Recent applications of 1, 3-thiazole core structure in the identification of new lead compounds and drug discovery

A Ayati, S Emami, A Asadipour, A Shafiee… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thiazole is one of the most important scaffolds in heterocyclic chemistry and drug design
and discovery. It is widely found in diverse pharmacologically active substances and in …

Thiazole in the targeted anticancer drug discovery

A Ayati, S Emami, S Moghimi… - Future medicinal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is known as one of the main causes of death in the world; and many compounds
have been synthesized to date with potential use in cancer therapy. Thiazole is a versatile …

Old but gold: tracking the new guise of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) enzyme as a biomarker and therapeutic target in rare diseases

M Brindisi, AP Saraswati, S Brogi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Epigenetic regulation orchestrates many cellular processes and greatly influences key
disease mechanisms. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes play a crucial role either as …

Control of cholesterol synthesis through regulated ER-associated degradation of HMG CoA reductase

Y Jo, RA DeBose-Boyd - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple mechanisms for feedback control of cholesterol synthesis converge on the rate-
limiting enzyme in the pathway, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase. This …

Transcription factor NF-κB: an update on intervention strategies

A Panday, ME Inda, P Bagam, MK Sahoo… - Archivum immunologiae …, 2016 - Springer
The nuclear factor (NF)-κB family of transcription factors are ubiquitous and pleiotropic
molecules that regulate the expression of more than 150 genes involved in a broad range of …

Protein folding alterations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Parakh, JD Atkin - Brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding leads to the formation of aggregated proteins and protein inclusions,
which are associated with synaptic loss and neuronal death in neurodegenerative diseases …

Critical role of proteostasis-imbalance in pathogenesis of COPD and severe emphysema

T Min, M Bodas, S Mazur, N Vij - Journal of molecular medicine, 2011 - Springer
The environmental, genetic, and/or age-related changes in proteostasis induce
inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. We quantified the correlation of protein …

HDAC6 α-tubulin deacetylase: a potential therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases

G Li, H Jiang, M Chang, H Xie, L Hu - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Histone deacetylases (HDACs), or lysine deacetylases (KDAC), are epigenetic regulators
that catalyze the removal of acetyl moieties from the tails of lysine residues of histones and …

[HTML][HTML] Development of PEGylated PLGA nanoparticle for controlled and sustained drug delivery in cystic fibrosis

N Vij, T Min, R Marasigan, CN Belcher, S Mazur… - Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background The mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
(CFTR) gene results in CF. The most common mutation, ΔF508-CFTR, is a temperature …

Role of cigarette smoke–induced aggresome formation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–emphysema pathogenesis

I Tran, C Ji, I Ni, T Min, D Tang, N Vij - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is known to induce proteostasis imbalance that can initiate
accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins. Therefore, the primary goal of this study was to …