Pharmacological modulation of autophagy: therapeutic potential and persisting obstacles

L Galluzzi, JM Bravo-San Pedro, B Levine… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
… Here, we discuss recent progress on the therapeutic potential of pharmacological and
nutritional modulators of autophagy, dissect the obstacles that have limited the development of …

Pharmacological modulation of nucleic acid sensors—therapeutic potential and persisting obstacles

C Vanpouille-Box, JA Hoffmann… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
… Similarly, discussion of the pharmacological modulation of signal transducers acting …
development of pharmacological agonists of nucleic acid-sensing TLRs faces several obstacles, as …

The role of descending inhibitory pathways on chronic pain modulation and clinical implications

M Kwon, M Altin, H Duenas, L Alev - Pain Practice, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… Due to the lack of evidence for pharmacological options that act on descending … modulator
brain-derived neurotrophic factor.16, 17, 21, 22 In these circumstances if the stimuli persist, …

Opportunities and challenges for the development of M1 muscarinic receptor positive allosteric modulators in the treatment for neurocognitive deficits

HTM Nguyen, ET van der Westhuizen… - … of Pharmacology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… for allosteric modulation of M 1 receptors in drug discovery for the treatment of neurocognitive
disorders, but at the same time, they also emphasize the significant challenges for …

Neuromodulation interventions for addictive disorders: challenges, promise, and roadmap for future research

PA Spagnolo, D Goldman - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… Several theories have been developed to explain compulsive drug use and relapse and,
while each of them has provided unique contributes, they converge on several important …

Microbial persistence and the road to drug resistance

NR Cohen, MA Lobritz, JJ Collins - Cell host & microbe, 2013 - cell.com
… lethal effects of a drug, is referred to as “persistence.” Persistence is distinct from resistance
drug has been removed. Furthermore, upon retreatment, the recrudescent organisms are as …

Escalation of drug self-administration as a hallmark of persistent addiction liability

S Edwards, GF Koob - Behavioural pharmacology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
… Given their role in the modulation of complex behaviors, we particularly believe that a
greater understanding of the interactions of neuropeptide signaling within brain reinforcement …

Seven transmembrane receptors as shapeshifting proteins: the impact of allosteric modulation and functional selectivity on new drug discovery

T Kenakin, LJ Miller - Pharmacological reviews, 2010 - ASPET
… allostery (allosteric modification of drug effect), effects along the … these apparently diverse
pharmacological effects in terms of … cause paradoxical drug classification and nomenclatures. …

[HTML][HTML] Novel pharmacological targets in drug development for the treatment of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders

SB Sartori, N Singewald - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Current medication for anxiety disorders is suboptimal in terms of efficiency and tolerability,
highlighting the need for improved drug treatments. In this review an overview of drugs being …

Mechanisms of action of autophagy modulators dissected by quantitative systems pharmacology analysis

Q Shi, F Pei, GA Silverman, SC Pak… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pharmacological modulation of autophagy has great therapeutic potential and attracted a
great deal of attention in the past two decades [18]. A variety of autophagy-focused databases …