Esterase is a powerful tool for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides

P Bhatt, K Bhatt, Y Huang, Z Lin, S Chen - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Agricultural and household applications of pyrethroid insecticides have significantly
increased residual concentrations in living cells and environments. The enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] Human carboxylesterases: a comprehensive review

D Wang, L Zou, Q Jin, J Hou, G Ge, L Yang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are key enzymes from the serine hydrolase
superfamily. In the human body, two predominant carboxylesterases (CES1 and CES2) …

Sacubitril/valsartan decreases cardiac fibrosis in left ventricle pressure overload by restoring PKG signaling in cardiac fibroblasts

RM Burke, JK Lighthouse, DM Mickelsen… - Circulation: Heart …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Heart failure (HF) is invariably accompanied by development of cardiac fibrosis,
a form of scarring that increases muscular tissue rigidity and decreases cardiac contractility …

Carboxylesterase 1 and precision pharmacotherapy: pharmacogenetics and nongenetic regulators

L Her, HJ Zhu - Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 2020 - ASPET
Carboxylesterase (CES) 1 is the most abundant drug-metabolizing enzyme in human livers,
comprising approximately 1% of the entire liver proteome. CES1 is responsible for 80 …

Abundance of phase 1 and 2 drug-metabolizing enzymes in alcoholic and hepatitis C cirrhotic livers: a quantitative targeted proteomics study

B Prasad, DK Bhatt, K Johnson, R Chapa, X Chu… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2018 - ASPET
To predict the impact of liver cirrhosis on hepatic drug clearance using physiologically based
pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, we compared the protein abundance of various phase 1 …

Neprilysin is a mediator of alternative renin-angiotensin-system activation in the murine and human kidney

O Domenig, A Manzel, N Grobe, E Königshausen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cardiovascular and renal pathologies are frequently associated with an activated renin-
angiotensin-system (RAS) and increased levels of its main effector and vasoconstrictor …

Prodrugs–Recent approvals and a glimpse of the pipeline

J Rautio, J Kärkkäinen, KB Sloan - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Prodrugs offer a versatile strategy to overcome flaws of viable drug candidates or clinically
approved drugs. However, the strategic importance of prodrugs in the pharmaceutical …

Human carboxylesterases and fluorescent probes to image their activity in live cells

A Singh, M Gao, MW Beck - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Human carboxylesterases (CESs) are serine hydrolases that are responsible for the phase I
metabolism of an assortment of ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, and carbamate …

Cytochrome P450 and non–cytochrome P450 oxidative metabolism: Contributions to the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of xenobiotics

RS Foti, DK Dalvie - Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 2016 - ASPET
The drug-metabolizing enzymes that contribute to the metabolism or bioactivation of a drug
play a crucial role in defining the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion …

Recent progress in the discovery of natural inhibitors against human carboxylesterases

DD Wang, LW Zou, Q Jin, J Hou, GB Ge, L Yang - Fitoterapia, 2017 - Elsevier
Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are important serine hydrolases catalyzing the
hydrolysis of ester-or amide-containing compounds into the corresponding alcohols and …