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CGRP function-blocking antibodies inhibit neurogenic vasodilatation without affecting heart rate or arterial blood pressure in the rat.
Zeller J, Poulsen KT, Sutton JE, Abdiche YN, Collier S, Chopra R, Garcia CA, Pons J, Rosenthal A, Shelton DL.. CGRP function-blocking antibodies inhibit neurogenic vasodilatation without affecting heart rate or arterial blood pressure in the rat.. Br J Pharmacol. 2008 Dec;155(7):1093-103. Epub 2008 Sep 8.. PMID:18776916
Tricyclic azepine derivatives as selective brain penetrant 5-HT6 receptor antagonists.
Trani G, Baddeley SM, Briggs MA, Chuang TT, Deeks NJ, Johnson CN, Khazragi AA, Mead TL, Medhurst AD, Milner PH, Quinn LP, Ray AM, Rivers DA, Stean TO, Stemp G, Trail BK, Witty DR.. Tricyclic azepine derivatives as selective brain penetrant 5-HT6 receptor antagonists.. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Oct 15;18(20):5698-700. Epub 2008 Aug 7.. PMID:18793848
Discovery and validation of novel peptide agonists for G-protein-coupled receptors.
Shemesh R, Toporik A, Levine Z, Hecht I, Rotman G, Wool A, Dahary D, Gofer E, Kliger Y, Soffer MA, Rosenberg A, Eshel D, Cohen Y.. Discovery and validation of novel peptide agonists for G-protein-coupled receptors.. J Biol Chem. 2008 Dec 12;283(50):34643-9. Epub 2008 Oct 9.. PMID:18854305
Identification and functional characterization of allosteric agonists for the G protein-coupled receptor FFA2.
Lee T, Schwandner R, Swaminath G, Weiszmann J, Cardozo M, Greenberg J, Jaeckel P, Ge H, Wang Y, Jiao X, Liu J, Kayser F, Tian H, Li Y.. Identification and functional characterization of allosteric agonists for the G protein-coupled receptor FFA2.. Mol Pharmacol. 2008 Dec;74(6):1599-609. Epub 2008 Sep 25.. PMID:18818303
Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is activated by amiodarone metabolites.
Snead AN, Miyakawa M, Tan ES, Scanlan TS.. Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is activated by amiodarone metabolites.. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Nov 15;18(22):5920-2. Epub 2008 Aug 9.. PMID:18752950
Purification of recombinant human phosphodiesterase 7A expressed in Dictyostelium discoideum.
Arya R, Gupta S, Aslam S, Kaur NJ, Seth A, Eapen MS, Malik R, Vijayakrishnan L, Saini KS.. Purification of recombinant human phosphodiesterase 7A expressed in Dictyostelium discoideum.. Protein Expr Purif. 2008 Oct;61(2):149-54. Epub 2008 May 14.. PMID:18547817
Detection of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins by use of enzyme-fragment complementation.
Sandrock T, Terry A, Martin JC, Erdogan E, Meikle WA.. Detection of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins by use of enzyme-fragment complementation.. Clin Chem. 2008 Aug;54(8):1401-2.. PMID:18664448
Differential effects of cannabinoid receptor agonists on regional brain activity using pharmacological MRI.
Chin CL, Tovcimak AE, Hradil VP, Seifert TR, Hollingsworth PR, Chandran P, Zhu CZ, Gauvin D, Pai M, Wetter J, Hsieh GC, Honore P, Frost JM, Dart MJ, Meyer MD, Yao BB, Cox BF, Fox GB.. Differential effects of cannabinoid receptor agonists on regional brain activity using pharmacological MRI.. Br J Pharmacol. 2008 Jan;153(2):367-79. Epub 2007 Oct 29.. PMID:17965748
A cell-based assay to assess the persistence of action of agonists acting at recombinant human beta(2) adrenoceptors.
