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Identification of Nitazoxanide as a Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Negative Modulator for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: An In Silico Drug Repositioning Study

Identification of Nitazoxanide as a Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Negative Modulator... The major aim of the present study was to demonstrate the utility of an in silico-in vitro-in vivo drug repositioning protocol to facilitate the repurposing of approved drugs for new therapeutic indications. As an example, this particular investigation successfully identified nitazoxanide and its metabolite tizoxanide as dual mGluR1/5 negative modulators. A key finding is the vital importance for drug screening libraries to include the structures of drug active metabolites, such as those emanating from prodrugs which are estimated to represent 5–7% of marketed drugs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pharmaceutical Research Springer Journals

Identification of Nitazoxanide as a Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Negative Modulator for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: An In Silico Drug Repositioning Study

Pharmaceutical Research , Volume 32 (8) – Mar 12, 2015

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
Subject
Biomedicine; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacy; Biochemistry, general; Medical Law; Biomedical Engineering
ISSN
0724-8741
eISSN
1573-904X
DOI
10.1007/s11095-015-1665-7
pmid
25762088
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Abstract

The major aim of the present study was to demonstrate the utility of an in silico-in vitro-in vivo drug repositioning protocol to facilitate the repurposing of approved drugs for new therapeutic indications. As an example, this particular investigation successfully identified nitazoxanide and its metabolite tizoxanide as dual mGluR1/5 negative modulators. A key finding is the vital importance for drug screening libraries to include the structures of drug active metabolites, such as those emanating from prodrugs which are estimated to represent 5–7% of marketed drugs.

Journal

Pharmaceutical ResearchSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 12, 2015

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