abstract：:Into the fold: Prion diseases are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the accumulation in the brain of a self-replicating, misfolded isoform (PrPSc ) of the cellular prion protein (PrPC ). No therapies are available for these pathologies. We capitalized on previously described cell-based assays to screen a li...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Massignan T,Sangiovanni V,Biggi S,Stincardini C,Elezgarai SR,Maietta G,Andreev IA,Ratmanova NK,Belov DS,Lukyanenko ER,Belov GM,Barreca ML,Altieri A,Kurkin AV,Biasini E

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting the biosynthetic pathway of neuroactive steroids with specific 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) ligands may be a viable therapeutic approach for a variety of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. However, the lack of correlation between binding affinity and in vitro steroidogenic efficacy has li...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Costa B,Taliani S,Da Pozzo E,Barresi E,Robello M,Cavallini C,Cosconati S,Da Settimo F,Novellino E,Martini C

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis belong to a group of infectious diseases known as neglected tropical diseases and are induced by infection with protozoan parasites named trypanosomatids. Drugs in current use have several limitations, and therefore new candidate drugs are required...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Dichiara M,Marrazzo A,Prezzavento O,Collina S,Rescifina A,Amata E

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Together with estrogen receptors ERα and ERβ, the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) mediates important pathophysiological signaling pathways induced by estrogens and is currently regarded as a promising target for ER-negative (ER-) and triple-negative (TN) breast cancer. Only a few selective GPER modulators h...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Aiello F,Carullo G,Giordano F,Spina E,Nigro A,Garofalo A,Tassini S,Costantino G,Vincetti P,Bruno A,Radi M

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Compound 11 (3-(benzyloxy)-1'-methyl-1'-azonia-4H-1'-azaspiro[isoxazole-5,3'-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane] iodide) was selected from a previous set of nicotinic ligands as a suitable model compound for the design of new silent agonists of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Silent agonists evoke little or no channe...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Quadri M,Matera C,Silnović A,Pismataro MC,Horenstein NA,Stokes C,Papke RL,Dallanoce C

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The global fight to stop tuberculosis (TB) remains a great challenge, particularly with the increase in drug-resistant strains and a lack of funding to support the development of new treatments. To bolster a precarious drug pipeline, we prepared a focused panel of eight pentafluorosulfanyl (SF5 ) compounds which were ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Moraski GC,Bristol R,Seeger N,Boshoff HI,Tsang PS,Miller MJ

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we describe the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of novel benzothiazoles based on a diaryl urea scaffold previously reported in some allosteric chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) inhibitors. From a library of 41 new compounds, 17 showed significant inhibition of CXCR2, with IC50 values less than 10 μm ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mehanna WE,Lu T,Debnath B,Lasheen DS,Serya RAT,Abouzid KA,Neamati N

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) has been proven to play a major role in the regulation of tumor angiogenesis. A series of novel glycyrrhetic acid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their VEGFR2 inhibitory activity as well as their antiproliferative properties against four cancer cell...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Yan TL,Bai LF,Zhu HL,Zhang WM,Lv PC

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has increased owing to an unhealthy diet, a limited amount of exercise, and obesity. The search for novel and efficient antidiabetes agents has become an urgent task for scientists. Among the antidiabetes drugs, α-glucosidase inhibitor drugs ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Liu Z,Ma S

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular hybridization of different compounds with known pharmacological activity is a particularly prominent approach for the design of potential drugs with improved pharmacokinetic profiles. Much attention over the last decade has been focused on the synthesis of hybrid structures with a nitric oxide (NO)-donor...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Fershtat LL,Makhova NN

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural product acivicin inhibits the glutaminase activity of cytidine triphosphate (CTP) synthetase and is a potent lead compound for drug discovery in the area of neglected tropical diseases, specifically trypanosomaisis. A 2.1-Å-resolution crystal structure of the acivicin adduct with the glutaminase domain fro...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Oliveira de Souza J,Dawson A,Hunter WN

