Broad spectrum antiviral agent niclosamide and its therapeutic potential

J Xu, PY Shi, H Li, J Zhou - ACS infectious diseases, 2020 - ACS Publications
The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights an urgent need for
therapeutics. Through a series of drug repurposing screening campaigns, niclosamide, an …

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 …

Giving drugs a second chance: overcoming regulatory and financial hurdles in repurposing approved drugs as cancer therapeutics

JJ Hernandez, M Pryszlak, L Smith, C Yanchus… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The repositioning or “repurposing” of existing therapies for alternative disease indications is
an attractive approach that can save significant investments of time and money during drug …

Multi-omics research strategies in ischemic stroke: a multidimensional perspective

W Li, C Shao, H Zhou, H Du, H Chen, H Wan… - Ageing research reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a multifactorial and heterogeneous neurological disorder with high
rate of death and long-term impairment. Despite years of studies, there are still no stroke …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the therapeutic potential of mitochondrial uncouplers in cancer

R Shrestha, E Johnson, FL Byrne - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mitochondrial uncouplers are well-known for their ability to treat a myriad of
metabolic diseases, including obesity and fatty liver diseases. However, for many years now …

Targeting mitochondria for treatment of chemoresistant ovarian cancer

E Emmings, S Mullany, Z Chang, CN Landen Jr… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy in the Western
world. This is due, in part, to the fact that despite standard treatment of surgery and …

Next-generation therapies for adrenocortical carcinoma

B Altieri, CL Ronchi, M Kroiss, M Fassnacht - Best Practice & Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost one decade ago, etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and mitotane (EDP-M) has been
established as first-line systemic therapy of metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing of antimicrobial agents for cancer therapy: what do we know?

C Pfab, L Schnobrich, S Eldnasoury, A Gessner… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the leaps and bounds in the prevention and treatment of cancer, it
remains the second leading cause of death worldwide. A significant hurdle during cancer …

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 …