Designing drugs and chemical probes with the dualsteric approach

J Zha, J He, C Wu, M Zhang, X Liu… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditionally, drugs are monovalent, targeting only one site on the protein surface. This
includes orthosteric and allosteric drugs, which bind the protein at orthosteric and allosteric …

The Magic Methyl and Its Tricks in Drug Discovery and Development

PSM Pinheiro, LS Franco, CAM Fraga - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the key scientific aspects of small-molecule drug discovery and development is the
analysis of the relationship between its chemical structure and biological activity …

2B Determined: The future of the serotonin receptor 2B in drug discovery

AM Bender, LC Parr, WB Livingston… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cardiotoxicity associated with des-ethyl-dexfenfluramine (norDF) and related agonists of
the serotonin receptor 2B (5-HT2B) has solidified the receptor's place as an “antitarget” in …

[HTML][HTML] IUPHAR review: Recent progress in the development of Mu opioid receptor modulators to treat opioid use disorders

PP Pagare, R Flammia, Y Zhang - Pharmacological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) can be described as intense preoccupation with using
or obtaining opioids despite the negative consequences associated with their use. As the …

Discovery of Novel Phenoxyaryl Pyridones as Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) Inhibitors with High Selectivity for the Second Bromodomain (BD2) to …

W Jiang, Q Hou, H Xu, K Yang, X Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bromodomain-selective BET inhibition has emerged as a promising strategy to improve the
safety profiles of pan-BET inhibitors. Herein, we report the discovery of potent phenoxyaryl …

Discovery of 6α-Thiazolylcarboxamidonaltrexamine Derivative (NTZ) as a Potent and Central Nervous System Penetrant Opioid Receptor Modulator with Drug-like …

B Huang, H Ma, PP Pagare, M Li… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of highly potent and selective μ opioid receptor (MOR) modulators with
favorable drug-like properties has always been a focus in the opioid domain. Our previous …

Blocking potential metabolic sites on NAT to improve its safety profile while retaining the pharmacological profile

R Flammia, B Huang, PP Pagare, CMS Onge… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
The number of opioid-related overdose deaths and individuals that have suffered from
opioid use disorders have significantly increased over the last 30 years. FDA approved …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2023

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-sixth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …