Metabolic syndrome update

SM Grundy - Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
The metabolic syndrome is a multiplex risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
and type 2 diabetes. It is composed of atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure …

Rational design of multitarget-directed ligands: strategies and emerging paradigms

J Zhou, X Jiang, S He, H Jiang, F Feng… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Due to the complexity of multifactorial diseases, single-target drugs do not always exhibit
satisfactory efficacy. Recently, increasing evidence indicates that simultaneous modulation …

Polypharmacology by design: a medicinal chemist's perspective on multitargeting compounds

E Proschak, H Stark, D Merk - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Multitargeting compounds comprising activity on more than a single biological target have
gained remarkable relevance in drug discovery owing to the complexity of multifactorial …

A network integration approach for drug-target interaction prediction and computational drug repositioning from heterogeneous information

Y Luo, X Zhao, J Zhou, J Yang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The emergence of large-scale genomic, chemical and pharmacological data provides new
opportunities for drug discovery and repositioning. In this work, we develop a computational …

PPARs: regulators of metabolism and as therapeutic targets in cardiovascular disease. Part II: PPAR-β/δ and PPAR-γ

L Han, WJ Shen, S Bittner, FB Kraemer… - Future cardiology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The PPARs are a subfamily of three ligand-inducible transcription factors, which belong to
the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors. In mammals, the PPAR subfamily consists of …

Rational multitargeted drug design strategy from the perspective of a medicinal chemist

X Li, X Li, F Liu, S Li, D Shi - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of multitarget-directed ligands (MTDLs) has become a widely focused
research topic, but rational design remains as an enormous challenge. This paper reviews …

The emergence of the C–H functionalization strategy in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery

R Jana, HM Begam, E Dinda - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to the market competitiveness and urgent societal need, an optimum speed of drug
discovery is an important criterion for successful implementation. Despite the rapid ascent of …

Angiotensin II cell signaling: physiological and pathological effects in the cardiovascular system

PK Mehta, KK Griendling - American Journal of Physiology …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
The renin-angiotensin system is a central component of the physiological and pathological
responses of cardiovascular system. Its primary effector hormone, angiotensin II (ANG II), not …

Current applications of Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the total synthesis of natural products: an update

A Taheri Kal Koshvandi, MM Heravi… - Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Suzuki‐Miyaura Coupling Reaction (SMCR) has been extensively used in the total synthesis
of natural products. We underscored these achievements in a report published in …

BCAA–BCKA axis regulates WAT browning through acetylation of PRDM16

QX Ma, WY Zhu, XC Lu, D Jiang, F Xu, JT Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The link between branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and obesity has been known for
decades but the functional role of BCAA metabolism in white adipose tissue (WAT) of obese …