Inflammation: Biochemistry, cellular targets, anti-inflammatory agents and challenges with special emphasis on cyclooxygenase-2

B Kaur, P Singh - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Keeping in view the involvement of inflammation in the pathogenesis of several diseases
including cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and rheumatoid arthritis, herein …

Inhibitors of the arachidonic acid cascade: interfering with multiple pathways

K Meirer, D Steinhilber… - Basic & clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Modulators of the arachidonic acid cascade have been in the focus of research for
treatments of inflammation and pain for several decades. Targeting this complex pathway …

Polypharmacology by design: a medicinal chemist's perspective on multitargeting compounds

E Proschak, H Stark, D Merk - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Multitargeting compounds comprising activity on more than a single biological target have
gained remarkable relevance in drug discovery owing to the complexity of multifactorial …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of a novel 1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-2-one-based NLRP3 inhibitor as a pharmacological agent to mitigate cardiac and metabolic complications in an …

S Gastaldi, C Rocca, E Gianquinto, MC Granieri… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the recent advancements in understanding the binding mode of sulfonylurea-
based NLRP3 inhibitors to the NLRP3 sensor protein, we developed new NLRP3 inhibitors …

A systematic review on the role of eicosanoid pathways in rheumatoid arthritis

M Hoxha - Advances in medical sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by the production of eicosanoids,
cytokines, adhesion molecules, infiltration of T and B lymphocytes in the synovium and …

Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: A review of recent chemical scaffolds with promising anti-inflammatory and COX-2 inhibitory activities

NA Mohsin, M Irfan - Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have exhibited notable medicinal
importance. In recent years, the discovery of new anti-inflammatory agents as selective COX …

Two-pronged approach to anti-inflammatory therapy through the modulation of the arachidonic acid cascade

A Sala, E Proschak, D Steinhilber, GE Rovati - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammation and pain is a major global health problem, and nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remain the most frequently prescribed drugs and common …

Structure–activity relationships for the synthesis of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors: an overview (2009–2016)

G Carullo, F Galligano, F Aiello - MedChemComm, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Most drugs used to treat pain and inflammation act through inhibition of the enzymes
prostaglandin G/H synthase, commonly known as cyclooxygenase (COX). Among these, the …

Discovery of the first in vivo active inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase phosphatase domain

JS Kramer, S Woltersdorf, T Duflot… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The emerging pharmacological target soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a bifunctional
enzyme exhibiting two different catalytic activities that are located in two distinct domains …

Druggable prostanoid pathway

LL Mazaleuskaya, E Ricciotti - Druggable Lipid Signaling Pathways, 2020 - Springer
Prostanoids (prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxane) belong to the oxylipin family of
biologically active lipids generated from arachidonic acid (AA). Protanoids control numerous …