New insights into protein–protein interaction modulators in drug discovery and therapeutic advance

H Nada, Y Choi, S Kim, KS Jeong… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental to cellular signaling and transduction
which marks them as attractive therapeutic drug development targets. What were once …

Natural products as IL‐6 inhibitors for inflammatory diseases: synthetic and SAR perspective

DS Harmalkar, A Sivaraman, H Nada… - Medicinal Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), a pleiotropic cytokine, plays a pivotal role in the
pathophysiology of various diseases including diabetes, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's …

Anti-Inflammatory Sesquiterpenes from Fruiting Bodies of Schizophyllum commune

T Chen, Y Liu, B Ma, B Sun, Y Pan, Y Ou… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Schizophyllum commune, a fleshy fungus, is an important medicinal and food-homologous
mushroom in China. In this work, eight undescribed sesquiterpenes schizomycins A–H (1–8) …

Ironing Out the Mechanism of gp130 Signaling

EEA Osman, N Neamati - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT gp130 functions as a shared signal-transducing subunit not only for interleukin
(IL)-6 but also for eight other human cytokine receptor complexes. The IL-6 signaling …

Machine learning-based approach to develo** potent EGFR inhibitors for breast cancer─ design, synthesis, and in vitro evaluation

H Nada, AR Gul, A Elkamhawy, S Kim, M Kim… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is vital for regulating cellular functions,
including cell division, migration, survival, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cancer. EGFR …

Molecular modeling and simulation approaches to characterize potential molecular targets for burdock inulin to instigate protection against autoimmune diseases

HF Hashmi, X Xuan, K Chen, P Zhang, M Shahab… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In the current study, we utilized molecular modeling and simulation approaches to define
putative potential molecular targets for Burdock Inulin, including inflammatory proteins such …

Identification of critical genes and metabolic pathways in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis toward drug repurposing

Z Ziaastani, B Kalantari-Khandani, MJ Niazi… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoporosis (OP) are considered to be complex
diseases. In recent studies, a positive association between RA and OP has been reported …

Small molecule immunomodulators as next-generation therapeutics for glioblastoma

SA Abdel-Rahman, M Gabr - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor with limited treatment
success. Despite efforts, the prognosis remains poor, impacting patients' quality of life …

Novel therapeutic receptor agonists and antagonists in allergic conjunctivitis

SL Abu, NK Hehar, DGI Chigbu - Current Opinion in Allergy and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
This review discusses novel therapeutic receptors being explored agonistically or
antagonistically to develop alternative treatment options for allergic conjunctivitis. These …

How many organic small molecules might be used to treat COVID-19? From natural products to synthetic agents

ZQ Liu - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
A large scale of pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past five years motivates a
great deal of endeavors donating to the exploration on therapeutic drugs against COVID-19 …