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. 2023 Apr 12;18(4):e0282042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282042

Table 5. Predicted results for validated DTIs related to COVID-19.

Mode of action Target name Gene symbol Drug name Score* Top percentage (rank)#
Activation
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma PPARG Ibuprofen 0.89 21.52 (538)
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha PPARA Ibuprofen 0.61 41.12 (1028)
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2 NR1I2 Dexamethasone 0.75 5.12 (128)
Annexin A1 ANXA1 Dexamethasone 0.17 48.36 (1209)
Glucocorticoid receptor NR3C1 Dexamethasone 0.97 1.48 (37)
Mu-type opioid receptor OPRM1 Metenkephalin 0.92 1.16 (29)
Delta-type opioid receptor OPRD1 Metenkephalin 0.96 1.28 (32)
Inhibition
Tumour necrosis factor TNF Chloroquine 0.21 86.84 (2171)
Glutathione S-transferase A2 GSTA2 Chloroquine 0.11 74.64 (1866)
Glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 GSTM1 Chloroquine 0.15 71.68 (1792)
Toll-like receptor 9 TLR9 Chloroquine 0.09 59.08 (1477)
High mobility group protein B1 HMGB1 Chloroquine 0.10 65.44 (1636)
Tubulin beta chain TUBB Colchicine 0.10 58.84 (1471)
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 PTGS2 Ibuprofen 0.95 2.84 (71)
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator CFTR Ibuprofen 0.19 80.56 (2014)
Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B GRIN2B Ifenprodil 1.00 0.08 (2)
Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 GRIN1 Ifenprodil 0.78 6.28 (157)
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 1 KCNJ3 Ifenprodil 0.07 93.24 (2331)
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 KCNJ5 Ifenprodil 0.07 93.24 (2331)
G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2 KCNJ6 Ifenprodil 0.07 93.24 (2331)
Histone deacetylase 1 HDAC1 Fingolimod 0.69 17 (425)
Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK3 JAK3 Baricitinib 0.60 2.44 (61)
Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK1 JAK1 Baricitinib 0.44 2.76 (69)
Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2 JAK2 Baricitinib 0.65 4.2 (105)
Protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta PTK2B Baricitinib 0.14 27.2 (680)

* Scores that exceed the model’s default threshold are in boldface.

# The top percentage and rank were calculated against the score for 2500 FDA-approved drugs and the corresponding genes.