Aminoquinoline melanin-concentrating hormone 1-receptor (MCH1-R) antagonists.

abstract：:The connection of microbial biosynthetic gene clusters to the small molecule metabolites they encode is central to the discovery and characterization of new metabolic pathways with ecological and pharmacological potential. With increasing microbial genome sequence information being deposited into publicly available da...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Trautman EP,Crawford JM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a modern medical condition characterized by central obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. The beneficial effects of mushrooms in lowering the symptoms of MS were known from both traditional and conventional medicine. Edible mushrooms, their extracts, polysaccharide ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kundaković T,Kolundžić M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative diseases are becoming more common with increasing life expectancy of the human population. The 20th century faced a progressive demographic change in the industrialized world, followed by identical trends in population aging in Asia, Africa, and Middle and South America. A significant increase in chronic ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Delogu GL,Matos MJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine ion channel receptors (nAChRs) exist as several subtypes and are involved in a variety of functions and disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The lack of reliable information on the 3D structure of nAChRs prompted us to focus effor...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Nicolotti O,Altomare C,Pellegrini-Calace M,Carotti A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) (EC 3.4.14.5) is а member of the broad class of hydrolytic enzymes which is responsible for degradation of the incretin peptide hormones regulating blood glucose levels. In this article we review the literature on natural and synthetic DPP-IV inhibitors, focusing their chemical structu...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Smelcerovic A,Miljkovic F,Kolarevic A,Lazarevic J,Djordjevic A,Kocic G,Anderluh M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on the GDNF family of neurotrophic factors as a potential new class of therapeutics for neuropathic pain, with a particular emphasis on the ligands, artemin and GDNF. In vivo activity of the ligands, expression of ligands and receptors after peripheral nerve injury, and modulation of nerve injury-...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sah DW,Ossipov MH,Rossomando A,Silvian L,Porreca F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IkappaB kinases (IKKs) are essential components of the signaling pathway by which the NF-kappaB p50/RelA transcription factor is activated in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and tumor necrosis factor (TNFalpha). NF-kappaB signaling results in the expression of numerous genes i...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bamborough P,Callahan JF,Christopher JA,Kerns JK,Liddle J,Miller DD,Morse MA,Rumsey WL,Williamson R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, a limited number of strategies exist for diagnostic imaging of patients with bacterial infection. While radiolabeled probes and white blood cells provide robust solutions to detect bacteria in humans, they also give false positives in cases of sterile inflammation. With the onset of bacterial drug resistan...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sasser TA,Van Avermaete AE,White A,Chapman S,Johnson JR,Van Avermaete T,Gammon ST,Leevy WM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemoinformatics has several applications in the field of drug design, helping to identify new compounds against a range of ailments. Among these are Leishmaniasis, effective treatments for which are currently limited. OBJECTIVE:To construct new indole 2-aminothiophene molecules using computational tools an...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Félix MB,de Araújo RSA,Barros RPC,de Simone CA,Rodrigues RRL,de Lima Nunes TA,da Franca Rodrigues KA,Junior FJBM,Muratov E,Scotti L,Scotti MT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review reports the recent advances in chlorotoxin (CTX)-targeted nanoparticles (NPs) for imaging and therapy of glioma. CTX has been identified as a targeting ligand to specifically bind to glioma. Through different conjugation approaches, CTX can be conjugated onto iron oxide NPs, quantum dots, and rare-earth up...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhao L,Shi X,Zhao J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neglected diseases comprise a number of infectious diseases historically endemic to low- and middle-income countries, though recently they have spread to high-income countries due to human migrations. In the past, pharmaceutical companies have shown hesitant to invest in these health conditions, due to the limited ret...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bellera CL,Sbaraglini ML,Talevi A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) has been recently proposed as the main enzymatic activity responsible for the in vivo hydrolysis of the most abundant endocannabinoid in the brain, the 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). The endocannabinoids, mainly anandamide (AEA) and 2-AG, are a class of lipid messengers that modulate a b...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Viso A,Cisneros JA,Ortega-Gutiérrez S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) cation channels participate in several processes of vital importance in cell and organism physiology, and have been demonstrated to participate in the detection of sensory stimuli. The thermo TRP's reviewed: TRPV1 (vanilloid 1), TRPM8 (melastatin 8) and TRPA1 (ankyrin-like 1) are kno...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Nieto-Posadas A,Jara-Oseguera A,Rosenbaum T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major neurotransmitter, L-Glutamate must be stored, transported and received, and these processes are mediated by proteins that bind this simple yet essential amino acid. Detailed evidence continues to emerge on the structure of Glu binding proteins, which includes both receptors and transporters. It appears that re...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Natale NR,Magnusson KR,Nelson JK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally the role of sexual steroid hormones was focused primarily on reproductive organs: the breast, female reproductive tract (uterus, mammary gland, and ovary), and male reproductive tract (testes, epididymis and prostate), however our current understanding of tissue-specific effects of sex steroids has eluci...