Polypharmacology: The science of multi-targeting molecules

A Kabir, A Muth - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Polypharmacology is a concept where a molecule can interact with two or more targets
simultaneously. It offers many advantages as compared to the conventional single-targeting …

Polypharmacology–foe or friend?

JU Peters - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Polypharmacology describes the activity of compounds at multiple targets. Current research
focuses on two aspects of polypharmacology:(1) unintended polypharmacology can lead to …

The Lambeth Conventions (II): guidelines for the study of animal and human ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias

MJ Curtis, JC Hancox, A Farkas, CL Wainwright… - Pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
The 'Lambeth Conventions' is a guidance document, written in 1987 (Walker et al., 1988),
intended to be of practical value in the investigation of experimental arrhythmias induced by …

How can we improve our understanding of cardiovascular safety liabilities to develop safer medicines?

HG Laverty, C Benson, EJ Cartwright… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Given that cardiovascular safety liabilities remain a major cause of drug attrition during
preclinical and clinical development, adverse drug reactions, and post‐approval withdrawal …

Fexinidazole–a new oral nitroimidazole drug candidate entering clinical development for the treatment of sleeping sickness

E Torreele, B Bourdin Trunz, D Tweats… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a
fatal parasitic disease caused by trypanosomes. Current treatment options for HAT are …

Non-clinical studies in the process of new drug development-Part II: Good laboratory practice, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, safety and dose translation to clinical …

EL Andrade, AF Bento, J Cavalli, SK Oliveira… - Brazilian journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
The process of drug development involves non-clinical and clinical studies. Non-clinical
studies are conducted using different protocols including animal studies, which mostly follow …

Cardiac ventricular repolarization reserve: a principle for understanding drug‐related proarrhythmic risk

A Varró, I Baczkó - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac repolarization abnormalities can be caused by a wide range of cardiac and non‐
cardiac compounds and may lead to the development of life‐threatening Torsades de …

Magnetic nanocrystalline cellulose: Azithromycin adsorption and in vitro biological activity against melanoma cells

T da Rosa Salles, F da Silva Bruckamann… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
This study reports a simple methodology of obtaining magnetic nanocrystalline cellulose
under very mild conditions employing only Fe2+ as the iron source, enabling the control of …

An evaluation of hERG current assay performance: Translating preclinical safety studies to clinical QT prolongation

G Gintant - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2011 - Elsevier
Block of delayed rectifier current (IKr, Kv11. 1 encoding the hERG gene) is associated with
delayed cardiac repolarization (QTc prolongation), a surrogate marker of proarrhythmia …

Therapy‐related myeloid neoplasms: pathobiology and clinical characteristics

H Sill, W Olipitz, A Zebisch, E Schulz… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Therapy‐related myeloid neoplasms (t‐MNs) are serious long‐term consequences of
cytotoxic treatments for an antecedent disorder. t‐MNs are observed after ionizing radiation …