Drug repurposing: Misconceptions, challenges, and opportunities for academic researchers

CG Begley, M Ashton, J Baell, M Bettess… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Drug repurposing is promoted as a cost-and time-effective mechanism for providing new
medicines. Often, however, there is insufficient consideration by academic researchers of …

Repurposing of drugs: An attractive pharmacological strategy for cancer therapeutics

A Kirtonia, K Gala, SG Fernandes, G Pandya… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human malignancies are one of the major health-related issues though out the world and
anticipated to rise in the future. The development of novel drugs/agents requires a huge …

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 …

Nitric oxide system and bronchial epithelium: more than a barrier

MA Bayarri, J Milara, C Estornut, J Cortijo - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Airway epithelium forms a physical barrier that protects the lung from the entrance of inhaled
allergens, irritants, or microorganisms. This epithelial structure is maintained by tight …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in breast cancer treatment response and metastasis

P Fernández-Nogueira, G Fuster, Á Gutierrez-Uzquiza… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is a major public health problem with a large impact on the
life of patients and their families. It is a highly curable disease when detected early, and an …

New approaches in oncology for repositioning drugs: the case of PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil

M Cruz-Burgos, A Losada-Garcia… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The use of already-approved drugs to treat new or alternative diseases has proved to be
beneficial in medicine, because it reduces both drug development costs and timelines. Most …

RGS2-mediated translational control mediates cancer cell dormancy and tumor relapse

J Cho, HY Min, HJ Lee, SY Hyun… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Slow-cycling/dormant cancer cells (SCCs) have pivotal roles in driving cancer relapse and
drug resistance. A mechanistic explanation for cancer cell dormancy and therapeutic …

Cytotoxicity and reversal effect of sertraline, fluoxetine, and citalopram on MRP1-and MRP7-mediated MDR

Y Bin Kanner, QX Teng, A Ganoth, D Peer… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the development of resistance
to chemotherapy drugs is a major challenge in treating malignancies. In recent years …

The allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) approach of value-added medicines: As-needed treatment in allergic rhinitis

J Bousquet, M Toumi, B Sousa-Pinto, JM Anto… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug repurposing is a major field of value-added medicine. It involves investigating and
evaluating existing drugs for new therapeutic purposes that address unmet healthcare …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors enhance chemotherapy in preclinical models of esophageal adenocarcinoma by targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts

BP Sharpe, A Hayden, A Manousopoulou, A Cowie… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
The chemotherapy resistance of esophageal adenocarcinomas (EACs) is underpinned by
cancer cell extrinsic mechanisms of the tumor microenvironment (TME). We demonstrate …