Hypoalbuminemia as surrogate and culprit of infections

CJ Wiedermann - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypoalbuminemia is associated with the acquisition and severity of infectious diseases, and
intact innate and adaptive immune responses depend on albumin. Albumin oxidation and …

Drug combinations as a first line of defense against coronaviruses and other emerging viruses

JM White, JT Schiffer, RA Bender Ignacio, S Xu… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The world was unprepared for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and remains ill-
equipped for future pandemics. While unprecedented strides have been made developing …

Influence of inflammation on cytochromes P450 activity in adults: a systematic review of the literature

C Lenoir, V Rollason, JA Desmeules… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Available in-vitro and animal studies indicate that inflammation impacts
cytochromes P450 (CYP) activity via multiple and complex transcriptional and post …

Dose prediction for repurposing nitazoxanide in SARS‐CoV‐2 treatment or chemoprophylaxis

RKR Rajoli, H Pertinez, U Arshad, H Box… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has been
declared a global pandemic and urgent treatment and prevention strategies are needed …

Pharmacokinetic modelling to estimate intracellular favipiravir ribofuranosyl-5′-triphosphate exposure to support posology for SARS-CoV-2

H Pertinez, RKR Rajoli, SH Khoo… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Favipiravir has discrepant activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro, concerns about
teratogenicity and pill burden, and an unknown optimal dose. This analysis used available …

An open label, adaptive, phase 1 trial of high‐dose oral nitazoxanide in healthy volunteers: an antiviral candidate for SARS‐CoV‐2

LE Walker, R FitzGerald, G Saunders… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Repurposing approved drugs may rapidly establish effective interventions during a public
health crisis. This has yielded immunomodulatory treatments for severe coronavirus disease …

A randomized, open-label trial of combined nitazoxanide and atazanavir/ritonavir for mild to moderate COVID-19

A Fowotade, F Bamidele, B Egbetola… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The nitazoxanide plus atazanavir/ritonavir for COVID-19 (NACOVID) trial
investigated the efficacy and safety of repurposed nitazoxanide combined with …

[HTML][HTML] Need for a standardized translational drug development platform: Lessons learned from the repurposing of drugs for COVID-19

F Assmus, JS Driouich, R Abdelnabi, L Vangeel… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the absence of drugs to treat or prevent COVID-19, drug repurposing can be a valuable
strategy. Despite a substantial number of clinical trials, drug repurposing did not deliver on …

[HTML][HTML] BET inhibitor nanotherapy halts kidney damage and reduces chronic kidney disease progression after ischemia-reperfusion injury

ML Saiz, L Lozano-Chamizo, AB Florez… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Targeting epigenetic mechanisms has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach for the
treatment of kidney diseases. Specifically, inhibiting the bromodomain and extra-terminal …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating albumin-mediated transport of peptide-drug conjugates for antigen-specific Treg induction

CYJ Lau, N Benne, B Lou, O Zharkova, HJ Ting… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
The therapeutic potential of antigen-specific regulatory T cells (Treg) has been extensively
explored, leading to the development of several tolerogenic vaccines. Dexamethasone …