Maitra, Arundhati and Bhakta, Sanjib and Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios (2016) Repurposing drugs for treatment of tuberculosis (TB): a role for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. British Medical Bulletin 118 (1), pp. 138-148. ISSN 1471-8391.
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Abstract
Introduction The number of cases of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), has risen rapidly in recent years. This has led to the resurgence in repurposing existing drugs, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), for anti-TB treatment. Sources of data Evidence from novel drug screening in vitro, in vivo, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics analyses and clinical trials has been used for the preparation of this systematic review of the potential of NSAIDs for use as an adjunct in new TB chemotherapies. Areas of agreement Certain NSAIDs have demonstrated inhibitory properties towards actively-replicating, dormant and drug-resistant clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis cells. Areas of controversy NSAIDs are a diverse class of drugs, which have reported off-target activities and their endogenous antimicrobial mechanism(s) of action is still unclear. Growing points It is essential that clinical trials of NSAIDs continue, in order to assess their suitability for addition to the current TB treatment regimen. Repurposing molecules such as NSAIDs is a vital, low-risk strategy to combat the trend of rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication following peer review. The version of record is available online at the link above. |
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, drug repurposing, NSAIDs, carprofen, Mycobacterium |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Sanjib Bhakta |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2017 09:46 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:31 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/18023 |
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