A simple yet multifaceted 90 years old, evergreen enzyme: Carbonic anhydrase, its inhibition and activation

CT Supuran - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) research over the last three decades
are presented, with an emphasis on the deciphering of the activation mechanism, the …

Hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia as modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and dementia: New evidence, potential therapeutic strategies, and …

A Carey, S Fossati - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes recent evidence on how mid‐life hypertension,
hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) and blood pressure variability, as well as late‐life …

Boron-containing compounds on neurons: Actions and potential applications for treating neurodegenerative diseases

M Barrón-González, AV Montes-Aparicio… - Journal of inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Boron-containing compounds (BCC) exert effects on neurons. After the expanding of both
the identification and synthesis of new BCC, novel effects in living systems have been …

Carbonic anhydrases: a superfamily of ubiquitous enzymes

C Capasso - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous physiological and pathological cellular processes depend on the ability to detect
and respond to changes in gas levels both inside and outside the cell [1]. Overall, the ability …

Novel Drug Screening Assay for Acanthamoeba castellanii and the Anti-Amoebic Effect of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors

S Haapanen, H Barker, F Carta… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Acanthamoeba castellanii is an amoeba that inhabits soil and water in every part of the
world. Acanthamoeba infection of the eye causes keratitis and can lead to a loss of vision …

FDA‐approved carbonic anhydrase inhibitors reduce amyloid β pathology and improve cognition, by ameliorating cerebrovascular health and glial fitness

E Canepa, R Parodi‐Rullan… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Cerebrovascular pathology is an early and causal hallmark of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), in need of effective therapies. Methods Based on the success of our previous …

Amyloid Beta Oligomers Activate Death Receptors and Mitochondria-Mediated Apoptotic Pathways in Cerebral Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells; Protective Effects of …

A Anzovino, E Canepa, M Alves, NL Lemon, RO Carare… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition within the brain vasculature is an early hallmark of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), which triggers loss of brain vascular smooth muscle cells (BVSMCs) in …

Metallothionein-3 and carbonic anhydrase metalation properties with Zn (II) and Cd (II) change as a result of protein–protein interactions

AT Yuan, MJ Stillman - Metallomics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Metallothioneins (MT) are regulators of the metals Zn (II) and Cu (I) and act as antioxidants
in many organisms, including in humans. Isoform 3 (MT3) is expressed constitutively in …

Identifying medically relevant xenon protein targets by in silico screening of the structural proteome

DA Winkler, I Katz, A Warden, AW Thornton… - Medical gas …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
In a previous study, in silico screening of the binding of almost all proteins in the Protein
Data Bank to each of the five noble gases xenon, krypton, argon, neon, and helium was …

Patterns of plasma accessible carbonic anhydrase localisation in derived, basal, and developing fishes

C Nelson - 2023 - open.library.ubc.ca
Teleosts comprise half of all vertebrates and have successfully invaded every aquatic
habitat on Earth. They owe this success, at least in part, to their unique oxygenation system …