Identification of Azelastine and Carvedilol as Cholinesterase Inhibitors via Structure‐Based Virtual Screening of FDA‐approved Drugs

M Sharma, S Thakur, HR Jadhav… - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The structure‐based virtual screening (SBVS) has gained immense importance in early drug
discovery. Herein, we report the SBVS‐driven identification of new cholinesterase inhibitors …

Arginase inhibitory activities of guaiane sesquiterpenoids from Curcuma comosa rhizomes

NN Hoang, T Kodama, Y Nakashima, KM Do… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Springer
Arginases are bimanganese enzymes involved in many human illnesses, and thus are
targets for disease treatments. The screening of traditional medicinal plants demonstrated …

Nicotine-mediated therapy for Parkinson's disease in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans model

I Ullah, L Zhao, S Uddin, Y Zhou, X Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease resultant in the degeneration of Dopaminergic neurons and
accumulation of α-synuclein in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual Screening of FDA-Approved Drugs for Enhanced Binding with Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase

B Zhou, Y Zhang, W Jiang, H Zhang - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is a potential target for the treatment of
substance use disorders such as alcohol addiction. Here, we adopted computational …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin May Alter the Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer Cells by Disrupting the L-Arginine Metabolism: A Preliminary Computational Study

BA Espinosa-Rodriguez, D Treviño-Almaguer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolic reprogramming in cancer is considered to be one of the most important hallmarks
to drive proliferation, angiogenesis, and invasion. AMP-activated protein kinase activation is …

Autophagy and UPS pathway contribute to nicotine-induced protection effect in Parkinson's disease

I Ullah, S Uddin, L Zhao, X Wang, H Li - Experimental Brain Research, 2024 - Springer
The gradual nature of age-related neurodegeneration causes Parkinson's disease (PD) and
impairs movement, memory, intellectual ability, and social interaction. One of the most …

Discovery of non-boronic acid Arginase 1 inhibitors through virtual screening and biophysical methods

S Gathiaka, RL Palte, SS So, X Chai, JR Miller… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Inhibiting Arginase 1 (ARG1), a metalloenzyme that hydrolyzes l-arginine in the
urea cycle, has been demonstrated as a promising therapeutic avenue in immuno-oncology …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of novel small-molecule aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activators based on drug repurposing

W Tian, X Sun, X Gao, W Wang, Z Chen, X Chen… - Journal of Saudi …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) plays an important role in the detoxification of
reactive aldehydes under oxidative stress. Because an estimated 50% of East Asians carry a …

Three neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Tinospora cordifolia Stems and Their Arginase Inhibitory Activities

NN Hoang, S Hoshino, T Kodama… - Chemical and …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Three neo-clerodane diterpenoids, including two new tinocordifoliols A (1) and B (2) and
one known tinopanoid R (3), were isolated from the ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of the 70 …

Evaluation of the activity of arginase and some biochemical parameters in sera of patients with acromegaly

FK Malek, SAR Abbas, BA Abed - Baghdad Science Journal, 2024 - bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq
The objective of the present study was to study the effect of increasing Growth Hormone
(GH) on arginase activity in sera of Iraqi acromegaly (ACRO) patients. Certain Vital …