CAStem is composed of immunity- and matrix-regulatory cells (IMRCs), also known as M cells, which can be administered through injection. These IMRCs are differentiated from human embryonic stem cells that are expanded and then harvested. These cells are currently being investigated against lung injury and fibrosis -- conditions which are outcomes of lung disorders including COVID-19.
IMRCs are similar to MSCs in terms of their capacity for self-renewal and tri-lineage differentiation. However, the difference comes with IMRCs displaying a higher quality of consistency, having stronger immunomodulatory and anti-fibrotic functions, and being stronger in potential treatment of lung injury and fibrosis.
Fitur visualisasi ini dikembangkan menggunakan pendekatan Graph Theory untuk memetakan hubungan polifarmasi dan molekuler. Entitas (Obat, Target, Gen) direpresentasikan sebagai Simpul (Nodes), sedangkan hubungan biologisnya sebagai Sisi (Edges).
drugbank-id dan name pada skema XML DrugBank.targets/target yang memuat polipeptida sasaran.gene-name dan varian snp-effects.Tata letak grafik menggunakan algoritma Force-Directed Graph (Barnes-Hut). Model fisika ini menerapkan gaya tolak-menolak antar simpul (Gravitasi: -3000) agar tidak tumpang tindih, serta gaya pegas (Spring: 0.04) pada garis penghubung untuk fleksibilitas interaksi.