Trends in Pharmacological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45(11), P. 997 - 1017
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Central
nervous
system
(CNS)
drug
development
is
plagued
by
high
clinical
failure
rate.
Phenotypic
assays
promote
translation
of
drugs
reducing
complex
brain
diseases
to
measurable,
clinically
valid
phenotypes.
We
critique
recent
platforms
integrating
patient-derived
cells,
which
most
accurately
recapitulate
CNS
disease
phenotypes,
with
higher
throughput
models,
including
immortalized
balance
validity
and
scalability.
These
were
screened
conventional
commercial
chemogenomic
compound
libraries.
explore
emerging
library
curation
strategies
improve
hit
rate
quality,
screening
novel
fragment
libraries
as
alternatives,
for
more
tractable
target
deconvolution.
The
relevant
models
used
in
these
could
harbor
important,
unidentified
targets,
so
we
review
evolving
agnostic
deconvolution
approaches,
chemical
proteomics
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
aid
phenotypic
mechanism
elucidation,
thereby
facilitating
rational
hit-to-drug
optimization.
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
37(1), P. 768 - 780
Published: Feb. 23, 2022
Multifunctional
molecules
might
offer
better
treatment
of
complex
multifactorial
neurological
diseases.
Monoaminergic
pathways
dysregulation
and
neuroinflammation
are
common
convergence
points
in
diverse
neurodegenerative
neuropsychiatric
disorders.
Aiming
to
target
these
diseases,
polypharmacological
agents
modulating
both
monoaminergic
neuroinflammatory
were
addressed.
A
library
analogues
the
natural
product
hispidol
was
prepared
evaluated
for
inhibition
monoamine
oxidases
(MAOs)
isoforms.
Several
emerged
as
selective
potential
MAO
B
inhibitors.
The
most
promising
compounds
further
Schizophrenia Bulletin,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
49(1), P. 68 - 77
Published: Aug. 21, 2022
Stress
during
adolescence
is
a
major
risk
factor
for
schizophrenia.
We
have
found
previously
in
rats
that
adolescent
stress
caused,
adulthood,
behavioral
changes
and
enhanced
ventral
tegmental
area
(VTA)
dopamine
system
activity,
which
were
associated
with
dysregulation
of
the
excitatory-inhibitory
(E/I)
balance
hippocampus
(vHip).
Levetiracetam,
an
anticonvulsant
drug,
regulates
release
neurotransmitters,
including
glutamate,
via
SV2A
inhibition.
It
also
modulates
parvalbumin
interneuron
activity
Kv3.1
channels.
Therefore,
levetiracetam
could
ameliorate
deficits
E/I
balance.
tested
whether
attenuate
stress-induced
changes,
vHip
hyperactivity,
VTA
adult
rats.Male
Sprague-Dawley
subjected
to
combination
daily
footshock
(postnatal
day
[PD]
31-40),
three
1
h-restraint
sessions
(at
PD31,
32,
40).
In
adulthood
(PD62),
animals
anxiety
responses
(elevated
plus-maze
light-dark
box),
social
interaction,
cognitive
function
(novel
object
recognition
test).
The
pyramidal
neurons
was
recorded.Adolescent
produced
anxiety-like
impaired
sociability
function.
Levetiracetam
(10
mg/kg)
reversed
these
changes.
increased
neuron
population
firing
rate
induced
by
stress.These
findings
suggest
attenuates
adverse
outcomes
schizophrenia
caused
adolescence.
Current Bioinformatics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(4), P. 295 - 315
Published: May 1, 2024
Abstract:
Different
diseases
can
be
treated
with
various
therapeutic
agents.
Drug
discovery
aims
to
find
potential
molecules
for
existing
and
emerging
diseases.
However,
factors,
such
as
increasing
development
cost,
generic
competition
due
the
patent
expiry
of
several
drugs,
increase
in
conservative
regulatory
policies,
insufficient
breakthrough
innovations
impairs
new
drugs
learning
productivity
pharmaceutical
industries.
repurposing
is
process
finding
applications
already
approved,
withdrawn
from
use,
abandoned,
experimental
drugs.
another
method
that
may
partially
overcome
hurdles
related
drug
hence
appears
a
wise
attempt.
being
not
standard
process,
leads
administrative
concerns
problems.
The
also
requires
expensive,
high-risk
clinical
trials
establish
safety
efficacy
repurposed
drug.
