models assign specific objects (heart, abdomen/claw) to classes that depend on lipid densities and compare the results with controls. The models are statistically validated in terms of their prediction accuracy on external D. magna images and illustrate that deep learning technologies can be useful in the nanoinformatics field, because they can automate time-consuming manual procedures, accelerate the investigation of adverse effects of ENMs, and facilitate the process of designing safer nanostructures. It may even be possible in the future to predict impacts on subsequent generations from images of parental exposure, reducing the time and cost involved in long-term reproductive toxicity assays over multiple generations.
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- Pantelis Karatzas
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- Nanoinformatics Department, NovaMechanics Ltd., Nicosia, 1065, Cyprus
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
- Nanoinformatics Department, NovaMechanics Ltd., Nicosia, 1065, Cyprus
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- Nanoinformatics Department, NovaMechanics Ltd., Nicosia, 1065, Cyprus
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- Nanoinformatics Department, NovaMechanics Ltd., Nicosia, 1065, Cyprus
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
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Urista DV, Carrué DB, Otero I, Arrasate S, Quevedo-Tumailli VF, Gestal M, González-Díaz H, Munteanu CR. Prediction of Antimalarial Drug-Decorated Nanoparticle Delivery Systems with Random Forest Models. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9080198. [PMID: 32751710 PMCID: PMC7465777 DOI: 10.3390/biology9080198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Drug-decorated nanoparticles (DDNPs) have important medical applications. The current work combined Perturbation Theory with Machine Learning and Information Fusion (PTMLIF). Thus, PTMLIF models were proposed to predict the probability of nanoparticle–compound/drug complexes having antimalarial activity (against Plasmodium). The aim is to save experimental resources and time by using a virtual screening for DDNPs. The raw data was obtained by the fusion of experimental data for nanoparticles with compound chemical assays from the ChEMBL database. The inputs for the eight Machine Learning classifiers were transformed features of drugs/compounds and nanoparticles as perturbations of molecular descriptors in specific experimental conditions (experiment-centered features). The resulting dataset contains 107 input features and 249,992 examples. The best classification model was provided by Random Forest, with 27 selected features of drugs/compounds and nanoparticles in all experimental conditions considered. The high performance of the model was demonstrated by the mean Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristics (AUC) in a test subset with a value of 0.9921 ± 0.000244 (10-fold cross-validation). The results demonstrated the power of information fusion of the experimental-centered features of drugs/compounds and nanoparticles for the prediction of nanoparticle–compound antimalarial activity. The scripts and dataset for this project are available in the open GitHub repository.
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- Diana V. Urista
- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena w/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (D.V.U.); (S.A.); (H.G.-D.)
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, CITIC, University of A Coruna, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; (D.B.C.); (I.O.); (V.F.Q.-T.); (M.G.)
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, CITIC, University of A Coruna, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; (D.B.C.); (I.O.); (V.F.Q.-T.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena w/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (D.V.U.); (S.A.); (H.G.-D.)
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, CITIC, University of A Coruna, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; (D.B.C.); (I.O.); (V.F.Q.-T.); (M.G.)
- Universidad Estatal Amazónica UEA, Km. 2 1/2 vía Puyo a Tena (paso lateral), Puyo 160150, Pastaza, Ecuador
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, CITIC, University of A Coruna, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; (D.B.C.); (I.O.); (V.F.Q.-T.); (M.G.)
- Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), Hospital Teresa Herrera, Xubias de Arriba 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena w/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (D.V.U.); (S.A.); (H.G.-D.)
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda Urquijo 36, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
- Basque Centre for Biophysics CSIC-UPVEHU, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, CITIC, University of A Coruna, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; (D.B.C.); (I.O.); (V.F.Q.-T.); (M.G.)
- Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), Hospital Teresa Herrera, Xubias de Arriba 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Malaviya P, Shukal D, Vasavada AR. Nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery, Metabolism and Toxicity. Curr Drug Metab 2020; 20:1167-1190. [PMID: 31902350 DOI: 10.2174/1389200221666200103091753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nanoparticles (NPs) are being used extensively owing to their increased surface area, targeted delivery and enhanced retention. NPs have the potential to be used in many disease conditions. Despite widespread use, their toxicity and clinical safety still remain a major concern. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore the metabolism and toxicological effects of nanotherapeutics. METHODS Comprehensive, time-bound literature search was done covering the period from 2010 till date. The primary focus was on the metabolism of NP including their adsorption, degradation, clearance, and bio-persistence. This review also focuses on updated investigations on NPs with respect to their toxic effects on various in vitro and in vivo experimental models. RESULTS Nanotechnology is a thriving field of biomedical research and an efficient drug delivery system. Further their applications are under investigation for diagnosis of disease and as medical devices. CONCLUSION The toxicity of NPs is a major concern in the application of NPs as therapeutics. Studies addressing metabolism, side-effects and safety of NPs are desirable to gain maximum benefits of nanotherapeutics.
