A drug repurposing screen for whipworms informed by comparative genomics
A. Coghlan, F. A. Partridge, M. A. Duque-Correa, G. Rinaldi, S. Clare, L. Seymour, C. Brandt, T. T. Mkandawire, C. McCarthy, N. Holroyd, M. Nick, A. E. Brown, S. Tonitiwong, D. B. Sattelle, M. Berriman
This paper identifies potential anti-whipworm drugs by testing approved human drugs ex vivo and in vivo, finding limited efficacy due to pharmacokinetic challenges.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2023Pharmacology & Toxicology