Molecular systems biology in drug development

Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Nov;82(5):586-90. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100293. Epub 2007 Jul 18.

Abstract

Molecular systems biology seeks to explain the behavior of complex cellular systems through a multicomponent analysis. We illustrate this approach and its relevance to drug development by reviewing two examples of the interplay between cellular processes and drugs: the internalization and recycling of oncogenic receptors, their ligands and therapeutic antibodies; and strategies for discovering drugs that affect intracellular protein kinase pathways.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Design*
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Biology*
  • Phenotype
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Systems Biology*
  • Trastuzumab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Ligands
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Trastuzumab