The lipophilic bullet hits the targets: medicinal chemistry of adamantane derivatives

L Wanka, K Iqbal, PR Schreiner - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
A simple, primary amine bearing a C10H15 alkyl residue was found to display potent anti-
Influenza A properties in 1964. 1 Soon thereafter, antiviral activity of this amine was found …

Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: a summary of the Eigth Eilat Conference (EILAT VIII)

M Bialer, SI Johannessen, HJ Kupferberg, RH Levy… - Epilepsy research, 2007 - Elsevier
The Eigth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs)-EILAT VII, took place in
Sitges, Barcelona from the 10th to 14th September, 2006. Basic scientists, clinical …

The many faces of the adamantyl group in drug design

J Liu, D Obando, V Liao, T Lifa, R Codd - European journal of medicinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
Adamantyl-based compounds are used clinically for the treatment of neurological
conditions, as anti-viral agents and as agents against type 2 diabetes. The value of the …

Use of the adamantane structure in medicinal chemistry

G Lamoureux, G Artavia - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
This review summarizes the importance and recent discoveries of the use of adamantane
derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry. We have organized the article in 4 sections: 1) …

Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in chronic pain patients and the mitigating effects of gabapentin

N Stoicea, D Russell, G Weidner, M Durda… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain patients receiving opioid drugs are at risk for opioid-induced hyperalgesia
(OIH), wherein opioid pain medication leads to a paradoxical pain state. OIH involves central …

Diamondoid molecules

GA Mansoori - Advances in Chemical Physics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Diamondoid molecules are cage-like, ultrastable, saturated hydrocarbons. These molecules
are ringed compounds, which have a diamond-like structure consisting of a number of six …

Design and synthesis of bioactive adamantane spiro heterocycles

N Kolocouris, G Zoidis, GB Foscolos, G Fytas… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Spiro [aziridine-2, 2′-adamantanes] 1 and 2, spiro [azetidine-2, 2′-adamantanes] 3 and 5,
spiro [azetidine-3, 2′-adamantane] 13, spiro [piperidine-4, 2′-adamantanes] 25 and 27 …

Ca2+ Channel α2-δ Ligands for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

MJ Field, Z Li, JB Schwarz - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Pregabalin 1 was recently approved in the US and Europe as an add-on therapy for
epilepsy, as well as for the treatment of neuropathic pain (specifically, management of …

Identification of a disulfide bridge essential for structure and function of the voltage-gated Ca2+ channel α2δ-1 auxiliary subunit

A Calderón-Rivera, A Andrade… - Cell calcium, 2012 - Elsevier
Voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channels are transmembrane proteins that form Ca2+-
selective pores gated by depolarization and are essential regulators of the intracellular …

Schiff Bases of Isatin and Adamantane‐1‐Carbohydrazide: Synthesis, Characterization and Anticonvulsant Activity

HM Osman, T Elsaman, BA Yousef, E Elhadi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition and cause of substantial morbidity and
mortality. In the present study, the molecular hybridization tool was adopted to obtain six …