Developments around the bioactive diketopiperazines: a patent review.

abstract：:Neurostatin, a natural glycosphingolipid inhibitor of astroblast and astrocytoma division, present in mammalian brain, is the modified ganglioside O-acetylated GD1b. It is cytostatic for rat astroblasts, C6 glioma cells and various human astrocytoma lines grades III and IV, with median inhibitory dose values ranging 1...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Nieto-Sampedro M,Doncel-Pérez E,Fernández-Mayoralas A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Survivin is a prominent anti-apoptotic molecule expressed widely in the majority of cancers. Overexpression of survivin leads to uncontrolled cancer cell growth and drug resistance. Efficient downregulation of survivin expression and its functions can sensitise the tumour cells to various therap...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Kanwar JR,Kamalapuram SK,Kanwar RK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus emerged fleetingly in the winter of 2002 and again in the winter of 2003, resulting in the infection of ~8,000 people and the death of ~800. The identification of the putative natural reservoir suggests that a re-emergence is possible. The functions of man...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Tong TR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transglutaminases (TGases) are a class of enzymes that play multifunctional roles. Their protein-crosslinking activity has been linked to fibrosis and Huntington's disease, their glutamine deamidation activity has been related to celiac disease and their GTP-binding activity has been implicated in cancer. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Keillor JW,Apperley KY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Around 3% of the world population is infected with HCV, with 3 - 4 million newly infected subjects added to this reservoir every year. At least 10% of these people will develop liver cirrhosis or cancer over time, while no approved vaccine against HCV infection is available to date. AREAS COVERED:This pap...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Roohvand F,Kossari N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The bacterial topoisomerases DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV are validated targets for development of novel antibacterial agents. Fluoroquinolones inhibit the catalytic GyrA and/or ParC(GrlA) subunit and have been commonly used, although these have toxicity liabilities that restrict their use. The ATPase G...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Durcik M,Tomašič T,Zidar N,Zega A,Kikelj D,Mašič LP,Ilaš J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol homeostasis maintenance is regulated by a cellular feedback system that senses cholesterol amount in cellular membranes. 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) plays a pivotal role in cholesterol metabolism as it is the key rate-limiting enzyme of its biosynthetic pathway; its inhibition pr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Pallottini V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Na/K-ATPase is a heterodimeric transmembrane protein that regulates neuronal signaling, ion homeostasis, muscle contraction and substrate transportation. Modulators of Na/K-ATPase inhibit Na(+)/K(+) exchange and increase cytosolic Ca(2+) to induce inotropic activity in heart failure patients. Besides produ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wang HY,O'Doherty GA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:T-type calcium channels are transmembrane proteins that regulate calcium entry in the cell in a voltage-dependent manner. Intracellular calcium levels are the key to many physiological processes, ranging from neuron firing to cardiac pacemaking. Inhibition of T-type calcium channels is heralded ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Giordanetto F,Knerr L,Wållberg A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application (US20100233143) is in the field of embryonic stems cells (ESCs) and the generation of ESCs from parthenogenetically activated human oocytes. OBJECTIVE:It aims at determining optimal conditions for parthenogenetically activating human oocytes. METHODS:Oocytes isolated from female donors were...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Taupin P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patent claims peptidic/nonpeptidic inhibitors of the ghrelin receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) 1A. Among these compounds, it was disclosed that the addition in some compounds of a GlyMetAla tripeptide at the N-terminus of the ghrelin peptide agonists converts them into ghrelin receptor anta...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Costantino L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Following FDA approval of vorinostat in 2006, several novel HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) have entered clinical trials, and there are numerous published patent applications claiming novel HDACis which were optimized as potential drug candidates, designed for regional or systemic release, and created ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wang H,Dymock BW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: TIM3 and PD-1 are checkpoint inhibitors in cancer that coordinate the downregulation of the proliferation of antigen-specific lymphocytes. There is a great need to discover and develop new therapies focused on inhibiting the action of TIM3 and PD-1 and consequently improving the immune response in the va...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Herrera-Camacho I,Anaya-Ruiz M,Perez-Santos M,Millán-Pérez Peña L,Bandala C,Landeta G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Melanogenesis is the process of producing the melanin pigment, in which a series of chemical and enzymatic pathways are involved. Modulation at any level of this process would become an important approach in the treatment of hyper- or hypopigmentation-related diseases. Since hyperpigmentation covers import...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Pillaiyar T,Manickam M,Jung SH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Rho kinase/ROCK is critical in vital signal transduction pathways central to many essential cellular activities. Since ROCK possess multiple substrates, modulation of ROCK activity is useful for treatment of many diseases. AREAS COVERED:Significant progress has been made in the development of ROCK inh...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Feng Y,LoGrasso PV

