Neuroprotective effects of Asiaticoside – a Saponin of Centella asiatica
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In the central nervous system, Asiaticoside has been shown to attenuate in vitro neuronal damage caused by exposure to β-amyloid. However, its potential neuroprotective properties in glutamate-induced excitotoxicity have not been fully studied. Researchers from Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, China reported that pretreatment with Asiaticoside decreased neuronal cell loss in a concentration-dependent manner and restored changes in expression of apoptotic-related proteins Bcl-2 and Bax. Asiaticoside pretreatment also attenuated the upregulation of NR2B expression, a subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, but did not affect expression of NR2A subunits. Additionally, in cultured neurons, Asiaticoside significantly inhibited Ca2+ influx induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate. Their results provide a new insight into the neuroprotective effects of Asiaticoside. The relevant study has been published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 9, No. 13, 2014).
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Lipid Metabolism
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Lipid metabolism
Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, Reporter and Curator
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This is fourth of a series of articles, lipid metabolism, that began with signaling and signaling pathways. These discussion lay the groundwork to proceed in later discussions that will take on a somewhat different approach. These are critical to develop a more complete point of view of life processes. I have indicated that many of the protein-protein interactions or protein-membrane interactions and associated regulatory features have been referred to previously, but the focus of the discussion or points made were different. The role of lipids in circulating plasma proteins as biomarkers for coronary vascular disease can be traced to the early work of Frederickson and the classification of lipid disorders. The very critical role of lipids in membrane structure in health and disease has had much less attention, despite the enormous importance, especially in…
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THE GROWING IMPACT OF CLICK CHEMISTRY ON DRUG DISCOVERY
The growing impact of click chemistry on drug discovery
HC Kolb, KB Sharpless – Drug discovery today, 2003 – Elsevier
chemical transformations. Its applications are increasingly found in all aspects of drug
discovery, ranging from lead finding through combinatorial chemistry and target-templated …
and reliable chemical transformations. Its applications are increasingly
found in all aspects of drug discovery, ranging from lead finding through
combinatorial chemistry and target-templated in situchemistry, to proteomics
and DNA research, using bioconjugation reactions. The copper-(I)-catalyzed
1,2,3-triazole formation from azides and terminal acetylenes is a particularly
powerful linking reaction, due to its high degree of dependability, complete
specificity, and the bio-compatibility of the reactants. The triazole products
are more than just passive linkers; they readily associate with biological
targets, through hydrogen bonding and dipole interactions.
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Higher-Order Structure Comparability: Case Studies of Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies
Figure 1a: Diagram of the antibody array enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Figure 1b: ELISA format for the antibody array technology
Great successes for monoclonal antibody (MAb)–based biologics over the past decade have provided many valuable options for patients combating some of the most serious diseases in the world, including cancer and autoimmune diseases. MAbs and antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are among the fastest growing biologic segments in development, with hundreds of candidates currently under clinical study.
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Macrocycles in new drug discovery

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The use of drug-like macrocycles is emerging as an exciting area of medicinal chemistry, with several recent examples highlighting the favorable changes in biological and physicochemical properties that macrocyclization can afford. Natural product macrocycles and their synthetic derivatives have long been clinically useful and attention is now being focused on the wider use of macrocyclic scaffolds in medicinal chemistry in the search for new drugs for increasingly challenging targets. With the increasing awareness of concepts of drug-likeness and the dangers of ‘molecular obesity’, functionalized macrocyclic scaffolds could provide a way to generate ligand-efficient molecules with enhanced properties. In this review we will separately discuss the effects of macrocyclization upon potency, selectivity and physicochemical properties, concentrating on recent case histories in oncology drug discovery. Additionally, we will highlight selected advances in the synthesis of macrocycles and provide an outlook on the future use of macrocyclic scaffolds in medicinal chemistry.
