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Match-making for posaconazole through systems thinking

Fügi, Matthias A. and Kaiser, Marcel and Tanner, Marcel and Schneiter, Roger and Mäser, Pascal and Guan, Xue Li. (2014) Match-making for posaconazole through systems thinking. Trends in parasitology, Vol. 31, H. 2. pp. 46-51.

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Abstract

Currently available drugs for Chagas' disease are limited by toxicity and low efficacy in the chronic stage. Posaconazole, the most advanced new anti-chagasic drug candidate, did not fully confirm its initial potential in a Phase II clinical trial for chronic Chagas' disease. Given that posaconazole is highly active against Trypanosoma cruzi in vitro, and was very well tolerated in clinical trials, it should not be abandoned. Rather, a combination therapy may provide a highly promising outlook. Systems-scale approaches facilitate the hunt for a combination partner for posaconazole, which acts by blocking sterol biosynthesis. Mounting evidence suggests the functional interactions between sterols and sphingolipids in vivo. Here, we propose combining sterol and sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitors to advance drug development in Chagas' disease.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Parasite Chemotherapy (Mäser)
UniBasel Contributors:Kaiser, Marcel and Tanner, Marcel and Mäser, Pascal and Guan, Xueli
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Book Review
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1471-4922
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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