Recent
field
bioinformatics
accelerate
studies
by
identifying
targets
along
candidate
screening
refinement.
advancements
comprehensive
high
throughput
data
genomics,
epigenetics,
chromosome
architecture,
transcriptomic,
proteomics,
metabolomics
contribute
understanding
molecular
mechanisms
involved
drug-target
interaction.
present
review
describes
current
scenario
application
bioinformatic
tools
identification
Journal of Neurochemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
168(3), P. 238 - 250
Published: Feb. 8, 2024
Deciphering
the
molecular
pathways
associated
with
N-methyl-D-aspartate
receptor
(NMDAr)
hypofunction
and
its
interaction
antipsychotics
is
necessary
to
advance
our
understanding
of
basis
schizophrenia,
as
well
capacity
treat
this
disease.
In
regard,
development
human
brain-derived
models
that
are
amenable
studying
neurobiology
schizophrenia
may
contribute
filling
gaps
left
by
widely
employed
animal
models.
Here,
we
assessed
proteomic
changes
induced
NMDA
glutamate
antagonist
MK-801
on
brain
slice
cultures
obtained
from
adult
donors
submitted
respective
neurosurgery.
Initially,
demonstrated
diminishes
signaling
in
slices
culture.
Next,
using
mass-spectrometry-based
proteomics
systems
biology
silico
analyses,
found
led
alterations
proteins
related
several
previously
pathophysiology,
including
ephrin,
opioid,
melatonin,
sirtuin
signaling,
interleukin
8,
endocannabinoid,
synaptic
vesicle
cycle.
We
also
evaluated
impact
both
typical
atypical
MK-801-induced
proteome
changes.
Interestingly,
antipsychotic
clozapine
showed
a
more
significant
counteract
protein
NMDAr
than
haloperidol.
Finally,
dataset,
identified
potential
modulators
changes,
which
be
considered
promising
targets
schizophrenia.
This
dataset
publicly
available
helpful
further
studies
aimed
at
evaluating
effects
brain.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
Robust
connections
have
been
identified
between
the
pathophysiology
of
mental
disorders
and
functioning
circadian
system.
The
overarching
objective
this
study
was
to
investigate
potential
for
rhythms
be
leveraged
therapeutics
in
disorders.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(15), P. 1261 - 1269
Published: Oct. 5, 2021
The
present
work
reviews
current
evidence
regarding
the
contribution
of
machine
learning
to
discovery
new
drug
targets.Scientific
articles
from
PubMed,
SCOPUS,
EMBASE,
and
Web
Science
Core
Collection
published
until
May
2021
were
included
in
this
review.The
most
significant
areas
research
are
schizophrenia,
depression
anxiety,
Alzheimer´s
disease,
substance
use
disorders.
ML
techniques
have
pinpointed
target
gene
candidates
pathways,
molecular
substances,
several
biomarkers
psychiatric
Drug
repositioning
studies
using
identified
multiple
as
promising
therapeutic
agents.Next-generation
subsequent
deep
may
power
findings
pharmacological
agents
by
bridging
gap
between
biological
data
chemical
information.
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(3), P. 010 - 021
Published: Sept. 4, 2023
Drug
repurposing
has
emerged
as
a
promising
strategy
for
expediting
drug
development
by
identifying
new
therapeutic
applications
existing
drugs.
In
this
study
employed
in
silico
screening
approach
to
explore
the
DrugBank
database
potential
phosphodiesterase
10
(PDE10)
inhibitors
with
neurological,
psychiatric
disorders
and
cancer
treatment.
PDE10
plays
crucial
role
regulating
cyclic
nucleotide
levels
brain
been
implicated
various
diseases,
including
schizophrenia,
Parkinson’s,
Huntington’s
certain
types
of
cancer.
Through
molecular
docking,
we
evaluated
interactions
energetics
28
candidate
PDE10.
Notably,
17
candidates
met
all
selection
criteria,
presenting
excellent
further
investigation.
The
theoretical
demonstrated
favorable
ADMETx
properties,
their
adverse
effects
were
comparable
or
lower
than
controls.
These
findings
indicate
viability
drugs,
such
Nebivolol,
Fluvastatin,
Pioglitazone
others,
inhibition
diverse
pathologies.
Validation
these
preclinical
studies
may
open
avenues
clinical
applications,
addressing
unmet
medical
needs