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- Pooja Malaviya
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India.,Ph.D. Scholars, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India.,Ph.D. Scholars, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India
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Santana R, Zuluaga R, Gañán P, Arrasate S, Onieva E, Montemore MM, González-Díaz H. PTML Model for Selection of Nanoparticles, Anticancer Drugs, and Vitamins in the Design of Drug-Vitamin Nanoparticle Release Systems for Cancer Cotherapy. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:2612-2627. [PMID: 32459098 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Nanosystems are gaining momentum in pharmaceutical sciences because of the wide variety of possibilities for designing these systems to have specific functions. Specifically, studies of new cancer cotherapy drug-vitamin release nanosystems (DVRNs) including anticancer compounds and vitamins or vitamin derivatives have revealed encouraging results. However, the number of possible combinations of design and synthesis conditions is remarkably high. In addition, a large number of anticancer and vitamin derivatives have been already assayed, but a notably less number of cases of DVRNs were assayed as a whole (with the anticancer compound and the vitamin linked to them). Our approach combines with the perturbation theory and machine learning (PTML) model to predict the probability of obtaining an interesting DVRN by changing the anticancer compound and/or the vitamin present in a DVRN that is already tested for other anticancer compounds or vitamins that have not been tested yet as part of a DVRN. In a previous work, we built a linear PTML model useful for the design of these nanosystems. In doing so, we used information fusion (IF) techniques to carry out data enrichment of DVRN data compiled from the literature with the data for preclinical assays of vitamins from the ChEMBL database. The design features of DVRNs and the assay conditions of nanoparticles (NPs) and vitamins were included as multiplicative PT operators (PTOs) to the system, which indicates the importance of these variables. However, the previous work omitted experiments with nonlinear ML techniques and different types of PTOs such as metric-based PTOs. More importantly, the previous work does not consider the structure of the anticancer drug to be included in the new DVRNs. In this work, we are going to accomplish three main objectives (tasks). In the first task, we found a new model, alternative to the one published before, for the rational design of DVRNs using metric-based PTOs. The most accurate PTML model was the artificial neural network model, which showed values of specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy in the range of 90-95% in training and external validation series for more than 130,000 cases (DVRNs vs ChEMBL assays). Furthermore, in the second task, we used IF techniques to carry out data enrichment of our previous data set. In doing so, we constructed a new working data set of >970,000 cases with the data of preclinical assays of DVRNs, vitamins, and anticancer compounds from the ChEMBL database. All these assays have multiple continuous variables or descriptors dk and categorical variables cj (conditions of the assays) for drugs (dack, cacj), vitamins (dvk, cvj), and NPs (dnk, cnj). These data include >20,000 potential anticancer compounds with >270 protein targets (cac1), >580 assay cell organisms (cac2), and so forth. Furthermore, we include >36,000 assay vitamin derivatives in >6200 types of cells (c2vit), >120 assay organisms (c3vit), >60 assay strains (c4vit), and so forth. The enriched data set also contains >20 types of DVRNs (c5n) with 9 NP core materials (c4n), 8 synthesis methods (c7n), and so forth. We expressed all this information with PTOs and developed a qualitatively new PTML model that incorporates information of the anticancer drugs. This new model presents 96-97% of accuracy for training and external validation subsets. In the last task, we carried out a comparative study of ML and/or PTML models published and described how the models we are presenting cover the gap of knowledge in terms of drug delivery. In conclusion, we present here for the first time a multipurpose PTML model that is able to select NPs, anticancer compounds, and vitamins and their conditions of assay for DVRN design.
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- Ricardo Santana
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States.,University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain.,Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 No. 70-01, 050031 Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 No. 70-01, 050031 Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1 No. 70-01, 050031 Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Basque Country, Spain.,Basque Center for Biophysics, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)-University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Basque Country, Spain.,Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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Santana R, Zuluaga R, Gañán P, Arrasate S, Onieva E, González-Díaz H. Predicting coated-nanoparticle drug release systems with perturbation-theory machine learning (PTML) models. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:13471-13483. [PMID: 32613998 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01849j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Nanoparticles (NPs) decorated with coating agents (polymers, gels, proteins, etc.) form Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems (DDNS), which are of high interest in nanotechnology and biomaterials science. There have been increasing reports of experimental data sets of biological activity, toxicity, and delivery properties of DDNS. However, these data sets are still dispersed and not as large as the datasets of DDNS components (NP and drugs). This has prompted researchers to train Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that are able to design new DDNS based on the properties of their components. However, most ML models reported up to date predictions of the specific activities of NP or drugs over a determined target or cell line. In this paper, we combine Perturbation Theory and Machine Learning (PTML algorithm) to train a model that is able to predict the best components (NP, coating agent, and drug) for DDNS design. In so doing, we downloaded a dataset of >30 000 preclinical assays of drugs from ChEMBL. We also downloaded an NP data set formed by preclinical assays of coated Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (MONPs) from public sources. Both the drugs and NP datasets of preclinical assays cover multiple conditions of assays that can be listed as two arrays, namely, cjdrug and cjNP. The cjdrug array includes >504 biological activity parameters (c0drug), >340 target proteins (c1drug), >650 types of cells (c2drug), >120 assay organisms (c3drug), and >60 assay strains (c4drug). On the other hand, the cjNP array includes 3 biological activity parameters (c0NP), 40 types of proteins (c1NP), 10 shapes of nanoparticles (c2NP), 6 assay media (c3NP), and 12 coating agents (c4NP). After downloading, we pre-processed both the data sets by separate calculation PT operators that are able to account for changes (perturbations) in the drug, coating agents, and NP chemical structure and/or physicochemical properties as well as for the assay conditions. Next, we carry out an information fusion process to form a final dataset of above 500 000 DDNS (drug + MONP pairs). We also trained other linear and non-linear PTML models using R studio scripts for comparative purposes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first multi-label PTML model that is useful for the selection of drugs, coating agents, and metal or metal-oxide nanoparticles to be assembled in order to design new DDNS with optimal activity/toxicity profiles.
