Influenza vaccine as prevention for cardiovascular diseases: Possible molecular mechanism

Veljković, Veljko; Glišić, Sanja; Veljković, Nevena; Bojić, Tijana; Dietrich, Ursula; Perovic, Vladimir; Colombatti, Alfonso

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.007

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“…ISM procedure has been detailed [3][4][5][6][23][24][25]. A summary of ISM procedure engaged in these studies is provided in section 2.1.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Assessment of the impact of the interaction between the Ebola Virus and the host extracellular matirx in the prevention and therapy of the disease [5] was investigated using ISM-based computerized approach. The possible mechanism of action by which Influenza vaccine prevents cardiovascular diseases has computationally been investigated [25].…”

Section: Computerized Uncovering Of Pharmacological Activities As Achmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Others computer-based assessments of pharmacological activities have been reported [23][24][25][26]. For example, HCV protein sequences associated with the Interferon/Rabavarin combination therapy have been determined using ISM [23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, direct interaction between the beta-adrenoceptors and insulin receptors has been shown using computerized technique (ISM) [24]. Computerized pharmacological assessments achieved using ISM also include the demonstration of the possible mechanism by which Influenza vaccine help protect us from cardiovascular diseases [25]. Over 1000 proteins from 25 functional groups such Oncogenes, Heat Shock Proteins, Protease Inhibitors, SV40 Enhancer, Tumor Necrosis Factors, etc have been assessed using a computerized approach, RRM from which several pharmacologically bioactive peptides (drugs and vaccines, and their candidates) have been designed from [5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Novel Computerized Approaches to Investigating Pharmacological Activities

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2015

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Abstract:Complementing clinical assessments using computerized procedures with the view of completely disengaging from clinical procedures may become inevitable in future. Huge biological and pharmacological data (such as sequences) are churned out daily such that it is becoming difficult to process them without the aid of computers. Computerized approaches including Digital Signal Processing (DSP)-based Bioinformatics procedures like Informational Spectrum Method (ISM) are rational techniques that need be incorporated into pharmacological studies. By means of ISM and one biological parameter or Amino Acid Scale (AAS), we have preliminarily shown how pharmacological activities can be decoded using computerized techniques. However, for effective engagement of ISM, some basic information must be made available and engaged. Firstly, the sequence information comprising of the consensus sequences and all the mutations involved must be assembled and engaged. Pharmacological activities (e.g. drug resistance) are known to be expressed in the genes/proteins (e.g. MDR1 and MDR2, pfdr1, etc). Secondly, biological parameters must be identified and engaged. This calls for good knowledge of the drugs' mechanisms of action at the atomic level. This is because it has been identified that, at one point mutation; more than one biological parameter may be involved. To obtain the entirety of pharmacological activities exhibited therefore, aggregation of the contributions from each mutation and parameter is needed.We have then unveiled and compared the pharmacological activities of anti-retroviral agents (Enfuvirtide and Sifuvirtide), and potencies of Malaria vaccine candidates, peptides P18 and P32 (Innocentive Challenge Winning Solver Award, ID: 9933477), etc. A biomedical device called Computer-Aided Drug Resistance Calculator (Patent Application filed in 2014) is developed using this novel computerized approach. The device will rationally help assess a pharmacological property (drug resistance). Other researchers have recorded in-silico pharmacological assessments. Clinically and computationally derived outcomes are found to correlate. We therefore propose that these computerized approaches be engaged in deciphering pharmacological activities where sequence information and biological parameters are available. These approaches are rational. They also present pharmacological findings in numerical terms. In this era of rational, computerized, informatics-and robotics-based procedures, these approaches are envisaged to transform pharmacological investigation procedures especially now that pharmacological activities could be deciphered from their protein sequences or those of their protein targets and the genes/proteins expressing them. The procedures engaged in this study are expected to be embodied into Pharmaco-informatics program.

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“…ISM procedure has been detailed [3][4][5][6][23][24][25]. A summary of ISM procedure engaged in these studies is provided in section 2.1.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Computerized Uncovering Of Pharmacological Activities As Achmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Novel Computerized Approaches to Investigating Pharmacological Activities

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2015

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“…Influenza vaccine is postulated to prevent AMI by preventing influenza infection and the resulting pathological mechanisms outlined above. There is also evidence that influenza vaccine results in antibodies which cross-react with bradykinin receptors, as yet another protective mechanism [12].…”

Section: Cvd and Influenza Vaccinementioning

confidence: 99%