Title:Perspectives on Tuberculosis Pathogenesis and Discovery of Anti- Tubercular Drugs
Volume: 21
Issue: 30
Author(s): Fidele Ntie-Kang, Joseph N. Yong, Luc C. Owono Owono, Wolfgang Sippl and Eugene Megnassan
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Drug discovery, drug resistance, in silico screening, tuberculosis.
Abstract: Based on the global burden of tuberculosis and resistant strains that have recently emerged, not responding to
existing therapies, it has become urgent to search for new remedies against this global human plague that has been compounded
by HIV co-infection. Thus, the search for new drugs against the disease-causing agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTB), is an ongoing effort. This review discusses the state-of-the-art in anti-tuberculosis pathogenesis and anti-TB
drug research, identifying some of the challenges being faced by researchers in the field and sheds light on possible ways
forward, particularly in low-income countries.