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- Ricardo Santana
- University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. and Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1° N° 70-01, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1° N° 70-01, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1° N° 70-01, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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- University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain. and IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011, Bilbao, Spain and Biofisika Institue CSIC-UPVEHU, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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Halder AK, Melo A, Cordeiro MNDS. A unified in silico model based on perturbation theory for assessing the genotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 244:125489. [PMID: 31812055 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanomaterials (NMs) are an ever-increasing field of interest, due to their wide range of applications in science and technology. However, despite providing solutions to many societal problems and challenges, NMs are associated with adverse effects with potential severe damages towards biological species and their ecosystems. Particularly, it has been confirmed that NMs may induce serious genotoxic effects on various biological targets. Given the difficulties of experimental assays for estimating the genotoxicity of many NMs on diverse biological targets, development of alternative methodologies is crucial to establish their level of safety. In silico modelling approaches, such as Quantitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships (QSTR), are now considered a promising solution for such purpose. In this work, a perturbation theory machine learning (PTML) based QSTR approach is proposed for predicting the genotoxicity of metal oxide NMs under various experimental assay conditions. The application of such perturbation approach to 6084 NM-NM pair cases, set up from 78 unique NMs, afforded a final PTML-QSTR model with an accuracy better than 96% for both training and test sets. This model was then used to predict the genotoxicity of some NMs not included in the modelling dataset. The results for this independent data set were in excellent agreement with the experimental ones. Overall, that thus suggests that the derived PTML-QSTR model is a reliable in silico tool to rapidly and cost-efficiently assess the genotoxicity of metal oxide NMs. Finally, and most importantly, the model provides important insights regarding the mechanism of the genotoxicity triggered by these NMs.
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- Amit Kumar Halder
- LAQV@REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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Santana R, Zuluaga R, Gañán P, Arrasate S, Onieva Caracuel E, González-Díaz H. PTML Model of ChEMBL Compounds Assays for Vitamin Derivatives. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2020; 22:129-141. [PMID: 32011854 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.9b00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Determining the biological activity of vitamin derivatives is needed given that organic synthesis of analogs of vitamins is an active field of interest for medicinal chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and food additives. Accordingly, scientists from different disciplines perform preclinical assays (nij) with a considerable combination of assay conditions (cj). Indeed, the ChEMBL platform contains a database that includes results from 36 220 different biological activity bioassays of 21 240 different vitamins and vitamin derivatives. These assays present are heterogeneous in terms of assay combinations of cj. They are focused on >500 different biological activity parameters (c0), >340 different targets (c1), >6200 types of cell (c2), >120 organisms of assay (c3), and >60 assay strains (c4). It includes a total of >1850 niacin assays, >1580 tretinoin assays, >1580 retinol assays, 857 ascorbic acid assays, etc. Given the complexity of this combinatorial data in terms of being assimilated by researchers, we propose to build a model by combining perturbation theory (PT) and machine learning (ML). Through this study, we propose a PTML (PT + ML) combinatorial model for ChEMBL results on biological activity of vitamins and vitamins derivatives. The linear discriminant analysis (LDA) model presented the following results for training subset a: specificity (%) = 90.38, sensitivity (%) = 87.51, and accuracy (%) = 89.89. The model showed the following results for the external validation subset: specificity (%) = 90.58, sensitivity (%) = 87.72, and accuracy (%) = 90.09. Different types of linear and nonlinear PTML models, such as logistic regression (LR), classification tree (CT), näive Bayes (NB), and random Forest (RF), were applied to contrast the capacity of prediction. The PTML-LDA model predicts with more accuracy by applying combinatorial descriptors. In addition, a PCA experiment with chemical structure descriptors allowed us to characterize the high structural diversity of the chemical space studied. In any case, PTML models using chemical structure descriptors do not improve the performance of the PTML-LDA model based on ALOGP and PSA. We can conclude that the three variable PTML-LDA model is a simplified and adaptable tool for the prediction, for different experiment combinations, the biological activity of derivative vitamins.
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- Ricardo Santana
- DeustoTech-Fundación Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain
- Grupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana UPB, 050031, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana UPB, 050031, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana UPB, 050031, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011, Bilbao, Spain
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Furxhi I, Murphy F, Mullins M, Arvanitis A, Poland CA. Nanotoxicology data for in silico tools: a literature review. Nanotoxicology 2020; 14:612-637. [PMID: 32100604 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2020.1729439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The exercise of non-testing approaches in nanoparticles (NPs) hazard assessment is necessary for the risk assessment, considering cost and time efficiency, to identify, assess, and classify potential risks. One strategy for investigating the toxicological properties of a variety of NPs is by means of computational tools that decode how nano-specific features relate to toxicity and enable its prediction. This literature review records systematically the data used in published studies that predict nano (eco)-toxicological endpoints using machine learning models. Instead of seeking mechanistic interpretations this review maps the pathways followed, involving biological features in relation to NPs exposure, their physico-chemical characteristics and the most commonly predicted outcomes. The results, derived from published research of the last decade, are summarized visually, providing prior-based data mining paradigms to be readily used by the nanotoxicology community in computational studies.
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- Irini Furxhi
- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Informatics Research Group, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- ELEGI/Colt Laboratory, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Montes-Bageneta I, Akesolo U, López S, Merino M, Anakabe E, Arrasate S. Pollutants in Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry Education Laboratory. Experimental and Machine Learning Studies. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:720-730. [PMID: 32066360 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200211110043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIMS Computational modelling may help us to detect the more important factors governing this process in order to optimize it. BACKGROUND The generation of hazardous organic waste in teaching and research laboratories poses a big problem that universities have to manage. METHODS In this work, we report on the experimental measurement of waste generation on the chemical education laboratories within our department. We measured the waste generated in the teaching laboratories of the Organic Chemistry Department II (UPV/EHU), in the second semester of the 2017/2018 academic year. Likewise, to know the anthropogenic and social factors related to the generation of waste, a questionnaire has been utilized. We focused on all students of Experimentation in Organic Chemistry (EOC) and Organic Chemistry II (OC2) subjects. It helped us to know their prior knowledge about waste, awareness of the problem of separate organic waste and the correct use of the containers. These results, together with the volumetric data, have been analyzed with statistical analysis software. We obtained two Perturbation-Theory Machine Learning (PTML) models including chemical, operational, and academic factors. The dataset analyzed included 6050 cases of laboratory practices vs. practices of reference. RESULTS These models predict the values of acetone waste with R2 = 0.88 and non-halogenated waste with R2 = 0.91. CONCLUSION This work opens a new gate to the implementation of more sustainable techniques and a circular economy with the aim of improving the quality of university education processes.
