General Information of DFM (ID: F23631)
Name	Azelaic Acid 15% aerosol
Company	Leo Pharma As
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)	Azelaic acid		API Info click to show the detail info of this API
				Approved
Drug Inactive Ingredient (DIGs)
	DIG ID	DIG Info	DIG Name	DIG Functional Class
	E0NO1Z	DIG Info	Benzoic acid	Antimicrobial preservative
	E06DEM	DIG Info	Cetostearyl alcohol	Emollient ...
	E0G9PF	DIG Info	Dimethyl isosorbide	Solvent
	E0X2OX	DIG Info	Medium-chain triglyceride	Emollient ...
	E07MBZ	DIG Info	Methylcellulose	Coating agent ...
	E0XE3V	DIG Info	Polyoxyl 40 stearate	Emulsifying agent ...
	E0R4JL	DIG Info	Polysorbate 80	Dispersing agent ...
	E0M1JK	DIG Info	Propylene glycol	Antimicrobial preservative ...
	E0L2PN	DIG Info	Sodium hydroxide	Alkalizing agent
	E0H2SC	DIG Info	Water	Solvent
	E05XHE	DIG Info	Xanthan gum	Bioadhesive material ...

Full List of Biological Targets of DIG (DBTs) Regulated by DIG(s) in This DFM
G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)
DBT Name: Adenosine receptor A3 (AA3R)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 9.3 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	AA3R_HUMAN
DBT Name: Glutamate receptor mGLU5 (mGluR5)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	EC50 > 10000 nM (tested by experiment)					[2]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	GRM5_HUMAN
DBT Name: Muscarinic receptor M1 (ACM1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 2.6 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	ACM1_HUMAN
DBT Name: Muscarinic receptor M2 (ACM2)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 1.3 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	ACM2_HUMAN
DBT Name: Dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 22 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	DRD3_HUMAN
DBT Name: Histamine H3 receptor (HRH3)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 5.3 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	HRH3_HUMAN
DBT Name: Thromboxane A2 receptor (TBXA2R)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 12 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	TA2R_HUMAN
Oxidoreductase (ORase)
DBT Name: Coumarin 7-hydroxylase (CYP2A6)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 950.1 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2A6_HUMAN
DBT Name: D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 2000 nM (tested by experiment)					[4]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	OXDA_HUMAN
DBT Name: Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 (COX-1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 1 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PGH1_HUMAN
DBT Name: Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (COX-2)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 2.9 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PGH2_HUMAN
DBT Name: Cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 6800 uM (tested by experiment)					[5]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN ; CP3A5_HUMAN ; CP3A7_HUMAN ; CP343_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Inhibition (tested by experiment)					[6]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN ; CP3A5_HUMAN ; CP3A7_HUMAN ; CP343_HUMAN
Experiment (3) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Protein expression downregulation (tested by experiment)					[7]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN ; CP3A5_HUMAN ; CP3A7_HUMAN ; CP343_HUMAN
DBT Name: Albendazole monooxygenase (CYP3A4)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Propylene glycol
Biological Activity	Inhibition ratio < 20 % (tested by experiment)					[8]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 322.2 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN
Experiment (3) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 201 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN
Experiment (4) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 400 uM (tested by experiment)					[10]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN
Experiment (5) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Protein expression downregulation (tested by experiment)					[11]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A4_HUMAN
DBT Name: Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 225 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2E1_HUMAN
DBT Name: Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 27.4 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2C9_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	EC50 = 374.2 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2C9_HUMAN
Experiment (3) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 40 uM (tested by experiment)					[10]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2C9_HUMAN
DBT Name: Mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase (CYP2C19)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 20.6 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2CJ_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 118.6 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2CJ_HUMAN
DBT Name: Debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase (CYP2D6)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 491.7 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2D6_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	EC50 = 486.4 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP2D6_HUMAN
DBT Name: Cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 186.4 uM (tested by experiment)					[9]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP3A5_HUMAN
Hydrolase (HDase)
DBT Name: Phosphodiesterase 3A (PDE3A)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 > 3 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PDE3A_HUMAN
DBT Name: Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 > 10 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PDE4D_HUMAN
Lyase/isomerase/ligase (L/I/G)
DBT Name: Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CYP1A2)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	IC50 = 181.3 uM (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	CP1A2_HUMAN
DBT Name: FHA-HIT-interacting protein (NAPRT)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 1.9 nM (tested by experiment)					[12]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PNCB_HUMAN
Primary active transporter (PAT)
DBT Name: Bile salt export pump (BSEP)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 260 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	ABCBB_HUMAN
DBT Name: Multidrug resistance protein 1 (ABCB1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polyoxyl 40 stearate
Biological Activity	Inhibition ratio = 72.1 % (tested by experiment)					[3]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	MDR1_HUMAN ; MDR3_HUMAN ; ABCB5_HUMAN
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 0.31 mg.mL-1 (tested by experiment)					[13]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	MDR1_HUMAN ; MDR3_HUMAN ; ABCB5_HUMAN
Experiment (3) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Inhibition ratio = 60 % (tested by experiment)					[14]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	MDR1_HUMAN ; MDR3_HUMAN ; ABCB5_HUMAN
Experiment (4) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Inhibition ratio > 250 % (tested by experiment)					[15]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	MDR1_HUMAN ; MDR3_HUMAN ; ABCB5_HUMAN
Potential-driven transporter (PDT)
DBT Name: Organic anion transporter 6 (OAT6)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 13800 nM (tested by experiment)					[16]
Tested Species	Mus musculus (Mouse)
UniProt ID	S22AK_MOUSE
DBT Name: Organic anion transporter 1 (OAT1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 251188.64 nM (tested by experiment)					[16]
Tested Species	Mus musculus (Mouse)
UniProt ID	S22A6_MOUSE
DBT Name: Monoamine transporter VAT2 (VMAT2)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Benzoic acid
Biological Activity	Ki = 18 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	VMAT2_HUMAN
Nuclear receptor (NR)
DBT Name: Estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 > 10 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	ESR1_HUMAN
DBT Name: Progesterone receptor (PGR)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	IC50 = 21 uM (tested by experiment)					[1]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID	PRGR_HUMAN
Cell line (CELL)
DBT Name: Colon cancer Caco-2 cells (Caco-2)				Click to Show/Hide
Detailed Information	DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Medium-chain triglyceride
Biological Activity	Inhibition ratio > 36 % (tested by experiment)					[17]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)
Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
Interacting DIG	Polysorbate 80
Biological Activity	Chylomicron secretion upregulation (tested by experiment)					[18]
Tested Species	Homo sapiens (Human)

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