Insights on how the Mycobacterium tuberculosis heme uptake pathway can be used as a drug target.

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial syndrome, for which effective cures are urgently needed. Seeking for enhanced therapeutic efficacy, multitarget drugs have been increasingly sought after over the last decades. They offer the attractive prospect of tackling intricate network effects, but with the benefits of a s...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Rosini M,Simoni E,Caporaso R,Minarini A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a major devastating disease, and is a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the progress in cancer treatment, cancer mortality rate remains high. Therefore, the discovery and development of improved anticancer drugs to treat cancer are needed. 4H-chromenes have strong cytotoxicity against a panel of huma...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Patil SA,Patil R,Pfeffer LM,Miller DD

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although activity has been reported in vivo, free nucleic acid-based drugs are rapidly degraded and cleared following systemic administration. To address these challenges and improve the potency and bioavailability of genetic drugs, significant efforts have been made to develop effective delivery systems of which lipi...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Lin PJ,Tam YK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a more effective mucoadhesive thiomer for buccal drug-delivery systems. METHODS:2-iminothiolane was covalently attached to a chitosan backbone. A preactivation step followed, mediated by 6,6´dithionicotinamide, thiol groups were modified by disulfide b...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Laffleur F,Shahnaz G,Islambulchilar Z,Bernkop-Schnürch A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the current decade, data on the post-translational hydroxylation of specific amino acid residues of some ribosomal proteins and translation factors in both eukaryotes and eubacteria have accumulated. The reaction is catalyzed by dedicated oxygenases (so-called ribosomal oxygenases), whose action is impaired und...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Graifer D,Malygin A,Karpova G

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Endomorphins, the endogenous ligands of the µ-opioid receptor, are attractive candidates for opioid-based pain-relieving agents. These tetrapeptides, with their remarkable affinity for the µ-opioid receptor, display favorable antinociceptive activity when injected directly into the brain of experimental animals. Howev...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Janecka A,Gentilucci L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the wealth of information available for the reverse transcriptase (RT)-associated ribonuclease H (RNaseH) domain of lentiviruses, gammaretroviruses and long terminal repeat containing retrotransposons, exploiting this information in the form of an RNaseH inhibitor with high specificity and low cellular toxicit...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Corona A,Masaoka T,Tocco G,Tramontano E,Le Grice SF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As has been widely reviewed elsewhere, the pharmaceutical industry is experiencing an 'innovation deficit' as evidenced by the decline in new chemical entity output. This decline, compounded by increased costs and regulatory requirements highlights the need to significantly revise strategic options across the drug-dis...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Robertson GM,Mayr LM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphical abstract [Formula: see text]. ...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Choudhary S,Silakari O

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The assumption in scaffold hopping is that changing the scaffold does not change the binding mode and the same structure-activity relationships (SARs) are seen for substituents decorating each scaffold. Results/methodology: We present the use of matched series analysis, an extension of matched molecular pair analys...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Hunt P,Segall M,O'Boyle N,Sayle R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The orphan drug auranofin was recently found to exhibit antimicrobial properties. Materials & methods: We explored the efficacy of auranofin by evaluating the minimal inhibitory concentration against a collection of over 500 clinical isolates derived from multiple institutions, inclusive of drug resistant strains...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Tharmalingam N,Ribeiro NQ,da Silva DL,Naik MT,Cruz LI,Kim W,Shen S,Dos Santos JD,Ezikovich K,D'Agata EM,Mylonakis E,Fuchs BB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More research effort needs to be invested in antimicrobial drug development to address the increasing threat of multidrug-resistant organisms. The enzyme DHPS has been a validated drug target for over 70 years as the target for the highly successful sulfa drugs. The use of sulfa drugs has been compromised by the wides...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Hammoudeh DI,Zhao Y,White SW,Lee RE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic and thermodynamic ligand-protein binding parameters are gaining growing importance as key information to consider in drug discovery. The determination of the molecular structures, using particularly x-ray and NMR techniques, is crucial for understanding how a ligand recognizes its target in the final binding c...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Deganutti G,Moro S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, the polysaccharide antitumor research is focused on how to further improve the antitumor activity of polysaccharides. The structural modification of polysaccharides can enhance their antitumor activity to a certain extent. The antitumor mechanisms of polysaccharide derivatives mainly contain the inducing a...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Huang G,Huang H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]; n = 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10) are a family of macrocycles made from the acid-catalyzed condensation of glycoluril and formaldehyde. RESULTS:The synthesis of CB[n] using microwave radiation has been examined and the effect of acid type, reaction time and temperature on the distribution of pr...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Wheate NJ,Patel N,Sutcliffe OB

