申请人:University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
公开号:US20150087605A1
公开(公告)日:2015-03-26
Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating anthrax, inhibiting anthrax toxins and inhibiting anthrax toxin-induced cytotoxicity. Carboxylic acid-containing small molecules can be used in the methods and compositions disclosed herein, for example, sulindac and derivatives thereof may be used. Methods of screening for carboxylic acid-containing small molecules that can be used to treat anthrax are disclosed. Targeting the anthrax toxin reduces the risks of anthrax spores.
本文揭示了用于治疗炭疽病、抑制炭疽毒素以及抑制炭疽毒素诱导的细胞毒性的组合物和方法。可以在此披露的方法和组合物中使用含有羧酸的小分子,例如,可以使用硫酸卢卡因和其衍生物。还披露了筛选可用于治疗炭疽病的含有羧酸的小分子的方法。针对炭疽毒素可以降低炭疽孢子的风险。