ACS Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 9;7(7):1874-1876. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00091. Epub 2021 Apr 19.
In this Viewpoint, we provide a brief description of two efforts to develop drugs to treat diseases caused by tropical parasites (Malaria, human African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease). These efforts are largely based in a University setting but draw heavily on Pharma for a complete progression from drug hit discovery to advancement toward clinical trials. The first case is the development of protein farnesyltransferase inhibitors, and the second case is a series of benzthiazoles, the target of which is being investigated.
在本观点中,我们简要描述了两项开发药物治疗热带寄生虫病(疟疾、非洲人类锥虫病和恰加斯病)的努力。这些努力主要基于大学环境,但在药物发现到临床试验推进的整个过程中严重依赖制药公司。第一个例子是法呢基转移酶抑制剂的开发,第二个例子是一系列苯并噻唑,正在研究其目标。