Summerhill S, Stroud T, Nagendra R, Perros-Huguet C, Trevethick M.. A cell-based assay to assess the persistence of action of agonists acting at recombinant human beta(2) adrenoceptors.. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2008 Nov-Dec;58(3):189-97. Epub 2008 Jul 2.. PMID:18658305
Pharmacological characterization of the muscarinic agonist (3R,4R)-3-(3-hexylsulfanyl-pyrazin-2-yloxy)-1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (WAY-132983) in in vitro and in vivo models of chronic pain.
Sullivan NR, Leventhal L, Harrison J, Smith VA, Cummons TA, Spangler TB, Sun SC, Lu P, Uveges AJ, Strassle BW, Piesla MJ, Ramdass R, Barry A, Schantz J, Adams W, Whiteside GT, Adedoyin A, Jones PG.. Pharmacological characterization of the muscarinic agonist (3R,4R)-3-(3-hexylsulfanyl-pyrazin-2-yloxy)-1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (WAY-132983) in in vitro and in vivo models of chronic pain.. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 Sep;322(3):1294-304. Epub 2007 Jun 22.. PMID:17586724
Bile acid-induced TGR5-dependent c-Jun-N terminal kinase activation leads to enhanced caspase 8 activation in hepatocytes.
Yang JI, Yoon JH, Myung SJ, Gwak GY, Kim W, Chung GE, Lee SH, Lee SM, Kim CY, Lee HS.. Bile acid-induced TGR5-dependent c-Jun-N terminal kinase activation leads to enhanced caspase 8 activation in hepatocytes.. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Sep 14;361(1):156-61. Epub 2007 Jul 19.. PMID:17659258
Modulatory role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in gastric acid secretion.
Mettler SE, Ghayouri S, Christensen GP, Forte JG.. Modulatory role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in gastric acid secretion.. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Sep;293(3):G532-43. Epub 2007 Jun 14.. PMID:17569740
Ultra-high-throughput screening for antagonists of a Gi-coupled receptor in a 2.2-microl 3,456-well plate format cyclicAMP assay.
Weber M, Muthusubramaniam L, Murray J, Hudak E, Kornienko O, Johnson EN, Strulovici B, Kunapuli P.. Ultra-high-throughput screening for antagonists of a Gi-coupled receptor in a 2.2-microl 3,456-well plate format cyclicAMP assay.. Assay Drug Dev Technol. 2007 Feb;5(1):117-25.. PMID:17355204
The A, B, Cs of G-protein-coupled receptor pharmacology in assay development for HTS
DJ McLoughlin PhD, F Bertelli PhD, C Williams PhD. The A, B, Cs of G-protein-coupled receptor pharmacology in assay development for HTS. May 2007, Vol. 2, No. 5 , Pages 603-619 (doi:10.1517/17460441.2.5.603) . DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2.5.603
RGSZ1 interacts with protein kinase C interacting protein PKCI-1 and modulates mu opioid receptor signaling.
Ajit SK, Ramineni S, Edris W, Hunt RA, Hum WT, Hepler JR, Young KH.. RGSZ1 interacts with protein kinase C interacting protein PKCI-1 and modulates mu opioid receptor signaling.. Cell Signal. 2007 Apr;19(4):723-30. Epub 2006 Oct 7.. PMID:17126529
Species-specific in vitro pharmacological effects of the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) selective ligand AM1241 and its resolved enantiomers.
Bingham B, Jones PG, Uveges AJ, Kotnis S, Lu P, Smith VA, Sun SC, Resnick L, Chlenov M, He Y, Strassle BW, Cummons TA, Piesla MJ, Harrison JE, Whiteside GT, Kennedy JD.. Species-specific in vitro pharmacological effects of the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) selective ligand AM1241 and its resolved enantiomers.. Br J Pharmacol. 2007 Aug;151(7):1061-70. Epub 2007 Jun 4.. PMID:17549048
Identification of differential melanocortin 4 receptor agonist profiles at natively expressed receptors in rat cortical astrocytes and recombinantly expressed receptors in human embryonic kidney cells.
