Description
Doxycyclineisatetracyclineantibioticthatexhibitsanti-parasitic,anti-helminthic,anti-inflammatory,anticancer,andanti-metastaticactivities.Doxycyclineexertsitsantibacterialactivitythroughbinding16SrRNAofthebacterial30Sribosome,preventingbindingofaminoacyl-tRNAtotheribosomalAsite,inhibitingtranslation.Doxycyclinealsoinhibitsmatrixmetalloproteinases(MMPs).Doxycyclinedisplaysslowantimalarialbenefit,inhibitingexpressionoftheapicoplastgenomeandinducinglossoffunctioninparasites.ThiscompoundinhibitsWolbachiaendosymbiontsfromWucheria,inducingsterilizationandinhibitinggrowth.Doxycyclineimprovespulmonaryfunctionandparametersofchronicobstructivepulmonarysyndrome(COPD)inclinicalsettings.Additionally,doxycyclineinhibitsmigrationandproliferationofbreastadenocarcinomacells.Doxycyclinealsoattenuatesthedevelopmentofcardiachypertrophyinvivoanddisplaysanti-allergicandanti-asthmabenefits,suppressingactivationofIgEandupregulatingexpressionofIL-2.
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