Drug discovery: a view through the looking glass

Steven Lenhert, Franklin G Vellanti
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Drug discovery: Past and present

The field of biotechnology has revolutionized the drug discovery process. Recombinant DNA-driven drug discovery process is beginning to add new avenues for some old drugs. In its infancy, genetic engineering was considered useful only for the production of therapeutic proteins. Insulin, for example, previously prepared by isolation of pancreatic tissue of bovine or porcine species, can now be prepared identical to human insulin by biotechnology. Companies like Genentech and Biogen were founded solely with this objective. However, proteins do not make ideal drugs, being difficult to administer, rapidly cleared, and potentially immunogenic. Despite these disadvantages, a rapidly increasing number of “biopharmaceuticals” including recombinant proteins, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, and even antisense oligonucleosides have been approved for indications ranging from metastatic breast cancer (Herceptin) to rheumatoid arthritis (Remicade, Enbrel).
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HALOPERIDOL
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Haloperidol /hæloʊpɛridɒl/ (INN, BAN, USAN, AAN; most common brand names: Haldol, Serenace) is an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, mania, delirium, tics in Tourette syndrome, choreas, nausea and vomiting inpalliative care, intractable hiccups, agitation and severe anxiety.[3][4][5] Haloperidol is a butyrophenone derivative and functions as aninverse agonist of dopamine. It is classified as a typical antipsychotic and has pharmacological effects similar to the phenothiazines.[4]
A long-acting decanoate ester of haloperidol is used as an injection given every four weeks to people with schizophrenia or related illnesses who have poor adherence to medication regimens (most commonly due to them forgetting to take their medication, or due to poor insight into their illness) and suffer frequent relapses of illness, or to overcome the drawbacks inherent to its orally administered counterpart.[6] Such long acting injections are controversial because it can be seen as denying people their right to stop taking their medication.
It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.[7]
Skeletal formula of haloperidol decanoate: The decanoate group is highlighted in blue.
Brief background information
| Salt | ATC | Formula | MM | CAS |
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| – | N05AD01 | C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 | 375.87 g / mol | 52-86-8 |
Application
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neuroleptic
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antidiskinetik
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antipsychotic
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dopamine antagonists
Classes of substances
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Chloro alcohols
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p-Ftorbutirofenony 4-piperidinyl derivatives
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Piperidinol
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Synthesis pathway
Trade Names
| Country | Trade name | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Haldol-Janssen | Janssen-Cilag |
| various generic drugs | ||
| France | Haldol | Janssen-Cilag |
| United Kingdom | – “- | – “- |
| Serenak | Ivax | |
| Italy | Haldol | Janssen-Cilag |
| Serenas | Lusofarmaco | |
| Japan | Galomont | Janssen – Dainippon Sumitomo |
| Neoperidol | Janssen | |
| Serenak | Dainippon Sumitomo | |
| USA | various generic drugs | |
| Ukraine | Haloperidol | Ltd. “Gedeon Richter”, Hungary |
| various generic drugs | ||
Formulations
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ampoules of 5 mg / 1 ml, 100 mg / ml, 50 mg / ml;
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drops of 2 mg to 20 mg / ml, 2 mg / ml, 0.5 mg / ml;
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garnuly 1%;
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Powder 1%;
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0.2% solution, 10 mg;
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oral solution 2 mg / ml, 10 mg / ml;
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Tablets of 0.75 mg, 1 mg, 1.5 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg
Links
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Janssen, PAJ et al .: J. Med. Pharm. Chem. (JMPCAS) 1, 281 (1959).
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DE 1289845 (Janssen; appl. 18/4/1959; GB -prior. 4.22.1958).
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US 3,438,991 (Janssen; 4.15.1969; GB -prior. 18.11.1959).
