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Table 1 Anti-melanoma repurposed candidate drug molecules and supporting information based on a wide range of data analyses

From: Active repurposing of drug candidates for melanoma based on GWAS, PheWAS and a wide range of omics data

Drug Name

Current drug indication

Stage

Target

Action mode

Pathogenesis

Supporting evidence

Erythromycin

Respiratory tract infections

Recruiting

CYP3A7

Inhibitor

GOF, human drug metabolizing enzyme (Neunzig et al. 2011)

NA

Milrinone

Congestive heart failure

Recruiting

PDE3A

Inhibitor

GOF, Targeting tumor cells (Nazir et al. 2017)

(Murata et al. 2002)

Dapsone

Leprosy and dermatitis herpetiformis

Completed

CYP3A7, NAT2

Substrate

LOF, Arylamine n-acetyltransferase activity#

(Kyllo et al. 2014)

Theophylline

Chronic asthma

NA

CYP1A2, CYP1B1, CYP2D6, PDE3A

Inhibitor, Substrate

GOF, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors#

(Steinberg and Whittaker 1976; Wick 1981)

Gefitinib

Metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer

Completed

CYP1A1, EGFR

Antagonist

GOF, Ubiquitin protein ligase binding#

(Djerf et al. 2009)

Omeprazole

Duodenal ulcers

Completed

ABCC3, CYP1A1, CYP1A2

Inducer

LOF, Organic anion transmembrane transporter activity#

(Matsui et al. 2015)

Levonorgestrel

Enopausal and postmenopausal disorders

Completed

CYP19A1, ESR1

Inhibitor

GOF, Nuclear hormone receptor (Grostern et al. 2001)

(Kjaeldgaard et al. 1988)

Mexiletine

Ventricular fibrillation

Completed

CYP1A2

Inhibitor

LOF, Oxidoreductase activity (Kuraishi et al. 2003)

(Kuraishi et al. 2003; Andoh et al. 2008)

Rosiglitazone

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Completed

CYP2A6

Inhibitor

GOF, Steroid hydroxylase activity#

(Mossner et al. 2002)

Chloramphenicol

Etracycline-resistant vibrios

Recruiting

CYP3A7

Inhibitor

GOF, Oxygen binding#

(Lamb et al. 2015)

Buspirone

Anxiety disorders

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding#

NA

Zidovudine

Human immunovirus infections

Completed

CYP2A6, TERT

Substrate, Inhibitor

GOF, Steroid hydroxylase activity (Hahn et al. 1999)

(Fang and Beland 2009)

Flutamide

Prostate cancer

Completed

CYP1B1

Substrate, Inhibitor

GOF, Oxygen binding#

(Hsueh et al. 2003)

Cimetidine

Peptic ulcer disease

Completed

SLC22A5, CYP3A7

Inhibitor

GOF, Symporter activity (Flodgren et al. 1983)

(Flodgren et al. 1983; Harland and Saihan 1989)

Diclofenac

Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Completed

PLA2G2A

Inhibitor

GOF, Phospholipid binding#

(Albano et al. 2013)

Monobenzone

Skin vitiligo

NA

TYR

Inhibitor

GOF, Protein homodimerization activity (Chen et al. 2009)

(van den Boorn et al. 2010)

Trazodone

Depression

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding#

(Chang and Lin 2011)

Verapamil

Hypertension, angina, and cluster headache

Completed

SLC22A5

Inhibitor

GOF, Symporter activity#

(Robinson et al. 1986; Formelli et al. 1988)

Cefixime

Various infections

Completed

SLC22A5

Inhibitor

GOF, Symporter activity (Ganapathy et al. 2000)

NA

Flurbiprofen

Osteoarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Completed

UGT1A1

Inhibitor

GOF, Steroid binding (Zhou et al. 2009)

NA

Norethisterone

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding (Preissner et al. 2010)

(Kjaeldgaard et al. 1988)

Risperidone

Schizophrenic disorders

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding (Preissner et al. 2010)

(Uzawa et al. 2014)

Hydrocortisone

Acute Gouty Arthritis

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding (Preissner et al. 2010)

(Wang et al. 2018; Rathore et al. 2016)

Estradiol

Vasomotor symptoms

Completed

CYP1B1, CYP2C8, CYP3A7, UGT1A1, ESR1

Agonist

LOF, Zinc ion binding#

(Kanda and Watanabe 2001; Poletini et al. 2016; Li et al. 2017)

Tacrolimus

Heart Transplant Rejection

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding#

(Matsumoto et al. 2018; Puza et al. 2018)

Zalcitabine

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Completed

DCK

Substrate

GOF, Protein homodimerization activity (Rossi et al. 1999)

(Hardeman et al. 2017)

Acetylsalicylic acid

Moderate Pain

Completed

EDNRA

Inhibitor

GOF, Receptor for endothelin-1#

(Kumar et al. 2018)

Rifampicin

Tuberculosis

Completed

ABCC3, CYP2A6

Inducer, inhibitor

GOF, Steroid hydroxylase activity#

(Levavasseur et al. 2016)

Praziquantel

Schistosoma infection

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding#

NA

Norfloxacin

Urinary tract infection

Recruiting

SLC22A5, CYP3A7

Inhibitor

GOF, Symporter activity#

(Gouvea et al. 2012)

Amiodarone

Recurrent ventricular fibrillation

Completed

CYP2A6, CYP3A7

Inhibitor

GOF, Steroid hydroxylase activity (Zhou et al. 2009)

(Zuba et al. 2016)

Bupropion

Depression, Bipolar

Completed

CYP2A6

Substrate

LOF, Steroid hydroxylase activity#

(Ashrafi et al. 2018)

Mitoxantrone

Progressive relapsing

Completed

CYP1B1

Inhibitor

GOF, Oxygen binding#

(Yu et al. 2015; Yu et al. 2016)

Saquinavir

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Completed

CYP3A7

Substrate

LOF, Oxygen binding#

(Mijatovic et al. 2011; Donia et al. 2012)

Clomipramine

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Completed

GSTP1

Inhibitor

GOF, S-nitrosoglutathione binding#

(Parker et al. 2012)

  1. #The information provided by OMIM database