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Shalaby, K. S.

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KG-Orchestra: An Open-Source Multi-Agent Framework for Evidence-Based Biomedical Knowledge Graphs Enrichment.

1.Biomedical Knowledge Graphs (BKGs) offer integrative representations of complex biology, yet their utility is compromised by the limitations of current construction methods: manual curation offers high fidelity but is unscalable, whereas purely automated Large Language Model (LLM) approaches often yield broad networks lacking mechanistic granularity. We present KG-Orchestra, an open-source multi-agent framework designed to build specialized, directional, cause-and-effect BKGs by enriching seed graphs. The framework focuses on increasing granularity within specific topics by leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to autonomously acquire, validate, and integrate evidence. The system orchestrates specialized agents for retrieval, schema alignment, and triplet validation with explicit, traceable provenance, transforming sparse seeds into dense, high-resolution resources. We evaluated KG-Orchestra on two specialized contexts--the mechanistic link between Nelivaptan and Alzheimers Disease (NADKG) and the complex probiotic interactions within the gut-brain axis (ProPreSyn-GBA)--across varying computational budgets. Our benchmarking results demonstrate that Qwen 3 variants deliver superior reasoning performance and that hybrid retrieval strategies significantly enhance evidence relevance. Furthermore, the multi-agent architecture ensures high triplet integrity and biological validity through iterative cross-checking and self-correction. The framework remains computationally flexible, deploying from single laptop GPUs to high-performance clusters. By bridging knowledge gaps and adding context-aware entities, KG-Orchestra increases reliability while validating seed assertions against up-to-date sources. This versatility supports critical downstream applications, including completing missing mechanistic pathways, integrating novel entities for drug repurposing, constructing targeted subgraphs from entity lists, and retroactively validating graph evidence for transparent auditing.

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SynDRep: A Knowledge Graph-Enhanced Tool based on Synergistic Partner Prediction for Drug Repurposing

MotivationDrug repurposing is gaining interest due to its high cost-effectiveness, low risks, and improved patient outcomes. However, most drug repurposing methods depend on drug-disease-target semantic connections of a single drug rather than insights from drug combination data. In this study, we propose SynDRep, a novel drug repurposing tool based on enriching knowledge graphs (KG) with drug combination effects. It predicts the synergistic drug partner with a commonly prescribed drug for the target disease, leveraging graph embedding and machine learning techniques. This partner drug is then repurposed as a single agent for this disease by exploring pathways between them in KG. ResultsHolE was the best-performing embedding model (with 84.58% of true predictions for all relations), and random forest emerged as the best ML model with an ROC-AUC value of 0.796. Some of our selected candidates, such as miconazole and albendazole for Alzheimers disease, have been validated through literature, while others lack either a clear pathway or literature evidence for their use for the disease of interest. Therefore, complementing SynDRep with more specialized KG, and additional training data, would enhance its efficacy and offer cost-effective and timely solutions for patients. Availability and ImplementationSynDRep is available as an open-source Python package at https://github.com/SynDRep/SynDRep under the Apache 2.0 License.

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