Structure-based discovery of nonopioid analgesics acting through the α2A-adrenergic receptor

EA Fink, J Xu, H Hübner, JM Braz, P Seemann, C Avet… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Because nonopioid analgesics are much sought after, we computationally docked more
than 301 million virtual molecules against a validated pain target, the α2A-adrenergic …

Contribution of adrenergic mechanisms for the stress‐induced breast cancer carcinogenesis

D Silva, C Quintas, J Gonçalves… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is the most common and deadliest type of cancer in women. Stress exposure
has been associated with carcinogenesis and the stress released neurotransmitters …

Cancer catecholamine conundrum

H Wackerhage, JF Christensen, M Ilmer… - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Exercise, psychosocial stress, and drugs such as adrenergic agonists and antagonists
increase the concentrations of catecholamines and/or alter adrenergic signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Carvedilol blocks neural regulation of breast cancer progression in vivo and is associated with reduced breast cancer mortality in patients

RD Gillis, E Botteri, A Chang, AI Ziegler… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The sympathetic nervous system drives breast cancer progression through β-
adrenergic receptor signalling. This discovery has led to the consideration of cardiac β …

A Photoswitchable Ligand Targeting the β1‐Adrenoceptor Enables Light‐Control of the Cardiac Rhythm**

A Duran‐Corbera, M Faria, Y Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Catecholamine‐triggered β‐adrenoceptor (β‐AR) signaling is essential for the correct
functioning of the heart. Although both β1‐and β2‐AR subtypes are expressed in …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of β-adrenoceptors promotes lipid droplet accumulation in MCF-7 breast cancer cells via cAMP/PKA/EPAC pathways

D Silva, K Kacprzak, C Quintas, J Gonçalves… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physiologically, β-adrenoceptors are major regulators of lipid metabolism, which may be
reflected in alterations in lipid droplet dynamics. β-adrenoceptors have also been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] β-adrenoceptor activation in breast mcf-10a cells induces a pattern of catecholamine production similar to that of tumorigenic mcf-7 cells

F Amaro, D Silva, H Reguengo, JC Oliveira… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adrenaline, which participates in the neuroendocrine response that occurs during stress and
perimenopause, may be tumorigenic. This exploratory study aimed at investigating whether …

Inhaled β2 adrenergic agonists and other cAMP-elevating agents: therapeutics for alveolar injury and acute respiratory disease syndrome?

K Sriram, MB Insel, PA Insel - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Inhaled long-acting β-adrenergic agonists (LABAs) and short-acting β-adrenergic agonists
are approved for the treatment of obstructive lung disease via actions mediated by β 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Label-free investigations on the G protein dependent signaling pathways of histamine receptors

U Seibel-Ehlert, N Plank, A Inoue, G Bernhardt… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
G protein activation represents an early key event in the complex GPCR signal transduction
process and is usually studied by label-dependent methods targeting specific molecular …

[PDF][PDF] Caged-carvedilol as a new tool for visible-light photopharmacology of β-adrenoceptors in native tissues

A Duran-Corbera, J Font, M Faria, E Prats, M Consegal… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Adrenoceptors are G protein-coupled receptors involved in a large variety of physiological
processes, also under pathological conditions. This is due in large part to their ubiquitous …