Selkirk JV, Nottebaum LM, Lee J, Yang W, Foster AC, Lechner SM.. Identification of differential melanocortin 4 receptor agonist profiles at natively expressed receptors in rat cortical astrocytes and recombinantly expressed receptors in human embryonic kidney cells.. Neuropharmacology. 2007 Feb;52(2):459-66. Epub 2006 Nov 7.. PMID:17095023
Stable expression of adenylyl cyclase 2 leads to the functional rescue of human 5-HT6 receptor in a CHODUKX cell line.
Nawoschik SP, Olsen M, Smith DL, Khawaja X.. Stable expression of adenylyl cyclase 2 leads to the functional rescue of human 5-HT6 receptor in a CHODUKX cell line.. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2007 May-Jun;55(3):323-31. Epub 2006 Nov 14.. PMID:17188522
Pharmacologic characterization of the cloned human trace amine-associated receptor1 (TAAR1) and evidence for species differences with the rat TAAR1.
Wainscott DB, Little SP, Yin T, Tu Y, Rocco VP, He JX, Nelson DL.. Pharmacologic characterization of the cloned human trace amine-associated receptor1 (TAAR1) and evidence for species differences with the rat TAAR1.. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 Jan;320(1):475-85. Epub 2006 Oct 12.. PMID:17038507
In vitro pharmacological characterization of AM1241: a protean agonist at the cannabinoid CB2 receptor?
Yao BB, Mukherjee S, Fan Y, Garrison TR, Daza AV, Grayson GK, Hooker BA, Dart MJ, Sullivan JP, Meyer MD.. In vitro pharmacological characterization of AM1241: a protean agonist at the cannabinoid CB2 receptor?. Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Sep;149(2):145-54. Epub 2006 Aug 7.. PMID:16894349

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Characterizing cannabinoid CB2 receptor ligands using DiscoverX PathHunter beta-arrestin assay.
McGuinness D, Malikzay A, Visconti R, Lin K, Bayne M, Monsma F, Lunn CA. Characterizing cannabinoid CB2 receptor ligands using DiscoveRx PathHunter beta-arrestin assay. J Biomol Screen. 2009 Jan;14(1):49-58. PMID:19171920
Pharmacological characterization of receptor redistribution and beta-arrestin recruitment assays for the cannabinoid receptor 1.
van der Lee MM, Blomenröhr M, van der Doelen AA, Wat JW, Smits N, Hanson BJ, van Koppen CJ, Zaman GJ. Pharmacological characterization of receptor redistribution and beta-arrestin recruitment assays for the cannabinoid receptor 1. J Biomol Screen 14(7):811-23. PMID:19520790
Using ligand-induced conformational change to screen for compounds targeting G-protein-coupled receptors.
O'Dowd BF, Alijaniaram M, Ji X, Nguyen T, Eglen RM, George SR.. Using ligand-induced conformational change to screen for compounds targeting G-protein-coupled receptors.. J Biomol Screen. 2007 Mar;12(2):175-85. Epub 2007 Feb 8.. PMID:17289935
GATA4 expression is primarily regulated via a miR-26b-dependent post-transcriptional mechanism during cardiac hypertrophy.
Han M, Yang Z, Sayed D, He M, Gao S, Lin L, Yoon S, Abdellatif M.. GATA4 expression is primarily regulated via a miR-26b-dependent post-transcriptional mechanism during cardiac hypertrophy.. Cardiovasc Res, Mar 2012; 93: 645 - 654.. PMID:22219180
Lipid G protein-coupled receptor ligand identification using beta-arrestin PathHunter assay.
Yin H, Chu A, Li W, Wang B, Shelton F, Otero F, Nguyen DG, Caldwell JS and Chen YA. Lipid G protein-coupled receptor ligand identification using beta-arrestin PathHunter assay. J Biol Chem 284(18):12328-38. PMID:19286662
A homogeneous enzyme fragment complementation-based beta-arrestin translocation assay for high-throughput screening of G-protein-coupled receptors.
