Multicomponent therapeutics for networked systems.

Autor: Keith CT; CombinatoRx, Inc., 650 Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA., Borisy AA, Stockwell BR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature reviews. Drug discovery [Nat Rev Drug Discov] 2005 Jan; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 71-8.
DOI: 10.1038/nrd1609
Abstrakt: Therapeutic regimens that comprise more than one active ingredient are commonly used in clinical medicine. Despite this, most drug discovery efforts search for drugs that are composed of a single chemical entity. A focus in the early drug discovery process on identifying and optimizing the activity of combinations of molecules can result in the identification of more effective drug regimens. A systems perspective facilitates an understanding of the mechanism of action of such drug combinations.
Databáze: MEDLINE