Abstract
D&MD's Novel Targets in Drug Discovery report provides an overview of the concept of drug targets, and discusses their place in modern drug discovery. The report looks at the role of technologies such as genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics in target identification, as well as describing the downstream processes such as target validation, lead discovery, lead optimization and clinical development. It also discusses the various types of drug targets using specific examples where appropriate and provides an overview of novel targets currently moving through advanced clinical trials
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 2: DRUG DISCOVERY IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY
- The Basis of Inheritance
- The Genetic Code
- Biotechnology
- The Human Genome Project
- Celera Enters the Race
- The Major Findings
- Implications for Drug Discovery
- Functional Genomics
- Knockouts
- Antisense
- RNA Interference
- Transgenics
- Limitations of Gene-modified Animal Models
- DNA Microarrays
- Target Identification
- Target Validation
- Lead Discovery
- Lead Optimization
- Proteomics
- Preclinical Development
- Clinical Development
CHAPTER 3: DRUG DISCOVERY IN THE POST-GENOMIC ERA
- 'Traditional' Drug Discovery
- The Promise of Genomics
- Genomics and Drug Discovery
- Unresolved Issues
- Reductionism Criticized
- Target Identification
- Discovery Screens
- How Many Targets?
- The Druggable Genome
- Implications for Drug Discovery
- The Importance of Druggability
- Predicting Druggability
- Artificial Intelligence
CHAPTER 4: THE NATURE OF DRUG TARGETS
- Nuclear Receptors
- Estrogen Receptors
- Retinoid Receptors
- Vitamin D Receptors
- Glucocorticoid Receptors
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors
- Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors
- Liver X Receptors
- Enzymes
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Ion channels
- Receptors
- G proteins
- Tyrosine Kinase Receptors
- Hormones and Factors
- Recent Novel Drug Targets
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 6: COMPANY PROFILES
- Aerovance
- Alliance Pharmaceutical
- Cara Therapeutics
- deCODE Genetics
- Elbion
- Genfit
- Nutra Pharma
- Prestwick Pharmaceuticals
- Solbec Pharmaceuticals
- Somaxon
APPENDIX 1: DRUGGABILITY STUDIES
- Other Approaches
APPENDIX 2: RECEPTOR FAMILIES
- Receptor Families
- Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors
- Adenosine Receptors
- Adrenergic Receptors
- Angiotensin Receptors
- Cannabinoid Receptors
- Chemokine Receptors
- Cholecystokinin Receptors
- Dopamine Receptors
- Endothelin Receptors
- γ-aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Receptors
- Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
- Glucagon Receptors
- Histamine Receptors
- 5-hydroxytryptamine Receptors
- Leukotriene Receptors
- Melanocortin Receptors
- Melatonin Receptors
- Neuropeptide Y Receptors
- P2Y Receptors
- Opioid Receptors
- Prostanoid Receptors
- Somatostatin Receptors
- Urotensin Receptors
- VIP and PACAP Receptors
APPENDIX 3: REFERENCES
TABLE OF EXHIBITS
- Exhibit 1.1 Traditional Routes of New Drug Discovery
- Exhibit 1.2 Examples of Ligands Using Various Second Messenger Systems
- Exhibit 1.3 cAMP as a Second Messenger
- Exhibit 2.1 Composition of Nucleic Acids
- Exhibit 2.2 Gene Expression
- Exhibit 2.3 The Central Dogma of Biology
- Exhibit 2.4 What Sequencing the Human Genome Does Not Reveal
- Exhibit 2.5 The Drug Discovery Process
- Exhibit 3.1 Blockbusters whose Success was not Anticipated at the Time of Selection
- Exhibit 3.2 The Biochemical Classes of Therapeutic Drug Targets
- Exhibit 3.3 Number of Potential Drug Targets
- Exhibit 4.1 Typical Concentrations of Ions Inside and Outside the Cell
- Exhibit 4.2 Hormones and Factors used as Drug Targets
- Exhibit 4.3 Distribution of Novel Drug Targets (2004 - 2006)
- Exhibit 4.4 Novel Targets under Development (January 2004 to November 2006)
- Exhibit 4.5 High Potential Drug Development Projects
- Exhibit 4.6 High Potential Development Projects involving Novel Targets
- Exhibit 4.7 Target Involvement of High Potential Projects
- Exhibit 4.8 Large Company Target Involvement
- Exhibit 5.1 Total Market Size Distribution
- Exhibit App2.1 Pharmaceutical Research Involving Dopamine Receptors
- Exhibit App2.2 Classification of 5-HT Receptors