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of potent agonists of odorant receptors (ORs), a major class of G protein-coupled receptors, remains challenging due to complex receptor-ligand interactions. ORs are present in both olfactory and non-chemosensory tissues, indicating roles beyond odor detection that may include modulating physiological f...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Park BB,Lee N,Kim Y,Jae Y,Choi S,Kang N,Hong YR,Ok K,Cho J,Jeon YH,Lee EH,Byun Y,Koo J

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Some hybrid foldamers of various length, all containing the (4R,5S)-4-carboxy-5-methyloxazolidin-2-one (d-Oxd) moiety alternating with an l-amino acid (l-Val, l-Lys, or l-Ala), were prepared in order to study their preferred conformations and to evaluate their biological activity. Surprisingly, only the longer oligome...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Del Secco B,Malachin G,Milli L,Zanna N,Papini E,Cornia A,Tavano R,Tomasini C

更新日期：2017-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Salecan is a water-soluble bacterial polysaccharide consisting of glucopyranosyl units linked by α-1,3 and β-1,3 glycosidic bonds. salecan is suitable for the development of hydrogels for biomedical applications, given its outstanding physicochemical and biological profiles. In this study we designed a new semi-interp...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Qi X,Li J,Wei W,Su T,Zuo G,Pan X,Zhang J,Dong W

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that chalcones are promising scaffolds for the development of new monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors. As a continuation of our ongoing research into the development of reversible human MAO-B (hMAO-B) inhibitors, two series of twenty chalcones containing electron-donating and electron-wi...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mathew B,Uçar G,Mathew GE,Mathew S,Kalatharakkal Purapurath P,Moolayil F,Mohan S,Varghese Gupta S

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbal medicines (HMs) are an important source of drugs. In this study, an efficient strategy integrating ultrafiltration LC-MS, microplate bioassays, and molecular docking was proposed to screen high-potency enzyme inhibitors from HMs. Using this strategy, the structure-activity relationships (SARs) including binding...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Song HP,Wang H,Liang JX,Qian C,Wu SQ,Xu WJ,Wu B,Liu XG,Li P,Yang H

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Better control of postprandial hyperglycemia can be achieved by delaying the absorption of glucose resulting from carbohydrate digestion. Because α-amylase initiates the hydrolysis of polysaccharides, the design of α-amylase inhibitors can lead to the development of new treatments for metabolic disorders such as type ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Al-Asri J,Gyémánt G,Fazekas E,Lehoczki G,Melzig MF,Wolber G,Mortier J

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of peptides in therapy presents several limitations, from physicochemical characteristics to inadequate pharmacokinetic profiles for oral absorption. As peptides are gaining importance in the therapeutic arsenal, there is an increasing need to rationalize the main characteristics of this compound class in the ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Santos GB,Ganesan A,Emery FS

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized potential inhibitors of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), undecaprenyl diphosphate synthase (UPPS), or undecaprenyl diphosphate phosphatase (UPPP), and tested them in bacterial cell growth and enzyme inhibition assays. The most active compounds were found to be bisphosphonates with electron-withdraw...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Desai J,Wang Y Dr,Wang K Dr,Malwal SR Dr,Oldfield E

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative imaging technologies recently entered the operating room, and their implementation is revolutionizing how physicians plan, monitor, and perform surgical interventions. In this work, we present a novel surgical imaging reporter system: intraoperative chemiluminescence imaging (ICI). To this end, we have ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Büchel GE,Carney B,Shaffer TM,Tang J,Austin C,Arora M,Zeglis BM,Grimm J,Eppinger J,Reiner T

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Blocking the 2-C-methyl-d-erythrithol-4-phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis offers new ways to inhibit the growth of Plasmodium spp. Fosmidomycin [(3-(N-hydroxyformamido)propyl)phosphonic acid, 1] and its acetyl homologue FR-900098 [(3-(N-hydroxyacetamido)propyl)phosphonic acid, 2] potently inhibit 1-deoxy-d...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Sooriyaarachchi S,Chofor R,Risseeuw MD,Bergfors T,Pouyez J,Dowd CS,Maes L,Wouters J,Jones TA,Van Calenbergh S,Mowbray SL

