TLR4-targeting therapeutics: structural basis and computer-aided drug discovery approaches

Q Ain, M Batool, S Choi - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The integration of computational techniques into drug development has led to a substantial
increase in the knowledge of structural, chemical, and biological data. These techniques are …

Interaction of opioids with TLR4—mechanisms and ramifications

MM Gabr, I Saeed, JA Miles, BP Ross, PN Shaw… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recent evidence indicates that opioids can be active at a receptor that is
abundantly expressed on innate immune cells as well as cancer cells: the receptor is termed …

Recent advances on Toll-like receptor 4 modulation: new therapeutic perspectives

L Zaffaroni, F Peri - Future medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Future Science
Activation or inhibition of TLR4 by small molecules will provide in the next few years a new
generation of therapeutics. TLR4 stimulation (agonism) by high-affinity ligands mimicking …

[HTML][HTML] Toll-like receptor 4 signaling and drug addiction

R Wu, JX Li - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The emphasis of neuronal alterations and adaptations have long been the main focus of the
studies of the mechanistic underpinnings of drug addiction. Recent studies have begun to …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-based virtual screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation of VEGF inhibitors for the clinical treatment of ovarian cancer

S Mukherjee, M Abdalla, M Yadav, M Madhavi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor play an important role both in
physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis, which is identified in ovarian cancer progression …

Linear and rationally designed stapled peptides abrogate TLR4 pathway and relieve inflammatory symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis rat model

A Achek, M Shah, JY Seo, HK Kwon, X Gui… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A mounting evidence exists for the despicable role of the aberrant immune response in the
pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) can activate …

Lung cancer cells release high mobility group box 1 and promote the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps

J Zhou, Y Yang, T Gan, Y Li, F Hu… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‑associated mortality. Tumor‑associated
neutrophils represent a large portion of inflammatory cells within the lung tumor …

The potential interplay between opioid and the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4)

N Zare, M Pourhadi, G Vaseghi… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Context Opioids are available for the management of severe and chronic pain. However,
long-term use of high-dose opioids could lead to physiologic tolerance, hyperalgesia …

Structure-based virtual screening, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and pharmacokinetic modelling of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor for the …

M Yadav, M Abdalla, M Madhavi, I Chopra… - Molecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequent cause of cancer worldwide and is more
prevalent in older individuals of all ages. The recent statistics from World Health …

Alum and a TLR7 agonist combined with built-in TLR4 and 5 agonists synergistically enhance immune responses against HPV RG1 epitope

M Mashhadi Abolghasem Shirazi, SM Sadat… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To relieve the limitations of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines based on L1 capsid
protein, vaccine formulations based on RG1 epitope of HPV L2 using various built-in …