Docking-based virtual screening of known drugs against murE of Mycobacterium tuberculosis towards repurposing for TB. [PDF]
, 2016 Repurposing has gained momentum globally and become an alternative avenue for drug discovery because of its better success rate, and reduced cost, time and issues related to safety than the conventional drug discovery process.
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Buying time: Drug repurposing to treat the host in COVID‐19H
Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2020 In 2016 Fedson stated …. “For almost two decades, leading scientists and health officials have warned that we must prepare for a potentially devastating global pandemic of an infectious disease. Initial concern was focused on …H5N1….
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Synergistic drug combinations from electronic health records and gene expression. [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveUsing electronic health records (EHRs) and biomolecular data, we sought to discover drug pairs with synergistic repurposing potential. EHRs provide real-world treatment and outcome patterns, while complementary biomolecular data, including ...
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Clinical Epigenetics, 2023 Background N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is an epigenetically active chemical fragment and organic solvent with numerous applications including use as a drug-delivery vehicle. Previously considered biologically inert, NMP demonstrates immunomodulatory and
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Repurposing tofacitinib as an anti-myeloma therapeutic to reverse growth-promoting effects of the bone marrow microenvironment. [PDF]
, 2018 The myeloma bone marrow microenvironment promotes proliferation of malignant plasma cells and resistance to therapy. Activation of JAK/STAT signaling is thought to be a central component of these microenvironment-induced phenotypes.
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In silico and in vitro drug screening identifies new therapeutic approaches for Ewing sarcoma. [PDF]
, 2016 The long-term overall survival of Ewing sarcoma (EWS) patients remains poor; less than 30% of patients with metastatic or recurrent disease survive despite aggressive combinations of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
Alturkmani, Hani +11 more
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The benefits of in silico modeling to identify possible small-molecule drugs and their off-target interactions [PDF]
, 2018 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 ...
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A brief overview of current drug repurposing approaches for COVID-19 management [PDF]
, 2020 This brief overview is intended to shed light on the current drug repositioning (also called drug repurposing) in the therapeutics of the novel coronavirus disease which emerged in 2019 (COVID-19).
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Citation: 'drug repurposing' in the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed.; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12648 • License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International for individual terms.
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Repurposing drugs to target nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [PDF]
, 2019 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex disorder that has evolved in recent years as the leading global cause of chronic liver damage.
Pirola, Carlos José +1 more
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