Azithromycin: mechanisms of action and their relevance for clinical applications

MJ Parnham, VE Haber… - Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Azithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic which inhibits bacterial protein synthesis, quorum-
sensing and reduces the formation of biofilm. Accumulating effectively in cells, particularly …

Lipophilicity and biomimetic properties to support drug discovery

F Tsopelas, C Giaginis… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Lipophilicity, expressed as the octanol-water partition coefficient, constitutes the
most important property in drug action, influencing both pharmacokinetic and …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular accumulation and lipid binding of perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs)–A comparison with lysosomotropic drugs

DS Garcia, M Sjödin, M Hellstrandh, U Norinder… - Chemico-biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many chemicals accumulate in organisms through a variety of different mechanisms.
Cationic amphiphilic drugs (CADs) accumulate in lysosomes and bind to membranes …

Advances in immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) chromatography for novel drug discovery

F Tsopelas, T Vallianatou… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The development of immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) chromatography
has unfolded new perspectives for the use of chromatographic techniques in drug discovery …

Anti-inflammatory mechanism of action of azithromycin in LPS-stimulated J774A. 1 cells

M Banjanac, VM Kos, K Nujić, M Vrančić… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Azithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic with well-described anti-inflammatory properties which
can be attributed, at least partially, to its action on macrophages. We have previously shown …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic modifications, and alterations in cell cycle and apoptosis pathway in A549 lung carcinoma cell line upon exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances

M Jabeen, M Fayyaz, J Irudayaraj - Toxics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made compounds with
strong CF bonds, and have been used in various manufacturing industries for decades …

Macrolide antibiotics broadly and distinctively inhibit cytokine and chemokine production by COPD sputum cells in vitro

N Marjanović, M Bosnar, F Michielin, DR Willé… - Pharmacological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Macrolide antibiotics are known to exert anti-inflammatory actions in vivo, including certain
effects in COPD patients. In order to investigate the immunomodulatory profile of activity of …

Develo** new antibacterials through natural product research

HA Kirst - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Natural products have long been instrumental for discovering antibiotics, but
many pharmaceutical companies abandoned this field and new antibiotics declined. In …

Macrolide and ketolide antibiotics inhibit the cytotoxic effect of trastuzumab emtansine in HER2-positive breast cancer cells: implication of a potential drug–ADC …

K Kiyomiya, R Tomabechi, N Saito, K Watai… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Macrolides are widely used for the long-term treatment of infections and chronic
inflammatory diseases. The pharmacokinetic features of macrolides include extensive tissue …

Application of biomimetic HPLC to estimate in vivo behavior of early drug discovery compounds

KL Valko - Future Drug Discovery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Characterizing the properties of large numbers of compounds and estimating their potential
absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination properties are important early stages in …