Structure-based virtual screening for ligands of G protein–coupled receptors: what can molecular docking do for you?

F Ballante, AJ Kooistra, S Kampen, C de Graaf… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of membrane proteins in
the human genome and are important therapeutic targets. During the last decade, the …

Neutrophils in Atopic Dermatitis

CC Chiang, WJ Cheng, JRMS Dela Cruz… - Clinical Reviews in …, 2024 - Springer
Neutrophils have a critical role in inflammation. Recent studies have identified their
distinctive presence in certain types of atopic dermatitis (AD), yet their exact function remains …

The nexus of inflammation-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and lung cancer progression: a roadmap to pentacyclic triterpenoid-based therapies

KV Odarenko, MA Zenkova, AV Markov - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Its high mortality is
partly due to chronic inflammation that accompanies the disease and stimulates cancer …

Potential effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Montelukast in treatment of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease

J Wallin, P Svenningsson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder where misfolded alpha-synuclein-
enriched aggregates called Lewy bodies are central in pathogenesis. No neuroprotective or …

[HTML][HTML] Suppressive effect of carnosol on ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma

JE Lee, DS Im - Biomolecules & Therapeutics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Asthma is a chronic obstructive lung disease characterized by recurrent episodes of
bronchoconstriction and wheezing. Conventional asthma treatment involves the …

Indole-containing pharmaceuticals: targets, pharmacological activities, and SAR studies

W Zeng, C Han, S Mohammed, S Li, Y Song… - RSC Medicinal …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Indole is a prestigious heterocyclic skeleton widely found in both naturally-occurring and
biologically active compounds. Pharmaceutical agents containing indole skeleton in their …

Montelukast inhibits platelet activation induced by plasma from COVID-19 patients

M Camera, P Canzano, M Brambilla… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Leukotrienes are important pro-inflammatory lipid mediators derived from the arachidonic
acid metabolism. In particular, cysteinyl leukotrienes, namely LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 are …

The effectiveness of gabapentin and gabapentin/montelukast combination compared with dextromethorphan in the improvement of COVID‐19‐related cough: a …

R Soltani, S Nasirharandi, F Khorvash… - The Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Cough is one of the most common presenting symptoms of COVID‐19, which
can persist for weeks or months. Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate the …

Can leukotriene receptor antagonist therapy improve the control of patients with severe asthma on biological therapy and coexisting bronchiectasis? A pilot study

VN Quaranta, S Dragonieri, N Crimi, C Crimi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Asthma and bronchiectasis appear to be two related diseases and in their
complex inflammatory interaction, the cysteinyl leukotriene/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 …

Untargeted metabolomics reveals hepatic metabolic disorder in the BTBR mouse model of autism and the significant role of liver in autism

C Cao, D Wang, M Zou, C Sun… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, and the etiology is
unknown. Metabolic dysfunction is present in patients with ASD. In the current study …