Computational Drug Repurposing Reveals Lopinavir and Ritonavir as Potential Inhibitors of APOL Proteins for Combating Kidney and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Muhammad Ali Raza, Muneer Ahmad, Cui Cheng, Muhammad Waleed Iqbal, Syed Zeeshan Haider, Muhammad Zohaib Nawaz, Xiaolin Shen

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DOI: 10.2174/0113894501494052261006091856
Published: 2026-10-13
Container: Current Drug Targets
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
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@article{allodium:10.2174/0113894501494052261006091856,
  title = {Computational Drug Repurposing Reveals Lopinavir and Ritonavir as Potential Inhibitors of APOL Proteins for Combating Kidney and
Neuropsychiatric Disorders},
  author = {Muhammad Ali Raza and Muneer Ahmad and Cui Cheng and Muhammad Waleed Iqbal and Syed Zeeshan Haider and Muhammad Zohaib Nawaz and Xiaolin Shen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Current Drug Targets},
  doi = {10.2174/0113894501494052261006091856},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2174/0113894501494052261006091856}
}

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Raza, M. A., Ahmad, M., Cheng, C., Iqbal, M. W., Haider, S. Z., Nawaz, M. Z., & Shen, X. (2026). Computational Drug Repurposing Reveals Lopinavir and Ritonavir as Potential Inhibitors of APOL Proteins for Combating Kidney and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Current Drug Targets. https://doi.org/10.2174/0113894501494052261006091856

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