Angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) selective nonpeptidic antagonists—A perspective

P Naik, P Murumkar, R Giridhar, MR Yadav - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Hypertension is a major risk factor for human morbidity and mortality through its effects on
target organs like heart, brain and kidneys. More intensive treatment for the effective control …

Biocompatible PEO-b-PCL nanosized micelles as drug carriers: Structure and drug–polymer interactions

A Chroni, T Mavromoustakos, S Pispas - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
We report on the preparation of drug nanocarriers by encapsulating losartan potassium
(LSR) into amphiphilic block copolymer micelles, utilizing the biocompatible/biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions of the AT1 antagonist valsartan with dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine bilayers

C Potamitis, P Chatzigeorgiou, E Siapi, K Viras… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
Valsartan is a marketed drug with high affinity to the type 1 angiotensin (AT1) receptor. It has
been reported that AT1 antagonists may reach the receptor site by diffusion through the …

In Silico Drug Screening Approach for the Design of Magic Bullets: A Successful Example with Anti-HIV Fullerene Derivatized Amino Acids

S Durdagi, CT Supuran, TA Strom… - Journal of chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A database has been derived from recently reported [60] fullerene derivatives, and their
binding scores with HIV-1 PR have been computed using docking techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (2-oxazoline)-based amphiphilic gradient copolymers as nanocarriers for losartan: Insights into drug–polymer interactions

A Chroni, T Mavromoustakos, S Pispas - Macromol, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current study is focused on the development of highly stable drug nanocarriers by
encapsulating losartan potassium (LSR) into an amphiphilic biocompatible poly (2-methyl-2 …

Sulfur centered hydrogen bonding in thioglycolic acid and its clusters: a computational exploration

P Bhadoria, V Ramanathan - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2023 - ACS Publications
The conformational landscape of thioglycolic acid (TGA) was investigated by using the
CCSD/cc-pVTZ level of theory. The GGC conformer was identified as the global minimum …

[HTML][HTML] From angiotensin II to cyclic peptides and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs): Perspectives of ARBs in COVID-19 therapy

J Matsoukas, V Apostolopoulos, A Zulli, G Moore… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The octapeptide hormone angiotensin II is one of the most studied peptides with the aim of
designing and synthesizing non-peptide mimetics for oral administration. To achieve this …

Losartan's affinity to fluid bilayers modulates lipid–cholesterol interactions

A Hodzic, P Zoumpoulakis, G Pabst… - Physical chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist mainly used for the regulation of high blood
pressure. Since it was anticipated that losartan reaches the receptor site via membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the molecular basis of action of the AT1 antagonist losartan using a combined NMR spectroscopy and computational approach

M Zervou, Z Cournia, C Potamitis, G Patargias… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
The drug: membrane interactions for the antihypertensive AT1 antagonist losartan, the
prototype of the sartans class, are studied herein using an integrated approach. The …