Looking beyond the cancer cell for effective drug combinations
Combinations of therapies are being actively pursued to expand therapeutic options and deal with cancer’s pervasive resistance to treatment. Research efforts to discover effective combination treatments have focused on drugs targeting intracellular ...
Jonathan R. Dry +2 more
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Equisetin Restores Colistin Sensitivity against Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
The overuse of antibiotics and the scarcity of new drugs have led to a serious antimicrobial resistance crisis, especially for multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. In the present study, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of a marine
Qi Zhang +4 more
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DRUG-NEM: Optimizing drug combinations using single-cell perturbation response to account for intratumoral heterogeneity. [PDF]
An individual malignant tumor is composed of a heterogeneous collection of single cells with distinct molecular and phenotypic features, a phenomenon termed intratumoral heterogeneity.
Anchang, Benedict +8 more
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Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug–Drug Interactions: Research Methods and Applications
Because of the high research and development cost of new drugs, the long development process of new drugs, and the high failure rate at later stages, combining past drugs has gradually become a more economical and attractive alternative.
Lei Sun +7 more
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The benefits of in silico modeling to identify possible small-molecule drugs and their off-target interactions [PDF]
Accepted for publication in a future issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry.The research into the use of small molecules as drugs continues to be a key driver in the development of molecular databases, computer-aided drug design software and collaborative ...
Blomberg N +6 more
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Two-year follow-up of macaques developing intermittent control of the human immunodeficiency virus homolog simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac251 in the chronic phase of infection [PDF]
Off-therapy control of viremia by HIV-infected individuals has been associated with two likely players: a restricted viral reservoir and an efficient cell-mediated immune response.
Arts, Eric +14 more
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The checkerboard broth method based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M38-A3 document was used in this study to evaluate the in vitro activity of allicin alone and in combination with the antifungal drugs (griseofulvin, fluconazole ...
Ya Bin Zhou +3 more
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High-Throughput Identification of Antibacterials Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern, though the constant development of new antibiotics. The combination of high-throughput screening and drug repurposing is an effective way to develop new therapeutic uses of drugs.
Shijia Li +7 more
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Identification and Characterization of AES-135, a Hydroxamic Acid-Based HDAC Inhibitor That Prolongs Survival in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer [PDF]
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive, incurable cancer with a 20% 1 year survival rate. While standard-of-care therapy can prolong life in a small fraction of cases, PDAC is inherently resistant to current treatments, and novel ...
Adile, Ashley A. +19 more
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Background and aim Brucellosis is one of the most common endemic zoonotic diseases that have large animal and human burden. Many regimens of drug combinations are used for a variable period (at least 6 weeks).
Waleed A Hassan +2 more
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