Zhao X, Jones A, Olson KR, Peng K, Wehrman T, Park A, Mallari R, Nebalasca D, Young SW and Xiao SH. A homogeneous enzyme fragment complementation-based beta-arrestin translocation assay for high-throughput screening of G-protein-coupled receptors. J Biomol Screen 13(8):737-47. PMID:18660457
C5a-stimulated recruitment of beta-arrestin2 to the nonsignaling 7-transmembrane decoy receptor C5L2.
Van Lith LH, Oosterom J, Van Elsas A, Zaman GJ. C5a-stimulated recruitment of beta-arrestin2 to the nonsignaling 7-transmembrane decoy receptor C5L2.. J Biomol Screen. 2009 Oct;14(9):1067-75. Epub 2009 Jul 29.. PMID:19641221

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Discovering cell-active BCL6 inhibitors: effectively combining biochemical HTS with multiple biophysical techniques, X-ray crystallography and cell-based assays
Olivier A. Pierrat, Manjuan Liu, Gavin W. Collie, Kartika Shetty, Matthew J. Rodrigues, Yann-Vaï Le Bihan, Emma A. Gunnell, P. Craig McAndrew, Mark Stubbs, Martin G. Rowlands, Norhakim Yahya, Erald Shehu, Rachel Talbot, Lisa Pickard, Benjamin R. Bellenie, Kwai-Ming J. Cheung, Ludovic Drouin, Paolo Innocenti, Hannah Woodward, Owen A. Davis, Matthew G. Lloyd, Ana Varela, Rosemary Huckvale, Fabio Broccatelli, …Rob L. M. van Montfort
C8-substituted pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones: Studies towards the identification of potent, cell penetrant Jumonji C domain containing histone lysine demethylase 4 subfamily (KDM4) inhibitors, compound profiling in cell-based target engagement assays
Yann-Vaï Le Bihana, Rachel M.Lanigana, et al. Eur J of Med. Chem. 2019 Sept 1 (177): 316-337. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.041
A Potent, Selective and Cell-Active Allosteric Inhibitor of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 3 (PRMT3)
Kaniskan HÜ1, Szewczyk MM, Yu Z, Eram MS, Yang X, Schmidt K, Luo X, Dai M, He F, Zang I, Lin Y,Kennedy S, Li F, Dobrovetsky E, Dong A, Smil D, Min SJ, Landon M, Lin-Jones J, Huang XP, Roth BL,Schapira M, Atadja P, Barsyte-Lovejoy D, Arrowsmith CH, Brown PJ, Zhao K, Jin J, Vedadi M. A Potent, Selective and Cell-Active Allosteric Inhibitor of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 3 (PRMT3). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Apr 20;54(17):5166-70. doi: 10.1002/anie.201412154. Epub 2015 Feb 27. PMID:25728001
Cell-based protein stabilization assays for the detection of interactions between small-molecule inhibitors and BRD4.
Schulze J, Moosmayer D, Weiske J, Fernández-Montalván A, Herbst C, Jung M, Haendler B, Bader B. Cell-based protein stabilization assays for the detection of interactions between small-molecule inhibitors and BRD4. J Biomol Screen. 2015 Feb;20(2):180-9. doi: 10.1177/1087057114552398. Epub 2014 Sep 29. PMID:25266565

Pathway to the clinic: inhibition of P38 MAP kinase. A review of ten chemotypes selected for development.