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of new C13-triazole-bridged and C13-ether leucomycin analogues with a reduced aldehyde group were synthesized. Derivatives with the highest antibacterial [MIC values (S. epidermidis, S. pneumoniae): ∼2-4 μg mL(-1) ; 2.55-5.09 μm] and cytotoxic [IC50 values (HeLa, KB, MCF-7, A549, HepG2 cells): ∼1.35-3.70 μm] ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Domagalska J,Janas A,Pyta K,Pecyna P,Ruszkowski P,Celewicz L,Gajecka M,Bartl F,Przybylski P

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormally high corticosteroid levels are responsible for the onset of serious hormone-related diseases, and the inhibition of their biosynthesis by targeting cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 has emerged as a promising strategy to restore healthy physiological levels of corticosteroids. With the aim ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Gobbi S,Hu Q,Zimmer C,Belluti F,Rampa A,Hartmann RW,Bisi A

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years, the 2-substituted imidazoline nucleus has been demonstrated to be a bioversatile structural motif. In this study, novel imidazoline derivatives bearing a 3- and/or 4-hydroxy- or methoxy-substituted phenyl ring, linked by an ethylene bridge to position 2 of an N-benzyl- or N-phenethyl-substituted imidaz...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mammoli V,Bonifazi A,Dal Ben D,Giannella M,Giorgioni G,Piergentili A,Pigini M,Quaglia W,Thomas A,Newman AH,Ferré S,Sanchez-Soto M,Keck TM,Del Bello F

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical use of N,N'-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid (HBED) has been hindered by its lack of bioavailability. N,N'-bis(2-boronic pinacol ester benzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl esters 7 a-c, respectively, and their dimesylate salts 8 a-c, are double prodr...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Thiele NA,Sloan KB

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Myotonic dystrophy is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, originating in a CTG repeat expansion in the DMPK gene. The expanded CUG transcript sequesters MBNL1, a key regulator of alternative splicing, leading to the misregulation of numerous pre-mRNAs. We report an RNA-targeted agent as a possible ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Luu LM,Nguyen L,Peng S,Lee J,Lee HY,Wong CH,Hergenrother PJ,Chan HY,Zimmerman SC

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The design of multitarget-directed ligands is a promising strategy for discovering innovative drugs. Here, we report a mechanistic study that clarifies key aspects of the dual inhibition of the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes by a new multitarget-directed ligand named ARN2508 (2-...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Palermo G,Favia AD,Convertino M,De Vivo M

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Two acyclic cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n])-type molecular containers that differ in the length of the (CH2 )n linker (M2C2: n=2, M2C4: n=4) between their aromatic sidewalls and sulfonate solubilizing groups were prepared and studied. The inherent solubilities of M2C2 (68 mm) and M2C4 (196 mm) are higher than the analogue wit...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Sigwalt D,Moncelet D,Falcinelli S,Mandadapu V,Zavalij PY,Day A,Briken V,Isaacs L

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) control many cellular processes in cancer and tumour growth. Of significant interest is the role PPIs play in regulating apoptosis. The overexpression of the antiapoptosis regulating Bcl-2 family of proteins is commonly observed in several cancers, leading to resistance towards both...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Beekman AM,O'Connell MA,Howell LA

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The disruption of aberrant protein-protein interactions (PPIs) with synthetic agents remains a challenging goal in contemporary medicinal chemistry but some progress has been made. One such dysregulated PPI is that between the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, including myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1), and the α-helical ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Drennen B,Scheenstra JA,Yap JL,Chen L,Lanning ME,Roth BM,Wilder PT,Fletcher S

