Aptamers overview: selection, features and applications.

abstract：:(2R,3R)-2,3-Butanediol has many industrial applications, such as it is used as an antifreeze agent and low freezing point fuel. In addition, it is particularly important to provide chiral groups in drugs. In recent years, this valuable bio-based chemical has attracted increasing attention, and significant progress has...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Xie NZ,Chen XR,Wang QY,Chen D,Du QS,Zhou GP,Huang RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins coupled with G proteins through which they transmit signals to the cytoplasm. Approximately 30% of pharmaceuticals target these receptors, even though crystal structures were scarce at the time. Furthermore, an additional 15% of GPCRs have yet to be exploited f...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kontoyianni M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：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：:Protein kinases (Ser/Thr and Tyr) play a key role in signal transduction pathways. It has been shown that deregulation of the Cdk activity is linked to cell proliferation and cancer. Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) is an important target for potential new anti-cancer drugs. Following the discovery of Olo...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Haesslein JL,Jullian N

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program within the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), which was created to stimulate drug discovery and development for rare and neglected tropical diseases through a collabor...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ottinger EA,Kao ML,Carrillo-Carrasco N,Yanjanin N,Shankar RK,Janssen M,Brewster M,Scott I,Xu X,Cradock J,Terse P,Dehdashti SJ,Marugan J,Zheng W,Portilla L,Hubbs A,Pavan WJ,Heiss J,Vite CH,Walkley SU,Ory DS,Silbe

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy has a strong potential in neuroscience by suppressing or replacing abnormalities in genetic materials. The employment of nano-gene carrier for neurological disorders is comparatively young and restricted since the aim to effectively deliver therapeutic agents into the central nervous system (CNS) commonly...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Khanh TMT,Wei D,Tran PHL,Tran TTD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 integrase (IN) plays an important role in the life cycle of HIV and is responsible for integration of the virus into the human genome. We present computational approaches used to design novel HIV-1 IN inhibitors. We created an IN inhibitor database by collecting experimental data from the literature. We develope...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Guasch L,Zakharov AV,Tarasova OA,Poroikov VV,Liao C,Nicklaus MC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of the biology and pathogenesis of hematological malignancies has led to the development of immunotherapeutic and immunoregulatory drugs. Many of these agents have revolutionized the current treatment modalities, while others are under investigation. Rituximab (anti-CD20 antibody) has been estab...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pangalis GA,Kyrtsonis MC,Vassilakopoulos TP,Dimopoulou MN,Siakantaris MP,Emmanouilides C,Doufexis D,Sahanas S,Kontopidou FN,Kalpadakis C,Angelopoulou MK,Dimitriadou EM,Kokoris SI,Panayiotidis P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial complex disease. The pathogenesis of AD is very complicated, and involves the β-amyloid (Aβ) cascade, tau hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, reduced levels of neurotrophic factors, and damage and loss of synapses as well as...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Li L,Zhang L,Yang CC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we applied the "macromolecular docking" procedure to perform molecular modeling with the aim of screening transcription factor sequences for possible interaction to the HIV-1 TAR-RNA, employing the software Hex version 4.2. The molecular modeling data were compared with electrophoretic mobility shift ass...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Khan MT,Mischiati C,Ather A,Ohyama T,Dedachi K,Borgatti M,Kurita N,Gambari R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of biochemical biomarkers in the evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease has led to practice-changing advancements in the way these patients are diagnosed and managed. Measurements of cardiac troponins or brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and its precursor, N-terminal brain-type natriure...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Giannopoulos G,Deftereos S,Panagopoulou V,Kossyvakis C,Kaoukis A,Bouras G,Pyrgakis V,Cleman MW

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Candida species are the important etiologic agents for candidiasis, the most prevalent cause of opportunistic fungal infections. Candida invasion results in mucosal to systemic infections through immune dysfunction and helps in further invasion and proliferation at several sites in the host. The host defence...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Wadhwa R,Pandey P,Gupta G,Aggarwal T,Kumar N,Mehta M,Satija S,Gulati M,Madan JR,Dureja H,Balusamy SR,Perumalsamy H,Maurya PK,Collet T,Tambuwala MM,Hansbro PM,Chellappan DK,Dua K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Liu W,Wang X,Zhu H,Duan Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-RNA interactions play crucial roles in numerous biological processes. However, detecting the interactions and binding sites between protein and RNA by traditional experiments is still time consuming and labor costing. Thus, it is of importance to develop bioinformatics methods for predicting protein-RNA intera...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Liu ZP,Chen L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decades, a tremendous rise in invasive fungal infection diseases attributed to the yeast Candida albicans in immunocompromised individuals poses a seriously challenging issue. Another concern is the emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens to the existing medicines due to their overuse and misuse. It ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tratrat C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During development, Glu receptors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in particular initiate a cascade of signal transduction events and gene expression changes primarily involving Ca(2+) ion-mediated signaling induced by activation of either Ca(2+) ion-permeable receptor channels or voltage-sensitive Ca(2+) ion channe...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Balazs R

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Implantable medical devices are increasingly important in the practice of modern medicine. Unfortunately, almost all medical devices suffer to a different extent from adverse reactions, including inflammation, fibrosis, thrombosis and infection. To improve the safety and function of many types of medical implants, a m...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Thevenot P,Hu W,Tang L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanshinones are a class of bioactive compounds present in the Chinese herbal medicine Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge), containing among others, abietane diterpene quinone scaffolds. Chemical synthesis and biological activity studies of natural and unnatural tanshinone derivatives have been reviewed in this article...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Huang H,Song C,Chang J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) controlling physiological processes as learning and memory. However, the overactivation of glutamatergic neurotransmission is often related to various CNS chronic and acute diseases (epilepsy, ischaemia, Parkinson, etc.). ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Gitto R,De Luca L,De Grazia S,Chimirri A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyllanthus amarus is a medicinal herb used in traditional Indian medicine for liver disorders. Several researches also show that it acts primarily in the liver, but the molecules were unidentified for liver protective activity. This study was to determine whether the lignans isolated from P. amarus attenuates the D-g...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bawankule DU,Trivedi P,Pal A,Shanker K,Singh M,Sharma P,Khan F,Maurya AK,Verma RK,Gupta MM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：: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