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- Iker Montes-Bageneta
- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Operational Research, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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Furxhi I, Murphy F, Mullins M, Arvanitis A, Poland CA. Practices and Trends of Machine Learning Application in Nanotoxicology. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E116. [PMID: 31936210 PMCID: PMC7023261 DOI: 10.3390/nano10010116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Machine Learning (ML) techniques have been applied in the field of nanotoxicology with very encouraging results. Adverse effects of nanoforms are affected by multiple features described by theoretical descriptors, nano-specific measured properties, and experimental conditions. ML has been proven very helpful in this field in order to gain an insight into features effecting toxicity, predicting possible adverse effects as part of proactive risk analysis, and informing safe design. At this juncture, it is important to document and categorize the work that has been carried out. This study investigates and bookmarks ML methodologies used to predict nano (eco)-toxicological outcomes in nanotoxicology during the last decade. It provides a review of the sequenced steps involved in implementing an ML model, from data pre-processing, to model implementation, model validation, and applicability domain. The review gathers and presents the step-wise information on techniques and procedures of existing models that can be used readily to assemble new nanotoxicological in silico studies and accelerates the regulation of in silico tools in nanotoxicology. ML applications in nanotoxicology comprise an active and diverse collection of ongoing efforts, although it is still in their early steps toward a scientific accord, subsequent guidelines, and regulation adoption. This study is an important bookend to a decade of ML applications to nanotoxicology and serves as a useful guide to further in silico applications.
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- Irini Furxhi
- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (F.M.); (M.M.)
- Transgero Limited, Newcastle, V42V384 Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (F.M.); (M.M.)
- Transgero Limited, Newcastle, V42V384 Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93 Limerick, Ireland; (F.M.); (M.M.)
- Transgero Limited, Newcastle, V42V384 Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Informatics Research Group, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki Box 483, Greece;
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- ELEGI/Colt Laboratory, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK;
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Carracedo-Reboredo P, Corona R, Martinez-Nunes M, Fernandez-Lozano C, Tsiliki G, Sarimveis H, Aranzamendi E, Arrasate S, Sotomayor N, Lete E, Munteanu CR, González-Díaz H. MCDCalc: Markov Chain Molecular Descriptors Calculator for Medicinal Chemistry. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 20:305-317. [PMID: 31878856 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666191226092431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIMS Cheminformatics models are able to predict different outputs (activity, property, chemical reactivity) in single molecules or complex molecular systems (catalyzed organic synthesis, metabolic reactions, nanoparticles, etc.). BACKGROUND Cheminformatics models are able to predict different outputs (activity, property, chemical reactivity) in single molecules or complex molecular systems (catalyzed organic synthesis, metabolic reactions, nanoparticles, etc.). OBJECTIVE Cheminformatics prediction of complex catalytic enantioselective reactions is a major goal in organic synthesis research and chemical industry. Markov Chain Molecular Descriptors (MCDs) have been largely used to solve Cheminformatics problems. There are different types of Markov chain descriptors such as Markov-Shannon entropies (Shk), Markov Means (Mk), Markov Moments (πk), etc. However, there are other possible MCDs that have not been used before. In addition, the calculation of MCDs is done very often using specific software not always available for general users and there is not an R library public available for the calculation of MCDs. This fact, limits the availability of MCMDbased Cheminformatics procedures. METHODS We studied the enantiomeric excess ee(%)[Rcat] for 324 α-amidoalkylation reactions. These reactions have a complex mechanism depending on various factors. The model includes MCDs of the substrate, solvent, chiral catalyst, product along with values of time of reaction, temperature, load of catalyst, etc. We tested several Machine Learning regression algorithms. The Random Forest regression model has R2 > 0.90 in training and test. Secondly, the biological activity of 5644 compounds against colorectal cancer was studied. RESULTS We developed very interesting model able to predict with Specificity and Sensitivity 70-82% the cases of preclinical assays in both training and validation series. CONCLUSION The work shows the potential of the new tool for computational studies in organic and medicinal chemistry.
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- Paula Carracedo-Reboredo
- Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Faculty of Computer Science, University of A Coruña, CITIC, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain.,Group of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptative Systems, Medical Imaging, and Diagnostic Radiology (RNASA-IMEDIR), Institute of Biomedical Research of Coruna (INIBIC), Hospital Complex of University of A Coruna (CHUAC), Sergas, University of Coruna (UDC), Xubias de arriba 84, 15006, A Coruna, Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Faculty of Computer Science, University of A Coruña, CITIC, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain.,Group of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptative Systems, Medical Imaging, and Diagnostic Radiology (RNASA-IMEDIR), Institute of Biomedical Research of Coruna (INIBIC), Hospital Complex of University of A Coruna (CHUAC), Sergas, University of Coruna (UDC), Xubias de arriba 84, 15006, A Coruna, Spain
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- Institute for the Management of Information Systems, ATHENA Research and Innovation Centre, 15125, Athens, Greece
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Campus, 15780, Athens, Greece.,Pharma-Informatics Unit, ATHENA Research and Innovation Centre, 15125, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Group of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptative Systems, Medical Imaging, and Diagnostic Radiology (RNASA-IMEDIR), Institute of Biomedical Research of Coruna (INIBIC), Hospital Complex of University of A Coruna (CHUAC), Sergas, University of Coruna (UDC), Xubias de arriba 84, 15006, A Coruna, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Faculty of Computer Science, University of A Coruña, CITIC, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain.,Group of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptative Systems, Medical Imaging, and Diagnostic Radiology (RNASA-IMEDIR), Institute of Biomedical Research of Coruna (INIBIC), Hospital Complex of University of A Coruna (CHUAC), Sergas, University of Coruna (UDC), Xubias de arriba 84, 15006, A Coruna, Spain
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- Basque Center for Biophysics, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Bilbao, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011, Bilbao, Spain
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Sizochenko N, Syzochenko M, Fjodorova N, Rasulev B, Leszczynski J. Evaluating genotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles: Application of advanced supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 185:109733. [PMID: 31580980 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Presence of missing data points in datasets is among main challenges in handling the toxicological data for nanomaterials. As the processing of missing data is an important part of data analysis, we have introduced a read-across approach that uses a combination of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to fill the missing values. A series of classification models (supervised learning) was developed to predict class label, and self-organizing map approach (unsupervised learning) was used to estimate relative distances between nanoparticles and refine results obtained during supervised learning. In this study, genotoxicity of 49 silicon and metal oxide nanoparticles in Ames and Comet tests. Collected literature data did not demonstrate significant variations related to the change of size including selected bulk materials. Genotoxicity-related features of nanomaterials were represented by ionic characteristics. General tendencies found in the current study were convincingly linked to known theories of genotoxic action at nano-level. Mechanisms of primary and secondary genotoxic effects were discussed in the context of developed models.
