The impact of computer science in molecular medicine: enabling high-throughput research.

abstract：:The Rho family small GTPases of the Ras superfamily play key roles in regulating diverse signaling pathways that control a myriad of fundamental cellular processes such as cytoskeletal dynamics, cell cycle progression, gene expression, cell polarity, migration and cell transformation. The Rho GTPases cycle between an ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ding F,Yin Z,Wang HR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review the conformational studies of natural enkephalins (H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-OH; the [Met(5)]enkephalin and H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH; the [Leu(5)]enkephalin), their acyclic and cyclic analogues, including those carried out in our laboratory, performed by experimental and theoretical methods and their combin...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Malicka J,Czaplewski C,Groth M,Wiczk W,Oldziej S,Lankiewicz L,Ciarkowski J,Liwo A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) are the only class of antivirals in clinical use against influenza virus approved worldwide. However, approximately 1-3% of circulating strains present resistance mutations to oseltamivir (OST), the most used NAI. Therefore, it is important to catalogue new molecules to inhibi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： de Freitas CS,Rocha MEN,Sacramento CQ,Marttorelli A,Ferreira AC,Rocha N,de Oliveira AC,de Oliveira Gomes AM,Dos Santos PS,da Silva EO,da Costa JP,de Lima Moreira D,Bozza PT,Silva JL,Barroso SPC,Souza TML

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kynurenic acid (KYNA), one of the metabolites belonging to the kynurenine pathway, has been described as an important neuroprotective compound, its unbalancing being associated with several pathological conditions. In human brain, the majority of KYNA production is sustained by kynurenine aminotransferase II (KAT II)....

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Casazza V,Rossi F,Rizzi M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic peptide scaffolds are key components of signal transduction pathways in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms since they act as chemical messengers that activate or inhibit specific cognate receptors. In prokaryotic organisms these peptides are utilized in non-essential pathways, such as quorum sensing, tha...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Mull RW,Harrington A,Sanchez LA,Tal-Gan Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) establish the first line of host defense mechanism against invading microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. In recent years, emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance bacterial pathogens have dawn considerable interest in investigations of AMPs. The ability of...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bhattacharjya S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has shown that chemokine receptors may form functional dimers with unique pharmacological profiles. A common practice to characterize such G protein-coupled receptor dimerization processes is to apply bivalent ligands as chemical probes which can interact with both receptors simultaneously. Current...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Arnatt CK,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In last decades, diet and dietary components have been regarded as important strategies to prevent the development or mitigate numerous chronic diseases, including inflammation, cardiovascular pathologies, cancer, etc. One of the most common dietary components of Asian population is soy. A plethora of research shows t...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Nabavi SF,Daglia M,Tundis R,Loizzo MR,Sobarzo-Sanchez E,Orhan IE,Nabavi SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of computational tools for the prediction of passive transport is reviewed with particular reference to four diverse approaches: the rule-of-5, polar surface area, Volsurf and Abraham's General Solvation Equation. To illustrate the current state of the art, several examples of the application of in sil...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Clark DE,Grootenhuis PD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Computational modelling may help us to detect the more important factors governing this process in order to optimize it. BACKGROUND:The generation of hazardous organic waste in teaching and research laboratories poses a big problem that universities have to manage. METHODS:In this work, we report on the experime...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Montes-Bageneta I,Akesolo U,López S,Merino M,Anakabe E,Arrasate S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have recently emerged as key elements in epigenetic control of gene expression. Due to the implication of HDACs in a variety of diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative disorder, HDAC inhibitors have received increased attention in recent years. Over the last few decades, a myriad...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kim B,Hong J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-activity relationships of a 4-aminoquinoline MCH-1R antagonist lead series were explored by synthesis of analogs with modifications at the 2-, 4- and 6-positions of the original HTS hit. Improvements to the original screening lead were made by addition of lipophilic groups at the 2-position and biphenyl, cyc...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： DeVita RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is a metabolic disease characterized by a chronic increase in glycemia that promotes several long-term complications and high mortality. Some enzymes involved in glycaemic control, such as α -(1,4)-glucosidase, have now been established as novel pharmacological targets. Coumarins have s...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Figueroa-Benavides C,Matos MJ,Peñaloza-Amion M,Veas R,Valenzuela-Barra G,Zapata G,Delogu G,Uriarte E,Santana L,Olea-Azar C,Delporte C