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Piperine is a simple and pungent alkaloid found in the seeds of black pepper (Piper nigrum). Following its isolation and full characterization, the biological properties of piperine have been extensively studied, and piperine-like derivatives have shown an interesting range of pharmacological activities. I...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Chavarria D,Silva T,Magalhães e Silva D,Remião F,Borges F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the last 10 years, nutraceuticals have grown in interest to researchers, industry, and consumers and are now familiar in the collective imagination as a tool for preventing the onset of a disease. Often nutraceuticals are confused with biologically active phytochemicals/botanicals which can have health ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Daliu P,Santini A,Novellino E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The appetite stimulating effects of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) continues to be of high interest, and there is substantial support to investigate the use of MCH 1-receptor antagonists for the treatment of obesity. Other areas of potential use for MCH 1-receptor antagonists include depression and an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Johansson A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small series of aryl(1-arylamino)ethyl,1,5-naphthyridine derivatives that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ was prepared. The compounds are claimed to be useful in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The compounds represent further variations around a structural motif explored in a number of previ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Norman P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bitopic M ligands, that is, ligands that interact both with the ortho- and allosteric binding sites of the M receptor subtypes, hold great potential as novel selective for muscarinic acetylcholine (M) ligands for several therapeutic applications. Areas covered: The patent application describes a set of com...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Holzgrabe U,Decker M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) is a critical transcription factor that regulates the expression of many phase II and antioxidant genes to maintain the homeostasis. It has many biological functions and plays a central role in the cellular defensive machinery. The abnormal regulation of Nrf2 is closely as...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Sun H,Zhu J,Lin H,Gu K,Feng F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) belongs to the family of serine proteases and is involved in the degradation of GLP-1 and GIP hormones, which enhance the production and release of insulin. Targeting DPP-4 inhibitors is increasingly being considered as promising paradigms to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Hussain H,Abbas G,Green IR,Ali I

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway that maintains cellular homeostasis in response to a variety of cellular stresses. Accumulating reports based on animal models have indicated the importance of this catabolic program in many human pathophysiological conditions, including diabetes, neuro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ha J,Kim J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is an unmet need of strategies for ex-vivo expansion of hematopoetic stem cells (HSCs) without loss of their primitive nature or stemness. We evaluate here a patent that attempts to address this need via key small molecules 1 and 40 that possess a pyrimido[4,5-b]indole core. Areas covered: (i) Discus...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Agarwal S,Agarwal H,Zaware N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chymase is primarily found in mast cells (MCs), fibroblasts, and vascular endothelial cells. MC chymase is released into the extracellular interstitium in response to inflammatory signals, tissue injury, and cellular stress. Among many functions, chymase is a major extravascular source for angiotensin II (...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ahmad S,Ferrario CM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite significant scientific advances over the past 60 years towards the development of a safe, nontoxic and effective radiation countermeasure for the acute radiation syndrome (ARS), no drug has been approved by the US FDA. A radiation countermeasure to protect the population at large from the effects o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Singh VK,Newman VL,Romaine PL,Wise SY,Seed TM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-molecule ligands, amenable to positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of different types of neurodegenerative disease-associated amyloid deposits in the CNS of living patients, hold considerable promise for diagnostic purposes, as well as for monitoring disease progression and the effectiveness of treatments....

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ballatore C,Smith AB 3rd,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ,Brunden KR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Aberrant activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat) 3, a member of the STAT family of proteins, is prevalent in numerous human cancers and is now widely recognized as a critical molecular abnormality and a master regulator of tumor processes. Thus, the identification o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Page BD,Ball DP,Gunning PT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Caffeic acid (CA) is broadly distributed in several species of the plant kingdom and is widely consumed in human diet. CA and derivatives have been extensively studied in the past years, which unveiled a broad spectrum of biological activities and potential therapeutic applications. As a result, there has ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Silva T,Oliveira C,Borges F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Hyperglycemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body's systems, ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Jones RM,Leonard JN,Buzard DJ,Lehmann J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00