Search Results - "Winrow, Christopher J."
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Orexin Receptors: Pharmacology and Therapeutic Opportunities
Published in Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology (10-02-2011)“…Orexin-A and -B (also known as hypocretin-1 and -2) are neuropeptides produced in the lateral hypothalamus that promote many aspects of arousal through the OX1…”
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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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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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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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Phelan-McDermid syndrome: a classification system after 30 years of experience
Published in Orphanet journal of rare diseases (29-01-2022)“…Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) was initially called the 22q13 deletion syndrome based on its etiology as a deletion of the distal long arm of chromosome 22…”
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Evidence for orexinergic mechanisms in migraine
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-02-2015)“…Abstract Objective To examine the effect of the orexinergic blockade with a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) on experimental models of peripheral and…”
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Distribution of histone deacetylases 1-11 in the rat brain
Published in Journal of molecular neuroscience (2007)“…Although protein phosphorylation has been characterized more extensively, modulation of the acetylation state of signaling molecules is now being recognized as…”
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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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The CNS-penetrant soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator CYR119 attenuates markers of inflammation in the central nervous system
Published in Journal of neuroinflammation (18-09-2021)“…Inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) is observed in many neurological disorders. Nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine…”
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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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The CNS-Penetrant Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator CY6463 Reveals its Therapeutic Potential in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (24-05-2021)“…Effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases remain elusive and are critically needed since the burden of these diseases increases across an aging…”
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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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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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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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Discovery of 5′′-Chloro-N-[(5,6-dimethoxypyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2,2′:5′,3′′-terpyridine-3′-carboxamide (MK-1064): A Selective Orexin 2 Receptor Antagonist (2-SORA) for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published in ChemMedChem (01-02-2014)“…The field of small‐molecule orexin antagonist research has evolved rapidly in the last 15 years from the discovery of the orexin peptides to clinical…”
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Discovery of MK-3697: A selective orexin 2 receptor antagonist (2-SORA) for the treatment of insomnia
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-10-2014)“…MK-1064 was recently disclosed as a selective orexin 2 receptor antagonist (2-SORA) possessing a profile commensurate with clinical investigation for the…”
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