High resolution NMR spectroscopy as a structural and analytical tool for unsaturated lipids in solution

E Alexandri, R Ahmed, H Siddiqui, MI Choudhary… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Mono-and polyunsaturated lipids are widely distributed in Nature, and are structurally and
functionally a diverse class of molecules with a variety of physicochemical, biological …

Complex pharmacology of free fatty acid receptors

G Milligan, B Shimpukade, T Ulven… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are historically the most successful family of drug
targets. In recent times it has become clear that the pharmacology of these receptors is far …

The involvement of polyunsaturated fatty acids in apoptosis mechanisms and their implications in cancer

M Montecillo-Aguado, B Tirado-Rodriguez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a significant global public health issue and, despite advancements in detection
and treatment, the prognosis remains poor. Cancer is a complex disease characterized by …

New paradigms in GPCR drug discovery

KA Jacobson - Biochemical pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) remain a major domain of pharmaceutical discovery.
The identification of GPCR lead compounds and their optimization are now structure-based …

PHF8-GLUL axis in lipid deposition and tumor growth of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

S Peng, Z Wang, P Tang, S Wang, Y Huang, Q Xie… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
For clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), lipid deposition plays important roles in the
development, metastasis, and drug resistance. However, the molecular mechanisms …

Lysophosphatidic acid signaling in cancer cells: what makes LPA so special?

P Balijepalli, CC Sitton, KE Meier - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) refers to a family of simple phospholipids that act as ligands for
G protein-coupled receptors. While LPA exerts effects throughout the body in normal …

[HTML][HTML] Role of diets rich in omega-3 and omega-6 in the development of cancer

S Huerta-Yépez, AB Tirado-Rodriguez… - Boletín médico del …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, some studies have addressed the therapeutic effects of omega-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) and the opposite effects of omega-6 (ω-6) PUFAs …

GPR120/FFAR4 pharmacology: focus on agonists in type 2 diabetes mellitus drug discovery

G Carullo, S Mazzotta, M Vega-Holm… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) activated by free fatty acids (FFAs) have emerged
as new and exciting drug targets, due to their plausible translation from pharmacology to …

G protein-coupled receptors as targets for anti-diabetic therapeutics

DY Oh, JM Olefsky - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing worldwide, and these two
metabolic disorders are closely linked. Lifestyle modification, including weight loss and …

Physicochemical and biopharmaceutical controllability of new self-assembled fatty acid conjugated leuprolide for the enhanced anticancer activity

HV Ngo, HE Bak, HD Nguyen, KW Lee… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Leuprolide (LEU), a synthetic nonapeptide analog of naturally occurring
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), could exert a direct inhibitory activity on the …