Past, present, and future perspectives on computer-aided drug design methodologies

D Bassani, S Moro - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The application of computational approaches in drug discovery has been consolidated in
the last decades. These families of techniques are usually grouped under the common …

1, 2, 4-Amino-triazine derivatives as pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors: Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation

C Pecoraro, M De Franco, D Carbone… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the different hallmarks of cancer, deregulation of cellular metabolism turned out to be
an essential mechanism in promoting cancer resistance and progression. The pyruvate …

Discovery of the 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazine-based library as selective PDK1 inhibitors with therapeutic potential in highly aggressive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

D Carbone, M De Franco, C Pecoraro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases (PDKs) are serine/threonine kinases, that are directly
involved in altered cancer cell metabolism, resulting in cancer aggressiveness and …

Computational strategies to identify new drug candidates against neuroinflammation

M Pavan, D Bassani, G Bolcato… - Current Medicinal …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Increasing application of computational approaches in these last decades has deeply
modified the process of discovery and commercialization of new therapeutic entities. This is …

Structural manipulations of marine natural products inspire a new library of 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazine PDK inhibitors endowed with antitumor activity in pancreatic ductal …

D Carbone, M De Franco, C Pecoraro, D Bassani… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the main aggressive types of cancer,
characterized by late prognosis and drug resistance. Among the main factors sustaining …

Federated learning in computational toxicology: an industrial perspective on the Effiris Hackathon

D Bassani, A Brigo… - Chemical Research in …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In silico approaches have acquired a towering role in pharmaceutical research and
development, allowing laboratories all around the world to design, create, and optimize …

Investigating RNA–protein recognition mechanisms through supervised molecular dynamics (SuMD) simulations

M Pavan, D Bassani, M Sturlese… - NAR Genomics and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) plays a key regulatory role within the cell, cooperating with proteins
to control the genome expression and several biological processes. Due to its characteristic …

Molecular modeling unveils the effective interaction of B-RAF inhibitors with rare B-RAF insertion variants

MC Scaini, L Piccin, D Bassani, A Scapinello… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MAPK inhibitors as a treatment for
melanoma patients carrying a mutation in codon V600 of the BRAF gene exclusively …

“Dual Anta-Inhibitors” of the A2A Adenosine Receptor and Casein Kinase CK1delta: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling Studies

A Spinaci, M Buccioni, D Catarzi, C Cui, V Colotta… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Based on a screening of a chemical library of A2A adenosine receptor (AR) antagonists, a
series of di-and tri-substituted adenine derivatives were synthesized and tested for their …

[PDF][PDF] A2A adenosine receptor agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists and partial agonists

KA Jacobson, RR Suresh, P Oliva - Int. Rev. Neurobiol., 2023 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Gs-coupled A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) has been explored extensively
as a pharmaceutical target, which has led to numerous clinical trials. However, only one …