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Pharmaceuticals, Volume 18, Issue 1

January 2025 - 134 articles

Cover Story: Aurora kinase B (AurB) plays a critical role in mitosis, making it a prime target for cancer therapies. Despite promising advances, no clinically approved AurB inhibitors currently exist. This study introduces a machine learning-aided pipeline that integrates QSAR modeling, fingerprint-based classification models, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations to identify potential AurB inhibitors through drug repurposing. Screening 4680 compounds from the DrugBank database, the framework yielded saredutant, montelukast, and canertinib as strong candidates. Beyond proposing new potential inhibitors, this study highlights a versatile computational approach that can be adapted to other drug targets, illustrating a computer-aided drug design approach for more efficient repurposing and novel therapeutic discoveries. View this paper
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Articles (134)

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,683 Views
31 Pages

Critical Appraisal of Pharmaceutical Therapy in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy—Challenges and Prospectives

  • Elina Khattab,
  • Michaelia Kyriakou,
  • Elena Leonidou,
  • Stefanos Sokratous,
  • Angeliki Mouzarou,
  • Michael M. Myrianthefs and
  • Nikolaos P. E. Kadoglou

20 January 2025

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multifaceted disorder with a pandemic spread and a remarkable burden of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DBCM) has been increasingly recognized as the development of cardiac dysfunction, whi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,249 Views
28 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neuroinflammation Intervention with Medicinal Plants: A Critical and Narrative Review of the Current Literature

  • Sandra Maria Barbalho,
  • Beatriz Leme Boaro,
  • Jéssica da Silva Camarinha Oliveira,
  • Jiří Patočka,
  • Caroline Barbalho Lamas,
  • Masaru Tanaka and
  • Lucas Fornari Laurindo

20 January 2025

Neuroinflammation is a key factor in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, driven by the dysregulation of molecular pathways and activation of the brain’s immune system, resulting in the release of pro-inflammatory and oxidative molecu...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,200 Views
13 Pages

20 January 2025

Resveratrol, a bioactive phytoalexin, has been extensively studied as a pharmaceutical and nutraceutical candidate for the treatment of various diseases. Although its therapeutic effects have been largely attributed to its anti-oxidant properties, it...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,320 Views
20 Pages

p97 Inhibitors Possessing Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 and Low Cytotoxicity

  • Rui Ding,
  • Tiffany C. Edwards,
  • Prithwish Goswami,
  • Daniel J. Wilson,
  • Christine D. Dreis,
  • Yihong Ye,
  • Robert J. Geraghty and
  • Liqiang Chen

19 January 2025

Background: p97 (also known as valosin-containing protein, VCP) is a member of the AAA+ ATPase family and is intimately associated with protein quality control and homeostasis regulation. Therefore, pharmaceutical inhibition of p97 has been actively...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,914 Views
20 Pages

Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications

  • Alice Melani,
  • Marco Bonaso,
  • Letizia Biso,
  • Benedetta Zucchini,
  • Ciro Conversano and
  • Marco Scarselli

19 January 2025

Psychedelics, historically celebrated for their cultural and spiritual significance, have emerged as potential breakthrough therapeutic agents due to their profound effects on consciousness, emotional processing, mood, and neural plasticity. This rev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,108 Views
14 Pages

The Effects of Oral Semaglutide on Hepatic Fibrosis in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes in Real-World Clinical Practice: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Sapporo-Oral SEMA Study

  • Hiroya Kitsunai,
  • Yuka Shinozaki,
  • Sho Furusawa,
  • Naoyuki Kitao,
  • Miki Ito,
  • Hiroyoshi Kurihara,
  • Chiho Oba-Yamamoto,
  • Jun Takeuchi,
  • Akinobu Nakamura and
  • Yumi Takiyama
  • + 1 author

19 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an important common comorbidity in subjects with type 2 diabetes, and liver fibrosis is a factor directly related to its prognosis. Glucagon-like peptide-1 rec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,892 Views
13 Pages

Impact of Oseltamivir and Diabetes Development

  • Bor-Show Tzang,
  • Chih-Chen Tzang,
  • Pei-Hua Chuang,
  • I-Ying Kuo,
  • Yu-Chun Pan,
  • Pei-Hsun Wu and
  • Tsai-Ching Hsu

18 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Influenza is a major global health challenge, causing thousands of deaths annually. Antiviral drugs, particularly oseltamivir, a neuraminidase inhibitor, have become essential therapeutic options due to their oral bioavailabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,212 Views
30 Pages

18 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Fructose-driven metabolic disorders, such as obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes, are significant global health challenges. Ketohexokinase C (KHK-C), a key enzyme in fructose me...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,665 Views
38 Pages

18 January 2025

Peptide-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanocarriers represent a transformative approach to addressing the challenges of peptide-based therapies. These systems offer solutions to peptide instability, enzymatic degradation, and limited bioava...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,013 Views
21 Pages

2-Aminothiophene Derivatives—New Drug Candidates Against Leishmaniasis: Drug Design, Synthesis, Pharmacomodulation, and Antileishmanial Activity

  • Rodrigo Santos Aquino de Araújo,
  • Vitória Gaspar Bernardo,
  • Robert da Silva Tibúrcio,
  • Danilo Cesar Galindo Bedor,
  • Michel Leandro de Campos,
  • Roberto Pontarolo,
  • Julyanne Maria Saraiva de Sousa,
  • Klinger Antonio da Franca Rodrigues,
  • Marcus Tullius Scotti and
  • Anuraj Nayarisseri
  • + 2 authors

17 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Leishmaniasis is one of the 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases according to the WHO, affecting approximately 12 million people in four continents, generating serious public health problems. The lack of therapeutic options, associat...

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