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated stress response comprises multiple signaling pathways for detecting and responding to cellular stress that converge at a single event-the phosphorylation of Ser51 on the α-subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2α). Phosphorylation of eIF2α (eIF2α-P) results in attenuation of global p...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Hearn BR,Jaishankar P,Sidrauski C,Tsai JC,Vedantham P,Fontaine SD,Walter P,Renslo AR

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The CXCR3 receptor, a class A G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), is involved in the regulation and trafficking of various immune cells. CXCR3 antagonists have been proposed to be beneficial for the treatment of a wide range of disorders including but not limited to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The structure-b...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Admas TH,Bernat V,Heinrich MR,Tschammer N

更新日期：2016-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) employ the mannose-binding adhesin FimH to colonize the bladder epithelium during urinary tract infection (UTI). Previously reported FimH antagonists exhibit good potency and efficacy, but low bioavailability and a short half-life in vivo. In a rational design strategy, we obtained an X-ra...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Jarvis C,Han Z,Kalas V,Klein R,Pinkner JS,Ford B,Binkley J,Cusumano CK,Cusumano Z,Mydock-McGrane L,Hultgren SJ,Janetka JW

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural preorganization to fix bioactive conformations at protein binding sites is a popular strategy to enhance binding affinity during late-stage optimization. The rationale for this enhancement relates to entropic advantages assigned to rigidified versus flexible ligands. We analyzed a narrow series of peptidomi...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Rühmann EH,Rupp M,Betz M,Heine A,Klebe G

更新日期：2016-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoscale materials hold great promise in the therapeutic field. In particular, as carriers or vectors, they help bioactive molecules reach their primary targets. Furthermore, by themselves, certain nanomaterials-regarded as protective-can modulate particular metabolic pathways that are deregulated in pathological sit...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Bianco A,Muller S

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been significant interest in spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) owing to its role in a number of disease states, including autoimmunity, inflammation, and cancer. Ongoing therapeutic programs have resulted in several compounds that are now in clinical use. Herein we report our optimization of the imidazopyrazine c...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Lovering F,Aevazelis C,Chang J,Dehnhardt C,Fitz L,Han S,Janz K,Lee J,Kaila N,McDonald J,Moore W,Moretto A,Papaioannou N,Richard D,Ryan MS,Wan ZK,Thorarensen A

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Having recently identified a so-far unexplored area adjacent to the known binding site of allosteric mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors, we now report an extension of these studies by combining our new side chains with different MEK inhibitor cores in a modular manner. Replacement of the amide he...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Hartung IV,Pühler F,Neuhaus R,Scholz A,Siemeister G,Geisler J,Hillig RC,von Ahsen O,Hitchcock M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screen of a focused kinase inhibitor library against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense led to the identification of seven series, totaling 121 compounds, which showed >50 % inhibition at 5 μm. Screening of these hits in a T. b. brucei proliferation assay highlighted three compounds with a 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Woodland A,Thompson S,Cleghorn LA,Norcross N,De Rycker M,Grimaldi R,Hallyburton I,Rao B,Norval S,Stojanovski L,Brun R,Kaiser M,Frearson JA,Gray DW,Wyatt PG,Read KD,Gilbert IH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid approach was applied for the design of an inhibitor of trypsin-like serine proteases. Compound 16 [(R,R)- and (R,S)-diphenyl (4-(1-(4-amidinobenzylamino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-ylcarbamoyl)phenylamino)(4-amidinophenyl)methylphosphonate hydrochloride], prepared in a convergent synthetic procedure, possesses a ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Häußler D,Scheidt T,Stirnberg M,Steinmetzer T,Gütschow M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products containing the α,β-unsaturated δ-lactone skeleton have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities. The natural product (-)-tarchonanthuslactone (1) possessing this privileged scaffold is a popular synthetic target, but its biological activity remains underexplored. Herein, the total synt...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Toneto Novaes LF,Martins Avila C,Pelizzaro-Rocha KJ,Vendramini-Costa DB,Pereira Dias M,Barbosa Trivella DB,Ernesto de Carvalho J,Ferreira-Halder CV,Pilli RA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00