Sentences with phrase «mebendazole for»

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In a previous paper published in ecancermedicalscience, the ReDO researchers examined the anti-cancer properties of the drug mebendazole, an over-the-counter treatment currently used for threadworm.

Janssen GPH will also prioritise work with the International Partnership for Microbicides developing the investigational drug dapivirine for use as a monthly vaginal microbicidal ring designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV and continue its pact with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative for the preclinical research of a reformulated form of flubendazole for lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and onchocerciasis (river blindness), Janssen GPH is also developing a new, chewable formulation of Vermox (mebendazole) that will facilitate treatment of intestinal worms in younger children.

Dosing of mebendazole of 30 - 87 mg / kg / day in humans resulted in plasma levels of 120 -218 nM (260 nM for continuous administration) with coefficients of variation ranging from 27 to 72 %.

In human cells, mebendazole suppressed the formation of the primary cilium, a microtubule - based organelle that functions as a signaling hub for Hh pathway activation.

Anticancer activities of anthelminthics were reported for mebendazole by Mukhopadhyay et al. in 2002, for pyrvinium pamoate (PPAM) by Esumi et al. in 2004 and for niclosamide by Wang et al. in 2009, respectively [8 - 10].