Endocannabinoid-based therapies

D Piomelli, A Mabou Tagne - Annual Review of Pharmacology …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The endocannabinoids are lipid-derived messengers that play a diversity of regulatory roles
in mammalian physiology. Dysfunctions in their activity have been implicated in various …

Care and feeding of the endocannabinoid system: a systematic review of potential clinical interventions that upregulate the endocannabinoid system

JM McPartland, GW Guy, V Di Marzo - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The “classic” endocannabinoid (eCB) system includes the cannabinoid
receptors CB1 and CB2, the eCB ligands anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2 …

A perspective review on fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents

RKP Tripathi - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an important enzyme creditworthy of hydrolyzing
endocannabinoids and related-amidated signalling lipids, discovery of which has pioneered …

Polypharmacological approaches for CNS diseases: focus on endocannabinoid degradation inhibition

A Papa, S Pasquini, C Contri, S Gemma, G Campiani… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polypharmacology breaks up the classical paradigm of “one-drug, one target, one disease”
electing multitarget compounds as potential therapeutic tools suitable for the treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA replication is the target for the antibacterial effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Z Yin, Y Wang, LR Whittell, S Jergic, M Liu, E Harry… - Chemistry & biology, 2014 - cell.com
Evidence suggests that some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) possess
antibacterial properties with an unknown mechanism. We describe the in vitro antibacterial …

Structure-based design of novel donepezil-like hybrids for a multi-target approach to the therapy of Alzheimer's disease

L Brunetti, R Leuci, A Carrieri, M Catto… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a widespread multifactorial aging-related pathology, which
includes cholinergic deficit among its main causes. Following a multi-target design strategy …

Structure and dynamics of the acyl chains in the membrane trafficking and enzymatic processing of lipids

S Vanni, L Riccardi, G Palermo… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The regulatory chemical mechanisms of lipid trafficking and degradation are
involved in many pathophysiological processes, being implicated in severe pain …

Structural and reactivity studies of pravadoline–An ionic liquid, with reference to its wavefunction-relative properties using DFT and MD simulation

JS Al-Otaibi, YS Mary, YS Mary, R Yadav - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are important in medical care because they improve life quality and extend
life expectancy, particularly in chronic diseases. Pravadoline is a non-steroidal anti …

Identifying FAAH inhibitors as new therapeutic options for the treatment of chronic pain through drug repurposing

A Zanfirescu, G Nitulescu, DP Mihai, GM Nitulescu - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain determines a substantial burden on individuals, employers, healthcare
systems, and society. Most of the affected patients report dissatisfaction with currently …

[HTML][HTML] Chiral pyrrolidines as multipotent agents in Alzheimer and neurodegenerative diseases

A Carrieri, A Barbarossa, M de Candia… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In pharmaceutical science and drug design the versatility of the pyrrolidine scaffold relating
to spatial arrangement, synthetic accessibility and pharmacological profile is a largely …