Restoration and targeting of aberrant neurotransmitters in Parkinson's disease therapeutics

D Yadav, P Kumar - Neurochemistry international, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurotransmitters are considered as a fundamental regulator in the process of neuronal
growth, differentiation and survival. Parkinson's Disease (PD) occurs due to extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines and Madness: A Unifying Hypothesis of Schizophrenia Involving Interleukin-22

A Sfera, KA Thomas, J Anton - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric illness of uncertain etiopathogenesis in which
antipsychotic drugs can attenuate the symptoms, but patients rarely return to the premorbid …

Enantioselective synthesis of multifunctional alkylboronates via N-heterocyclic carbene–nickel-catalysed carboboration of alkenes

X Luo, W Mao, CF Liu, YQ Wang, J Nie, SL Shi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Enantioenriched boronic esters are widely used multipurpose building blocks in organic
synthesis. Multicomponent processes that deliver these organoboron compounds using non …

PBAT is biodegradable but what about the toxicity of its biodegradation products?

A Martínez, E Perez-Sanchez, A Caballero… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Context Poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) is a biodegradable plastic. It was
introduced to the plastics market in 1998 and since then has been widely used around the …

Electron donor–acceptor capacity of selected pharmaceuticals against COVID-19

A Martinez - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
More than a year ago, the first case of infection by a new coronavirus was identified, which
subsequently produced a pandemic causing human deaths throughout the world. Much …

Neurolipidomics in schizophrenia: a not so well-oiled machine

CMZM Del Campo, GL Nicolson, A Sfera - Neuropharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Most patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) do not exhibit violent behaviors and are more likely
to be victims rather than perpetrators of violent acts. However, a subgroup of forensic …

Chemical reactivity theory to analyze possible toxicity of microplastics: Polyethylene and polyester as examples

A Martínez, A Barbosa - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Micro-and nanoplastics are widespread throughout the world. In particular, polyethylene
(PE) and polyethylene terephthalate or polyester (PET) are two of the most common …

Different anchoring ligands for Ru complexes dyes and the effect on the performance of ZnO-based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC): A computational study

K Portillo-Cortez, A Martinez - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical modifications allow to design new sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
(DSSC). This investigation aims to analyze new Ru complexes-based sensitizers for ZnO …

Metals Can Change the Colors of Eggshells but How Is This Related to Oxidative Stress and Antibacterial Capacity?

A Martínez, I López-Rull - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two main substances are responsible for the pigmentation of the eggshells of birds and
reptiles: the bluish-green tone comes from biliverdin (BV), and protoporphyrin IX (PP) gives …

Chemical Reactivity Parameters to Analyze Psychedelics: How Do We Explain the Potency of the Drugs?

A Martínez, A Caballero, R Ramírez… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that produce changes in thoughts and feelings
and modifications in perceptions of reality. The most potent psychedelic is also the first …