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
|---|---|
| 4-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-piperidyl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-butan-1-one | |
| Clinical data | |
| Trade names | Haldol |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
| MedlinePlus | a682180 |
| Pregnancy cat. | C (AU) C (US) |
| Legal status | Prescription Only (S4) (AU) ℞-only (CA) POM (UK) ℞-only (US) |
| Routes | Oral, IM, IV, depot (asdecanoate ester) |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | 60-70% (Oral)[1] |
| Protein binding | ~90%[1] |
| Metabolism | Liver-mediated[1] |
| Half-life | 14-26 hours (IV), 20.7 hours (IM), 14-37 hours (oral)[1] |
| Excretion | Biliary (hence in faeces) and in urine[1][2] |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 52-86-8 |
| ATC code | N05AD01 |
| PubChem | CID 3559 |
| IUPHAR ligand | 86 |
| DrugBank | DB00502 |
| ChemSpider | 3438 |
| UNII | J6292F8L3D |
| KEGG | D00136 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:5613 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL54 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C21H23ClFNO2 |
| Mol. mass | 375.9 g/mol |
History
Haloperidol was discovered by Paul Janssen.[70] It was developed in 1958 at the Belgian company Janssen Pharmaceutica and submitted to the first of clinical trials in Belgiumlater that year.[71]
Haloperidol was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 12, 1967; it was later marketed in the U.S. and other countries under the brand name Haldol byMcNeil Laboratories.[citation needed]
Society and culture
Coincident with civil unrest in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, schizophrenia was racialized to match the behavior of angry/violent black men. Haldol was promoted as a way to pacify them, and was marketed to appeal to feelings of racial unease. (cf. Metzl 2010. The Protest Psychosis)
Soviet dissidents, including medical staff, have reported several times on the use of haloperidol in the Soviet Union for punitive purposes or simply to break the prisoners’ will.[72][73][74] Notable dissidents who were administered haloperidol as part of their court-ordered treatment were Sergei Kovalev and Leonid Plyushch.[75] The accounts Plyushch gave in the West, after he was allowed to leave the Soviet Union in 1976, were instrumental in triggering Western condemnation of Soviet practices at the World Psychiatric Association‘s 1977 meeting.[76] The use of haloperidol in the Soviet Union’s psychiatric system was prevalent because it was one of the few psychotropic drugs produced in quantity in the USSR.[77]
Haloperidol has been used for its sedating effects during the deportations of immigrants by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During 2002-2008, federal immigration personnel used haloperidol to sedate 356 deportees. By 2008, following court challenges over the practice, it was given to only three detainees. Following lawsuits, U.S. officials changed the procedure so the drug is administered only by the recommendation of medical personnel and under court order.[78][79]
Brand names
Haloperidol is sold under the tradenames Aloperidin, Bioperidolo, Brotopon, Dozic, Duraperidol (Germany), Einalon S, Eukystol, Haldol (common tradename in the US and UK), Halosten, Keselan, Linton, Peluces, Serenace and Sigaperidol.
Veterinary use
Haloperidol is also used on many different kinds of animals. It appears to be particularly successful when given to birds, e.g., a parrot that will otherwise continuously pluck its feathers out.[80]
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FDA approves Avastin to treat patients with aggressive and late-stage cervical cancer

August 14, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with persistent, recurrent or late-stage (metastatic) cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer grows in the tissues of the lower part of the uterus known as the cervix. It commonly occurs when human papillomaviruses (HPV), a virus that spreads through sexual contact, cause cells to become cancerous. Although there are two licensed vaccines available to prevent many types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer, the National Cancer Institute estimates that 12,360 American women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4,020 will die from the disease in 2014.
Avastin works by interfering with the blood vessels that fuel the development of cancerous cells. The new indication for cervical cancer is approved for use in combination with chemotherapy drugs paclitaxel and cisplatin or in combination with paclitaxel and topotecan.
“Avastin is the first drug approved for patients with late-stage cervical cancer since the 2006 approval of topotecan with cisplatin,” said Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “It is also the first biologic agent approved for patients with late-stage cervical cancer and was approved in less than four months under the FDA’s priority review program, demonstrating the agency’s commitment to making promising therapies available to patients faster.”
