Feba Benny, Sunil Kumar, Aiswarya Binu, Della Grace Thomas Parambi, Tariq G. Alsahli, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi, Namitha Chandran, Deepthi S. Manisha, Sarath Sreekumar, Akanksha Bhatt, Krishnadas Madhu, Bijo Mathew
{"title":"Targeting GABA receptors with chalcone derivative compounds, what is the evidence?","authors":"Feba Benny, Sunil Kumar, Aiswarya Binu, Della Grace Thomas Parambi, Tariq G. Alsahli, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi, Namitha Chandran, Deepthi S. Manisha, Sarath Sreekumar, Akanksha Bhatt, Krishnadas Madhu, Bijo Mathew","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2293752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2293752","url":null,"abstract":"In medicinal chemistry, privileged structures have been frequently exploited as a successful template for drug discovery. Common simple scaffolds like chalcone are present in a wide range of natura...","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138744395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jason Wang, Reuben Ben-David, Reza Mehrazin, Wei Yang, Ashutosh K. Tewari, Natasha Kyprianou
{"title":"Novel signatures of prostate cancer progression and therapeutic resistance","authors":"Jason Wang, Reuben Ben-David, Reza Mehrazin, Wei Yang, Ashutosh K. Tewari, Natasha Kyprianou","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2293757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2293757","url":null,"abstract":"The extensive heterogeneity of prostate cancer (PCa) and multilayered complexity of progression to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) has contributed to the challenges of accurately monito...","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138716443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How will the identification and therapeutic intervention of genetic targets in oncology evolve for future therapy?","authors":"Paolo Baldo, Valli De Re, Mattia Garutti","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2295493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2295493","url":null,"abstract":"Mapping of the human genome, together with the broad understanding of new biomolecular pathways involved in cancer development, represents a huge dividing line for advances in cancer treatment. Thi...","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138691716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zahra Hendi, Pedram Asadi Sarabi, David Hay, Massoud Vosough
{"title":"XBP1 as a novel molecular target to attenuate drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"Zahra Hendi, Pedram Asadi Sarabi, David Hay, Massoud Vosough","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2293746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2293746","url":null,"abstract":"Despite improvements in clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), prognosis remains poor with a 5-year survival rate less than 40%. Drug resistance in HCC makes it challenging to treat...","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138716661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in targeting the extracellular matrix for glaucoma therapy: current updates","authors":"R. Agarwal, I. Iezhitsa","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2293748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2293748","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masoud Sotoudeh, Vahid Mansouri, Ramin Shakeri, Bahareh Sharififard, Nasim Sajadi, Vahid Haghpanah, Mahmood Naderi
{"title":"Decoding the expression pattern of MUC3A in gastric adenocarcinoma: unveiling the key to successful immunotherapy","authors":"Masoud Sotoudeh, Vahid Mansouri, Ramin Shakeri, Bahareh Sharififard, Nasim Sajadi, Vahid Haghpanah, Mahmood Naderi","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2293764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2023.2293764","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the promise of immunotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma, resistance is common, necessitating the validation of new targets. Based on our previous bioinformatics analysis, the MUC3A antigen ...","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138562313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Basharat Ahmad Bhat, Ifra Saifi, Nizar A Khamjan, Syed Suhail Hamdani, Abdullah Algaissi, Safeena Rashid, Mohammed M Alshehri, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Mohtashim Lohani, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Sajad Ahmad Dar
{"title":"Exploring the tumor immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer: a way-out to the therapeutic roadmap.","authors":"Basharat Ahmad Bhat, Ifra Saifi, Nizar A Khamjan, Syed Suhail Hamdani, Abdullah Algaissi, Safeena Rashid, Mohammed M Alshehri, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Mohtashim Lohani, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Sajad Ahmad Dar","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2259096","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2259096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite cancer treatment strides, mortality due to ovarian cancer remains high globally. While immunotherapy has proven effective in treating cancers with low cure rates, it has limitations. Growing evidence suggests that both tumoral and non-tumoral components of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) play a significant role in cancer growth. Therefore, developing novel and focused therapy for ovarian cancer is critical. Studies indicate that TIME is involved in developing ovarian cancer, particularly genome-, transcriptome-, and proteome-wide studies. As a result, TIME may present a prospective therapeutic target for ovarian cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>We examined several TIME-targeting medicines and the connection between TIME and ovarian cancer. The key protagonists and events in the TIME and therapeutic strategies that explicitly target these events in ovarian cancer are discussed.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>We highlighted various targeted therapies against TIME in ovarian cancer, including anti-angiogenesis therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors. While these therapies are in their infancy, they have shown promise in controlling ovarian cancer progression. The use of 'omics' technology is helping in better understanding of TIME in ovarian cancer and potentially identifying new therapeutic targets. TIME-targeted strategies could account for an additional treatment strategy when treating ovarian cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10358825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An overview of novel antimicrobial carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.","authors":"Claudiu T Supuran","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2263914","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2263914","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Four different genetic families of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) are present in bacteria, α-, β-, γ- and ι-CAs. They play relevant functions related to CO<sub>2</sub>, HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> ions homeostasis, being involved in metabolic biosynthetic pathways, pH regulation, and represent virulence and survival factors for bacteria in various niches. Bacterial CAs started to be considered druggable targets in the last decade, as their inhibition impairs survival, growth, and virulence of these pathogens.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Significant advances were registered in the last years for designing effective inhibitors of sulfonamide type for <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> α-CA, <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> α-CA, vacomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) α- and γ-CAs, for which the in vivo validation has also been achieved. MIC-s in the range of 0.25-4.0 µg/mL for wild type and drug resistant <i>N. gonorrhoeae</i> strains, and of 0.007-2.0 µg/mL for VRE were observed for some 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamides, and acetazolamide was effective in gut decolonization from VRE.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Targeting bacterial CAs from other pathogens, among which <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>, <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, <i>Brucella suis</i>, <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Typhimurium, <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>, <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>, <i>Clostridium perfringens</i>, <i>Streptococcus mutans</i>, <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>, <i>Francisella tularensis</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Mammaliicoccus (Staphylococcus) sciuri</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, may lead to novel antibacterials devoid of drug resistance problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41137642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Temugin Berta, Judith A Strong, Jun-Ming Zhang, Ru-Rong Ji
{"title":"Targeting dorsal root ganglia and primary sensory neurons for the treatment of chronic pain: an update.","authors":"Temugin Berta, Judith A Strong, Jun-Ming Zhang, Ru-Rong Ji","doi":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2247563","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14728222.2023.2247563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Current treatments for chronic pain are inadequate. Here, we provide an update on the new therapeutic strategies that target dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) in the peripheral nervous system for a better and safer treatment of chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Despite the complex nature of chronic pain and its underlying mechanisms, we do know that changes in the plasticity and modality of neurons in DRGs play a pivotal role. DRG neurons are heterogenous and offer potential pain targets for different therapeutic interventions. We discuss the last advancements of these interventions, which include the use of systemic and local administrations, selective nerve drug delivery, and gene therapy. In particular, we provide updates and further details on the molecular characterization of primary sensory neurons, new analgesics entering the market, and future gene therapy approaches.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>DRGs and primary sensory neurons are promising targets for chronic pain treatment due to their key role in pain signaling, unique anatomical location, and the potential for different targeted therapeutic interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12185,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10530032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10028913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}