Review of MARCH-INSIDE & complex networks prediction of drugs: ADMET, anti-parasite activity, metabolizing enzymes and cardiotoxicity proteome biomarkers

Curr Drug Metab. 2010 May;11(4):379-406. doi: 10.2174/138920010791514225.

Abstract

In this communication we carry out an in-depth review of a very versatile QSPR-like method. The method name is MARCH-INSIDE (MARkov CHains Ivariants for Network Selection and DEsign) and is a simple but efficient computational approach to the study of QSPR-like problems in biomedical sciences. The method uses the theory of Markov Chains to generate parameters that numerically describe the structure of a system. This approach generates two principal types of parameters Stochastic Topological Indices (sto-TIs). The use of these parameters allows the rapid collection, annotation, retrieval, comparison and mining structures of molecular, macromolecular, supramolecular, and non-molecular systems within large databases. Here, we review and comment by the first time on the several applications of MARCH-INSIDE to predict drugs ADMET, Activity, Metabolizing Enzymes, and Toxico-Proteomics biomarkers discovery. The MARCH-INSIDE models reviewed are: a) drug-tissue distribution profiles, b) assembling drug-tissue complex networks, c) multi-target models for anti-parasite/anti-microbial activity, c) assembling drug-target networks, d) drug toxicity and side effects, e) web-server for drug metabolizing enzymes, f) models in drugs toxico-proteomics. We close the review with some legal remarks related to the use of this class of QSPR-like models.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / metabolism
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Databases, Factual
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Humans
  • Markov Chains
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / metabolism*
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations