Revolutionizing Tuberculosis Treatment: Uncovering New Drugs and Breakthrough Inhibitors to Combat Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
Ankit Verma, Bindu Naik, Vijay Kumar, Sadhna Mishra, Megha Choudhary, Javed Masood Khan, Arun Kumar Gupta, Piyush Pandey, et al. (11 authors)
ACS Infectious Diseases · 2023-11
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health threat that causes significant mortality. This review explores chemotherapeutics that target essential processes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, such as DNA replication, protein synthesis, cell wall formation, energy metabolism, and proteolysis. We emphasize the need for new drugs to treat drug-resistant strains and shorten the treatment duration. Emerging targets and promising inhibitors were identified by examining the intricate biology of TB. This review provides an overview of recent developments in the search for anti-TB drugs with a focus on newly validated targets and inhibitors. We aimed to contribute to efforts to combat TB and improve therapeutic outcomes.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Drug
- Medicine
- Drug resistance
- Intensive care medicine
- Biology
- Pharmacology