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New antibacterials that modulate less explored targets are needed to fight the emerging bacterial resistance. DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV are attractive targets in this search. These are both type II topoisomerases that can cleave both DNA strands, and can thus alter DNA topology during replication or similar proc...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Barančoková M,Kikelj D,Ilaš J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and is resistant to most antibiotics. With therapeutic options against P. aeruginosa dwindling, and the lack of new antibiotics in advanced developmental stages, strategies for preserving the effectiveness of current antibiotics are urgently req...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Lamers RP,Burrows LL

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EGFR is one of the most popular targets for anticancer therapies and many drugs, such as erlotinib and gefitinib, have got enormous success in clinical treatments of cancer in past decade. However, the efficacy of these agents is often limited because of the quick emergence of drug resistance. Fundamental structur...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Guan H,Du Y,Ning Y,Cao X

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) belongs to the atypical kinase family of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-related kinase and function as a master regulators of the switch between catabolic and anabolic metabolism. In the last decade mTOR has emerged as a therapeutic target for various diseases such as cancer, inflam...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Roychowdhury A,Sharma R,Kumar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomes, like many eukaryotic pathogens, typically display morphologically distinct stages during their life cycles. Epigenetic mechanisms underlie the pathogens' morphological transformations, and the targeting of epigenetics-driven cellular programs therefore represents an Achilles' heel of parasites. To speed ...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Marek M,Oliveira G,Pierce RJ,Jung M,Sippl W,Romier C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. Bronchodilators, particularly muscarinic antagonists and β(2) agonists, are recommended for patients with moderate to severe COPD. Dual-pharmacology muscarinic antagonist- β(2) agonist (MABA) molecules present an exc...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Hughes AD,Jones LH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the complex nature of Alzheimer's disease, there is a renewed and growing search for multitarget drugs. RESULTS:Donepezil-ferulic acid hybrids (DFAHs) were prepared by the one-pot Ugi-4CR in low-to-moderate yields. DFAHs are potent antioxidant agents, showing oxygen radical absorbance capacity values...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Benchekroun M,Ismaili L,Pudlo M,Luzet V,Gharbi T,Refouvelet B,Marco-Contelles J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and neurodegenerative disorder of the CNS, affecting elderly people. The current pharmacological approach is based on the improvement of cholinergic neurotransmission by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) with AChE inhibitors. The disease is also characterized by the acceler...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： de Almeida JR,Figueiro M,Almeida WP,de Paula da Silva CHT

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since their initial isolation from the marine alga Delisea pulchra, bromofuranones have been investigated as potential inhibitors of quorum sensing (QS) in various bacterial strains. QS is an important mechanism by which bacteria co-ordinate their molecular response to the environment. QS is intrinsically linked to ba...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Lyons T,Gahan CG,O'Sullivan TP

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Around 70-80% of drugs used in traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) come from Qinghai Tibet Plateau, the majority of which are plants. The biological and medicinal culture diversity on Qinghai Tibet Plateau are amazing and constitute a less tapped resource for innovative drug research and development. Meanwhile, the pro...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Hao DC,Xiao PG,Liu C

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase superfamily is one of the most important families of enzymes in molecular biology. Protein kinases typically catalyze the transfer of the γ-phosphate from ATP to a protein substrate (a highly ubiquitous cellular reaction), thereby controlling key areas of cell regulation. Deregulation of protein kin...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Elphick LM,Lee SE,Anderson AA,Child ES,Bonnac L,Gouverneur V,Mann DJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the goal of refining our discovery DMPK workflow, we conducted a retrospective analysis on internal Celgene compounds by calculating the physicochemical properties and gathering data from several assays including solubility, rat and human liver S9 stability, Caco-2 permeability, and rat intravenous (iv.) and oral...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Kulkarni A,Riggs J,Phan C,Bai A,Calabrese A,Shi T,Moghaddam MF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review aims to bring the reader up to date with the more recent ruthenium compounds that have been synthesized and tested for their cytotoxicity. The chemistry of these transition metal complexes will be introduced and the basic principles that govern their common behavior outlined. The recent history of establis...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Page SM,Boss SR,Barker PD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis and Entamoeba histolytica are clinically important protozoa that affect humans. T. vaginalis produces sexually transmitted infections and E. histolytica is the causative agent of amebic dysentery. Metronidazole, a compound first used to treat T. vaginalis in 1959, is still the main drug used worl...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Moya IA,Su Z,Honek JF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Cysteine proteases are important molecular targets involved in the replication, virulence and survival of parasitic organisms, including Trypanosoma and Leishmania species. Methodology & results: Analogs of the 7-chloro-N-[3-(morpholin-4-yl)propyl]quinolin-4-amine were synthesized and their inhibitory activity ag...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Andrade MM,Martins LC,Marques GV,Silva CA,Faria G,Caldas S,Dos Santos JS,Leclercq SY,Maltarollo VG,Ferreira RS,Oliveira RB

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00