[HTML][HTML] Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of thienopyrimidine derivatives as multifunctional agents against Alzheimer's disease

KI Eissa, MM Kamel, LW Mohamed… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A series of 12 S‐substituted tetrahydrobenzothienopyrimidines were designed and
synthesized based on the donepezil scaffold. All the newly synthesized compounds were …

Advances in autophagy modulation of natural products in cervical cancer

T Tao, P Zhang, Z Zeng, M Wang - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Natural products play a critical role in drug development
and is emerging as a potential source of biologically active metabolites for therapeutic …

Targeting ABCB6 with nitidine chloride inhibits PI3K/AKT signaling pathway to promote ferroptosis in multiple myeloma

Z Yin, Y Lv, L Deng, G Li, R Ou, L Chen, Y Zhu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since multiple myeloma (MM) remains a cureless malignancy of plasma cells to date, it
becomes imperative to develop novel drugs and therapeutic targets for MM. We screened a …

Intramolecular [2+ 2] Cycloaddition of Isocarbostyrils Catalyzed by an Iridium Visible-Light Photocatalyst

N Arai - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Irradiation on N-(ω-alkenyl) isocarbostyrils in the presence of an iridium photocatalyst by
LEDs emitting 455 nm light gave the corresponding cyclobutane-fused benzo [b] quinolizine …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress on neuroprotective effects of isoquinoline alkaloids

J Li, Y Wu, S Dong, Y Yu, Y Wu, B Xiang, Q Li - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuronal injury and apoptosis are important causes of the occurrence and development of
many neurodegenerative diseases, such as cerebral ischemia, Alzheimer's disease, and …

Matrine exerts its neuroprotective effects by modulating multiple neuronal pathways

S Chhabra, S Mehan - Metabolic Brain Disease, 2023 - Springer
Recent evidence suggests that misfolding, clumping, and accumulation of proteins in the
brain may be common causes and pathogenic mechanism for several neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Natural biologics accelerate healing of diabetic foot ulcers by regulating oxidative stress

J Song, A Liu, B Liu, W Huang, Z Jiang, X Bai… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Difficult or even non-healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a global medical challenge.
Although current treatments such as debridement, offloading, and infection control have …

Systematic Review of Chemical Compounds with Immunomodulatory Action Isolated from African Medicinal Plants

WA Nikiema, M Ouédraogo, WP Ouédraogo, S Fofana… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
A robust, well-functioning immune system is the cornerstone of good health. Various factors
may influence the immune system's effectiveness, potentially leading to immune system …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactivity and in silico studies of isoquinoline and related alkaloids as promising antiviral agents: an insight

D Sharma, N Sharma, N Manchanda, SK Prasad… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Viruses are widely recognized as the primary cause of infectious diseases around the world.
The ongoing global pandemic due to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 further added fuel to …