Affiliations 

  • 1 Pathology and Pathophysiology Major, Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200, Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • 4 College of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
  • 5 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
  • 6 School of Pharmacy, BRAC University, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
  • 7 Department of Medicine, Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, South Alekanda, Barisal, 8200, Bangladesh
  • 8 Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Palashi, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh
  • 9 Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Farmgate, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh
  • 10 School of Environment and Life Sciences, Independent University, Dhaka, 1219, Bangladesh
  • 11 Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
  • 12 School of Data Sciences, Department of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, BRAC University, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
  • 13 School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX, Tees Valley, UK
  • 14 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
  • 15 Department of Mathematics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
Mol Divers, 2023 Dec;27(6):2651-2672.
PMID: 36445532 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10573-8

Abstract

The HER2-positive patients occupy ~ 30% of the total breast cancer patients globally where no prevalent drugs are available to mitigate the frequent metastasis clinically except lapatinib and neratinib. This scarcity reinforced researchers' quest for new medications where natural substances are significantly considered. Valuing the aforementioned issues, this research aimed to study the ERBB2-mediated string networks that work behind the HER2-positive breast cancer formation regarding co-expression, gene regulation, GAMA-receptor-signaling pathway, cellular polarization, and signal inhibition. Following the overexpression, promotor methylation, and survivability profiles of ERBB2, the super docking position of HER2 was identified using the quantum tunneling algorithm. Supramolecular docking was conducted to study the target specificity of EPA and DHA fatty acids followed by a comprehensive molecular dynamic simulation (100 ns) to reveal the RMSD, RMSF, Rg, SASA, H-bonds, and MM/GBSA values. Finally, potential drug targets for EPA and DHA in breast cancer were constructed to determine the drug-protein interactions (DPI) at metabolic stages. Considering the values resulting from the combinational models of the oncoinformatic, pharmacodynamic, and metabolic parameters, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids like EPA and DHA can be considered as potential-targeted therapeutics for HER2-positive breast cancer treatment.

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