Pharmacophore modeling for antitargets.

abstract：:Multi-drug resistant bacteria are appearing at an alarming rate and impose significant burdens on healthcare systems worldwide. Cationic peptides have shown great promise as broad spectrum antimicrobial agents with a demonstrated ability to kill resistant bacteria, however, issues such as protease susceptibility and t...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hadley EB,Hancock RE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary protein biomarkers and metabolomic markers have been leveraged to detect acute Drug Induced Kidney Injury (DIKI) in rats; however, the utility of these indicators to enable early detection of DIKI in canine models has not been well documented. Therefore, we evaluated temporal changes in biomarkers and metaboli...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Wagoner MP,Yang Y,McDuffie JE,Klapczynski M,Buck W,Cheatham L,Eisinger D,Sace F,Lynch KM,Sonee M,Ma JY,Chen Y,Marshall K,Damour M,Stephen L,Dragan YP,Fikes J,Snook S,Kinter LB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computational assessment of drug metabolism has gained considerable interest in pharmaceutical research. Amongst others, machine learning techniques have been employed to model relationships between the chemical structure of a compound and its metabolic fate. Examples for these techniques, which were originally de...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Fox T,Kriegl JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are the leading causes of death in the world. Surprisingly, these diseases are treated by relatively antiquated drugs. However, due to our improved understanding of the underlying pathology of these diseases, and a number of technological advances in tools for drug di...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Leadley RJ Jr

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerical characterization of molecular structure is a first step in many computational analysis of chemical structure data. These numerical representations, termed descriptors, come in many forms, ranging from simple atom counts and invariants of the molecular graph to distribution of properties, such as charge, acro...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Guha R,Willighagen E

更新日期：2012-01-01 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 low affinity A(2B) adenosine receptor, like any other adenosine receptor subtype, belongs to the super-family of seven transmembrane domain protein-coupled receptors (7TMs GPCR) and is classified by the GPCR database in the family of rhodopsin like receptors (Class A of GPCR). It has been cloned from various speci...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Volpini R,Costanzi S,Vittori S,Cristalli G,Klotz KN

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, there has been a great increase in our understanding of pain mechanisms. Given the complexity of the mechanisms involved in pain modulation, it is surprising that the pharmacological control of pain through the application of relatively simple analgesics can be effective. Nevertheless, the appli...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Mico JA,Berrocoso E,Ortega-Alvaro A,Gibert-Rahola J,Rojas-Corrales MO

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of quantitative structure activity relationships (QSAR) has evolved into an integral tool for pharmaceutical discovery. It is presently an accessible technology, as can be shown by the number papers which are easily found through PubMed literature searches. At one level, QSAR is used routinely and invisibly ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sprous DG,Palmer RK,Swanson JT,Lawless M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoglyceride lipase (MGL) are hydrolytic enzymes which degrade the endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide, AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), respectively. Endocannabinoids are an important class of lipid messenger molecules that ar...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Minkkilä A,Saario S,Nevalainen T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) implies that restoring non-pathological levels or ratios of different amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide species in the brain could prevent the onset or delay the progression of this neurodegenerative disease. In particular, a selective reduction of the longer Abeta(1-42) peptide whi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Beher D

