Search Results - "Coleman, Paul J"
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The importance of synthetic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-01-2019)“…Innovations in synthetic chemistry have enabled the discovery of many breakthrough therapies that have improved human health over the past century. In the face…”
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Orexin Receptor Antagonists: New Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (28-01-2016)“…Since its discovery in 1998, the orexin system, composed of two G-protein coupled receptors, orexins 1 and 2, and two neuropeptide agonists, orexins A and B,…”
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The Discovery of Suvorexant, the First Orexin Receptor Drug for Insomnia
Published in Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology (06-01-2017)“…Historically, pharmacological therapies have used mechanisms such as γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABA A ) receptor potentiation to drive sleep through broad…”
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Discovery of 6‑(Fluoro-18 F)‑3-(1H‑pyrrolo[2,3‑c]pyridin-1-yl)isoquinolin-5-amine ([18F]-MK-6240): A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Agent for Quantification of Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFTs)
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-05-2016)“…Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) made up of aggregated tau protein have been identified as the pathologic hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases…”
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Structure and ligand-binding mechanism of the human OX1 and OX2 orexin receptors
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-04-2016)“…Human orexin receptors (hOX 1 R and hOX 2 R) are GPCRs involved in sleep regulation. Structures of hOX 1 R bound to a selective antagonist or to a dual…”
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International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXVI. Orexin receptor function, nomenclature and pharmacology
Published in Pharmacological reviews (01-07-2012)“…Orexin signaling is essential for normal regulation of arousal and behavioral state control and represents an attractive target for therapeutics combating…”
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MK-5172, a Selective Inhibitor of Hepatitis C Virus NS3/4a Protease with Broad Activity across Genotypes and Resistant Variants
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-08-2012)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Discovery of the Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist [(7R)-4-(5-Chloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-7-methyl-1,4-diazepan-1-yl][5-methyl-2-(2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)phenyl]methanone (MK-4305) for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (22-07-2010)“…Despite increased understanding of the biological basis for sleep control in the brain, few novel mechanisms for the treatment of insomnia have been identified…”
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Orexin 2 Receptor Antagonism is Sufficient to Promote NREM and REM Sleep from Mouse to Man
Published in Scientific reports (03-06-2016)“…Orexin neuropeptides regulate sleep/wake through orexin receptors (OX 1 R, OX 2 R); OX 2 R is the predominant mediator of arousal promotion. The potential for…”
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Orexin receptors as therapeutic drug targets
Published in Progress in brain research (2012)“…Orexin (hypocretin) receptor antagonists stand as a model for the development of targeted CNS small-molecule therapeutics. The identification of mutations in…”
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Inhibition of Orexin Signaling Promotes Sleep Yet Preserves Salient Arousability in Monkeys
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-03-2016)“…In addition to enhancing sleep onset and maintenance, a desirable insomnia therapeutic agent would preserve healthy sleep's ability to wake and respond to…”
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Pharmacological characterization of MK-6096 – A dual orexin receptor antagonist for insomnia
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-02-2012)“…Orexin (hypocretin) neuropeptides promote wakefulness by signaling through two G-protein coupled receptors, Orexin 1 Receptor (OX 1R) and Orexin 2 Receptor (OX…”
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Discovery of MK-5172, a Macrocyclic Hepatitis C Virus NS3/4a Protease Inhibitor
Published in ACS medicinal chemistry letters (12-04-2012)“…A new class of HCV NS3/4a protease inhibitors containing a P2 to P4 macrocyclic constraint was designed using a molecular modeling-derived strategy. Building…”
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Promotion of Sleep by Suvorexant-A Novel Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist
Published in Journal of neurogenetics (01-03-2011)“…Orexins/hypocretins are key neuropeptides responsible for regulating central arousal and reward circuits. Two receptors respond to orexin signaling, orexin 1…”
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Discovery of dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) for the treatment of insomnia
Published in Current topics in medicinal chemistry (01-03-2011)“…Orexins are excitatory neuropeptides that have a critical role in maintaining wakefulness. Orexin receptor antagonists promote sleep in animals and humans…”
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The duration of sleep promoting efficacy by dual orexin receptor antagonists is dependent upon receptor occupancy threshold
Published in BMC neuroscience (28-08-2013)“…Drugs targeting insomnia ideally promote sleep throughout the night, maintain normal sleep architecture, and are devoid of residual effects associated with…”
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Orexin receptor antagonists: a review of promising compounds patented since 2006
Published in Expert opinion on therapeutic patents (01-03-2010)“…The orexin neuropeptide system plays a central role in maintaining arousal and wakefulness. It has been demonstrated that small molecule antagonists to the…”
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Kinesin Spindle Protein (KSP) Inhibitors. 9. Discovery of (2S)-4-(2,5-Difluorophenyl)-N-[(3R,4S)-3-fluoro-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-N-methyl-2-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-carboxamide (MK-0731) for the Treatment of Taxane-Refractory Cancer
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (24-07-2008)“…Inhibition of kinesin spindle protein (KSP) is a novel mechanism for treatment of cancer with the potential to overcome limitations associated with currently…”
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Discovery of highly potent and selective orexin 1 receptor antagonists (1-SORAs) suitable for in vivo interrogation of orexin 1 receptor pharmacology
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-12-2016)“…[Display omitted] While a correlation between blockade of the orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) with either a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) or a selective…”
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The dual orexin receptor antagonist, DORA‐22, lowers histamine levels in the lateral hypothalamus and prefrontal cortex without lowering hippocampal acetylcholine
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-07-2017)“…Chronic insomnia is defined as a persistent difficulty with sleep initiation maintenance or non‐restorative sleep. The therapeutic standard of care for this…”
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