{"title":"Blocking ceramide signalling alleviates atherosclerosis","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00057-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00057-3","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143695805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying novel antibiotic targets","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00059-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00059-1","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143695880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small-molecule hypoxia therapy","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00056-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00056-4","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143695804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New approach methodologies: EU regulatory horizons","authors":"Mariana Edwards, Oriane Blanquie, Orla Moriarty, Sonja Beken, Falk Ehmann","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00053-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00053-7","url":null,"abstract":"New approach methodologies (NAMs) have the potential to progressively transform medicines development by reducing reliance on animal testing while increasing the relevance of nonclinical data to patients. However, achieving regulatory acceptance of NAMs demands enhanced collaboration, clear guidance and continuous, science-based adaptation of the regulatory environment to accommodate emerging innovation.","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143677481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cannabinoid targets hidden pocket for safer pain relief","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00055-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00055-5","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143677480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights into new approach methodology innovation: an EMA perspective","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00052-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00052-8","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143677482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life science ecosystems in Asia: biomedical innovation trends over the past decade","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00041-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00041-x","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143666066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new target for cancer cachexia","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00054-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00054-6","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ziaurrehman Tanoli, Adrià Fernández-Torras, Umut Onur Özcan, Aleksandr Kushnir, Kristen Michelle Nader, Yojana Gadiya, Laura Fiorenza, Aleksandr Ianevski, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mitro Miihkinen, Umair Seemab, Henri Leinonen, Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Marianna Tampere, Adelinn Kalman, Flavio Ballante, Emilio Benfenati, Gary Saunders, Swapnil Potdar, Ismael Gómez García, Ricard García-Serna, Carmine Talarico, Andrea Rosario Beccari, Wesley Schaal, Andrea Polo, Susan Costantini, Enrico Cabri, Marc Jacobs, Jani Saarela, Alfredo Budillon, Ola Spjuth, Päivi Östling, Henri Xhaard, Jordi Quintana, Jordi Mestres, Philip Gribbon, Anton E. Ussi, Donald C. Lo, Martin de Kort, Krister Wennerberg, Maddalena Fratelli, Jordi Carreras-Puigvert, Tero Aittokallio
{"title":"Computational drug repurposing: approaches, evaluation of in silico resources and case studies","authors":"Ziaurrehman Tanoli, Adrià Fernández-Torras, Umut Onur Özcan, Aleksandr Kushnir, Kristen Michelle Nader, Yojana Gadiya, Laura Fiorenza, Aleksandr Ianevski, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mitro Miihkinen, Umair Seemab, Henri Leinonen, Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Marianna Tampere, Adelinn Kalman, Flavio Ballante, Emilio Benfenati, Gary Saunders, Swapnil Potdar, Ismael Gómez García, Ricard García-Serna, Carmine Talarico, Andrea Rosario Beccari, Wesley Schaal, Andrea Polo, Susan Costantini, Enrico Cabri, Marc Jacobs, Jani Saarela, Alfredo Budillon, Ola Spjuth, Päivi Östling, Henri Xhaard, Jordi Quintana, Jordi Mestres, Philip Gribbon, Anton E. Ussi, Donald C. Lo, Martin de Kort, Krister Wennerberg, Maddalena Fratelli, Jordi Carreras-Puigvert, Tero Aittokallio","doi":"10.1038/s41573-025-01164-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41573-025-01164-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Repurposing of existing drugs for new indications has attracted substantial attention owing to its potential to accelerate drug development and reduce costs. Hundreds of computational resources such as databases and predictive platforms have been developed that can be applied for drug repurposing, making it challenging to select the right resource for a specific drug repurposing project. With the aim of helping to address this challenge, here we overview computational approaches to drug repurposing based on a comprehensive survey of available in silico resources using a purpose-built drug repurposing ontology that classifies the resources into hierarchical categories and provides application-specific information. We also present an expert evaluation of selected resources and three drug repurposing case studies implemented within the Horizon Europe REMEDi4ALL project to demonstrate the practical use of the resources. This comprehensive Review with expert evaluations and case studies provides guidelines and recommendations on the best use of various in silico resources for drug repurposing and establishes a basis for a sustainable and extendable drug repurposing web catalogue.</p>","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Florian Rieder, Laura E. Nagy, Toby M. Maher, Jörg H. W. Distler, Rafael Kramann, Boris Hinz, Marco Prunotto
{"title":"Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs","authors":"Florian Rieder, Laura E. Nagy, Toby M. Maher, Jörg H. W. Distler, Rafael Kramann, Boris Hinz, Marco Prunotto","doi":"10.1038/s41573-025-01158-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41573-025-01158-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fibrosis is a pathophysiological mechanism involved in chronic and progressive diseases that results in excessive tissue scarring. Diseases associated with fibrosis include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), chronic kidney disease (CKD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), which are collectively responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Although a few drugs with direct antifibrotic activity are approved for pulmonary fibrosis and considerable progress has been made in the understanding of mechanisms of fibrosis, translation of this knowledge into effective therapies continues to be limited and challenging. With the aim of assisting developers of novel antifibrotic drugs, this Review integrates viewpoints of biologists and physician-scientists on core pathways involved in fibrosis across organs, as well as on specific characteristics and approaches to assess therapeutic interventions for fibrotic diseases of the lung, gut, kidney, skin and liver. This discussion is used as a basis to propose strategies to improve the translation of potential antifibrotic therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}