Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 19, Issue 1, 2019

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in both men and women. Approximately one-third of patients do not survive five years from diagnosis, which indicates the need for treatment improvement, also through new ways of drug delivery. A possible strategy to increase treatment efficacy is the use of liposomal formulation, which allows delivering both hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds with better Read More

Since candidiasis is so difficult to eradicate with an antifungal treatment and the existing antimycotics display many limitations, hopefully new sulfone derivatives may overcome these deficiencies. It is pertinent to study new strategies such as sulfone derivatives targeting the virulence attributes of C. albicans that differentiate them from the host. During infections, the pathogenic potential of C. albicans relies on the viru Read More

Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are calcium channels located on the endo(sarco)plasmic reticulum of muscle cells and neurons. They regulate the release of stored intracellular calcium and play a critical role in muscle contraction. The N-terminal part of these receptors accounts for roughly 80% and contains the binding sites for diverse RyRs modulators. The C-terminal domain contains the transmembrane region. This revie Read More

Radix Bupleuri has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, with confirmed curative effects. This plant is also used in healthy food and cosmetics. A recent increase in studies of Radix Bupleuri's chemical constituents (mainly comprising flavonoids, lignins, phenyl propanol derivatives, triterpenoid saponins, and volatile oils) and pharmacological effects motivates the aim of the present study: to revi Read More

Arboviruses have been spreading rapidly throughout the Western Hemisphere in recent decades. Among the arboviruses with high morbidity and mortality are the members of the Alphavirus and Flavivirus genera. Within the first genus, Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) is considered one of the most challenging human arboviral infection worldwide, against which there is no specific antivirals. Flaviviruses are some of the main viruses r Read More

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have become the main cause of morbidity and death worldwide. In addition, current anti-diabetic and cardiovascular therapy is based on conventional drugs that have limited effectiveness and adverse side effects. In this regard, the role of medicinal herbs as a complementary or an alternative medicine is of great interest. Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae), which is the foc Read More

Background: Currently, there is no conclusive cure for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and existing treatments mainly offer symptomatic relief. Dysfunction of the cholinergic system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of AD. Tacrine (1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amine, III) was the first approved agent for the palliative therapy of AD but its use is associated with some complications. Development of novel multi targe Read More

Background: Several biologically active indole alkaloids have been isolated from marine organisms over the previous few years. Many scientsts interested in synthesis of the marine azepinoindole alkaloids due to their wide range of bioliogical activies. Objective: We interested herein to synthesize a new series of some analogues of new naturally occurring azepinoindole alkaloids. Method: A novel series of [1,2,4,5]tetraze Read More