Identification of potential andrographolide-based drug candidate against Keap1-Nrf2 pathway through rigorous cheminformatics screening.
Mol Divers
; 27(1): 341-356, 2023 Feb.
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The Keap1-Nrf2 [Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1-Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor-2] regulatory pathway plays a vital role in the protection of cells by regulating transcription of antioxidant and detoxification genes. Andrographolide (AGP) regulates the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway by inhibiting the Keap1 protein. To identify a more potent AGP analog as a therapeutic agent against Keap1 protein, in this work, cheminformatics analysis of 237 AGP analogs was carried out. Amongst these, five AGP analogs were screened through virtual screening followed by their molecular docking analysis against Keap1 protein, which revealed greater binding affinities (binding energy = - 4.15 to - 5.59 kcal/mol) for the shortlisted AGP analogs compared to AGP (binding energy = - 4.02 kcal/mol). Pharmacophore mapping indicated 14 spatial features, including 3 hydrogen bond acceptors and 11 hydrophobic, while ADME analysis established the potential of all five analogs as orally-active drug-like candidates based on Lipinski's rule of five. We also examined the chemical reactivity of AGP and the shortlisted AGP analogs using DFT analysis, which revealed that except for one analog (AGP_A2) all are more chemically reactive than AGP. Further, molecular dynamics simulation analysis and MM/GBSA evidenced that AGP_A1 (PubchemID-123361152), AGP_A3 (PubchemID-58209855) and AGP_A4 (PubchemID-101362374) are the best drug like candidates compared to AGP and have greater potential to activate the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway by inhibiting the Keap1 protein.
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Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2
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Proteína 1 Associada a ECH Semelhante a Kelch
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2023
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