Despite its patient-friendliness, the oral route is not yet a viable strategy for the delivery of biomacromolecular therapeutics. This is, in part, due to the large size of proteins, which greatly limits their absorption across the intestinal epithelium. Although chemical permeation enhancers ca...

A series of azinesulfonamides of long-chain arylpiperazine derivatives with semi-rigid alkylene spacer was designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated using in vitro methods for their affinity for dopaminergic D2 and serotoninergic 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 receptors. Docking to homo...

The present study was designed to investigate the central nervous system activity of 23 novel phenylpiperazine pyrrolidin-2-one derivatives. These compounds had marked antiarrhythmic and hypotensive activities and revealed affinity for α1- and α2-adrenoceptors. These effects may be related to ...

1-((2,3-Dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl)-4-substituted-phenylpiperazine moiety was prepared and has been found to be a new and selective ligand for the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The biological activity of compound 3k as anti-inflammatory agent was further investigated both in vitro...

Reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography and micellar thin-layer chromatography were used in order to investigate retention behaviour and to determine lipophilicity of series of 2-(methoxy)phenylpiperazine dopamine D2 ligands with different size, shape and rigidity. The retention mechanism was d...

The promising anti-Candida agent, 4-chlorophenyl ({[1E-3(1H-imidazole-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene}oxy)methanone (4-CPIPM) was comprehensively characterized by FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV, as well as 1H and 13C spectroscopic techniques. The theoretical calculations in the current study utilized Gaussian 09...

The Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Fourier transform Raman (FTR) spectra of 4-amino-3(4-chlorophenyl) butanoic acid were recorded in the regions 4000–400 cm−1 and 4000–100 cm−1, respectively, in the solid phase. Molecular electronic energy, geometrical structure, harmonic vibrational s...

The title compounds of 4-Amino-3-(ethyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (I, C10H11ClN4) and 4-Amino-3-cyclopropyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-acetic acid ethyl ester (II, C9H14N4O3), have been determined using X-ray diffraction techniques and characterized by IR, 1H NMR and 13C NM...

The molecular structure of a thioamide derivative ethyl 2-{[(Z)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-propene-1-thione] amino} acetate was determined by X-ray diffraction. The proton NMR (1H NMR), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR) and Fourier Transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectra of the compound were rec...

An alternative and cost effective route for the resolution in high ees (95–99%) of (±)-mandelic- and (±)-2-(chlorophenoxy)propionic- acid derivatives is reported. The key step involves the covalent derivatization and separation of their diastereomeric amides with (R)- or (S)-α-arylethylamines.

An alternative and cost effective route for the resolution in high ees (95–99%) of (±)-mandelic- and (±)-2-(chlorophenoxy)propionic- acid derivatives is reported. The key step involves the covalent derivatization and separation of their diastereomeric amides with (R)- or (S)-α-arylethylamines.

A one-pot synthesis of new polycyclic heterocyclic compounds was carried out via the condensation of 1-carbamoylmethyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium chloride with pyridine- and quinolinecarboxaldehydes. The heating of the aforementioned 3H-indolium salts with 1 eq. of pyridine-2, 3, and 4- or quin...

We have studied the relaxant effect of bovine parathyroid hormone (bPTH) on helical strips of branches of bovine and human middle cerebral arteries and bovine and porcine basilar arteries. All arteries were studied after contraction with prostaglandin (PG) F2α or KCl. In the case of all arterie...

The in vivo parathyroid hormone antagonist, [Tyr34]bPTH-(7-34)amide, was tested for its ability to block endogenous parathyroid hormone (PTH) activity in parathyroid-intact European starlings. The inhibitor was infused at two dose levels, 0.005 and 0.05 mg/hr. A third group received a vehicle/co...

Inhibition of parathyroid hormone (PTH)-sensitive adenylate cyclase by {Nle-8, Nle-18, Tyr-34} bPTH-(3–34) amide was studied in thyroparathyroid-ectomized dogs. The inhibitory effect was shown to be markedly enhanced by the addition of calcium ions into the in, vitro assay system. At 0.1 mM Ca2...

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) -degrading activity was studied using osteoblast-like UMR-106 cells. PTH-degrading activity was assessed by the amount of PTH fragments produced in the medium after exposure of intact human PTH-(1–84) to UMR-106 cells. PTH immunoreactivity recovered in trichloroacetic ...

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptors on cultured rabbit costal chondrocytes were demonstrated using HPLC-purified, radioiodinated [Nle8,-Nle18,Tyr34]bovine PTH-(1–34)amide. PTH binding was found to be specific for PTH agonists and antagonists and dependent on the time and temperature of incubati...

1.1. The biologic activity of bovine 8,18-norleucine 34-tyrosine parathyroid hormone (1–34) amide [norleu PTH (1–34)] was compared to the native sequence of bovine parathyroid hormone [PTH (1–34)] in chicken kidney and bone in in vitro assay systems.2.2. The analogue was a full agonist, but w...

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has been shown to have actions within the brain, suggesting the presence of central PTH receptors. This possibility was examined by determining the binding of 125I-labeled [Nle8,18,Tyr34]bovine PTH to the plasma membranes of rat and rabbit brains. Specific binding of th...

We have studied the effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on adenylate cyclase of microvessels isolated from rat cerebral cortex. Native bovine (b) PTH-(1–84), the synthetic amino-terminal fragment bPTH-(1–34) and the synthetic analog [Nle8, Nle18, Tyr34]-bPTH- (1–34) amide stimulated adenylate...