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Penile erection is a complex physiologic event resulting from the interactions of the nervous system on a highly specialized vascular organ. Activation of central nervous system melanocortinergic (MC) receptors with either endogenous or synthetic melanotropic ligands may initiate and/or facilitate spontaneous penile e...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： King SH,Mayorov AV,Balse-Srinivasan P,Hruby VJ,Vanderah TW,Wessells H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the production of autoantibodies directed against specific organs of own organism. Additional common traits of autoimmune diseases are chronic inflammation due to generation of inflammatory mediators, and disorders of redox processes. The pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases is ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tomczynska M,Bijak M,Saluk J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The H(3) histamine receptor is expressed in many brain regions, including those involved in sleep/wake regulation and cognitive functions. Inhibition of the H(3) receptor leads to increased release of multiple neurotransmitters in these regions, making this receptor an ideal target for the potential enhancement of aro...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Raddatz R,Tao M,Hudkins RL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine transporter (DAT) is a target for the development of pharmacotherapies for a number of central disorders including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, depression, and stimulant abuse as...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Runyon SP,Carroll FI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanotechnology is revolutionizing the development of different branches of science. The investigation of nanomaterials in the battle against cancer is not an exception. The main goal of this contribution is to bring an overview about the types of organic and inorganic nanomaterials that are under investigation for its...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sanchez-Dominguez CN,Gallardo-Blanco HL,Rodriguez-Rodriguez AA,Vela-Gonzalez AV,Sanchez-Dominguez M

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Core histone acetylation is a key prerequisite for chromatin decondensation and plays a pivotal role in regulation of chromatin structure, function and dynamics. The addition of acetyl groups disturbs histone/DNA interactions in the nucleosome and alters histone/histone interactions in the same or adjacent nucleosomes...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Koprinarova M,Schnekenburger M,Diederich M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria to drugs is recognized as a major cause of the increasing number of deaths in hospitals. Killing these bacteria require multiple expensive drugs that can have side effects. Metal nanoparticles may provide a new strategy to combat them. Due the antimicrobial and antiviral prope...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Oktar FN,Yetmez M,Ficai D,Ficai A,Dumitru F,Pica A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The first-ever World Chagas Disease Day, celebrated in April 14, 2020, is a key initiative to raise awareness of the impact of this neglected tropical disease (NTD). This landmark comes along with the first World NTD Day and the new WHO Road Map on NTDs for 2021-2030. ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ferreira LLG,Andricopulo AD

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Variable selection is a procedure used to select the most important features to obtain as much information as possible from a reduced amount of features. The selection stage is crucial. The subsequent design of a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model (regression or discriminant) would lead to poor ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： González MP,Terán C,Saíz-Urra L,Teijeira M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is involved in the phosphorylation and inactivation of glycogen synthase. GSK-3 inhibitors have been associated with a variety of diseases, including Alzheimer´s disease (AD), diabetes type II, neurologic disorders, and cancer. The inhibition of GSK-3β isoforms is likely to...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Francisco CS,Javarini CL,de S Barcelos I,Morais PAB,de Paula H,de S Borges W,Neto ÁC,Lacerda V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machine learning (ML) computational methods for predicting compounds with pharmacological activity, specific pharmacodynamic and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity) properties are being increasingly applied in drug discovery and evaluation. Recently, machine learning techniques such as...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Dobchev DA,Pillai GG,Karelson M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00