Search Results - "Lovell, Kimberly M."
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Bias Factor and Therapeutic Window Correlate to Predict Safer Opioid Analgesics
Published in Cell (16-11-2017)“…Biased agonism has been proposed as a means to separate desirable and adverse drug responses downstream of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets. Herein,…”
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Development of Functionally Selective, Small Molecule Agonists at Kappa Opioid Receptors
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-12-2013)“…The kappa opioid receptor (KOR) is widely expressed in the CNS and can serve as a means to modulate pain perception, stress responses, and affective reward…”
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Discovery and characterization of a potent and selective inhibitor of Aedes aegypti inward rectifier potassium channels
Published in PloS one (06-11-2014)“…Vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, which are transmitted by infected female mosquitoes, affect nearly half of the world's population. The…”
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Eliciting renal failure in mosquitoes with a small-molecule inhibitor of inward-rectifying potassium channels
Published in PloS one (29-05-2013)“…Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever take a large toll on global health. The primary chemical agents used for controlling mosquitoes are…”
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Fragment-based screening by X-ray crystallography, MS and isothermal titration calorimetry to identify PNMT (phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase) inhibitors
Published in Biochemical journal (01-10-2010)“…CNS (central nervous system) adrenaline (epinephrine) is implicated in a wide range of physiological and pathological conditions. PNMT (phenylethanolamine…”
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Optimization of a Series of Mu Opioid Receptor (MOR) Agonists with High G Protein Signaling Bias
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (11-10-2018)“…While mu opioid receptor (MOR) agonists are especially effective as broad-spectrum pain relievers, it has been exceptionally difficult to achieve a clear…”
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Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) Assisted Facile Deprotection of N,O-Acetonides
Published in Journal of organic chemistry (18-01-2008)“…Employing TMSOTf as an easily available reagent, we have developed a mild and efficient method for the deprotection of both terminal and internal N,O-acetonide…”
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Synthetic studies of neoclerodane diterpenes from Salvia divinorum: role of the furan in affinity for opioid receptors
Published in Organic & biomolecular chemistry (01-01-2009)“…Further synthetic modification of the furan ring of salvinorin A (1), the major active component of Salvia divinorum, has resulted in novel neoclerodane…”
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Characterization of kappa opioid receptor mediated, dynorphin-stimulated [35S]GTPγS binding in mouse striatum for the evaluation of selective KOR ligands in an endogenous setting
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-12-2015)“…Differential modulation of kappa opioid receptor (KOR) signaling has been a proposed strategy for developing therapies for drug addiction and depression by…”
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Advances in Sulfonamide Kappa Opioid Receptor Antagonists: Structural Refinement and Evaluation of CNS Clearance
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (20-04-2022)“…Focused modification of a sulfonamide-based kappa opioid receptor (KOR) antagonist series previously reported by this laboratory was investigated. A total of…”
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Synthesis of Kappa Opioid Antagonists Based On Pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxalinones Using an N‑Arylation/Condensation/Oxidation Reaction Sequence
Published in Journal of organic chemistry (04-11-2016)“…The quinoxaline and quinoxalinone family of nitrogen heterocycles is present in molecules of therapeutic relevance for diverse applications ranging from…”
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Structure–activity relationship investigation of triazole-based kappa opioid receptor agonists
Published in Medicinal chemistry research (01-07-2021)“…Select triazole-based small molecules possess potent and selective kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonism. Here, we designed twenty new analogs to investigate the…”
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Structure–Activity Relationship Studies of Functionally Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists that Modulate ERK 1/2 Phosphorylation While Preserving G Protein Over βArrestin2 Signaling Bias
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (19-08-2015)“…Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) modulation is a promising target for drug discovery efforts due to KOR involvement in pain, depression, and addiction behaviors. We…”
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Behavioral effects and central nervous system levels of the broadly available κ-agonist hallucinogen salvinorin A are affected by P-glycoprotein modulation in vivo
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-06-2012)“…Active blood-brain barrier mechanisms, such as the major efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (mdr1), modulate the in vivo/central nervous system (CNS) effects of…”
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Semisynthetic neoclerodanes as kappa opioid receptor probes
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-05-2012)“…Modification of the furan ring of salvinorin A (1), the main active component of Salvia divinorum, has resulted in novel neoclerodane diterpenes with opioid…”
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Potency enhancement of the κ-opioid receptor antagonist probe ML140 through sulfonamide constraint utilizing a tetrahydroisoquinoline motif
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (15-07-2015)“…[Display omitted] Optimization of the sulfonamide-based kappa opioid receptor (KOR) antagonist probe molecule ML140 through constraint of the sulfonamide…”
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N-Acyl-N′-arylpiperazines as negative allosteric modulators of mGlu1: Identification of VU0469650, a potent and selective tool compound with CNS exposure in rats
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-07-2013)“…Development of SAR in an N-acyl-N′-arylpiperazine series of negative allosteric modulators of mGlu1 using a functional cell-based assay is described in this…”
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Further exploration of M1 allosteric agonists: Subtle structural changes abolish M1 allosteric agonism and result in pan-mAChR orthosteric antagonism
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-01-2013)“…This letter describes the further exploration of two series of M1 allosteric agonists, TBPB and VU0357017, previously reported from our lab. Within the TPBP…”
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Synthesis of neoclerodane diterpenes and their pharmacological effects
Published in Topics in current chemistry (01-01-2011)“…Salvinorin A is a neoclerodane diterpene that has been shown to be an agonist at kappa opioid receptors. Its unique structure makes it an attractive target for…”
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