更新日期：2008-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The considerable increase in the incidence of Candida infection in recent times has prompted the use of numerous antifungal agents, which has resulted in the development of resistance towards various antifungal agents. With rising Candida infections, the need for design and development of novel antifungal ag...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Gowda DV,Afrasim M,Meenakshi SI,Manohar M,Hemalatha S,Siddaramaiah H,Sathishbabu P,Rizvi SMD,Hussain T,Kamal MA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a review with 83 references of the application of NMR to the measurement of the dissociation constants of protein-ligand complexes. After briefly discussing some general concepts of molecular stability, the text turns to consider which NMR parameters are reporters of complex formation. The available da...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Fielding L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the cloning of the classical opioid receptors (mu, delta and kappa), the opioid receptor like-1 (ORL-1) was identified as a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) with 65% structure homology to the other members of the opioid family. Its endogenous ligand nociception/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) was discovered shortly the...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Fioravanti B,Vanderah TW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial number of antimicrobial agents target some activity of the bacterial ribosome for inhibition. Mechanistic studies and recent structural investigations of the ribosome have identified the binding sites and presumed mechanism of inhibitory activity for some compounds. A second target for many of these anti...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Champney WS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews recent molecular dynamics simulations of the Alzheimer's amyloid-β protein, the primary component of the amyloid plaques found in the brain of Alzheimer's patients. Different simulation techniques, and their application to the study of monomeric, oligomeric, and fibrillar species is discussed. Thi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Shea JE,Urbanc B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialorrhea or excessive drooling is a significant medical issue in Parkinson's disease (PD) and neurodegenerative disorders, although it is often underreported by patients. Sialorrhea affects a large proportion of PD patients, ranging up to 78% in advanced stages, with many PD patients considering drooling as their wo...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Farber NM,Perez-Lloret S,Gamzu ER

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational toxicity modeling can have significant impact in the drug discovery process, especially when utilized as a sentinel filter for common drug safety liabilities, such as mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and teratogenicity. This review will focus on the strengths and limitations of the current computational mod...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pearl GM,Livingston-Carr S,Durham SK

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Estrogens control a wide number of aspects of human physiology and play a key role in multiple diseases, including cancer. Estrogens act by binding to and activating the cognate receptor (ER), however numerous studies have revealed that the G protein-coupled receptor named GPR30/GPER mediates also estrogen signals. As...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sinicropi MS,Lappano R,Caruso A,Santolla MF,Pisano A,Rosano C,Capasso A,Panno A,Lancelot JC,Rault S,Saturnino C,Maggiolini M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latest microarray-based technologies, including small molecule-, peptide-, protein- and cell-based arrays, and their applications in the field of proteomics are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Chen GY,Uttamchandani M,Lue RY,Lesaicherrea ML,Yao SQ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Telomeres are structurally nucleoprotein complexes at termini of linear chromosomes and essential to chromosome stability/integrity. In normal human cells, telomere length erodes progressively with each round of cell divisions, which serves as an important barrier to uncontrolled proliferation and malignant transforma...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Yuan X,Dai M,Xu D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrating physicochemical, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, ADME, and toxicity assays into drug discovery in order to reduce the attrition rates in clinical development is reviewed. The review is organized around three main decision points used in discovery including hit generation, lead optimization and final can...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Caldwell GW,Yan Z,Tang W,Dasgupta M,Hasting B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we provide an overview of the status of various colchicine derivatives in preclinical development with special focus on their anti-cancer activity. We discuss several groups of compounds that have been designed to differentially bind with specific affinities for tubulin β isotypes, especially in regard t...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Johnson L,Goping IS,Rieger A,Mane JY,Huzil T,Banerjee A,Luduena R,Hassani B,Winter P,Tuszynski JA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocytes and lung structural cells contribute to the pathophysiology of asthma through the production of numerous mediators including serine proteases. Such proteases include mast cell tryptase and chymase; neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G and myeloblastin (proteinase 3); bronchial epithelial cell-derived transmembr...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Guay C,Laviolette M,Tremblay GM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a multifactorial disease including interactions of complex genetic and environmental factors. Clinical efficacy of anticancer chemotherapies is hampered by various factors including multidrug resistance (MDR). There is a strong need to discover more potent novel cancer drugs to kill cancer cells selectively....

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kucuksayan E,Ozben T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidative stress that is associated with the abnormal level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered to be involved in the carcinogenesis process. The antioxidative defense system in the living organism regulates the toxic impact of ROS and there is strong evidence that the antioxidants prevent carcinogenesi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Milaeva ER

更新日期：2011-01-01 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