Buch, Englisch, 329 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 506 g
Approaches and Applications for Neurotherapeutics
Buch, Englisch, 329 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 506 g
Reihe: Frontiers in Neurotherapeutics Series
ISBN: 978-0-367-86907-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Nervous system diseases represent a major health concern worldwide. Although important financial and professional investment, their etiology and pathophysiology still remain mostly elusive. Moreover, the clinical need of disease-modifying therapies is still unmet.
In the last decades, traditional R&D has failed in identifying new effective therapies in many medical areas and drug repositioning has recently emerged as a promising alternative strategy to de novo drug discovery to improve and accelerate therapeutic development.
For the first time, Drug Repositioning: Approaches and Applications for Neurotherapeutics reviews history and advances in drug repositioning, with a special focus on therapeutics for nervous system diseases. International experts from Academia, Industry and Non-profit organisations will provide different views on drug repositioning advantages, challenges and specific applications, which will be covered for nervous system diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, ischemic stroke, and psychiatric disorders.
This book provides a balanced overview and synthesis of drug repositioning concept, methods and applications for neurotherapeutics. It represents a valuable resource for students, scientists and clinicians working in academic settings, industry and government agencies within the fields of neuroscience, pharmacology, neurology, pharmaceutical sciences, drug discovery and development.
Zielgruppe
Professional Practice & Development
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Section I The Rationale and Economics
of Drug Repositioning
Chapter 1 Scientific and Commercial Value of Drug Repurposing
David Cavalla
Chapter 2 Repurposing for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: The
Ideas, the Pipeline, the Successes, and the Disappointments
Hermann Mucke
Chapter 3 Contribution of Not-for-Profit Organizations to Drug Repurposing
Bruce Bloom
Section II Repositioning Approaches and
Technologies: From Serendipity to
Systematic and Rational Strategies
Chapter 4 Systematic Drug Repositioning
Spyros N. Deftereos, Aris Persidis, Andreas Persidis,
Eftychia Lekka, Christos Andronis, and Vassilis Virvillis
Chapter 5 Technical Tools for Computational Drug Repositioning
Francesco Napolitano
Chapter 6 RNAi Screening toward Therapeutic Drug Repurposing
Nichole Orr-Burks, Byoung-Shik Shim, Olivia Perwitasari,
and Ralph A. Tripp
Chapter 7 Phenotypic Screening
Christine M. Macolino-Kane, John R. Ciallella,
Christopher A. Lipinski, and Andrew G. Reaume
Section III Drug Repositioning for
Nervous System Diseases
Chapter 8 A Case Study: Chlorpromazine
Francisco López-Munoz, Cecilio Álamo,
and Silvia E. García-Ramos
Chapter 9 Drug Repurposing for Central Nervous System Disorders: A
Pillar of New Drug Discovery
Mondher Toumi, Aleksandra Caban, Anna Kapusniak,
Szymon Jaroslawski, and Cecile Rémuzat
Chapter 10 Repurposing Opportunities for Parkinson’s Disease Therapies
Giulia Ambrosi, Silvia Cerri, and Fabio Blandini
Chapter 11 Drug Candidates for Repositioning in Alzheimer’s Disease
Maria P. del Castillo-Frias and Andrew J. Doig
