A New Strategy for Identifying Mechanisms of Drug-drug Interaction Using Transcriptome Analysis: Compound Kushen Injection as a Proof of Principle
Shen H, Qu Z, Harata-Lee Y, Cui J, Aung TN, Wang W, Kortschak RD, Adelson DL. A New Strategy for Identifying Mechanisms of Drug-drug Interaction Using Transcriptome Analysis: Compound Kushen Injection as a Proof of Principle. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 15889. PMID: 31685921, PMCID: PMC6828681, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52375-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptome analysisCompound Kushen InjectionCo-expression analysisPotential targetPotential molecular mechanismsTranscriptome dataImportant genesMDA-MB-231 cellsProof of principlePhenotype resultsMolecular mechanismsCytotoxic effectsMetabolic processesMajor regulatorA431 cellsAntagonistic cytotoxic effectsKushen InjectionDNA synthesisCancer cellsInhibition of MyD88GenesComplex herbal mixturesMyD88 geneChemotherapy drugsCancer chemotherapy drugs