Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates

MJ Rogers, JC Crockett, FP Coxon, J Mönkkönen - Bone, 2011 - Elsevier
This review describes the key discoveries over the last 15 years that have led to a clearer
understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which bisphosphonate drugs inhibit bone …

Diversity in structures and properties of 3d-incorporating polyoxotungstates

O Oms, A Dolbecq, P Mialane - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review surveys the 3d substituted magnetic polyoxotungstate (POT) molecular
compounds reported these last ten years, illustrating the huge variety of topologies that …

Remarkable potential of the α-aminophosphonate/phosphinate structural motif in medicinal chemistry

A Mucha, P Kafarski, Ł Berlicki - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
R-Aminophosphonic acids are broadly defined as analogues of amino acids in which the
carboxylic group is replaced by a phosphonic acid or related group (usually phosphonous or …

Bisphosphonates, old friends of bones and new trends in clinics

JS Barbosa, FA Almeida Paz… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bisphosphonates, used for a long time in osteoporosis management, are currently the target
of intensive research, from pre-formulation studies to more advanced stages of clinical …

Effects of Bisphosphonates on the Growth of Entamoeba histolytica and Plasmodium Species in Vitro and in Vivo

S Ghosh, JMW Chan, CR Lea, GA Meints… - Journal of medicinal …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The effects of a series of 102 bisphosphonates on the inhibition of growth of Entamoeba
histolytica and Plasmodium falciparum in vitro have been determined, and selected …

From molds and macrophages to mevalonate: a decade of progress in understanding the molecular mode of action of bisphosphonates

MJ Rogers - Calcified tissue international, 2004 - Springer
Although bisphosphonates were first used as therapeutic agents to inhibit bone resorption in
the early 1970s, their mode of action at the molecular level has only become fully clear …

Quantitative structure− activity relationships for γδ T cell activation by bisphosphonates

JM Sanders, S Ghosh, JMW Chan… - Journal of medicinal …, 2004 - ACS Publications
γδ T cells are the first line of defense against many infectious organisms and are also
involved in tumor cell surveillance and killing. They are stimulated by a broad range of small …

Biological activity of aminophosphonic acids and their short peptides

B Lejczak, P Kafarski - Phosphorous Heterocycles I, 2009 - Springer
The biological activity and natural occurrence of the aminophosphonic acids were described
half a century ago. Since then the chemistry and biology of this class of compounds have …

Progresses in the field of drug design to combat tropical protozoan parasitic diseases

GEG Linares, EL Ravaschino… - Current Medicinal …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
The progresses made in the field of drug design to combat tropical protozoan parasitic
diseases, such as Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, and sleeping sickness are discussed …

Phosphonate and bisphosphonate inhibitors of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthases: A structure-guided perspective

J Park, VR Pandya, SJ Ezekiel, AM Berghuis - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Phosphonates and bisphosphonates have proven their pharmacological utility as inhibitors
of enzymes that metabolize phosphate and pyrophosphate substrates. The blockbuster …