Goldstein DM, Gabriel T.. Pathway to the clinic: inhibition of P38 MAP kinase. A review of ten chemotypes selected for development.. Curr Top Med Chem. 2005;5(10):1017-29.. PMID:16178744

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Discovery of Benzimidazole Oxazolidinediones as Novel and Selective Nonsteroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
Christine Yang, Jaume Balsells, Hong D. Chu, Jason M. Cox, Alejandro Crespo, Xiuying Ma, Lisa Contino, Patricia Brown, Sheng Gao, Beata Zamlynny, Judyann Wiltsie, Joseph Clemas, JeanMarie Lisnock, Jack Gibson, Gaochao Zhou, Margarita Garcia-Calvo, Thomas J. Bateman, Vincent Tong, Ling Xu, Martin Crook, Peter Sinclair, Hong C. Shen. Discovery of Benzimidazole Oxazolidinediones as Novel and Selective Nonsteroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists. ACS Med. Chem. Lett., 2015, 6 (4), pp 461–465. 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00010
Discovery of a novel isoxazoline derivative of prednisolone endowed with a robust anti-inflammatory profile and suitable for topical pulmonary administration.
Ghidini E, Capelli AM, Carnini C, Cenacchi V, Marchini G, Virdis A, Italia A, Facchinetti F. Discovery of a novel isoxazoline derivative of prednisolone endowed with a robust anti-inflammatory profile and suitable for topical pulmonary administration. Steroids. 2015 Mar;95:88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.12.016. Epub 2014 Dec 31. PMID:25556984
The translational efficacy of a nonsteroidal progesterone receptor antagonist, 4-[3-cyclopropyl-1-(mesylmethyl)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]oxy,-2,6-dimethylbenzonitrile (PF-02413873), on endometrial growth in macaque and human.
Howe DC, Mount NM, Bess K, Brown A, Bungay P, Gibson KR, Hawcock T, Richard J, Jones G, Walley R, McLeod A, Apfeldorfer C, Ramsey S, Tweedy S, Pullen N.. The translational efficacy of a nonsteroidal progesterone receptor antagonist, 4-[3-cyclopropyl-1-(mesylmethyl)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]oxy,-2,6-dimethylbenzonitrile (PF-02413873), on endometrial growth in macaque and human.. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2011 Nov;339(2):642-53. Epub 2011 Aug 17.. PMID:21849626
Acute inhibition of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1 improves memory in rodent models of cognition.
Mohler EG, Browman KE, Roderwald VA, Cronin EA, Markosyan S, Scott Bitner R, Strakhova MI, Drescher KU, Hornberger W, Rohde JJ, Brune ME, Jacobson PB, Rueter LE.. Acute inhibition of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1 improves memory in rodent models of cognition.. J Neurosci. 2011 Apr 6;31(14):5406-13.. PMID:21471376
Resveratrol modulates the expression of PTGS2 and cellular proliferation in the normal rat endometrium in an AKT-dependent manner.
Singh M, Parent S, Leblanc V, Asselin E.. Resveratrol modulates the expression of PTGS2 and cellular proliferation in the normal rat endometrium in an AKT-dependent manner.. Biol Reprod. 2011 May;84(5):1045-52. Epub 2011 Jan 19.. PMID:21248286
Cleavage of zearalenone by Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans to a novel nonestrogenic metabolite.
Vekiru E, Hametner C, Mitterbauer R, Rechthaler J, Adam G, Schatzmayr G, Krska R, Schuhmacher R.. Cleavage of zearalenone by Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans to a novel nonestrogenic metabolite.. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Apr;76(7):2353-9. Epub 2010 Jan 29.. PMID:20118365
Expression of Human Nuclear Receptors in Plants for the Discovery of Plant-Derived Ligands.
Doukhanina EV, Apuya NR, Yoo HD, Wu CY, Davidow P, Krueger S, Flavell RB, Hamilton R, Bobzin SC.. Expression of Human Nuclear Receptors in Plants for the Discovery of Plant-Derived Ligands.. J Biomol Screen. 2007 Apr;12(3):385-95.. PMID:17438068

Active participation of cellular chaperone Hsp90 in regulating the function of rotavirus nonstructural protein 3 (NSP3).
