Article ; Online: Combating Intracellular Pathogens with Repurposed Host-Targeted Drugs.
ACS infectious diseases
2018 Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 88–92
Abstract: There is a large, global unmet need for the development of countermeasures to combat intracellular pathogens. The development of novel antimicrobials is expensive and slow and typically focuses on selective inhibition of proteins encoded by a single ... ...
Abstract | There is a large, global unmet need for the development of countermeasures to combat intracellular pathogens. The development of novel antimicrobials is expensive and slow and typically focuses on selective inhibition of proteins encoded by a single pathogen, thereby providing a narrow spectrum of coverage. The repurposing of approved drugs targeting host functions required for microbial infections represents a promising alternative. This review summarizes progress and challenges in the repurposing of approved drugs as host-targeted broad-spectrum agents for the treatment of intracellular pathogens. These strategies include targeting both cellular factors required for infection by various viruses, intracellular bacteria, and/or protozoa as well as factors that modulate the host immune response to these microbial infections. The repurposed approach offers complementary means to develop therapeutics against existing and emerging intracellular microbial threats. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Drug Repositioning ; Humans ; Intracellular Space/drug effects ; Intracellular Space/microbiology ; Intracellular Space/virology ; Molecular Targeted Therapy |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Infective Agents ; Antineoplastic Agents |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2018-01-03 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Letter ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ISSN | 2373-8227 |
ISSN (online) | 2373-8227 |
DOI | 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00268 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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