Quantitative prediction of glucuronidation in humans using the in vitro- in vivo extrapolation approach.

abstract：:Thematic Analysis™ is a chemogenomic tool which has been developed and used to aid the process of GPCR drug discovery. This review covers the scientific rationale behind the development of this tool and provides examples of the successful application of the chemogenomic method in both hit finding and hit to lead stage...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Crossley R,Macritchie JA,Slater MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of functionally important biological processes are regulated by allosteric communication within individual proteins and across protein complexes. The proteins controlling these communication networks respond to changes in the cellular environment by switching between different conformational states. Targe...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Persico M,Di Dato A,Orteca N,Fattorusso C,Novellino E,Andreoli M,Ferlini C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical versatility of the indole nucleus still inspires the pharmaceutical research to develop innovative suitable indole based drugs. The present work is an overview of the use and application of indole molecule based derivatives, as possible treatment in the main Oxidative Stress related diseases, such as card...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Aiello F,Valacchi G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticancer drug screening can accelerate drug discovery to save the lives of cancer patients, but cancer heterogeneity makes this screening challenging. The prediction of anticancer drug sensitivity is useful for anticancer drug development and the identification of biomarkers of drug sensitivity. Deep learning, as a ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tan X,Yu Y,Duan K,Zhang J,Sun P,Sun H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four compounds (isoquercitrin, myricetin-3-O-glucoside, catechin and gallocatechin) were isolated from lyophilized aqueous extract of Schizolobium parahyba leaves by chromatography on Sephadex LH-20, followed by semipreparative HPLC using a C-18 column, and identified by 1H and 13C NMR. The compounds were then, tested...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： F Vale LH,Mendes MM,Fernandes RS,Costa TR,S Hage-Melim LI,A Sousa M,Hamaguchi A,Homsi-Brandeburgo MI,Franca SC,Silva CH,Pereira PS,Soares AM,Rodrigues VM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent times, the novel concept of generating hybrid molecules by pharmacophoric hybridisation approach is fast becoming an alternative to other existing strategies of drug development. These hybrids also known as 'dual drugs' or 'double drugs' are especially found to be effective in overcoming drug resistance prob...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Manohar S,Tripathi M,Rawat DS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition metal complexes with terpyridine ligands have attracted a widespread interest with respect to biomedical applications: [(tpy)PtCl]Cl and [(tpy)RuCl(3)] are potent anti-tumor agents with activities comparable to those of cisplatin and carboplatin. The Ru(II) complexes feature a high potential as reactive pro...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Winter A,Gottschaldt M,Newkome GR,Schubert US

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For successful drug discovery it is important to understand the fundamentals of the underlying causes and consequences of the diseases for which the drug is being developed. One such physiological process in eukaryotic cells is protein phosphorylation, which is the main post-translational modification of proteins resp...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bhalla N,Estrela P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first proteolytic step in the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) to amyloid-beta (Abeta) in the brain is performed by beta-site APP cleaving enzyme (BACE1). This enzyme is a membrane bound aspartic protease with high homology of the catalytic domain to renin and pepsin and of yet unknown physiologic fun...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Roggo S