Dutta D, Chattopadhyay S, Bagchi P, Halder UC, Nandi S, Mukherjee A, Kobayashi N, Taniguchi K, Chawla-Sarkar M.. Active participation of cellular chaperone Hsp90 in regulating the function of rotavirus nonstructural protein 3 (NSP3).. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 3;286(22):20065-77. Epub 2011 Apr 13.. PMID:21489987
Beta-Galactosidase enzyme fragment complementation for the measurement of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling
Verkaar F, van der Stelt M, Blankesteijn WM, van der Doelen AA, Zaman GJ. Beta-Galactosidase enzyme fragment complementation for the measurement of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. FASEB J. 2010 Apr;24(4):1205-17. PMID:19940259

Inhibition of Bitter Taste from Oral Tenofovir Alafenamide.
Schwiebert E, Wang Y, Xi R, Choma K, Streiff J, Flammer LJ, Rivers N, Ozdener MH, Margolskee RF, Christensen CM, Rawson NE, Jiang P, Breslin PAS. Inhibition of Bitter Taste from Oral Tenofovir Alafenamide. Mol Pharmacol. 2021 May;99(5):319-327.
Small-molecule allosteric activators of PDE4 long form cyclic AMP phosphodiesterases.
Omar F, Findlay JE, Carfray G, Allcock RW, Jiang Z, Moore C, Muir AL, Lannoy M, Fertig BA, Mai D, Day JP, Bolger G, Baillie GS, Schwiebert E, Klussmann E, Pyne NJ, Ong ACM, Bowers K, Adam JM, Adams DR, Houslay MD, Henderson DJP. Small-molecule allosteric activators of PDE4 long form cyclic AMP phosphodiesterases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 2;116(27):13320-13329.
Use of a rapid human primary cell-based disease screening model to compare next generation products to combustible cigarettes.
Simms L, Mason E, Berg EL, Yu F, Rudd K, Czekala L, Trelles Sticken E, Brinster O, Wieczorek R, Stevenson M, Walele T.
Use of a rapid human primary cell-based disease screening model to compare next generation products to combustible cigarettes.
Current Research in Toxicology. 2021;2:309-321.
Expanding the drug discovery space with predicted metabolite–target interactions.
Nuzzo A, Saha S, Berg E, Jayawickreme C, Tocker J, Brown JR. Expanding the drug discovery space with predicted metabolite–target interactions. Commun Biol. 2021;4:288.
Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity and the Utility of ToxCast for Immunotoxicity Screening of Chemicals Added to Food.
Naidenko OV, Andrews DQ, Temkin AM, Stoiber T, Uche UI, Evans S, Perrone-Gray S. Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity and the Utility of ToxCast for Immunotoxicity Screening of Chemicals Added to Food. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(7):3332.
ILB® resolves inflammatory scarring and promotes functional tissue repair.
Hill LJ, Botfield HF, Begum G, Qureshi O, Vigneswara V, Masood I, Barnes NM, Bruce L, Logan A. ILB® resolves inflammatory scarring and promotes functional tissue repair. NPJ Regen Med. 2021;6:3.
The future of phenotypic drug discovery.
Berg EL. The future of phenotypic drug discovery. Cell Chemical Biology. 2021;28(3):424-430.
Chapter 2: Development and Validation of Disease Assays for Phenotypic Screening.
Berg EL, Denker SP, O’Mahony A. Chapter 2: Development and Validation of Disease Assays for Phenotypic Screening. In: Phenotypic Drug Discovery.; 2020:20-36.
Tapinarof Is a Natural AhR Agonist that Resolves Skin Inflammation in Mice and Humans.
