Drug repurposing for antimicrobial discovery

MA Farha, ED Brown - Nature microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a public threat on a global scale. The ongoing need
to develop new antimicrobial drugs that are effective against multi-drug-resistant pathogens …

Non-small-cell lung cancer

C Gridelli, A Rossi, DP Carbone, J Guarize… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Lung cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and is the leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a heterogeneous …

Niclosamide: Beyond an antihelminthic drug

W Chen, RA Mook Jr, RT Premont, J Wang - Cellular signalling, 2018 - Elsevier
Niclosamide is an oral antihelminthic drug used to treat parasitic infections in millions of
people worldwide. However recent studies have indicated that niclosamide may have broad …

Multi-targeted therapy of cancer by niclosamide: A new application for an old drug

Y Li, PK Li, MJ Roberts, RC Arend, RS Samant… - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The rapid development of new anticancer drugs that are safe and effective is a common goal
shared by basic scientists, clinicians and patients. The current review discusses one such …

Niclosamide inhibits androgen receptor variants expression and overcomes enzalutamide resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer

C Liu, W Lou, Y Zhu, N Nadiminty, CT Schwartz… - Clinical cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: Enzalutamide, a second-generation antiandrogen, was recently approved for the
treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) in patients who no longer respond …

New drugs are not enough-drug repositioning in oncology: An update

RG Armando, DLM Gomez… - … Journal of Oncology, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Drug repositioning refers to the concept of discovering novel clinical benefits of drugs that
are already known for use treating other diseases. The advantages of this are that several …

The role of STAT3 in non-small cell lung cancer

D Harada, N Takigawa, K Kiura - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Persistent phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) has
been demonstrated in 22%~ 65% of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). STAT3 activation …

Niclosamide repositioning for treating cancer: Challenges and nano-based drug delivery opportunities

EJ Barbosa, R Löbenberg, GLB de Araujo… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drug repositioning may be defined as a process when new biological effects for known
drugs are identified, leading to recommendations for new therapeutic applications …

Niclosamide, a drug with many (re) purposes

H Kadri, OA Lambourne, Y Mehellou - ChemMedChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Niclosamide is an anthelmintic drug that has been used for over 50 years mainly to treat
tapeworm infections. However, with the increase in drug repurposing initiatives, niclosamide …

Small-molecule Bcl2 BH4 antagonist for lung cancer therapy

B Han, D Park, R Li, M **e, TK Owonikoko, G Zhang… - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
The BH4 domain of Bcl2 is required for its antiapoptotic function, thus constituting a
promising anticancer target. We identified a small-molecule Bcl2-BH4 domain antagonist …