Bio-inspired algorithms applied to molecular docking simulations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the historical employment of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) with medicinal purposes, the reported cases of BCC toxicity in humans during the twentieth century were driving us towards an "boron-withdrawal" period. Fortunately, the use of boric acid for specific purposes remains, and the discovery o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Soriano-Ursúa MA,Farfán-García ED,Geninatti-Crich S

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase inhibitors have generated significant interest as anti-cancer agents due to their ability to cause growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/ or apoptosis in carcinoma cells. Abbott entered this area after the serendipitous discovery of the biaryl hydroxamate A-161906 in a TGF beta mimetic screen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Curtin M,Glaser K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perceiving a pharmacophore is the first essential step towards understanding the interaction between a receptor and a ligand. Once a pharmacophore is established, a beneficial use of it is 3D database searching to retrieve novel compounds that would match the pharmacophore, without necessarily duplicating the topologi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kurogi Y,Güner OF

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphenolic molecules produced by higher plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses exert numerous effects on tumorigenic cell transformation, and on tumor cells in vitro and in vivo, and may interact with conventional anti-tumor therapies. In the present review, we collected and critically discussed data on: ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Korkina LG,De Luca C,Kostyuk VA,Pastore S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A great effort has been made to develop efficacious antiviral drugs, but many viral infections are still lack of efficient antiviral therapies so far. The related exploration of natural products to fight viruses has been raised in recent years. Natural compounds with structural diversity and complexity offer...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wu YH,Zhang BY,Qiu LP,Guan RF,Ye ZH,Yu XP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal phytotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by plant pathogenic fungi during host-pathogen interactions. They have received considerable particular attention for elucidating disease etiology, and consequently to design strategies for disease control. Due to wide differences in their chemical structur...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vurro M,Boari A,Casella F,Zonno MC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family of nuclear receptors, a set of three receptor sub-types encoded by distinct genes, function as lipid sensors to regulate a broad range of genes in many metabolically active tissues. Synthetic PPAR agonists have exhibited therapeutic benefits in treating diab...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Shearer BG,Hoekstra WJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now widely accepted that airway inflammation is the key factor underlying the pathogenesis of asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids remain the most important anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma. However, they are rather non-specific in their actions and their use raises concerns over side effects and compliance iss...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Walsh GM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10) family, identified in 1999, is mainly expressed in the brain, particularly in the striatum, within the medium spiny neurons, nucleus accumbens, and olfactory tubercle. Inhibitors of PDE10 (PDE10-Is) are a conceptually rational subject for medicinal chemistry with potential us...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zagorska A,Partyka A,Bucki A,Gawalskax A,Czopek A,Pawlowski M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small interfering RNA (siRNA) constitutes an excellent way of knocking down genes. However, it requires the use of delivery systems to reach the target cells, especially to neuronal cells. Dendrimers are one of the most widely used synthetic nanocarriers for siRNA delivery. However, due to the complexity of the dendri...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pavan GM,Monteagudo S,Guerra J,Carrión B,Ocaña V,Rodríguez-Lopez J,Danani A,Pérez-Martínez FC,Ceña V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient level of gamma -aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain is mediated by neuronal and glial GABA transporters (GATs), members of the sodium and chloride ion-dependent solute carrier family. The neuronal GABA transporter subtype (GAT-1) has already been proven to be the target...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kardos J,Palló A,Bencsura A,Simon A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein p53 is a key player in mitochondrial mediated apoptotic cell death and excess p53 activity has been implicated in many disease states such athrosclerosis, diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, AIDS, P. falciparum and S. typhimurium infections. Thus, chemical ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Nayak SK,Panesar PS,Kumar H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have reported sex and gender differences in the prevalence and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, sex differences in the therapy of hypertension have not been completely examined. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the gender-specific dissimilarity in outcomes among patients following antihy...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Giorgini P,Sahebkar A,Stamerra CA,Raparelli V,Petrarca M,Grassi D,Ferri C,Di Giosia P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-based polymers are some of the most promising candidates for a new generation of innovative biomaterials as recent advances in genetic-engineering and biotechnological techniques mean that protein-based biomaterials can be designed and constructed with a higher degree of complexity and accuracy. Moreover, thei...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Santos M,Serrano-Dúcar S,González-Valdivieso J,Vallejo R,Girotti A,Cuadrado P,Arias FJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D has been known for a long time as a major factor involved in the calcium- phosphate balance and homeostasis, along with parathyroid hormone (PTH). While vitamin D effects on calcium and phosphate are fully known, recent studies attempted to link vitamin D status and cardiovascular diseases. The involvement o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Santoro D,Pellicanò V,Cernaro V,Lacava V,Lacquaniti A,Atteritano M,Buemi M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The story of antimalarials as antinflammatory drugs dates back several centuries. Chinin, the extract of the Cinchona bark, has been exploited since the 18th century for its antimalarial and antifebrile properties. Later, during the Second World War, the broad use of antimalarials allowed arguing their antirheumatic e...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Piscianz E,Cuzzoni E,Sharma R,Tesser A,Sapra P,Tommasini A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many serious inflammatory disorders and nutrient deficiencies induce chronic pain, and anti-inflammatory diets have been applied successfully to modify the inflammatory symptoms causing chronic pain. Numerous scientific data and clinical investigations have demonstrated that long-term inflammation could lead to an ina...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bjørklund G,Chirumbolo S,Dadar M,Pen JJ,Doşa MD,Pivina L,Semenova Y,Aaseth J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human body is composed of 60 trillion cells, which have their origin in a fertilized egg. During development, the potential of a cell or tissue can be achieved by environmental manipulation. Then, what molecular determinants underlie or accompany the potential of the cells? To obtain a broader understanding of the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Toyoda M,Hamatani T,Okada H,Matsumoto K,Saito H,Umezawa A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Akuammiline alkaloids are a family of monoterpene indole alkaloids of renewed medicinal interest. These bases act as ligands for a heterogeneous group of molecular targets and, consequently, display a wide variety of pharmacological activities. For example, pseudoakuammigine (2) exhibits opioid activity in vivo, echit...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ramírez A,García-Rubio S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport mechanisms of ascorbic acid (AA) are described. The metabolism of AA and its function as an antioxidant are covered in some detail. Subsequently, indications for postoperative substitution are discussed. The supplementation of up to 300 mg of AA per day in postoperative intensive care unit patients durin...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rümelin A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is one of the most attractive targets for medicinal chemists. Among 5-HTRs, the 5-HT(1A) subtype is the best studied and it is generally accepted that it is involved in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. Several structurally different compounds are known to bind...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： López-Rodríguez ML,Ayala D,Benhamú B,Morcillo MJ,Viso A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of iron chelators as anti-tumor agents is still in its infancy. Iron is important for cellular proliferation and this is demonstrated by observations that iron-depletion results in cell cycle arrest and also apoptosis. In addition, many iron chelators are known to inhibit ribonucleotide reductase, the iron-c...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yu Y,Gutierrez E,Kovacevic Z,Saletta F,Obeidy P,Suryo Rahmanto Y,Richardson DR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenic peptides are, or have potential to be, therapies for the treatment of osteoporosis, fracture repair, and repair of loosened bone implants. Human parathyroid hormone has been approved for the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis. Constrained analogs of PTH and the parathyroid-hormone related peptide (PT...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Willick GE,Morley P,Whitfield JF