Smith SH, Jayawickreme C, Rickard DJ, Nicodeme E, Bui T, Simmons C, Coquery CM, Neil J, Pryor WM, Mayhew D, Rajpal DK, Creech K, Furst S, Lee J, Wu D, Rastinejad F, Willson TM, Viviani F, Morris DC, Moore JT, Cote-Sierra J. Tapinarof Is a Natural AhR Agonist that Resolves Skin Inflammation in Mice and Humans. J Invest Dermatol. 2017;137(10):2110-2119.
A Next-Generation Risk Assessment Case Study for Coumarin in Cosmetic Products.
Baltazar MT, Cable S, Carmichael PL, Cubberley R, Cull T, Delagrange M, Dent MP, Hatherell S, Houghton J, Kukic P, Li H, Lee M-Y, Malcomber S, Middleton AM, Moxon TE, Nathanail AV, Nicol B, Pendlington R, Reynolds G, Reynolds J, White A, Westmoreland C. A Next-Generation Risk Assessment Case Study for Coumarin in Cosmetic Products. Toxicol Sci. 2020;176(1):236-252.
Btk inhibition treats TLR7/IFN driven murine lupus.
Bender AT, Pereira A, Fu K, Samy E, Wu Y, Liu-Bujalski L, Caldwell R, Chen Y-Y, Tian H, Morandi F, Head J, Koehler U, Genest M, Okitsu SL, Xu D, Grenningloh R. Btk inhibition treats TLR7/IFN driven murine lupus. Clinical Immunology. 2016;164:65-77.
Development of a Topical Treatment for Psoriasis Targeting RORγ: From Bench to Skin.
Smith SH, Peredo CE, Takeda Y, Bui T, Neil J, Rickard D, Millerman E, Therrien J-P, Nicodeme E, Brusq J-M, Birault V, Viviani F, Hofland H, Jetten AM, Cote-Sierra J. Development of a Topical Treatment for Psoriasis Targeting RORγ: From Bench to Skin. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(2):e0147979.
Targeting JAK2 reduces GVHD and xenograft rejection through regulation of T cell differentiation.
Betts BC, Bastian D, Iamsawat S, Nguyen H, Heinrichs JL, Wu Y, Daenthanasanmak A, Veerapathran A, O’Mahony A, Walton K, Reff J, Horna P, Sagatys EM, Lee MC, Singer J, Chang Y-J, Liu C, Pidala J, Anasetti C, Yu X-Z. Targeting JAK2 reduces GVHD and xenograft rejection through regulation of T cell differentiation. PNAS. 2018;115(7):1582-1587.
The activities of drug inactive ingredients on biological targets.
Pottel J, Armstrong D, Zou L, Fekete A, Huang X-P, Torosyan H, Bednarczyk D, Whitebread S, Bhhatarai B, Liang G, Jin H, Ghaemi SN, Slocum S, Lukacs KV, Irwin JJ, Berg EL, Giacomini KM, Roth BL, Shoichet BK, Urban L. The activities of drug inactive ingredients on biological targets. Science. 2020;369(6502):403-413.
Application of a phenotypic drug discovery strategy to identify biological and chemical starting points for inhibition of TSLP production in lung epithelial cells.
Orellana A, García-González V, López R, Pascual-Guiral S, Lozoya E, Díaz J, Casals D, Barrena A, Paris S, Andrés M, Segarra V, Vilella D, Malhotra R, Eastwood P, Planagumà A, Miralpeix M, Nueda A. Application of a phenotypic drug discovery strategy to identify biological and chemical starting points for inhibition of TSLP production in lung epithelial cells. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0189247.
Pharmacological Profile of the Novel Antiepileptic Drug Candidate Padsevonil: Interactions with Synaptic Vesicle 2 Proteins and the GABAA Receptor.
Wood M, Daniels V, Provins L, Wolff C, Kaminski RM, Gillard M. Pharmacological Profile of the Novel Antiepileptic Drug Candidate Padsevonil: Interactions with Synaptic Vesicle 2 Proteins and the GABAA Receptor. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2020;372(1):1-10.
Human Cell-Based in vitro Phenotypic Profiling for Drug Safety-Related Attrition.
