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Drugs and Drug Candidates, Volume 2, Issue 1

2023 March - 12 articles

Cover Story: ESI MS experiments were performed to investigate possible correlations between MS stability and biological activity/stability of β-lactone amides and carbamates NAAA inhibitors. Collisional-induced fragmentation pathways of molecular species related to amides are different in comparison to those of carbamates, with the former species being more stable than the latter, due to β-lactone reactivity. Correlations were found between the characteristic collision energy (CE50) obtained by the breakdown curves and in vitro NAAA inhibitory potency of the compounds analyzed. In the case of carbamates, a relationship between CE50 values and BSA stability data was also found. β-Lactone NAAA inhibitors' activity can be qualitatively associated with their lability, as measured by CE50 values. View this paper
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Articles (12)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,912 Views
21 Pages

Therapeutic phages against pathogenic bacteria should kill the bacteria efficiently before the latter evolve resistance against the phages. While many factors contribute to phage efficiency in killing bacteria, such as phage attachment to host, deliv...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,534 Views
17 Pages

We reviewed the patentability of rosemary-derived drugs and bioactive compounds over the last 20 years and analyzed patent documents related to the rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Linné) plant using patent analysis techniques. A total of 12,3...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,497 Views
24 Pages

Recent Developments in Electrospun Nanofibers as Delivery of Phytoconstituents for Wound Healing

  • Govindaraj Ajith,
  • Ganesan Padmini Tamilarasi,
  • Govindaraj Sabarees,
  • Siddan Gouthaman,
  • Krishnan Manikandan,
  • Vadivel Velmurugan,
  • Veerachamy Alagarsamy and
  • Viswas Raja Solomon

Wound healing is an unresolved therapeutic challenge for the medical community, as wound assessment and management is a complex procedure involving numerous factors that play a significant role in the healing process. Several factors, including bacte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,444 Views
11 Pages

Pharmacological Blockade of TGF-Beta Reduces Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in a Chronic Ischemia–Reperfusion Animal Model

  • Zesergio Melo,
  • Julio Palomino,
  • Adriana Franco-Acevedo,
  • David García,
  • Ricardo González-González,
  • Maritza G. Verdugo-Molinares,
  • Eliseo Portilla-de Buen,
  • Bibiana Moreno-Carranza,
  • Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco and
  • Alejandro González-Ojeda
  • + 3 authors

The targeting of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) has been shown to reduce complications related to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) post-surgically. Pirfenidone (PFD) specifically inhibits TGF-β expression and has been demonstrat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,743 Views
16 Pages

Recurrence of cancer after primary tumour resection is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Preclinical research indicates that surgery induces a stress response that inhibits cell-mediated immunity as a possible basis for risk of recurrence....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,049 Views
12 Pages

The rationale of the present study is that relationships between in vitro biological activity and mass spectrometric (MS) collisional data of molecular species have been already reported in the literature. Herein, the same approach has been employed...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,612 Views
14 Pages

Stearylamine Liposome as an Anti-Parasitic Agent

  • Janani Vassoudevane,
  • Monika Mariebernard and
  • Vinoth Rajendran

27 February 2023

The uncontrolled increasing clinical resistance to the current anti-parasitic drugs towards important protozoan parasites (Plasmodium, Leishmania, Trypanosoma and Toxoplasma) has stimulated the search for novel and safe therapeutic agents at affordab...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,988 Views
26 Pages

Testolactone: The Rise and Fall of a Drug

  • Marina P. Savic,
  • Ivana Z. Kuzminac and
  • Andrea R. Nikolic

Testolactone is structurally related to testosterone and belongs to the first generation of aromatase inhibitors. It is a non-selective irreversible aromatase enzyme inhibitor that was one of the first steroids used in the clinical treatment of breas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,591 Views
17 Pages

Betulinic Acid: Triterpenoid Derivative Induced NADPH-d Expression in the Urinary System with a Possible Renal Protective Role of Nitric Oxide

  • Soo Yue Yin,
  • Siddiqua Ayesha,
  • Chellasamy Panneerselvam,
  • Adel Ibrahim Alalawy,
  • Fahad Mohamed Almutairi and
  • Mohamed Ali Seyed

The birch tree-derived pentacyclic lupine type-triterpenoid Betulinic acid has demonstrated a variety of biological activities BetA is known for its harmlessness on normal healthy cells. However, recent investigations have indicated that BetA can cau...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,048 Views
15 Pages

Isolation and Characterization of Prophylactic Antimalarial Agents from Ochna kibbiensis Leaves

  • Amina J. Yusuf,
  • Musa I. Abdullahi,
  • Ibrahim Nasir,
  • Abdulmajeed Yunusa,
  • Celestina O. Alebiosu and
  • Abubakar A. Muhammad

Ochna kibbiensis (Family: Ochnaceae) has been employed in ethnomedicine for the treatment of malaria and inflammation, among others. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize prophylactic antimalarial agents from the leaves of O. kibbiens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,821 Views
23 Pages

Indonesian Vegetables: Searching for Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Therapeutic Agents

  • Dinar Mutia Rani,
  • Nur Hanafi,
  • Sudarko,
  • Dessy Rachmawati,
  • Tri Agus Siswoyo,
  • Fransiska Maria Christianty,
  • Ika Puspita Dewi and
  • Ari Satia Nugraha

Diabetes mellitus prevalence in Indonesia reached 19.5 million cases, which has affected the productive age population. The indigenous people of Indonesia are blessed with the second largest biodiversity in the world, including vegetables, which are...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,208 Views
13 Pages

Angiogenesis under Opioids Preconditioning in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion

  • Maritza G. Verdugo-Molinares,
  • Adriana Franco-Acevedo,
  • Cesar I. Ortiz,
  • José L. Cerino-Recinos,
  • Bibiana Moreno-Carranza and
  • Zesergio Melo

Renal ischemia reperfusion (IR) presents a common challenge for organ graft and function after transplantation. In the kidney, although there are several mechanisms involved in the IR injury, some studies have pointed to angiogenesis as an important...

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