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Repurposing Drugs to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from University of Helsinki Research

Posted on 18, November 2024 by EuropaWire PR Editor

(IN BRIEF) In his doctoral research at the University of Helsinki, Matej Zore demonstrated the potential of repurposing the drugs fingolimod and etrasimod, originally developed for autoimmune diseases, to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These drugs showed notable efficacy against drug-resistant … Read the full press release →

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Tagged antimicrobial resistance, etrasimod, fingolimod, Matej Zore, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Professor Fredrik Almqvist, Professor Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Repurposing Drugs, University of Helsinki, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)