The role of NO in COVID-19 and potential therapeutic strategies

W Fang, J Jiang, L Su, T Shu, H Liu, S Lai… - Free radical biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical playing an important pathophysiological role in
cardiovascular and immune systems. Recent studies reported that NO levels were …

[HTML][HTML] Development of antibiofilm therapeutics strategies to overcome antimicrobial drug resistance

S Nadar, T Khan, SG Patching, A Omri - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
A biofilm is a community of stable microorganisms encapsulated in an extracellular matrix
produced by themselves. Many types of microorganisms that are found on living hosts or in …

Soluble GC stimulators and activators: Past, present and future

P Sandner, M Follmann… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of soluble GC (sGC) stimulators and sGC activators provided valuable tools to
elucidate NO–sGC signalling and opened novel pharmacological opportunities for …

Endothelial and vascular smooth muscle dysfunction in hypertension

MG de Oliveira, W Nadruz Jr, FZ Monica - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of essential hypertension involves several factors. Vascular dysfunction,
characterized by endothelial dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and structural remodeling …

Carbon monoxide signaling: Examining its engagement with various molecular targets in the context of binding affinity, concentration, and biologic response

Z Yuan, LK De La Cruz, X Yang, B Wang - Pharmacological Reviews, 2022 - ASPET
Carbon monoxide (CO) has been firmly established as an endogenous signaling molecule
with a variety of pathophysiological and pharmacological functions, including …

Pyrazole-containing pharmaceuticals: target, pharmacological activity, and their SAR studies

G Li, Y Cheng, C Han, C Song, N Huang… - RSC Medicinal …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Pyrazole is a five-membered heterocycle bearing two adjacent nitrogen atoms. Both
pharmaceutical agents and natural products with pyrazole as a nucleus have exhibited a …

NO rapidly mobilizes cellular heme to trigger assembly of its own receptor

Y Dai, EM Faul, A Ghosh… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Nitric oxide (NO) signaling in biology relies on its activating cyclic guanosine
monophosphate (cGMP) production by the NO receptor soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC). sGC …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of T cells in cancer by nitric oxide

I Navasardyan, B Bonavida - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The T cell-mediated immune response is primarily involved in the fight against infectious
diseases and cancer and its underlying mechanisms are complex. The anti-tumor T cell …

[HTML][HTML] Development of vericiguat: The first soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator launched for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)

J Xia, N Hui, L Tian, C Liang, J Zhang, J Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, with improvements in treatments for heart failure (HF), the survival period of
patients has been extended. However, the emergence of some patients with repeated …

Squaramides as bioisosteres in contemporary drug design

KA Agnew-Francis, CM Williams - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Squaramides represent a class of vinylogous amides that are derived from the squarate
oxocarbon dianion. While they have been known since the 1950s, squaramides have only …