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- Natalia Sizochenko
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 03755, NH, USA.
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 03755, NH, USA.
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- Department of Chemoinformatics, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
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- Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 58108, ND, USA.
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA.
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Buglak AA, Zherdev AV, Dzantiev BB. Nano-(Q)SAR for Cytotoxicity Prediction of Engineered Nanomaterials. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24244537. [PMID: 31835808 PMCID: PMC6943593 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although nanotechnology is a new and rapidly growing area of science, the impact of nanomaterials on living organisms is unknown in many aspects. In this regard, it is extremely important to perform toxicological tests, but complete characterization of all varying preparations is extremely laborious. The computational technique called quantitative structure–activity relationship, or QSAR, allows reducing the cost of time- and resource-consuming nanotoxicity tests. In this review, (Q)SAR cytotoxicity studies of the past decade are systematically considered. We regard here five classes of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs): Metal oxides, metal-containing nanoparticles, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and silica nanoparticles. Some studies reveal that QSAR models are better than classification SAR models, while other reports conclude that SAR is more precise than QSAR. The quasi-QSAR method appears to be the most promising tool, as it allows accurately taking experimental conditions into account. However, experimental artifacts are a major concern in this case.
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- Andrey A. Buglak
- A. N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.Z.); (B.B.D.)
- Physical Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-(495)-954-27-32
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- A. N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.Z.); (B.B.D.)
- Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Severny Proezd 1, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia
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- A. N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.Z.); (B.B.D.)
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Santana R, Onieva E, Zuluaga R, Duardo-Sánchez A, Gañán P. Machine Learning as a Proposal for a Better Application of Food Nanotechnology Regulation in the European Union. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 20:324-332. [PMID: 31804168 DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191205152538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIMS Given the current gaps of scientific knowledge and the need of efficient application of food law, this paper makes an analysis of principles of European food law for the appropriateness of applying biological activity Machine Learning prediction models to guarantee public safety. BACKGROUND Cheminformatic methods are able to design and create predictive models with high rate of accuracy saving time, costs and animal sacrifice. It has been applied on different disciplines including nanotechnology. OBJECTIVE Given the current gaps of scientific knowledge and the need of efficient application of food law, this paper makes an analysis of principles of European food law for the appropriateness of applying biological activity Machine Learning prediction models to guarantee public safety. METHODS A systematic study of the regulation and the incorporation of predictive models of biological activity of nanomaterials was carried out through the analysis of the express nanotechnology regulation on foods, applicable in European Union. RESULTS It is concluded Machine Learning could improve the application of nanotechnology food regulation, especially methods such as Perturbation Theory Machine Learning (PTML), given that it is aligned with principles promoted by the standards of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Union regulations and European Food Safety Authority. CONCLUSION To our best knowledge this is the first study focused on nanotechnology food regulation and it can help to support technical European Food Safety Authority Opinions for complementary information.
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- Ricardo Santana
- DeustoTech-Fundacion Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain.,Faculty of Engineering, University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain.,Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Circular 1° N° 70-01, Medellín, Colombia
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- DeustoTech-Fundacion Deusto, Avda. Universidades, 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain
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- Facultad de Ingenieria Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana UPB, 050031, Medellin, Colombia
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- Department of Public Law, Law and the Human Genome Research Group, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Biscay, Spain
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Quimica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana UPB, 050031, Medellin, Colombia
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Diez-Alarcia R, Yáñez-Pérez V, Muneta-Arrate I, Arrasate S, Lete E, Meana JJ, González-Díaz H. Big Data Challenges Targeting Proteins in GPCR Signaling Pathways; Combining PTML-ChEMBL Models and [ 35S]GTPγS Binding Assays. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:4476-4491. [PMID: 31618004 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as 7-transmembrane receptors, are the single largest class of drug targets. Consequently, a large amount of preclinical assays having GPCRs as molecular targets has been released to public sources like the Chemical European Molecular Biology Laboratory (ChEMBL) database. These data are also very complex covering changes in drug chemical structure and assay conditions like c0 = activity parameter (Ki, IC50, etc.), c1 = target protein, c2 = cell line, c3 = assay organism, etc., making difficult the analysis of these databases that are placed in the borders of a Big Data challenge. One of the aims of this work is to develop a computational model able to predict new GPCRs targeting drugs taking into consideration multiple conditions of assay. Another objective is to perform new predictive and experimental studies of selective 5-HTA2 receptor agonist, antagonist, or inverse agonist in human comparing the results with those from the literature. In this work, we combined Perturbation Theory (PT) and Machine Learning (ML) to seek a general PTML model for this data set. We analyzed 343 738 unique compounds with 812 072 end points (assay outcomes), with 185 different experimental parameters, 592 protein targets, 51 cell lines, and/or 55 organisms (species). The best PTML linear model found has three input variables only and predicted 56 202/58 653 positive outcomes (sensitivity = 95.8%) and 470 230/550 401 control cases (specificity = 85.4%) in training series. The model also predicted correctly 18 732/19 549 (95.8%) of positive outcomes and 156 739/183 469 (85.4%) of cases in external validation series. To illustrate its practical use, we used the model to predict the outcomes of six different 5-HT2A receptor drugs, namely, TCB-2, DOI, DOB, altanserin, pimavanserin, and nelotanserin, in a very large number of different pharmacological assays. 5-HT2A receptors are altered in schizophrenia and represent drug target for antipsychotic therapeutic activity. The model correctly predicted 93.83% (76 of 86) experimental results for these compounds reported in ChEMBL. Moreover, [35S]GTPγS binding assays were performed experimentally with the same six drugs with the aim of determining their potency and efficacy in the modulation of G-proteins in human brain tissue. The antagonist ketanserin was included as inactive drug with demonstrated affinity for 5-HT2A/C receptors. Our results demonstrate that some of these drugs, previously described as serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists, antagonists, or inverse agonists, are not so specific and show different intrinsic activity to that previously reported. Overall, this work opens a new gate for the prediction of GPCRs targeting compounds.