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular hybridization is a new concept in drug design and development based on the combination of pharmacophoric moieties of different bioactive substances to produce a new hybrid compound with improved affinity and efficacy, when compared to the parent drugs. Additionally, this strategy can result in compounds pres...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Viegas-Junior C,Danuello A,da Silva Bolzani V,Barreiro EJ,Fraga CA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (TDT) catalyzes the non-template-directed polymerization of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates and has a key role in V(D)J recombination during lymphocyte and repertoire development. Over 90% of leukemic cells in acute lymphocytic leukemia and approximately 30% of leu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Di Santo R,Maga G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical treatment of multifactorial pathologies (e.g. cancer, Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders), is still a major challenge. Many researches have been published dealing with the design of multiple ligands, able to act at the same time towards several targets relevant for a given pathology. In the presen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Costantino L,Barlocco D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antisynthetase syndrome is a group of closely related rare diseases which clinically manifest with inflammatory myopathies, interstitial lung disease, inflammatory arthritis, skin hyperkeratosis (mechanic’s hands) and Raynaud phenomenon. The pathophysiology of antisynthetase syndrome is not entirely understood, but ge...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Mirrakhimov AE

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Current strategies in pharmaceutical research comprise two methodologically different but complementary approaches for lead finding purposes, namely the random screening of compound libraries and the structure-based effort, commonly termed rational drug design. The structure-based approach is aimed to exploit 3D struc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Müller G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Biava PM,Nicolini A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers recent literature from 2012-2019 concerning 170 marine natural products and their semisynthetic analogues with strong anticancer biological activities. Reports that shed light on cellular and molecular mechanisms and biological functions of these compounds, thus advancing the understanding in cancer...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Matulja D,Wittine K,Malatesti N,Laclef S,Turks M,Markovic MK,Ambrožić G,Marković D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00