Ivermectin: an anthelmintic, an insecticide, and much more

RJ Martin, AP Robertson, S Choudhary - Trends in parasitology, 2021 - cell.com
Here we tell the story of ivermectin, describing its anthelmintic and insecticidal actions and
recent studies that have sought to reposition ivermectin for the treatment of other diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products as modulators of the nuclear receptors and metabolic sensors LXR, FXR and RXR

V Hiebl, A Ladurner, S Latkolik, VM Dirsch - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Nuclear receptors (NRs) represent attractive targets for the treatment of metabolic syndrome-
related diseases. In addition, natural products are an interesting pool of potential ligands …

Performance of HADDOCK and a simple contact-based protein–ligand binding affinity predictor in the D3R Grand Challenge 2

Z Kurkcuoglu, PI Koukos, N Citro, ME Trellet… - Journal of computer …, 2018 - Springer
We present the performance of HADDOCK, our information-driven docking software, in the
second edition of the D3R Grand Challenge. In this blind experiment, participants were …

The antiparasitic drug ivermectin is a novel FXR ligand that regulates metabolism

L Jin, X Feng, H Rong, Z Pan, Y Inaba, L Qiu… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) has important roles in maintaining bile acid and cholesterol
homeostasis. Here we report that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin is a ligand for nuclear …

Ivermectin and its target molecules: shared and unique modulation mechanisms of ion channels and receptors by ivermectin

IS Chen, Y Kubo - The Journal of physiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ivermectin (IVM) is an antiparasitic drug that is used worldwide and rescues hundreds of
millions of people from onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. It was discovered by Satoshi …

Recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of farnesoid X receptor

Y Fang, L Hegazy, BN Finck… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is an important regulator of bile acid, lipid, amino acid, and
glucose homeostasis, hepatic inflammation, regeneration, and fibrosis. FXR has been …

New insights in the multiple roles of bile acids and their signaling pathways in metabolic control

JF de Boer, VW Bloks, E Verkade… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Specific bile acids and their signaling pathways play important roles in control of
(cholesterol) metabolism. Deeper insight into the interactions between endogenous (ie, bile …

Anti-inflammatory and metabolic actions of FXR: insights into molecular mechanisms

DAA Hollman, A Milona, KJ van Erpecum… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor belonging to the
nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily. FXR plays an important role in positively regulating …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear receptor controlof enterohepatic circulation

FJ Gonzalez - Comprehensive Physiology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Enterohepatic circulation is responsible for the capture of bile acids and other steroids
produced or metabolized in the liver and secreted to the intestine, for reabsorption back into …

Knocking on FXR´ s Door: The

C Gege, O Kinzel, C Steeneck, A Schulz… - Current topics in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) was recently validated in clinical studies using the bile acid
analogue Obeticholic Acid (OCA) as an attractive drug target for liver diseases such as …