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Morimoto S,Jiménez-Trejo F,Cerbón M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyphenols are organic compounds widely found in plants and possess many diverse biological activities. In the current study, eleven polyphenolic compounds [rutin (1), trans-ferulic acid (2), epigallaocatechin gallate (3), fumaric acid (4), chlorogenic acid (5), gallic acid (6), trans-resveratrol (7), propy...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Rauf A,Orhan IE,Ertas A,Temel H,Hadda TB,Saleem M,Raza M,Khan H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As master regulators of lipid metabolism the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) family controls a wide variety of cellular processes, and thus it is not surprising that a large effort has focussed on discovering agents to pharmacologically modulate activity of these receptors. Early generation PPAR liga...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Etgen GJ,Mantlo N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of acetyl- (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitors belongs to viable strategies for the treatment of dementia and other diseases related to decrease in cholinergic neurotransmission. OBJECTIVE:That is why we designed twenty-two analogues of a dual AChEBuChE salicylanilide inhibitor, ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Krátký M,Jaklová K,Štěpánková Š,Svrčková K,Pflégr V,Vinšová J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs with poor lipid and water solubility are some of the most challenging to formulate in nanocarriers, typically resulting in low encapsulation efficiencies and uncontrolled release profiles. PEGylated nanocapsules (PEG-NC) are known for their amenability to diverse modifications that allow the formation of domains...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hervella P,Alonso-Sande M,Ledo F,Lucero ML,Alonso MJ,Garcia-Fuentes M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Target-Related Affinity Profiling (TRAP) is a computational drug discovery technology that is based on 'affinity fingerprints', which are molecular descriptors derived from the protein binding preferences of small molecules. The underlying concepts of TRAP are reviewed. Affinity fingerprints are compared to molecular ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Beroza P,Damodaran K,Lum RT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the androgen receptor has the potential to be an effective treatment for hypogonadism, andropause, and associated conditions such as sarcopenia, osteoporosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and sexual dysfunction. Side effects associated with classical anabolic steroid treatments have driven the quest for...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cadilla R,Turnbull P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The invading microbial pathogens are controlled by the rapid and effective innate immune responses sequentially formation of the long-lasting adaptive memories. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a vital role in innate and adaptive immune response by function as a bridge to modulate the immune response. Further, genetic ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Xu Q,Zhu G,Li J,Cheng K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells rely on several transition metals to regulate a wide range of metabolic and signaling functions. The diversity and efficiency of their physiological functions are derived from atomic properties that are specific to transition metals, most notably an incomplete inner valence subshell. These properties impart upon...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hamai D,Bondy SC,Becaria A,Campbell A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder. A leading hypothesis is that SZ is a brain dysconnection syndrome, involving abnormal interactions between widespread brain networks. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) is a powerful tool to explore the dysconnectivity of brain network...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Yu Q,Allen EA,Sui J,Arbabshirani MR,Pearlson G,Calhoun VD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although water molecules are small and only consist of two different atom types, they play various roles in cellular systems. This review discusses their influence on the binding process between biomacromolecular targets and small molecule ligands and how this influence can be modeled in computational drug design appr...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： de Beer SB,Vermeulen NP,Oostenbrink C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors constitute a novel and growing class of anticancer agents that function by altering intracellular patterns of histone acetylation, the so-called epigenetic "histone code," thereby producing changes in cell cycle arrest, differentiation, and/or apoptosis in tumor cells. This overvi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Moradei O,Vaisburg A,Martell RE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic limitations affect drug bioavailability determining the loss or the reduction of the pharmacological effects. The Gastro Intestinal tract (GI) and the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) are the most important restrictive and selective physiological lines of defense of the organism. Although several parameters s...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Colabufo NA,Berardi F,Contino M,Niso M,Perrone R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low drug productivity has been a significant problem of the pharmaceutical industry for several decades even though numerous novel technologies were introduced during this period. Currently pharmacologic dogma, "single drug, single target, single disease", is at the root of the lack of drug productivity. From a system...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ye H,Wei J,Tang K,Feuers R,Hong H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post translational modification (PTM) is one of the critical levels in regulation of gene expression that determines the fate of proteins after translation in eukaryotic cells. Since the detection of PTM sites in proteins is useful for diagnosis and prevention of diseases, numerous web-tool predictors are introduced t...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Mohabatkar H,Rabiei P,Alamdaran M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a motor dysfunction that has been widely studied but many of the reports on commercial drugs for the treatment of this disease have afforded some undesirable side effects that generate an extensive and unviable treatment by economic costs and due to the bioavailability of the assayed compounds. ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Fazel Nabavi S,Uriarte E,Rastrelli L,Modak B,Sobarzo-Sánchez E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00