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Post-translational Protein Modifications of Rare and Unconventional Types: Implications in Functions and Diseases.
Abstract Protein post-translational modification (PTM) occurs following their biosynthesis and is a key cellular event that defines their ultimate functional properties. It is an important control mechanism for display of biological functions of proteins often in a profound manner. It may switch on or off a protein's function. Several studies have been conducted to understand their mechanisms, physiological pathways and functional properties. PTMs have been shown to alter structural, conformational and physicochemical properties of proteins. So far a variety of protein modifications have been detected in physiolog...
Source: Current Medicinal Chemistry - January 17, 2016 Category: Chemistry Authors: Basak S, Lu C, Basak A Tags: Curr Med Chem Source Type: research

Anti-inflammatory Target of a Novel Thrombolytic Stroke Drug Enzymology
Although ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, only a small fraction of patients benefit from the current thrombolytic therapy due to a risk of cerebral hemorrhage caused by inflammation. Thus, the development of a new strategy to combat inflammation during thrombolysis is an urgent demand. The small molecule thrombolytic SMTP-7 effectively treats ischemic stroke in several animal models with reducing cerebral hemorrhage. Here we revealed that SMTP-7 targeted soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) to suppress inflammation. SMTP-7 inhibited both of the two sEH enzyme activities: epoxide hydrolase (whi...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - December 26, 2014 Category: Chemistry Authors: Matsumoto, N., Suzuki, E., Ishikawa, M., Shirafuji, T., Hasumi, K. Tags: Enzymology Source Type: research

Minocycline Repurposing in Critical Illness: Focus on Stroke.
Abstract Stroke is a devastating disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. Despite the approved indication of systemic thrombolytic therapy in the United States for the acute management of ischemic stroke, its use is limited given a strict eligibility criteria and a risk for hemorrhagic transformation as a feared adverse effect. Many agents have been studied without success for neuroprotection in patients with stroke to reduce vascular injury and improve long-term functional outcomes. Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that shows promise for its neuroprotective effects in multiple animal models a...
Source: Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry - September 20, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Vivian Liao T, C Forehand C, Hess DC, Fagan SC Tags: Curr Top Med Chem Source Type: research

Platelets And Atherothrombosis: Causes, Targets And Treatments For Thrombosis.
Abstract Arterial thrombosis is the acute complication that develops on the chronic lesions of atherosclerosis and reasons heart attack and stroke, today the most common causes of mortality in developed countries. According to the WHO, 17.1 million people died world wide of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), per year, accounting for one-third of all deaths globally. On the basis of current estimates from the American Heart Association, more than 60 million people in the United States alone have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease, and a high proportion of these individuals are at increased risk of arterial thr...
Source: Current Medicinal Chemistry - April 1, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Siddiqui TI, Anil Kumar KS, Dikshit DK Tags: Curr Med Chem Source Type: research

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