In silico predictions on the possible mechanism of action of selected bioactive compounds against breast cancer

Aliyu Muhammad; Babangida Sanusi Katsayal; Gilead Ebiegberi Forcados; Ibrahim Malami; Ibrahim Babangida Abubakar; Amina Isah Kandi; Adam Muntaka Idris; Sabi'u Yusuf; Salihu Muktar Musa; Nagedu Monday; Zak-Wan Sidi Umar

doi:10.1007/s40203-020-00057-8

In silico predictions on the possible mechanism of action of selected bioactive compounds against breast cancer

In Silico Pharmacol. 2020 Nov 9;8(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s40203-020-00057-8. eCollection 2020.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria.
² Department of Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, PMB 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria.
³ Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, PMB 1144, Aliero, Kebbi State Nigeria.

Abstract

Abstract: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women. We employed in silico model to predict the mechanism of actions of selected novel compounds reported against breast cancer using ADMET profiling, drug likeness and molecular docking analyses. The selected compounds were andrographolide (AGP), dipalmitoylphosphatidic acid (DPA), 3-(4-Bromo phenylazo)-2,4-pentanedione (BPP), atorvastatin (ATS), benzylserine (BZS) and 3β,7β,25-trihydroxycucurbita-5,23(E)-dien-19-al (TCD). These compounds largely conform to ADMETlab and Lipinki's rule of drug likeness criteria in addition to their lesser hepatotoxic and mutagenic effects. Docking studies revealed a strong affinity of AGP versus NF-kB (- 6.8 kcal/mol), DPA versus Cutlike-homeobox (- 5.1 kcal/mol), BPP versus Hypoxia inducing factor 1 (- 7.7 kcal/mol), ATS versus Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2 (- 7.2 kcal/mol), BZS versus Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (- 4.4 kcal/mol) and TCD versus Ying Yang 1 (- 9.4 kcal/mol). Likewise, interaction between the said compounds and respective gene products were evidently observed with strong affinities; AGP versus COX-2 (- 9.6 kcal/mol), DPA versus Fibroblast growth factor receptor (- 5.9 kcal/mol), BPP versus Vascular endothelial growth factor (- 5.8 kcal/mol), ATS versus HMG-COA reductase (- 9.1 kcal/mol), BZS versus L-type amino acid transporter 1 (- 5.3 kcal/mol) and TCD versus Histone deacytylase (- 7.7 kcal/mol), respectively. The compounds might potentially target transcription through inhibition of promoter-transcription factor binding and/or inactivation of final gene product. Thus, findings from this study provide a possible mechanism of action of these xenobiotics to guide in vitro and in vivo studies in breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Compounds; Docking; In silico; Mechanism; Predictions.