The FDA reviewed Avastin for treatment of patients with cervical cancer under its priority review program because the drug demonstrated the potential to be a significant improvement in safety or effectiveness over available therapy in the treatment of a serious condition. Priority review provides an expedited review of a drug’s application.
The safety and effectiveness of Avastin for treatment of patients with cervical cancer was evaluated in a clinical study involving 452 participants with persistent, recurrent, or late-stage disease. Participants were randomly assigned to receive paclitaxel and cisplatin with or without Avastin or paclitaxel and topotecan with or without Avastin. Results showed an increase in overall survival to 16.8 months in participants who received chemotherapy in combination with Avastin as compared to 12.9 months for those receiving chemotherapy alone.
The most common side effects associated with use of Avastin in patients with cervical cancer include fatigue, decreased appetite, high blood pressure (hypertension), increased glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia), decreased magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia), urinary tract infection, headache and decreased weight. Perforations of the gastrointestinal tract and abnormal openings between the gastrointestinal tract and vagina (enterovaginal fistula) also were observed in Avastin-treated patients.
Avastin is marketed by South San Francisco, California-based Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
| Country | Patent Number | Approved | Expires (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2286330 | 2008-06-10 | 2018-04-03 |
| Canada | 2145985 | 2003-09-16 | 2012-10-28 |
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| melting point | 61 °C (FAB fragment), 71 °C (whole mAb) | Vermeer, A.W.P. & Norde, W., Biophys. J. 78:394-404 (2000) |
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| Protein chemical formula | C6538H10034N1716O2033S44 |
|---|---|
| Protein average weight | 149 kDa |
A recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds to and inhibits the biologic activity of human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Bevacizumab contains human framework regions and the complementarity-determining regions of a murine antibody that binds to VEGF. Bevacizumab is produced in a Chinese Hamster Ovary mammalian cell expression system in a nutrient medium containing the antibiotic gentamicin and has a molecular weight of approximately 149 kilodaltons.
sequence
>"Bevacizumab light chain" DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKVLIYFTSSLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQYSTVPWTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPP SDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
>"Bevacizumab heavy chain" EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGYTFTNYGMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGWINTYTGEPTY AADFKRRFTFSLDTSKSTAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKYPHYYGSSHWYFDVWGQGTLVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVL QSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEL LGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREE QYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPS REEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDK SRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
| Monoclonal antibody | |
|---|---|
| Type | Whole antibody |
| Source | Humanized (from mouse) |
| Target | VEGF-A |
| Clinical data | |
| Trade names | Avastin |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
| Licence data | EMA:Link, US FDA:link |
| Pregnancy cat. | C (US) |
| Legal status | ℞ Prescription only |
| Routes | Intravenous |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | 100% (IV only) |
| Half-life | 20 days (range: 11–50 days) |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 216974-75-3 |
| ATC code | L01XC07 |
| DrugBank | DB00112 |
| UNII | 2S9ZZM9Q9V |
| KEGG | D06409 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1201583 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C6638H10160N1720O2108S44 |
| Mol. mass | approx. 149 kDa |
Carbohydrate Metabolism
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Carbohydrate Metabolism
Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, Reporter and Curator
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http://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/8-9-2014/Carbohydrate_Metabolism
This is the third portion of the discussion in a series of articles that began with signaling and signaling pathways. There are fine features on the functioning of enzymes and proteins, on sequential changes in a chain reaction, and on conformational changes that we shall return to. These are critical to developing a more complete understanding of life processes. I have indicated that many of the protein-protein interactions or protein-membrane interactions and associated regulatory features have been referred to previously, but the focus of the discussion or points made were different. Even though I considered placing this after the discussion of proteins and how they play out their essential role, I needed to lay out the scope of metabolic reactions and pathways, and their complementary changes. These may not appear to be adaptive, if the…
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