Berg EL. Human Cell-Based in vitro Phenotypic Profiling for Drug Safety-Related Attrition. Front Big Data. 2019;2. doi:10.3389/fdata.2019.00047.
Comparative phenotypic profiling of the JAK2 inhibitors ruxolitinib, fedratinib, momelotinib, and pacritinib reveals distinct mechanistic signatures.
Singer JW, Al-Fayoumi S, Taylor J, Velichko S, O’Mahony A. Comparative phenotypic profiling of the JAK2 inhibitors ruxolitinib, fedratinib, momelotinib, and pacritinib reveals distinct mechanistic signatures. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(9):e0222944.
Efficacy and Pharmacodynamic Modeling of the BTK Inhibitor Evobrutinib in Autoimmune Disease Models.
Haselmayer P, Camps M, Liu-Bujalski L, Nguyen N, Morandi F, Head J, O’Mahony A, Zimmerli SC, Bruns L, Bender AT, Schroeder P, Grenningloh R. Efficacy and Pharmacodynamic Modeling of the BTK Inhibitor Evobrutinib in Autoimmune Disease Models. The Journal of Immunology. 2019 Apr 15; ji1800583.
Advancing nonclinical innovation and safety in pharmaceutical testing.
Baker EJ, Beck NA, Berg EL, Clayton-Jeter HD, Chandrasekera PC, Curley JL, Donzanti BA, Ewart LC, Gunther JM, Kenna JG, LeCluyse EL, Liebman MN, Pugh CL, Watkins PB, Sullivan KM. Advancing nonclinical innovation and safety in pharmaceutical testing. Drug Discovery Today. 2019;24(2):624–628.
Rational discovery of dual-action multi-target kinase inhibitor for precision anti-cancer therapy using structural systems pharmacology.
Xie L, Lim H, He D, Qiu Y, Krawczuk P, Sun X. Rational discovery of dual-action multi-target kinase inhibitor for precision anti-cancer therapy using structural systems pharmacology. bioRxiv. 2018 Nov 7 [accessed 2019 Mar 21]:465054.
Predictive gene signatures determine tumor sensitivity to MDM2 inhibition.
Ishizawa J, Nakamaru K, Seki T, Tazaki K, Kojima K, Chachad D, Zhao R, Heese L, Ma W, Ma MCJ, DiNardo C, Pierce S, Patel KP, Tse A, Davis RE, Rao A, Andreeff M. Predictive gene signatures determine tumor sensitivity to MDM2 inhibition. Cancer Research. 2018;78(10):2721–2731.
Small-molecule activators of protein phosphatase 2A for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
McClinch K, Avelar RA, Callejas D, Izadmehr S, Wiredja D, Perl A, Sangodkar J, Kastrinsky DB, Schlatzer D, Cooper M, Kiselar J, Stachnik A, Yao S, Hoon D, McQuaid D, Zaware N, Gong Y, Brautigan DL, Plymate SR, Sprenger CCT, Oh WK, Levine AC, Kirschenbaum A, Sfakianos JP, Sears R, DiFeo A, Ioannou Y, Ohlmeyer M, Narla G, Galsky MD. Small-molecule activators of protein phosphatase 2A for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. Cancer Research. 2018;78(8):2065–2080.
Assessing bioactivity-exposure profiles of fruit and vegetable extracts in the BioMAP profiling system.
Wetmore BA, Clewell RA, Cholewa B, Parks B, Pendse SN, Black MB, Mansouri K, Haider S, Berg EL, Judson RS, Houck KA, Martin M, Clewell HJ 3rd, Andersen ME, Thomas RS, McMullen PD. Assessing bioactivity-exposure profiles of fruit and vegetable extracts in the BioMAP profiling system. Toxicology in Vitro. 2019;54:41–57.
Mechanism of action of the third generation benzopyrans and evaluation of their broad anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo.
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