Rapid and Accurate Identification of Cell Phenotypes of Different Drug Mechanisms by Using Single-Cell Fluorescence Images Via Deep Learning

Anal Chem. 2023 May 23;95(20):8113-8120. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01140. Epub 2023 May 10.

Abstract

Identification of a drug mechanism is vital for drug development. However, it often resorts to the expensive and cumbersome omics methods along with complex data analysis. Herein, we developed a methodology to analyze organelle staining images of single cells using a deep learning algorithm (TL-ResNet50) for rapid and accurate identification of different drug mechanisms. Based on the organelle-related cell morphological changes caused by drug action, the constructed deep learning model can fast predict the drug mechanism with a high accuracy of 92%. Further analysis reveals that drug combination at different ratios can enhance a certain mechanism or generate a new mechanism. This work would highly facilitate clinical medication and drug screening.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Deep Learning*
  • Fluorescence
  • Phenotype