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- Rebeca Diez-Alarcia
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Biophysics Institute, CSIC-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, 48940, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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Yan L, Zhao F, Wang J, Zu Y, Gu Z, Zhao Y. A Safe-by-Design Strategy towards Safer Nanomaterials in Nanomedicines. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1805391. [PMID: 30701603 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The marriage of nanotechnology and medicine offers new opportunities to fight against human diseases. Benefiting from their unique optical, thermal, magnetic, or redox properties, a wide range of nanomaterials have shown potential in applications such as diagnosis, drug delivery, or tissue repair and regeneration. Despite the considerable success achieved over the past decades, the newly emerging nanomedicines still suffer from an incomplete understanding of their safety risks, and of the relationships between their physicochemical characteristics and safety profiles. Herein, the most important categories of nanomaterials with clinical potential and their toxicological mechanisms are summarized, and then, based on this available information, an overview of the principles in developing safe-by-design nanomaterials for medical applications and of the recent progress in this field is provided. These principles may serve as a starting point to guide the development of more effective safe-by-design strategies and to help identify the major knowledge and skill gaps.
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- Liang Yan
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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Zhang H, Mao J, Qi HZ, Ding L. In silico prediction of drug-induced developmental toxicity by using machine learning approaches. Mol Divers 2019; 24:1281-1290. [PMID: 31486961 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-09991-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Some drugs and xenobiotics have the potential to disturb homeostasis, normal growth, differentiation, development or behavior during prenatal development or postnatally until puberty. Assessment of the developmental toxicity is one of the important safety considerations incorporated by international regulatory agencies. In this investigation, seven machine learning methods, including naïve Bayes, support vector machine, recursive partitioning, k-nearest neighbor, C4.5 decision tree, random forest and Adaboost, were used to build binary classification models for developmental toxicity. Among these models, the naïve Bayes classifier represented the best predictive performance and stability, which gave 91.11% overall prediction accuracy, 91.50% balanced accuracy and 0.818 MCC for the training set, and generated 83.93% concordance, 81.85% balanced accuracy and 0.627 MCC for the test set. The application domains were analyzed, and only one chemical in the test set was identified as outside the application domain. In addition, 10 important molecular descriptors related to developmental toxicity were selected by the genetic algorithm, which may contribute to explanation of the mechanisms of developmental toxicants. The best naïve Bayes classification model should be employed as alternative method for qualitative prediction of chemical-induced developmental toxicity in early stages of drug development.
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- Hui Zhang
- College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, People's Republic of China. .,State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
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Munteanu CR, Gestal M, Martínez-Acevedo YG, Pedreira N, Pazos A, Dorado J. Improvement of Epitope Prediction Using Peptide Sequence Descriptors and Machine Learning. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184362. [PMID: 31491969 PMCID: PMC6770149 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In this work, we improved a previous model used for the prediction of proteomes as new B-cell epitopes in vaccine design. The predicted epitope activity of a queried peptide is based on its sequence, a known reference epitope sequence under specific experimental conditions. The peptide sequences were transformed into molecular descriptors of sequence recurrence networks and were mixed under experimental conditions. The new models were generated using 709,100 instances of pair descriptors for query and reference peptide sequences. Using perturbations of the initial descriptors under sequence or assay conditions, 10 transformed features were used as inputs for seven Machine Learning methods. The best model was obtained with random forest classifiers with an Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristics (AUROC) of 0.981 ± 0.0005 for the external validation series (five-fold cross-validation). The database included information about 83,683 peptides sequences, 1448 epitope organisms, 323 host organisms, 15 types of in vivo processes, 28 experimental techniques, and 505 adjuvant additives. The current model could improve the in silico predictions of epitopes for vaccine design. The script and results are available as a free repository.
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- Cristian R Munteanu
- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC), 15006 A Coruña, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CITIC), Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CITIC), Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología, National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Ticoman, 07340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC), 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- RNASA-IMEDIR, Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CITIC), Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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From biomedicinal to in silico models and back to therapeutics: a review on the advancement of peptidic modeling. Future Med Chem 2019; 11:2313-2331. [PMID: 31581914 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2018-0365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Bioactive peptides participate in numerous metabolic functions of living organisms and have emerged as potential therapeutics on a diverse range of diseases. Albeit peptide design does not go without challenges, overwhelming advancements on in silico methodologies have increased the scope of peptide-based drug design and discovery to an unprecedented amount. Within an in silico model versus an experimental validation scenario, this review aims to summarize and discuss how different in silico techniques contribute at present to the design of peptide-based molecules. Published in silico results from 2014 to 2018 were selected and discriminated in major methodological groups, allowing a transversal analysis, promoting a landscape vision and asserting its increasing value in drug design.
