Chemical and Biological Evaluation of Thiosemicarbazone-Bearing Heterocyclic Metal Complexes.

abstract：:Theory of Mind, the ability to understand the potential mental states and intentions of others, represents a relevant aspect of social cognition, with high impact on the capacity to interact within the social world. This very human ability has been one of the focuses of neuroscience research in the past decades and da...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bosia M,Riccaboni R,Poletti S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the androgen receptor has the potential to be an effective treatment for hypogonadism, andropause, and associated conditions such as sarcopenia, osteoporosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and sexual dysfunction. Side effects associated with classical anabolic steroid treatments have driven the quest for...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cadilla R,Turnbull P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemoinformatics has several applications in the field of drug design, helping to identify new compounds against a range of ailments. Among these are Leishmaniasis, effective treatments for which are currently limited. OBJECTIVE:To construct new indole 2-aminothiophene molecules using computational tools an...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Félix MB,de Araújo RSA,Barros RPC,de Simone CA,Rodrigues RRL,de Lima Nunes TA,da Franca Rodrigues KA,Junior FJBM,Muratov E,Scotti L,Scotti MT

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:An intensive research effort during the last 25 years has generated an impressive number of alkaloids isolated from marine ascidians, which remain unique among marine invertebrates in that they overwhelmingly produce this kind of metabolites. The present review is focused on some major groups of ascidians' bioactive a...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Menna M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:(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：:Characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders have been described and classified about a century ago. Each of these disorders may cause considerable impairment reflecting substantial alterations in cognition, perception, and mood. Though both disease concepts are well established, psychopharmacologica...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bumb JM,Enning F,Leweke FM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main goals of in silico Caco-2 cell permeability models is to identify those drug substances with high intestinal absorption in human (HIA). For more than a decade, several in silico Caco-2 models have been made, applying a wide range of modeling techniques; nevertheless, their capacity for intestinal absor...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pham-The H,Cabrera-Pérez MÁ,Nam NH,Castillo-Garit JA,Rasulev B,Le-Thi-Thu H,Casañola-Martin GM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release of somatostatin into the circulation from the activated TRPV1-expressing nociceptors revealed by antidromic stimulation of dorsal roots in the rat pinpointed to a novel potential drug target on these nociceptors. The review summarizes the functional, biochemical and pharmacological evidence for a novel somatos...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Szolcsányi J,Pintér E,Helyes Z,Petho G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter describes the life cycle, general morphology and ultrastructure of the larval and adult stages of Taenia solium, a parasitic flatworm of humans found in underdeveloped countries. Experimental results describing the role of proteins and glycoproteins in the host-parasite relationship, as well as the variou...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Willms K

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:Three distinct chemical classes for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes are available: benzimidazoles, imidazothiazoles, and macrocyclic lactones. The relentless development of drug resistance has severely limited the usefulness of such drugs and the search for a new class of compounds preferably with a differ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Lee BH,Clothier MF,Dutton FE,Nelson SJ,Johnson SS,Thompson DP,Geary TG,Whaley HD,Haber CL,Marshall VP,Kornis GI,McNally PL,Ciadella JI,Martin DG,Bowman JW,Baker CA,Coscarelli EM,Alexander-Bowman SJ,Davis JP,Zinser E

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：: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：:Drugs with poor lipid and water solubility are some of the most challenging to formulate in nanocarriers, typically resulting in low encapsulation efficiencies and uncontrolled release profiles. PEGylated nanocapsules (PEG-NC) are known for their amenability to diverse modifications that allow the formation of domains...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hervella P,Alonso-Sande M,Ledo F,Lucero ML,Alonso MJ,Garcia-Fuentes M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Liver cancer is the fifth (6.3% of all cancers i.e., 548,000 cases/year) and ninth (2.8% of all cancers i.e., 244,000 cases/year) most prevalent cancer worldwide in men and women, respectively. Although multiple choices of therapies are offered for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) like liver resection or transplant, rad...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kumar S,Fayaz F,Pottoo FH,Bajaj S,Manchanda S,Bansal H

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Protein kinases are one of the most targeted protein families in current drug discovery pipelines. They are implicated in many oncological, inflammatory, CNS-related and other clinical indications. Virtual screening is a computational technique with a diverse set of available tools that has been shown many times to pr...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Bajusz D,Ferenczy GG,Keseru GM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) needs a biophysical assay to complement, or even replace, biochemical screening. NMR is the best choice for this because NMR delivers many different types of data that impacts medicinal chemistry decisions. There are a multitude of different NMR methods which can be employed to the...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zartler ER,Mo H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anxiety disorders manifest in women more than in men by almost twofold. This narrative review aims to summarize the sex-related biological factors, which underpin anxiety, focusing on the interactions of sex and tryptophan/serotonin with anxiety. METHODS:A literature search was conducted using Google Scho...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Songtachalert T,Roomruangwong C,Carvalho AF,Bourin M,Maes M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human tuberculosis (TB) is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that inhabits inside and amidst immune cells of the host with adapted physiology to regulate interdependent cellular functions with intact pathogenic potential. The complexity of this disease is attributed to various factors such as th...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Borah P,Deb PK,Venugopala KN,Al-Shar'i NA,Singh V,Deka S,Srivastava A,Tiwari V,Mailavaram RP

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is a common infectious disease with high mortality and morbidity. The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant strains of TB presents a major public health problem. Due to the lack of effective drugs to treat these drug-resistant strains, the d...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Koseki Y,Aoki S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major events occurring at biological interfaces is the specific recognition of bioactive ligands by their receptor proteins. The elucidation of interacting partners is an immediate entrance into the discovery of medicinal leads. The method of photoaffinity labeling enables the direct probing of target prote...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hatanaka Y,Sadakane Y

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：:Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a modern medical condition characterized by central obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. The beneficial effects of mushrooms in lowering the symptoms of MS were known from both traditional and conventional medicine. Edible mushrooms, their extracts, polysaccharide ...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kundaković T,Kolundžić M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several strategies used in the rational design and synthesis of fluorinated compounds as potential therapeutic agents are reviewed. Applications of fluorine substitution in empirical SAR studies for lead development also are discussed, along with the implications with respect to fluorine target interactions that can b...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kirk KL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are trypanosomal infections that represent important public health problems in Latin America and Africa, respectively. The restriction of these diseases to the poorer parts of the world has meant that they have been largely neglected and limited progress has been made in th...

journal_title：Current topics in medicinal chemistry

authors： Wilkinson SR,Bot C,Kelly JM,Hall BS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00