Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs): Mechanistic Insights Against Microbial Infections

摘要

Background: Infections are one of the leading causes of death worldwide and currently available treatments remain unsatisfactory due to rise in the cases of antimicrobial resistance. Thus, there is a need for the development of new drugs with different mechanisms of action. However, the development of new antimicrobials agents is a long and expensive process. Hence, most of the pharmaceutical companies are looking forward to repurposing the already available drugs against microbial infections.