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Vásquez-Domínguez E, Armijos-Jaramillo VD, Tejera E, González-Díaz H. Multioutput Perturbation-Theory Machine Learning (PTML) Model of ChEMBL Data for Antiretroviral Compounds. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:4200-4212. [PMID: 31426639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Retroviral infections, such as HIV, are, until now, diseases with no cure. Medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry need and consider it a huge goal to define target proteins of new antiretroviral compounds. ChEMBL manages Big Data features with a complex data set, which is hard to organize. This makes information difficult to analyze due to a big number of characteristics described in order to predict new drug candidates for retroviral infections. For this reason, we propose to develop a new predictive model combining perturbation theory (PT) bases and machine learning (ML) modeling to create a new tool that can take advantage of all the available information. The PTML model proposed in this work for the ChEMBL data set preclinical experimental assays for antiretroviral compounds consists of a linear equation with four variables. The PT operators used are founded on multicondition moving averages, combining different features and simplifying the difficulty to manage all data. More than 140 000 preclinical assays for 56 105 compounds with different characteristics or experimental conditions have been carried out and can be found in ChEMBL database, covering combinations with 359 biological activity parameters (c0), 55 protein accessions (c1), 83 cell lines (c2), 64 organisms of assay (c3), and 773 subtypes or strains. We have included 150 148 preclinical experimental assays for HIV virus, 1188 for HTLV virus, 84 for simian immunodeficiency virus, 370 for murine leukemia virus, 119 for Rous sarcoma virus, 1581 for MMTV, etc. We also included 5277 assays for hepatitis B virus. The developed PTML model reached considerable values in sensibility (73.05% for training and 73.10% for validation), specificity (86.61% for training and 87.17% for validation), and accuracy (75.84% for training and 75.98% for validation). We also compared alternative PTML models with different PT operators such as covariance, moments, and exponential terms. Finally, we made a comparison between literature ML models with our PTML model and also artificial neural network (ANN) nonlinear models. We conclude that this PTML model is the first one to consider multiple characteristics of preclinical experimental antiretroviral assays combined, generating a simple, useful, and adaptable instrument, which could reduce time and costs in antiretroviral drugs research.
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- Emilia Vásquez-Domínguez
- Department of Organic Chemistry II , University of Basque Country UPV/EHU , 48940 Leioa , Spain.,Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences-Biotechnology , Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) , 170125 Quito , Ecuador
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- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences-Biotechnology , Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) , 170125 Quito , Ecuador.,Bio-chemioinformatics group , Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) , 170125 Quito , Ecuador
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- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences-Biotechnology , Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) , 170125 Quito , Ecuador.,Bio-chemioinformatics group , Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) , 170125 Quito , Ecuador
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- Department of Organic Chemistry II , University of Basque Country UPV/EHU , 48940 Leioa , Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science , 48011 Bilbao , Spain
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Bilal M, Oh E, Liu R, Breger JC, Medintz IL, Cohen Y. Bayesian Network Resource for Meta-Analysis: Cellular Toxicity of Quantum Dots. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1900510. [PMID: 31207082 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A web-based resource for meta-analysis of nanomaterials toxicity is developed whereby the utility of Bayesian networks (BNs) is illustrated for exploring the cellular toxicity of Cd-containing quantum dots (QDs). BN models are developed based on a dataset compiled from 517 publications comprising 3028 cell viability data samples and 837 IC50 values. BN QD toxicity (BN-QDTox) models are developed using both continuous (i.e., numerical) and categorical attributes. Using these models, the most relevant attributes identified for correlating IC50 are: QD diameter, exposure time, surface ligand, shell, assay type, surface modification, and surface charge, with the addition of QD concentration for the cell viability analysis. Data exploration via BN models further enables identification of possible association rules for QDs cellular toxicity. The BN models as web-based applications can be used for rapid intelligent query of the available body of evidence for a given nanomaterial and can be readily updated as the body of knowledge expands.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7227, USA
- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1496, USA
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5611, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- KeyW Corporation, Hanover, MD, 21076, USA
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1496, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7227, USA
- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1496, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Forest V, Hochepied JF, Pourchez J. Importance of Choosing Relevant Biological End Points To Predict Nanoparticle Toxicity with Computational Approaches for Human Health Risk Assessment. Chem Res Toxicol 2019; 32:1320-1326. [PMID: 31243983 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Because it is impossible to assess in vitro or in vivo the toxicity of all nanoparticles available on the market on a case-by-case basis, computational approaches have been proposed as useful alternatives to predict in silico the hazard potential of engineered nanoparticles. Despite promising results, a major issue associated with these mathematical models lies in the a priori choice of the physicochemical descriptors and the biological end points. We performed a thorough bibliographic survey on the biological end points used for nanotoxicology purposes and compared them between experimental and computational approaches. They were found to be disparate: while conventional in vitro nanotoxicology assays usually investigate a large array of biological effects using eukaryotic cells (cytotoxicity, pro-inflammatory response, oxidative stress, genotoxicity), computational studies mostly focus on cell viability and also include studies on prokaryotic cells. We may thus wonder the relevance of building complex mathematical models able to predict accurately a biological end point if this latter is not the most relevant to support human health risk assessment. The choice of biological end points clearly deserves to be more carefully discussed. This could bridge the gap between experimental and computational nanotoxicology studies and allow in silico predictive models to reach their full potential.
