Computer-aided drug design towards new psychotropic and neurological drugs

G Dorahy, JZ Chen, T Balle - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders are a therapeutic area in drug discovery where
demand for new treatments greatly exceeds approved treatment options. This is complicated …

The compromise of virtual screening and its impact on drug discovery

O Slater, M Kontoyianni - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Docking and structure-based virtual screening (VS) have been standard
approaches in structure-based design for over two decades. However, our understanding of …

The cannabinoids, CBDA and THCA, rescue memory deficits and reduce amyloid-beta and tau pathology in an Alzheimer's disease-like mouse model

J Kim, P Choi, YT Park, T Kim, J Ham… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most studies related to hemp are focused on Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC); however, up to 120 types of phytocannabinoids are present in hemp. Hemp leaves …

Docking and molecular dynamic investigations of phenylspirodrimanes as cannabinoid receptor-2 agonists

AM Omar, AS Aljahdali, MK Safo, GA Mohamed… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabinoid receptor ligands are renowned as being therapeutically crucial for treating
diverse health disorders. Phenylspirodrimanes are meroterpenoids with unique and varied …

In Vitro and In Silico Studies of Neolignans from Magnolia grandiflora L. Seeds against Human Cannabinoids and Opioid Receptors

P Pandey, M Kumarihamy, K Chaturvedi, MAM Ibrahim… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Magnolia grandiflora L.(Magnoliaceae) is a plant of considerable medicinal significance; its
flowers and seeds have been used in various traditional remedies. Radioligand binding …

Δ9‐Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid alleviates collagen‐induced arthritis: Role of PPARγ and CB1 receptors

B Palomares, M Garrido‐Rodriguez… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Δ9‐Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (Δ9‐THCA‐A), the precursor of
Δ9‐THC, is a non‐psychotropic phytocannabinoid that shows PPARγ agonist activity. Here …

Targeting the endocannabinoid system in diabesity: Fact or fiction?

F Deeba, A Kumar, M Mukherjee, AK Sharma… - Drug Discovery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Diabesity'refers to a rising epidemic indicated by the intricate relationship between
obesity and diabetes. The global prevalence of these coexisting, insidious diseases …

Advances of the experimental models of idiopathic membranous nephropathy

HX Jiang, Z Feng, ZB Zhu, CH Xia… - Molecular …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) is one of the main types of chronic kidney
disease in adults and one of the most common causes of end-stage renal disease. In recent …

A systematic review of novel cannabinoids and their targets: insights into the significance of structure in activity

MRA Hamzekalayi, MH Ardakani, Z Moeini… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To provide a comprehensive framework of the current information on the potency and
efficacy of interaction between phyto-and synthetic cannabinoids and their respective …

Cannabinoid and Opioid Receptor Affinity and Modulation of Cancer-Related Signaling Pathways of Machaeriols and Machaeridiols from Machaerium Pers.

I Muhammad, MA Ibrahim, M Kumarihamy, JA Lambert… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Machaeriols and machaeridiols are unique hexahydrodibenzopyran-type aralkyl
phytocannabinoids isolated from Machaerium Pers. Earlier studies of machaeriol A (1) and …