Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Nf-Κb Inhibitors Attenuate Mcao Induced Neurodegeneration And Oxidative Stress—A Reprofiling Approach, Awais Ali, Fawad Ali Shah, Alam Zeb, Imran Malik, Arooj Mohsin Alvi, Lina Tariq Alkury, Sajid Rashid, Ishtiaq Hussain, Najeeb Ullah, Arif Ullah Khan, Phil Ok Koh, Shupeng Li

All Works

© Copyright © 2020 Ali, Shah, Zeb, Malik, Alvi, Alkury, Rashid, Hussain, Ullah, Ullah Khan, Koh and Li. Stroke is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. About 87% of stroke cases are ischemic, which disrupt the physiological activity of the brain, thus leading to a series of complex pathophysiological events. Despite decades of research on neuroprotectants to probe for suitable therapies against ischemic stroke, no successful results have been obtained, and new alternative approaches are urgently required in order to combat this pathological torment. To address these problems, drug repositioning/reprofiling is explored extensively. Drug repurposing aims to identify …