Publications by authors named "N Drinkwater"

New antimalarial drug candidates that act via novel mechanisms are urgently needed to combat malaria drug resistance. Here, we describe the multi-omic chemical validation of M1 alanyl metalloaminopeptidase as an attractive drug target using the selective inhibitor, MIPS2673. MIPS2673 demonstrated potent inhibition of recombinant (A-M1) and (A-M1) M1 metalloaminopeptidases, with selectivity over other and human aminopeptidases, and displayed excellent in vitro antimalarial activity with no significant host cytotoxicity.

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New antimalarial drug candidates that act via novel mechanisms are urgently needed to combat malaria drug resistance. Here, we describe the multi-omic chemical validation of M1 alanyl metalloaminopeptidase as an attractive drug target using the selective inhibitor, MIPS2673. MIPS2673 demonstrated potent inhibition of recombinant ( A-M1) and ( A-M1) M1 metalloaminopeptidases, with selectivity over other and human aminopeptidases, and displayed excellent antimalarial activity with no significant host cytotoxicity.

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To combat the global burden of malaria, development of new drugs to replace or complement current therapies is urgently required. Here, we show that the compound is a selective, nanomolar inhibitor of both and aminopeptidases M1 and M17, leading to inhibition of end-stage hemoglobin digestion in asexual parasites. can kill sexual-stage , is active against murine malaria, and does not show any shift in activity against a panel of parasites resistant to other antimalarials.

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: To develop and pilot a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) to support people living with motor neurone disease (plwMND) considering having a gastrostomy tube placed. : In Phase 1, content and design were informed by semi-structured interviews, literature reviews and a prioritization survey. In Phase 2, the prototype PDA was tested with users and developed iteratively with feedback from surveys and 'think-aloud' interviews.

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Malaria remains a global health threat and growing resistance to artemisinin-based therapies calls for therapeutic agents with novel mechanisms of action. The Plasmodium spp M1 and M17 metalloaminopeptidases have been identified as attractive new antimalarial drug targets as inhibition of these enzymes results in antiplasmodial activity. Previously identified novel hydroxamic acid 2 as a moderate inhibitor of PfA-M1 and PfA-M17 and a potent inhibitor of P.

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