StreamChol: a web-based application for predicting cholestasis

Abstract

Abstract This article introduces StreamChol, a software for developing and applying mechanistic models to predict cholestasis. StreamChol is a Streamlit application, usable as a desktop application or web-accessible software when installed on a server using a docker container. StreamChol allows a seamless integration of pharmacokinetic analyses with Machine Learning models. This integration not only enables cholestasis prediction but also opens avenues for predicting other toxicological endpoints requiring similar integrations. StreamChol's Docker containerization also streamlines deployment across diverse environments, addressing potential compatibility issues. StreamChol is distributed as open-source under GNU GPL v3, reflecting our commitment to open science. Through StreamChol, researchers are offered a potent tool for predictive modelling in toxicology, harnessing its strengths within an intuitive and user-friendly interface, without the need for any programming knowledge. Scientific contribution This work offers a user-friendly web-based tool for cholestasis prediction and a complete workflow for creating web platforms that require the combination of both programming languages, R and Python.

Keywords

• Framework
• Web interfaces
• QSAR
• In-silico toxicology