Genetic variation influencing blood pressure has the potential to identify new
pharmacological targets for the treatment of hypertension.
This study reveals that the circadian clock is able to reprogram itself depending on a diet's nutritional content — which could lead to the identification of novel
pharmacological targets for controlled diets.
Thus, the LPA - LPA2 axis is an attractive
pharmacological target for novel strategies to control immune responses.
Not exact matches
«By identifying key molecular drivers within these networks, we have been able to determine potential therapeutic
targets that could help us to develop the first
pharmacological therapy
for CAVD.»
Understanding these mechanisms may provide a potential
target for future therapies to address sensory symptoms, both through
pharmacological and behavioral interventions,» the researchers wrote.
«Our research shows that
targeting cannabinoid receptors in the periphery with
pharmacological inhibitors that do not reach the brain holds promise as a safe therapeutic approach
for the treatment of overeating and diet - induced obesity,» said Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine, who led the research project.
The identification of these opiate - induced changes offers the best hope
for developing more effective
pharmacological targets and therapies to prevent or reverse the effect of opiate exposure and addiction.
«New drug
targets for Ras - dependent cancers have long been sought,» said Arvin Dar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncological Sciences and
Pharmacological Sciences at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and lead researcher on the study.
Bioprospecting
targets commonly used folk phytoremedies
for pharmacological and chemical studies.
Noting that this anticipatory phase is often at the root of many people's sleeping problems, de Lecea suggested that the newly identified circuit could be a
target for pharmacological intervention to help people ease into sleep.
He adds that the project «is just the beginning
for the establishment of a new class of
pharmacological entity, «sticky» biologics, characterized by localized,
targeted activity.
The role of academic scientists in this process has largely been to explain the genetic / cellular basis of diseases
for identifying useful
targets and provide new chemical and computational methods to improve the
pharmacological profile of potential drugs.
Such inhibition of fertility suggests that testes are exquisitely sensitive to disruption of retinoid signaling and that these receptors could be
targets for pharmacological intervention of fertility (male contraception).
In fact, genetic and
pharmacological targeting of the IRE - 1 / XBP - 1 pathway of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response, which is critical
for antibody production, results in decreased numbers and reduced functions of MDSCs.
These are critical observations that will allow the field of autophagy to move beyond the utilization of lysosomal inhibitors
for the
pharmacological treatment of cancer by
targeting autophagy.
Category winner — Simon Johnson
For his essay «A Novel Target for Pharmacological Intervention in an Untreatable Human Disease» in the prize category Translational Medic
For his essay «A Novel
Target for Pharmacological Intervention in an Untreatable Human Disease» in the prize category Translational Medic
for Pharmacological Intervention in an Untreatable Human Disease» in the prize category Translational Medicine
American Federation
for Aging Research Fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York; USA From: Salt Lake City, USA Prize Category: Translational Medicine Essay: A Novel
Target for Pharmacological Intervention in an Untreatable Human Disease
The Institute's phenotyping platforms are adapted
for the study of mutant mice and genetic reference populations but can also be used
for preclinical studies including the validation of therapeutic
targets as well as
pharmacological and toxicological studies in the mouse.
Pharmacological data with acute or intermittent ketamine treatment as well as compounds
targeting more traditional mechanisms related to 5 - HT or adrenergic signaling will also be presented
for these models.
In addition, J147 has good medicinal chemical and
pharmacological properties
for a CNS drug, has few off -
target effects and is orally active [7].
He aims to develop sets of
targets for selective
pharmacological manipulation of circuitries involved in acquisition of fear and extinction learning.
Piomelli et al. «The Endocannabinoid System as a
Target for Therapeutic Drugs», Trends in
Pharmacological Sciences (TiPS), 21: 218 - 224, 2000.
Susan Amara, USA - «Regulation of transporter function and trafficking by amphetamines, Structure - function relationships in excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), Modulation of dopamine transporters (DAT) by GPCRs, Genetics and functional analyses of human trace amine receptors» Tom I. Bonner, USA (Past Core Member)- Genomics, G protein coupled receptors Michel Bouvier, Canada - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - Coupled Receptors; Molecular mechanisms controlling the selectivity and efficacy of GPCR signalling Thomas Burris, USA - Nuclear Receptor Pharmacology and Drug Discovery William A. Catterall, USA (Past Core Member)- The Molecular Basis of Electrical Excitability Steven Charlton, UK - Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Moses Chao, USA - Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension,
Pharmacological Characterization of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions of Biologically Active Components of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes)
targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery
for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation of expression and function of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) transporters
Under normal conditions, deletion of the transporter does not lead to any noticeable phenotype, suggesting that
pharmacological or biological blockade of the transporter
for therapeutic purposes is not likely to elicit significant off -
target effects in normal tissues.
Furthermore, as novel
pharmacological targets, the vanilloid receptors have potential
for the development of many future disease treatments.