Repurposed medications enhance tuberculosis treatment in mice

(PLOS) Drugs known as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors -- originally developed for other uses, such as cancer treatment -- enhance antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis in mice, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens by Yitian Xu of Cornell University and colleagues.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news