Identification of Biological Risk Genes and Candidate Drugs for Psoriasis Vulgaris by Utilizing the Genomic Information

Lisza Niarisessa (1) , Anisa Nova Puspitaningrum (2) , Arief Rahman Afief (3) , Dyah Aryani Perwitasari (4) , Wirawan Adikusuma (5) , Rocky Cheung (6) , Abdi Wira Septama (7) , Lalu Muhammad Irham (8)
(1) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , Indonesia
(2) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , Indonesia
(3) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , Indonesia
(4) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , Indonesia
(5) Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram , Indonesia
(6) University of California, Los Angeles , United States
(7) National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia , Indonesia
(8) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , Indonesia

Abstract

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation on the skin's surface, characterized by the appearance of pink plaques covered with white scales. Currently, the availability of psoriasis vulgaris therapy is still limited. Therefore, considering the discovery of new drug candidates by utilizing genetic variations, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) through drug repurposing, is a profitable method. The SNP associated with psoriasis was obtained from Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and Phenom-Wide Association Studies (PheWAS) databases. We identified 245 SNPs associated with psoriasis vulgaris with criteria of r2 >0.8. To prioritize the candidate of a gene associated with psoriasis, we used five criteria of functional annotation (missense/nonsense, cis-eQTL, PPI, KEGG, and KO mice) where if there were more than two criteria of assessment, they were defined as the risk gene of psoriasis vulgaris. Fifty-two genes were identified as the risk gene of psoriasis vulgaris, then expanded using the STRING database to obtain more gene candidates of drug targets. The result is 104 genes candidates for drug targets, of which 24 overlapped with 96 drugs, according to DrugBank. Of the 96 drugs that have been approved for other indications, we found that five drugs (ustekinumab, tildrakizumab, risankizumab, guselkumab, and etanercept) are currently in clinical trials for the treatment of psoriasis that target two genes (IL23A and TNF). We argue that these two genes are the most promising targets based on their high target scores on functional annotations. This research explains the potential that utilizing genomic variation can contribute to drug discovery.

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Authors

Lisza Niarisessa
Anisa Nova Puspitaningrum
Arief Rahman Afief
Dyah Aryani Perwitasari
Wirawan Adikusuma
Rocky Cheung
Abdi Wira Septama
Lalu Muhammad Irham
lalu.irham@pharm.uad.ac.id (Primary Contact)
Author Biographies

Lisza Niarisessa, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Anisa Nova Puspitaningrum, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Arief Rahman Afief, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Wirawan Adikusuma, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Research Center for Vaccine and Drugs, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Rocky Cheung, University of California, Los Angeles

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Abdi Wira Septama, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia

Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Lalu Muhammad Irham, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

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Niarisessa L, Puspitaningrum AN, Afief AR, Perwitasari DA, Adikusuma W, Cheung R, Septama AW, Irham LM. Identification of Biological Risk Genes and Candidate Drugs for Psoriasis Vulgaris by Utilizing the Genomic Information. Borneo J Pharm [Internet]. 2023May31 [cited 2024Apr.28];6(2):110-9. Available from: https://journal.umpr.ac.id/index.php/bjop/article/view/4217

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