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:Our understanding of glutamatergic transmission in the central nervous system has been greatly expanded with the discovery and investigation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor family. Complementing the ionotropic glutamate-gated ion channels, these G-protein coupled receptors play critical roles in neuronal and gl...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Niswender CM,Jones CK,Conn PJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olefin metathesis has rapidly established itself as an essential tool in the synthetic chemist's armoury. The ease of operation and functional group tolerance that is obtained with the modern generation of catalysts makes the use of metathesis an extremely attractive option when preparing medicinally interesting molec...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Martin WH,Blechert S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma glucose is continuously filtered through the glomerulus and then is reabsorbed via the transcellular transport system of proximal tubules in the kidney. The glucose reabsorption system in the kidney is mediated by sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters (SGLTs). Most of filtered glucose is reabsorbed by the low...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Nomura S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high sequence and structural homology among the hsp90 paralogs - Hsp90α, Hsp90β, Grp94, and Trap-1 - has made the development of paralog-specific inhibitors a challenging proposition. OBJECTIVE:This review surveys the state of developments in structural analysis, compound screening, and structure-based ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Gewirth DT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the role of nuclear receptors in the regulation of genes involved in cholesterol transport and synthetic modulators of these receptors. Increasing the efflux of cholesterol from peripheral cells, such as lipid-laden macrophages, through a process called reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) require...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pelton PD,Patel M,Demarest KT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are fatal neurodegenerative disorders associated with the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein, PrP(C), into a pathological form known as prion or PrP(Sc). They can be classified into sporadic, inherited and infectious forms. Spontan...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Biljan I,Ilc G,Giachin G,Legname G,Plavec J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomoniasis, one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections worldwide, is caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. The pathogen colonizes the human urogenital tract, and the infection is associated with complications such as adverse pregnancy outcomes, cervical cancer, and an increase in HIV ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ferla M,Tasca T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atomic determination of the acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP), a molluscan cholinergic protein, homologous to the amino-terminal extracellular domain of nicotinic receptors (nAChRs), offers opportunities for the modeling of the acetylcholine binding site and its ligands. Recently, we constructed three-dimensio...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Grutter T,Le Novère N,Changeux JP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of gene expression are regulated by histone acetylases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs) that control the acetylation state of lysine side chains of the histone proteins of chromatin. The catalytic activity of these two enzymes remodels chromatin to control gene expression without altering gene sequ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Wiech NL,Fisher JF,Helquist P,Wiest O

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodiola as one of traditional medicines has been used for clinical treatments due to its strong antioxidant properties. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, phenylethanol/benzyl alcohol derivatives, cyanogenic glycosides and terpenoids. The bioactive compounds had been demonst...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Li Y,Wu J,Shi R,Li N,Xu Z,Sun M

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Over activation of the NMDA receptor complex has been implicated in a number of neurological conditions. The use of NMDA antagonists as therapeutic agents has been limited by serious cognitive and motor side effects. Significant efforts have been reported in the development of NR2B subtype-selective antagonists, which...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Layton ME,Kelly MJ 3rd,Rodzinak KJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the first stable tachysterol analogs, 14-epi-19-nortachysterol and its 2-substituted derivatives were synthesized using the Stille coupling reaction between the A-ring precursor (three vinylstannanes) and the CD-ring vinyl trifrate. Among them, the 2-methylidene group was hydrogenated with Wilkinson's catalyst regi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sawada D,Kittaka A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures are one of the most common neurological disorders in clinical medicine. Triggering mechanisms by which seizures form remain unclear, but are related to a rapid change in ionic composition, including an increase of intracellular potassium concentration and pH shifts within the brain. pH buffering of extra- and...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Thiry A,Dogné JM,Supuran CT,Masereel B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the chemistry and biological properties of non-nucleoside N-glycosidic compounds has gathered pace over the past several years; the occurrence of the N-glycoside moiety in glycoproteins and a range of active natural products has prompted the synthesis of a diverse spectrum of related materials with promisi...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Norris P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells alter their metabolism to support the uninterrupted supply of biosynthetic molecules required for continuous proliferation. Glucose metabolism is frequently reprogrammed in several tumors in addition to fatty acid, amino acid and glutamine metabolism. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase (PDK) is a gatekeeper en...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sradhanjali S,Reddy MM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects about 400 million people worldwide. The development of nucleoside analogs that inhibit HBV polymerase provides an important approach for treating HBV infection. The approval of lamivudine, adefovir and entecavir represents a cornerstone of hepatitis B therapy. However,...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhou XX,Littler E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric Oxide (NO) is widely recognized as an important messenger and effector molecule in a variety of biological systems. There is strong evidence from animal models that elevated or lowered NO levels are associated with a variety of pathological states. In nature, NO is synthesised from the amino acid l-arginine by ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tinker AC,Wallace AV

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Fluorine-18 ((18)F, beta(+); 96.7%, T(1/2)=109.8 min) is of considerable importance for developing positron emission tomography (PET) ligands for imaging receptor, enzyme, gene expression etc. in brain, tumor, myocardium and other regions or organs due to its optimal decay characteristics. To synthesize (18)F-labeled ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang MR,Suzuki K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00