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- Valérie Forest
- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet , INSERM, U 1059 Sainbiose, Centre CIS , F-42023 Saint-Etienne , France
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- MINES ParisTech , PSL Research University , MAT - Centre des matériaux, CNRS UMR 7633 , BP 87 91003 Evry , France.,UCP, ENSTA ParisTech , Université Paris-Saclay , 828 bd des Maréchaux , 91762 Palaiseau cedex , France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet , INSERM, U 1059 Sainbiose, Centre CIS , F-42023 Saint-Etienne , France
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Mikolajczyk A, Sizochenko N, Mulkiewicz E, Malankowska A, Rasulev B, Puzyn T. A chemoinformatics approach for the characterization of hybrid nanomaterials: safer and efficient design perspective. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11808-11818. [PMID: 31184677 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01162e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study, photocatalytic properties and in vitro cytotoxicity of 29 TiO2-based multi-component nanomaterials (i.e., hybrids of more than two composition types of nanoparticles) were evaluated using a combination of the experimental testing and supervised machine learning modeling. TiO2-based multi-component nanomaterials with metal clusters of silver, and their mixtures with gold, palladium, and platinum were successfully synthesized. Two activities, photocatalytic activity and cytotoxicity, were studied. A novel cheminformatic approach was developed and applied for the computational representation of the photocatalytic activity and cytotoxicity effect. In this approach, features of investigated TiO2-based hybrid nanomaterials were reflected by a series of novel additive descriptors for hybrid and hybrid nanostructures (denoted as "hybrid nanosctructure descriptors"). These descriptors are based on quantum chemical calculations and the Smoluchowski equation. The obtained experimental data and calculated hybrid-nanostructure descriptors were used to develop novel predictive Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship computational models (called "nano-QSARmix"). The proposed modeling approach is an initial step in the understanding of the relationships between physicochemical properties of hybrid nanoparticles, their toxicity, and photochemical activity under UV-vis irradiation. Acquired knowledge supports the safe-by-design approaches relevant to the development of efficient hybrid nanomaterials with reduced hazardous effects.
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- Alicja Mikolajczyk
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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Furxhi I, Murphy F, Poland CA, Sheehan B, Mullins M, Mantecca P. Application of Bayesian networks in determining nanoparticle-induced cellular outcomes using transcriptomics. Nanotoxicology 2019; 13:827-848. [PMID: 31140895 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2019.1595206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inroads have been made in our understanding of the risks posed to human health and the environment by nanoparticles (NPs) but this area requires continuous research and monitoring. Machine learning techniques have been applied to nanotoxicology with very encouraging results. This study deals with bridging physicochemical properties of NPs, experimental exposure conditions and in vitro characteristics with biological effects of NPs on a molecular cellular level from transcriptomics studies. The bridging is done by developing and implementing Bayesian Networks (BNs) with or without data preprocessing. The BN structures are derived either automatically or methodologically and compared. Early stage nanotoxicity measurements represent a challenge, not least when attempting to predict adverse outcomes and modeling is critical to understanding the biological effects of exposure to NPs. The preprocessed data-driven BN showed improved performance over automatically structured BN and the BN with unprocessed datasets. The prestructured BN captures inter relationships between NP properties, exposure condition and in vitro characteristics and links those with cellular effects based on statistic correlation findings. Information gain analysis showed that exposure dose, NP and cell line variables were the most influential attributes in predicting the biological effects. The BN methodology proposed in this study successfully predicts a number of toxicologically relevant cellular disrupted biological processes such as cell cycle and proliferation pathways, cell adhesion and extracellular matrix responses, DNA damage and repair mechanisms etc., with a success rate >80%. The model validation from independent data shows a robust and promising methodology for incorporating transcriptomics outcomes in a hazard and, by extension, risk assessment modeling framework by predicting affected cellular functions from experimental conditions.
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- Irini Furxhi
- a Department of Accounting and Finance , Kemmy Business School University of Limerick , Limerick , Ireland
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- a Department of Accounting and Finance , Kemmy Business School University of Limerick , Limerick , Ireland
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- b ELEGI/Colt Laboratory , Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , Scotland
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- a Department of Accounting and Finance , Kemmy Business School University of Limerick , Limerick , Ireland
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- a Department of Accounting and Finance , Kemmy Business School University of Limerick , Limerick , Ireland
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- c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Particulate Matter and Health Risk (POLARIS) Research Centre University of Milano Bicocca , Milano , Italy
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Furxhi I, Murphy F, Mullins M, Poland CA. Machine learning prediction of nanoparticle in vitro toxicity: A comparative study of classifiers and ensemble-classifiers using the Copeland Index. Toxicol Lett 2019; 312:157-166. [PMID: 31102714 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Nano-Particles (NPs) are well established as important components across a broad range of products from cosmetics to electronics. Their utilization is increasing with their significant economic and societal potential yet to be fully realized. Inroads have been made in our understanding of the risks posed to human health and the environment by NPs but this area will require continuous research and monitoring. In recent years Machine Learning (ML) techniques have exploited large datasets and computation power to create breakthroughs in diverse fields from facial recognition to genomics. More recently, ML techniques have been applied to nanotoxicology with very encouraging results. In this study, categories of ML classifiers (rules, trees, lazy, functions and bayes) were compared using datasets from the Safe and Sustainable Nanotechnology (S2NANO) database to investigate their performance in predicting NPs in vitro toxicity. Physicochemical properties, toxicological and quantum-mechanical attributes and in vitro experimental conditions were used as input variables to predict the toxicity of NPs based on cell viability. Voting, an ensemble meta-classifier, was used to combine base models to optimize the classification prediction of toxicity. To facilitate inter-comparison, a Copeland Index was applied that ranks the classifiers according to their performance and suggested the optimal classifier. Neural Network (NN) and Random forest (RF) showed the best performance in the majority of the datasets used in this study. However, the combination of classifiers demonstrated an improved prediction resulting meta-classifier to have higher indices. This proposed Copeland Index can now be used by researchers to identify and clearly prioritize classifiers in order to achieve more accurate classification predictions for NP toxicity for a given dataset.
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- Irini Furxhi
- Dept. of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93, Ireland.
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- Dept. of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93, Ireland.
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- Dept. of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, V94PH93, Ireland.
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- ELEGI/Colt Laboratory, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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